books about: things     books:       An Uncommon History of Common Things1 review Bethanne Patrick, John Thompson National Geographic, 2009 Uncommom History book This is for a gift and I think it will be enjoyed very much. Thank you.             Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity566 reviews David Allen Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Here's how you're going to get things done GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to move tasks out of the mind by recording them externally. That way, the mind is freed from the job of remembering everything that needs to be done, and can concentrate on actually performing those tasks. GTD is based on making it easy to store, track and retrieve all information related to the things that need to get done. Allen suggests that ...             Hungry Girl Chew the Right Thing: Supreme Makeovers for 50 Foods You Crave Lisa Lillien St. Martin's Griffin, 2009 Hungry Girl's FIRST-EVER recipe card set!!! Now You Can Give In To Temptation... 50 Insanely Delicious Guilt-Free recipe swaps in a super-fun card deck! Take a look at these crazy delicious treats:    *Red Velvet Insanity Cupcakes:             140 calories each!    *Woohoo Waffle Stack:             226 calories for the whole stack!    *Amazing Ate-Layer Dip:             105 Calories per serving!    *Planet Hungrywood Sweet & Cap?n ...             Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)616 reviews Charlaine Harris Ace Hardcover, 2009 need to read more When I finished this book it made me panic to realize that book 10 has not been put on the shelves yet. I wanted to read more! Now I can't wait to read what happens next. These books have been great. I highly recommend the whole series. Once I start reading them I don't want to put them down. So hurry up and get book 10 out please!!             From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 8)391 reviews Charlaine Harris Ace, 2009 Enjoyed "From Dead To Worse". Unlike some of the other reviews I have read about this book, I was interested throughout the entire story. There are a lot of details to the characters, which kept my interest. If you have read all the Sookie Stackhouse series novels, you will want to read this one too.             New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)2115 reviews Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006 New Moon New Moon picked up perfectly where Twilight left off. I liked the fact that Stephanie Meyer added more to the character Jacob Black. Some interesting twists and heart stopping drama. Great read. I look forward to reading the next in the series Eclipse.             Where the Wild Things Are458 reviews Maurice Sendak Harper Collins, 1988 Where The Wild Things Are this a truly lovely book. I enjoyed it and my grandson will also.             The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference1069 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2002 A fascinating nonlinear perspective of behavioral processes This book challenges the reader to think not linearly, but exponentially....not in absolutes, but in partial truths....to ask not what happened, but why it happened. Gladwell ties together many disciplines (psychology, sociology, statistics, economics, business, etc.) with resourceful and unbiased clarity. If you've ever been told you tend to "overanalyze", you will enjoy this read. "The ...             Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)160 reviews Richard Scarry Golden Books, 1975 Toddler Boys love it This book was an old time favorite of my now 17 year old son. Several months ago, I took it out for my 2 year old nephew. He was hooked after the first viewing. He had several favorite pages and since he is at the age of loving all things transportation, he asked for it over and over again. I gave him my son's copy until I purchased a copy for him a few weeks ago. He calls it "his new book" and ...             Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?43 reviews Michael J. Sandel Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009 Justice This is one of the most profound books I have ever read. The topic goes to the heart of the struggle for the political soul of this country in a way that is both scholarly and objective.             Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations127 reviews Alex Harris, Brett Harris Multnomah Books, 2008 So good, I bought a case of them I've actually followed the Harris family since before the twins were born (the authors of this book). I became acquainted with their family in the early 1980's as we began homeschooling. Josh and Brett have demonstrated the success of the parent's philosophy in this outstanding book that challenges today's teens to rebel against apathy, low expectations, slackness and a host of other ...             And Another Thing...41 reviews Eoin Colfer Hyperion, 2009 Colfer Plays in Adams' Sandbox With Good Results To take up the mantle of one of the most beloved series of books of all times (written by one the most beloved authors) is DAUNTING, to say the least. Expectation can only exceed the finished result. And, in some ways, it does with "And Another Thing." But in other, important ways, high expectations are met. -- Colfer, to his credit and admirable talent, does not try to re-create a Douglas ...             Origami Fun Kit for Beginners (Dover Fun Kit)20 reviews Dover Dover Publications, 2003 Origami Fun Kit for Beginners (Dover Fun Kit) My son was constantly making airplanes and folding papers to cut for crafts....I thought that this would be a fun new art for him and I was right!! Great illustrations for the instructions and hours of fun.             Falling Up69 reviews Shel Silverstein HarperCollins, 1996 Falling Up Silversteins book Falling Up is a good example of veiwing the world in a different way. It makes you think. I like the poetry.             Everything Counts: 52 Remarkable Ways to Inspire Excellence and Drive Results6 reviews Gary Ryan Blair Wiley, 2009 Everything Counts It is a MUST READ book for anyone who wants to achieve the great things in life Francis Gomes             Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life1528 reviews Spencer Johnson G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998 4 quadrants of Cheese - YOU The book was in excellent shape and the price waas fantastic! The book is easy to read and short but has lots of perspective as well as you can search yourself to see which of the 4 characters you most resemble. It gets you thinking about change and how well we as individuals deal with it and the lesson from that "little" person can be applied to ourselves that in some cases may lower your ...             The New Way Things Work46 reviews David Macaulay Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 1998 a keeper My 5 year old is in love with this book. His reading skills have improved dramatically in part because of his motivation to understand what's going on in these pages! We bought him Crazy Machines 2, a computer game that lets you make machines, and now when he looks at this book he gets even more excited linking the pictures and explanations to the steam engine, etc from that game. It looks like ...             Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember5 reviews Steve Jenkins Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009 This was a fun, but sometimes scary look at several critters in the animal kingdom! LOOK OUT! There are some things that people warn you about such don't stick your finger in an electrical socket or you'll get a shock. That makes a lot of sense, but how about something as simple as smiling at a monkey? Well, they are cute and what harm could it do? Don't even think of it. If you "smile at a rhesus (ree-sus) monkey, it may interpret your show of teeth as an aggressive gesture and ...             An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't109 reviews Judy Jones, William Wilson Ballantine Books, 2006 Education for Dummies Once in a while we get a little smug. We think we know all there is to know about all there is to know.My Daughter bought a copy of AN INCOMPLETE EDUCATION about 20 Years ago and I never have read it "page to page"...But anytime I open the cover I learn something in spite of my Dummy mentality. For example in my edition I just randomly flipped open to page 251 to find a Greek Literature ...             Things Fall Apart: A Novel573 reviews Chinua Achebe Anchor, 1994 Wonderful for teaching I've taught this book four different times in the classroom to 9th graders. It's the one book that I can safely say keeps the kids interested, especially the boys. Come on! When it comes down to it, what do young adults want to learn? It doesn't matter; they just don't want to be bored. In "Things Fall Apart" there's violence and a lot of action, never a dull moment. Teenagers love it, and by ...              search for books against, amazing, another, beginners, difference, education, everything, excellence, expectations, falling, important, incomplete, inspire, learned, makeovers, mysteries, origami, probably, productivity, rebellion, remarkable, remember, results, southern, stackhouse, stress-free, teenage, tipping, twilight, uncommon books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: Louisville Ladder FX1112 300-Pound Duty Rating Fiberglass Extension ... we recommend enzo's nazaria book review home  impressum - about us