Book Description
The classic, single–volume introductory Latin textbook, introduced in 1956 and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind.
Wheelock's Latin, sixth edition, revised, has all the features that have made it the best–selling single–volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them revised and expanded:
o 40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authors
o Self–tutorial exercises with an answer key for independent study
o An extensive English–Latin/ Latin–English vocabulary section
o A rich selection of original Latin readings –– unlike other textbooks which contain primarily made–up Latin texts
o Etymological aids
Also includes maps of the Mediterranean, Italy and the Aegean area, as well as numerous photographs illustrating aspects of classical culture, mythology, and historical and literary figures presented in the chapter readings.
o The leading self–tutorial Latin program. Also great for college and accelerated high school courses.
o Wheelock's Latin is the top–selling Latin reference in the US.
o Interest and enrolments in Latin have been steadily rising in the U.S. for the past 20 years. One–half million people are currently enrolled in Latin classes, and at least 10,000 teachers, professors and graduate assistants are teaching the language in America.
Customer Reviews:
A good college text..........2007-07-10
This latest edition of Wheelock's Latin is much improved from past year's editions. While the book retains much of the copious factual and many of the grammatical features, each chapter now contains a section called "Latina est gaudium -- et utilis!" which brings a little light-heartedness to the format. Dr. Rick LaFleur has done a great job with his additions to the book, and this book is the preferred text for many U.S. universities.
I only have a few irksome issues with the book, but this is because I learned Latin originally from the Ecce Romani series of texts. I can understand why the writers choose to leave out some obscure forms and spellings, but then again, when they are encountered in "real" Latin, one wonders what he's seeing then. A good bit of the translation, especially the self-tutorial sentences, is "canned" Latin, changed from the original, and while this is necessary in the begining chapters, later it is not. It is kind of a shock to try to then go over to something like the Aeneid. As well, some of the grammar is called by different names in Wheelock versus other texts, gerundive vs. future passive participle, for example.
In all, the text is a compromise between the old school approach to Latin pedagogy (memorization and regurgitation) and the newer approaches that concentrate more on understanding Latin as Latin rather than stilted English translations.
The Standard Text.......2007-06-23
Wheelock is a very decent textbook which has been a staple for the Latin community for a very long time, and for good reason. It progresses in a logical manner and is full of drills and review, which makes it somewhat comprehensive. However, it doesn't teach EVERY use of certain cases, such as the partitive genitive, which, although basic, is glossed over. Also, it omits alternative case endings. "You'll learn that in your second year", is what is claimed, despite the fact that some of us using this to teach ourselves have no other resource. The major flaw with wheelock is that this book teaches you how to translate Latin, not to read it. You have to sit down with a piece of paper and a pencil after you have completed all forty chapters in order to read anything or understand anything.
I recommend as an alternative "Learn to Read Latin". This text is very comprehensive, covering all of the major aspects of latin and prepares a student for actual reading. The workbook availible for that course is EXTREMELY comprehensive and thorough, with hundreds of individual drills. Personally, I would utilize both products.
Potentially the WORST instruction book for Latin.......2007-04-08
This book is for you if you want to study Latin as it is currently thought to have been spoken during Roman times (dispite the fact no one is really sure and there aren't any Romans around to speak with anyway). This has its good points such as etymological aids and what not but the kind of Latin studied in the book is not for those who wish to use Latin for Modern purposes. This book will perpetuate the concept in the user's (not reader's) head of Latin as a Dead Language. Most of the vocabulary is for things that we don't have or say anymore. As stated above the Pronunciation guide is off from Modern use and there really aren't any Latin Speakers speaking this way. This text will not build fluency and after a while it become very redundant with the user knowing about a houndred ways to translate the sentence "Philosophy is good." There are numerous points of mention of the old Roman and Greek gods and the plural form of the word Deus is shown and used which will put several users of monotheistic background on guard.
Do not be fooled by reviews that basically point to this as being the Bible of Latin (as opposed to the Bible in Latin). This text is not exhausetive and really will only give you a very elementry education in Latin that leaves you ill prepared for reading modern Latin text. When reading you will undoubtably be saying English in your head using the translation formula provied by the author as opposed to actually saying the Latin and understanding the meaning. In that sense the Latin is really only shown as a code for English thus forwarding the perception of Latin as a Dead Language. Also some of the authors comments are really strange and he even admits that his goal is the make the learner Groan.
If you are not Catholic and want to pretend that you can go back in time and talk to Caesar or Cicero then you should use this book. This book is only for thost that think of Latin as neat but have no use for it in Daily life.
