River Book Reviews Samples For Students

In the semi-arid south-west of the United States of America (U.S.), there exist rare and lush wetlands that form habitat to majority of the US’s desert most spectacular biota. Basic biological concepts confirm that where there is permanency of adequate water at the surface or even a few feet below the ground, numerous diverse water dependent floral communities can develop. In this part of the US, there is the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem. The ecosystem is one of the few rarest and most exquisite habitation in the continental North America since majority of the original riparian habitats has long dried ...

This manuscript offers a succinct analysis is the book- Life of George Bent:

The Life of George Bent was written more than half a century ago from the letters of George Bent written to George Hyde. However, with the advent of the First World War, the publication of this manuscript was impossible leading to the discarding of the manuscript. It was not until recently that the manuscript was discovered and considered worth publishing upon some editing. George Bent was the Colonel Bill’s (William) son who operated the Bent’s Fort together with his brother Charles in Colorado. Bent’s mother on the other hand was Owl Woman, the daughter of the ...

Psychology

The Riverman gives a detailed description of the amount of psychological work that went into the apprehension of a man responsible for a series of serial murders. This man came to be dubbed as the green river killer. The Riverman gives a vivid description of Robert Keppel’s twenty-year pursuit and ultimate apprehension of this criminal. This particular killer was suspected of at least forty-nine homicides and to call him a public nuisance would be perhaps the biggest understatement of the years. Clever and cunning was this killer that law enforcement authorities found it increasingly harder, near impossible, to bring him to justice and ...

The River and the Chimp is an analytical book written by David Quammen about how the HIV originated from chimpanzees in an African forest (Quammen, 2015). The acumen of this book challenges the many unscientific beliefs about the origin of HIV and spread. There is a great need to understand where this scourge originated to beat the diverse stereotypical and unscientific beliefs. By examining the works of David Quammen in the book The River and the Chimp, this research paper shall focus on discussing the origin of HIV. The knowledge of the origin of HIV is of immense importance ...

Book Review of

“The Hot Zone” written by Richard Preston is a non-fiction English book published by Anchor in 1995. It contains 420 pages and based on Richard Preston article “Crisis in the Hot Zone.” It is a thriller that deals with the source and occurrences relating to viral hemorrhagic fever especially Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. The filo viruses, Ebola Virus called EBOV, Sudan Virus called SUDV, Marburg Virus called MARV and Ravn Virus called RAVV are the agents of level four of Biosafety. They are enormously hazardous to humans due to being very contagious and with an extraordinary casualty rate. There is ...

Philosophy

Like a large number of people I thought that serial killers were just Ramon people who lose their minds and start committing violent acts of random murder. The River man by Robert Keppel went a long way in enlightening me and changing my mind about the mindset of a serial killer and the reasons why serial killers do what they do. The book tells the story of the investigations that led to the capture of the serial killer that came to be known more famously as the green river killer.in order for Keppel to fully understand the things that motivate serial killers ...

Plot summary

Heart of Darkness is set in colonial Africa and revolves around Marlow, a meditative sailor, and his expedition through the Congo River to meet Kurtz, an optimist with myriad abilities. While working as a riverboat captain for a Belgian company trading in Africa, Marlow meets face to face with high handedness and cruelty meted against the natives in the Company’s stations. They are forced into hard labor, and are heavily overworked and mistreated by the Company’s agents. Marlow turns up at the central station under the care of general manager and discover s that his steamship had been grounded and ...

‘The River of Lost Footsteps’ is the title of a book written by Thant Myint-u. In this book, Myint-u analyzes the current economic, social and political situation in Burma. Myint –u, tries to create an understanding why there has been an unending civil war in Burma for last several decades since the country gained independence in the year 1948. The book also analyzes the various unsuccessful attempts that have been made by other foreign countries in an effort to bring a state of peace and democratic rule in Burma. In his book, Myint-u discusses the history of Burma in a bid to ...

The book lewis and Clark expedition was first written in 1998 and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. However, there are 53 reviews on the book since then. In this book, Barth addresses a navigation that was conducted by Lewis and clerk among other people. This navigation was stimulated by President Jefferson Thomas after the purchase of the new land (louisiana) which belonged to France. This was through the agreement that was made in the senate to buy this new land. It is after this that the president appointed his personal secretary Lewis to explore this new land. Lewis then sought for ...

Analysis of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The novel Heart of Darkness develops its storyline around Charles Marlow describing his experience as an ivory dealer. He transports ivory using the Congo River located from Central Africa. The events in the novel happen between two societies that are completely different, the civilized and uncivilized communities. As such, imperialism and colonialism take charge of the story filled with evil. The characters, setting, events and storyline revolve around developing the events of imperialism and colonialism in the novel. This analytical essay looks into the above elements of the story.
The story develops the themes of hypocrisy of imperialism ...

Many have rated the book Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness In The West (1985) as an artwork in American literature and even as Cormac McCarthy continues to publish books it has remained to be his masterpiece.
Blood Meridian is regarded as one of McCarthy’s best writing as it is a multilayered and complex reexamination of the American West mythology. Blood Meridian is defined as a historical novel as it adds in events that are documented chronicling the gang of Glanton who are hunters between the years of 1849-1850 before evolving to a band of ragged villains who murder and ...

Sherwin Bitsui comes from Arizona and is part of the Navajo clan. Currently residing in Tucson, Arizona, he has won several awards and is very much noted for his postmodern style which deals with various questions including the isolation of Indians from mainstream American society. He is also the recipient of several grants which have recognised his style of writing and which have earned him a solid reputation as a poet.
Bitsui has published several poems in a number of publications such as The Iowa Review apart from featuring in anthologies on contemporary American poets. Sherwin Bitsui has published two books, ...

Book Review: John Quincy Wolf, Life in the Leatherwoods

Life in the Leatherwoods by John Quincy Wolf (originally published in 1974) is a very rare memoir about the lives, society and culture of the ‘plain folk’ of the Upper South during the late-19th Century, specifically the white small farmers of the Ozark Mountains in northern Arkansas. There are very few primary sources about this subject, such as diaries, letters or newspapers, especially from rural areas in this period, compared to the middle and upper classes, persons prominent in political and economic life or large slaveholders like Mary Chestnut. Those few records that may once have existed have largely been ...

(1) Mandalas, 2-D interpretations of Buddhist sutras have been part of Japanese tradition for thousands of years. In 1061 Phoenix Hall in Uji, Byodoin, Japan was consecrated as a veneration of “The Visualization Sutra” Buddha Amitabha. This 3-D offering, an architectural piece was financed by Fujiwara no Yorimichi, a politically influential aristocrat and lover of the arts who has been credited with the unique idea and design. It was known to have been compared to Sukhdvati (the pure land of Amitabha) by guests.

Scholars have compared it to traditional temples Earlier temples were much simpler, square with pyramidal roof or rectangular ...

The universe itself created the gods.

The Titans came first.
Olympus.
Olympus was located at a region above the mountains of the earth, commonly thought of in Mt. Olympus.

The Seasons

Ambrosia
Nectar
(see chart)

Lesser Gods

Aphrodite
Ares
god of love

Hymen

Hebe, daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife to Hercules.
Ganymede
Iris
The Graces—three of them, he daughters of Zeus and Eurynome.
The Muses (goddesses of the arts)—they are nine of them, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, companions of Apollo.
Some mortals went to Mount Olympus, and some achieved god status.
Gods of the Waters
Poseidon
Ocean ruled the great river, husband to Tethys. ...

Book review

Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox

Great Barrington: North River Press, 2004, 3-rd edition, 389 pages.

The literature of modernity presents new way of thinking and genres. The importance of specific knowledge within the fundamental sphere of business management is crucial. That is why a kind of prose such as production novel occurs. The production novel is a literary work where all the action is described on the background of some of the production process; all the characters in one way or another are involved in it. The solution of production problems creates some moral conflicts that characters should solve. Thus the reader ...

In his book ‘The Time it Never Rained’, Kelton describes an environment that is very harsh especially to ranchers. The drought that hit the area during that time was very severe, and the worst recorded in Texas’ history. The descriptions given in the book well suits Texas, a state that had problems with water. Drought was a common phenomenon in Texas, and the inhabitants knew this.
Texas is a place that expects drought at any time. The areas geography is such that the humidity and the aridity are always at war. In almost every decade, Texas experienced droughts. However, ...

Literature review of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1885) – is an outstanding novel by Mark Twain. Once Ernest Hemingway stated: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since" (Esther, “What Have Writers Said About Huckleberry Finn?”). Hemingway was referring to the broadest aspect of the impact of the Twain`s novel: its democracy and humanity, its versatility, and a new language for literature, simple and as close to the spoken language. All these characteristics became common for American literature of ...

Book review of ‘Childhood and Society’ by Erik Erikson – Book review, Literary and Psychological Analysis, Reflections on reading the book

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Abstract

This paper will present you with the book review of ‘Childhood and Society’ by Erik Erikson. The review will focus on the analysis of its context in literary and psychological terms, its contribution to the field of psychology as well as on the reflections deriving from its reading. A short presentation of the book’s structure will be given providing you with a highlight of the basic elements of each chapter. Emphasis will be given on the psychological theory developed in this book on behalf of Erik Erikson, a widely acknowledged psychologist and psychoanalyst who has developed ...

Book Review: Destiny of the Republic

Candice, Millard. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President. New York: Random House, 2011.

Introduction

In both her books that she has written about American presidents, Candice Millard has concentrated on historical events that other authors have largely overlooked. Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic, follows her superb first book, River of Doubt (2005). She conduct the same interesting research to the life and assassination of Garfield, the same way she did to Theodore Roosevelt’s exploration of more than a thousand unknown and potentially lethal river miles in Brazil. Candice Millard is a ...

Book Review:” Armageddon”

Max Hasting manages to bring out gripping drama through this literary work of Armageddon, a book that is well researched and very fascinating. The story captures the events that happened in the final year of the World War II in Europe. He explicitly explores the roles played by the political leaders as well as the military team. Hasting gives a vivid picture of those dark times, brutality of the battle, exhaustion of the soldiers and how the citizens continued to suffer. The story leaves every reader with the desire to read the book more and more.
Owing to successful landing ...

Dante Alighieri in his illustrious book “The Inferno” has classified sins at nine different levels in the form of circles. Dante has mentioned nine circles of hell as; first circle as Limbo, second circle as Lust, third circle as Gluttony, fourth circle as Avarice, fifth circle as Anger, sixth circle as Heresy, seventh circle as Violence, eighth circle as Fraud and ninth circle as Treachery. Dante has also mentioned about the provisions of punishments for these crimes according to their gravity.
Dante describe the journey of people in hell and elaborated that how people who have done sins ...