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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...121 reviews
Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig

HarperBusiness Essentials, 2003

Attitude is the key to get profits
Graham's viewpoint is based on Amrican stock market, but very useful in emerging markets too. Though rarely heard in Taiwan, Mr. Graham has inspired me in making smart investment in the local stock market. I, for the last two years, have been going over this book and surprisingly find how insightful Graham are in looking at the basic human nature in the market. Attitude, rather than the ... 		  
  







  
  
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity419 reviews
David Allen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

get it together
and this book will organize your life. make the time as a priority, and it's a life-changer - for the good. consistency is the key, though. if not on top of weekly reviews, you just fall back to the natural state of disorder. if you're committed, you'll fly. 		  
  







  
  
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ...67 reviews
Norman Doidge

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

It reconciles so much
I've been reading other recent books about amazing recent neurological work. This one stands out for the degree to which it puts that work in a broader and more useful perspective on what it all means for everyone's future ways of learning, training and healing. Doidge even makes me see finally why psychiatry still holds Freud in such high esteem, and how what is supposed to go on in ... 		  
  







  
  
Fahrenheit 4511247 reviews
Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 1987

451
Fahrenheit 451. 451 is the temperature at which paper burns. How did we find this out? Learning, and with learning comes books, and according to this story with books comes burning. This story follows one man, one guy actually. Guy Montag is a fireman. However not the definition of fireman of which you think. This is a world where the past is burnt and all is forgotten and minorities are ... 		  
  







  
  
Things Fall Apart: A Novel525 reviews
Chinua Achebe

Anchor, 1994

A classic, with good reason
This is an extraordinary book in its ability to narrate both a story of cultural dissonance and an overarching tale about the human condition. Achebe's novel broaches the subject of morality, but demonstrates that even the concept of "evil" is subject to a cultural interpretive context. Okonkwo, the book's tragic hero, is an emblem of tradition, but also represents how tradition can be ... 		  
  







  
  
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines53 reviews
Thomas C. Foster

Harper Paperbacks, 2003

great book for students
This is a lively, friendly, entertaining book that is great for students. It discusses how to read, to to really read literature. But as a practiced reader I found that it didn't teach me much, though it would be great for a freshman or sophmore. 		  
  







  
  
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1493 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

A memoir worth reading
I could relate to this memoir - everyone is dysfunctional in their own way, but Gilbert isn't afraid to put herself out there. I admired her writing style, her wit and ability to laugh at herself. She is poignant about issues that many people face everyday. Interesting perspectives on three different cultures which richly contrast with American life. 		  
  







  
  
Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss)248 reviews
Dr. Seuss

Random House, New York, 1990

Oh the things you could do!
Oh, the Places You'll Go! is an uplifting and encouraging book describing a major life lesson that is applicable to children and adults alike. The book is a promoter of focusing on the positive and moving quickly past the negative. The narrator addresses the reader through the small boy that appears in almost every illustration. Your life is seen and addressed through the eyes of this small boy. ... 		  
  







  
  
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set972 reviews
C. S. Lewis

HarperTrophy, 1994

Entire set of books is excellent!
I loved them as a child, and I still believe they are excellent! My nephews and niece especially enjoyed the series. 		  
  







  
  
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1009 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

The most powerful book I have ever read...
Many of us have felt hopeless, scared and frustrated since 9/11. We see anger building, more disaster looming and see little hope through governmental leadership. This incredible story, about a man who against all odds builds a school for a Pakistani village that nursed him through a near-death experience, provides a solution, at least the beginning of a solution, to the spiral of hatred and ... 		  
  







  
  
Goodnight Moon559 reviews
Margaret Wise Brown

HarperFestival, 1991

My toddler daughter smiles listening to it
It is a classic bedtime story book. It is short and simple, yet very young kids like it. Reading it to my toddler daughter is like reading a poem. I started on this book when my daughter was almost 1 year old. It was a bit late, she should have started on it earlier. She loves it. My daughter always sits on my lap when I read the book. She would turn her head around to smile at me everytime I ... 		  
  







  
  
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology119 reviews
Ray Kurzweil

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

A "must read"
Ray Kurzweil is an exceedingly intelligent and perceptive individual. His scientific insight into the future is fascinating and frightening. I am listing this as a "must read" to all of my top students. 		  
  







  
  
Catch-22819 reviews
Joseph Heller

Simon & Schuster, 1996

One of, if not the, funniest book(s) ever written!
Other people have written much better, and more detailed, reviews of this book, but its true hilarity and power (which I have heard is quite different than the movie, which I've never seen so can't comment on) simply need to be experienced. Some of the imagery is almost divine; much of it is deliciously ironic; and a little brings us back to the horror that was the reailty of World War II. ... 		  
  







  
  
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen160 reviews
Harold McGee

Scribner, 2004

A True Classic
Not available in bookshops here, it took me a while to track down this much praised book, now in a 2004 updated edition. It can be read at many levels: history, folk lore, chemistry and just marvellous explanations of the 'why' of cooking. It must hold great appeal for anyone with a curiosity about the food we eat and what we do to it, for better or worse. I found it well written with an easy ... 		  
  







  
  
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)626 reviews
Howard Zinn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

A People's History of the United States
This is a fantastic history book, very easy to read and eye opening! My husband and I are both reading it. So different than what we are taught in school. I absolutely love this book. 		  
  







  
  
The Secret Life of Bees1364 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003

Wonderful Book
This Book has me interested in getting more books by this author this is my favorite book of hers. My sister Terra says that people love this book 		  
  







  
  
The Catcher in the Rye2750 reviews
J.D. Salinger

Back Bay Books, 2001

the one American classic novel you really should read
If you're only going to read one classic American novel, this is the one. It is well written, lighthearted, even though the story does have its dismal moments; it is told in such a comical way it won't bring you down. I bought this book along with Grapes of Wrath, Mice and Men and Fahrenheit 451 when I was taking some time off from my English degree to have a baby and wanted to catch up with some ... 		  
  







  
  
The Great Gatsby1117 reviews
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scribner, 1999

Fantastic! One of my Favorite Books!
Aside from making a powerful statement about the so called "American Dream," this novel is brilliantly written. Mr. Fitzgerald's mastery of the English language is evident in his genius sentence structure and meticulous word choice. One cannot help but stop reading to simply marvel at some of his phrasing. I highly recommend Gatsby to anyone out for great read. 		  
  







  
  
1984 (Signet Classics)1364 reviews
George Orwell

New American Library, 1961

"from the moment of declaring war on the Party it was better to think of yourself as a corpse."
Anyone familiar with the lives of the Russian people under Stalin and his GULAG (Main Camp Administration) system will notice the many parallels between it and a lot of the goings on in the novel 1984. The story within the story is that of one man, 39-year-old Winston Smith, who works at the Ministry of Truth in London, the chief city of Airstrip One [England], which is (p 5) "the third most ... 		  
  







  
  
To Kill a Mockingbird1738 reviews
Harper Lee

Grand Central Publishing, 1988

A Teenager's Perspective of To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is a relief after the numerous tedious pieces of "classic literature" forced upon us by our county's curriculum. This book interlaces themes related to both adulthood and childhood which parallel the stage of our lives which we currently live. To Kill A Mockingbird centers around the lives of Scout and Jem Finch and their explorations of the facets of ... 		  
  







  




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