If you are a Catholic and have serious uses for the Latin Language as a living language that will play a part in your daily life then do not use this book for it will put you off Latin and make you feel that the Latin Language is worthless. The prununciation uses in this book is not the correct pronunciation used in the Chruch. Catholics should look for Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin which is a better book anyway and will actually foster Fluency. Then look for Let's Read Latin With Tape which will give you your prayer in Latin with very good explanations to what they mean.
Just so I can be clear, this book is not for Catholics and is not Catholic Latin. This book is loved by those who specifically want to use Latin that is not used in the Catholic Church which is why they changed the Pronunciation.
If you are a Catholic, do not buy this book.
If you actually want to study Latin to value it as a language do not buy Wheelock for the following reasons:
The non use of the letter J
The use of Macrons
The pronunciation presented in the book actually makes many of the words difficult to say and forces the student to only be able to recognize a word in written form. You will be sounding like you are speaking German instead of Latin, Italian or French.
The book fails to give the correct information about the formation of the perfect tense so that students can conjugate in their heads so instead students must look up the perfect form in the dictionary.
The book fails to give proper information on the stress of a Latin word that lets you hear the difference in a word apart form seeing a visual macron.
Only 40% of the book is dedicated to teaching the language, the other 60% explains about Ancient Rome and props Cicero up on a pedistal. There are also very inapropriate sections authored by Catullus.
The book doesn't present nearly enough grammatical structures and should have spent more time on language acuasition and less on "isn't Cicero great for putting people to death without trial."
The grammar comes way to slow.
The teaching method used in the book is the grammar memorize, translation method that has been shown to be a hinderence to students who actually want to understand the language and express themselves in the language.
This book assumes Latin to be a dead language and promotes this idea in the author's notes.
This book lies to students about certain grammatical structures in how to form them and why they are formed that way. The subjunctive looks like the infinitive by accident not design as stated in the book. The author mistakes the gerund for the gerundive in chapter 39. The book aserts that fear clauses used to be seperate jussive clauses, this is not true, they were always part of the same sentence. The book actually tells students that the present paraphrastic can not be formed, it can. The book tells the student that the subjunctive is a 'coulda, shoulda, woulda' tense of a verb when it is just not true. The subjunctive is a grammatal tense with no meaning outside of idiom as almost all inflexive languages includeing Japanese has. The ablative is shown to be a preposition/adverb case when really it, like the subjunctive, is used only for syntax and grammar to you can understand the sentence. Wheelock tells these lies to get the student to more easily translate into English but they prevent the correct understanding of the Latin Language.
The vocabulary fucused on in Wheelock is strange and not very useful for daily life and thus not retained by the student. Many words presented for vocabulary study are only ever used by one author and maybe only once.
Wheelock fails to give enough information about how the declentions are related to each other.
Wheelock fails to present many very common prepositions that were in frequent use even before Cicero.
Wheelock has the student translate sentence after sentence so that they will only understand the English meaning. It lacks drills for person, case, mood changing that would build fluency and have the student creating new Latin. Students that use this book will not be able to create a Latin sentence off the top of their heads by the end of it.
The name of this book really should be changed from and introductory course in Latin to Cicero and the Late Republic. This book is not worth your money if you actually just want to study Latin as a Language. If you want to study Cicero and Catullus almost exclusively and don't care to be able to read any other authors then this book is for you.
Quintessential Latin learning.......2007-02-22
I ordered this book in hardcover b/c I wanted to keep it for a long time and teach my children. This book is the classic Latin text and is full of scholarly humor and great quotations from the ancient sources. In the first lesson or two you are amazingly translating whole sentences of Latin. Great resource.
The only grammar of its type worth considering.......2007-01-15
The two most common methods of learning Latin are the 'grammar-translation' approach and the 'reading' approach. Each has its merits; Wheelock's Latin Grammar takes the former approach. It contains ample practice and drill work. The workbook by Paul Comeau is helpful. For people concerned that there isn't enough extended reading material, there is Groton and May's "Thirty-eight Latin Stories." After completing this text, Wheelock's Latin Reader provides more practice. And the price is right.
Book Description
In this groundbreaking companion to The Courage to Heal, Laura Davis offers an inspiring, in-depth workbook that speaks to all women and men healing from the effects of child sexual abuse. The combination of checklists, writing and art Projects, open-ended questions and activities expertly guides the survivor through the healing process.
- Survival Skills -- Teaches survivors to create a safe, supportive environment, ask for help, deal with crisis periods, and choose therapy.
