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Mesa Verde, with its stunning landscapes and cliff dwellings, evokes all the romance of American archaeology. It has intrigued researchers and visitors for more than a century. But "Mesa Verde" represents more than cliff dwellings its peoples created a culture that thrived for a thousand years in Southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Archaeologists have discovered dozens of long-buried hamlets and villages spread for miles across the Great Sage Plain west and north of Mesa Verde. Only lately have these sites begun to reveal their secrets.In recent decades, archaeologists have been working intensively in the Mesa Verde region to build the story of its ancestral Pueblo inhabitants. The Mesa Verde World showcases new findings about the region s prehistory, environment, and archaeological history, from newly discovered reservoir systems on Mesa Verde to astronomical alignments at Yellow Jacket Pueblo. Key topics include farming, settlement, sacred landscapes, cosmology and astronomy, rock art, warfare, migration, and contemporary Pueblo perspectives. ... Read more

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The Mesa Verde World: Explorations in Ancestral Puebloan Archaelogy (Southwest Archaeology)
I read this book before visitng Mesa Verde, and it gave me a better understanidng of this historic place.

Northern Chaco Domain
David Grant Noble's THE MESA VERDE WORLD, is probahly the best photographic representation of the nortern Chacoan culture. Specialists in various aspects of archaeology illuminate in text the excellent graphics. ... Read more

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Self reinvention has become a preoccupation of contemporary culture. In the last decade, Hollywood made a 500-million-dollar bet on this idea with movies such as Multiplicity, Fight Club, eXistenZ, and Catch Me If You Can. Self reinvention marks the careers of Madonna, Ani DiFranco, Martha Stewart, and Robin Williams. The Nike ads of LeBron James, the experiments of New Age spirituality, the mores of contemporary teen culture, and the obsession with "extreme makeovers" are all examples of our culture's fixation with change. In a time marked by plenitude, transformation is one of the few things these parties have in common.

Although transformation is widely acknowledged as a defining characteristic of our culture, we have almost no studies on what it is or how it works. Transformations offers the first comprehensive and systematic view. It is an ethnography of the contemporary world. ... Read more

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Fun to read, but lacking a persuasive thesis
I can't be as enthusiastic as the three earlier reviewers. While
McCracken has insightful analyses of trends in the arts, and I picked
up some interesting observations that he makes along the way to his
main thesis, I don't find his big picture--the justification for
writing the book--that compelling. For every current example of
transformation he gives, I could find an example of somebody doing it
centuries ago, and McCracken gives minimal attention to such
historical parallels. If more of that kind of transformation is going
on now, perhaps it's because there are more people alive, or more
wealth and leisure, or more freedom in all things. Finally, while I
was impressed with his breadth of scope, I sometimes thought he drew
his view too broadly and forced a lot of things into his thesis that
are described better with other frameworks.

Stunned
Reading this book was a transformative experience for me.Imagine a Zen master, replete with the knowledge of the ages, suggesting to you that identity is an illusion.Now imagine that a Harvard Business School master of anthropology and marketing took the Zen master seriously, and decided to study the topic. Suppose this demi-god decided to focus on the history of identity construction from pre-historic through Madonna and Robin Williams...and then wrote a book about it that educated through example.My head is still spinning...

I'd summarize, but to summarize this book (unlike so many more) is to lose most of the value.The flavor of the book and the examples, the examples, the examples give so much more than I can present in between 100 and 6000 words that a summary is almost offensive against the richness of the book.It's like saying: Moby Dick is about a guy chasing a whale.

My tiny attempt (existing only to entice my reader to read this book):

People have evolved the notion of the self over the course of history.Whereas in the deep past, identity was thought to be stable, the postmodern approach justifiably rejects this, and allows a fluidity of identity.And this is good, besides not being transient.Let Grant open your mind to the dizzying array of identity transformation in 2010, and show the historical chain whereby this modern fluidity is nonetheless connected back to the tribal experience of stable self.Along the way, your guide will, in passing, allow you to encounter every subculture in the modern world, and most historical ones as well.

Be someone else--but who? Maybe more than one "self"
The author studies transformation as a contemporary phenomenon.This book is intended for academic audiences, but it's also a fun read.

