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The Reading Zone: HOW TO HELP KIDS BECOME SKILLED, PASSIONATE, HABITUAL, CRITICAL READERS 11 reviews
Nancie Atwell
Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching, 2007
The Empire Strikes Back: Student Choice in Reading Redux
I teach middle school English, read and profusely highlighted Nancie Atwell's seminal work IN THE MIDDLE, and once served as an intern at her Center for Teaching and Learning one snowy February in Edgecomb, Maine (a class act, Atwell came in on a snow day to meet with a group of teachers who expected the day to be a complete loss due to the school closing). Under her influence, I built an ...
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The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers 15 reviews
Keith R. Mcfarland
Crown Business, 2008
"What a great research question."
The best of recently published business books began when their authors or co-authors were intrigued by a question and conducted rigorous and extensive research to locate the answer to it. Jim Collins offers an excellent case in point. He and Jerry Porras wondered why certain companies were able to sustain their success over a period of 20+ years. What they learned is provided in Built to Last. ...
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Become a Better You Journal: A Guide to Improving Your Life Every Day1 review
Joel Osteen
Free Press, 2008
Peace Of Mine
Just like an author writing a novel or a painter trying to decide what colors to use, we as human beings need to sort things out as well and organize them. After getting Become A Better You, a friend of mine suggested the journal. I got it and boy did it help. After taking seven weeks to read the book (that is how it is laid out) and doing the journal, I was amazed at the results.
There ...
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Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day 163 reviews
Joel Osteen
Free Press, 2007
Become a better you
One of the best positive books I have read and I have read a lot. If you are not into smiling faces, look past that. This guy is for real, and I don't care for tv evangelists. Don't throw out the baby with the water. You will be inspired to change your life.
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Arrl Ham Radio License Manual: All You Need to Become an Amateur Radio Operator (Arrl Ham Radio License ...13 reviews
Arrl
American Radio Relay League (ARRL), 2006
Great book to learn to be a HAM.
If you want to learn to be a Technician class amateur radio operator, this book is a must read. The Gordon West Q&A book will teach you to pass the test. This book will teach you to be a Ham.
Morse code is not required anymore. Get you license!
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Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary FIRST Training ...24 reviews
Bill Pierce, Scott Murr, ...
Rodale Books, 2007
Efficient Training Method
I've always had the theory that if everyone who trained for a sport would cut their training time in half, their performance would improve. While this book doesn't advocate that exactly, it proves the idea that training a lot less does improve performance. The method is called the FIRST program, which stands for Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training.
The book is for anyone who ...
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When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back5 reviews
Stephen Singular
St. Martin's Press, 2008
The PROPER way to deal with fundamentalists
Singular here presents, with his customary thorough research and straightforward reporting, an example of using the process of law to deal with resolving differing religious beliefs and practices when they come into conflict with constitutional law. This book chronicles how the Utah and Arizona authorities overcame their mistakes in the 1953 raid on the FLDS community by carefully investigating ...
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Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things Can Be Made Simple)
Jeffrey Kluger
Hyperion, 2008
Why are the instruction manuals for cell phones incomprehensible? Why is a truck driver's job as hard as a CEO's? How can 10 percent of every medical dollar cure 90 percent of the world's disease? Why do bad teams win so many games? Complexity, as any scientist will tell you, is a slippery idea. Things that seem complicated can be astoundingly simple; things that seem simple can be dizzyingly complex. A houseplant may be more intricate ...
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The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Non-Smokers Using Allen Carr's Easyway Method414 reviews
Allen Carr
Sterling, 2005
IT WORKED FOR ME!!!
I still can't believe it, but it worked for me! It has been a month and I'm pretty sure this is it!
Yes, it is a very simple method, but don't judge it, just do exactly what the man says and you will stop smoking. Nothing had ever worked for me before.
Good luck!
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful168 reviews
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
Hyperion, 2007
Excellent for Coaching Adults
Excellent book for coaching adults in the workplace & life. Adults, especially already sucessful adults don't often think they need feedback. This gives specific ideas on how to discover what the right "thing" to work on is & what steps to take. You can apply this to yourself as well.