- Aspects Of Healing -- Focuses on the healing process: gaining a capacity for hope, breaking silence, letting go of shame, turning anger into action, planning a confrontation, preparing for family contact, and affirming personal progress.
- Guidelines For Healing Sexually -- Redefines the concept of "safe sex" and establishes healthy ground rules for sexual contact.
Customer Reviews:
A Must if you were sexually abused.......2007-07-26
This book is a true gift - to me and to anyone that was abused in any way, not just sexually.
A workbook for a journey.......2007-01-19
This workbook is paperback and has lots of room for notes and comments. Well construsted and felxable for use as a workbook. For any survivor this is a very needful journey. This book and its author has gathered the tools that many have but don't know how to use and helps us understand what to do and how to do it. I have greatly benefitted from this. It is a book well recieved by my therapist. For all survivors and their partners and families this is a book that gives hope, understanding and reassurance. Well worth it.
Workbook is my Guide to Healing.......2006-07-01
Just as The Courage to Heal was my Bible in helping me get through the crisis stage of sexual abuse revisited, helping me to decipher what it was I was feeling, and that it was perfectly normal, probably more normal than anything in my life ever had been, and letting me know what I may be going through next, and how people might react to me, ect.....This Courage to Heal Workbook is my homework in learning to become the person I should have started out as. I do a chapter a day, but you can do it a chapter a week, or at your own pace. Pre-reading The Courage to Heal is not necessary, either. It's all self-explanatory. Encourages one to give lots of deep thought to differing topics and to answer honestly and in depth. I strongly recommend this workbook to anyone struggling to heal the wounds of childhood sexual abuse. It allows you to get to know the real you inside all of the protective layers that have been unconsciencously piled on over the years....not who you want people to know, but who you really are, and who you were really meant to be. A bright shining star!
This book is hard work but good.......2006-06-01
I am not sure why people whose lives are being "ruined" or hurt by "unfounded" repressed memories are being so hard on the authors of this book. Sounds like the psychiatric professionals that their loved one or they themselves are seeing need to be held to task for the "bringing forth the memories" problem - not the authors of this book.
I WAS sexually abused by my father and stepbrother and remember every last memory that was made over a span of 7 years. Courage to Heal HAS helped me with it and has helped me work on the issues that I thought confrontation of my abusers would heal immediately. Yea right.
I don't think anyone should use this book without the consultations of a counselor or therapist and getting help from them while going through it. Self diagnosis is and can be dangerous. I think, however, it is a good book to help a person work through the issues that surround actual abuses.
Be your own therapist.......2006-03-20
It is a great compliment to the textbook 'Courage to Heal'. As much as we trust (or should trust) our therapists, some things will always be left unsaid. Allow this book to fill in the gaps. When I write about what upsets me, I feel somewhat relieved. This is a difficult book to work with, it will change your world forever, and it will change for the better. Once you get to the point of no return, hopefully, like me, you will feel that something inside of you just let go. It is OK to be angry, it is OK to cry, it is OK to fight back. Remember: long after your abuser is out of your life, he or she still controls you through the memories. This book guides you through all the hard work you have to do to control those memories and have a happy life.
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When Terrence Real was studying to be a therapist, he accepted the notion that women suffered depression at rates several times that of men. Now he believes that conventional wisdom is wrong, that there has been a great cultural cover-up of depression in men. Real is convinced of the existence of a mental illness that is passed from fathers to sons in the form of rage, workaholism, distanced relationships from loved ones, and self-destructive behaviors ranging from stupid choices at work and in love to drug and alcohol abuse. Men reading I Don't Want to Talk About It will probably recognize themselves in every chapter, while women will recognize their partners--and, of course, both sexes will see their fathers in a new light.
Book Description
Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced
psychotherapist Terrence Real that depression is a silent epidemic in men -- that
men hide their condition from family, friends, and themselves to avoid the stigma
of depression's "un-manliness." Problems that we think of as typically
male -- difficulty with intimacy, workaholism, alcoholism, abusive behavior, and
rage-are really attempts to escape depression. And these escape attempts only
hurt the people men love and pass their condition on to their children.
This groundbreaking book is the "pathway out of darkness" that these men and
their families seek. Real reveals how men can unearth their pain, heal
themselves, restore relationships, and break the legacy of abuse. He mixes
penetrating analysis with compelling tales of his patients and even his own
experiences with depression as the son of a violent, depressed father and the
father of two young sons.
