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The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers15 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. ... 		  
  







  
  
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who ...71 reviews
David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 1982

Unique family; informative work; a real history lesson
David McCullough is a world renowned and respected historian and Mornings on Horseback certainly reflects his noteworthiness. This work is remarkable in the volume of well researched information on the Roosevelt family (there is a significant reference section at the back of the book). Much of this is due to the fact that some members of the Roosevelt family were prolific writers of letters and ... 		  
  







  
  
The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life15 reviews
John Assaraf, Murray Smith

Atria, 2008

An inspiring balance of theoretical and practical
As a small-business owner, I was drawn to the title of this book like metal to a magnet. The Answer! The subheads reads: Grow any business, achieve financial freedom, and live an extraordinary life. That's quite a promise. I give this book five stars because of how it delivers on that promise; with a blending of philosophy on how to think more successfully with practical approaches on how to ... 		  
  







  
  
Messages From Spirit: The Extraordinary Power of Oracles, Omens, and Signs9 reviews
Colette Baron-Reid

Hay House, 2008

Colette Does It Again!
Psychic, Singer, Songwriter and Author! Colette is most definitely a talented individual in so many ways. I completely agree with the other reviewers...the cover grabs you and draws you right in. The colors are ethereal and the wings with the dove evocative of so many levels of spiritually and more. Since cave-people first glanced at clouds and grunted to each other that certain clouds meant ... 		  
  







  
  
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent ...188 reviews
George Crile

Grove Press, 2007

Charlie Wilson's Score
A long but quick and fun read (just like it's title), Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times is a great novel to read in your spare time. The book is brings light to history that most of the world never heard about--but still important all the same. Even in novelization, Charlie Wilson is a most ... 		  
  







  
  
Fight Club: A Novel632 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton, 2005

I'm looking forward to the movie now
I really enjoyed this book. I actually haven't seen the movie and surprisingly didn't know much about it. As a result, I read the book with open eyes, in much the same way that people did before Brad Pitt and Edward Norton beat each other senseless on the big screen. I've read a couple of Palahniuk's other novels and have found them insightful and morbidly funny. Palahniuk has a reputation ... 		  
  







  
  
The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread167 reviews
Peter Reinhart

Ten Speed Press, 2001

I Cannot Praise This Book Enough
Prior to purchasing this cookbook, the only bread cookbook I used was "The Bread Bible" by Rose Levy Beranbaum. I didn't think anything could top "The Bread Bible", so I was skeptically optimistic about "The Bread Baker's Apprentice". So far, the recipes I've tried have equaled the recipes in the Bread Bible. Peter Reinhart's cinnamon roll dough is wonderful, and with Peter Reinhart's bread ... 		  
  







  
  
Happier Than God: Turn Ordinary Life into an Extraordinary Experience59 reviews
Neale Donald Walsch

Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2008

Wonderful
I am a great follower of Neale Donald Walsch. Ever since Conversations with God I,II,III as so on, I would not have missed this lovely informative, helpful and loving book. Thanks Neale. 		  
  







  
  
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives238 reviews
Frank Warren

William Morrow, 2005

This is really SOMETHING!
I was not aware of the website until I got this book as a birthday gift. It was one of the best birthday gifts I have ever received. The book is amazing. The boldness of some of the messages is astonishing. You can learn here what the REAL world is all about. Some of the messages are funny, some sad, but most of them will make you stop and think about the way we interact with others, what are ... 		  
  







  
  
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform ...65 reviews
Sharon Begley

Ballantine Books, 2007

Could the ideas presented in this book help prevent Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Sharon Begley's fascinating book, shares new ways that show the reader how to train his/her brain. The inner powers of the mind go along way to make a differnce. Meditation is a pwerful tool in expanding brain function. Could those who meditate, decrease their risk of developing brain conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia? Read this book and discover the powers of ... 		  
  







