books about: else     books:       Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else5 reviews Geoff Colvin Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 Deliberate practice "hurts but it works." Colvin set out to answer this question: "What does great performance require?" In this volume, he shares several insights generated by hundreds of research studies whose major conclusions offer what seem to be several counterintuitive perspectives on what is frequently referred to as "talent." (See Pages 6-7.) In this context, I am reminded of Thomas Edison's observation that "vision without ...             The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) from the Inside Out229 reviews Joe Vitale Wiley, 2006 The Attractor Factor is without a doubt the Most Powerful Book I have ever read. This book takes you where most of us have never been. If your read this book keep an open mind and absorb what you read, grasp what is being taught, and you will come away with a new outlook on not only your own life but life as a part of a larger entity. Don Scott             The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else144 reviews Hernando De Soto Basic Books, 2003 First Rate Analysis of Poverty and Development The Mystery of Capital tackles one of the largest issues in development and comparative economics: non-convergence. Why is it that living standards do not converge? Is it because some nations have better technology? Is it because some nations simply have more capital? De Soto focuses on institutions rather than existing technology or capital. The reason why some nations succeed in developing a ...             The Greatest Words Ever Spoken: Everything Jesus Said about You, Your Life, and Everything Else6 reviews Steven K. Scott WaterBrook Press, 2008 Great resource. I love the book both as a personal study and a reference. I love to just read a particular section to learn what Jesus specifically said about a subject or instructed us to do in our lives. I appreciate being able to easily find His words about certain subjects when teaching or ministering to someone. A great reference when talking or working with children and youth. I also bought one as a gift ...             Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means94 reviews Albert-Laszlo Barabasi Plume, 2003 Great read Nutshell review - This is a fascinating topic and this is a great book covering it. Well written, lucid and worth reading about this interesting "new" field of networks and small worlds. Barabasi is one of the original researchers in this field and provides unique insights and thoughts. Another book on the same topic, Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Theory of Networks by Mark ...             Freakin' Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better than ...27 reviews Clinton Kelly Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 Loving it! This book covers a lot of ground, and it does so with humor and lots of useful and interesting information. I love Clinton Kelly's writing style, which is conversational yet crisp. His personality really shines through. From dressing right and writing thank you notes to throwing a fab party and dining in public, Kelly hits on many social skills/topics, providing just enough information and tips ...             The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) From the Inside Out8 reviews Joe Vitale Wiley, 2008 A highly recomended book This book i recomend highly. It motivates me and help me to understand all about it`s subject. It`s a must for all attraction fans who want anything in their life. BUY THIS BOOK,you will not regret it.             Own Your Own Corporation: Why the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone Else Works for Them (Rich Dad's ...52 reviews Garrett Sutton Warner Business Books, 2001 Informative and Logical As a general practitioner, not a specialist in asset planning but nevertheless having to advise clients with business concerns and real estate interests, this book is the best on the subject that I've come across. It's actually more informative and logical than bar association materials I've referenced in the past.             Little Bear Boxed Set: Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, and Little Bear's Visit12 reviews Else Holmelund Minarik HarperTrophy, 1992 Wonderful stories all children should read This is a set of books that is perfect for children to read. Innocent, heart warming, and charming, Little Bear is a series that your young child will love to read again and again. Also, if your child loves the Little Bear series as much as mine do, there are dvds of episodes from the tv show based on these books that they would love as well.             How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else11 reviews Michael Gates Gill Gotham, 2008 From Untalented Emperor to Confident Citizen "How Starbucks Saved my Life" is a bit like the memoir "From Emperor to Citizen", where China's former King gains self-respect and becomes the worker he should've been. Micheal Gill was a top-paid guy in a top advertising firm all his adult life, then was let go and slid downward. It wasn't until he went to work at Starbucks that he found any purpose in life. Gill may have been "a son of ...             