books by Crown     books:       A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis8 reviews Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo Crown, 2008 Couldn't put it down! I cracked open the book on a transatlantic red-eye flight thinking that I would read a couple of chapters to put me to sleep. Boy, was I wrong! I finally slept but only after finishing the book. I am a tennis nut but I thought the content would be appreciated even by people that aren't tennis nuts. He covers his career and key matches but there is a lot of coverage given to people, his ...             The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine19 reviews Benjamin Wallace Crown, 2008 Wine fakes, an increasing and serious business Fakes are common: From LVMH ladies' bags to wine. And we are just at the beginning. If Petrus is making 30,000 bottles a year there may be 300,000 on the market. I have met counterfeits twice: Some years ago Le Pin and quite recently Romanné-Conti. So stay alert And widen your knowledge about this particular industry by reading the excellent book 'The Billionaire's Vinegar. Just as exciting as a ...             The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why17 reviews Amanda Ripley Crown, 2008 The Unthinkable is something we all should think about. This book is very easy to read and extremely interesting. The author breaks it all down for us (when the worst hits) as to what people do and why. The accounts given from survivors are riveting and all seem to have a common thread running through them - I don't want to give away anything! This is a must read for anyone who flys, drives, goes on boat rides, attends school, or eats at ...             The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich698 reviews Timothy Ferriss Crown, 2007 The way we all should live our lives Tim Ferriss hits the nail on the head with his ideas and approach to living life. We all get into the habit of thinking we should work 8 hours a day and sleep 8 hours a day, folks.............thats two thirds or 66% of your life, sleeping and banging away at a computer in a tiny cramped little cubicle, its disgusting. Break the habit, break free and live the life you are supposed to be ...             Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance255 reviews Barack Obama Crown, 2007 Reversal of my opinion! I would not have had any intention of reading this book or any by Barack Obama as I viewed him with both distaste and a bit of fear feeding into the slanderous campaign being run against him and being a die-hard Republican. So why did I read this book? Well my boss has his Kindle on a business trip and knowing I wanted a Kindle he lent me his to read one night. He had this book in his Kindle, ...             Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World64 reviews Patrick J. Buchanan Crown, 2008 History You Never Learned in High School This book is an eye opening look at a subject most people think they know all there is to know about. While not excusing any of the monstrous evils of the Hitler regime, Patrick Buchanan demonstrates that Churchill and other British politicians were just as responsible, if not more so, as the German politicians for the outbreak of World Wars I and II and all of the attendant horrors. Buchanan ...             ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and ...18 reviews John La Puma, Rebecca Powell Marx Crown, 2008 Eating for health Great book. Not boring at all like a lot of health books are written. I thought I knew it all on this subject but I learned so much more. I learned new things not discussed in other books or materials I have read. I will purchase more of these books and give them as gifts. That's how much I enjoyed the book and think this information should be shared with your loved ones.             Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses!)13 reviews Douglas Brown Crown, 2008 Great Motivator for Relationships! I loved this book. Doug is a great writer and keeps you entertained with his stories. The best part is I was motivated to start things up again with my husband. Just having a baby this year, it has been hard to find the time. The 101 ways Doug and Anne find to "do it" are creative, exciting, and inspiring. I want to run out and try some of them today. I highly recommend for any one in a ...             The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington6 reviews David Sirota Crown, 2008 Long Live the Uprising The Populist Uprising has a long and rich history in this country, and in his new book noted author David Sirota demonstrates that this movement is alive and well (on both the Left and the Right) is alive and well. Sirota is a wonderful political writer who possesses that rare knack of being able to clearly outline his position without a lot of jargon that so plagues other political authors. ...             Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life8 reviews Nancy L. Md Snyderman Crown, 2008 Highly Informative Medical Myths that Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths that Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life, by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, is a highly informative and helpful book. And many of the myths she uncovers as false made me quite happy! The book is divided into seven chapters that are the myths: * Annual checkups are obsolete * Vaccinations are just for kids * Doctors don't play favorites * ...             Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, ...96 reviews Daniel G. Amen Crown, 1998 great book The information on brain function was easy to understand, and interesting. The exercise prescriptions and self-tests were very helpful. Excellent book.             The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream541 reviews Crown, 2006 A Must Read This is a wonderful way to learn more about the man who is the democratic candidate running for the President of the United States. It offers insight as to how Barack views the world, politics, and relationships. It provides the opportunity to understand how Barack approaches issues and obstacles and his general outlook on life. This book is both enlightening and inspiring. I would also ...             Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies4 reviews Roger Bennett, Jules Shell Crown, 2008 You MUST get this book!! Unlike the other reviewer, I spent 8 glorious years at Camp Akiba in the picturesque Poconos, and my only complaint about this book is that our camp isn't featured much. Despite this, I devoured every page of this wonderful trip down memory lane... from the big hair and big socks to the mix tapes to the rituals of Color War, Visiting Day, and floating our farewell candles on the lake. Every ...             Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You--And Your Waistline--And Drop the Weight ...21 reviews Steven R. Dr Gundry Crown, 2008 Yet Another Cardiologist Who Understands Why Low-Carb Diets Are So Important To Health What is about cardiologists that make them understand the importance of livin' la vida low-carb when hardly anyone else in the medical community has an inkling of a clue. Like Dr. Atkins and Dr. Agatston (from South Beach diet fame), Dr. Steven Gundry is a heart surgeon who realizes why people get fat--it ain't the calories, it ain't because you lack willpower, it ain't because you eat too much ...              search for books american, anywhere, audacity, billionaire, breakthrough, britain, champion, churchill, conquering, culinary, depression, disaster, evolution, expensive, impulsiveness, inheritance, medicine, obsessiveness, populist, preventing, reclaiming, survives, thoughts, unauthorized, unnecessary, unthinkable, uprising, waistline, washington, workweek books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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