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Architecture: Form, Space, & Order 32 reviews
Francis D. K. Ching
Wiley, 2007
A wonderful architectural book!
I read this book in Chinese when I started to learn architecture many yaers ago, and I bought the English version later when I came to the US. I love it, it is one of the best architectural books that you can have.
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For Laci 267 reviews
Random House Audio, 2005
Great Book
I loved this book! My heart goes out to Sharon Rocha and the rest of Laci's family.
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Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive58 reviews
Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, ...
Free Press, 2008
Clear A Spot On Your Bookshelf!
As a corporate director of human resources, the bulk of my day-to-day existence is convincing people - whether subordinate or superior - to do what I believe is best for the organization. I have just finished the new book, "Yes!" Three things in this great book stand out for me.
1. Real world case studies in the actual business arenas.
2. Contains a wealth of techniques that are easily ...
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Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (3)5174 reviews
Cover-to-Cover, 2001
An amazing novel
Without a doubt this is my favorite novel of the series so far. The action in this novel was intense and I finished the novel in a couple of days. JK Rowling always does a great job of mixing foreshadowing and mystery. With each novel, I have begun to realize that nothing is as it seems. I thought I finally figured out the plot, only to be completely surprised in the end.
The novel comes ...
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Batman: Year One95 reviews
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 2007
THE Origin Of The Batman
Frank Miller put together the best re-telling of the beginnings of Batman. From the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, all the way through his first tenuous year as a crime fighter. You can see where a lot of Batman Begins was inspired by this piece of work. It's the first graphic novel I was ever given, and would make a valuable addition to your collection.
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable 327 reviews
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House, 2007
Food for your brains
This book is good. Maybe I don't even understand how good it is. The way Taleb is writing gets to your ego; he feels so cocky. But, yes, man has a point. I started to laugh to myself and to my capabilities of "estimating" and even "thinking" while reading this book. Taleb has interesting view point to life; don't try to predict it, or forecast it, life will fool you anyway, sucker! Don't believe ...
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Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats301 reviews
Sally Fallon
NewTrends Publishing, Inc., 1999
Something worth considering
I have to admit I was shocked by this book. But when you read it, it just starts to make sense. Too much sense really. This book is the exact opposite of everything we are told about healthly nutrition! Drink raw whole milk for example. But when she tells you why she feels this way, you think there must be something to this. It just makes too much sense. We put out a raw milk petition to ...
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Mechanical Vibrations (4th Edition) 12 reviews
Singiresu S. Rao
Prentice Hall, 2003
Best book for Vibration course of Master degree
This book in my point of view as a Master student in Mechanical Engineering is the best for Vibration. Examples are given with practical applications. You can find many interesting challenging problems at the end of each chapter. I found it much better than Thomson's book, as it explains the examples more clearly. Another postive point that I have found is the summeries given at the end of each ...
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames 211 reviews
David Sedaris
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
David Sedaris is HILARIOUS
For my money, he's the best bittersweet comic author out there and nothing beats him reading his own work.
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Elder Rage or, Take My Father... Please! How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents276 reviews
Jacqueline Marcell
Impressive Pr, 2000
Thank you for a WONDERFUL book. Both entertaining AND full of valuable information.
I wish to extend a huge thank you to Jacqueline for writing this book! My mother-in-law had been diagnosed with dementia and had progressed to point where we felt it was no longer safe to allow her to continue to live alone. Our problem was that she was fighting us "tooth and nail" at every turn. She did not realize the scope of her problem. She felt she merely could not remember things once ...
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The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism19 reviews
Ron Suskind
Harper, 2008
How Do You Spell Impeachable Offense ??
Have mercy!! What to say. Saw the author in an inteview say it's written like a movie. True enough. It's a screenplay, shouldn't be any problem getting it into film. Only thing is, maybe where it belongs is on the committee where Rep. Kucinich's articles of impeachment are twisting in the wind. Now, about the book. It's beautifully written, incredibly finely woven, and perhaps the most ...
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Building Construction Illustrated65 reviews
Francis D. K. Ching
Wiley, 2008
Undervalued as a professional resource and ARE study guide
Please dont let this simple architectural graphic resource book that has been around now for decades be viewed as unworthy of your time, because it certainly has been beneficial as part of the resoureces needed for me to pass the ARE's and for a quick review in my professional life as well.
This current edition is now updated with the needs of the 21st Century architectural firm and forward ...
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Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4)125 reviews
Charlaine Harris
Ace, 2005
Vampires,Were's and Witches!!
I never thought I would enjoy this series, but right from the first chapter of book 1, I was hooked!! This is not the kind of book I would ordinarily buy, but book 1 was given to me by a friend. she had not read it & said she bought it by mistake. I happened to open it up when I had nothing else to read & "BAM" I was hooked!!
I find Sookie an absolute delight. I love reading about each & every ...
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Business Law: Text and Cases (West's Business Law)1 review
Kenneth W. Clarkson, Gaylord A. Jentz, ...
South-Western College/West, 2008
Business Law textbook
I haven't actually used this product in class yet as I'm just getting my books together for the fall semester but I have looked it over and it looks to be very informative of business law with examples and definitions etc. I can't however say it is or will be a pleasure to read I bought it because it's required for my business law class not because I wanted to.
