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Moscow Rules 55 reviews
Daniel Silva
Putnam Adult, 2008
Wonderful, action-packed story
I have read every Daniel Silva book - he is one of the few authors I purchase immediately in hard-cover. This story was gripping from the very first page and I had trouble putting it down. I hope there will be a sequel. In any event, I very much look forward to the next Silva book.
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The Sales Bible: The Ultimate Sales Resource, New Edition24 reviews
Jeffrey Gitomer
Collins Business, 2008
Review - The Sales Boble
I think the latest Sales Bible is outstanding. Although there is substantial overlap from his prior books, The Sales Bible presents ideas and concepts that maximize the potential to complete a sale and retain a customer. Jack I. Hyatt
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law: Book Two)23 reviews
Joe Abercrombie
Pyr, 2008
Hard-edged dark fantasy at its very best!
"Before They Are Hanged" is the second volume in the First Law Series by promising young British writer Joe Abercrombie. The first novel, the wonderful "The Blade Itself" was a fantastic introduction to a series featuring brutal, hard-boiled characters, excessive profane language and copious amounts of violence. It was dark fantasy at its best--nasty and brutish.
Well I am here to say that ...
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Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) 1267 reviews
William Golding
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Grrrr-8 Book!
This is a great book to read! Very interesting and intense. Great reading material.
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Management With Rolls Access Code (9th Edition) 9 reviews
Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter
Prentice Hall, 2006
Good Basic Book on Management
This is a good basic book on management which delves into the application of management concepts in organizations. The book explains how the four functions of management namely planning, organizing, leading and controlling are integrated and how they contribute to the success of a firm.
The authors methodically explain the management concepts and they provide readers with various tools and ...
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How to Win Friends & Influence People608 reviews
Dale Carnegie
Pocket, 1990
A Must Read...
This is the roadmap and field book for developing and maintaining healthy and unselfish interactions with others. What does another person need to hear in the first 30-seconds to get their attention? Why should you see a situation from the other person's point of view and what will happen if you don't? This book is filled with real life vignettes that illustrate the power of having a winning ...
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The Blade Itself (The First Law: Book One)70 reviews
Joe Abercrombie
Pyr, 2007
Keeps you wanting more
I was impressed by this first book in the series. I enjoy books that change characters and story by chapter. This does that. I like most of the characters. Glokta takes some warming up to, Logan is a hit from the get go, Jezal is ok, Bayaz is great, and Ferro I'm not liking so much. This book is raw and gritty. If you are looking for a grownup sword fighting fantasy this is it. It is ...
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret181 reviews
Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press, 2007
Great Book for Adults and Children
We read this book as a family. My youngest son hates to read but with this story he was the first to ask if we could read each night. Great visualizations and illustrations for the reader.
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Relic (Pendergast, Book 1)282 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Tor Books, 1996
Taunt, exciting thriller
After the death of two museum visitors, the museum of Natural History calls in the Police, headed by truculent hard-nosed Lt. D'Agosta, also FBI Agent Pendergast, a quirky and unorthodox investigator from the south. What they discover? They believe a serial killer is on the loose- perhaps intending to derail the museum's new "Superstition" exhibit. What they don't know is something far more ...
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Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs40 reviews
Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, ...
Ballantine Books, 2008
Time Bandit: Two brothers on the Bering Sea
One of the best books I have read in a very long time. I couldn't put it down!! If you are a fan of the Hillstrands and of the series "The Deadliest Catch", you will absolutely love this candid look into the world of crab fishing on the Bering Sea--one of the world's deadliest occupations. Johnathan and Andy share an intimate account of their personal and professional lives in a way no one ...
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Black Flies: A Novel12 reviews
Shannon Burke
Soft Skull Press, 2008
amazing
when I picked this book up for the first time I wasn't sure what to expect exactly, but I was taken by storm. I devoured this book in between calls on my ambulance and finished it in about 4 hours in total. it's got some stylistic similarities to Tim O'brien's the things they carried except that it holds together as a single more or less continuos story. at the same time the author has sort of a ...
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Jack & Jill (Alex Cross)241 reviews
James Patterson
Vision, 1997
As always...amazing book from an amazing author
My headline says it all, I have equally loved every single James Patterson book I have read, I am his #1 fan and this book...just like all his others, didn't disappoint me in the least! S.L. Chessor author of My Tongue Fell Out & Poodlums Boogeymen and Booglers.Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers: A Poetry CollectionMy Tongue Fell Out
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Invisible Prey99 reviews
John Sandford
Berkley, 2008
Creepy couple
A demented married couple is going around the upper midwest in order to murder old people for their antiques. This twist on what constitutes the "usual" serial killer in mystery novels, made this book stand out, for more reasons than just the excellent writing.
Davenport has quickly become one of my favorite American fictional police officers.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots Real World Training 24 reviews
Jeff Van West, Kevin Lane-Cummings
Wiley, 2007
MS Flight Simulator X For Pilots Real World Training
This is a good book for real pilots who would like to improve their MS Flight Simulator experience, as well as for non-pilots who would like to become pilots. The book is written in simple terms so the new student will understand, but there is clearly enough there to benefit the accomplished pilot both from a aviation knowledge and simulation point of view. I am an ATP and CFI and have found ...
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Map of Bones189 reviews
James Rollins
Avon, 2006
Read This First, in Sigma Series
Map of Bones is a fast paced thrill ride. I loved it. The book is a little too long, but all in all, I couldn't get enough. This is the second book in the Sigma series. The first book, Sandstorm, is not as good, and most of the central characters are introduced in Map of Bones and not in the first book.
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Ice Hunt99 reviews
James Rollins
Harper, 2004
Ice please!
This is definately one of my favourite novels by James!
Strange creatures, submarines, firefights on land in the air and the sea, who could ask for more? Continuous danger and excitement just the way I like it! Throw in a government conspiracy and you have yet again an amazing story!
I could not put it down and finished it in 2 days!
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Core Concepts In Health Brief with PowerWeb2 reviews
Paul M. Insel, Walton T. Roth
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005
Core Concepts In Health Brief is wonderful
I saved close to 50% by purchasing this from here! I absolutely needed it for my health class and it was in perfect condition!
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A River Runs through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition118 reviews
Norman Maclean
University Of Chicago Press, 2001
One quote sticks out...
One passage amoungst many sticks out from this book that is full of wisdom if you take the time to read closely and relate it to the many aspects of your life and the lives of others:
He thought back on what had happened like a reporter. He started to answer, shook his head when he found he was wrong, and then started to answer. "All there is to thinking," he said, "is seeing something ...
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Last Kiss2 reviews
Luanne Rice
Bantam, 2008
exciting investigative romance
One year may have past since Charlie died in what the New York police determined was a random act; however, his mother singer/songwriter Sheridan still grieves her loss, numbing her pain with Wild Turkey. Joining her in mourning is Charlie's girlfriend Nell who has worn a ragged anklet cloth he gave her 350 plus days ago just prior to the lethal mugging. Both women who adored Charlie visit his ...
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Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, Book 3)268 reviews
Terry Goodkind
Tor Fantasy, 1997
Great story teller
i enjoyed this book very much. Read fast, not much slow parts, all interesting. I have read alot of fantasy, but Goodkind is the best so far.
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