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Ambient Findability: What We Find Changes Who We Become45 reviews
Peter Morville
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005
Provocative well written
I highly recommend this book by Peter Morville. His analysis of Internet user behavior and understanding of information flow make this a must read for anyone doing business on the web. A telling point in the book is when he says that he suggests 'findability' is more important than design, architecture, product sold, etc. His predictions regarding the future importance of findability seem to ...
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How to Become an Alpha Male: Attract Women and Become Successful at Seduction24 reviews
John Alexander
Lulu.com, 2005
Becoming the Man Women Want
Let's get this straight up front... this book IS NOT about manipulation scamming or any other unethical tag. This book is about becoming better yourself so that you can give women the kinds of thrills and feelings that THEY LONG FOR.
The emphasis in this book is telling you what works and why. This book is great because it starts with the frame of attraction as an evolutionary development and ...
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When Love Meets Fear: How to Become Defense-Less and Resource-Full10 reviews
David Richo
Paulist Press, 1997
If you live in fear order this today!
I cannot say enough good things about this book. I have tried a lot of self-help techniques but the ones contained in this book are unlike any I've encountered. The biggest lesson I got out of this book is that so many of our problems nowadays occur because we had painful experiences earlier in life but instead of facing them and accepting the ramifications - we chose to lie to ourselves instead. ...
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Thats My Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character15 reviews
Rick Johnson
Revell, 2005
Awesome for a single mom
This book was exactly what I was looking for. The author provides a Christian view into how moms can help instill desirable traits in her son. It was full of great tips for single moms. It was realistic, honest, and encouraging. A must-read for moms of boys!
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How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High ...25 reviews
Cal Newport
Broadway, 2006
Excellent methods...
The book is for students who wants to get high GPA but also don't wanna give up their party life and etc. It gives a lot of easily appliable methods to help you really keep up with the classes you have a hard time with. It brought up my semester GPA to 4.0.
However, one thing you needs to pay attention to is don't try to copy the methods all the time. You may want to adjust them until they fit ...
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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are25 reviews
Joseph LeDoux
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
A Worthwhile Read
I came upon this book by chance and with curiosity, and I did not know any background behind this work. "Synaptic Self" is the first book by Joseph LeDoux that I read since I have yet to read his The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life. It is also a first book on neurobiology that I came across. Without a moment hesitation, I felt this is an excellent book. It is very ...
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How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients 66 reviews
Jeffrey J. Fox
Hyperion, 2000
After a Year the results speak
I read these reviews for help ascertaining the practical usefulness of a sales book. The thousands of reviews written by fellow authors which abound throughout the review on business/sales books I discount as completely worthless, authors scratching each others backs. Then there are the reviews by all the folks that know nothing of what sales is like in the real trenches of belly to belly ...
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Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character3 reviews
Rick Johnson
Revell, 2006
A helpful book for fathers
At a time when there is a renewed emphasis on the importance of Fathers, BETTER DADS, STRONGER SONS provides an excellent guide for anyone who would like to have a part in helping to build a generation of stronger young men. By following the Biblical principles and practical applications outlined here, parenting can become a more exciting and less formidable role for every man who is a father. ...
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Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different-And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men36 reviews
Steve Biddulph
Celestial Arts, 1998
This is a great book for understanding boys
I bought this book because it became clear to me that I do not understand my 3 year old son and I realized it would only become worse as he grew older if I didn't at least try to figure out what is going on from his perspective.
I think that this book really tells it like it is. He doesn't sugar coat it. I also think the person who took offense to his saying boys should stay out of daycare ...
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World208 reviews
A. J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster, 2005
Smart, smart, smart
I finished his Bible project book several weeks ago and needed to read something else of his. He's witty, humble, entertaining, and his self-deprecating humor is an attractive quality. I was disappointed to finish it, because I wanted it to continue, which is odd because there isn't a plot line. He gives interesting comments on new knowledge he's gained. It might seem a dull idea for a book, but ...
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