Download Description
Each year, millions of men and women fall prey to depression. While the disorder has been called "psychiatry's most treatable condition", less than one in five get help. In recent years, the silence surrounding depression in women has begun to lift, but only now, with this powerful groundbreaking work, does psychotherapist Terrence Real expose a virtual epidemic of the disorder in men. Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced Terrence Real that there are two forms of depression: "overt" and "covert". Feeling the stigma of depression's "unmanliness", many men hide their condition not only from family and friends but even from themselves. Attempts to escape depression fuel many of the problems we think of as typically male - difficulty with intimacy, workaholism, alcoholism, abusive behavior, and rage. By directing their pain outward, depressed men hurt the people they love, and, most tragically, pass their condition on to their children. A master storyteller, Terrence Real mixes penetrating analysis with poignant, compelling tales of the men and women whom he treats. He writes with passion and searing clarity about his own experiences with depression, as the son of a depressed, violent father, and the father of two young sons.
Customer Reviews:
I Don't Want to Talk about It: Over Coming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression.......2007-08-31
Should be required reading for every male because it would help them to much greater happiness. If we all realized how male socialization helps mold ALL males, willingly AND unwillingly become soldiers treating ALL of their interactions as battles and ALL people as enemies or potential enemies who must be controlled or defeated.
An uncomfortable but needed book.......2007-08-11
This is the second book on male depression I have read (first being Archibald Hart's Understanding Male Depression and out of print). Not written from a Christian perspective but a good read and useful for all men at every age-in other words, it's never too late nor too early to read this book! He has an insightful discussion about the active and passive abuse that occurs to many men in the socialization process, a process that teaches us to hold emotions at a distance. What I take away from the book is that many men suffer from covert or overt depression. They have learned to cover up the pain of their depression with addictive behavior which may lead to abuse or irresponsibility toward others and by keeping relationships at a distance emotionally. When things collapse or their self-medication attempts fail, the depression breaks out.
One of my favorite quotes: "The essential shift in question that marks a depressed man's transformation is the shift from: What shall I get? to: What can I offer? . . . Recovery demands a move into generativity." 321
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This book can help you.......2007-06-27
If you are in a relationship with a depressed person, this book can help save your sanity. Depression is very insideous and destructive. This book can help you avoid some of the pitfalls and understand what drives your depressed loved one. My therapist recommended it and it truly helped me see the illness for what it is.
Overcoming? Not Quite.......2007-04-03
This was a very well written book, and has plenty to sympathize with. The portions about forced male gender roles contributing to ongoing inner turmoil isn't bad, though i'm not entirely convinced that's a major contributing factor to male depression.
The big problem here is: THIS IS NOT A SELF HELP BOOK. The title is "overcoming" male depression, but the author does not lay out a game plan. What he tells you, you've already been told: Go find a shrink. Great. So much for saving thousands of dollars on years of therapy on a do-it-yourself approach.
Disppointed.......2007-01-11
This is a difficult read, its mostly composites and difficult to glean any real clinical information. Admittedly i haven't gotten though the entire book yet. Unmasking Male Depression is much better for clinical information, if you can stomach being preached at.
Book Description
CHEMISTRY SECOND EDITION
The fast, easy way to master the fundamentals of chemistry
Have you ever wondered about the differences between liquids, gases, and solids? Or what actually happens when something burns? What exactly is a solution? An acid? A base? This is chemistry—the composition and structure of substances composing all matter, and how they can be transformed. Whether you are studying chemistry for the first time on your own, want to refresh your memory for a test, or need a little help for a course, this concise, interactive guide gives you a fresh approach to this fascinating subject. This fully up-to-date edition of Chemistry: Concepts and Problems:
- Has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure that you can teach yourself all about chemistry
- Requires no prerequisites
- Lets you work at your own pace with a helpful question-and-answer format
- Lists objectives for each chapter—you can skip ahead or find extra help if you need it
- Reinforces what you learn with chapter self-tests
Customer Reviews:
Chemistry: Concepts and Problems: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides).......2007-08-08
Years ago my high school chemistry teacher told me I was too dumb to understand chemistry. This book helped me pass out of introductory college chemistry and gave me the confidence to take on upper division chemistry classes as I pursue a second career as a certified nurse practioner.
The authors take you by the hand and walk step by step through a world that is logical and challenging. Their teaching method dispelled my fears of being too dumb and established a new found belief that I can and do understand chemistry.
I hope it will do the same for you.
