harry stotle

You'll have only one question.., 5 Feb 2010

I won't waste your time telling you about the plot, or that it is critically-acclaimed, or that Alec Baldwin is in it. Amazon.co.uk have already done this. What I will do is give you a few - of many, many - reasons why I love 30 Rock so much.

I love comedy, and I particularly love American television comedies. But I am very picky and don't watch a series unless I really like it.

This show has the intelligence and subtlety of 'Frasier', the subversiveness of 'Sarah Silverman', the sheer random quirky cut-aways of 'Scrubs', and the non-stop pace of 'Family Guy'. But don't think this is just a pick 'n' mix; it is blended into a quality comedy that could be the new… Read more

A Nice Supplement, 7 Aug 2008

This course is a nice supplement to your Greek learning IF you have other sources. In my opinion, it will be VERY difficult for you to "teach yourself greek conversation" if this is your sole/first source of greek.

I used this after completing Teach Yourself Beginner's Greek and basically, it contains many dialogues (with associated comprehension tasks) and some pointers on vocabulary or grammar used. I don't think I would have coped too well if I hadn't done another Greek course(s) first as this has only a small booklet (with no Greek script) with some short explanations and a vocab list but it's not very in depth for either Greek language or culture. It's 'just' (but I… Read more

Informative and Entertaining, 7 Aug 2008

I have read this book cover to cover several times. I bought it at the start of my undergraduate degree in philosophy and used it for every assignment through all three years.

Covering the characters, the ideas, the arguments for and against, and the effect on both the philosophy (and beyond) of the time and philosophy (and beyond) today, this book gives an account of the entire history of Western thought that is reasonably informative and vast in its scope.

It will be of interest to the non-student also, or as an introduction/refresher to a particular thinker, enabling you to then seek out further leads and information. Perhaps most valuably, it provides a decent… Read more