May 2012 | Built In Entertainment Center

Home from Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World for the 21st Century Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author of this book is a novelist by trade, with eight completed works already under his belt. However, having had no formal architectural training, his understanding of the subject in general, and what we have done to the physical fabric of our country in specific, is profound, enlightening and...

Lonely Planet Canada's Maritime Provinces Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'm currently using this book to plan a Sep 2003 trip up to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island & possibly the Bay of Fundy. Lonely Planet has to be my favorite series of travel books, and this edition is right on par with their other guides.One goal of mine has been to stay in B&B's the whole...

How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)While not as concentrated, pragmatic, or reader-friendly as the title might suggest, Monaco's book is still the best comprehensive one-volume introduction to the aesthetics, politics, economics, theory, phenomenology, and industry of film. It's best seen as complementary to more basic introductory texts...

City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in São Paulo Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Needed the book for grad school. It was in good shape and easy to navigate. Caldiera gives a good sense of what life is like in Urban Brazil by looking at the world within the favelas of Sao Paolo.Click Here to see more reviews about: City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in São PauloTeresa...

100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Never the original purpose of the authors, this book enables you to have dialogs with anyone you meet in any business gathering. It's 100 books on successful brands combined. I like it because typical books on single brands' success "stories" are mostly written by the non-founders. They all end up sitting...

Wireless All In One For Dummies Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a terrific book. I am not a rookie at the wireless stuff, but I am certainly not an expert. This book is for EVERYONE, pro or no, that wants to find out about wireless stuff and ways to set that stuff up. The author(s) have written a book which is enjoyable to read, at a relaxing level with a...

The Unofficial Guide to Cruises (Unofficial Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)We all love books with titles like these. They are going to tell us the "real" truth behind the corporate line. How well does this book live up to its promise?First, the basics of the book. The first 130 pages holds background information - why cruises are cost effective, maps of key cruising regions,...

The Confident Writer Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was very happy when I received this book, it was in the condition the seller said it was, I would recommend anybody to purchase books thru Amazon.Click Here to see more reviews about: The Confident WriterGuided by the belief that students develop their own writing process as they become more experienced...

Highbrow/Lowbrow: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America (William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Scene: Three months before my qualifying exams. I have crammed every book on theatre I can think of. I have notecards that I memorize. I have no love of theatre anymore, no interest in the subject, just trying to get through the ordeal that so many of my friends have failed. I don't allow myself...

The Making of Modern Japan Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)First and foremost, I was very surprized at how readable this book is at times. For a book of this size, and the amount of material it covers, I was glad at how readable it was in certain parts.I also liked that the book was relatively neutral approach. The author clearly respects Japanese history and...

Succeeding with Technology Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I never hesitate to buy from Better World Books . I know I will get my purchase as advertised and in a matter of days. Simply a great place to buy.Click Here to see more reviews about: Succeeding with TechnologySucceeding with Technology - Third Edition presents the latest ways to get ahead and lead...

Realms, Regions and Concepts, 13th Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Used this in a regional geography course in college with a visiting professor from Moscow State University who highly respected the authors, de Blij and Muller. Being a physical geography/GIS person, I wasn't sure what to expect, but soon came to love the 'regional' approach to geography. For those who...

China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"China Inc" reminds me of the "Japan Inc" of the 1980's. The Japanese business model, at the time, was very successful and feared by many as superior to our own. Since then, we've had the longest economic expansion in our history and Japan has had the longest recession since the end of World War II....

Tennessee Off the Beaten Path, 9th: A Guide to Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I live in East Tennessee and was looking for some things to do that were more unknown. Although there were a few good listings, I was disappointed in what seemed like advertisements for things that shouldn't have been in this book...i.e. Ripply's Aquarium of the Smokies. You can't come within 50 miles...

Management and the Arts, 3rd ed., Third Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A good book to get a general survey of issues in the arts management field. As an overview, it necessarily glosses over details in areas such as the history of arts management, economics/accounting, daily operation strategies. Great for presenting theory-great for examples of how other arts organizations...

The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The basic premise of this book is that the U.S. has too many markets where the "star" or top performer gets a large percentage of the proceeds. Examples are the sports market, the movie star market and the publishing market; The reasons given are;-Technology. National distribution channels such as network...

The Mother of the Groom: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy the Best Wedding Ever Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)FINALLY! A comprehensive resource for the mother of the groom. I was sure I was destined to have only the old adage "wear a beige dress and keep your mouth shut" as my only advice. But thanks to Ms. Naylor, I have lists and charts and an entire appendix full of internet sites to refer to in my planning....