Great layout, easy book to follow.......2007-05-24
I find this book a very thorough and painfully methodical step-by-step guide. Each concept is presented in a logical sequence and is broken into small pieces so it can be easily learned and absorbed. It has all the characteristics of good teaching: Small fractions of knowledge introduced progressively, frequent repetition, test questions on every other sentence, each piece is based on the previous, logical correlates and a sum-up test at the end of each passage. I don't mind the answers under each question, in fact I prefer it as it gives me instant feedback without having to flip back the pages 4 times a minute. I just hide the answers until I've answered the question. Even my cat could learn chemistry with this book. Brilliant!
Pretty good book.......2007-05-20
Useful information for someone who had chemistry 37 years ago and now taking it again. The information was pretty clear and the actual problems are easy to work. I got this book along with another one, and my "fears" were resolved before I even started the class.
Top Notch for Intro Chem.......2007-05-01
This book is fabulous. I purchased it so that I could more easily homeschool my eighth grader as I prepare him to take AP Chem next year. I have an excellent background in chemistry myself, so I was surprised to find myself looking at some topics in a fresh and helpful way. This book is easy to follow, with clear and understandable step-by-step problems making up each chapter. My 13 year old was coming up with the answers before I even finished asking the questions, it was that clear.
There are two reasons that I am only giving 4 stars:
1) I would have liked to see many more problems in order to reinforce the concepts that were so carefully laid out. I had to borrow a text book so that I could add more problems for my son.
2) I am aware of the possibility that my pre-existing understanding of the material might have allowed me to teach it more thoroughly and easily than your average homeschooler. It might not go into enough depth as a curriculum if you are looking for the whole enchilada. You might need to borrow another text to supplement it.
Overall...wonderful investment, inexpensive, great "frame" for introductory chemistry. I think this would be AMAZING as a "cheat" book for a high schooler or college student who is struggling.
Easy, simple, informative........2007-03-23
I didn't like chemistry at school but now I'm interested. It's excellent for learning the basics and doing it alone.
Book Description
The first in a series of three recovery guides for the first three years of sobriety, First-Year Sobriety uses the voices of many women and men who are struggling in the often baffling territory of their first year of sobriety to show that despite their differing experiences, all are united in the process of giving life without alcohol or other drugs a chance. These are people who are alternately amazed, appalled, delighted, depressed, illuminated, disturbed, or simply thrown by their first days, weeks, and months of sobriety. Kettelhack explores the challenges all seem to face: learning to break through loneliness, isolation, and fear; finding ways to deal with anger, depression, and resentment; and learning how to deal with a new and sometimes overwhelming happiness. Guy Kettelhack has written seven books on recovery. He is completing a Master's degree in psychoanalysis, and is an analyst-in-training at the Boston and New York Centers for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies. A graduate of Middlebury College, Kettelhack has also done graduate work in English literature at Bread Loaf School of English at Oxford University. He lives in New York City.
Customer Reviews:
Here is my opinion of this book:.......2007-07-22
This book was surely a good edition to my recovery library. During my early recovery, I am reading as much as I can. I need to learn all that I can about this challenging time of early recovery. No one ever told me in rehab that I was going to have all these....FEELINGS! Alcohol really and truly made me numb for quite some time. I did not realize this until I got sober and began to feel again. As the feelings flooded in, I began to think that I was crazy-sober or not. This book helped me to realize that everything I was/am going through is normal. It is all OKAY. Many, many other people who have gone before me have felt the same exact feelings. This book speaks to the reader as casually as a speaker at a meeting will speak. It is easy to "get"...easy to understand and I breathed a sigh of relief everytime I could identify myself in the pages. Thank God for all of the written materials dealing with the subject of recovery. I devour these books. I recommend that you do too. Good buy.
Why not.......2007-05-07
This is a great book. In early recovery the more you read and learn about your disease the better. This book uses peoples own experiences to point out things you never hear about. It doesn't use complex ideas or concepts just simple ideas and language, plus I read the whole book in two days. Keep it Simple and this book does.
Extremely Helpful.......2006-07-21
Within my firts three years of sobriety I read this along with the second and third year edition. They were extremely accurate and helped me to deal with the trials and tribulations of sobriety at the time. I would recommend these titles to anyone who desires to be knowledgable and gain understanding about the process of recovery they are engaged in.
What to Expect from Sobriety.......2004-05-27
I found this to be a very useful addition to AA literature for people who are making their first serious attempt at getting sober and staying sober. The author understands the challenges that alcoholics/addicts face and presents interesting case studies of people who have faced the struggles and the victories of a newly sober person in this crazy world.
