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Linux Pocket Guide 33 reviews
Daniel J. Barrett
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004
Does what it says at a price you can't argue with.
This is definitely a great companion for any Linux administrator or hobbyist who is trying to become a level 60 command line warrior. There are plenty of commands to familiarize yourself with, and they are grouped logically (rather than alphabetically), which means that when you look up a command, you can find other similar commands in the same section. This book was written with Fedora Core ...
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Spring in Action 51 reviews
Craig Walls, Ryan Breidenbach
Manning Publications, 2007
Exactly What You Would Expect
This book is exactly what you would expect from the In Action Series. The book is thorough and comprehensive. I even thought it had a slightly more personal writing style than some other In Action books.
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A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption9 reviews
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007
A Context the Opposite of What We're Told
As an ex-international banker who quit banking for the same reasons John Perkins quit being an Economic Hit Man, I can vouch for the truth of every essay in this fine book. The underlying truth is: the world is increasingly run by the corporatocracy, and it has negligible concern for either the poor countries it purports to help nor the environment in which it functions. The truth is the opposite ...
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Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide9 reviews
Robert R. Perkinson
Sage Publications, Inc, 2007
The Best in the Business
I teach this college course to new counselors. By the time they are through with this treatment manual they really know what they are doing. Everything a counselor needs to know is covered. The book is informative, meticulously researched and fun. It makes students feel good about themselves. It is the simply best text in the business. I highly recommend this book.
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Concepts of Chemical Dependency 2 reviews
Harold E. Doweiko
Brooks Cole, 2008
Critique of Concepts of Chemical Dependency by Doweiko
This book gives a solid overview of chemicals of use/abuse, focusing particularly upon alcohol. The one caveat I have about recommending it unconditionally is that the author seems to interweave his bias along with the factual material, such that it is sometimes hard to tease out the actual facts from the propaganda. But the book is user-friendly and, if someone is wanting to get an overall ...
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Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum32 reviews
Michael T. Klare
Holt Paperbacks, 2005
Which America?
Michael T. Klare writes that resouces are the root of most contemporary conflicts. Oil is unique among the world's resources as it has the potential to provoke major crises and conflicts in the years ahead. Oil has acquired a pivotal and volatile role because of the centrality to the "vigor and growth" of the American economy and to the "preservation of a distinctly American way of life." ...
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Chemical Dependency: A Systems Approach (3rd Edition) 1 review
C. Aaron McNeece, Diana M. DiNitto
Allyn & Bacon, 2004
Chemical Dependency
Never received the product. I attempted to make contact with provider, Kokiewhip, but have yet to hear from them. I wish to cancel my order.
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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Rob Hopkins
Green Books, 2008
We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite supply. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities that will grow more ...
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12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food25 reviews
Victoria Boutenko
North Atlantic Books, 2007
THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE!
I LOVE THIS BOOK! THIS WAS MY FIRST BOUTENKO BOOK. ANY ONE EATING A SAD DIET (STANDARD AMERICAN DIET) WHO WANTS TO CHANGE AND DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN SHOULD READ THIS BOOK! I BOUGHT ALL THE RAW FAMILY BOOKS AFTER I READ THIS ONE. BUT MOST HAVE THE SAME BASIC RECIPES WITH A FEW NEW ONES. SAME THING WITH INFO. BUT THEY ARE A FAMILY BUSINESS PROMOTING HEALTHY INFO SO I DON'T MIND HAVING THEM ...
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Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Expectations That All of us Have23 reviews
Judith Viorst
Free Press, 1998
Good for everyone
Sometimes we wonder why life is so damn tough and sad and tragic. Well, this book doesn't help to answer those questions or to make it seem any better, but it does normalize all of those feelings, and it does explore all of the normal and necessary losses people experience in their lives. My therapist recommended it to me when my not-good-for-me boyfriend broke up with me and in turn, facilitated ...
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The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem 26 reviews
Sue Patton Thoele
Conari Press, 2001
One of the best friends I've ever had!
