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CREATING A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:59:00 -0800

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a great guide for individuals and groups who want to become involved but lack the tools." -- The Honorable Jack Kemp, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

"Jonathan Reckford has captured stories and experiences that tell the true meaning of 'love thy neighbor as thyself.'..." -- Janet Huckabee, First Lady of Arkansas and coordinator for Governor's Wives Women Build Program

Product Description

Intended primarily for use in congregations and by general readers who are interested in the issue of affordable housing and homelessness, Reckford tells the story of how Habitat has touched the lives of people around the world and is transforming not only those receiving housing but those who participate as builders.

The final chapter helps individuals and groups take a "justice, mercy, and humility" self-check and lays out a list of action suggestions. Includes an online small group Leader's Guide and participant Study Guide.

About the Author

Jonathan Reckford is Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity. He brings vast experience as an executive in business as well as his most recent work as executive pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church of Edina, Minnesota. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

* Paperback: 124 pages
* Publisher: FORTRESS PRESS (September 5, 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0800638883
* ISBN-13: 978-0800638887
* Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches

Culture and Values, Volume I A Survey of the Humanities, Sixth Edition

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:52:00 -0800

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Trusted by professors of the humanities survey course for over twenty years, CULTURE AND VALUES covers Western cultures along with important non-Western cultures, providing students solid, accessible introductions to art, music, philosophy, literature, and more. Available in two volumes, or as an alternate single volume without end-of-chapter readings, this text remains the most readable and reliable textbook for college and university students in the integrated humanities.

About the Author

Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, is an award-winning teacher at Notre Dame. He was awarded the Fenlon Award from Sorin College (1989) and a Kaneb award in 1999. His interests are in the area of systematic theology and culture, Christian spirituality, and the history of Christian spirituality. His most recent book is "Thomas Merton and the Monastic Vision" (1999). He has edited or written 16 other books. He is also co-editor of the academic monograph series "Studies in Theology and Spirituality" and serves as an associate editor for a number of scholarly journals. The author of over 50 articles in peer reviewed or solicited journals and books, he has also written over two hundred articles for pastoral and popular outlets. He has won three Catholic Press Association awards for religious writing (1987, 1999, and 2000). He has also served as columnist for "Commonwealth" for over ten years. A frequent visiting professor both here and abroad, Cunningham is currently at work on a new book on the theological meaning of saints. He is also finishing a study of Saint Francis of Assisi and is compiling an anthology of Cardinal Newman's spiritual writings.

A native of England, John J. Reich was trained as a classical archaeologist and did both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Manchester. He is an authority on Minoan civilization, pre-Roman Italy, and music. Professor Reich is associated with the Syracuse University study program in Florence, Italy. Reich lectures frequently in Europe and the United States on history, art, and the humanities and is the author of many scholarly articles and several books, including ITALY BEFORE ROME (1979).

Product Details

* Paperback: 528 pages
* Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 6th edition (June 1, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0534582281
* ISBN-13: 978-0534582289
* Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches

humanities book list

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:13:00 -0800

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◦A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

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◦CREATING A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
◦Culture and Values, Volume I : A Survey of the Humanities, Sixth Edition

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◦Global Shift: How A New Worldview Is Transforming Humanity

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◦Have a Little Faith: A True Story
◦Humanities Handbook
◦Humanities through the Arts

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◦Pride and Prejudice

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◦The Humanities: Culture, Continuity, and Change, Book 6

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◦U Is for Undertow

Humanities through the Arts

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:54:00 -0800

Product Description

Humanities through the Arts is intended for introductory-level, interdisciplinary courses offered across the curriculum in the Humanities, Philosophy, Art, English, Music, and Education departments. The book is arranged topically by art form from painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture to literature, music, theater, film, and dance. This beautifully illustrated text helps students learn how to actively engage a work of art. The new seventh edition retains the popular focus on the arts as an expression of cultural and personal values.

Product Details

* Paperback: 496 pages
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 7 edition (June 6, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0073138630
* ISBN-13: 978-0073138633
* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 1.1 inches

Humanities Handbook

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:29:00 -0800

Product Description

For undergraduate courses in Introduction to the Humanities, Introduction to Literature, Introduction to Philosophy, and Western Civilization. This supplementary dictionary of key terms and concepts provides the fundamental historical, philosophical, and critical vocabulary necessary for a complete understanding of interdisciplinary humanities. Its clearly written definitions offer students the background and introduction of ideas that relate to class themes.

