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The Next Place (Gift Books) 168 reviews
Warren Hanson
Child's Play (International) Ltd, 1999
Better Understanding
I gave this book to a friend's daughters who just lost their dad in a horrible car accident. The girls are 7 and 10. He died the day of the 10 year old bday party. The 10 year old has really taken to this book. She goes to the school counselor weekly and each time brings up this book that now she has a better understanding about the place her dad is now. I'm thankful for picking this right ...
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The Daily Bible101 reviews
F. LaGard Smith
Harvest House Publishers, 2005
Excellent study tool
I have really enjoyed using this study reference so far. It helps make reading and understanding the Bible much easier. The brief, concise commentaries also help the reader to receive the daily messages more clearly.
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The Anatomy of PEACE104 reviews
The Arbinger Institute
ReadHowYouWant, 2009
Book
I attended a seminar and needed to read this prior. This is an excellent book that teaches you how to interact with people- especially your own family. Cleverly written to provide a background story while still teaching principles of humanity. Would highly recommend to the person who is looking for a little more parental guidance on raising teenagers.
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The Civil War: Fort Sumter to Perryville v. 1151 reviews
Shelby Foote
Pimlico, 1992
A passion renewed
Forty years ago I read Bruce Catton's Army of the Potomac trilogy, and that opened the floodgates. Within a few years I also read his two biographies of Grant that completed a trilogy beginning with Grant's early years by another author. Catton picked up where the author of "Captain Sam Grant" left off (the author, whose name I can't recall, died). "Grant Moves South" ranks with "A Stillness At ...
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Nicholas and Alexandra112 reviews
Robert K. Massie
Orion mass market paperback, 1996
Slightly outdated (in places), but still brilliantly written (details)
Here we have an aggregation of factual stories which effectively summarizes multiple historical events, chiefly of late-period Tsarist Russia, delivered by Robert K. Massie in the artful style of a great novelist.
The principal theme is that of the marriage and family life of Tsar Nicholas [Romanov] II and his wife, the German Princess Alexandra, their privileged fairy tale existence with ...
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Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who ...437 reviews
Ron Hall, Denver Moore
Thomas Nelson, 2008
Same Kind of Different as Me
The book arrived in good time. I found the book to be as advertised. I will use Amazon for future purchases.
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Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan171 reviews
Greg Mortenson
Penguin Audio, 2009
How do you thank someone for being a good human being?
Had Greg Mortenson not written Three Cups of Tea I would never have known anything, other than what is reported in mainstream media, about the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Seeing the people of these countries through his eyes, and more importantly through his soul, educated me in a way that let me look at them not as a threat to our society but rather as people who are barely eking out ...
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah132 reviews
Bing West
Bantam, 2005
VERY FAST!
Super fast! Exactly what I expected. Great quality for being used. Looks brand new, no spine damage or folded pages! Thanx!!
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Musashi130 reviews
Eiji Yoshikawa
Kodansha International, 1995
Simply wonderful!
I just finished reading this book and I was stunned at the beauty of it. Some people are able to read a book and it is a lot like watching a movie, or so I am told. They imagine all of the various things in full motion. Unfortunately, I am not that kind of reader. Normally, I read and don't really see anything, just the words on the page. I still enjoy it, but it isn't a visual thing for me. ...
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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear (Books with CD) (Books with CD)133 reviews
Don and Audrey Wood
Child's Play (International) Ltd, 2006
Best Children's book
My son received this as a baby gift ( He is 19 now.) It was the most read book of his toddler years. Quick, delightful bedtime story. I have given it as a gift several times my self. I was so happy to be able to find it on Amazon.
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NIV Quest Study Bible, Revised63 reviews
Zondervan, 2003
Great!
I started looking at Bibles over Christmas as a gift for a loved one. I can't remember the last time I shopped for one and I soon found that it was going to be a much more in-depth decision than I originally had anticipated. Which translation (NLT, NIV, KJV, NASB etc)? What format (study bible, devotional, plain old text bible etc.)? What finish (paperback, hardback, leather, etc)? I was ...
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe73 reviews
Edgar Allan Poe
Doubleday, 1966
PURE READING PLEASURE NOT TO BE MISSED OR NOT TO BE REVISITED
I am forced here to eco the thoughts and feelings of several other reviewers here, "what can you say? It's Poe." To do a critical analysis of this work, in particular by a non-Poe scholar such is myself, would be the height of arrogance on my part; pontificating on a subject of which so many, many others are more qualified would come across as, well...pompous and in many ways laughable. I ...
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Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems63 reviews
Nigel Calder
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1995
If You Could Only Have One Boating Book, this is the One
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and could only take one CD with you, which one would you take and why? Years ago I used to listen to a program on the BBC that asked famous guests that question, only they said record, not CDs. Well I suppose I'd take Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" if I were in that fix. And if I were to go to sea on a cruising sailboat and could only take ...
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A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship80 reviews
Ron Paul
Foundation for Rational Economics and Educati, 2007
Proof that Ron Paul is the only sensible politician on foreign policy
This book is actually just a collection of Ron's speeches in the house. And while it doesn't make for smooth reading I am still giving it 5 stars for the message it conveys. This book chronicles Ron's 30 years in the house of representatives. Starting in 1976 with the death of Mao Tse-Tung, and ending 2006 with Dr. Paul discusssing the importance of a dialogue with Iran. This book shows how right ...
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Drug Crazy : How We Got into This Mess and How We Can Get Out67 reviews
Mike Gray
Routledge, 2000
Dealing with Our Addiction
When it became clear that the medicines called opiates were highly addictive and caused health problems, they were dealt with as nicotine and alcohol are dealt with today. There were honest and realistic public service messages warning of the dangers of opiates, and there was medical help that greatly limited the damage they did to the individual and which had a chance of eliminating his or her ...
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The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq68 reviews
Rory Stewart
Harvest Books, 2007
Prince of the Marshes
An incredible memoir of experience in early post-war Middle EAst . . . from the viewpoint of a Brit. Sometimes it helps to see from other perspectives. Plus it is just an amazing story. I also recommend his other books.
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Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real Estate69 reviews
James A. Randel
American Media International, 2008
Create returns worthy of an entrepreneur.
Here is a commercial real estate investment book that doesn't require a degree in finance to keep up with. At the same time it is not too simplistic for experienced investors. I found this a little surprising, considering Randel is a real estate attorney. It doesn't take long to understand what he means by real estate entrepreneur vs. investor. The entrepreneur gets creative and is willing ...
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Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story Of A Nineteen-Year-Old's Capture By The Stone-Age Motilone Indians And ...80 reviews
Bruce Olson
YWAM Publishing, 2005
great book
This is a great book. My kids are reading this and they love it. They dont really like to read, but are eager to pick up this book. God used a young man who was willing to follow Him to reach a people who were looking for God.
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Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano65 reviews
Jigoro Kano
Kodansha International, 1994
GREAT!!!
This is a great book on judo. It is easy to read and has a lot of pictures (some not so clear). I have not finished reading it yet, but it is going to be key in my judo education.
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Back to Basics for the Republican Party62 reviews
Michael Zak
Michael Zak, 2000
BUY AND DISSEMINATE THIS BOOK
I have read all of the reviews that have been uploaded as of 5/23/2008, and the purpose of this filing is to summarize the points that were made AND to provide a perspective that has not yet been uploaded.
I have been carrying-around this book for a year, having learned about its author after I listened to Michael provide a speech to a Republican group in the Philadelphia suburbs. My only ...
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