Years ago I opened this book and recognized myself in too many ways. Through gentle nudging and no nonsence from Sue, I was encouraged to admit "Hey, that's me!", followed by understanding, then action to change. This book changed my life, and continues to do so, as every so often when I can feel myself slipping into self doubt &/or martrydom I pick it up again. I can't lend it out because I ...
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The Flight from Intimacy: Healing Your Relationship of Counter-dependence - The Other Side of Co-dependency2 reviews
Janae B. Weinhold, Barry K. Weinhold
New World Library, 2008
The Flight from Intimacy
In Breaking Free of the Co-dependency Trap, the authors looked to the true causes of co-dependency. They stated that 98% of the human population is co-dependent and that this reflected stilted emotional development caused by unmet needs in the first six months of life. Essentially, psychological development is halted at this point so that the individual can find what he or she needs to resolve ...
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Freedom From Oil: How the Next President Can End the United States' Oil Addiction16 reviews
David Sandalow
McGraw-Hill, 2007
Sacrifice for "Freedom From Oil"
I tend to steer clear and far away from any type of political book. My disinterest stems from the obvious bias and propaganda that these types of political figures tend to bring into their views and writing. The viewpoint and rambling on and on bores my racing mind. "Freedom From Oil" was written from a completely different perspective and point of view that it took me by surprise. I was ...
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Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel: Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, ...5 reviews
Guy Purcella
Ulysses Press, 2007
The Guide to do it yourself Biodiesel
This in my humble opinion is the definitive resource for making biodiesel. It guides you through the whole process from outsourcing the raw product to putting it into your tank in clear and concise language. As diesel climbs higher and higher the realization of our misguided policy makers decisions and deeper dependence of our energy demands on foreign oil brings keen and painful awareness to ...
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Addiction To Love: Overcoming Obsession And Dependency in Relationships10 reviews
Susan Peabody
Celestial Arts, 2005
Great book for women
This was a great book for women. I would also recommend Confusing Love with Obsession by John Moore.
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Chemical Dependency: A Family Affair 2 reviews
Olivia Curtis
Brooks Cole, 1998
Review of Curtis: Chemical Dependency, A Family Affair
Some authors pass down source material like a suit on its third pass through the Salvation Army Thrift Shop, without checking the label. Ignoring the paper trail can be especially dangerous in addictions and family systems writing, where authors must navigate the reefs and shoals of folk, pop psychology and pseudoscientific models. A recent example is Chemical Dependency: A Family Affair ...
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Theories of Development
Richard Peet, Elaine Hartwick
The Guilford Press, 1999
The stakes involved in development debates are enormous. While development can use the productive resources of society to improve the living conditions of the world's most vulnerable people, it can also form the basis of intense manipulative power on behalf of elites. This important new text surveys the leading theories and models of economic and social development. Chapters examine sociological, economic, neo-Marxist, poststructuralist, ...
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Running Linux133 reviews
Matthias Dalheimer, Matt Welsh
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005
Excellent
I was in a urgent need of some fairly serious Linux bootcamp. This book worked, and this is how:
I hadn't had any significant Linux experience prior to buying this book. Sure, I knew a few basic UNIX commands, who doesn't?
After installing Ubuntu it became clear that I simply will have to spend too much time googling solutions for every problem. I went ahead and bought this book, read it ...
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Breaking Free of the Co-Dependency Trap12 reviews
Janae B. Weinhold, Barry K. Weinhold
New World Library, 2008
Breaking Free of the Co-Dependency Trap
Co-dependency has become one of those buzzwords for our modern culture. Most of us use the term to describe someone who suffers from alcoholism or drug addiction. Therefore, when we think of co-dependency, we tend to think of programs like AA.
Breaking Free of the Co-dependency Trap states that possibly 98% of the human population is co-dependent. It's not lack of self control. It's not a ...
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Essentials of Chemical Dependency Counseling4 reviews
Gary Lawson, Ann W. Lawson, ...
Pro-Ed, 2003
Essential guide-chemical dependency
This is an essential book for anyone in the chemical dependency field or who is treating individuals with chemical dependency. It is the best one I have read yet.
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