The book is written in a language that alcoholics will understand and resonate with. It's filled with examples of how an alcoholic/addict thinks, feels, and acts like during those first fragile years. Read it and share it with other
alcoholic/addicts.
First-Year Sobriety.......2001-01-17
Excellent book for people with either short or long term sobriety. The content is very realistic and I believe that anyone will find a story or two in here that will relate to them. Has helped me much. Also a good book to hold onto for future reference.
Customer Reviews:
Good reference book for gifted students.......2007-09-09
I am a coordinator for gifted programs and often need a resource for gifted students. I like this one because it is written for the students to read themselves and deals with problems they face on their own level. I keep several copies and loan them out to students as needed.
very good but not inclusive enough.......2005-07-12
i picked this up because it's the sort of thing that wasn't available to me when i needed it years ago and i was curious. i'm impressed with the career advice given, although far too many pages are devoted to getting into college. every gifted kid (possibly every kid) is going to be inundated with grades/college stuff without this book. i particularly like that the authors address subjects which can be touchy or entirely skipped over in some environments, such as drinking, drugs, sex, depression and teen suicide.
however, while the book spends a bit of time on special issues for gifted girls, gifted boys, and gifted minority students, and even includes a list of suggestions of 'ways to fight racism in your school', it makes no mention whatsoever of sexual orientation. gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens are at special risk for depression and suicide due to actual social rejection and/or feeling like it's not okay to openly be themselves. they are also well represented in the gifted population. to deal with both issues simultaneously is something that deserves a special word or two, just as minority students' concerns were so thoughtfully addressed.
if this book is updated, i hope the authors will include this issue in the section on dealing with prejudice. its omission tends to send the wrong message. i was thinking of buying copies of this for some young teenagers i know, but if i have to write notes in the margins before giving them out... well, let's just say i'm still deliberating.
Excellent Book.......2001-07-11
This was truly an excellent book for any teen who is gifted. I've been gifted since I was very young and I've never fit in with any of the other kids. I've always been much more mature and on a much higher level than the rest of the kids my age. This book showed me that I should be proud about being gifted, and shouldn't worry about fitting in. This is a must read for any gifted teen.
Robert's Mom.......2000-10-16
My son was thrilled to receive this book. He immediately began to see himself described in every chapter. He has always felt different and out of sync with his peers. This book helped him to understand himself and feel good about his "gift".
Enlightening.......1999-11-25
This book makes you feel good about being "gifted" - you know you aren't the only one around in that situation. A lot of nice examples, and it's very uplifting. Too bad it couldn't cover overseas examples though.
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- Mean chicks, cliques, and dirty tricks
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Customer Reviews:
Mean chicks, cliques, and dirty tricks.......2007-01-12
Wonderful help for a 13 year old daughter. She read it with great interest and I feel it helped her understand some of the problems she is experiencing as a 13 year old
A Must for Girls!.......2006-11-10
This book is a must for all young girls. This book is "real" and is a great foundation for developing character for young girls who must deal with the rough tough meaness of the female world. It validates the sad reality and garbage stuff that's really going on among young girls.
Author RETURNABLE GIRL.......2006-11-01
As a therapist who works primarily with teen girls, I applaud any author who writes on this topic, to give insight and help to many girls who are struggling with these issues. It's the reason I wrote my young adult novel, RETURNABLE GIRL, about a teen in foster care and her journey to adoption, amidst the bullying of middle school. [...]
A load of crock........2005-03-16
This book takes heartfelt letters written by girls trusting their most private experiences to a complete stranger (the author) -- and dissects them like a dead frog, telling the girls what they did "wrong" and how they "should" be acting, feeling, behaving if they want to a get a good grade, because this book GRADES every girl in their "First Person" segments.
The book's so-called solutions to complex friendship problems are condescending, written in wittle gurl speak, as if all of the challenges that a teenager faces can be cured by reading one saccharine-sweet paragraph.
This is a great book to give a teenager if you want her to come out acting like a little eye-batting robot who likes to give her friends lectures or follow lemmings over a cliff. Otherwise, I'd recommend books that don't gloss over problems or treat teen's issues like a pre-packaged slab of meat. I just read "Odd Girl Speaks Out" which quotes girls' full experiences without giving too much of a dumbed down response.
It too, however, may not have the answers to life's toughest questions -- but few (if any) books do. For the hardest or most dangerous issues, the best thing you can do is turn to a live person -- and keep turning until you find someone who actually listens to you.