  
  
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation119 reviews
CNM, MA, Pam England, PhD, Rob Horowitz

Partera Press, 1998

A book for every woman
This book covered a broad range of issues surrounding pregnancy, birth and the change to becoming a parent. This is my first pregnancy, so, for me, this book was a great jumping off point to figure out what my birthing ideals and fears are. I have a clearer picture of further reading I would like to accomplish as well as further questions for my health care practitioners and experienced mothers ... 		  
  







  
  
The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss62 reviews
Claire Nouvian

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

Incredible journey
I read this book from cover to cover and was completely enraptured by the images and descriptions of the various species. What incredible beauty lies in our ocean depths! I became fascinated with this stuff after watching one of the Blue Planet episodes. I also bought a copy and sent it to my brother. What an awesome book! 		  
  







  
  
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour121 reviews
James D. Hornfischer

Bantam, 2005

Truly common boys, truly uncommon heroes
What an amazing, moving and inspiring book. It reads almost as a work of fiction, it moves so fluidly and thoroughly from character to character, ship to ship, and side to side. But every bit of it is true. It is hard to imagine that the white haired, slow-moving gentlemen we see at the malls or at church are some of the same who lived through the flames, the shrapnel, the bullets, the fear, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Woman Who Can't Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living with the Most Remarkable Memory Known to ...3 reviews
Jill Price

Free Press, 2008

I won't forget this book!
We all have days we wish we could forget. If we think back, I'm sure we also have memories that have escaped us from long ago which we wish we could remember. Jill Price is a unique person, the first, who can honestly say she can't forget a single day, and has little or no problem with those memories the rest of us cling to. Jill has a memory condition called "hyperthymestic syndrome" ... 		  
  







  
  
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable48 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni

Jossey-Bass, 2000

Obviously, not all obsessions are productive and beneficial
This is one in a series of "leadership fables" in which Patrick Lencioni shares his thoughts about the contemporary business world. His characters are fictitious human beings rather than anthropomorphic animals, such as a tortoise that wins a race against a hare or pigs that lead a revolution to overthrow a tyrant and seize control of his farm. In this instance, Lencioni focuses on a common ... 		  
  







  
  
Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor30 reviews

Ten Speed Press, 2007

Good stuff
This is a great book with beautiful photographs. Reading over the other reviews, I think might make others shy away from this book, if one considers oneself a beginner. I also read some negative comments about the use of "sugar". These people need to get over themselves. "Sugar", if one wants to be a purest can mean honey or molasses and it is mostly used, from what I can tell, as food for ... 		  
  







  
  
A Tale of Two Subs: An Untold Story of World War II, Two Sister Ships, and Extraordinary Heroism2 reviews
Jonathan J. McCullough

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

A great read!
I bought this on impulse, but once I started reading it I got completely sucked in and read the whole book in 2 or 3 sittings. A fascinating tale full of gut-wrenching twists and turns. The author recounts what it was actually like to serve on a WWII sub in minute detail. It is cleary well-reseached. The descriptions throughout the narrative are oustanding, and the explanations of military ... 		  
  







  
  
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier77 reviews
Alan Moore

Wildstorm, 2007

An Extraordinary Title
To anyone familiar with the world of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (and I certainly do not mean the movie), this latest volume - The Black Dossier - will still manage to both surprise and delight. Set in a post Big Brother 1950's Britain, the story revolves around the aforementioned book which is taken from the vaults of British Intelligence and contains the history of the various ... 		  
  







  
  
I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide16 reviews
Dorian Solot, Marshall Miller

Da Capo Press, 2007

Informative and Fun
I just received my order of "I This book is an all inclusive book about female sex, not just female orgasm, and is helpful on many levels. If you are the least bit interested in females and sex put together, I definitely recommend this book for you to read and enjoy. 		  
  







  
  
The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary65 reviews
Mark Sanborn

Doubleday Business, 2004

School district leadership tool
The superintendent of our school district believes so highly in this book he recently ordered 100 copies and distributed them to each of our school buildings and administrative departments. Inside of each book he included a bookplate that read, in part, that he hopes that as each person finishes reading the book that he or she would pass it on to someone else. Many of our principals have called ... 		  
  







  




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