Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson, with Forward by Al Gore
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan
Forty years after its publication, this
remains the most important book of the modern environmental movement. It
is a beautifully written work about a dangerous problem. The book inspired
many improvements in environmental law, but its message is still relevant,
because we now use more pesticides than ever before. |
Life on the Screen : Identity in the Age of the Internet
by Sherry Turkle
Recommended by Susan Holton |
Jump Time: Shaping Your Future In A World of Radical Change
by Jean Houston
Recommended by Susan Holton |
Conflict Management in Higher Education
by First Parish Member Susan A Holton
(Editor)
Dr. Susan A Holton edited the Winter,
1995, (No. 92) edition of the Jossey-Bass Educational Series "New Directions
in Higher Education," an issue devoted to helping dispel the notion that,
because of the nature of the academy, "conflict should be cloaked."
Learn more about Susan's titles on
her web site
. |
Reflections in Bullough's Pond : Economy and Ecosystem in New England
by Diana Muir
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan, especially
for members and friends of
NRTB |
Mastering the Techniques of Teaching
by Joseph Lowman
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan
This is the best book I've seen for college
teachers. It ranges from the profound to the practical. |
The Geography of Nowhere : The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made
Landscape
by James Howard Kunstler
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan |
One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism and the End
of Economic Democracy
by Thomas Frank
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan
Christoher Lydon discussed this book
with the author on the October 23, 2000 episode of The Connection.
Better than any other writer I have heard, Frank explains how the language
of progressive populism has -- during the 1990s and the 00s -- been coopted
by proponents of free-market capitalism. For more reviews, visit thebaffler.com
and click on One Market .... |
The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration: 1996-1999
by Ray Suarez
Recommended by Peter Colombotos |
The Mad Madonna
by First Parish Member Susan A Holton
Published by Bearly Limited in 1987,
The Mad Madonna is an intensely personal look at pregnancy and was inspired
by the author's own pregnancy and her coming to grips with all the emotional
aspects of expecting a child. "More than pickles and ice cream," reads
the book's back cover, "pregnant women and their men crave understanding
of the emotional changes they experience and support for their new feelings." |
Mending the Cracks in the Ivory Tower : Strategies for Conflict Management
in Higher Education
by First Parish Member Susan A Holton (Editor)
Faculty and administrators in higher
education inevitably encounter conflict in their complex and challenging
roles. With a particular focus on department chairs and deans, this book
helps analyze the many kinds of personal and institutional conflicts most
commonly faced in higher education, and provides the necessary tools and
methods for conflict management. Contributors share their expertise with
case studies, questions, examples and strategies, inviting you to use this
practical guide to "mend the cracks" in your own towers. |
Rainforest Cities : Urbanization, Development, and Globalization of the
Brazilian Amazon
by John O. Browder, Brian J. Godfrey
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan
If you are wondering what I was up to
in the Amazon during 1996, you will find no better explanation than this
book. It tells the fascinating story of the emergence of large urban places
in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and puts the story in a broader geographic,
political, and economic context. |
Of Woman Born : Motherhood As Experience and Institution
by Adrienne Rich
Purchased by a previous customer |
Reading the Forested Landscape : A Natural History of New England
by Tom Wessels, Brian D. Cohen (Illustrator), Ann H. Zwinger
Recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan |
Visual Explanations : Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
(1996)
Envisioning Information (1990)
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983)
by Edward
Tufte
Highly recommended by James Hayes-Bohanan,
who received all three books at a seminar with Dr. Tufte in March 2000. |
