Author: Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Hendrix College Library Building
Author: Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Colleges that Change Lives
Author: Loren PopePublisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN: 9780140239515
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The distinctive group of forty colleges profiled here is a well-kept secret in a status industry. They outdo the Ivies and research universities in producing winners. And they work their magic on the B and C students as well as on the A students. Loren Pope, director of the College Placement Bureau, provides essential information on schools that he has chosen for their proven ability to develop potential, values, initiative, and risk-taking in a wide range of students. Inside you'll find evaluations of each school's program and personality to help you decide if it's a community that's right for you; interviews with students that offer an insider's perspective on each college; professors' and deans' viewpoints on their school, their students, and their mission; and information on what happens to the graduates and what they think of their college experience. Loren Pope encourages you to be a hard-nosed consumer when visiting a college, advises how to evaluate a school in terms of your own needs and strengths, and shows how the college experience can enrich the rest of your life.
The Wheel of Light
Author: Hope CoulterPublisher: New Poets Series / Brickhouse Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781938144349
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
"'How long had it been . . . since Id seen it, really looked?' Again and again, the speaker of these quiet, lovely poems asks herself versions of this question, acknowledging her kinship with 'the partially blind.' In this book about looking, about truly seeing what is before us, we are given such gifts of observation as 'the chuckling dove,' 'a bittern and one green heron / hunched in the wind / as if in shabby old topcoats,' the moon described as a 'nubbly doubloon,' a peach as a 'tennis-ball [with] okra-leaf fuzz.' But finally--and in their careful, surefooted way,--these poems point to the hidden as well, the ineffable, the 'chorus unseen.' Hope Coulter has written that rarest of things: a book that is as mysterious as it is clear. The Wheel of Light is a beautiful, deeply satisfying collection." -- Davis McCombs
Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary
Author: William M. GorvinePublisher:
ISBN: 0199362343
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary examines the religious biography of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern figure representing the Tibetan B n religion-a vital minority tradition that is underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is based on fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the B n exile community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versions of Shardza's life-story, along with oral history collected in B n communities, this book presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, culminating with an English translation of his life story. William M. Gorvine argues that the disciple-biographer's literary portrait not only enacts and shapes religious ideals to foster faith among its readership, but also attempts to quell tensions that had developed among his original audience. Among the B n community today, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen has come to be unequivocally revered for an impressive textual legacy and a saintly death. During his lifetime, however, he faced prominent critics within his own lineage who went so far as to issue polemical attacks against him. As Gorvine shows, the biographical texts that inform us about Shardza's life are best understood when read on multiple registers, with attention given to the ways in which the religious ideals on display reflect the broader literary, cultural, and historical contexts within which they were envisioned and articulated.
Colleges That Change Lives
Author: Loren PopePublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101221348
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Prospective college students and their parents have been relying on Loren Pope's expertise since 1995, when he published the first edition of this indispensable guide. This new edition profiles 41 colleges—all of which outdo the Ivies and research universities in producing performers, not only among A students but also among those who get Bs and Cs. Contents include: Evaluations of each school's program and "personality" Candid assessments by students, professors, and deans Information on the progress of graduates This new edition not only revisits schools listed in previous volumes to give readers a comprehensive assessment, it also addresses such issues as homeschooling, learning disabilities, and single-sex education.
Underground Buildings
Author: Loretta HallPublisher: Quill Driver Books
ISBN: 9781884956270
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A freelance writer with a background in engineering, construction, and manufacturing, Hall surveys some of the many underground buildings in the US and examines their architecture. Businesses, residences, schools, public services, bunkers, and whole communities are among her examples. The color photographs are lavish, but nearly every one suffers from poor color rendition. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Building Technology Project Summaries
Author: Batman and Psychology
Author: Travis LangleyPublisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1118239512
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A journey behind the mask and into the mind of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader, timed for the summer 2012 release of The Dark Knight Rises Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown? Gives you fresh insights into the complex inner world of Batman and Bruce Wayne and the life and characters of Gotham City Explains psychological theory and concepts through the lens of one of the world’s most popular comic book characters Written by a psychology professor and “Superherologist” (scholar of superheroes)
Building Technology Publications
Author: Center for Building TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
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