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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) 1045 reviews
Eckhart Tolle
Penguin, 2008
For anyone on a spiritual journey
Even though I wrote this review, my advice to anyone reading it is: don't decide whether to read this book based upon reviews. Put simply, the book will either speak to you or it won't, and either way it's okay. Tolle himself says as much in Chapter 1. You won't know until you read it yourself, so someone else's opinion is irrelevant.
If you're interested in opinions anyway, for me, it's as if ...
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New England White (Vintage Contemporaries)45 reviews
Stephen L. Carter
Vintage, 2008
Absolutely Fascinating
I must admit that I am not much of a fiction afficionado, however, after becoming familiar with the non-fiction work of Stephen Carter (as referenced in Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal) by Randall Kennedy, I decided to read New England White.
What a treat.
The author provides an expansive and detailed look at the issues of power and control. There is a great deal here with regard ...
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future 178 reviews
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
Insightful and visionary for our futures in business...
I read this title by Dan Pink after discovering "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko". Mr. Pink's application of Manga for this writing was excellent. After reviewing the sample for the Kindle, I was all in on this title. The book is insightful and informative. There is a new revolution in business in our culture that is gaining momentum. This book provides insight as to how to get into the curve ...
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Brave New World (P.S.)721 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Experienceing Scifi for the nerd in you
Brave New World is an excellent choice for anyone who likes to geek out on their English major status. The references to Shakespeare are well used in the text and make it one of those little gems that keeps you looking for more. On the scifi nerd front, the futurismic world of happiness at the cost of intellect is one of those ideas that gets repeated often enough, but that is only because so ...
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Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Childs Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days 17 reviews
Dr. Kevin Leman
Revell, 2008
wonderful book!
This has been a very helpful book. Good insight, gives good practical ways to promote behavioral change.
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)673 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
This book is great!
This is a good book. stick with all the books to the sequel. I find it is slow in spots but I just cant put it down. I plan to watch the movie when it is out. you may want to consider choosing this for bookclub when its your turn to pick!!
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The New Age of Innovation: Driving Cocreated Value Through Global Networks1 review
C.K. Prahalad, M.S. Krishnan
McGraw-Hill, 2008
How to prosper in the "N = 1 and R = G" world
How to prosper in the "N = 1 and R = G" world
I have read and then reviewed all of C.K. Prahalad's previous books and thus was especially interested in reading this book, co-authored with M.S. Krishnan. As they explain in the Introduction, "We view innovation as shaping consumer expectations as well as responding continually to the changing demands, behaviors, and experiences pf consumers. We ...
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)673 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
This book is great!
This is a good book. stick with all the books to the sequel. I find it is slow in spots but I just cant put it down. I plan to watch the movie when it is out. you may want to consider choosing this for bookclub when its your turn to pick!!
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Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited15 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
A snapshot of today
When I read this book I saw a snapshot of what is actually happening today. How ironic someone would have know this was going to happen so many years ahead of time.Excellent reading and I don't normally read fiction.
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New England White45 reviews
Stephen L. Carter
Vintage, 2008
Absolutely Fascinating
I must admit that I am not much of a fiction afficionado, however, after becoming familiar with the non-fiction work of Stephen Carter (as referenced in Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal) by Randall Kennedy, I decided to read New England White.
What a treat.
The author provides an expansive and detailed look at the issues of power and control. There is a great deal here with regard ...
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The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online ...89 reviews
David Meerman Scott
Wiley, 2007
Good for Small Businesses Too
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasing, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly contains some really good information for a small business or a business that is just starting. I ordered the book with hopes of finding a few tips that could help me launch a powerful website for my new business. It exceeded my expectations.
Due to some of ...
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The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders (A Marketplace Book)62 reviews
Jack D. Schwager
Wiley, 1995
Excellent Book - great for newbies
I read the books backwards - New Market Wizards first and then Market Wizards. I liked them both. To me it was like trading food. Here is a group of rather normal people who have mastered the art of making money. The books fed my appetite for trading knowledge and developed my willpower to trade.
These are a great read - I will, no doubt, probably read these often just to get the mental ...
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Frommer's New York City 2008 (Frommer's Complete)5 reviews
Brian Silverman
Frommer's, 2007
Grandmapeggy
All Frommer's guides are the best. This was really up-to-date with a new hotel opened in 07 where I have already booked a room.
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Not for Tourists 2008 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists: New York City)12 reviews
Not for Tourists, 2007
Really convenient and practical little black book!
This book was great. I just returned from my trip to NY and I can tell you this book was a great help. I even got one for a friend who lives in NY and thought it was an excellent guide. It's easy to use and it size its really practical. You see people walking around NY with big maps or books, but this one fits in your pocket and has all the information you need. Other guides are just full with ...
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Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You ...301 reviews
Jen Lancaster
NAL Trade, 2006
A review from someone freshly unemployed
Sometimes I go through a chick-lit period I'm not proud of so it's a good thing this book turned out wayyyy beyond chick-lit.
In fact, I wouldn't put it in that category, which saves me the embarrassment of recommending this to anyone and everyone.
It had the Thing I Do the Least against it in the first place - paying full-price instead of it being the product of a three-hour long search ...
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment869 reviews
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2004
Happier life
This book will teach you why you shouldn't worry so much about every day life and help you achieve your goals by make you concentrate on what you have to do right now in order to reach your goal and not worry about of the future if you will reach your goal or not which would take your concentration off the work.
Highly recomended.
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Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the ...38 reviews
Kenneth Bock, Cameron Stauth
Ballantine Books, 2008
Great Resource
My children don't have autism, but have struggled with asthma, gluten and casein sensitivities and nutritional deficiencies causing neurological and many other symptoms. Dietary changes and nutritional supplements to treat underlying deficiencies have resulted in great positive changes in health for myself and my children.
Unlike another reviewer, I loved the case studies!! I found them so ...
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The Best Things to Do in New York City: 1001 Ideas5 reviews
Caitlin Leffel, Jacob Lehman
Universe, 2006
Top Rate Guide to Gotham
Although I've lived in Gotham for several years, this book helped me to fall head over heels in love with the city again. After reading "The Best Things to Do in New York: 1,001 Ideas," I decided to take the authors' advice and give New York City every spare moment I had left in my very busy schedule. In 2007, I'm going to tour the tombstones at Trinity Church, take a 3-hour Circle Line cruise, ...
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Naptime Is the New Happy Hour: And Other Ways Toddlers Turn Your Life Upside Down17 reviews
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
this mom knows my toddler!
This book is hysterical! It is a light, quick read. And it amazes me how similar her experiences are to mine! I highly recommend it!
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Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink6 reviews
Random House, 2007
A marvelous book for my climbing machine.
What a great lineup:
Woody Allen on dieting the Dostoevsky way.
John Cheever on the sorrows of gin.
Don DeLillo on Jell-O.
Steve Martin on menu mores.
Alice McDermott on sex and ice cream.
Joseph Mitchell on beefsteak clubs of New York.
Dorothy Parker on dinner conversation.
Calvin Trillin on the "magic" bagel.
Nora Ephron on a hot pastrami sandwich.
Calvin Tomkins on Julia Child.
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