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GloboChrist by Carl Raschke

of Westerners who "cling to the outmoded modernist assumption that Christianity is basically the same, or should be the same, ever...

Book Summary//Future of Primary Care

in the first half of the twentieth century, as compared with the realities of the second half. Previously the main deliver of prim...

White Gloves

ones life. The author examines childhood, as well as very early childhood, illustrating how people have a tendency to have a sor...

Orenstein's Smart but Stuck

(2001) draws on some of the personal experiences of those she interviewed for the book, providing the reader with a great deal of ...

Goblet of Fire

famed goblet of fire. The most important student in this aspect of the story is Cedric. Lastly there is the evil Voldemort....

The Cream of the Crime Crop

more dramatic than embezzlers, and the media is after ratings, so it uses the most sensational material it can. This means that wh...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

her story and by not putting in the names of locations either. Other than that her story is true. This is further documented in th...

The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren

any aspect of the church that is antithetical to the purposes of the church should be eradicated. Essentially, Challies points out...

Essential Church? Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts

that church attendance plays an essential role in his or her life. In other words, the thrust of the book is not only to discern w...

Presidential Performance as it Relates to Character

Barber makes one fact exceptionally clear. That is that the characters of the men who have held the office of the U.S. Presidency...

The Ethics of Death and Dying: Is There a Duty to Die?

right to live if it is possible, one could well argue that it is never anyones duty to die. Battins essay, however, speaks of th...

Early Intervention Programs and Student Achievement: A Review of Literature

result in substantial, widespread growth across both emergent literacy domains for those children most vulnerable for emergent and...

Becoming Charlemagne by Sypeck

seemed incredibly successful, especially considering that his legacy is still powerful today. However, it also appears as though t...

A Review of I Am Rene Espronceda de la Barca

A 5 page review of the short story that was included in the book And We Sold the Rain.The three mysteries presented by the author ...

A Review of Reagan in His Own Hand

A 5 page review of the book complied from Ronald Reagan's own writings by Kiron K. Skinner. Reagan's propensity for writing down ...

How Could You Do That? by Laura Schlessinger

In five pages the review of this book by the controversial radio talk show host examines responsibility, conscience, and character...

Critical Opinions of Emma by Jane Austen

In five pages this research paper considers how critics E.N. Hayes and Arnold Kettle reviewed the same book in very different ways...

Horton & Horton/In Hope of Liberty

on history that shows how blacks of the Revolutionary War era perceived the issues pertaining to liberty that served to captivate ...

David McCullough, A Great Historian

The real question is, what kind of historian is he? II. Biography In examining the life and works of any writer, biography is ...

“Human Built World”

that probably springs to mind first is a computer. This is only one part, and a very small segment, of the vast human enterprise t...

Alice Walker: “The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart”

But the memory of the house is misleading, because the author also says that much of the time they lived there she was angry, hope...

Boot: "The Savage Wars of Peace"

his points, starting with the naval officer Stephen Decatur, "whose leadership skills and actions were central to Americas success...

Management and Johnson and Johnson

along and forge ahead in unison. Johnson & Johnson (1999)exemplify this point in their volume "Joining Together: Group Theory and ...

Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action

This 14 page essay reviews Harr's popular book examining his narrative style and outlining the main points that are covered. An e...

Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball

In five pages Ball's text is the subject of a book review with the author's relevance also evaluated. Four sources are cited in t...

Chosen Place, Timeless People by Paule Marshall

In five pages this book and the interwoven character stories are reviewed and analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

A Review of Human Knowledge Classical And Contemporary Approaches

rA 5 page review of the book by Paul K Moser. Traditional philosophic constructs of knowledge is contrasted with contemporary con...

John Barth's 'Lost in the Funhouse'

This is a book review consisting of 5 pages that considers the collective work of short stories and essays and how the works stead...

A Review of The Many-Headed Hydra Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic

This 5 page essay reviewing the book by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker. This paper accentuates the thirst for economic profit...

Jack Maple's Crime Fighter

In five pages Maple's book is critically reviewed and lauded for its thorough research and is described as an essential read for t...