Customer Review: The major difference between African societies in an ethnic setting (per se) and African communities heavily influenced by European culture and commerce is accurately analyzed. But what myths have to do with the commerce development in young African countries, I would like to ask the author?
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Customer Review: Just finished reading it and loved it. Information on pre-colonial Africa is so hard to come by. Quality info that goes beyond the surface is even harder. John K Thornton always impresses. This is actually better than Warfare in Atlantic Africa. The best thing about this in my opinion (other than... more info
Customer Review: There is a saying that "Ideas are God's gold coin." If you want a way to mine those golden nuggets, get this book! There is a section called Idea Fest and in this section, they ask questions and give examples that frame what kind of products you can make and sell if you have good answers to... more info
Customer Review: Thornton Wilder's reputation as a playwright rests upon three works: the 1938 drama OUR TOWN; the 1943 comedy THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH; and the 1955 THE MATCHMAKER, a farce re-written from a previously failed play titled THE MERCHANT OF YONKERS. The first two of these titles won Pulitzer Prizes; the... more info
Customer Review: The work of translation is notoriously difficult. Especially if the translator intends to make the work unreadable by adding sommentary after virutally every line. As a Buddhist, I was really hoping to see the work itself, and then read the commentary to explain points that were less than clear.... more info
Customer Review: This book is much easier to understand than the other version of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius that I had previously read. The other version was written in such a convoluted manner that I had "translated" the rules of discernment into language that made sense to me. Thankfully, I had... more info
Customer Review: "Television After TV: Essays on a Medium in Transition" by Lynn Spigel and Jan Olsson (Editors) is a scholarly collection of essays about TV culture, technology, industry, and culture. Professionals who have studied these issues in depth offer insightful analysis and criticism, and offer a range of... more info
Customer Review: I--Marilynne Robinson--wrote the introduction to this collection. So I wish to assure readers that the account offered above of the author, John Calvin, as promoting a "theocratic state," is not accurate. Indeed, both of the doctrines for which he is said here to be famous are in fact cliches about... more info
