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Adventurer's Vault: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement 9 reviews
Logan Bonner, Eytan Bernstein, ...
Wizards of the Coast, 2008
dungeons and dragons
a great addition to all our other d&d and we spend hours and days at a time playing.All 6 of us are adults and have played for years.
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason836 reviews
Sam Harris
W. W. Norton, 2005
Sam Harris presages Sarah Palin.
Sam Harris writes: "In our next presidential election, an actor who reads his Bible would almost certainly defeat a rocket scientist who does not." If Stephen Prothero is correct in his book "Religious Literacy", which concludes that Americans are illiterate about their own religion, then any "implicit" presidential requirement of reading the Bible would seem superfluous. Prothero, a professor of ...
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1072 reviews
Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton, 2005
Is Western Society truly superior?
I was tempted to give Jared 5 stars based on the extent of his information and his strength of his argument. I gave him only 4 stars because, although I think he is 75% correct, I think he has ignored or denies factors that may be important.
Early in his book, Kali, an intelligent New Guinean and would-be shaker and mover asks a significant question. "Why does the white man have more cargo ...
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Cute Overload Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Color Page-A-Day(r) Calendars) 16 reviews
Meg Frost
Workman Publishing Company, 2008
Totally cuteoverload!
Only bad part is that I can't start using it till next year!! And I'm going to have trouble parting with each day's cute pic, how will I bring myself to rip eeeeeet off? I guess just knowing the next days pic is just as cute...
buy eeeet now!
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Cat Gallery Calendar 2009 (Page a Day Gallery Calendar) 5 reviews
Workman Publishing Company
Workman Publishing Company, 2008
Cat Gallery Calendar
I have had this gallery calendar since three years already and must have it every year! The pictures are very bright, spectacular photography and little bits of info scattered on each day, the calendar itself is on heavy thick card stock, the calendar is flipped half way through the year making for a less bulky calendar. It is not a calendar for making notes on, but more a calendar to enjoy the ...
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The History of Love: A Novel273 reviews
Nicole Krauss
W. W. Norton, 2006
equal parts of good and sad
Just want to share that this is the best fiction I've read in as long as I can remember. Enjoy it.
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Atlas Shrugged1540 reviews
Ayn Rand
Plume, 1999
A Must Read
After the Bible, this is the most important book you should read. I bought this book as a gift to send to two friends and have done so before.
With the current economic crisis it takes on a new meaning.
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They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing20 reviews
Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein
W. W. Norton, 2005
Food for illiterate people's thoughts
The book was in excellent condition and arrived very quickly and I am extrememly pleased with the services provided.
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Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin 4 reviews
Lawrence Weinstein, John A. Adam
Princeton University Press, 2008
Very useful brain exercises
Somehow, guessing at numbers is unsettling, even though I've done it all my life. John Adam is a professor of applied mathematics, with a degree in physics. Larry Weinstein is a nuclear physicist. Their book is devoted to proving that intelligent guessing is useful and fun.
The book lays out some general principles but its great strength lies in the interesting problems, a series of hints to ...
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Fight Club: A Novel640 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk
W. W. Norton, 2005
This book is still a beautiful and unique snowflake.
I saw the movie "Fight Club" a couple years before I heard who Chuck Palahniuk was, and the film was a fantastic guy movie, and a pretty phenomenal flick all around. After I learned who Palahniuk was and read several of his other stories, I figured it was time to get to his first and probably most popular novel, "Fight Club." I was not disappointed.
From the introduction, Palahniuk sums up his ...
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Moleskine Ruled Notebook Large5 reviews
Moleskine, 2008
More for the same
Isn't it something how Amazon will charge $17.95 for the item stocked by Amazon shipping free 2-day with your $75/year subscription, but it is only $13.50 Moleskine Large Notebook Ruled if you buy through Amazon from another retailer? Doesn't seem right, really.
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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to ...112 reviews
Susan Wise Bauer
Peace Hill Press, 2006
Excellent History Book
My third grader and I both love this history book. History is her favorite subject this year, partly due to the engaging style of the book. It is detailed enough to get her so intrigued by the subject matter that she wants to read all of the suggested additional reading material (which is listed in the companion Activity Book). I would highly recommend this book, along with the companion ...
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The Story of the World: Activity Book 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, ...56 reviews
Susan Wise Bauer
Hill Press, 2006
Captivating
We have tried several hs history curricula and this is the first one that has captivated my children. I would highly recommend this!
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Never Not Knitting! Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Original Page a Day Calendars)1 review
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Workman Publishing Company, 2008
so its not 2009 yet
Never Not Knitting! 2009 CalendarI know its not 2009 yet and YES this is a 2009 calendar but IT IS Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. I have flipped through it and read many of the entries. Very cool stuff and classic Pearl-McPhee. If you are looking for a great Christmas present for the knitter in your life, this is the thing to buy . . . even when 2009 is over, s/he will keep it!
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The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity17 reviews
Russell Roberts
Princeton University Press, 2008
An appreciation of "The Price of Everything"
Though presented as fiction, this is the best (and most painless) primer on free-market economics I have ever read, and have been recommending it my friends to help them understand free-market thinking. It is very well plotted, flowed seamlessly and was a joy to read (and re-read). The protagonist is a Stanford economics professor named Ruth Lieber and the novel recounts her discussions with ...
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Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, Seventh Edition36 reviews
Hal R. Varian
W. W. Norton, 2005
Very Satisfied
The book arrived in a timely manner and the condition was just as described. Very satisfied!
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Amy Butler's Little Stitches9 reviews
Amy Butler
Chronicle Books, 2008
Best Amy Butler Book, by far
This book is everything you hope...and more! Amy Butler is known for her beautiful fabric and fresh ideas but I have a stack of her books on my shelf that I have loved to look at, but have never been inspired to make something from immediately. This book is the complete opposite! Each project is one that you will really want to make and is full of patterns, not just ideas. The projects themselves ...
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The Pregnancy Journal: A Day-to-Day Guide to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy254 reviews
A. Christine Harris
Chronicle Books, 2005
The Pregnancy Journal
This is the best book a newly pregnant woman could own. Not only does it have interesting and valuable information about the growth of your baby, your own body changes, nutritional facts and parenting tips but it has spaces for you to record your own personal journey through your pregnancy that you can keep forever and even show your unborn baby when it's grown.
This is the second time I have ...
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365 Cats Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Color Page-A-Day(r) Calendars)2 reviews
Workman Publishing Company
Workman Publishing Company, 2008
Every year a big surprise!!!!!
Every year a big surprise, all those beautiful cats and the interesting stories in the Cat's Calendar! I like it very much. At the beginning, I think more than 15 years ago, my best friend Ali Riphagen from Chicago gave it to me as a Christmas present. And afterwards I buy the calendar every year!!!!
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design341 reviews
Richard Dawkins
W. W. Norton, 1996
A Good Introduction To and Defense of Evolution
This book is another fine effort by Richard Dawkins to explain how the complexity of life can be explained by evolution including natural selection. He uses his usual detailed, but laymen type of explanation to explore how various attributes of animals (and man) have come about.
The books closing chapters deal with some of the other theories that exist to try to explain the diversity of life. ...
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