books about: expectations

books about: expectations

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Expectations

Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give ...

Judith Viorst

Free Press, 1998

Good for everyone
Sometimes we wonder why life is so damn tough and sad and tragic. Well, this book doesn't help to answer those questions or to make it seem any better, but it does normalize all of those feelings, and it does explore all of the normal and necessary losses people ...

Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 (Oxford History of the United States)

James T. Patterson

Oxford University Press, USA, 1997

A well-balanced overview of America's most troubled era
James Patterson has assembled the most comprehensive survey of contemporary American history. With the Cold War as the backdrop, he guides the reader through a tumultuous period that took in two wars and the Civil Rights movement. He amply describes the nature of ...

Great Expectations (Dover Thrift Editions)

Charles Dickens

Dover Publications, 2001

One of the best novels ever written
Without a doubt this has to be one of the greatest novels of all time. I won't say it's the best just because once a work of art attains greatness I find it quite incomparable to other great works. Great works are ones which have fully succeeded in expressing the ...

The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

Tim Harford

Random House, 2008

Best of the current crop of pop-economic books
I've read a lot of books lately on human behavior, the economics of daily life, and game theory. Although "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner is the most famous recent book of pop economics (and I did quite enjoy it), I think the best of the ...

Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)

Charles Dickens

Penguin Classics, 2002

Great
My daughter had to read this book for school and she said it was a great read. She is 14 and it was easy for her to understand and follow.

Head First Statistics (Head First)

Dawn Griffiths

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

The "Head First Statistics Advantage"
Head First Statistics by Dawn Griffiths has a simple, but infinitely valuable advantage over test preparation guides and other statistics texts for the mathematically challenged. First, like all books in the Head First series it is actually interesting and fun to ...

Boyhood and Beyond: Practical Wisdom for Becoming a Man

Bob Schultz

Great Expectations Book, 2004

Amazing Insights
I bought this book on a whim, not something I usually do. I have read a chapter at a time to my three younger boys, ages 6, 9 and 13. But the funny thing is that after I read the chapters, I end up sharing them with my older sons, ages 19 and 17. They are just that ...

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Multnomah Books, 2008

dizzydax
I loved this book! These two incredible teen authors break the mold of the "typical teenager" and share their wonderful advice to other teens on how to prove the "lazy teenager" stereotype wrong. A MUST READ FOR ALL TEENS (AND SOME ADULTS TOO!)

Created for Work: Practical Insights for Young Men

Bob Schultz

Great Expectations Book, 2006

Great for girls, too!
We went through this book with our 3 daughters because we believe a good work ethic is important to girls as well as boys! Each chapter is easy to complete in one sitting and discuss. Questions at the end of the chapters spurred discussion that helped us make ...

Writing Essentials: Raising Expectations and Results While Simplifying Teaching

Regie Routman

Heinemann, 2004

Content, NOT conventions!
I purchased this book a few months ago as a textbook requirement for a graduate course I took. Little did I know that I would end up dog-earing practically every page! Regie's approach to teaching writing resounded with me on so many levels. As a kindergarten ...

Tired of Trying to Measure Up: Getting Free from the Expectations, and Intimidation of Well-Meaning People
Jeff VanVonderen

Bethany House, 2008

Are you always trying hard, but feel like it's never good enough? Tired of Trying to Measure Up is written for Christians who live under a deeply ingrained code of expectations and rules that shame them and drain them of spiritual strength. Do you wonder: * Why do I feel so guilty? * Why is it so hard to rest, even when I know I need ...

Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations

Christopher Lasch

W. W. Norton & Company, 1991

Superbly Written and Incisive Critique
Christopher Lasch is intellect, you sense it as you read a flowing description of well-structured prose. He develops arguments, marshals facts, and presents his critique of so much that is debilitating modern society - American - and through ill-thought out emulation, ...

Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth

Sandy Jones, Marcie Jones

Sterling, 2004

Wonderful Book!
This is my first pregnancy so I went to pick out books and this is my favorite book! I love it. It tells you EVERYTHING you want and need to know, from symptoms, week by week details, pictures of the developing baby, breast feeding guide, what to buy for the baby, like ...

Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation (Bradford Books)

David Huron

The MIT Press, 2008

Music and Surprise
Finally, a real five-star book about music. For some reason, there are thousands of books about language, but almost no serious ones analyzing the biology and psychology of humanity's other communication systesms. Every society has a highly developed musical ...

Beautiful Girlhood

Karen Andreola

Great Expectations Book, 1994

great book for girls--or women
I was surprised at the negative reviews on this book. I think it is exactly what girls today need. I wish someone had given me this book when I was young. While it is aimed at teenagers, there are timeless truths in this book for all women who desire to be godly. ...