books about: intellectual

books about: intellectual

books:

Intellectual

An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't

Judy Jones, William Wilson

Ballantine Books, 2006

A great gift item
I purchased one for my husband who loved it. It is a general overview of many topics and is as much fun as it is educational. I will be purchasing 3 more as Christmas gifts for those on my list who "have everything."

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

Richard Hofstadter

Vintage, 1966

The Contemplative Life
Largeness of mind (my definition of intellect) is very rare. Hofstadter deplored the narrowing of the American mind that resulted not just from the democritization of the university (and knowledge) but from the reformulation of its mission to suit American interests. ...

Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction

Thomas K. McCraw

Belknap Press, 2007

Analyst of Change
Moravian-born, Vienna-educated Professor Joseph Alois Schumpeter, who liked to say of his aspirations to be the world's greatest economist, horseman, and lover that only the second had given him problems, was a study in contrasts. He relished his fame as one of the ...

Patent It Yourself

David Pressman

NOLO, 2008

One of the best
This is an excellent book where the author puts everything in an orderly manner and feeds the reader with all his vast knowledge

The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the ...

David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim

Rodale Books, 2006

Wonderful!
Bought this as retirement gift for a friend. Absolutely would recommend to anyone who wants a different morning meditation. Great book.

The Library at Night

Alberto Manguel

Yale University Press, 2008

The Romance of Reading
Alberto Manguel has produced a romantic history of libraries which incorporates their best feature: the ability to wander down hitherto unsuspected byways and make new discoveries, often winding up far from your original objective but still satisfied by what you have ...

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers [7th Edition]

Robert L. Heilbroner

Touchstone, 1999

A marvelous introduction to the world of economics
It's a bit easy to typecast economics as nothing more than mindless pencil pushing, terminal curve shifting, and painful comparative advantage calculating. As far as the social sciences go, it's something of a black sheep, lacking the excitement of political science or ...

Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: 23 Questions from Great Philosophers

Leszek Kolakowski

Basic Books, 2007

Windows into Philosophy
Most of us would probably pick up a book like this because we are looking for answers about the meaning of life, or something like that. But instead of answers, Professor Kolakowski offers more questions. He introduces us to one thought or concept from each of 23 ...

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Random House, 2007

A must-read for a quant, but...
... but Dr. Taleb goes too far by claiming that the quantitative analysts, including statisticians, are (or even were) mesmerized by the Gaussian curve or any other quantitative concept, for that matter. Even the undergrads here at Purdue are taught to understand that ...

The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse ...

David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim

Modern Times, 2007

Even better than the 1st edition
The only thing I can say is that if you liked the 1st edition, you will also enjoy this one.

Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul

J. P. Moreland, Dallas Willard

NavPress Publishing Group, 1997

Love Your God with All Your Mind
8 May 2008 - Well laid out book that makes a good case r the importance of thinking in Christianity. While it does a good job there are several aspects to life and how to live that are just as important but are downplayed in this book.

The Intellectual Devotional Modern Culture: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse ...
David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim

Rodale Books, 2008

In the tradition of the instant bestsellers The Intellectual Devotional and The Intellectual Devotional: American History comes the third installment in this indispensable series. In The Intellectual Devotional: Modern Culture , the authors explore the fascinating world of contemporary culture to offer 365 daily readings that provide the ...

The Division of Labor in Society

Emile Durkheim, Lewis A. Coser

Free Press, 1997

A founding block of Sociological Theory
... The Halls translation is quite a good one. If we examine the Halls text and compare it to the "revisions" that the reviewer has posed, we find that the differences are not merely aesthetic, they are substantive. They change the meaning of the sentence, and ...

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition

American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association (APA), 2001

Good purchase
The book arrived in excellent condition. I saved almost 50% of the original price by buying it at Amazon versus my University bookstore. Highly recommend buying certain books from amazon

Rembrandts in the Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Patents

Kevin G. Rivette, David Kline

Harvard Business School Press, 1999

Patents in the light of the e-commerce revolution
A patent gives its owner the right to prevent anyone else from using the invention that is protected by the patent. In a society where new technology plays an increasingly important role, the individual or corporation may find that owning a few patents, or better yet ...