From the Back Cover

Every human endeavor depends on commonly shared terms, concepts, and categories that make the work easier and more efficient. Studying and talking about the humanities—the great works of art, literature, history, philosophy, and music of the Western tradition—are no different. This handbook provides students with the most basic and general definitions of the terms and ideas that are used in introductory humanities, literature, and Western civilization courses. It is hoped that the students' experience with their other class texts, whether primary or secondary, and with their instructor's lectures and other class materials will be enhanced by having this guide at hand to provide definitions of useful terms and concepts.

Product Details

* Paperback: 176 pages
* Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (October 1, 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0130166642
* ISBN-13: 978-0130166647
* Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.2 inches

The Humanities: Culture, Continuity, and Change, Book 6

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:10:00 -0800

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The Humanities by Henry M. Sayre helps the reader see context and make connections across the humanities by tying together the entire cultural experience through a narrative storytelling approach.

Product Details

* Paperback: 296 pages

* Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (December 22, 2007)

* Language: English

* ISBN-10: 013086269X

* ISBN-13: 978-0130862693

Global Shift: How A New Worldview Is Transforming Humanity

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:07:00 -0800

Editorial Reviews

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A remarkable change is taking place that will profoundly influence the way we see ourselves and our world. The dominant materialistic, separatist worldview--a perspective that leads individuals to value their own needs over the good of the whole--is giving way to a humanitarian-spiritual orientation. This shift will revolutionize both the way humanity interacts on a global scale and how we live on a day-to-day basis.

Global Shift explores the roots of such current planetary crises as climate change, diminishing resources, poverty, and disease, and explains how a new convergence of scientific research and spiritual insight is propelling us toward a more enlightened future. It also presents a call to actions we can implement now, such as voluntary simplicity, nonviolent communication, caring for our bodies, and inclusive global thinking, that can foster personal healing and bring our lives into alignment with the needs of the planet and a conscious universe.

"An essential guidebook for navigating our time."

--Anodea Judith, Ph.D., author of Waking the Global Heart and Eastern Body-Western Mind

"Global Shift offers a roadmap for the new consciousness--a sweeping survey of the key ideas and books of the last few years that describe an astounding shift in paradigms. It provides a wonderful overview of holistic trends emerging in all fields, from quantum physics to transpersonal psychology, and includes practical tools for transforming yourself and creating a more sustainable world."

---Corinne McLaughlin, cofounder of The Center for Visionary Leadership and Sirius Community and coauthor of Spiritual Politics and Builders of the Dawn

"Global Shift is a bold and practical work, calling us all to address our global crises at the level of consciousness. Bourne covers an ambitious amount of ground--from concise summaries of the leading thinkers who have shaped our postmodern worldview to implementable steps we can take to reduce global warming--in an entertaining, informative, and easy-to-grasp manner. Not only a summary of causes and indicators of paradigmatic changes, Global Shift is a hopeful and welcome push to pick up the challenges of our times and create a significant shift in our world."

---Jeff Carreira, director of education at EnlightenNext and host of the EnlightenNext Weekly Webcast

"Global Shift provides the first comprehensive template for massive evolutionary change in the twenty-first century. It is not only thorough, but also so convincing you will breathe one great sigh of relief for the entire human enterprise. After you have read this book, you will have your finger on the pulse of these challenging times and appreciate the part you are now called to play in this epic story of transformation."

---James O'Dea, consultant to Global Systems Initiatives and fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences

From the Publisher

The purpose of Global Shift is to describe a fundamental shift in humanity's way of viewing the world. Such a shift has been developing over the past three decades and will continue to evolve through much of the twenty-first century. The shift accompanies a profound rite of passage that the earth and its people are going through now and in the future.

In order to best understand the future and what one needs to do to change, you must first examine present problems and how they came to be. Therefore, the first part of Global Shift looks at the adverse effects of the dominant worldview, and how it has compromised our collective ability to move forward. The primary problem is that the current worldview promotes a separatism that has been encoded into many of our social and economic institutions. It has led individuals and groups to prioritize their needs over the good of the whole, to exploit others and the natural environment, and to disassociate their own well-being from that of the world around them.

