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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 3 reviews
Michelle Alexander
New Press, The, 2010
MUST READ: A powerful book!
Law Professor Michelle Alexander's long-anticipated debut puts a bright light directly on what is perhaps our greatest national shame: the extraordinary rates of incarceration for people of color in the United States.
Her writing is lucid and gripping; her arguments are clear and concise; her conclusions often are inescapable. She powerfully makes the case that the incarceration industry has ...
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FAR/AIM 2010: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM series) 3 reviews
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2009
AIM 2010
FAR/AIM 2010 is a continuation of the annual publication of the regulations by ASA. The format is easy to use. The high point is that changes from the previous year are high-lighted by a heavy black bar along the margin, so it is easy to find sections which have changed.
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Kaplan NCLEX-RN: Medications You Need to Know for the Exam (Kaplan NCLEX-RN Exam) 18 reviews
Kaplan
Kaplan Publishing, 2008
Quick Reference
This book helps you concentrate specifically on information you need to know for the test. Easy to pick up and review even if you only have a few minutes.
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Mastering VMware vSphere 4 (Computer/Tech)23 reviews
Scott Lowe
Sybex, 2009
Excellent Book for vSphere 4
It is obvious that the author has put a lot of effort into writing this book and it shows. It is amazing the breadth of information that he covers.
If I had to add something for improvement it would be more samples of basic things like a VM build for a SQL Server from start to finish using the new vSphere 4 features. Disk setup, type, adapters, etc...
All in all this a great book that i can ...
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Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples105 reviews
Thom S. Rainer, Eric Geiger
B&H Books, 2006
Great resource!
The book is fantastic. It offers practical insight on how to setup and run a ministry in an effective, God-centered manner. I would highly recommend this book to anyone desiring for more ministry-effectiveness.
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Victory Over the Darkness: Realizing the Power of Your Identity in Christ65 reviews
Mr. Neil T. Anderson
Regal, 2000
Victory over darkness
I bought this and the workbook to help my son deal with the abuse he suffered and I heard this is the book to get for whatever type of hurt you face. Theres something restoring to knowing who God created you to be, your true identity.
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Listen to the Wind44 reviews
Greg Mortenson
Dial, 2009
"LISTEN TO THE WIND' is "Three Cups of Tea" for children
The moving account of Greg Mortenson's establishing schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan provided in his book "Three Cups of Tea" is portrayed in story form with colorful pictures in the children's book "LISTEN TO THE WIND", an Amazon Verified Purchase. Online purchase process and service is excellent.
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The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education 9 reviews
Diane Ravitch
Basic Books, 2010
Destined to Become the Most Influential Book on Education Reform in Memory
No silver bullets. This is the simple premise of Diane Ravitch's new book, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," which is being brought out this week by Basic Books. Written by one of our nation's most respected scholars, it has been eagerly awaited. But it has also been, at least in some quarters, anticipated with a certain foreboding, because it was likely to debunk much of ...
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Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church35 reviews
Nelson Searcy; Jennifer Henson
Regal Books, 2008
Excellent Book
This book is absolutely excellent!
I found it most helpful in the following:
It will help you understand how to make guests feel welcomed.
It will help you understand how to get guest to come back again.
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How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In86 reviews
Jim Collins
Jim Collins, 2009
Better than what I was Expecting!
Awesome book!
I being wanted to read the book since last year, but I didn't made the time for it, until one day i decided to read it.
It may not be the ultimate answer of why so many companies fail, but it has clear points on what to be looking for in your leadership and organization in order to maintein greatness, I would recomened this book to CEOs, Pastors, or team leaders.
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The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: It's Not About the Money...It's About Being the Best You Can Be!119 reviews
Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2004
Being a Realtor isn't a hobby it is a business and it is yours!
So you want to be a successful Realtor, you have passed the test and have a license. Your broker gave you a desk (maybe) and a phone and said go out there and sell!!! This is your business and you have no idea (no training) on how to conduct it...read or listen to this book...follow the model! Read it, it will make you the Realtor that people want to do business with, it will make you the ...
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Home Buying For Dummies, 4th Edition9 reviews
Eric Tyson, Ray Brown
Wiley, 2009
Home Buying for Dummies
First time home buying can be a daunting and confusing process. This book spells out in detail all the steps required from evaluating how much money you can use to buy the house to actually closing on the property. I was half way through the act of buying a house and found if full of facts and tips to help me understand the process. In fact, I still reference the book to make sure that I ...
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ASVAB AFQT For Dummies1 review
Rod Powers
For Dummies, 2010
BOOK TO HELP
this book really can help those that want to help themselves do better on the asvab test. this test is so important in the military world.
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Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago
Anthony S. Bryk, Penny Bender Sebring, ...
University Of Chicago Press, 2010
In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of Organizing Schools for Improvement collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved?and one hundred ...
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The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care25 reviews
Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman M.D., ...
McGraw-Hill, 2008
A business perspective on the change needed for health care reform
According to the author, the current state of the health care industry is not unlike other heavily regulated industries before it, such as telecommunicationsand transportation, where initially providers were centralized and services were affordable only by the higherincome segment. In each case, it was not deregulation that led to change but disruptive innovation that followed it.
So the ...
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Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help ...31 reviews
Ross W Greene
Scribner, 2009
Excellent for anyone interested in school-age children
Ross Greene has done it again! A wonderful book for parents, teachers, school administrators, mental health professionals, and anyone else interested in school-age children. It offers a different way of approaching difficult children.
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Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership (JOSSEY-BASS BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SERIES)45 reviews
Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Looks good.
The book came in a reasonable time, as I needed it ASAP once my class decided to switch textbooks in the second week. The book was in good condition and packaged well to prevent damage. Thanks!
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Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference34 reviews
Quint Studer
Fire Starter Publishing, 2004
A "must read" for every healthcare leader
Several years ago, I was privileged to work with a COO who provided this book to all leaders as a textbook for change. And indeed the hospital did change as we focused on the Five Pillars (People, Service, Finance, Quality, Growth). We saw huge gains in employee satisfaction as we became more intentional in our interactions with staff. We enlisted staff-based teams to rebuild our culture around ...
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Instructional Rounds in Education: A Network Approach to Improving Teaching and Learning1 review
Elizabeth A. City, Richard F. Elmore, ...
Harvard Education Press, 2009
Instructional Rounds in Education
The book demonstrates how using the medical model of collecting data in rounds can be applied to educational problems of practice. Such methods can provide a data-driven way to improve teaching and learning. School leaders can reflect on how an educational rounds model can help them focus on and develop plans for soving problems of practice in our schools.
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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Portable Mba Series)74 reviews
Eric Verzuh
Wiley, 2008
Best Project Management Book I've Read
As a manager of Project Managers, I look for ways to keep my team informed and using best practices. This book is well organized, has practical examples and easy to follow. I have been giving everyone who joins my group receives a copy for the past 10 years.
I also like that you can just read a chapter or a few pages to refresh yourself on a concept. It isn't a book that you have to ...
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