Social Science Nonfiction

In the genre of athiest criticism of religion, Hitchens' book fills a niche. Where, for example, Bertrand Russel approaches religion with a philosophical mind, and Richard Dawkins approaches religion with a scientific mind, Hitchens approaches...
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In *Middlemarch* George Eliot defined cleverness as "mere aptitude" at a given task. Usually we apply the word to smart people who have a way with words. Lots and lots of people think Christopher Hitchens is very clever. Most of what he writes...
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The swath Hitchens mows is so wide and his mower so huge that to pose even basic questions against his over-sized harvest is akin to shooting a b-b gun at a Sherman tank. It almost seems silly to oppose such brute force. And yet, I'll give it a...
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My intro Sociology class required that I pick this up. Although there are newer editions now, there weren't at the time. Henslin should be considered a well-rounded expert in his field. I have accumulated numerous credit hours and in all of them,...
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The previous reviewers have lauded this college textbook for its accessibility and lucidity. I do not disagree with that assertion. In fact, I would go even farther to say that this book insults the intelligence of any college student who chooses...
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This and the first two books of the "What to expect .." series are the perfect companion for a parent or parent-to-be. I find it easy to reference or just read before bed.
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Some of the book is ok but the information on breastfeeding seemed to be more the author's opinion and not fact. If you are going to get this book I would suggest taking the information in that section with a grain of salt! For more accurate...
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As a nursing mom I found their advice about weaning to be more inline for a bottlefed baby. Thank goodness for La Leche League and the sound, sensible, proven information I got from them and their book. I hope all nursing mom's talk to a La...
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Eldredge is a superb writer, as his first two books attest to. This is his best so far. There's is nothing better in print when it comes to understanding what it means to be a man.

Be ready to be challenged, surprised, prodded, and messed with....
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So what if men have given up some of their God given masculinity and become a little "softer". All stereotypes aside, this is not a book that a modern wife will appreciate. Men as "dangerous, wild..." Give me a break. We are not in a hunter and...
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This author helped me to see something I have always felt but never really thought about, that churchgoers are boring and passionless. Now I know why I don't go to church and do not enjoy the company of those who do. Thanks John! Now I don't have...
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It sounds corny, but what Faber and Mazlish have to say REALLY WORKS! Not only do they spell out all the steps clearly and give wonderful examples, they warn you not to read the book straight through, but to take it chapter by chapter and...
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This book has some practical ideas for talking with kids but I don't feel its useful in many aspects. I personally disagree with its philosophy that you should treat your child the way that you would want a friend to treat you. The example that...
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I just read this book and -- though it it's right on the money in its attitude towards childrearing -- it doesn't describe the mechanics of how the "listening" and "talking" skills work as well as Thomas Gordon's Parent Effectiveness Training...
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I have been involved with the Freedom Writers almost from the beginning as a volunteer at Long Beach Wilson High School. What I have seen, lived through, never ceases to amaze me of what Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers have accomplished. The...
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I saw the movie and thought it was great. I saw that they had a book and figured that it would be interesting to read, but it wasn't. The movie was enough..
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This book is a good way to really see that there is much more to being a teacher than having a "lesson." There really should be more teachers like her. Good read with the only problem being that some segments are choppy and do not completely connect.
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I was thrilled that I received my brand spanking new 15th edition of the CMS and it has this huge printing gaffe! The printing on the spine is upside down! How cool and unique.
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Aesthetics supersedes practicality in most matters of my life, but there are times when you just want to USE something. As an editor, I want my reference books to decrease my work time, not add to it. I admit I haven't discovered a plethora of...
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Don't throw away your old editions, because CMS 15 is hard on the eyes. It uses blue type that is hard to read and suffers from poor print quality on many pages.
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Everything You Know About God Is Wrong is a crushing indictment of popular misconceptions about religious belief. Composed of a wide variety of articles, each by a different author and attacking a different "sacred cow", Everything You Know About...
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This is a random grab bag of articles, many amateurishly written, with no common thread except that they attack some aspect of some form of religion. Much better to get Hitchen's The Portable Atheist and read the coherent thoughts of some of...
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This book, like the whole series of disinformation books, is very interesting and makes for good, entertaining reading. But don't expect it to be a fact-filled reference book. "Everything You Know About God is Wrong" has a definite bias against...
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The "new rich" have been around for a few years now, but beyond the nonsense to be seen or read about in the tabloid realm, we've never had the opportunity to take a look at what the lives of these people are really like - until now.
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