Women Know Everything: 3241 Quips, Quotes, and Brilliant Remarks

(Quirk Publishing, release: Mar 29, 2007)

Karen Weekes, Assistant Professor English and Women’s Studies, has been collecting interesting quotes that embody the empowerment of women.

See Karen's interview with WPSU.

“The purpose of this book was to find quotes from women who have done fascinating things so readers would be interested in finding out more about them. The women featured in this book come from all walks of life, and they all have something important to say.” - Karen Weekes

(Publisher: Longman; release, March 30, 2007)

Andrew August, Associate Professor History, examines the British working class in the period when Britain became a mature industrial power, working men and women dominated massive new urban populations, and the extension of suffrage brought them into the political nation for the first time.

Between 1832 and 1940, there were huge fluctuations in Britain’s economic status and the circumstances of working-class life.

Andy August gives a vivid account of working class life between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, examining the issues and concerns central to working-class identity.

Ronald Zigler, Associate Professor Educational Psychology, contributes one chapter to this collection of essays on the Beatles and philosophy.

Some of the essays in this volume, examine Beatles' themes philosophically. In these instances, the philosophical themes that are implicit in Beatles songs are made explicit by the authors.

In other essays, however, the authors consider how the Beatles themselves consciously advanced their own philosophical ideas. Ron Zigler's chapter falls into the latter group, as he examines the impact of Eastern culture on the music of the Beatles, as well as the manner in which the Beatles attempted to communicate concepts central to several traditions of Eastern Philosophy.

Listen to Ron recall who he hung out with while taking one of the Maharishi's courses in 1972 (2:00).