However, there are scientific advances and philosophical developments that have contributed to a broader understanding of who we are and what we are capable of becoming. Global Shift also illustrates how paradigm shifts are showing up in a variety of institutional settings, and then goes on to describe personal transformational practices that readers can implement in their daily lives. There are practical and realistic ways to live a life that is consistent with enlightened values and core beliefs, such as compassion and sustainability, and that can perpetuate our potential for an evolved consciousness and way of life.

Global Shift concludes with several more practical chapters. Given the broad changes in the way we perceive the world, what actions and personal practices are consistent with this new vision? In short, how does each of us implement the new paradigm in the way we lead our daily lives? In "Transformative Practices: Aligning the Inner Self with a Conscious Universe," Bourne describes practices such as voluntary simplicity, caring for one's body, nonviolent communication, forgiveness, mindfulness, inclusive (global) thinking, and letting go that can foster personal healing, as well as bring our lives into alignment with the needs of the planet and a conscious universe.

Product Details

* Paperback: 337 pages

* Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns; 1 edition (January 2, 2009)

* Language: English

* ISBN-10: 1572245972

* ISBN-13: 978-1572245976

* Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:02:00 -0800

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The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was held captive. For reasons you will soon understand, my parents had remanded me to the penal institution of St. Brigid’s School in Westbury, New York, a cruel and unusual punishment if there ever was one.

Already, I had barely survived my first two years at St. Brigid’s because I was, well, a little nitwit. Not satisfied with memorizing the Baltimore Catechism’s fine prose, which featured passages like “God made me to show his goodness and to make me happy with him in heaven,” I was constantly annoying my classmates and, of course, the no-nonsense Sister Lurana. With sixty overactive students in her class, she was understandably short on patience. For survival, she had also become quick on the draw.

Then it happened. One day I blurted out some dumb remark, and Sister Lurana was on me like a panther. Her black habit blocked out all distractions as she leaned down, looked me in the eye, and uttered words I have never forgotten: “William, you are a bold, fresh piece of humanity.”

And she was dead-on.

One day in 1957, in the third-grade classroom of St. Brigid’s parochial school, an exasperated Sister Mary Lurana bent over a restless young William O’Reilly and said, “William, you are a bold, fresh piece of humanity.” Little did she know that she was, early in his career as a troublemaker, defining the essence of Bill O’Reilly and providing him with the title of his brash and entertaining issues-based memoir.

And this time it’s personal. In his most intimate book yet, O’Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from working-class kid to immensely influential television personality and bestselling author. Readers will learn how his traditional outlook was formed in the crucible of his family, his neighborhood, his church, and his schools, and how his views on America’s proper role in the world emerged from covering four wars on five continents over three-plus decades as a news correspondent. What will delight his numerous fans and surprise many others is the humor and self-deprecation with which he handles one of his core subjects: himself, and just how O’Reilly became O’Reilly.

About the Author

BILL O’REILLY, a three-time Emmy Award winner for excellence in reporting, served as national correspondent for ABC News and as anchor of the nationally syndicated news magazine program Inside Edition before becoming executive producer and anchor of Fox News’s breakout hit The O’Reilly Factor. He is the author of the mega-bestsellers The O’Reilly Factor, The No Spin Zone, Who’s Looking Out for You?, and Culture Warrior, as well as Kids Are Americans Too, The O’Reilly Factor for Kids, and the novel Those Who Trespass. He holds master’s degrees from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Boston University.

Product Details

* Hardcover: 256 pages

* Publisher: Broadway Books; First Edition edition (September 23, 2008)

* Language: English

* ISBN-10: 0767928822

* ISBN-13: 978-0767928823

* Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Pride and Prejudice

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:25:00 -0800

Amazon.com Review

In a remote Hertfordshire village, far off the good coach roads of George III's England, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet -- a country squire of no great means and his scatterbrained wife -- must marry off their five vivacious daughters. At the heart of this all-consuming enterprise are the headstrong second daughter Elizabeth and her aristocratic suitor Fitzwilliam Darcy, two lovers in whom pride and prejudice must be overcome before love can bring the novel to its magnificent conclusion. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Austen is the hot property of the entertainment world with new feature film versions of Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility on the silver screen and Pride and Prejudice hitting the TV airwaves on PBS. Such high visibility will inevitably draw renewed interest in the original source materials. These new Modern Library editions offer quality hardcovers at affordable prices.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

* Hardcover: 410 pages
* Publisher: Beekman Books Inc (February 1981)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0846410710
* ISBN-13: 978-0846410713
* Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.6 x 1.5 inches
* Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

U Is for Undertow

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:20:00 -0800

Editorial Reviews

Robert B. Parker and Sue Grafton: Author One-on-One In this Amazon exclusive, we brought together blockbuster authors Robert B. Parker and Sue Grafton and asked them to interview each other.

