Book review. My book report is on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D.Salinger Over a month I have really enjoyed reading this novel. It’s a very perceptive book‚ but only in one point of view: Holden’s. I never felt attached to the book in any form‚ and when I wasn’t reading it‚ there was nothing that drew me back to want to read more. However when I wasn’t reading I would ponder about the book a lot and question the meaning and depth that Salinger was trying to get across. It’s a very interesting style
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Warren Bryan 3/5/12 Book Review: Capitalism & Freedom Author: Milton Friedman Milton Friedman’s Capitalism & Freedom is one of the most important books regarding economics of the 20th century. His thoughts laid the groundwork for the emerging modern conservative movement‚ which was an evolution of the 19th century beliefs surrounding liberalism. Friedman’s major themes of his most famous work consist of the roles of competitive capitalism‚ as well as the role that government should
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Book Review Understanding the Victorians Politics‚ Culture and Society in Nineteenth-Century Britain Author Background: “Understanding the Victorians” was written by Susie L. Steinbach. Susie was born in 1966 to Jewish Eastern European family in NYC. Her father was a Holocaust survivor and immigrant. She was born and raised in a lower middle-class family. She had public school education; she was able to attend gifted and talented magnet school grades 7-12‚ which provided support
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the name Sayuri and becomes one of Japan’s most famous Geishas. Unfortunately the Geisha district shut down during WWII and Sayuri continues her life as a normal Japanese woman. The book ends with Sayuri starting over her career as a Geisha and finding independence as well as success through her talents. Overall the book was enjoyable. Everything was written very eloquently and gave a clear portrayal of how the author wanted the protagonist‚ Choiy‚ to be seen. She speaks in metaphors and long beautiful
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Get Moving: Review of “Move Yourself” Shauntay Langel University of Texas at Arlington N3335 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan Online RN-BSN July 30‚ 2012 Get Moving: Review of “Move Yourself” Part I: Book “Move Yourself” is a book written by Tedd Mitchell‚ Tim Church‚ and Martin Zucker in 2008 about the benefits of exercise. The book also outlines steps that can be taken to slowly improve exercise behaviors for those of any activity level‚ based on the exercise research performed by
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could shape our future‚ whether for worse or better. Bruce Mau has utilised eleven main chapters‚ which focus mainly on various economies‚ different designers who discuss their views and general questions about their specific subject area. The whole ’book guide’ includes example pictures of important occurrences‚ where design itself failed or could not be sustained. Each design includes a description or quote which give the reader a closer view to the instance and makes it more relatable. The author
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The World Is Flat Book Review Daryle S. Rogers Columbia College Managerial Finance BUSI 570 Dr. Elisa Fredericks June 29‚ 2010 The World Is Flat Book Review The World Is Flat is a book about how the business world has become more interconnected within the last few decades. Friedman describes in the beginning of the book a trip to Bangalore‚ India where he visits “India’s Silicon Valley”(Friedman‚ 2007‚ p. 2) and is amazed at the level of technology that has come to the once third
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Book Review McDonough‚ James L. War in Kentucky From Shiloh to Perryville. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press 19 November 2012 History 108 By: Courtney Creech James McDonough ’s War in Kentucky: From Shiloh to Perryville uses exerts from diaries‚ letters‚ and participant recollection to explore the strategic importance of Kentucky for both sides in the Civil War.
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Harry L. Watson‚ Liberty and Power; The Politics of Jacksonian America Hill and Wang‚ N.Y. Review written by Richard Foust Book Review Harry L. Watson’s book‚ “Liberty and Power‚ The Politics of Jacksonian America”‚ takes an analytical look at America and her politics during the Age of Jackson. Watson uses the economy and the ideological mindset of the people‚ to support a powerful argument about the beginning of American political parties
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FAMILY TO FAMILY: LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY 4MAT BOOK REVIEW A BOOK REVIEW PAPER SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR JONATHAN BISHOP EVAN 525-B11 LUO (SPRING 2014) BY SEAN D. DUGAN (ID# L23392324) FEBRUARY 26‚ 2014 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY LYNCHBURG‚ VA ABSTRACT Family values are dissolving to some while others are saying that the values are just changing. One thing that is an agreement is that the world has an impact in shaping these values. With the media‚ athletes‚ and the entertainment
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