GOOD BOOK!.......2005-03-11
well, i bought this book cos i needed to know a little bit more about teenage behaviors and alittle of their psychology and stuff.
well this is a book well written for girls between 12 and 15 it lets u know why girls behave one way and some others differently, it also says some good ways to deal with them or avoid them etc.
it talks about, the bully, the drama queen etc etc. so its a nice book, i rate it with 4 because is not like a book to read is more like a manual.
but anyways it helps
Book Description
This is a comprehensive introduction to Latin forms and syntax, designed to train the student in reading ancient texts at an early stage.
Customer Reviews:
This is a very good book, but..........2007-07-31
Simply put, unless you have already done Ancient Greek, there is no way that you can use this book as a self taught beginner. As a beginner, you definitely need an instructor to get you going with this book.
If you want to learn latin on your own, this is the second book you should get after the equally excellent Wheelock's Latin (Wheelock's Latin), Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, and A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for Wheelock's 6th Edition.
Wheelock spends a lot of time teaching how to inflect, but comparatively little time on syntax. So, by the time you are done you know grammar, but the reading skill is quite low since your experience with putting words together is small.
Enter Rita and Floyd (the nickname for this book): grammar is done fast, fast, fast, so it is out of the way asap; huge emphasis is put on the vocabulary listings where the words are explained not just translated. The subjunctive is in Chapter 2 along with the conditional sentences.
Therefore, the student is confronted with challenging reading situations very early on. You see, Rita and Floyd want to teach you how to read so the grammar has to get done fast. Wheelock cares about teaching grammar and the reading is done in the second book of the series Wheelock's Latin Reader, 2e: Selections from Latin Literature (The Wheelock's Latin Series).
So, the comparisons between these two texts are not fair. Which one is the best depends on your background, temperament, and whether you have an instructor or not.
But, I definitely think the following if you are learning on your own:
1. Get Wheelock (Textbook, workbook, Grote's companion). You will know grammar, but not how to to read that well.
2. Get this one. It reviews what Wheelock covers but also hones to the extreme the ability to read
A bit too heavy on grammar.......2005-11-16
As an adult student attempting to learn latin on my own without previous introduction, this book is a bit too heavy to handle. I don't care very much for the grammatical terms which are straight away liberally thrown out at a rapid pace - the image comes to mind of a five year old little leaguer, batting helmet too big to fit over his head, facing the likes of Randy Johnson. As other reviewers have said, the book is better suited to those with a teacher and have had some sort of previous introduction to the language.
Sink or Swim.......2005-07-28
I have just finished this book while taking the Intensive Summer Latin Course at Franciscan University in Steubenville and I would have to say that this book definantly prepares you for reading real unaddapted latin texts. After finishing the book in approx. 4 weeks we were able to dive straight into Cicero. However, I would not reccommed this book for someone trying to learn latin on their own. Without an answer key or a professor to help you through the sentences and grammar one could easily give up their study of this beautiful language.
Definitely Intensive.......2005-06-21
I did a summer Latin intensive class, which covered, in what would have been a normal academic year, three years of Latin in eight weeks--yikes!--and we used the Moreland and Fleischer text. It is definitely intensive, and forces you to get your feet wet in the classic sink-or-swim method, which means this book requires EXTENSIVE work outside of class in order to both understand the text and then pick up on the assignments in the book.
It is a good text if you've had even a bit of Latin before, because in the second unit/lesson you will already be working on the subjunctive, which can be frustrating if you're a beginner; overall, however, this book is very decent. The authors don't hold your hand and they don't make it easy. You are meant to completely immerse yourself in Latin and they will help you on the way with that, but most of the legwork lies with the reader/doer, rather than the authors.
Better than Wheelock, but not the best.......2005-03-03
Moreland and Fleisher's text makes up for all the faults of Wheelock's grammar, but is deficient in all the ways that Wheelock is good.
Intensive Course provides an excellent gramattical base, teaching the subjunctive early (Chapter 2) which aids in learning the usages of this very difficult mood early, and aides in the reading of Latin. The student learns most of the Latin grammar he needs to know by Chapter 18, and the rest of the book drills you in what you have learned. The vocabulary is also more diverse than in Wheelock's Latin.
However the draw backs of the text are that the authors chose to make up practice sentences to test grammar that are inherently "un-Roman", and not always accurate. Sometimes the exercises employ grammar that hasn't been learned yet. The good teacher can steer one around that, but it would be difficult to teach yourself without some knowledge of Latin Grammar to start with.
After having taught Latin for 2 years, I have found that the best thing is to use Wheelock on the side to introduce its classical sentences and the examples therein to suppliment.