If you remember "Dress for Success" or watch "What Not to Wear," this book will grab you and keep you turning pages!

Thought-provoking analysis of the cultural landscape
I'm a big fan of Grant McCracken's blog, so I was eagerly anticipating his new book, which postulates that, as he titles his preface, "Entertainment is dead, long live Transformation".Instead of passively watching entertainment, people have become active consumers of the world around them, using ideas from all cultures to drive change within themselves.McCracken traces transformation possibilities throughout history, starting with tribal ritualistic transformations of rites of passage, passing through the industrial conception of working to improve one's social status by imitating the upper class, on to the 50s warring transformations of beatnik dropout culture vs. technophilic "brightwork" culture, and then to the postmodern transformations available to us today.We have moved from a world where one's birth determined one's destiny (sons of tailors became tailors) to one where we reinvent ourselves on an ongoing basis.McCracken takes the reader on a tour of several categories of postmodern transformations, including the capitalistic swift self and the Eastern-philosophy leaning radiant self.I highly recommend this book - it's so dense with new ideas and incisive observations that every few pages I would have to put it down and think for a while. ... Read more

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Review of Directory of Financial Aids for Women, 2007-2009
I received this book in the mail, and had been looking for it for quite some time.Since it is the new edition, it is going to cost more, but it's definitely worth it, because it gives you access to scholarships, fellowships, loans and grants, and is specifically designed for women who are in college and or graduate school, so it's very good.I have found a lot of great scholarships that I plan to apply to, and you can too if you just take the time to look.Libraries generally have this book, but if you want to write in it, highlight, makes notes, you know, kind of personalize your own copy, it's best to buy it, as I did.And you'll definitely find that it's worth the money.I gave this book a 5, because it was exactly what I was looking for. ... Read more

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A collection of stories, compiled by a World Fantasy Award-winning anthologist and a Canadian scholar, displays the talents of William Gibson, Charles de Lint, Spider Robinson, and many other Canadian fantasy writers, and includes introductory essays and notes. ... Read more

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Canadian SF? Who knew?
This is a great collection of science fiction stories by Canadians, many of whom you will recognize as pioneers in the genre. The stories are entertaining and original, and the introduction is fun and educational. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Many people with dyspraxia and dyslexia also have ADHD. This fully revised edition of David Grant’s thought-provoking, insightful book develops our understanding of specific learning differences and considers the further challenges presented by these overlapping conditions.

New sections explore mental imagery [visualisation] and synaesthesia, enabling the reader to gain a fuller understanding of the sensory experiences and thoughts of individuals with specific learning differences.

As well as providing information defining Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and ADHD, That’s the Way I Think addresses topics including:

• colours and reading
• becoming creative
• sports, genes and evolution
• ‘invisible’ girls and women.

The accessible style of this book, which includes numerous anecdotes and personal insights, will immediately strike a chord with anyone who has first- or second-hand experience of these specific learning differences.

Essential and enlightening reading for people with specific learning differences as well as their parents and/or partner, this book also provides an invaluable insight for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos.

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The prehistoric people christened "Hohokam" by twentiethcentury archaeologists lived in the Sonoran desert of what is nowsouthern Arizona from AD1 to the fifteenth century. This booksummarizes, in non-technical language, archaeologists' currentunderstanding of the Hohokam and their way of life, their religion,the environment in which they lived, their crafts, and theiragriculture. ... Read more

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Interesting Background of the Southwest Area
"The HoHokam - Ancient People of the Desert" tells what archaeologists know so far on the Hohokam culture and its mysteries.It is a travel guide to another time and another era, published by the School of American Research Press of Santa Fe New Mexico 1991.

I live in the Greater Phoenix area - and the book caught my interest for the re-birth of Phoenix from the prehistoric Hohokam.The canals and desert living take on a new meaning. The time and date have changed, but a fundamental aspect of how we deal with the desert and renewal and life at the "edge" of our environment has not.It shows that even long-lasting ancient societies eventually break down partly because of limited natural resources - we still take much for granted.

