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For introductory courses in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, and Environmental Biology.

By emphasizing the memorable themes of science, sustainability and stewardship, the Eleventh Edition of this popular textbook helps you understand the science behind environmental issues and what you can do to build a more sustainable future. This thorough revision features updated content, graphics, and photos, plus the addition of new co-author Dorothy Boorse.

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Prairie Skyscraper traces the history and evolution of Wright's recently restored nineteen-story-skyscraper masterwork, which takes its place beside the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower as one of Wright's only two vertical structures-and, at 221 feet tall-his largest. Built as a multi-use skyscraper in 1956, the building is now a luxury hotel and arts center, featuring collections of the works of Bruce Goff and Frank Lloyd Wright, and soon a new museum facility designed by Zaha Hadid. Now, with all-new color photography, we are given access to this extraordinary architectural gem and the Wright-designed furnishings custom made for it. ... Read more

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The Price Tower: Wright's Prairie Skyscraper
At last, a book about one of Wright's most unique designs, the Price Tower. It is an objective study and history of one of his designs without the philosophical fluff that accompanies so many Wright critiques. One does not need fluff when the architecture speaks for itself. ... Read more

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This bibliography of Richard Wright's library and reading serves as a key to understanding the development, philosophies, and aesthetics of this great writer and provides accurate information for the study of intertextuality in his works.

Richard Wright, born in Mississippi in 1908, was largely self-taught. His only formal schooling was high school. As he recounts in Black Boy, he used a white friend's library card at the Memphis Public Library, where blacks were not allowed. That books were almost "living companions" for Wright is easily understandable. Through books and, later, through relationships with writers, he broadened his perspectives, his understanding of society, and the very craft of writing. In the history of Richard Wright, perhaps more than with other writers, a knowledge of what he actually read, and of what authors he preferred, is essential in explaining his intellectual development.

Michel Fabre, Wright's biographer and foremost Wright scholar, details the volumes in Wright's library and the facts of Wright's reading habits. This listing of books that formed and influenced him includes second-hand books he bought while living in extreme poverty in Chicago, some borrowed books never returned, books purchased in New York and Paris, books Wright deemed required reading for a growing novelist, gift books, and others in a comprehensive list on such subjects as contemporary American literature, classic European works, criminology, psychiatry, and social sciences. In compiling this listing Fabre goes beyond the actual contents of Wright's library, for he includes also titles drawn from references in Wright's works and from accounts of people who knew him and his reading habits. Included also is an appendix that collects for the first time reviews written by Wright, his prefaces, forewords, and blurbs. They show his appreciation of diverse genres and styles, although his ideological commitment remained the same. In them one sees Wright as an author ready to help younger writers, black and white, American and French. ... Read more

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This superb new book describes the covert orienting literature in a clear and concise way with many high-quality, purpose-drawn illustrations designed to make challenging theoretical concepts accessible to the reader. The book begins with an historical introduction that provides a great deal of new information about orienting, even to the scholar in this area. It then systematically describes the development of the various experimental paradigms devised to study covert orienting, and the theoretical issues raised by this research. One such issue, analyzed in detail, is the progression from relatively simple models of spatial attention (attention spotlight and zoom lens models) to an integrative computational framework based on a concept called the "activity distribution." This is followed by a survey of cognitive neuroscience research on the brain mechanisms underlying spatial attention shifts. In addition, there is a chapter summarizing recent research on crossmodal attention shifts, and on the links between attention orienting in the visual, auditory, and tactile domains. The concluding Epilogue offers a concise summary of the book, and develops preliminary frameworks for understanding the relationship between spatial attention and orienting in response to social cues (social cognitive neuroscience) and for describing the evolution of covert orienting. This is a very well written and nicely produced work that provides a systematic survey of this prominent subfield of attention research. It is an ideal introduction to the orienting of attention both for a broad audience and for those who plan to do research in this area - from postgraduate students to advanced scientists who require a state-of-the-art overview of the field. ... Read more

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In 1915, Robert Clunie came to America from Scotland. It wasnÕt until 1928 that he made his first trip to the Sierra Nevada. Inspired by the massive scale and dramatic lighting of the harsh landscape, he painted the Olivas Pack Station beneath Mount Whitney and Lone Pine Peak, his first plein-air painting of the Sierra.

Just months before the stock market crash of 1929 and the beginning of the Great Depression, Clunie hired a mule packer to carry him and his painting gear to Fourth and Fifth Lakes above Upper Glacier Lodge in Big Pine Canyon. Over the next fifty years, Clunie returned to the lakes every summer for two months to paint. He camped in a canvas tent and cooked his meals in cast iron pots, sharing them with weary mountain travelers. His pots are still hidden beneath the white bark pines as he left them more than a quarter-century ago.

