This book is cathartic, a word which here means "a heartrending reminder of the need and danger of fighting villainy, and that we should try to ask the right questions, and protect our libraries from destruction even by those with good intentions."
The questions may be wrong but we do get some tantalizing answers, philosophy, and book recommendations.
A well structured and clear attempt to pull generalizations out of the wildly complex field of community ecology. How useful at what level? I would say an excellent teaching tool for high school and above with scaffolding, with potential to influence research/analysis methodology at the professional level --though there are some concerns with nomenclature/terminology, as well as function/utility in models/stats, Vellend's 4 high level processes in community ecology do seem to hold up under empirical examination.
I don't know enough current neuropsych to know how outdated this is, but the history and methodology and concepts of the time (1973) are very clear...except the figures which are captioned in a confusing manner.
We may find answers... and along the way we will most certainly find a combination of right and wrong questions, and YA book recommendations.
Not much of substance unless you are shocked--shocked!--that athletic training has psychosocial components.
A frustratingly mysterious ending that answered few questions was the perfect way to complete this deliciously mysterious book.
4.5 stars. Stories about evenly split around there. 5 stories include the Dickensian tale of a Nightmare Christmas and the one about Granny Weatherwax. And the Chaucerian tale of hitchikers on the road to Glastonbury told in verse that's thrillingly reminiscent of Middle English rhythms, though very Modern in linguistic composition.
Loved the first third of it. Then it got a little slow, then it picked up again just in time for me to feel that the ending was really inadequate.
I appreciate Rowling not just because she gave us Harry, but also because she is an excellent writer--like, good at the craft as well as the inspiration. Casual Vacancy? Loved it!