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The Count of Monte Cristo (Signet Classics) 385 reviews
Alexandre Dumas
Signet Classics, 2005
As good as it gets...
Having never read The Count of Monte Cristo and only faintly recalling a movie of some years ago, I was prepared for a swashbuckling epic of swordplay and derring-do. My expectations were entirely inadequate. The Count of Monte Cristo is rather a tale of revenge through the artifice of intrigue and cold calculation. Dumas creates a broken man, betrayed by a trio of duplicitous schemers, and ...
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The Only Three Questions That Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don't 117 reviews
Kenneth L. Fisher
Wiley, 2008
Get a healthy new perspective on the markets
Fisher's book explodes a number of market myths that are taken as conventional wisdom by most investors, very much to their disadvantage. Fisher not only puts matters in perspective, he teaches you how to think about markets, how to identify opportunities, when to take risks, when to play safe, when to get in, when to get out, etc. I like the way he writes, stating general principles and backing ...
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Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)32 reviews
Steve Solomon
New Society Publishers, 2006
Detailed, Valuable Advice
Gardening When It Counts is truly a book for our times. There's already a well-deserved buzz about this book among home gardeners I know. For one thing, it firmly refutes the supposed advantages of mulch gardening. In the burgeoning nationwide return to growing our own vegetables, it's important to produce the most food for the least amount of effort and expense, and this book offers the very ...
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Count on Math: Activities for Small Hands and Lively Minds5 reviews
Pam Schiller, Lynne Peterson
Gryphon House, 1997
Great book for teaching math concepts to young minds!
I teach Child Development at the College level. I was sent this book to review. I highly recommend it for parents of children 3-8, classroom teachers, homeschoolers and preschool teachers. Most people believe you should begin teaching math by teaching numbers and counting. Math is very conceptual. Before numbers are taught, children need to understand some relationships in time and space. ...
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The Complete Book of Food Counts, 7th edition (Complete Book of Food Counts) 26 reviews
Corinne T. Netzer
Dell, 2005
buy one, you'll like it
This book covers 95% of the food I eat, has all the numbers regardless if you're counting fat/carbs/fiber, one book does it all. This is my third copy, as it is updated frequently to incorperate new items....good value
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Make Today Count: The Secret of Your Success Is Determined by Your Daily Agenda4 reviews
John C. Maxwell
Center Street, 2008
Short but powerful book on making the most of each day!
The basic premise of this book is that the secret to your success is determined by your daily agenda.
The author has a list of 12 areas to focus on daily that he believes are critical to success. He calles them the "Daily Dozen." They are:
1. Attitude
2. Priorities
3. Health
4. Family
5. Thinking
6. Commitment
7. Finances
8. Faith
9. Relationships
10. Generosity
11. ...
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)114 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père
Penguin Classics, 2003
An AMAZING book!
Wow. I am so glad to have bought this book. I cannot put it down! At first I must admit I was intimidated by its size as well as the period it was written. I find that many period books are really dense and difficult reads. Not this one at all!!! Easy to read and such a gripping tale! It draws you in and you do not want to put it down. I am so glad that I am reading the unabridged version because ...
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Don't Make Me Count to Three: a Mom's Look at Heart-Oriented Discipline 89 reviews
Ginger Plowman
Shepherd Press, 2004
Bad Title - Great Book
- Biblical parenting
- Tosses worldly parenting methods (such as counting to 3) out the window
- Gives tons of Scripture references for following God's instructions for parenting
- Gives parents ways to help the child evaluate his/her own motives for behavior, encouraging children to keep motives and behaviors in line with God's instructions for living
- Helps child move from pleasing parents ...
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Mouse Count10 reviews
Ellen Stoll Walsh
Voyager Books, 1995
Mouse Count - Love this Book!
This book is a really fun one to read aloud to my kindergarten class. It is not scary! They love it! And the fact that snakes eat mice is a basic fact that they understand. I especially like the moral of this story: Don't be greedy! When I read it, I always hear "Read it again, please". To make it even more fun, we get a plastic jar, a toy snake, a rock, and little toy mice to dramatize the ...