When ClunieÕs painting, Fourth Lake Meadow, was stolen from a gallery exhibition in Los Angeles, he decided it was time to move to Bishop, an isolated town on the periphery of the vast sagebrush desert of the Great Basin and eastern Sierra Nevada. Clunie died in 1984, never knowing what happened to his stolen painting, Fourth Lake Meadow, which he had always considered to be one of his best works.

Though his paintings have often been compared to those of Thomas Hart Benton, Robert Clunie painted in relative obscuritydue in part to his geographical isolation and refusal to participate in urban art exhibitions. Also, the intense realism of his landscapes, painted in mountain terrain accessible to only the hardiest mountaineers, did not meet the traditional expectations of what the viewing public expected mountain landscapes to be: looking up at purple mountains and blue sky from the edge of a foreground meadow or lakeÑa traditional and accepted view of the mountain landscape.Robert Clunie, Sierra Nevada realist and resident, spent his entire life painting the mountains he loved. ... Read more

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Richard Wright found a variety of sources of inspiration for his novels. Marxist, existentialist, Freudian, and Black Nationalist leanings can be found in his work. Studied here are Lawd Today, Uncle Tom's Children, and Black Boy.

This title, Richard Wright, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Richard Wright through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Richard Wright, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. ... Read more

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Thoroughly honestand thoughtful account of a Black American's encounter with Africa.
I picked this up after seeing it referenced by the great Kapucinski in his 2007 travelogue/memoir "Travels with Herodutus.It didn't dissapoint. Wright gives a detailed account of his six months in West Africa, Ghana / "Gold Coast" circa 1953. The British still rule with an imperial hand, but the seeds of revolution are being sown. Wright meets Brits, common tribal folk, tribal chiefs, local business men, educated native elites, revolutionary leaders, etc.The book is great because Wright is thoroughly honest about his own views and bias and this gives the book a very objective feel.A very honest and revealing book. ... Read more

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A powerful collection of never-before-published WPA images of black Chicago's defining moment.

In the 1940s, the federal government sent a group of gifted photographers across the United States to record and publicize conditions in cities, towns, and rural areas that were the destination of an unprecedented migration. Two of these photographers, Russell Lee and Edwin Rosskam, spent time on Chicago's South Side, eventually producing over a thousand documentary images of Bronzeville's life. This unprecedented coverage of a black urban community—the only significant collection of photographs of black Chicago during this pivotal era—has largely gone unpublished.

Now, in over 100 handsome full-page black-and-white photographs of bustling city streets and sidewalks, prosperous middle-class businesses, thriving cabarets, as well as dirt-poor migrants from the deep South, this stunning tribute captures the vitality of a city whose burgeoning black population produced a vibrant and sophisticated culture. With original essays on the migration and the photography project, and contemporary commentary by Richard Wright and others, Bronzeville is a unique and visually arresting evocation of one of the defining moments in American cultural history. 120 black-and-white photographs. ... Read more

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A perfect look back
Bronzeville, located on the South Side of Chicago, was apparently given that name by the editor of the Chicago Bee and before that it was known as the 'Black Metropolis' because it was the center of black culture in America.Clearly an important place in black history and this stunning photobook shows what life was like there in the early forties.

What I thought was so remarkable about the book was the comprehensive coverage by FSA/OWI photographers Russell Lee, Edwin Rosskam, John Vachon and Jack Delano.With just over a hundred (beautifully printed) photos you'll see homes, workplaces, church activity, street scenes and folks having fun.These images are just so content rich and each has a story to tell.A nice touch is the inclusion of many text pieces taken from the Federal Writers' Project about Chicago.These excerpts are placed near relevant photos.

The book is an excellent production (paper, printing and design) but I just wonder why roman numerals were used for the first thirty-four pages, so that the contents page has two numbering styles.Also there are couple of examples of soft focus photos.Roy Stryker the boss in the Washington headquarters of the FSA/OWI used to punch holes in the negs of photos that he considered poor quality, clearly he missed some.The first photo spread in the book has a street scene on the left that is soft and blurred and the right-hand page has another street scene but pin sharp.Strangely both are by Russell Lee.

Maren Stange is to be congratulated on a first class editorial job with 'Bronzeville'.If you are interested in other FSA/OWI photos of Chicago have a look at 'Chicago and Downstate' (ISBN 0252060784) by Robert Reid and Larry Viskochil.The 162 photos (including some from 'Bronzeville') are a much wider coverage of life in the city and beyond by the same photographers.

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A Riveting Time Capsule
Warning: Once you pick this book up, you won't be able to put it down.