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames214 reviews
David Sedaris
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
David Sedaris is HILARIOUS
For my money, he's the best bittersweet comic author out there and nothing beats him reading his own work.
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Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, with Resource Kit CD-ROM (Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses)57 reviews
Judith Hopfer Deglin, April Hazard Vallerand
F A Davis Co, 2008
Amazing!!! So helpful!!!
This book got me through my first year of clinicals!!!!!!!!
As a nursing student we were required to know all the information possible for the medications our patients would be taking. This drug guide helped me so much! It comes with a CD you can put on your computer so you can just type in the name and look up information about certain drugs. If you don't have a computer at the time though, ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird1753 reviews
Harper Lee
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
Everyone's Favorite . . .
I honestly have no idea how many times I have read this book. I read it first as an assignment in the eighth grade; most recently, at the age of 41, I read it aloud to three of my children. As with the more recent readings that I recall, I choked up a bit at the end as Scout is experiencing the tragedy and love that surrounds her in the form of her conservatively eccentric father, her ...
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The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate156 reviews
David Freddoso
Regnery Publishing, 2008
Its all documented
I bought the book to see if the author had uncovered anything really new...but except for a few sources, and the ability to put it together in a readable format, most of this info is available to anyone who wants to be informed. Obama IS the most liberal Senator in many, many years (voting record) and the most junior to ever run for President. He has in fact never held a job where he had to ...
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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog172 reviews
Ted Kerasote
Harvest Books, 2008
Awesome book
It has been a week since I have finished this book and I can't stop thinking about it. I don't live in the country or live off the land like the author but I could still relate to everything. I love the fact that he made his own assumptions and opinions and never pushed it on the reader.
For those of the readers who were disgusted by the owners behavior with Merle, I laugh. He let this ...
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running14 reviews
Haruki Murakami
Knopf, 2008
Liked it
For a number of years, I was a big Murakami fan. Then a few of his books disappointed me so much, I sort of 'fell out of love' with his work. This non-fiction work appealed to me and I'm glad I purchased it. In fact, I purchased the audible version which is great. It reminds me a lot of Stephen King's "On Writing," which is half about living your life, half about the art of writing. I pulled a ...
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1249 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Inspired
Insightful and inspiring! I have spent many months living and working in different parts of the Middle East and I will go back next time with a different view - for the better. Greg Mortensen should be highly commended for his compassion, dedication and selflessness; and so should his wife, Tara. I have never been so inspired to want to help others that are much, much less fortunate than I ...
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition77 reviews
Joseph Gibaldi
Modern Language Association of America, 2003
Excellent for Research
AS a professor and editor of Research; this style guide has detailed information for the serious paper writer; and provides examples that show how to format difficult passages. Used extensively at the Community College level.
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Der Prophet261 reviews
Kahlil Gibran
Patmos Verlag GmbH & Co KG, 1998
Fabulous writing
The Prophet is a very thought-provoking and inspiring book. I purchased it after reading a few pages from a copy that my sister-in-law had, and I knew I had to have my own. An excellent collection of short stories and poems.
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8 Sandpiper Way (Cedar Cove, Book 8)4 reviews
Debbie Macomber
Mira, 2008
Typical Macomber (in a good way!)
Emily Flemming' believes that her husband, a Pastor named Dave, is keeping secrets from her. He has returned late from work many nights, without telling her where he's been, and when she finds another woman's earrings in his jacket pocket, she finally confronts him. Dave seems shocked that she thinks he could betray her, and she soon begins wondering if instead he has been stealing from the ...
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October Sky (The Coalwood Series #1)534 reviews
Homer Hickam
Dell, 1999
Amazing True Story
Homer Hickam grew up in a rural isolated mountain town but went on to win the National Science Fair.
This book is his story and how he was successful.
I bought 24 copies of this book to inspire my advanced 6th grade Reading class. They loved the book. In our discussions they mentioned never giving up. Homer and his friends kept trying until they had success.
Thank you for sharing your ...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns325 reviews
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 1997
A classic
With only the acclaimed Watchmen as a peer, this is a must-read for any Batman fan. Miller's artwork takes some getting used to, but he can sure tell a story well. The only drawback is that some knowledge of the Batman universe is required going into the comic, so first-time comic book readers would be better served picking up Watchmen. That's not to say TDKR is a bad comic - far from it, it's ...
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Strength Training Anatomy248 reviews
Frederic Delavier
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2006
Bravo! Extraordinarily well written and illustrated
If your goal is to build strength and get in better shape, this book is your personal trainer. Each chapter; Arms, Shoulders, Chest, Back, Legs, Buttock and Abdominals includes many options for working out. Each page within a chapter focuses on just one exercise which is described and illustrated along with alternate methods of execution. Both male and female figures are used in illustrations ...
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The Little Book9 reviews
Selden Edwards
Dutton Adult, 2008
A must-read for all generations
This book is truly one that will inspire, change, and enlighten lives. It is certain that this story will go down in history as a timeless classic, one that will be passed from generation to generation. It's clear from all of the wonderful reviews that it's been receiving that this book is not to be overlooked. As an avid-reader of books, and very very critical of everything I read, THE LITTLE ...
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