books about: plain     books:       Squirms, Screams and Squirts: Going from Great Sex to Extraordinary Sex10 reviews PhD Robert J Rubel Nazca Plains Corp, 2007 No big deal I have to admit I was somewhat disappointed in this and very pleased at the same time. When it arrived, with other books I should mention, my wife took the tried and true stance, similar to the past 20 years, of "not again". She did not want to even look at the books. However, this book is designed on how to please the woman only and directed entirely to her pleasure. Which I must say is 99% of ...             2007 Microsoft® Office System Plain & Simple (Plain & Simple Series)11 reviews Jerry Joyce, Marianne Moon Microsoft Press, 2007 Excellent Overview I purchased this book in addition to some of the other more advanced Office books (Office 07 Inside Out & Office 07 Bible) for the full color screen shots to see how the new Office System's Ribbon looked. Don't let the title fool you, although this book is indeed geared toward the newbie, there is some excellent coverage of some advanced topics I have not found in some of the other advance Office ...             Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, Second Edition118 reviews Patricia T. O'Conner Riverhead Trade, 2004 Woe, this is a great book! PRO: A witty a book that makes learning about English grammar fun! CONS: I wish it were longer! CONCLUSION: In the world of SMSes, IMs, and emails, we have sacrificed grammar. As a writer, I appreciate good writing. The way you write tells a lot about you, so get this book and beef up on your grammar!             Plain Truth267 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2007 Great Read I recently read Joci Picoult's P.S. I Love You. After thoroughly enjoying the book, i decided to read some of her other works including The Tenth Circle and Plain Truth. All of them being great reads, but I think learned more from Plain Truth. It gave an insight to the lives of the Amish, but with a twist (i won't give it away). If your looking for a great read, having read or not read any of ...             Windows Vista(TM) Plain & Simple (Bpg-Plain & Simple)23 reviews Jerry Joyce, Marianne Moon Microsoft Press, 2007 Easy to understand I purchased Step by Step. This had a disc at the back of the book which was to be used for practice lessons. This does not work. I downloaded the system many times, without success. I found an item on the net which explained that there was a problem with the system and it gave instructions to cure this - but this does not work either. I wrote to Windows and they did not reply. I ...             Cities of the Plain103 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage International, 1999 Omit epilogue I think the epilogue adds nothing to the novel, unless somehow I missed the point entirely. C. M. has elsewhere more skillfully put forth his theme that our destinies are predetermined practically from the "big bang" and that, appearances to the contrary, we really have no choices. The last thirty pages get to sound like a harangue. Besides, I would have welcomed a novel about Billy's later ...             Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition88 reviews Bhante H. Gunaratana Wisdom Publications, 2002 Gunaratana Mindfulness I have read this book three times and will probably continue to re-read it for the rest of my life. If you are interested in meditation, this is THE book. It is deceptively simple and brilliantly clear. There are lots of well-meaning but not so well written books out there on the topic. This is the one to help a newbie or a seasoned practitioner find the navigational aids and roadmap to ...             Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out Jr., Vernon Jordan PublicAffairs, 2008 Black Americans have always relied on the oral tradition?storytelling, preaching, and speechmaking?to assert their rights and preserve and pass on their history and culture. In the pulpit, courtroom, or cotton field, they have understood the power of words, distinctively delivered, to educate and inspire. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., one of the nation?s finest speakers, imbibed this tradition as a young man and has given it his own unique inflection ...             The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain (Everyman's Library)42 reviews Cormac McCarthy Everyman's Library, 1999 the single most influential series i've read in my life Cormac McCarthy has the amazing abilitly to envoke emotion using description of action and place. One never gets inside of his characters heads directly (at least not in this particular series) and yet it is the most emotionaly powerful series i have ever encountered. McCarthy taps into the very core of the human life force, our relationships with nature and change. I first read All the ...             The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (Edition 001)189 reviews Timothy Egan Mariner Books, 2006 Cautionary tale about the dangers of trifling with nature Timothy Egan has written a first-class book about the Great American Dust Bowl. The story documents how government and business--even with the best of intentions--can facilitate the destruction of an entire region. Using actual stories of hearty survivors who persevered dust storms, drought and depression, Egan accurately recounts historical events with flair and drama. He makes history come ...             