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Making the Hours Count: Transforming Your Service Experience
Constance Fourre
Saint Mary's Press, 2006
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Enriched Classics)13 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père
Pocket, 2004
ABRIDGED version of the classic story, good resources in back
I am reviewing the Pocket Books Enriched Classics version of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo. At about chapter 30, I was hooked on the story and reading reviews and doing research on it. At that point I discovered the Pocket Books version is an ABRIDGED version with about 70 chapters. The real version has around 117 chapters. This frustrated me immensely because nowhere on the Pocket ...
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Pattern (Math Counts)2 reviews
Henry Arthur Pluckrose
Children's Press (CT), 1995
patterns
It makes teaching patterns very entertaining and useful. A young child understanding of patterns lead to understanding of algebra later in school. I liked it very much and so did the children.
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Communication Counts: Getting It Right in College and Life (Foundations of Effective Oral Communication) 1 review
David Worley, Debra Worley, ...
Allyn, 2007
Clarification
It is important to note that this book is NOT the four color edition pictured in this advertisement. This is a black and white book that was used for one semester at Indiana State University and is not the latest edition. While the book contains the student manual for the basic course at Indiana State University, if it is used many of the needed sheets in the manual have been torn out and used ...
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged Edition (Dover Value Editions) 1 review
Alexandre Dumas père
Dover Publications, 2007
Terrible Translation
The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite novel (the unabridged Robin Buss translation), so I ordered 40 of these books to read to my summer school class.
This Dover Edition is based on the antiquated English traslation from about 100 years ago, and it shows. The jaw-breaker sentences and intimidating vocabulary offended even a word-nerd like myself. On top of that, there are many typos in ...
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Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-how for Business And Career Success12 reviews
Anne Baber, Lynne Waymon
AMACOM, 2007
Networking Bible
In "Make Your Contacts Count," Lynne Waymon and Anne Baber have created a networking bible for today's professionals - in any profession or life stage. Reading chapter after chapter, I was able to identify both short and long term strategies to build and nurture my network. In addition, I was struck by the number of practical, simple tips which can be easily learned and practiced in all my ...
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Count Zero63 reviews
William Gibson
Ace Trade, 2006
Cyberpunk sweetness
First 25%, get your bearings on the story threads. A lot going on here- people, places, virtual reality, reality, etc. Had to be patient to put the new information into my folder called, "Sweet."
Middle 50%, feel out the people, plot and possibilities. Stacks of circumstances pile up. I ask myself if and when it will topple. Stacks weave, twist and waver until they form a wonderful ...
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Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale3 reviews
Ruby Dee
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1990
A multi-cultural math tale
I have used this book to teach mathematic lessons to grades one through three. It serves as a great springboard for discussion on factors, prime numbers and patterns. The pictures are delightful and the children love to make predictions on just who will make the King happy. My students choose to return to this book over and over again.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Cliffs Notes)8 reviews
James L. Roberts
Cliffs Notes, 1985
The original manual on getting revenge!
The story of one man's journey for revenge. Learn from Edmond as he calculates his plot for revenge over several years. Let his patience be a lesson to you, for revenge can help guide you through the most hopeless situations. Try "The Stars my Destination" for another tale of revenge.
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Your Money Counts13 reviews
Jr., Howard L. Dayton
Tyndale House Publishers, 1997
Informative and Enjoyable
This is a fantastic book. It's easy and enjoyable to read. It tells you all those common sense things about money that we often lose sight of in this world's culture of materialism and 'gotta have it now' attitudes. I've read it multiple times and it just keeps driving home those truths you need to be reminded of like figuring out contentment, the value to giving and saving, etc.
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When the Little Things Count . . . and They Always Count: 601 Essential Things That Everyone In Business ...3 reviews
Barbara Pachter
Da Capo Press, 2006
Quick and Easy Guide for professionals
I enjoyed this book. It was an easy read book that gave good examples and good advice. Many times there were situations mentioned that I would have never thought would have mattered in a business environment. I learned many things on how to handle myself and appearance in a professional way. Many of the things mentioned in the book are easy to implement and take little time, others are ...
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