books about: structures

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Structures

Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses

Dorothy Richmond

McGraw-Hill, 1996

Buy this book!!
This has been a wonderful addition to my Spanish class. It is a great workbook that has really helped me practice the very numerous Spanish verb tenses. I love it! I'm going to buy the other Practice Makes Perfect Spanish workbooks. I DEFINITELY recommend this book!

Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) ...

James Scott Bell

Writers Digest Books, 2004

excellent
invaluable advice for anyone whos considering writing. very impersonally written and easy to follow. i'm still reading it (about halfway through) and i consider it a must have for my writing research library.

The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington

Jennet Conant

Simon & Schuster, 2008

A Real Eye Opener and Fascinating Read
I often write my reviews on the standpoint of: would I pass this book along? "The Irregulars" is a resounding "yes". I plan on buying copies for many of my father's friends and others interested in WWII. We know Roald Dahl as a dark children's author and husband of ...

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama

Crown, 2006

A good way to get and understanding of Barak Obama
I found myself very impressed by both Obama's understanding of both sides of many issues as well as his ability to write. At the same time I can see how such writing could be considered aloof next to a more Hemmingway-like prose. While I did not personally agree with ...

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday, 2008

Own it Liberals
Ok Fascist is a harsh word but read how it is defined in the book. Next notice that as someone that supports individual freedom and responsibility the author sees it as a bad thing. This extensive history gives case after case of the growth of liberal fascism and ...

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

Rick Perlstein

Scribner, 2008

Pre-history of the Present Crisis
The other reviews already spell out just what makes this such a brilliant book, so I won't add anything about that. However, I thought it mighth be worth adding that as the world looks on waiting for the election in November that this book provides a pre-history to the ...

The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate

David Freddoso

Regnery Publishing, 2008

The Real Obama
Anyone who reads this shoulld be extremley concerned of the direction he may take us if elected.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Sarah Vowell

Simon & Schuster, 2003

good job
Just because Vowell is unapologetically partisan in her essays throughout The Partly Cloudy Patriot doesn't make her book any less interesting. In fact, it really enhances it. Even though I found myself agreeing with basically all of what she said, I suppose I could ...

Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works

Newt Gingrich

Regnery Publishing, 2008

Voter's Must Read to make your voice heard in November
This book is an exceptional and well thought out direction, with appropriate actions, to improve American excellence in the world. It thoroughly defines fundamental problems in American policies with appropriate prescriptions. Every voter in America should read this ...

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, ...

McGraw-Hill, 2008

If you have children or grandchildren - you need to buy and read this book
Rocket Builders most influential author, Christensen, with his co authors has taken his theory of disruptive innovation and focused on the education sector. The authors do not lay blame but with Christensen's laser sharp analysis, peel back all the root causes of ...

An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems

Glenn Beck

Threshold Editions, 2007

A must read if you want to be informed and entertained!
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R28EQS9BE59JU2 An Inconvenient Book is a convenient read! Full of facts, humor and down right important "stuff", this book is worth every penny. Whether you are a conservative or liberal, this book will open your eyes. ...

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

Robert Mckee

HarperEntertainment, 1997

Essential reading for any writer
I've read a lot of fiction help books, but most of them are geared at the mechanics and tricks of fiction. None of them, in my opinion, philosophically tackles the concept of story telling and how stories work. Instead, they give tips and techniques like "put in rising ...

Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out

Candlewick, 2008

Famous Children's Authors Write About the White House
This book is a contemplation of many stories about the White House. Some are old, most are written by famous children's authors of the day. Great book illustrators are included too! (I want a poster of Eric Carle's contribution.) Every single entry is superlative ...

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

University Of Chicago Press, 1996

Not Just for Those Interested in Science
Essential reading in understanding why the Enlightenment ideal of rationality is dead or at least doesn't count in ways that matter. In particular, Kuhn calls into question the idea of science as a rational enterprise, and since science is epistemologically ...

High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, and More

Baron Schwartz, Peter Zaitsev, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

Excellent book for advanced users
The title of this book is very appropriate. Great coverage on performance, reliability, backup & recovery. Definitely not an introductory book. There were a couple of places where the writing was hard to follow, but I'm sure that'll be fixed in the next printing.