Adnan Khan từ Willingboro, NJ, USA

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11/21/2024

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2018-11-18 22:30

Tuần Của Bé - Bé Thông Minh Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Minh Tâm

I grew up in that area and had people in Logan County - heard about the disaster, but never really knew about it. A good book. Explained what happened and the aftermath - the effects on the community.

2018-11-18 23:30

New Move Ahead - A Listening And Speaking Course (Kèm 1 CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nicholas Sampson

For anyone who's ever lived in NYC, or even for those who haven't, this book is a fascinating exploration of a world that most of us never knew existed even though it was right under our feet (literally).

2018-11-19 00:30

Từ Điển Tranh Dành Cho Thiếu Nhi: Âm Nhạc - Giao Thông - Thể Thao Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đăng Ngọc

The terrifying Victorian tale of a narcissistic man whose external beauty does not match the monster within.

2018-11-19 01:30

10 Lời Khuyên Khởi Nghiệp (Tái Bản 2014) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Caspian Woods

BOOK REVIEW THE CURIOUS MR HOWARD Legendary Prison Reformer By Tessa West Waterside Press ISBN: 978 1 90438 073 3 www.watersidepress.co.uk THE LATEST, MOST AUTHORITATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF PRISON REFORMER JOHN HOWARD... AND JOLLY EXCITING TOO! An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers Whether this book by Tessa West will end up on the best-seller list of fascinating biographies remains to be seen -- it has only just been published by the Waterside Press. But if it doesn’t, it ought to! Not only is it meticulously researched, it’s a riveting read. Not only does it deliver enlightening insights into the life and achievements of prison reformer John Howard, it does a good job of throwing further light on a bygone age, labeled by most historians, accurately or not, as the Age of Enlightenment. If the name ‘John Howard’ doesn’t ring an immediate bell, the name of the famed “Howard League for Penal Reform” no doubt does. John Howard is an example of how just one individual, however eccentrically brilliant, controversial and perhaps unconventional, can make a difference by changing hearts, minds and attitudes worldwide. As his biographer, Tessa West explains, the reputation of John Howard (1726-1799), rests squarely on his philanthropy and his efforts as a prison reformer. His key achievements were to visit numerous prisons in the British Isles and in many other counties, record the terrible conditions he found and, in 1777, publish his findings in “The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations and an Account of some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals”, with the intention of convincing people of the need to improve prisons. The book covers the entire span of Howard’s life. That he was indefatigable and eccentric there is no doubt. What is doubtful is that he was in any way mad, or seriously disturbed, or that, if he had lived today, he would have been diagnosed as suffering from autism or Asperger’s Syndrome… which West more or less dismisses, although she concedes that, looking at Howard through this lens, does offer some perspective on his peculiarities, which apparently included the following: a sense of urgency; a fetish for punctuality; anxiety and depression (he lost his mother in childhood and was widowed twice); a need for routine; and difficulties with eye contact. Sounds pretty normal to us! ‘How typically English’, foreigners might say. And if all these symptoms and syndromes combined to create a John Howard, well, what a fortunate combination, at least for generations of prisoners worldwide. Prisons in Howard’s time were used mainly for people on their way to the scaffold, or transportation. Apparently, there were both public and private prisons, the latter being ‘little purgatories’ -- halfway houses between imprisonment and liberty. Bedlam, of all places, was in this category. West shares the insights of her amazingly detailed research into original sources to reveal just what these establishments were like before ‘The Curious Mr Howard’ established himself almost single-handed as the champion of the most despised people on earth. Prison reform, however, was only one of Howard’s many interests and accomplishments, which the book enumerates in some detail. A man of independent means, Howard was an inveterate traveller who, in addition to the Grand Tour, undertook journeys as far afield as the Ukraine, where eventually he died. The longer and more hazardous the journey apparently, the better he liked it. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Arts. This factual and readable account of Howard’s eventful and productive life offers a wealth of eye-opening revelations. Definitely this volume is a must-read, not just for anyone interested in social history, or criminology or the eighteenth century, but for the general reader. Biographies can be awe-inspiring, informative and just a trifle heart-breaking and this is one of them.

2018-11-19 02:30

Chiếc Gối Nhỏ - Chiếc Tàu Hỏa Đáng Yêu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Cheng Mengmin

I love this series. It's so funny and sweet, it makes me happy to read it. In this volume, more hijinks with Kasahara and Dojo, backstory about Shibazaki, and we meet Hikaru's brother. Also, the Library Defense Force has to protect a banned magazine, but is divided about whether to make it available to the public.

2018-11-19 03:30

Con Hoang Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Hồng Nguyên

Yet another quote from the text that outlines its general thesis: “Strategically placed, and compelled often to choose even at the best between the equally cogent through conflicting ideals of safety for the institution, and candor to his public, the official finds himself deciding more and more consciously what facts, in what setting, in what guise he shall permit the public to know. – That the manufacture of consent is capable of great refinements no one, I think, denies. The process by which public opinions arise is certainly no less intricate than it has appeared in these pages, and the opportunities for manipulation open to anyone who understands the process are plain enough. The creation of consent is not a new art. It is a very old one which was supposed to have died out with the appearance of democracy. But it has not died out. It has , in fact, improved enormously in technic, because it is based on analysis rather than on rule of thumb. – Within the life of the generation now in control of affairs, persuasion has become a self-conscious art and a regular organ of popular government. – Under the impact of propaganda, not necessarily in the sinister meaning of the word alone, the old constraints of our thinking have become variables” (247-48).

2018-11-19 04:30

Cuộc Chiến Tóc Ngắn Tóc Dài Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vũ Thị Thanh Tâm

I like end of the world stories. Instead of adding fear they are a source of understanding and knowledge. I like to see how people survive, but more importantly, how they live, work, grow together. Emerging like a new plant on a freshly tilled field.

2018-11-19 05:30

Từ Điển Khoa Học Của Bé - Những Câu Hỏi Thế Nào? (Tái Bản 2018) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Larousse

Nice easy read. Interesting blend of past and present. Venice is one of my favorite places that I have visited so I really enjoyed having it as the backdrop for the story.

2018-11-19 06:30

Colour Your Own Origami Kit (British Spelling): Creative, Colourful, Relaxing Fun Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tuttle Publishing

Music for Torching is a book about people. This will not surprise anyone familiar with A.M. Homes as an author. The characters will remind you of your neighbors, family, friends and oftentimes yourself. The story is compelling and the character development is intensely satisfying. However, as Homes pulls no punches in her description of life, some may find the story a bit dark or too passionate.

2018-11-19 07:30

Điều Khác Biệt Mẹ Tạo Ra Cho Con Trai Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kevin Leman

Makes you stop and wonder what your world could really be like if we were free to think what we wanted. Listen to it at Audio Anarchy

Người đọc Adnan Khan từ Willingboro, NJ, USA

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.