Plain Perfect (Daughters of Promise Novel)15 reviews Beth Wiseman Thomas Nelson, 2008 Inspirational story of finding family and new beginnings in a simpler life Perfect for : Personal reading, Book Club reading (Note: the book does include discussion questions at the end) In a nutshell: One thing I really appreciated is that the author provided a glossary of Amish words in the front of the book!! What a benefit as most of us wouldn't know that "boppli" means baby. Right away, the reader gets a glimpse of the importance of the choice Lilly is making to ...             Buddhism Plain and Simple129 reviews Steve Hagen Broadway, 1998 Pass it on! This book takes the mystery out of Buddhism. As I am neither a student of religion nor a psychologist, I can't tell whether what the author describes are the actual beliefs of Buddhism or just plain common sense and knowledge of the human psyche, but I give it to everyone I know.             The Law of Attraction, Plain and Simple: Create the Extraordinary Life That You Deserve13 reviews Sonia Ricotti Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2008 The Law of Attraction, Plain and Simple There are so many books on manifesting on the market right now. Some are quite good. They lay out the steps and contain exercises that teach the reader how to manifest his or dreams. Others focus on one part of the process making it seem much more complex than it is. If you are looking for a good solid book on manifesting that looks at all aspects of manifesting while keeping the process ...             Robert's Rules in Plain English: A Readable, Authoritative, Easy-to-Use Guide to Running Meetings, 2nd Edition24 reviews Doris P. Zimmerman Collins, 2005 The Best Introduction to Robert's Rules If you are new to Robert's Rules, this is the best introduction. It covers all areas and summarizes key points and provides lucid examples of putting it in action. Of course it doesn't cover all the material of the main version of RR, but it's the best place to start. It will probably give 95% of people all they need w/o having to muddle through the RR original (which is tedious.) I've also ...             The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush10 reviews Tomie dePaola Putnam Juvenile, 1996 I love folk tales I really enjoy folk tales, and The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush is a beautiful story. Little Gopher paints and spreads his brushes into the fields and the Indian Paintbrushes blossom. The illustrations are beautiful and interesting for children.             Little House On The Prairie Low Price CD2 reviews Laura Ingalls Wilder HarperChildrensAudio, 2008 a long trip home from vacation made short This cd made a 6+ hour ride home from vacation fly by. My 6 year old daughter asked if the trip home was about an hour and when I told her it was more than 6 hours she could not believe it. My 9 year old son, husband and I also enjoyed listening to every word. This is a great cd which will be used over and over in our home. The reader did a great job and it was a delight to listen to.             Moleskine Plain Notebook Large3 reviews Moleskine Moleskine, 2008 The classic is still the best Whether writing random thoughts while on an airplane, making a sketch while on vacation, or taking all important notes in that business meeting, all who are in your presence will take note of the small but sleek notebook you are writing in. While soemwhat of a throwback to the days when people wrote on real paper with real ink, its' timelessness captivates the imagination, spurring the owner to ...             Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises21 reviews Bryan A. Garner University Of Chicago Press, 2001 Excellent Simply put, this is a handy writing guide for lawyers. Just casually flipping through this book for a few minutes will make you a better writer. For example, I especially like the lists, which give you substitutes for legalese or summarize styles that Judges like. Briefly reading through this book taught me more than I learned in an entire semester of Legal Research & Writing. I highly ...             Crossroads1 review Belva Plain Delacorte Press, 2005 fun contemporary comparative character study In Wrightstown, New England, twice widowed Mrs. Cassandra Wright (Ms. Is too trendy though using her maiden name is not) is the CEO of Wright Glassworks. A family tragedy forces Cassie to take in her relative, one years old Gwen. She raises Gwen as if she is her own daughter and the child thrives in the affluence of her surroundings. Jewel Fairchild works as a receptionist at the Glassworks ...             A Little Prairie House (Little House)6 reviews Laura Ingalls Wilder HarperTrophy, 1999 A Little Prairie House (my first little house books) I bought this book for my 1st grade daughter, hoping she would love the Laura Ingalls Wilder tradition as I had as a child. She did and I was excited because she could read this book herself and she was empowered! I only wish that you could buy the other 13 titles of the "first books" in a collection or gift set like you can the original series.              search for books american, attraction, authoritative, bpg-plain, buddhism, crossing, crossroads, daughters, easy-to-use, everyman, exercises, expanded, extraordinary, grammarphobe, library, meetings, microsoft, mindfulness, moleskine, notebook, paintbrush, perfect, promise, readable, running, speaking, standing, survived, trilogy, windows books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Anecdotes ecclésiastiques jésuitiques, qui n'ont point encore paru: Avec ... we recommend Great Read leave a comment home  impressum - about us