I first skimmed it simply to enjoy the compelling photographs...that alone would have been enough for the money. But then add the text, especially the contemporary accounts from Richard Wright, and you'll feel you've time travelled.I've read about the Great Migration,but this book lives it.

Chicago was the "black capital" in the 1940's, having supplanted Harlem as the center of black culture and nationalism. It was home to notables like Joe Lewis, Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, Ebony Magazine and Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. But the most arresting images and stories here are about the everyday people, ranging from grim images of the overcrowded slums to the more joyful life: a crowd watching the orchestra at the Savoy Ballroom, kids lined up in front of the movie theater, the Easter Parade outside Pilgrim Baptist. The book is divided into four parts: House & Home, Work, Church, Going Out.

One of the original essays discusses the fact that during the time period, most white media images of blacks perpetuated negative stereotypes, while many black photographers strove to counter this with "the strongest possible contrast to such representation."Which makes this collection even more important in that it presents such a wide range of people and situations, without trying to support an agenda. The photographers simply captured life.

I agree: This book should be a part of every photography and African American history collection.

Curator, AfroAmericanHeritage.com ... Read more

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A Classic
I would vehemently disagree with the articulate reviewer from Las Vegas: this IS the Great Canadian Novel because Wes Westrum is "Canada."His understated, accommodating, bland-on-the-surface but kind and loving loyalty to those he loves (and his secret lusts) -- that's Canada (I'm a transplanted Canadian).(Actually, I'm a transplanted Brit who grew up in Canada.)When I read this book as a young bewildered man in the early seventies it seemed so real, so dead-on.Thirty years later I reread it and found it hadn't aged a bit.

True, further time may judge it harshly but I hope not: a beautifully written, poignant, touching tale that pretty much sums up the most wonderful country on Earth.

A quiet, heartfelt, and humorous read
The Weekend Man is Richard B. Wright's early novel of a sales rep. in a Toronto educational publishing house (c.1970).Wes Wakeham is 30 and estranged from his wife (however, they are trying to put things back together, and they also have a mentally-challenged young son).He is unsure what direction his life should (or could) take (personally and professionally).In fact, he appears stuck, or unmotivated, having no reason to take action one way or the other.He often thinks of the past (getting the "nostalgies").Wes usually does not have (or does not offer up) opinions on matters.

While the description of Wes may sound hopeless or depressing, the reader (and probably Wes) still holds out a glimmer of hope for him turning his life around (he is only 30 - I am 44 so I know much can happen in the coming years!).And this is not a depressing book (at least not for me).Many readers may find Wes a frustrating character, or, like me, many may feel that they can relate in many respects to his feelings, reflections and predicament.I just wish the novel was longer, or would have a sequel.I was sad to reach the end of the book (suitably ambiguous with loose ends hanging).But maybe it's best to imagine Wes' future, and hope for the best.

I was surprised that no one has reviewed this book.My rating is based on my enjoyment of the novel.It is very humorous in a very natural, easy going way.The book is "quiet", the pace slow, almost languid, but this is part of its appeal.It does not contain major revelations, over-the-top confrontations or conflicts, all-out "action", etc.It creates a mood, like a great "late night" jazz recording.The author writes "small" here, effectively describing the small nuances of the characters (without cliche), or the feel of a winter street or neighbourhood of a Toronto suburb.He can conjure up evocative images of people or places using just a few words.The characters are realistic and believable.

Overall, I loved this book.It takes place just before Christmas and I read it (purposely) during the Christmas period last year (I like to sometimes match a novel's setting with my actual physical place and surroundings to enhance the experience of the read).If the character of Wes or the storyline appeal to you, or you can (happily) imagine a wintry suburb (in this case Scarborough disguised as Union Place) and a small-business atmosphere c.1970, and fragile but endearing humans and relationships, then I highly recommended this novel.

Note: The copyright date in my book was 1997 for some reason (renewed?), so I first had trouble with figuring out the period of the story since many things early on pointed to the late sixties or so (eg., the car Wes drives, women's role in the office place).I then thought he was writing a "period piece".I soon discovered somewhere below the copyright the mention that the book was first published in 1970.

This is the first Richard B. Wright novel I have read.I look forward to others, however, one cold winter day, just before Christmas, I will return to The Weekend Man and struggle and sympathize with Wes Wakeham all over again.

Often funny, dreary
The Weekend Man, Richard Wright's novel of a sales representative in an educational publishing house wading through life, is often hailed as a classic. I disagree, not because this isn't a good book -- it is -- but it lacks something, or perhaps it has too much of other things -- melancholy, perhaps immobility. The book is humorous, as Wright offsets incongruent elements; his timing is excellent. But there is something that drags you down about this novel. You want Wes Wakeham to wake up, to throw off his dreary everyman appearance and at the very least disagree with someone. But that's the whole point, I know, that he doesn't. Well, the device works -- Wes grinds you down. You want success for him that he doesn't want for himself. But success finds Wakeham whether he wants it to or not, with women, his job, his son.

