Find 5 Classmate's Books

Book 1 (Dhurgam) - http://dhurghamaen191f12s27.blogspot.com/

Dhurgam had chosen the book Occupational Therapy: Toward Health Through Activities. This book was written by Simmie Cynkin, and published in 1979 by Little Brown and Company Inc., located in Boston. This book discusses activities in Occupational Therapy to consider how to treat patients who require it. The book notes on page 15 that there may be a need for new activities and patterns for therapy,“We are also in the midst of a conscious rebellion against a series of prescribed activities patterns that for many years were taken as the norm” [2].

Book 2 (Utku) - http://huten191f12s27.blogspot.com/

Utku found the book Digital Technologies and The Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media. The book was edited by Loic Tallon and Kevin Walker. This book was published in 2008 by the AltaMira Press in Lanham Maryland, and printed by Rowman & littlefield publishers, Inc. at 4501 Forbes Boulevard suite 200, MD 20706, Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY, United Kingdom. The book covers the use of handheld media as part of museums. On page 15 it states, "Moreover, recent research has shown that visitors benefit from having multiple complementary interpretive resources at their disposal", making a case for handheld media [5].

Book 3 (Chancelvie) - http://nelleamouren191f12s27.blogspot.com/

The book Chancelvie choose was At The Eleventh Hour: Reflections, Hopes and Anxieties at the Closing of the Great War, 1918. The book was edited by Hugh Cecil and Peter Liddle, and published by Leo Cooper in 1998 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The book was printed by Redwood Books Ltd. in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. This book discusses the aftermath of World War One, and discusses one of the issues France had on page 15:“France, for example, was obsessed with her vulnerability to Germany, economically, in demographic terms, and in geographical position, a situation unalterable unless she could succeed in wrestling the Rhineland away from Germany and under French tutelage” [1].

Book 4 (Alam) - http://alammahmoodstory.blogspot.com/

Alam picked the book Women and Stress Research by James H. Humphrey. This book was published in 2005 by Novinka Books which is located in New York. The book discusses research on stress and how it affects women. On page 15, the book brings up one of the main issues of stress, “Some persons become unable to cope with the physical and emotional trauma generated by the demands on their energy, emotions, and time” [3].

Book 5 (Curtis) - http://curtten191f12s27.blogspot.com/

 The book chosen by Curtis was Gods of Commerce: How Business Really Works. This book was written my Michael Phillips and published in 1997 by Clear Glass Press in San Francisco, California. This book explains important social concepts behind how business works. On page 15, the book points out that tradespeople are resistant to change, “although these emotions may be involved, the tradesperson hates change because of his or her desire for stability” [4].

Works Cited

[1] Cecil, Hugh, and Peter Liddle, eds. At the Eleventh Hour: Reflections, Hopes and Anxieties at the Closing of the Great War, 1918. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Leo Cooper, 1998. Print.

[2] Cynkin, Simme. Occupational Therapy: Toward Health through Activities. Boston: Little, Brown, 1979. Print.

[3] Humphrey, James H. Women and Stress Research. New York: Novinka, 2005. Print.

[4] Phillips, Michael. Gods of Commerce: How Business Really Works. San Francisco: Clear Glass, 1997. Print.

[5] Tallon, Loïc, and Kevin Walker, eds. Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media. Lanham: AltaMira, 2008. Print.