The "Hohokam" - those who have gone - is not their real name - but a name we gave them. Archaeological digs show us some of the aspects of their daily lives and how they depended on the rivers and canals - ate and used what the desert provided. These desert dwellers thrived in the Sonoran Desert of south central Arizona and northern Mexico for nearly fifteen hundred years. They depended on agricultureand invented and cultivated one of the most sophisticated irrigation canal systems in the Americas. . The Hohokam grew and thrived from AD 700 to a climax between AD 1100 and 1400 - after which for uncertain reasons - it declined. Numerous farming villages thrived along the Salt, Gila and Santa Cruz rivers in the Phoenix basin. They fished in the ancient riparian areas and labored in their fields of corn, beans and squash, cultivated cotton and tobacco, and harvested the wild plants of the desert.They created delicate shell carvings, turquoise mosaics and beautiful red pottery.Extensive trade relationships and elaborate rituals shaped their daily lives (even had event planners)and in death they were cremated or buried in pottery urns.

The book describes the fascinating desert world of the Hohokam, a brief history of Hohokam archaeology (platform mounds, big houses, and ball courts ), craft arts, rock arts, and their religion and special events. It is an interesting tale with many mysteries, hopefully to be solved by the current archeology digs.
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An updated edition of Oxford's best-selling business English course. ... Read more

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Today's public and private schools can no longer rely on traditional sources of funding to fulfill their educational goals. Although grants have become increasingly popular alternatives for financial support, principals and their staff must face stiff competition for these limited sources. This practical, step-by-step guide is for principals who want to improve their chances of winning grants for their schools.

As administrative leaders, principals are in a pivotal position to motivate teachers, parents, and volunteers in the grantseeking process. This guide provides principals with techniques for mobilizing school staff, coordinating community support, developing winning proposals, constructing realistic plans and budgets, and successfully implementing those grants that have been awarded. David Bauer is not only an educator and former administrator but a noted expert in grantseeking and fund-raising. He draws from his extensive experience to share useful strategies as well as resources, including worksheets, forms, sample proposal formats, and checklists to measure progress. The grants marketplace can be a tremAndous resource for schools who know their way around. This guide helps empower schools and their leaders in resolving their funding problems.

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The sequel to "Just Practising" continues the early adventures and misdemeanours of the author as a young country vet. It also introduces the RSPCA Animal Hospital at Harmsworth, where Grant is now director. ... Read more

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Historian Ramsay Cook called George Grant one of Canada's two most important political thinkers in the twentieth century. In these lively conversations, recorded not long before Grant's death, David Cayley explores with Grant the deep roots of his faith, his evolution as a thinker, and his views on the future of Canada. ... Read more

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Beginning with an introduction to the concept of grant-maintained status and the debate surrounding the policy, this study draws on data and interviews with those involved in education in the UK, and includes comparisons with similar strategies in the USA, Europe and New Zealand. The impact of grant-maintained status on LEAs, management practices and curriculum development is examined. The final chapter addresses the future and long-term implications of grant-maintained schools policies; for example, how self-governance might contribute to a reformulation of the relationship between parents, pupils, educators and the state. ... Read more

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This text offers a glimpse into the early years of David Grant's vet career. He would put his sprinting and hurdling skills to the test when he needed to make a quick exit from the pen of a hostile quadruped and learn to dodge flying hooves, but his life as a vet was not just about pain and poop. ... Read more

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Metaphors are, according to Gareth Morgan `a way of thinking and a way of seeing'.

The use of metaphor underpins the expectations, behaviour and strategiesgoverning all aspects of organizational life. Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this collection of critical essays analyzes the role of metaphor in the theory of organizations.

The book extends existing debates concerning metaphor and the study of organizations, and also generates new concepts and theories in the field. The introduction shows how metaphors work and familiarizes the reader with key areas of debate concerning their use. Part One considers the role of metaphor in creating new theories of organization and in reinterpreting existing theories. Parts Two and Three go beyond the theoretical context, to examine the use of metaphor in our organizational experience. Part Two explores metaphor in organizational discourse and language, showing how the construction of different metaphors can provide powerful tools with which to manage organizations. Part Three investigates the relevance of metaphors in real organizational situations and how they influence attitudes and behaviour. Finally, Part Four offers an agenda for the function of metaphors in organizational research and suggests new directions that this research might take.

Metaphor and Organizations brings together a rich collection of authoritative views on the use of metaphors in organizations. It will be invaluable to all students and academics in organization theory, behaviour and development.