The Classes, The Books.

Right, so I said I would give a brief about each class... Here it is.

BST101 - Intro to Old Testament. Dr. Bob Erickson. A survey course exploring the "older testament." The nicest man you have ever met, is also the slowest speaker you have ever met. Class meets Wednesday nights 1730 - 2030.
Books: The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, ISBN 0-19-528883-4 (New - $32.99 USD); Encountering the Old Testament by B. Arnold and B. Beyer, ISBN 0-81010-2176-6 (Used - BORROWED) ; Readings from the Ancient Near East by B. Arnold and B. Beyer, ISBN 0-8010-2292-4 (New - $22.99).

HIS480 - History of the U.S. since 1945 to present. Dr. Craig Kaplowitz. My only upper level course this semester, I am thoroughly enjoying it. We picked up right at the end of WWII, with a brief touch on the 20's, and 30's for context. Interesting stuff for sure. I love learning about the Cold War, and it is fun to be learning about America during that time period. Class meets Tuesday/Thursday 1300 - 1415.
Books: The American Paradox: A History of The United States Since 1945 by Stephen M. Gillion, ISBN 0-618-66086-0 (Used - $47.75 USD); Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism by Bruce J. Schulman, ISBN 0-312-42633-4 (Used - $12.00 USD); The Rise of Conservatism in America, 1945 - 2000 by R. Story and B. Laurie, ISBN 0-312-45064-8 (Used - $16.00 USD); The Movements of the New Left 1950 - 1975 by Van Gosse, ISBN 0-312-13397-9 (Used - $12.00 USD).

HIS262 - History of Civilization II 1500 ad - 2000 ad. Dr. Craig Kaplowitz. General history... But, I think Kap makes it interesting (And there are some cute girls that make it quite bearable!). Class meets Tuesday/Thursday 1430 - 1515.
Book: Worlds Together, Worlds Apart by R. Tignor et al. ISBN 0-393-97746-3 (Used $68.00 USD).

MED240 - Writing for the Media. Professor A. Paul Mouw. It is replacing my upper level English requirement, and it much more interesting my opinion. Class meets Tuesday/Thursday 0800 - 0915.
Book: FeatureWriting.Net by Michael Ray Smith, ISBN 0-9748319-2-1 (New - $19.99 USD).

SOC151 - Intro to Sociology. Dr. Tim Johnson. It was Intro to Psych. or Intro to Soc. Enjoying it so far. I will be doing a "service learning experience" as part of this class. Class meets Tuesday/Thursday 0930 - 1045.
Book: Sociology, Tenth Edition by Rodney Stark, ISBN 0-495-09344-0 (Half.com - $65.00 USD).

So... Yeah... That is the brief. Book total was $317.51 USD. I had enrolled in a math class also, but then I was going to have to pay extra tuition... so I dropped it, but not before I dropped $105.99 USD on the text book off of half.com. I'm just going to keep it, I will take the class next semester. I got out alright with the near $320 total for books, but I actually spent closer to $475 with the math book, and I was able to borrow one and return that book for some money back. $300 is reasonable, $500 is not.

I'm also reading a book for a small group that I have started going to. I'll write about that next time.