How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else113 reviews Michael Gates Gill Gotham, 2007 Wonderful Read -- thought provoking Great book -- couldn't put it down. Very thoughtful -- made me consider how I was living my life and my true purpose. One of those books that you would read over again, to remind yourself about life's meaning.             The Draw 50 Way: How to Draw Cats, Puppies, Horses, Buildings, Birds, Aliens, Boats, Trains and Everything ...6 reviews Lee J. Ames Broadway, 2005 my daughter loves these books These books are good for kids who want to move on beyond simple drawings and add things like fur and more details. My daughter is 9 yrs old and has spent many hours drawing from this book. This particular 50 book has a nice variety of things to draw.             Perfectly Legal : The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and CheatEverybody Else115 reviews David Cay Johnston, 2005 Easy but difficult read I cannot offer enough enthusiasm in the written word to tell all Americans to read this book. It is easy and clear reading; but, I also add difficult because I could read only a few pages before having to take a breather. The book, by its revelations, so incenses me that I feel as though the top of my head will blow off. How can we, as adult citizens, allow the wealthy and their hirelings ...             The Whole Horse Catalog: The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling and Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, ...16 reviews Steven D. Price, Gail Rentsch, ... Fireside, 1998 great all around horse book It was very helpful and helped in answering the usual questions that you might be too embarrassed to ask =D It also was good because it had many pictures that aided as well.             Somebody Else's Daughter13 reviews Elizabeth Brundage Viking Adult, 2008 LITERARY THRILLER DEEPLY OBSERVED Dealing with themes of adoption, feminism, coming of age, and secrecy, Elizabeth Brundage weaves a thrilling plot that inspires the reader with her control of language and character development. Her interest in detail, such as her attention to various characters' hand movements, gives unity to the writing. Her focus on the male's reaction to adoption gives a fresh perspective. I could not put ...             Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion266 reviews Robert B. Cialdini Collins, 1998 Manipulation of "Click-Whir" Automatic Subconcious Responses Excellent book, essentially a thesis on the subconcious underpinnings that causes different persuasive techniques to work. The concept is that the world we live in is so full of information that it is impossible to make all or even most decisions based upon our concious decision making process. Instead, throughout the course of our life our subconcious has developed methods that help us quickly ...             A Kiss for Little Bear (An I Can Read Book)12 reviews Else Holmelund Minarik HarperTrophy, 1984 Simply Adorable A Kiss for Little Bear is a charming story about a young bear who draws a picture for is grandmother. Not surprisingly at all, this picture looks like one of the monsters from "Were the Wild Things Are." Little Bear has his friend Hen deliver the picture to Grandmother Bear. She is so delighted with the drawing that she sends Hen back to Little Bear with a kiss for him. The simple kiss gets ...             Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else5 reviews Rob Neyer Fireside, 2008 Very Entertaining Read -- Probably Neyer's Best Book This is the third of Neyer's "Big Books" and, I think, the best. (His Big Book of Baseball Lineups and Big Book of Baseball Blunders are also quite good - as is his lesser known Feeding the Green Monster; The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers is his one clinker.) In this book, he takes a large number of baseball "legends" and discusses whether or not they are true. I put legends in quotation marks ...             The Christmas Rose Sepp Bauer Charlesbridge Publishing, 2008 Fritz and Gretl's father is very ill and can only be cured by a magical Christmas rose from the Winter King. With the help of some forest animals and a snow giant, Fritz and Gretl bravely make the difficult journey to the Winter King's fortress. There they learn that they must get the blessing of the Christ Child, a Christmas angel, in order for the rose to bloom and cure their father. This rediscovered German story is full of classic Christmas ...             Little Bear's Friend (An I Can Read Book)6 reviews Else Holmelund Minarik HarperTrophy, 1984 A wonderful rediscovery! I just found this book in a used book store recently and I am thrilled! I remember Little Bear so well from childhood. I bought the book and it proudly sits on my shelf waiting for the day when I have a child to share it with. This book will give you warm fuzzys! Else has created a wonderfully warm, sweet and adorable book with cute characters. You and your child will really enjoy it! 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