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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3 59 reviews
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2009
Book three for Scott Kelby
I purchased Scotts first book and I really like it and then got two and now three and I can say that all of them are excellent. Scott has a way of explaining photography so that you get it. Just the right things to do to get great photos.
I teach beginning photography and I use his material all the time for my students as it is so well versed. This series is a keeper.
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time2062 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin Books, 2007
inspiring
3 cups is inspiring and well written, painting pictures of the passion and challenges of making lives better in far off lands by building schools for kids and by building relationships
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst The Rwandan Holocaust 418 reviews
Immaculee Ilibagiza
Hay House, 2006
Must read!
This book changed my view of the world. I could not put it down until I finished reading it. It is a very strong book and I highly recommend it. I bought some copies for relatives and friends.
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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens 225 reviews
Sean Covey
Fireside, 1998
Fantastic
This book is such a great book. I'm using it with a group of high school juniors and seniors as a textbook for a course. The course helps students with disabilities plan for their future.
This book has made some of my students realize that they can do anything they put their minds to and/or how to seek out help.
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Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar62 reviews
Scott Adams
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009
The perfect cube for your cube
If you're new to Dilbert, he's a small guy who works in a highly bureaucratic engineering firm. The comics satirize office politics beautifully.
The 2010 Day to Day calendar is a small block of 365 dated comic strips, designed to be torn off on a daily basis. Each page is printed in color - the overall color scheme is green and purple. This year a new addition to the Day to Day calendar is ...
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Dragon Age: Origins Collector's Edition: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides) 13 reviews
Mike Searle
Prima Games, 2009
Great strategy guide, though not perfect
This is probably the best strategy guide I've seen. After reading some of the other reviews, I think that has to do with what *I* look for in a guide for an RPG. I don't really use the walk-throughs that much - primarily I like discussion about character and party development. I think that's the discrepancy between my review and the others. So - here are the pros and cons:
PROS:
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals570 reviews
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
The Omnivore's Dilemma
A really thoughtful, humane book about where our food comes from and what and how we should eat. Highly recommended.
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Chilton's Repair and Tune-Up Guide Mercedes-Benz 1974-84: All U.S. and Canadian Models 190E 2.3-190d ...11 reviews
Chilton Book Company
Chilton Book Company, 1984
diagram of the belts
I NEED THE DIAGRAMS OF THE BELTS OF ONE MERCEDES190E 1985
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A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity286 reviews
Bill O'Reilly
Broadway Books, 2008
Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
This is a good read. It is not really political, but lots of good information to think about. If you read this you will know why Bill O'Reilly is the person he is. I recommend it to all.
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Living Gluten-Free For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))75 reviews
Danna Korn
For Dummies, 2006
Gluten Free Book
Since I have to eat gluten-free in order to feel well, this book is a great help. It is easy to understand and I would recommend this book to anyone with celiac disease or an intolerance for gluten.
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Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1)548 reviews
Homer H. Hickam
Dell Publishing Company, 1900
Terrific Book......Part Of A Tradition
I decided to pick up Rocket Boys after seeing "October Sky" with my son. October Sky, (OS) is one of the movies that was included as part of a tradition my son and I had started when he was a youngin', and still continuing today. October Sky is what I refer to as a "Dad" movie, or any movie that was either about, or included a sub plot that reflected a relationship between a father and his son. ...
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The LEGO Book17 reviews
Daniel Lipkowitz
DK ADULT, 2009
My 9 year old nephew is in love with this book!
I just gave it to him for his birthday today and I have achieved my goal which is to buy him the best possible gift and soldify my #1 Auntie Anne status! :) He is glued to this book and enjoying it immensely (to say the least) All kidding aside my only regret is that I gave him the book when I first saw him. I drive 1 1/2 hours to see him and as we went about our activites he lugged that heavy ...
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Unbreakable (Shadow Destroyer) 8 reviews
Sydney Somers
Samhain Publishing, 2008
Nonstop entertainment
This is an excellent read. The book shifts from action to passion and keeps moving. I couldn't put it down. Well worth the time spent reading. I really look forward to reading more from this author.
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The Seventeen Traditions51 reviews
Ralph Nader
Harper, 2007
Thanks for sharing these traditions!
Mr. Nader helps us to recognize patterns that we all might want to fit into our own lives, if only we have the courage to make the deliberate efforts it takes to combat our society's lowest common denominator.
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Under the Dome: A Novel135 reviews
Stephen King
Scribner, 2009
My New Favorite King
"Under The Dome" is fantastic, and replaces "Desperation" as my favorite King novel (which in turn replaced "The Stand"). Unlike some King fans, I've liked the recent, more literary King. After all, if an artist doesn't change, they grow stale. King has been very good at not becoming stale. That said, while there are still some literary elements in this tale, this is certainly a rip-roaring ...
