Into Africa: Book Review Into Africa by Martin Dugard‚ is a unique retelling of one of David Livingstone’s last expeditions through Africa. Martin Dugard lives in Orange County‚ California and is an accomplished writer and adventurer. Martin Dugard accurately provides his readers with an inside look at his characters motivation and inner thoughts. Dugard has also written several other nonfictional history books that showcase his desire to display his characters psychological processing such as
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Feature and Opinion‚ Assignment Qualities of a Book Review # Introduction – Definition A book review is a description‚ critical analysis‚ and an evaluation on the quality‚ meaning‚ and significance of a book‚ not a retelling. * It should focus on the book’s purpose‚ content‚ and authority. * A critical book review is not a book report or a summary * It should include a statement of what the author has tried to do‚ evaluates how well (in the opinion of the reviewer) the author
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It’s a privilege that some people‚ however‚ don’t want to give up when they no longer have the right to drive. It’s hard to understand why millions of drivers in the U.S. seem to think there’s nothing wrong with driving with a suspended or revoked license. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety‚ more than six percent of drivers in fatal crashes are driving with suspended or
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In Casual Water by Don Lee‚ the story addresses the many challenges that are faced when attempting to cope with loss‚ as well as demonstrating the subtle distinctions between abandonment and departure. Lee uses the Fenny family to represent the universal fears of isolation‚ abandonment‚ and regret that transpire within all of us. Lee begins the story with the image of a desolate and abandoned airstrip‚ only accessible by boat as “ the road bridge washed out by years of storms and erosion and neglect”
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A review based on the book entitled Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds The book is all about how to approach presentation design as a visual aid rather than a document. Rather than do a review of the book‚ on how presentation developers might apply some of the rules. Presentation Zen was the book that bridged the gap and helped me understand that PowerPoint (or any visual aid for that matter) shouldn ’t be a means of present lots of information‚ but rather a way to
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become a filmmaker. On the other hand‚ Gloria‚ the other main character in the novel‚ takes the pessimistic approach on life and had many failed attempts at suicide. By analyzing these two very diverse outlooks we can see discover the background of the lives of both Robert
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Institute Managing Human Behaviour Assignment Blink by Malcolm Gladwell A book review by Narendran Santhanam (G10031) Contents Introduction 3 A brief summary 3 Evaluation 5 Conclusion 5 Introduction “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell is a book about how we think without thinking‚ about choices that seem to be made in an instant – in the blink of an eye – that actually aren’t as simple as they seem. The book deals with the smallest components of our everyday lives—the content and origin
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The Corporation: A Book Review Joel Bakan’s book‚ The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power‚ is a decisive look into the mind of the corporation‚ or big business. It outlines the importance of profit in business and how ruthless corporations are willing to be in order to bring in substantial revenue. The book uses a historical timeframe to portray the ruthlessness of business ever since the idea of the corporation arose in the 17th century. It provides an insight into a world
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imagining who they could be. And the social workers always told us not to get our hopes up too much‚ just in case. They said that we weren’t given up because our parents didn’t love us‚ but only because they couldn’t take care of us at that point in our lives. I don’t remember when I realized that was a lie. Some of us were there because our parents didn’t love us. We just didn’t know it yet. My third grade teacher told me to always be careful when meeting new people. She told me that they might
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Meagan Beckwith U.S History 1302 23 June 2013 Professor Wooten Book Review on Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. While being president he was trying to lead our country through a time of economic depression and total war. Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Alan Brinkley‚ the author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ wrote this biography in order to show Roosevelt’s life from childhood to presidency
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