Calvin Ross

Calvin Ross book reviews

• The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

  KitCat

  by KitCat, Mar 5, 2010

  Teachers and parents should love this book, if they are amused by concrete thinkers' struggle to understand the abstract and the rules that govern "proper English." Hyman Kaplan has come to the US ... Read More

• The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

  Meeting an old friend again

  by fredro, Nov 7, 2008

  The slightly worn copy of The Return of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (the delightful cemntral character's own singular way of writing his name) seemed appropriate. I got to know H*K and his long-suffering ... Read More

• The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

  Classic for over 50 years

  by oakgeorgia, Mar 27, 2008

  I loved this book when I read it 50 years ago (it's older than that), and I still do. You cannot help but admire Kaplan's spirit, and empathize with his travails, as he struggles with the ... Read More