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You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management737 reviews
Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen
Free Press, 2006
How I learned to manage my waist
I thought for years I couldn't lose weight. My blood pressure was too high, my cholesterol was high and my clothes didn't look good on me. One night we happened to see Dr. Oz on Charlie Rose talking about his book and I made up my mind to buy this book and try it. I found it on amazon.com and had it within a week. This was in 2007. While I was reading it I started doing the things suggested, ...
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Under the Dome: A Novel156 reviews
Stephen King
Scribner, 2009
Long-time SK fan
I have read all of SK's novels that I could possibly get my hands on and I only want to say one thing about Under the Dome. I did not feel this way after reading his other novels, but with Under the Dome I was sorry to see it end. If this novel were twice or three times longer than it is, I would still be riveted to it, knowing it would be quite a while before I finished it. I wish I were ...
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Guinness World Records 20108 reviews
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, 2009
Another entry in this fascinating annual series!
Each year, I eagerly await the arrival of the updated "Guinness World Records." Indeed, it seems to get a bit wilder each year, as new (and sometimes wacky) records are reported. The rules as to what qualifies as a record are laid out (as they are each year). The fun begins even just by randomly leafing through pages (my favorite way of perusing these volumes).
The first page begins with ...
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World180 reviews
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Fantastic!!
This is the Micahael Pollan book to read. It reads like a fairy tale, full of luscious information about ordinary things you will never see in the same light as before reading his book. The tulip part is fascinating and explains why tulips appear in so many fifteenth and sixteenth century paintings especially from Dutch and Flemish regions. I have lent the book out because it seems a shame to ...
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Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control and Pregnancy Achievement1173 reviews
Toni Weschler
Harper Perennial, 1995
Very enlightening
I borrowed this book from a friend who was using it as a birth control method. I read the chapters on charting and pregnancy achievement. I was off the pill for about 5 months and tried the first month before having read the book. The second month after reading it I used all the methods it described with charting my basal body temperature, cervical fluid and position and by 3 days before my ...
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Divine Soul Mind Body Healing and Transmission System: The Divine Way to Heal You, Humanity, Mother Earth, ...10 reviews
Zhi Gang Sha
Atria, 2009
You do the work and the results follow
This is a very practical book using simple practices on healing using soul wisdom revealed by the Divine through Master Sha. This is a teaching on soul healing, not religion. It works no matter what your religious orientation may be. The soul downloads alone, offered inside, are priceless treasures. These practices are the cutting edge for those who want to accelerate their spiritual journey ...
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Divine Misdemeanors: A Novel (Meredith Gentry, Book 8)
Laurell K. Hamilton
Ballantine Books, 2009
You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kin?s treachery and malevolence, and honored my duty to conceive a royal heir?all for the right to claim the throne. But I turned my back on court and crown, choosing ...
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Cosmos166 reviews
Carl Sagan
Ballantine Books, 1985
The Sage of NOW & the future
Carl Sagan was (sadly not an IS) the prime conveyor of knowledge of our Universe..
His ability to convey to the common man how "Things worked" has never been surpassed. Simply put... He had his own way of sharing this knowledge, that will never be surpassed by anyone.... His imprint is here in this "COSMOS"... and there isn't any more definitive book or other wise that is available to the ...
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The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)246 reviews
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Tor Books, 2009
Exceeds all expectations
When Robert Jordan died in 2007, an abrupt end seemed to have come to the popular Wheel of Time series. Jordan had only been able to write a small part of the book that was going to bring all the different storylines and characters together and mold it into a beautiful finish.
Until Tor Books - along with Jordan's wife, Harriet - contacted Robert Sanderson to finish the Wheel of Time. ...
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend647 reviews
Laura Hillenbrand
Ballantine Books, 2002
The Book Bolts Out Of The Gate & Never Slows Down
My interest in horse racing was right up there with watching paint dry. The movie Seabiscuit was very well done and I purchased the paperback in conjunction with the theatrical release of the movie as well as the gushy reviews Ms. Hillengrand's book had received. And then there it sat... gathering dust on my bookshelf for nearly six years. Don't be an idiot like me and rush out to get this ...
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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! (Food Network)167 reviews
Guy Fieri, Ann Volkwein
William Morrow Cookbooks, 2008
Winner, Winner
Another great book. Even reviewed another Charlotte drive in. Love the show. Its nice to read more of these unique places, and get some of the recipes. Word is Guy was in Charlotte last week checking out 4 restaurants. We have alot of good ones.
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