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Title: Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair with Reflection by Mark Pendergrast ISBN: 0-465-05470-6 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A fascinating book
Comment: Mark Pendergrast has a talent for writing about a complex subject and making it both understandable and entertaining. Having read his most recent book, Mirror Mirror, I am impressed with the author's versatility and research capability. In writing about the mirror, Pendergrast has explored its history and use in religion, magic, science, art, space exploration, as well as an item of vanity and self indulgence. He has presented his findings in a way that is both enjoyable and educational. The people written about range from early scientists such as Archimedes and Galileo to the modern researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
The New York Times Book Review, which led me to purchase Mirror Mirror, states that it is the equivalent of a liberal arts education. I'm inclined to agree with that assessment. Give Mirror Mirror a 5-star rating.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Reflection on a Fascinating Subject
Comment: As an artist and a psychotherapist-in-training, this book appealed to me on many levels. It's a well-researched investigation of the history of mirroring and mirror-making, the mystical and the everyday practical use of mirrors, the psychological dimensions, etc. The story of the importance of mirrors in the history of the telescope, and mankind's resultant ability to investigate the cosmos is comprehensively presented. Dense and technical in places, but fun and insightful in others. Worth the read just to get to the last chapter titled, "Final Reflections: Illusions and Realities".
Rating: 5
Summary: Reflections on Mirror Mirror
Comment: Mirror, Mirror is a fascinating read not only for those lovers of the technical but also for those more interested in human history--as I am. Pendergrast explains scientific and technical concepts clearly. What I particularly loved about the book--besides learning a great deal about the history of science--was the way he wove in the human story. Pendergrast makes names like Herschel and Newton come alive as real people with distinct personalities. Reading a book of such quality and scope is my favorite way of learning about history and science.
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Title: Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time by Peter Louis Galison ISBN: 0393020010 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Mirror: A History by Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet, Katharine Jewett, Sabine Melchior-Bonnet, Jean Delumeau ISBN: 0415924480 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Isaac Newton by JAMES GLEICK ISBN: 0375422331 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Language Visible : Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z by DAVID SACKS ISBN: 0767911725 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 19 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Shadow Club : The Greatest Mystery in the Universe--Shadows--and the Thinkers Who UnlockedTheir Secrets by ROBERTO CASATI ISBN: 0375407278 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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