The setting, Toronto about 1970, is sweet, almost quaint. The world was much quieter before the advent of 24-hour news services and the Internet, as Wright aptly shows. (The novel was first published in 1970, so it is a novel of the times, not a period piece.) The sexual and office politics are on the money. The characters are believable. They are everyone we know.

A fine novel, but not a masterpiece, not the great Canadian novel. A good read, all the same. ... Read more

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Need Cliff notes...
First, I already read half of the book and since I'm very busy with school activities, work, and voluntering, I can't finish the book on time for my essay.If anyone know's a place where I can find or get some info regarding this Novel, Please e-mail me...I already have the cliff notes for it, but I need some more...

An very excellent book, is greatly reccommended
This book really had me reading. Some things in the book had digusted me but it was an amazing story. It was very realastic. I really felt like I could relate to it.

It was good.
the story talked about killing, feelings of black against white people. Also included discrimation and religions with peoples opinions.this is probably the only book i would ever enjoy reading and be touched by it. With other books, i would just read it and just forget it later on. This book i'll slways remember it...

READ THIS BOOK, and I MEAN IT.
Yo people~this book was SUPERB!!!!! I am someone who HATES, and i mean HATES, to read books, but when i was forced to read this book for class, i was hesistant.. but as i started to read the book, i couldnt, and COULDNT take my eyes off of it. I stayed up late hours finishing the book. I recommend this book to ANYONE, period! This is the only book that i have liked, and probably will ever like. This book truly displays the REAL WORLD. ~Sarah Duran

It was a pretty good book.
It was a pretty good book. At times it was fascinating, others wasn't especially during the ending in Book Three when it was all Bigger's thinking and talking.. No action like in the begininng that make me keep reading. ... Read more

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Richard Wright is one of the most important African American writers. He is also one of the most prolific. Best known as the author of Native Son, he wrote 7 novels; 2 collections of short fiction; an autobiography; more than 250 newspaper articles, book reviews, and occasional essays; some 4,000 verses; a photo-documentary; and 3 travel books. By attacking the taboos and hypocrisy that other writers had failed to address, he revolutionized American literature and created a disturbing and realistic portrait of the African American experience. This encyclopedia is a guide to his vast and influential body of works.

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Richard Wright died 50 years ago and in that time there has been little research on the role of women in his powerful novels of African-American life in America. This research monograph fulfills that informational and interpretative need. It is an analysis of Wright's seemingly thin and shadowy use of female characters and a reinterpretation of those characters as symbolical instruments in the development of Wright's chief male characters as they struggle as boy-men in the profoundly racist America of the early and mid 20th century America. Both white and black women are examined and their effect on the black male protagonists is subjected to intense critical scrutiny. Wright's own personal life is also discussed as a means of interpreting his own relations with both his (white) wives and the effect this may have had on some specific narrative elements in his work. ... Read more

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From the Revolutionary War through the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book is the first to concisely document and link the often bittersweet experiences of American veterans coming home from war. Richard Taylor delves into memoirs, diaries, and interviews to show how war changed these men and women and how they learned to deal with their experiences. To chronicle their struggles throughout U.S. history, Taylor opens each chapter with a battlefield vignette designed to take the reader back to a given conflict. This is followed by an explanation of the situation at home and the reception veterans faced upon their return, including the evolving response of the federal government to veterans' needs and benefits. Among the issues Taylor explores are social readjustment and acceptance, job training and placement, medical care and disability compensation, education, retirement, and burial. The work also discusses the treatment of women and minority veterans. ... Read more

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new look at the history of American warfare
This is a book about how veterans have been received after the guns grow silent. What makes this come alive are the dozens (hundreds?) of anecdotal stories, seemingly selected for there interest and relevancy. I read on a commuter train, and it made the trip tireless for about a week. Taylor really does an outstanding job capturing both sides of the veterans' issues:deserving reward vs charity for the pitiful.The book flows easily, but it's obvious the amount of research was staggering.

eye opening, heart rending, soul stirring
Drawing from extensive research, Taylor gives the reader firsthand accounts of soldiers returning from war and adjusting to the changes in themselves, their loved ones and society itself while they were away.
Taylor also chronocles the way the government has treated veterans over the years regarding medical treatment, education and other benefits. It would be most beneficial for every legislator read this book. Even more, if every citizen read this book to become aware of what sacrifices our military has made and continues to make as they resettle back in the counrty for which they so valiantly fought. ... Read more