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Prepared by James Perkins of San Antonio College, the study guide contains chapter summaries, key terms, and an extensive practice exam including fill-in-the-blank, true/false, multiple choice and short essay questions. ... Read more

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Good for walk-in classroom
I got this study guide for an online PoliSci class. Unfortunately, it was of no use to me, as all of our homework and tests were essay. But, I'm sure that in a regular classroom setting this would be great. ... Read more

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This thoroughly updated edition of Bardes, Shelley, and Schmidts' popular text offers balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The book's overriding theme is the importance of informed, active citizenship, and the extensive pedagogy underscores this theme by eliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved in the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material; it gives them tools to become good citizens. ... Read more

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Extremely Biased
I just completed a college course on American government that used this book.It leans extremely to the left and attempts to portray opinions as facts.To young people with no prior knowledge of politics, this book can be very influential, with inaccrate portrayals of many key events and Constitutional Amendments.An example is the extremely biased interpretations of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. For every clause and amendment, this book gives its own opinions of what it means.One blatant example is how it says the "militia" in the Constitution is the "National Guard" today. I believe that the only thing this book is good for is for use as an example of how bad and biased textbooks can be!

Stereotypically leftward leaning
I just finished a class with the 2001-2002 edition. Part of the book is very objective, other parts fit the stereotype of leftward leaning curriculum perfectly. It gives the perception that part of the authors really attempt to be objective, but at least one author's perceptions are left of center to the point that either he/she does not realize, or else does not care how leftward his/her perception is.

On balance, most of the book is pretty good, and pretty objective, but certain parts - especially the portrayals, and interpretations of events in the civil liberties, and judicial chapters will likely be more frustrating than to many of the older students who have been a part of the "Attentive public" fora few years. I call out these sections because these two in particular I noticed a considerable amount of editorialism put forth as objective fact.

Text for American Government Course
Three instructors have just finished using this book in a small liberal arts college for women.The program is an intensive one day a week program with five hour long classes.Students require a clearly written text that is interesting and easy to use.The Bardes text is all of these and more.The writing is well done, the many charts are relevant and very useful, the text offers good discussion opportunities with "what if?", "e-mocracy"and "which side are you on" sections in each chapter.Key concepts are highlighted and defined in the margins and are very useful.Additionally, the teacher support materials are very good especially the test bank which may be the best we have seen.The questions are relevant and clearly stated.The instructors and the students give this text a very positive review. ... Read more

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This title is an example of a rebind/reprint.A combination that maintains color in the rebind section and includes black and white original or derivative material. ... Read more

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open!'Written when Mary Shelley was only nineteen-years old, this chilling tale of a young scientist's desire to create life still resonates today. Victor Frankenstein's monster is stitched together from the stolen limbs of the dead, and the result is a grotesque being who, rejected by his maker, sets out on a journey to reek his revenge. In the most famous gothic horror story ever told, Shelley confronts the limitations of science, the nature of human cruelty and the pathway to forgiveness with rich language and evocative imagery.Amazon.com Review
Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers andpraised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom,seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read itrecently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of theprose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayereddoppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece.Asfantasy writer JaneYolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "Thestrong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark andbrooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But thecentral conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to theoverused movie image … but is rather the novel's charnel-housecomposite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatestpower ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of themonster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strongbook-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkablebooks." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce CarolOates. ... Read more

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Review of Audio Drama of Frankenstein
This audio drama version of the Frankenstein story is very good.The adaptation and acting are very good.It conveys a sense of the original story in two hours of listening.
Note: this is the original Mary Shelly story, not the simplistic Hollywood movie version.

Frankenstein embodies romantic ideals of self-discovery, mystical nature, and a quest for the sublime
Many of the main ideas of Romanticism are seen in Mary Shelley's book Frankenstein. The romantic period is characterized by a movement and departure away from scientific and rational ideas, in literature, ideology, and art. The artwork from the romantic era strove to capture and represent the sublime, the experience of nature, and the personalization of these experiences. This particular work of Mary Shelley is a story that is not from her own personal experience nor written in her own voice. This work is about a quest to achieve the sublime. Through the use of emotionally stirring words and a creative, gothic mood, Mary Shelley creates a romantic piece of artwork that drives one towards personal discovery and romantic ideology. Frankenstein is about Dr. Victor Frankenstein's quest to create a living being out of raw materials in his laboratory. With an emphasis on a "new way of seeing things", Dr. Victor Frankenstein applied imagination and creative thinking in order to better understand the world, perfect the vision of human beings, and better characterize the society in which we live. Being the dreamer, who is preoccupied by the sublime, suggest Dr. Victor Frankenstein and this novel, as a wonderful romantic work.

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The school is using the book and my grand Daughter was happy to get it so fast Thanks

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Who's the Monster?
A surprise to me - Frankenstein is the name of the creator of the monster, not the monster itself.

The book is not only a cautionary tale; it also addresses responsibility and the pathos of loneliness.It is a good selection for Book Clubs as the topics are stimulating
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This is the latest book from Cengage Learning on "Central Texas College American Government". ... Read more

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Satisfied
Although I never recieved my first Book in the mail, once I called amazon they had another out to me asap. The book was in excellent condition and delivered in the time I needed it delivered in. ... Read more