books about: danger     books:       The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why40 reviews Amanda Ripley Crown, 2008 Empowering For me, as a New Yorker who used to work at The World Trade Center, this book was a heart pounder and a tear jerker. It was also very empowering. I now understand some of the behaviors I've seen and understand my own. I know I can survive. It's not just luck. I can better my chances and that of my family. For your own sake, read this book.             Mortal Danger (Ann Rule's Crime Files) Ann Rule Pocket, 2008 FROM TRUST TO TERROR... FROM SECURITY TO SURVIVAL The author of The Stranger Beside Me brings her brilliantly informed understanding of the sociopath to this riveting truecrime collection. Only Ann Rule, who unknowingly worked alongside the smart and charming Ted Bundy -- America's most notorious serial killer -- could lend her razor-sharp insight into these cases of the spouse, lover, family member, or helpful stranger who is totally trusted ...             Landmines in the Path of the Believer: Avoiding the Hidden Dangers13 reviews Charles F. Stanley Thomas Nelson, 2007 Landmines in the Path of the Believer Excellent tool in identifying and dealing with the struggles a Christian has in his spiritual walk. Highly recommended.             Tempting Danger (The World of the Lupi, Book 1)45 reviews Eileen Wilks Berkley, 2004 Dangerously entertaining This book gets right into the story, doesn't have any whining at all and has a good amount of action. I highly recommend this book.             The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger7 reviews Daniel Gardner Dutton Adult, 2008 Required reading for all policymakers, journalists, and citizens If I were a rich man, I'd buy thousands of copies of this book, and send one to every member of Congress, along with the president, the vice president, every cabinet secretary, every governor and state legislator, and every journalist in America. This book ought to be required reading for every student of political science and public policy, as well as every student of journalism. In fact, it ...             Extreme Danger27 reviews Shannon McKenna Brava, 2008 Loved it, as usual I love her stories!!! This was one of the absolute best, I felt how remoresful he(the hero) was in the end of the story and her(the goddess) struggle to forgive despite the fact that she loved him. So good, I cried.             Book of a Thousand Days53 reviews Shannon Hale Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 Fine Fairy Tale Revisited Option Hale has mastered these other kingdoms so unlike our own, yet so familiar. Book of a Thousand Days brings to life a little known Grimm's tale (not for the Disney-hearted) and a way of life from long ago, far away. However, the book resonates with teens who are beginning to question social order, traditions, and justice. The story links an orphaned maid, a princess, a yak, a chamber pot, ...             Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading29 reviews Martin Linsky, Ronald A. Heifetz Harvard Business School Press, 2002 Must Read for New Managers Leadership on the line is a must read for all new managers. The authors clearly and logically review the strategic positions that in which leaders may find themselves and options for moving forward. Maps are provided of various minefields and this book may just save your job/career.             Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow Book)18 reviews Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin Tricycle Press, 2002 excellent! This is wonderful resource to deal with bullying. I use it both in my classroom and with my own children.             The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy6 reviews David M. Smick Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 A Must-Read For All U.S. Voters and Candidates The impact of so-called free trade agreements have been a Pandora's Box for many in the United States who have had to suffer through off-shoring and trade imbalance. Smick argues persuasively that the influx of capital from globalization has fueled a level of growth and innovation that is unprecidented and that tampering with that with protectionism or poorly conceived legislation to control ...             Mortal Danger (The World of the Lupi, Book 2)25 reviews Eileen Wilks Berkley, 2005 Five stars and two thumbs up! I wish I didn't take my sweet time getting around to this book because I totally loved it. I read it in one day it was so good, I couldn't put it down. There were very few down points and hardly any long-winded self-analysis (which I hate). This book had mystery, a touch of romance, excitement, action, an interesting magical world, different dimensions and demons which I love to read about. I ...             The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount (Desperate Debutantes, Book 3)24 reviews Julia London Pocket, 2007 Julia London is always good... I really liked this book. I read it in just a few days and thought it very entertaining and well-written. :)             Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications9 reviews Peter Breggin St. Martin's Press, 2008 Psychotropics: Unsafe At Any Dose For years, I have questioned how any mental health clinician could believe that psychotropic were safe or effective, with such a mountain of evidence showing that they are neither. In my practice, I have sat with many clients who were on psychiatric drugs; while none of them had really gotten better from them, so many of them seemed oblivious to this. This book satisfies my question. They ...             Franny K. Stein's Crate of Danger (Boxed Set): Lunch Walks Among Us; Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid; The ...10 reviews Aladdin, 2005 A favorite These books are a favorite with my 9-year old boy. His only complaint...there aren't enough books in the series!             The Abominable Snowman/Journey Under the Sea/Space and Beyond/The Lost Jewels of Nabo of the Maya/House of ...7 reviews R. A. Montgomery Chooseco, 2006 My 9-year-old LOVES these We bought these books for our son because we remembered how much we loved them at his age. They are much quicker reads than I remember, but he loves them, so they get 5 stars. One book takes him less than 45 minutes to get through. He hasn't gotten to the stage where he goes back and makes different choices yet, but I'm sure he'll become even more fond of them then.             Some Danger Involved: A Novel38 reviews Will Thomas Touchstone, 2005 Sherlock with a Twist I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a Victorian mystery as much as I did this one. What talent the author has to evoke the reader's feelings of being right there with the characters of the time and landscape of London's turn-of-the-century era. This first installment's plot has a Jewish theme to it and I can honestly say that I found it all very interesting. I learned a lot about Jewish ...             A New Earth, An Old Deception: Awakening to the Dangers of Eckhart Tolle's #1 Bestseller18 reviews Richard Abanes Bethany House, 2008 Follow your heart My entire educational career, apart from my graduate studies, has been spent in Catholic run schools. I have gained much and very little. The teachings from an ancient book, also written by men, has done little to help me find inner peace. What I did gain was much psychological garbage (sin, guilt, doubt, fear). After reading "The Power of Now", one of Tolle's books, I feel more inner peace ...             7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking: How to Effectively Moderate Your Alcohol Intake6 reviews Donna J. Cornett People Friendly Books, 2005 Problem Drinker or Alcoholic? It Doesn't Matter! I don't know if I was a problem drinker or alcoholic. I don't care - I'm not into labels. But I do know I wanted to drink less and become less dependent on alcohol. And 7 Weeks helped me. One message in the book is you've got to take responsibility for your drinking instead of chalking it up to genes or a bad childhood or whatever. Another message is you can change if you want to. And ...             Spy Set (Boxed Set): Extreme Danger; Running on Fumes; Boardwalk Bust; Thrill Ride (Hardy Boys: Undercover ...5 reviews Franklin W. Dixon Aladdin, 2005 The Jamie Ennis Review THese books are very interesting with lots of action. I am 10 years old and I love to read. I read lots of different kinds of books. My father gave me some of his old Hardy Boy books. They were boring. The new Hardy Boys are different. They are much more exciting. Take my word for it, you will like these books.             Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo (Routledge Classics)10 reviews Mary Douglas TAYLOR, 2002 even if you are not a scholarly type reader this is great just to learn about a way to look at the world from a new perspective, to figure out why some things make us recoil while others give us delight is reason enough to get this book.              search for books abominable, adventure, awakening, bestseller, boardwalk, classics, debutantes, deceiving, deception, desperate, disaster, effectively, invisible, involved, landmines, leadership, medication, medications, moderate, mood-altering, ourselves, pollution, psychiatrist, routledge, scientist, survives, thousand, undercover, unthinkable, viscount books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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