Philosophy For Beginners
 Unfair portrayal of religious origins: OK. I'm going to cop a few 'unhelpfuls' for this one (mostly because those into philosophy as distinct from theology - if there really is such a dichotomy - will be reading this page). But who cares? I must say this. [... more]
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Structuralism and Poststructuralism For Beginners
The Basics: This book undoubtedly represents the basics for any inquiry into the major ideas of structuralism and poststructuralism. Palmer's exquisite, synthetic introduction into these socio-political and discursive phenomena is enlightening. He [... more]
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Foucault For Beginners
Speedy introduction to Foucault's work: I picked up this book to help me prepare for a short presentation I had to give on Foucault. Since I had very little time to do reasearch (only 2 weeks), reading through a book such as Discipline and Punish or even [... more]
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Arabs and Israel For Beginners
Every fact in the book is easily verifiable--and it is the truth!: ARABS & ISRAEL FOR BEGINNERS tells the truth, plainly and simply, without fancy talk and without evasions. Statements about Israel's origin usually begin with "Israel was ' [... more]
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Plato For Beginners
Hardly worth the money or effort!: This book was so poorly organized! I didn't find what I was looking for, and the "illustrations" are Xerox copies of maps or sculpture pictures. The sentences were boring, and there were spelling and [... more]
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Postmodernism For Beginners
The Best in its Genre: So many introductions to postmodernism are boring, or even unreadable simply because they are written by people who cannot write. These "writers" simply parrot the same pomobabble that so many postmodern thinkers indulge [... more]
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Chomsky For Beginners
Nice visual introduction to Chomsky: I have been a Chomsky fan for sometime but I did not know he was the most quoted man alive. It is a pity so few people know about him but this is a nice book introducing Chomsky to general public in a visually [... more]
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Islam For Beginners
Most Basic of the Basic Islam Books (Transparently Empathetic): Absolutely perfect for anyone interested in Islam with zero to minimal background. (For clearer truth in advertising, regarding the above title's use of "comic book," there's no [... more]
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Black Holocaust For Beginners
Black African slavery did not begin with the Atlantic trade: Anderson and Holley rightly tackle a topic that deserves study, however, they de-emphasize the well-developed Islamic slave trade that kidnapped more than 11 million Black Africans from their [... more]
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Zen For Beginners
A delightful, quirky introduction: If you like your religion serious and grim, this probably isn't the book for you. But if you are drawn to Zen Buddhism in part because of its warmth, humor, and apparent contradiction, it's an excellent place to start. [... more]
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Nietzsche For Beginners
Bad translation, editing.: One thing that continually goes through my mind while reading the "Beginners" Series is that these books must have been originally written in another language (French? Spanish) and translated to English. A translator [... more]
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Black History For Beginners
Learning about Black History!: I purchased this book because I was not taught about black history in school. I know that there is a lot to know about black history, which is why I wanted a beginner's book. I looked through the book before I purchased it [... more]
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