books:
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
26 reviews
Richard H. Thaler
,
Cass R. Sunstein
Yale University Press
, 2008
Economics Breaks Free from 18th Century Psychology
Milton Friedman famously wrote that economic models should be judged by their ability to predict and explain, not the realism of their assumptions. Neoclassical microeconomics has long used that argument to defend itself from criticisms of its unrealistic assumptions. But Thaler, Sunstein and many others are amassing a large body of evidence that shows, in many important cases, that ...
The Boleyn Inheritance
153 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone
, 2006
a good read
This is the second book I have read by Philippa Gregory. When I finished the first book, The Other Boleyn..., I immediately went to Amazon and purchased this book. Although it is basically fiction, the way Gregory intertwines fact, when the courts moved about England, and fiction, any dialog, is wonderful. If you have any interest in the wives of Henry VIII, I highly recommend this book, and ...
Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning: What, When, and Where and How to Prune for a More Beautiful Garden
5 reviews
Cass Turnbull
Sasquatch Books
, 2005
Great pruning guide, especially if you live in the PNW
MUCH better than the highly rated American Horticultural Society pruning guide, in my opinion. I bought them both at the same time. She doesn't cover the huge variety of species that other books try to, and the book is actually a collection of short treatises she wrote for a periodical publication, so there's a lot of repetition. But the repetition is all information that you really need to ...
The Cure Is in the Cupboard: How to Use Oregano for Better Health (Revised Edition)
38 reviews
Cass Ingram
,
Cass Igram
Knowledge House Publishers
, 1997
Psoriasis Sufferer No More
I began using the dried oregano product (OregaMax) for health and immunity. A beautiful side effect was that my skin began clearing up almost immediately. That was one month ago. No only has my skin improved....my skin is totally clear. In the 37 yrs I've suffered with this, no doctor has ever mentioned oregano to me. Cass Ingram and Dr. Richard Becker DO are highly thanked by me.
Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge
7 reviews
Cass R. Sunstein
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2006
A thoughtful consideration
Of when and why these techniques (polling, prediction markets, blogs, wiki, FOSS) work -- and when they don't. Despite the title this isn't a collection of breathless prose, but a thinking through of the underlying principles e.g., prediction markets don't work for supreme court justice picks because real information about the choice is highly concentrated. Which is exactly the type of ...
Earthly Joys: A Novel
38 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone
, 2005
Lucky find
I stumbled across this book in a thrift shop and thought it looked mildly interesting. I had never heard of the author before or read any of her other books but figured it must be worth at least the quarter they were asking. I was drawn in immediately and could not stop thinking about the story even when I had to put it down. I really enjoyed her rich descriptions of the time period and the ...
Natural Highs: Supplements, Nutrition, and Mind-Body Techniques to Help You Feel Good All the Time
9 reviews
Hyla Cass
,
Patrick Holford
Avery
, 2003
Finally something useful!
I don't know about you, but I get tired of health & nutrition books that go on and on about technical details without supplying any real information I can use. That is why I have appreciated the direct approach taken in Natural Highs. The authors clearly explain how to feel better and why it works. The descriptions of neurotransmitters and brain chemistry are sufficient without becoming tiresome. ...
What Happened to Cass McBride?
14 reviews
Gail Giles
Little, Brown Young Readers
, 2007
A compelling suspense novel
Reviewed by Ian McCurley (age 13) for Reader Views (6/07) Cass McBride is an ordinary, popular teenaged girl with a sometimes cruel sense of humor and a conniving mind that will do anything to become better than the other girls, from becoming the first junior homecoming queen, to leaving notes under her desk for her friends to find, read and laugh. One of these notes got her into BIG trouble. ...
Measure of a Lady, The: A Novel
44 reviews
Deeanne Gist
Bethany House
, 2006
An incredible romantic adventure
DeeAnn Gist's "The Measure of a Lady" took my breath away. It has short, digestible chapters with several stopping points in each so that you can put the book down if you must. But you won't want to put the book down. This novel's fascinating storyline of three teenagers who traveled with their father from New Jersey to San Francisco during the California gold rush brought many things to my ...
The Elusive Orgasm: A Woman's Guide to Why She Can't and How She Can Orgasm
5 reviews
Vivienne Cass
Da Capo Press
, 2007
Invaluable Book for both Sex Therapists and the General Reader (Men and Women!)
As a practicing gynecologist with a speciality in sexuality I am thrilled that this invaluable book will now be available to a wider audience. Its practical suggestions, presented in clear and straightforward language, cannot help but improve the sexual satisfaction of everyone who reads it. And sex therapists will also benefit from the wisdom Dr. Cass has accumulated over decades of clinical ...
Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition
2 reviews
Hyla Cass
Basic Health Publications
, 2007
Mehmet Oz and other experts praise Supplement Your Prescription!
For every dollar we spend on prescription drugs, we spend a dollar to fix a complication. Understanding how nutritional supplements affect these drugs could make them safer and more effective. --Mehmet Oz, M.D., Professor of Surgery at Columbia University and author of bestsellers YOU: The Owner's Manual and YOU: On A Diet As Dr. Cass makes crystal clear, what you don't know can hurt you. In ...
Are Judges Political?: An Empirical Analysis of the Federal Judiciary
1 review
Cass R. Sunstein
,
David Schkade
, ...
Brookings Institution Press
, 2006
More Insight into Behavior on the U.S. Courts of Appeals
This is the second of two current book-length examinations of judicial behavior on the United States Courts of Appeals. The other book is "Judging on a Collegial Court" by Hettinger et al., also reviewed on Amazon. The Courts of Appeals, or middle level of the federal court system, merit such attention because for nearly all federal litigation, they are the ultimate court of decision as they ...
Constitutional Law (Casebook) (Casebook)
6 reviews
Geoffrey R. Stone
,
Louis M. Seidman
, ...
Aspen Publishers, Inc.
, 2005
Reasonable - Good Historical Materials
I've had cause to study this book a little for a course in Constitutional Problems at the University of Western Australia. Inevitably - while my requirements cannot be as detailed or exhaustive as that of my American friends, I found it a useful guide to the major cases and enjoyed the historical references. I particularly enjoyed the Race and the Constitution (equality and 14th amendment stuff) ...
The Widow of the South
103 reviews
Robert Hicks
Grand Central Publishing
, 2005
LOVED this book!
I loved this book so much that I dragged my family down to Franklin, TN, just to visit the place. Yes, it's fiction, but it is a great story. Hicks does a fantastic job detailing the area, and it has really paid off for Carnton and for Franklin. Many of these more obscure Civil War sites are struggling to remain in existence, and the success of this book has really put Franklin on the map.
Bullish Thinking: The Advisors Guide to Surviving and Thriving on Wall Street
7 reviews
Alden Cass
,
Brian F. Shaw
, ...
Wiley
, 2008
Not Just For Wall Street Types
This book is a thoughtful and helpful guide for anyone plagued by negative thoughts and a stressful work environment. It teaches effective techniques for dealing with others, as well as ones' self, to have a more succuessful and happy life. Highly recommended.
Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country (Guenevere Novels)
73 reviews
Rosalind Miles
Three Rivers Press
, 2000
Not your mother's King Arthur
If you're looking for a radically realistic take on the King Arthur legend from the woman's perspective, I highly recommend this (and any) novel by Rosalind Miles. Her research is great and the books are never dry...they never get bogged down in minutiae. It is Camelot for the Sophisticated, and the story has a realistic view of sex and love in the Middle Ages. Miles is a scholar and an artist. ...
Republic.com 2.0
Cass R. Sunstein
Princeton University Press
, 2007
What happens to democracy and free speech if people use the Internet to create echo chambers--to listen and speak only to the like-minded? What is the democratic benefit of the Internet's unlimited choices if citizens narrowly limit the information they receive, creating ever-smaller niches and fragmenting the shared public conversation on which democracy depends? Cass Sunstein first asked these questions before 9/11, in Republic.com , and they ...
Eat Right 4 Your Metabolic Type: 4 Body Types: 4 Plans for Perfect Health Through Balancing the Endocrine ...
1 review
Cass Ingram
Knowledge House Publishers
, 2008
Eat Right 4 Your Metabolic Type
Eat right 4 your metabolic type by Cass Ingram, is helpful for people finding it difficult to shed unwanted weight, I discoved i am a tyroid type and am at the moment taking on his food suggestions, his book tells you which food to avoid and the right food to eat to suit your type.
Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions
5 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2005
The New Standard
Nussbaum and Sunstein have put together something very special. This book mixes the standard animal rights fare of Singer, Wise, and Francione with exciting new contributions by thinkers like Catharine MacKinnon, Richard Posner, as well as Sunstein and Nussbaum themselves. The book is well edited, with the various chapters flowing from issue to issue, and responding to each others arguments. ...
Sixty-Minute Shakespeare : A Midsummer Night's Dream
2 reviews
Cass Foster
5 Star Publications
, 2000
A letter from a customer in Baku, Azerbaijan
March 5, 1999 Dear friends at Five Star Pub., We have a small school on the other side of the planet from you in a country called Azerbaijan. It's kind of a home school coop. Two years ago we performed your version of Romeo and Juliet and last year, A Midsummer Night's Dream. We really enjoy your versions because of the suggestions for staging (we're all rookies) and your notes of ...
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