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SUGGESTED READING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Most of the books suggested below are accessible to interested and enthusiastic readers even if they have no background on the subject. If you are interested in good introductory books in other areas, please ask. Depending on the subject, I might either be able to help or refer you to someone who can.

Most of the books listed here should be found at Bilkent University Library. If not, let me know so I can have the Library order them.

I have listed only nonfiction works. If you are interested in literature, including novels, short stories, or poetry, but do not know what to read, I would gladly try to make some suggestions. I might also be of help if you are interested in the cinema, although cinema films are not widely available. I could be less helpful with music and art.

Titles of works whose Turkish translations are known to be available are indicated in paranthesis. I would be pleased to be informed of omissions.

Other contributors to this list are acknowledge by their initials: Ercan Orhan (EO).

Art history and appreciation (Western):

E. H. Gombrich. The Story of Art (Sanatin Oykusu).
J. C. Taylor. Learning to Look.
W. Heinrich. Principles of Art History (Sanat Tarihinin Ilkeleri). (EO)

Architecture and urban issues:

I. Hyman and M. Trachtenberg. Architecture.
R. T. LeGates and F. Stout. The City Reader, second edition.
Le Corbusier. Towards a New Architecture.
L. Mumford. The City in History.
L. Mumford. The Mumford Reader.

Biology:

C. Starr and R. Taggart. Biology.

Cinema:

R. Sklar. Film: An International History of the Medium.
J. C. Ellis. A History of Film.
D. Thomson. A Biographical Dictionary of Film.
R. Armes. Third-World Film Making and the West.
A. Bazin. What is Cinema? (Sinema Nedir?). (EO)

Cultural/Literary Theory and the History of Ideas:

S. During, ed. The Cultural Studies Reader.
C. Mukerji and M. Schudson, eds. Rethinking Popular Culture.
T. Docherty, ed. Postmodernism; A Reader.
T. Eagleton. Literary Theory.

Dance (Western):

J. Anderson. Ballet and Modern Dance.

Economics:

R. Heilbroner. The Worldly Philosophers.
R. Heilbroner and L. Thurow. Economics Explained.

Environment:

J. Harte. The Green Fuse.

Feminism:

A. Fausto-Sterling. Myths of Gender.
C. P. Gilman. Women and Economics.
M. Schneir, ed. Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings.
M. Schneir, ed. Feminism in Our Time.

Health and Nutrition:

Editors of the Berkeley Wellness Letter, eds. The New Wellness Encyclopedia.
M. J. Klag, ed. Johns Hopkins Family Health Book.
M. Davis, E. Eshelman. and M. McKay. Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook.
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, eds. The New Our Bodies, Ourselves.
J. Harte and others. Toxics A to Z.

History:

F. Braudel. A History of Civilizations.
E. Hobsbawm. The Age of Revolution (1789-1848).
E. Hobsbawm. The Age of Capital (1848-1875).
E. Hobsbawm. The Age of Empire (1875-1914).
E. Hobsbawm. The Age of Extremes (1914-1991).
D. Thomson. Europe Since Napoleon. (EO)
J. M. Roberts, ed. History of the World.
L. F. Schaefer, D. H. Fowler, and J. E. Cooke. Problems in Western Civilization.
I. Wallerstein. Historical Capitalism.
I. Wallerstein. The Essential Wallerstein.
J. Tosh. The Pursuit of History.
H. Inalcik. The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300--1600. (EO)
I. Ortayli. Istanbul'dan Sayfalar. (EO)

Linguistics:

D. Crystal. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language.
N. Chomsky. Language and Problems of Knowledge.

Literature (anthologies):

S. N. Lawall and M. Mack, eds. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, second edition (two volumes)
G. L. Anderson, ed. Masterpieces of the Orient.
Asim Bezirci. Secme Romanlar.

Music (Western):

J. Kerman and V. Kerman. Listen.
Larousse Encyclopedia of Music.

Mythology (Greek):

E. Hamilton. Mythology.

Food and diet:

A. Davidson. Mediterranean Seafood.
R. Ballentine. Transition to Vegetarianism.
A. Bespaloff. Complete Guide to Wine.

Philosophy:

T. Nagel. What Does It All Mean?
J. Gaarder. Sophie's World (Sofi'nin Dunyasi).
R. Scruton. Modern Philosophy: An Introductory Survey.

Photography:

B. L. Upton and J. Upton. Photography.

Physics:

R. Penrose. The Emperor's New Mind (Kralin Yeni Usu, 3 cilt).
N. F. Comins and W. J. Kaufmann III. Discovering the Universe.

Social and Political issues:

C. Lemert, ed. Social Theory.
J. T. Roberts and A. Hite, eds. From Modernization to Globalization.
P. Bennis and M. Moushabeck, eds. Altered States: A Reader in the New World Order.
W. Laqueor and B. Rubin, eds. The Human Rights Reader.
N. Chomsky. The Chomsky Reader.
M. Achbar, ed. Manufacturing Consent.
E. W. Said. Orientalism.
E. W. Said. Culture and Imperialism.

Psychology:

R. Ornstein and L. Carstensen. Psychology.

Science, Technology, and Society:

S. Richards. Philosophy and Sociology of Science.
R. Kling. Computerization and Controversy.
A. Pacey. Technology in World Civilization.
L. Mumford. Technics and Civilization.
L. Mumford. The Myth of the Machine (two volumes).
D. R. Hill. Islamic Science and Engineering.
J. Zerzan and A. Carnes, eds. Questioning Technology.
J. Weizenbaum. Computer Power and Human Reason.
S. Turkle. The Second Self.
S. Zuboff. In the Age of the Smart Machine.
N. Postman. Technopoly.
T. Roszak. The Cult of Information.
J. Baldwin. Bucky Works (Buckminster Fuller).