Pedagogical note: It would be best for teachers to introduce students to the full text of De Bello Gallico of Caesar after Chapter 18, since it is generally agreed that Caesar has the purest classical Latin of any text we possess. This is the best way to make up for Moreland and Fleisher's shortcomings.
Book Description
Vocabulary in Use: Upper Intermediate helps high-intermediate to advanced learners consolidate and expand their knowledge of English vocabulary. The book contains 100 lessons that cover approximately 3,000 new vocabulary items. Ideal for self-study, its easy-to-use format presents a content- or grammar-based area of vocabulary on the left-hand page and innovative practice activities on the right-hand page. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory, this text promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. An edition without answers, suitable for classroom use, is available; an intermediate level is also available.
Customer Reviews:
Highly Recommended.......2002-08-21
I have been teaching ESL to Spanish speakers and Hebrew speakers for the past 3 years. My students love this book. The vocabulary points are clear and detailed. The exercises are directly relevant to all of the explanation. It is great for teachers in the classroom and for students who want to study on their own.
Exceptional, only by reading you'll believe it.......2000-05-31
Is an uncommon book that gives you an advanced introduction to most common vocabulary used among the students in North America, giving very good results for those who are learning the english as a second language to access college and studies purposes, enhancing the speech and personal vocabulary.
Book Description
7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking is based on the Drink/Link Moderate Drinking Program which has helped thousands of drinkers to control drinking and drink less since 1988. Over 60% of the drinkers who have completed this program have cut their drinking in half and over 80% have significantly reduced their alcohol consumption! You'll learn to modify your drinking habits and attitudes, overcome alcohol craving, drink less and prevent alcoholism on your own at home - no meetings, belief in a higher power or professional help are required.
First, you define safe social drinking and learn five healthy drinking guidelines. Then, each week you learn new clinically-proven strategies and techniques to help you stay within the guidelines you learned the first week. How to manage drinking desire, pace your drinking, pre-plan for drinking occasions and learn from your slips are all covered. By the end of the program, alcohol is less important to you, you're drinking less and enjoying it more!
Customer Reviews:
Best Book To Improve Drinking Habits!.......2007-07-31
This is the best book I've read about moderate drinking and how to get there.
Most of the time I don't have a problem with alcohol but sometimes it takes
over and I drink too much. I have found the suggestions in this book invaluable,
especially pre-planning my drinking behavior with the tips in the program,
eating while I'm drinking and watching the clock to slow down my drinking.
That's just for starters. Cornett gives lots of tips and also works on your
attitude about alcohol and its importance in your life.
I think this book could change the world and have given it to friends who
drink too much.
Not for hard drinkers.......2007-05-17
The book is well written and includes good guidelines to follow if you are not a serious drinker.
Problem Drinker or Alcoholic? It Doesn't Matter!.......2006-07-04
I don't know if I was a problem drinker or alcoholic. I don't care - I'm not into labels. But I do know I wanted to drink less and become less dependent on alcohol. And 7 Weeks helped me. One message in the book is you've got to take responsibility for your drinking instead of chalking it up to genes or a bad childhood or whatever. Another message is you can change if you want to. And Cornett gives concrete tips to cut down.
Who care if you're a "problem drinker" or "alcoholic"? If you want to drink less and have a healthier relationship with alcohol, 7 Weeks is for you. I'd pay twice the price for this book if I had to do it all over again.
A Winner for Anyone Questioning Their Drinking.......2005-11-30
This book has been a lifesaver for me. For years I enjoyed social drinking without problems, but the last couple of years I've questioned if I was drinking too much. This program showed me how to pace my drinking, how to make a drinking plan in advance before I started drinking(which really worked)and how to stick to my limit fairly easily. It also made alcohol less important to me - a huge step in the right direction to get back on the healthy social drinking path again. I recommend this book to anyone questioning their drinking. It's a straightforward approach to drink less and drink appropriately.
Loved this book!.......2005-08-11
I wish I had discovered this book 10 years ago. It spelled out how to achieve moderate drinking. It was easy to follow and best of all it worked for me! There are only a few books out that cover the subject of changing drinking behavior. One is filled with stats, boring and hard for me to stay interested in. Another one was too general - no specifics to help me manage drinking. 7 Weeks held my interest and gave specific tips to keep alcohol consumption down and to beat problem drinking.
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Workbook for Wheelock's Latin
38 Latin Stories Designed to Accompany Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin
A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for Wheelock's 6th Edition
Cassell's Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English-Latin
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