Category: Books Reviewed
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REVIEW OF BOOK: Reading: A Very Short Introduction, by Belinda Jack
Book: “Reading: A Very Short Introduction” by Belinda Jack Publication Information: Oxford University Press, 2019 Subjects: History of Books and Reading, Literacy, and Social Impact of Reading Background Information: Belinda Jack is an English scholar specializing in women’s studies. The Very Short Introduction series by Oxford University Press offer concise…
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REVIEW OF BOOK: CENSORED: A LITERARY HISTORY OF SUBVERSION AND CONTROL, BY MATTHEW FELLION AND KATERINE INGLIS
Censored: A literary history of subversion and control by Matthew Fellion and Kathleen Inglis explores the history of censorship in the UK and the US, spanning from the late 14th century to contemporary challenges. The authors analyze literary classics and a variety of other works that faced censorship, emphasizing cases…
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REVIEW OF BOOK: BLACK INK: LITERARY LEGENDS ON THE PERIL, POWER, AND PLEASURE OF READING AND WRITING, EDITED BY STEPHANIE STOKES OLIVER
BLACK INK: LITERARY LEGENDS on the PERIL, POWER, and PLEASURE of READING and WRITING, edited by Stephanie Stokes Oliver, is an anthology featuring works of 25 prominent African American authors, arranged to highlight the historical journey of literacy among African Americans. Divided into three sections—PERIL (1800-1900), POWER (1900-1968), and PLEASURE…
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Review of Book: Know Can Do!: Put Your Know-How Into Action, by Ken Blanchard, Paul J. Meyer, and Dick Ruhe
“Know Can Do!: Put Your Knowledge Into Action” by Ken Blanchard, Paul J. Meyer, and Dick Ruhe is an organizational learning and active learning guidebook that highlights a three-step learning method to help individuals apply knowledge. Stemming from Blanchard’s experience of readers discussing his books rather than applying their teachings,…
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REVIEW OF HOW TO READ, BY J. B. KERFOOT, PART 7 OF 7
J. B. Kerfoot says what is needed is an attitude towards reading that focuses all the areas of involvements of his constructive and critical approach of how to read. This attitude is, “Reading Should be a zestful, conscious, discriminating search for our own.” This blog entry will examine Kerfoot’s attitude…
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REVIEW OF HOW TO READ, BY J. B. KERFOOT, PART 6 OF 7
Once a book is read its full meaning will take time to absorb because it goes through a process of thinking and reflection in the mind. J. B. Kerfoot calls this intellectual digestion and intellectual digestion’s primary by-product is the formation and retention of memories. This is the fifth and…
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REVIEW OF HOW TO READ, BY J. B. KERFOOT, PART 5 OF 7
J. B. Kerfoot believes that the ends of the reading impulses are seeking out truths (truths with a small t). Searching for truths is the searching out of discoverable relationships of meaning between the life within us and the life outside us. How this relationship is built between a reader…
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REVIEW OF HOW TO READ, BY J. B. KERFOOT, PART 4 OF 7
This blog entry in reviewing How to Read, by J. B. Kerfoot will consider the third area of involvement of Kerfoot’s constructive and critical orientation in learning how to read: the Driving Impulses for Reading, and the Direction that Personal Reading Should Take. Kerfoot says the reasons for reading lie…
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REVIEW OF HOW TO READ, BY J. B. KERFOOT, PART 3 OF 7
This is the third blog entry on reviewing How to Read, by J. B. Kerfoot. It will consider the second area of involvement of Kerfoot’s constructive and critical orientation to learning how to read: handling the meaning of words. Kerfoot views word meanings from reading words in a sentence to…
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REVIEW OF HOW TO READ, BY J. B. KERFOOT, PART 2 OF 7
This blog entry, I will examine the first area of involvement in Kerfoot’s constructive and critical reading method of learning how to read: reading as producing a mental movie. Kerfoot suggests that reading is similar to creating a mental movie. Kerfoot asserts that the reader is an active participant in…
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