Robert B. Parker’s wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye Spenser has earned him a devoted following and wide critical acclaim. Parker also writes the bestselling Jesse Stone novels and has started a new series of Westerns featuring two guns-for-hire, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. Read on to see Robert B. Parker's questions for Sue Grafton, or turn the tables to see what Grafton asked Parker.
Robert B. Parker Parker: Tell me about you and Kinsey Millhone and the connection between you.

Grafton: Kinsey Millhone is my alter ego, the woman I might have been had I not married young and had children. She's younger, thinner, and braver than I, but a good companion nonetheless. Since she can know only what I know, I've taken classes in criminal law and self-defense. I've studied police procedure, private eye procedure, toxicology, ballistics, and crime scene investigation. Beyond that, the prime agreement between us is that I don't tell her, she tells me. When readers ask what she’ll be doing after Z is for Zero, I assure them I haven't the faintest idea.

Parker: Describe your writing process (e.g., I get up in the morning, have a martini to get my heart going…).

Grafton: I take a 5.4-mile walk five days a week, so my writing schedule is often dictated by the weather. If it's too hot or too cold, I walk first thing in the morning, come home, shower, dress, and reach my desk at 9:45 or so. I work until lunch, when I take a short break, returning to my desk until mid-to-late afternoon. If I haven't done a morning walk, I walk when my work is done. Then I drink.

Parker: You've spent time in Hollywood. Tell me about that.

Grafton: I refer to that period of my life as "doing one to fifteen in Hollywood." I loved it at first, as dazzled as anyone who hasn't figured out yet how treacherous life there can be. As I've said on previous occasions, I learned two things about myself in Hollywood: one, I'm not a team player; and two, I'm not a good sport. The producers I met were well-educated and articulate, and usually offered me a cup of coffee before they set in to savaging my work. I got too old and cranky to put up with that, so I invented Kinsey Millhone as my way out. I liken it to digging my way out of prison with a teaspoon.

Parker: Do you read reviews? Pay attention to them? Find them helpful? Have an opinion on them?

Grafton: Where possible, I avoid reviews. The good ones only encourage swell-headedness and the bad ones hurt my feelings or infuriate me. In either case, by the time reviews appear, the book is written and out on the stands. What's a poor girl to do? There's no point in subjecting myself to the reactions of readers and reviewers, since their response is nothing I can control.

Parker: People sometimes ask me why I write what I write, and I answer, "Because that's what I know how to do." (Then they say, "Would you please stop?" but I'm sure they're just kidding.) Talk about why you write what you write.

Grafton: I write what I write because when I put in my application for a position at Sears, they never got back to me. I'm still hopeful, especially with the Christmas season coming up. Aside from that, I write what I write because when the work is going well, it makes me happier than just about anything except my kids and grandkids. When the work is not going well . . . which is maybe thirty-five percent of the time . . . I know it's my job to sit patiently and keep at it until I figure out what's wrong. In large part, writing is the only thing I know how to do.

Product Details

* Hardcover
* Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (December 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 141042037X
* ISBN-13: 978-1410420374

Have a Little Faith: A True Story

noreply@blogger.com (humanitiesbook) — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:12:00 -0800

Product Description

A third wonderfully moving novel from internationally bestselling author Mitch Albom, whose books have touched the hearts of millions around the world. A compelling exploration of faith and spirituality - always moving, often profound - is the cornerstone of Albom's work. Have a Little Faith, like his first two novels, is a poignant and inspiring read - one that will enchant fans old and new. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Mitch Albom writes for the DETROIT FREE PRESS, and has been voted America's No. 1 sports columnist ten times by the Associated Press Sports Editors. A former professional musician, he hosts a daily radio show on WJR in Detroit. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

* Hardcover: 467 pages
* Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (September 29, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1410420302
* ISBN-13: 978-1410420305
* Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches