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Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture (Postmillennial Pop) Hardcover – January 21, 2013
Author: Visit ‘s Henry Jenkins Page ID: 0814743501

Review

“The best analysis to date of the radically new nature of digital social media as a communication channel. Its insights, based on a deep knowledge of the technology and culture embedded in the digital networks of communication, will reshape our understanding of cultural change for years to come.”-Manuel Castells,Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California

“Something new is emerging from the collision of traditional entertainment media, Internet-empowered fan cultures, and the norms of sharing that are encouraged and amplified by social media. Spreadable Media is a compelling guide, both entertaining and rigorous, to the new norms, cultures, enterprises, and social phenomena that networked culture is making possible. Read it to understand what your kids are doing, where Hollywood is going, and how online social networks spread cultural productions as a new form of sociality.”-Howard Rheingold,author of Net Smart

“Finally, a way of framing modern media creation and consumption that actually reflects reality and allows us to talk about it in a way that makes sense. It’s a spreadable world and we are ALL part of it. Useful for anyone who makes media, analyzes it, consumes it, markets it or breathes.”-Jane Espenson,writer-producer of Battlestar Galactica, Once Upon a Time, and Husbands

“In Spreadable Media, media theorist Henry Jenkins, formerly of MIT and now at USC, and his coauthors, digital strategists Sam Ford and Joshua Green, make a convincing case that fan involvement in the re-creation and circulation of media content is not just an interesting side effect of man-to-many multimedia networks and smartphone video editing apps, but a significant force for empowerment and exploitation in and of itself…If you are in the music, move, television, or game business, this book is a must read.”-Strategy and Business

“It’s about time a group of thinkers put the marketing evangelists of the day out to pasture with a thorough look at what makes content move from consumer to consumer, marketer to consumer and consumer to marketer. Instead of latching on to the notion that you can create viral content, Jenkins, Ford, and Green question the assumptions, test theories and call us all to task. Spreadable Media pushes our thinking. As a result, we’ll become smarter marketers. Why wouldn’t you read this book?”-Jason Falls,CEO of Social Media Explorer and co-author of No Bullshit Social Media

“Solid analysis and detailed examples to make it sticky enough for the intended readerships of media scholars, media professionals, and fans.”-International Journal of Communication

“A wide-ranging examination of the contemporary media environment as individuals increIDgly control their own creation of content.”-Kirkus

“Content today, the authors suggest, can travel not only from the top down but also from the inside out. It is a remarkably different terrain than what we have been used to, one they effectively and stridently analyze.”- Publishers Weekly

“Spreadable Media is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand how media works today.”-Deep Media

“By critically interrogating the ways in which media artifacts circulate, Spreadable Media challenges the popular notion that digital content magically goes ‘viral.’ This book brilliantly describes the dynamics that underpin people’s engagement with social media in ways that are both theoretically rich and publicly meaningful.”-Danah Boyd,Microsoft Research

About the Author

Henry Jenkins is the Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California.

Sam Ford is Director of Digital Strategy with Peppercomm Strategic Communications, an affiliate with the MIT Program in Comparative Media Studies and the Western Kentucky University Popular Culture Studies Program, and a regular contributor to Fast Company. He is co-editor of The Survival of the Soap Opera (2011).

Joshua Green is a Strategist at digital strategy firm Undercurrent. With a PhD in Media Studies, he has managed research projects at MIT and the University of California. He is author (with Jean Burgess) of YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture (2009, Polity Press).

Series: Postmillennial PopHardcover: 352 pagesPublisher: NYU Press (January 21, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0814743501ISBN-13: 978-0814743508 Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #39,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Books > Law > Media & the Law #130 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Communication & Media Studies #205 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Pop Culture > General
It’s a little bizarre that a popular (at least according to sales figures) book about passing along media or commentary has gone over a month without having a review posted. I think it’s because this is an ingenious, yet jam-packed book that looks at online participation and the sharing of information from a unique perspective that just plain forces you to think. This is not a quick read.

While there are plenty of social media books out that look at the "new phenomenon" of sharing as an organizational strategy or as platforms of tools as compelling new ways to share, the authors of "Spreadable Media" look more at the material itself that is or isn’t being shared. What characteristics of materials make people want to spread them? What’s in it for the sharer? When people read, hear or watch something that makes them want to circulate it, what triggers that decision? The authors point out there’s nothing really new about this motivation. The passing down of keepsakes, family heirlooms, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, family trees, etc. has gone on for generations. First the photocopier and now social media platforms have just made it easier and almost instantaneous.

The main focus of the book is on the broadcast, mass-media business model of "stickiness" of content vs. the parallel concept of "spreadability." It’s becoming increIDgly apparent that if media doesn’t spread today, it’s dead–like a film/song/book/work of art/best practice no one sees/hears/reads/studies/tries.
First of all, I want to commend Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green on their 46-page Introduction that, all by itself, is worth more than the cost of the book while "setting the table" for an even more substantial feast of information, insights, and counsel in the seven chapters that follow.

As they explain, their book "examines the emerging hybrid model of [content] circulation, where a mix of top-down and bottom-up forces determine how material is shared across and among cultures in far more participatory (and messier) ways…This shift from distribution to circulation signals a movement toward a more participatory model of culture, one which sees the public not as simply consumer of preconstructed messages [e.g. book reviews of this book] but as people who are shaping, sharing, reframing, and remixing media content in ways which might not have been previously imagined."

In this context, I am reminded of Henry Chesbrough and the open business model for which he is so widely and justifiably renowned. As he explains in Open Innovation (2005), "An open business model uses this new division of innovation labor – both in the creation of value and in the capture of a portion of that value. Open models create value by leveraging many more ideas, due to their inclusion of a variety of external concepts. Open models can also enable greater value capture, by using a key asset, resource, or position not only in the company’s own business model but also in other companies businesses.
I read this book through the lens of a content marketing practitioner that was curious what new insight Henry Jenkins and his co-authors would add to the information and guidance that’s already available on this topic — both online and in other books.

The authors believe that "if it doesn’t spread, it’s dead." To me, that’s an oversimplified explanation of today’s environment. Also, most of their case studies are from the American entertainment industry. In contrast, I’m more interested in how these `spreadable media’ scenarios apply to commercial (corporate brand) storytelling.

What’s their primary focal point? The author’s acknowledgement of the "participatory culture" of the Internet is a reoccuring theme throughout the book. Likewise, they remind us how the leadership of Big Media corporations have historically misunderstood or intentionally resisted this phenomena — often at their own peril.

Moreover, while the basic concept of sharing and syndication is not new, those people who do much of the `social’ sharing today are not sanctioned or encouraged by the content creator. To some people within the media industry, that’s very unsettling. But the authors present a somewhat optimistic outlook — believing that those fears will dissipate over time.

At the offset they’re actually quite hopeful that socioeconomic advancement is likely, as a result of these progressive changes to the status quo. They say "The growth of networked communication, especially when coupled with the practices of participatory culture, provides a range of new resources and facilitates new interventions for a variety of groups who have long struggled to have their voices heard.
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The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life 1st Edition

The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life 1st Edition
Author: C. G. Jung ID: 1556433794

Review

"In the excellent choices of Jung’s writings presented here, he shows us what we have lost and how we might find it again."—Joseph L. Henderson, M.D.

About the Author

Editor Meredith Sabini, M.A., Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, teacher, and author. She is Director of Depth Psychology Programs, a continuing education providership in Berkeley, California, which specializes in dream seminars and self-care retreats for healing arts professionals.

Paperback: 248 pagesPublisher: North Atlantic Books; 1 edition (May 28, 2002)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1556433794ISBN-13: 978-1556433795 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #151,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #56 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Movements > Jungian #118 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Movements > Humanism #192 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Nature Writing & Essays
You wouldn’t think that we’d need to read about the Earth having a soul. You’d think it would be obvious to us when we step outside and encounter sky, water, flora and fauna. Dr. Jung says, "Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books." This is true, but as he also explains, the development of consciousness caused an estrangement between the modern mind and the Earth, and most of us no longer understand the language of Nature. In addition to this communication breakdown, many of us step outside only to encounter soulless suburban enclaves or cityscapes of cement, glass, steel. So we are also physically and psychologically removed from essential connections.

Dr. Jung was one of our "wise old men" and whether you agree with his findings or not, thinking about them will broaden your perspectives immensely. His approach–that the door to knowledge always opens inward–is not for everyone, and his language is not always crystal-clear. In some of his books, I’ve found myself floundering–not for lack of interest, but because of an often impenetrable density. (I have discovered that Marie Louise Von Franz is very good at decoding and clarifying his work.) However, the quotes in this book are well-chosen for easy access to Dr. Jung’s sometimes difficult thoughts, and each selection is clearly referenced so that you know where to look if you want to read further.

Jung’s respect and devotion for the Earth are evident on every page, but this isn’t ecological finger-wagging about Man’s folly in pursuit of wealth, warfare and technology. It’s about understanding why we do what we do, and correcting existing imbalances.
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was born in Kesswil, Switzerland, a wee lakeside hamlet that had changed little since the Middle Ages. His rustic upbringing gave him the gift of intimate contact with the natural world, a profound source of meaning for him: "Every stone, every plant, every single thing seemed alive and indescribably marvelous." Like his mother, Jung had the ability to access his archaic mind. He had an old soul that was intimately connected with all living creatures, and to the world of dreams. This gave him the unusual ability to observe people and events with extreme clarity, as they truly were.

From the sweet pinnacle of a tranquil, wholesome childhood, the rest of his life was a stunning downhill plunge, as the civilized world fell into ever-growing chaos and catastrophe — rapid industrialization, urbanization, population explosion, two world wars, mustard gas, atomic bombs, holocaust, the rise and fall of Hitler and Stalin. It was an excellent time to become a famous psychiatrist, because this new reality was a steaming cauldron of intense insanity.

Jung provided the world with a new model for understanding the mind. For almost the entire human journey, we had obeyed the laws of nature, like all other animals did. But with the emergence of domestication and civilization, we began violating the laws of life, snatching away some of nature’s power — power that did not belong to us. This cosmic offense created a break that shifted us onto a path of suffering. The gods are now punishing us for our immature and disrespectful impulses.

Jung left behind a huge body of writings, most of which are of little interest to general readers.
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Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture (Postmillennial Pop) Hardcover – January 21, 2013
Author: Visit ‘s Henry Jenkins Page ID: 0814743501

Review

“The best analysis to date of the radically new nature of digital social media as a communication channel. Its insights, based on a deep knowledge of the technology and culture embedded in the digital networks of communication, will reshape our understanding of cultural change for years to come.”-Manuel Castells,Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California

“Something new is emerging from the collision of traditional entertainment media, Internet-empowered fan cultures, and the norms of sharing that are encouraged and amplified by social media. Spreadable Media is a compelling guide, both entertaining and rigorous, to the new norms, cultures, enterprises, and social phenomena that networked culture is making possible. Read it to understand what your kids are doing, where Hollywood is going, and how online social networks spread cultural productions as a new form of sociality.”-Howard Rheingold,author of Net Smart

“Finally, a way of framing modern media creation and consumption that actually reflects reality and allows us to talk about it in a way that makes sense. It’s a spreadable world and we are ALL part of it. Useful for anyone who makes media, analyzes it, consumes it, markets it or breathes.”-Jane Espenson,writer-producer of Battlestar Galactica, Once Upon a Time, and Husbands

“In Spreadable Media, media theorist Henry Jenkins, formerly of MIT and now at USC, and his coauthors, digital strategists Sam Ford and Joshua Green, make a convincing case that fan involvement in the re-creation and circulation of media content is not just an interesting side effect of man-to-many multimedia networks and smartphone video editing apps, but a significant force for empowerment and exploitation in and of itself…If you are in the music, move, television, or game business, this book is a must read.”-Strategy and Business

“It’s about time a group of thinkers put the marketing evangelists of the day out to pasture with a thorough look at what makes content move from consumer to consumer, marketer to consumer and consumer to marketer. Instead of latching on to the notion that you can create viral content, Jenkins, Ford, and Green question the assumptions, test theories and call us all to task. Spreadable Media pushes our thinking. As a result, we’ll become smarter marketers. Why wouldn’t you read this book?”-Jason Falls,CEO of Social Media Explorer and co-author of No Bullshit Social Media

“Solid analysis and detailed examples to make it sticky enough for the intended readerships of media scholars, media professionals, and fans.”-International Journal of Communication

“A wide-ranging examination of the contemporary media environment as individuals increIDgly control their own creation of content.”-Kirkus

“Content today, the authors suggest, can travel not only from the top down but also from the inside out. It is a remarkably different terrain than what we have been used to, one they effectively and stridently analyze.”- Publishers Weekly

“Spreadable Media is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand how media works today.”-Deep Media

“By critically interrogating the ways in which media artifacts circulate, Spreadable Media challenges the popular notion that digital content magically goes ‘viral.’ This book brilliantly describes the dynamics that underpin people’s engagement with social media in ways that are both theoretically rich and publicly meaningful.”-Danah Boyd,Microsoft Research

About the Author

Henry Jenkins is the Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California.

Sam Ford is Director of Digital Strategy with Peppercomm Strategic Communications, an affiliate with the MIT Program in Comparative Media Studies and the Western Kentucky University Popular Culture Studies Program, and a regular contributor to Fast Company. He is co-editor of The Survival of the Soap Opera (2011).

Joshua Green is a Strategist at digital strategy firm Undercurrent. With a PhD in Media Studies, he has managed research projects at MIT and the University of California. He is author (with Jean Burgess) of YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture (2009, Polity Press).

Series: Postmillennial PopHardcover: 352 pagesPublisher: NYU Press (January 21, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0814743501ISBN-13: 978-0814743508 Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #39,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Books > Law > Media & the Law #130 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Communication & Media Studies #205 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Pop Culture > General
It’s a little bizarre that a popular (at least according to sales figures) book about passing along media or commentary has gone over a month without having a review posted. I think it’s because this is an ingenious, yet jam-packed book that looks at online participation and the sharing of information from a unique perspective that just plain forces you to think. This is not a quick read.

While there are plenty of social media books out that look at the "new phenomenon" of sharing as an organizational strategy or as platforms of tools as compelling new ways to share, the authors of "Spreadable Media" look more at the material itself that is or isn’t being shared. What characteristics of materials make people want to spread them? What’s in it for the sharer? When people read, hear or watch something that makes them want to circulate it, what triggers that decision? The authors point out there’s nothing really new about this motivation. The passing down of keepsakes, family heirlooms, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, family trees, etc. has gone on for generations. First the photocopier and now social media platforms have just made it easier and almost instantaneous.

The main focus of the book is on the broadcast, mass-media business model of "stickiness" of content vs. the parallel concept of "spreadability." It’s becoming increIDgly apparent that if media doesn’t spread today, it’s dead–like a film/song/book/work of art/best practice no one sees/hears/reads/studies/tries.
First of all, I want to commend Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green on their 46-page Introduction that, all by itself, is worth more than the cost of the book while "setting the table" for an even more substantial feast of information, insights, and counsel in the seven chapters that follow.

As they explain, their book "examines the emerging hybrid model of [content] circulation, where a mix of top-down and bottom-up forces determine how material is shared across and among cultures in far more participatory (and messier) ways…This shift from distribution to circulation signals a movement toward a more participatory model of culture, one which sees the public not as simply consumer of preconstructed messages [e.g. book reviews of this book] but as people who are shaping, sharing, reframing, and remixing media content in ways which might not have been previously imagined."

In this context, I am reminded of Henry Chesbrough and the open business model for which he is so widely and justifiably renowned. As he explains in Open Innovation (2005), "An open business model uses this new division of innovation labor – both in the creation of value and in the capture of a portion of that value. Open models create value by leveraging many more ideas, due to their inclusion of a variety of external concepts. Open models can also enable greater value capture, by using a key asset, resource, or position not only in the company’s own business model but also in other companies businesses.
I read this book through the lens of a content marketing practitioner that was curious what new insight Henry Jenkins and his co-authors would add to the information and guidance that’s already available on this topic — both online and in other books.

The authors believe that "if it doesn’t spread, it’s dead." To me, that’s an oversimplified explanation of today’s environment. Also, most of their case studies are from the American entertainment industry. In contrast, I’m more interested in how these `spreadable media’ scenarios apply to commercial (corporate brand) storytelling.

What’s their primary focal point? The author’s acknowledgement of the "participatory culture" of the Internet is a reoccuring theme throughout the book. Likewise, they remind us how the leadership of Big Media corporations have historically misunderstood or intentionally resisted this phenomena — often at their own peril.

Moreover, while the basic concept of sharing and syndication is not new, those people who do much of the `social’ sharing today are not sanctioned or encouraged by the content creator. To some people within the media industry, that’s very unsettling. But the authors present a somewhat optimistic outlook — believing that those fears will dissipate over time.

At the offset they’re actually quite hopeful that socioeconomic advancement is likely, as a result of these progressive changes to the status quo. They say "The growth of networked communication, especially when coupled with the practices of participatory culture, provides a range of new resources and facilitates new interventions for a variety of groups who have long struggled to have their voices heard.
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Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture (Postmillennial Pop) Hardcover – January 21, 2013
Author: Visit ‘s Henry Jenkins Page ID: 0814743501

Review

“The best analysis to date of the radically new nature of digital social media as a communication channel. Its insights, based on a deep knowledge of the technology and culture embedded in the digital networks of communication, will reshape our understanding of cultural change for years to come.”-Manuel Castells,Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California

“Something new is emerging from the collision of traditional entertainment media, Internet-empowered fan cultures, and the norms of sharing that are encouraged and amplified by social media. Spreadable Media is a compelling guide, both entertaining and rigorous, to the new norms, cultures, enterprises, and social phenomena that networked culture is making possible. Read it to understand what your kids are doing, where Hollywood is going, and how online social networks spread cultural productions as a new form of sociality.”-Howard Rheingold,author of Net Smart

“Finally, a way of framing modern media creation and consumption that actually reflects reality and allows us to talk about it in a way that makes sense. It’s a spreadable world and we are ALL part of it. Useful for anyone who makes media, analyzes it, consumes it, markets it or breathes.”-Jane Espenson,writer-producer of Battlestar Galactica, Once Upon a Time, and Husbands

“In Spreadable Media, media theorist Henry Jenkins, formerly of MIT and now at USC, and his coauthors, digital strategists Sam Ford and Joshua Green, make a convincing case that fan involvement in the re-creation and circulation of media content is not just an interesting side effect of man-to-many multimedia networks and smartphone video editing apps, but a significant force for empowerment and exploitation in and of itself…If you are in the music, move, television, or game business, this book is a must read.”-Strategy and Business

“It’s about time a group of thinkers put the marketing evangelists of the day out to pasture with a thorough look at what makes content move from consumer to consumer, marketer to consumer and consumer to marketer. Instead of latching on to the notion that you can create viral content, Jenkins, Ford, and Green question the assumptions, test theories and call us all to task. Spreadable Media pushes our thinking. As a result, we’ll become smarter marketers. Why wouldn’t you read this book?”-Jason Falls,CEO of Social Media Explorer and co-author of No Bullshit Social Media

“Solid analysis and detailed examples to make it sticky enough for the intended readerships of media scholars, media professionals, and fans.”-International Journal of Communication

“A wide-ranging examination of the contemporary media environment as individuals increIDgly control their own creation of content.”-Kirkus

“Content today, the authors suggest, can travel not only from the top down but also from the inside out. It is a remarkably different terrain than what we have been used to, one they effectively and stridently analyze.”- Publishers Weekly

“Spreadable Media is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand how media works today.”-Deep Media

“By critically interrogating the ways in which media artifacts circulate, Spreadable Media challenges the popular notion that digital content magically goes ‘viral.’ This book brilliantly describes the dynamics that underpin people’s engagement with social media in ways that are both theoretically rich and publicly meaningful.”-Danah Boyd,Microsoft Research

About the Author

Henry Jenkins is the Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California.

Sam Ford is Director of Digital Strategy with Peppercomm Strategic Communications, an affiliate with the MIT Program in Comparative Media Studies and the Western Kentucky University Popular Culture Studies Program, and a regular contributor to Fast Company. He is co-editor of The Survival of the Soap Opera (2011).

Joshua Green is a Strategist at digital strategy firm Undercurrent. With a PhD in Media Studies, he has managed research projects at MIT and the University of California. He is author (with Jean Burgess) of YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture (2009, Polity Press).

Series: Postmillennial PopHardcover: 352 pagesPublisher: NYU Press (January 21, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0814743501ISBN-13: 978-0814743508 Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #39,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Books > Law > Media & the Law #130 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Communication & Media Studies #205 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Pop Culture > General
It’s a little bizarre that a popular (at least according to sales figures) book about passing along media or commentary has gone over a month without having a review posted. I think it’s because this is an ingenious, yet jam-packed book that looks at online participation and the sharing of information from a unique perspective that just plain forces you to think. This is not a quick read.

While there are plenty of social media books out that look at the "new phenomenon" of sharing as an organizational strategy or as platforms of tools as compelling new ways to share, the authors of "Spreadable Media" look more at the material itself that is or isn’t being shared. What characteristics of materials make people want to spread them? What’s in it for the sharer? When people read, hear or watch something that makes them want to circulate it, what triggers that decision? The authors point out there’s nothing really new about this motivation. The passing down of keepsakes, family heirlooms, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, family trees, etc. has gone on for generations. First the photocopier and now social media platforms have just made it easier and almost instantaneous.

The main focus of the book is on the broadcast, mass-media business model of "stickiness" of content vs. the parallel concept of "spreadability." It’s becoming increIDgly apparent that if media doesn’t spread today, it’s dead–like a film/song/book/work of art/best practice no one sees/hears/reads/studies/tries.
First of all, I want to commend Henry Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green on their 46-page Introduction that, all by itself, is worth more than the cost of the book while "setting the table" for an even more substantial feast of information, insights, and counsel in the seven chapters that follow.

As they explain, their book "examines the emerging hybrid model of [content] circulation, where a mix of top-down and bottom-up forces determine how material is shared across and among cultures in far more participatory (and messier) ways…This shift from distribution to circulation signals a movement toward a more participatory model of culture, one which sees the public not as simply consumer of preconstructed messages [e.g. book reviews of this book] but as people who are shaping, sharing, reframing, and remixing media content in ways which might not have been previously imagined."

In this context, I am reminded of Henry Chesbrough and the open business model for which he is so widely and justifiably renowned. As he explains in Open Innovation (2005), "An open business model uses this new division of innovation labor – both in the creation of value and in the capture of a portion of that value. Open models create value by leveraging many more ideas, due to their inclusion of a variety of external concepts. Open models can also enable greater value capture, by using a key asset, resource, or position not only in the company’s own business model but also in other companies businesses.
I read this book through the lens of a content marketing practitioner that was curious what new insight Henry Jenkins and his co-authors would add to the information and guidance that’s already available on this topic — both online and in other books.

The authors believe that "if it doesn’t spread, it’s dead." To me, that’s an oversimplified explanation of today’s environment. Also, most of their case studies are from the American entertainment industry. In contrast, I’m more interested in how these `spreadable media’ scenarios apply to commercial (corporate brand) storytelling.

What’s their primary focal point? The author’s acknowledgement of the "participatory culture" of the Internet is a reoccuring theme throughout the book. Likewise, they remind us how the leadership of Big Media corporations have historically misunderstood or intentionally resisted this phenomena — often at their own peril.

Moreover, while the basic concept of sharing and syndication is not new, those people who do much of the `social’ sharing today are not sanctioned or encouraged by the content creator. To some people within the media industry, that’s very unsettling. But the authors present a somewhat optimistic outlook — believing that those fears will dissipate over time.

At the offset they’re actually quite hopeful that socioeconomic advancement is likely, as a result of these progressive changes to the status quo. They say "The growth of networked communication, especially when coupled with the practices of participatory culture, provides a range of new resources and facilitates new interventions for a variety of groups who have long struggled to have their voices heard.
Download Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture – January 21, 2013 Free PDF

The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life 1st Edition

The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life 1st Edition
Author: C. G. Jung ID: 1556433794

Review

"In the excellent choices of Jung’s writings presented here, he shows us what we have lost and how we might find it again."—Joseph L. Henderson, M.D.

About the Author

Editor Meredith Sabini, M.A., Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, teacher, and author. She is Director of Depth Psychology Programs, a continuing education providership in Berkeley, California, which specializes in dream seminars and self-care retreats for healing arts professionals.

Paperback: 248 pagesPublisher: North Atlantic Books; 1 edition (May 28, 2002)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1556433794ISBN-13: 978-1556433795 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #151,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #56 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Movements > Jungian #118 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Movements > Humanism #192 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Nature Writing & Essays
You wouldn’t think that we’d need to read about the Earth having a soul. You’d think it would be obvious to us when we step outside and encounter sky, water, flora and fauna. Dr. Jung says, "Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books." This is true, but as he also explains, the development of consciousness caused an estrangement between the modern mind and the Earth, and most of us no longer understand the language of Nature. In addition to this communication breakdown, many of us step outside only to encounter soulless suburban enclaves or cityscapes of cement, glass, steel. So we are also physically and psychologically removed from essential connections.

Dr. Jung was one of our "wise old men" and whether you agree with his findings or not, thinking about them will broaden your perspectives immensely. His approach–that the door to knowledge always opens inward–is not for everyone, and his language is not always crystal-clear. In some of his books, I’ve found myself floundering–not for lack of interest, but because of an often impenetrable density. (I have discovered that Marie Louise Von Franz is very good at decoding and clarifying his work.) However, the quotes in this book are well-chosen for easy access to Dr. Jung’s sometimes difficult thoughts, and each selection is clearly referenced so that you know where to look if you want to read further.

Jung’s respect and devotion for the Earth are evident on every page, but this isn’t ecological finger-wagging about Man’s folly in pursuit of wealth, warfare and technology. It’s about understanding why we do what we do, and correcting existing imbalances.
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was born in Kesswil, Switzerland, a wee lakeside hamlet that had changed little since the Middle Ages. His rustic upbringing gave him the gift of intimate contact with the natural world, a profound source of meaning for him: "Every stone, every plant, every single thing seemed alive and indescribably marvelous." Like his mother, Jung had the ability to access his archaic mind. He had an old soul that was intimately connected with all living creatures, and to the world of dreams. This gave him the unusual ability to observe people and events with extreme clarity, as they truly were.

From the sweet pinnacle of a tranquil, wholesome childhood, the rest of his life was a stunning downhill plunge, as the civilized world fell into ever-growing chaos and catastrophe — rapid industrialization, urbanization, population explosion, two world wars, mustard gas, atomic bombs, holocaust, the rise and fall of Hitler and Stalin. It was an excellent time to become a famous psychiatrist, because this new reality was a steaming cauldron of intense insanity.

Jung provided the world with a new model for understanding the mind. For almost the entire human journey, we had obeyed the laws of nature, like all other animals did. But with the emergence of domestication and civilization, we began violating the laws of life, snatching away some of nature’s power — power that did not belong to us. This cosmic offense created a break that shifted us onto a path of suffering. The gods are now punishing us for our immature and disrespectful impulses.

Jung left behind a huge body of writings, most of which are of little interest to general readers.
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The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life 1st Edition

The Earth Has a Soul: C.G. Jung on Nature, Technology & Modern Life 1st Edition
Author: C. G. Jung ID: 1556433794

Review

"In the excellent choices of Jung’s writings presented here, he shows us what we have lost and how we might find it again."—Joseph L. Henderson, M.D.

About the Author

Editor Meredith Sabini, M.A., Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, teacher, and author. She is Director of Depth Psychology Programs, a continuing education providership in Berkeley, California, which specializes in dream seminars and self-care retreats for healing arts professionals.

Paperback: 248 pagesPublisher: North Atlantic Books; 1 edition (May 28, 2002)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1556433794ISBN-13: 978-1556433795 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #151,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #56 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Movements > Jungian #118 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Movements > Humanism #192 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Nature Writing & Essays
You wouldn’t think that we’d need to read about the Earth having a soul. You’d think it would be obvious to us when we step outside and encounter sky, water, flora and fauna. Dr. Jung says, "Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books." This is true, but as he also explains, the development of consciousness caused an estrangement between the modern mind and the Earth, and most of us no longer understand the language of Nature. In addition to this communication breakdown, many of us step outside only to encounter soulless suburban enclaves or cityscapes of cement, glass, steel. So we are also physically and psychologically removed from essential connections.

Dr. Jung was one of our "wise old men" and whether you agree with his findings or not, thinking about them will broaden your perspectives immensely. His approach–that the door to knowledge always opens inward–is not for everyone, and his language is not always crystal-clear. In some of his books, I’ve found myself floundering–not for lack of interest, but because of an often impenetrable density. (I have discovered that Marie Louise Von Franz is very good at decoding and clarifying his work.) However, the quotes in this book are well-chosen for easy access to Dr. Jung’s sometimes difficult thoughts, and each selection is clearly referenced so that you know where to look if you want to read further.

Jung’s respect and devotion for the Earth are evident on every page, but this isn’t ecological finger-wagging about Man’s folly in pursuit of wealth, warfare and technology. It’s about understanding why we do what we do, and correcting existing imbalances.
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was born in Kesswil, Switzerland, a wee lakeside hamlet that had changed little since the Middle Ages. His rustic upbringing gave him the gift of intimate contact with the natural world, a profound source of meaning for him: "Every stone, every plant, every single thing seemed alive and indescribably marvelous." Like his mother, Jung had the ability to access his archaic mind. He had an old soul that was intimately connected with all living creatures, and to the world of dreams. This gave him the unusual ability to observe people and events with extreme clarity, as they truly were.

From the sweet pinnacle of a tranquil, wholesome childhood, the rest of his life was a stunning downhill plunge, as the civilized world fell into ever-growing chaos and catastrophe — rapid industrialization, urbanization, population explosion, two world wars, mustard gas, atomic bombs, holocaust, the rise and fall of Hitler and Stalin. It was an excellent time to become a famous psychiatrist, because this new reality was a steaming cauldron of intense insanity.

Jung provided the world with a new model for understanding the mind. For almost the entire human journey, we had obeyed the laws of nature, like all other animals did. But with the emergence of domestication and civilization, we began violating the laws of life, snatching away some of nature’s power — power that did not belong to us. This cosmic offense created a break that shifted us onto a path of suffering. The gods are now punishing us for our immature and disrespectful impulses.

Jung left behind a huge body of writings, most of which are of little interest to general readers.
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Author: Nigel McCrery ID: B00ELJMO2S

A crime scene. A murder. A mystery. The most important person on the scene? The forensic scientist. And yet the intricate details of their work remains a mystery to most of us. Silent Witnesses looks at the history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation, and leaps in scientific knowledge have developed this fascinating branch of detection. Throwing open the casebook, it introduces us to such luminaries as ‘The Wizard of Berkeley’ Edward Heinrich, who is credited with having solved over 2,000 crimes, and Alphonse Bertillon, the French scientist whose guiding principle ‘no two individuals share the same characteristics’ became the core of identification. Along the way, it takes us to India and Australia, Columbia and China, Russia, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. And it proves that, in order to solve ever more complicated cases, science must always stay one step ahead of the killer.
Done.
Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 7 hours and 28 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: UnabridgedPublisher: Random House AudiobooksAudible.com Release Date: August 29, 2013Language: EnglishID: B00ELJMO2S Best Sellers Rank: #139 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Nonfiction > Law #325 in Books > Law > Criminal Law > Forensic Science #355 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Science > Medicine
Nigel McCrery has had an interesting career – an ex-policeman turned screenwriter, he’s the man behind such successful TV dramas as Silent Witness and New Tricks, and has also written several crime novels. All of which makes him perhaps the ideal person to write a book on the history of the contribution of forensic science to crime detection.

Each chapter looks at a different aspect of forensics – ballistics, blood, fingerprinting, the human body, DNA etc. McCrery introduces us to the scientists and detectives who developed the techniques and tests that gradually led to the current state of play where forensics is one of the major planks of detection. In less skilled hands, this could be a very dry subject indeed, but McCrery writes flowingly and interestingly, making the people come to life and explaining the science in a way that is easy to understand.

What makes the book most interesting is that McCrery tells the stories of the true crimes that were the earliest to be solved by each individual technique, and he ranges widely across the world to do so. He takes us back in time to the earliest days of detection to give a picture of the primitive, sometimes barbaric, methods that were used prior to the development of scientific methods – so we learn, for instance, of the suspect forced to share a bed with the bodies of his supposed victims to see if guilt would produce a confession. Or how about the early method of identifying an unknown victim by sticking the head on a pole and displaying it in public?

McCrery uses a chronological approach to telling his story, so in the chapter on the gun, for instance, we learn about its history from its earliest appearance as a Chinese ‘fire-lance’, through the invention of flintlocks and on to revolvers.
Silent Witnesses is an easily accessible and well-written primer on the history of forensic science. It reads like a work of fiction but offers the reader a clear history of many of the most important advances in forensic investigative techniques. The topics are covered in chapters titled: Identity, Ballistics, Blood, Trace Evidence, The Body, Poisons, and DNA. Each subject is reviewed chronologically and numerous milestone cases in the development and growth of forensic science are presented.

For example, in the Identity chapter, the war between Alphonse Bertillon and his anthropometric ID system known as “bertillonage” and those who favored fingerprinting as the gold standard for identification of an individual is documented. In Blood, the development of the ABO blood typing system is well presented as well as the methods for identifying a stain as blood and determining that it is human and not animal, both extremely important in crimes where blood is shed. In Trace Evidence, the discovery and development of the microscope as a forensic tool is covered in great detail. Poisons have been around almost as long as civilization and in the chapter Poisons this long and sordid history is chronicled as are the steps in the creation of the fascinating field of forensic toxicology, including the development of the famous Marsh and Reinsch tests for identifying the “inheritance powder” arsenic.

Perhaps the most enjoyable parts of Silent Witnesses are the discussions of famous cases that helped develop forensic science as a viable entity. Silent Witnesses opens with the famous Colin Pitchfork case—-the first time DNA profiling was used to solve a murder. Other seminal cases include: the Francisca Rojas case (the first time fingerprints solved a murder); the St.
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Silent Witnesses Audible – Unabridged ridged
Author: Nigel McCrery ID: B00ELJMO2S

A crime scene. A murder. A mystery. The most important person on the scene? The forensic scientist. And yet the intricate details of their work remains a mystery to most of us. Silent Witnesses looks at the history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation, and leaps in scientific knowledge have developed this fascinating branch of detection. Throwing open the casebook, it introduces us to such luminaries as ‘The Wizard of Berkeley’ Edward Heinrich, who is credited with having solved over 2,000 crimes, and Alphonse Bertillon, the French scientist whose guiding principle ‘no two individuals share the same characteristics’ became the core of identification. Along the way, it takes us to India and Australia, Columbia and China, Russia, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. And it proves that, in order to solve ever more complicated cases, science must always stay one step ahead of the killer.
Done.
Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 7 hours and 28 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: UnabridgedPublisher: Random House AudiobooksAudible.com Release Date: August 29, 2013Language: EnglishID: B00ELJMO2S Best Sellers Rank: #139 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Nonfiction > Law #325 in Books > Law > Criminal Law > Forensic Science #355 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Science > Medicine
Nigel McCrery has had an interesting career – an ex-policeman turned screenwriter, he’s the man behind such successful TV dramas as Silent Witness and New Tricks, and has also written several crime novels. All of which makes him perhaps the ideal person to write a book on the history of the contribution of forensic science to crime detection.

Each chapter looks at a different aspect of forensics – ballistics, blood, fingerprinting, the human body, DNA etc. McCrery introduces us to the scientists and detectives who developed the techniques and tests that gradually led to the current state of play where forensics is one of the major planks of detection. In less skilled hands, this could be a very dry subject indeed, but McCrery writes flowingly and interestingly, making the people come to life and explaining the science in a way that is easy to understand.

What makes the book most interesting is that McCrery tells the stories of the true crimes that were the earliest to be solved by each individual technique, and he ranges widely across the world to do so. He takes us back in time to the earliest days of detection to give a picture of the primitive, sometimes barbaric, methods that were used prior to the development of scientific methods – so we learn, for instance, of the suspect forced to share a bed with the bodies of his supposed victims to see if guilt would produce a confession. Or how about the early method of identifying an unknown victim by sticking the head on a pole and displaying it in public?

McCrery uses a chronological approach to telling his story, so in the chapter on the gun, for instance, we learn about its history from its earliest appearance as a Chinese ‘fire-lance’, through the invention of flintlocks and on to revolvers.
Silent Witnesses is an easily accessible and well-written primer on the history of forensic science. It reads like a work of fiction but offers the reader a clear history of many of the most important advances in forensic investigative techniques. The topics are covered in chapters titled: Identity, Ballistics, Blood, Trace Evidence, The Body, Poisons, and DNA. Each subject is reviewed chronologically and numerous milestone cases in the development and growth of forensic science are presented.

For example, in the Identity chapter, the war between Alphonse Bertillon and his anthropometric ID system known as “bertillonage” and those who favored fingerprinting as the gold standard for identification of an individual is documented. In Blood, the development of the ABO blood typing system is well presented as well as the methods for identifying a stain as blood and determining that it is human and not animal, both extremely important in crimes where blood is shed. In Trace Evidence, the discovery and development of the microscope as a forensic tool is covered in great detail. Poisons have been around almost as long as civilization and in the chapter Poisons this long and sordid history is chronicled as are the steps in the creation of the fascinating field of forensic toxicology, including the development of the famous Marsh and Reinsch tests for identifying the “inheritance powder” arsenic.

Perhaps the most enjoyable parts of Silent Witnesses are the discussions of famous cases that helped develop forensic science as a viable entity. Silent Witnesses opens with the famous Colin Pitchfork case—-the first time DNA profiling was used to solve a murder. Other seminal cases include: the Francisca Rojas case (the first time fingerprints solved a murder); the St.
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A History of Modern Psychology 11th Edition
Author: Duane P. Schultz ID: 1305630041

About the Author

Duane P. Schultz is a former professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (now the University of Mary Washington), American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Dr. Schultz and his wife, Sydney Ellen Schultz, are a well-regarded textbook author team.

Sydney Ellen Schultz is a writer, editor, and researcher who has developed print and digital publications and teaching materials for publishers, government agencies, schools, and professional associations. She and her husband, Duane Schultz, are well regarded as textbook authors.

Hardcover: 425 pagesPublisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 11 edition (July 13, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1305630041ISBN-13: 978-1305630048 Product Dimensions: 1 x 8.5 x 10 inches Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #780,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #337 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > History #374 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > History #9700 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Psychology
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A History of Modern Psychology 11th Edition
Author: Duane P. Schultz ID: 1305630041

About the Author

Duane P. Schultz is a former professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (now the University of Mary Washington), American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Dr. Schultz and his wife, Sydney Ellen Schultz, are a well-regarded textbook author team.

Sydney Ellen Schultz is a writer, editor, and researcher who has developed print and digital publications and teaching materials for publishers, government agencies, schools, and professional associations. She and her husband, Duane Schultz, are well regarded as textbook authors.

Hardcover: 425 pagesPublisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 11 edition (July 13, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1305630041ISBN-13: 978-1305630048 Product Dimensions: 1 x 8.5 x 10 inches Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #780,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #337 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > History #374 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > History #9700 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Psychology
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Abridged Audio Edition) Audio CD – Abridged, Audiobook
Author: Visit ‘s Maya Angelou Page ID: 0679451730

.com Review

In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the hardships she endured later in life, including a tragic occurrence while visiting her mother in St. Louis and her formative years spent in California–where an unwanted pregnancy changed her life forever. Marvelously told, with Angelou’s “gift for language and observation,” this “remarkable autobiography by an equally remarkable black woman from Arkansas captures, indelibly, a world of which most Americans are shamefully ignorant.”

–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

If your originals of these two popular titles (LJ 9/1/78, LJ 3/15/70, respectively) have seen better days, these reprints offer affordable, high-quality replacements.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Audio CDPublisher: Random House Audio; abridged edition edition (September 3, 1996)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0679451730ISBN-13: 978-0679451730 Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 5.8 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #220,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Books > Books on CD > Poetry & Drama #16 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > Poetry #93 in Books > Books on CD > Reference
May I tell you why I choose to have my ninth grade students read it? I have noticed a lot of reviews by young people, which I applaud, but an adult perspective might be helpful.
I don’t particularly feel the need to defend its merits. (I am not articulate enough to do justice to that task.) As with any book, some will love it and some won’t. Guaranteed, it will make you uncomfortable at times, because one chapter describes the rape of a young person–which is painful for any compassionate human being to hear. Plus, there are other sexual issues, largely stemming from the earlier assault, but also because she is a teenager in the last phase of the book. Such questions about love and sex are characteristic of the teenage years. Many young people, as well as adults, are confused about such topics. While these are generally the most controversial segments from the book, the fundamental lesson of the book goes far beyond the survival of one victim. I won’t supply you with the answers as to what one should take away from the text. It is a personal experience for each of us.
We can all learn from Maya’s honest account of her childhood journey. We can all try on her experiences and live vicariously through her for a while, and see how it changes our own perspective on what it means to be a human being.
I’ll be the first to admit, this book is a challenge for all my students in one way or another. Some because they are white and live in the northern US. Some because they are male and it’s difficult to view life through a woman’s eyes. Some because of the adult vocabulary and extensive use of figurative language. Some of these experiences are so remote from their own, while others are very close to home.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Abridged Audio Edition) Audio CD – Abridged, Audiobook
Author: Visit ‘s Maya Angelou Page ID: 0679451730

.com Review

In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the hardships she endured later in life, including a tragic occurrence while visiting her mother in St. Louis and her formative years spent in California–where an unwanted pregnancy changed her life forever. Marvelously told, with Angelou’s “gift for language and observation,” this “remarkable autobiography by an equally remarkable black woman from Arkansas captures, indelibly, a world of which most Americans are shamefully ignorant.”

–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

If your originals of these two popular titles (LJ 9/1/78, LJ 3/15/70, respectively) have seen better days, these reprints offer affordable, high-quality replacements.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Audio CDPublisher: Random House Audio; abridged edition edition (September 3, 1996)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0679451730ISBN-13: 978-0679451730 Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 5.8 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #220,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Books > Books on CD > Poetry & Drama #16 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > Poetry #93 in Books > Books on CD > Reference
May I tell you why I choose to have my ninth grade students read it? I have noticed a lot of reviews by young people, which I applaud, but an adult perspective might be helpful.
I don’t particularly feel the need to defend its merits. (I am not articulate enough to do justice to that task.) As with any book, some will love it and some won’t. Guaranteed, it will make you uncomfortable at times, because one chapter describes the rape of a young person–which is painful for any compassionate human being to hear. Plus, there are other sexual issues, largely stemming from the earlier assault, but also because she is a teenager in the last phase of the book. Such questions about love and sex are characteristic of the teenage years. Many young people, as well as adults, are confused about such topics. While these are generally the most controversial segments from the book, the fundamental lesson of the book goes far beyond the survival of one victim. I won’t supply you with the answers as to what one should take away from the text. It is a personal experience for each of us.
We can all learn from Maya’s honest account of her childhood journey. We can all try on her experiences and live vicariously through her for a while, and see how it changes our own perspective on what it means to be a human being.
I’ll be the first to admit, this book is a challenge for all my students in one way or another. Some because they are white and live in the northern US. Some because they are male and it’s difficult to view life through a woman’s eyes. Some because of the adult vocabulary and extensive use of figurative language. Some of these experiences are so remote from their own, while others are very close to home.
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