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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in ... 31 reviews
John Bartlett
Little, Brown and Company, 2002
A must for writers and speakers
If you rely on the written or spoken word to sway the opinion of others, this is a must have for your reference resources.
While there are a number of online resources, they do not compare to having a hard copy on your desk. There are a number of problems with many of the online quote sources. The attribution is often questionable. Bartlett's is the authority on attribution.
The ...
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Examkrackers MCAT101 Passages in MCAT Verbal Reasoning (Examkrackers) 39 reviews
David Orsay
Osote Publishing, 2008
MCAT Study Materials
This book was quite helpful in preparing for the MCAT. The passages are similar in length and difficulty. The questions help prepare one for what type of questions will be asked on the MCAT.
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The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts) 21 reviews
James Hollis
Inner City Books, 1993
Hollis Does A Helluva Job With This One
I have had the priviledge of sitting through hours of James Hollis' lectures at Houston's Jung Center. His writing style is very compact but pacts a punch (Hemingway for Jungian Wanderers, if you will). He takes the notion of the "mid-life crisis" to the appropriate realm of "mid-life transformation" by illustrating the WHY of the formerly named "crisis". Taking his words (and always keeping ...
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Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life2 reviews
Gail Sheehy
Ballantine Books, 2006
Turning point in my life
Reading Passages by Gail Sheehy was a turning point in my life. I especially remember "The most important words in midlife are--Let Go. Let it happen to you. Let it happen to your partner. Let the feelings. Let the changes." "You can't take everything with you when you leave on the midlife journey." "You are moving out of roles and into the self." in Part Six "Deadline Decade" Chapter 17 ...
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Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency, Grades 3-6: 30 Reproducible, ...8 reviews
Mary Rose
Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching, 2002
Best Resource for Teaching Reading I've Found...
I absolutely love this book for both teachers or parents looking to improve reading skills. My daughter first came home with these stories from her 4th grade teacher and I loved them so much I bought a copy to use with the students I tutor. Now I'm teaching basic skills to fifth graders and do these stories one-on-one. Each story is intelligently written with a touch of humor and jam-packed ...
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Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and ...71 reviews
John Lucht
Viceroy Press, 2000
very very thorough with info not found anywhere else!
Great book. Very helpful insight into Recruiting industry that, in hindsight seems like common sense, but really is not. I have dealt with many from the hiring perspective, and hadn't thought much about it. It's a must read before you apply for anything online or with anyone you do not know. A bit lengthy, but I think well worth it and you can combine your common sense and experience with this ...
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Frommers 500 Places to See Before They Disappear (500 Places)3 reviews
Holly Hughes
Frommers, 2008
500 Places to See Before They Disappear
As an editor at Frommer's travel guides, I have one big regret: that Hurricane Katrina beat me to New Orleans. It's sad and even a little embarrassing that I canceled plans to go not once but twice before it was too late. I'll always have the zydeco and jazz records that made me want to visit so badly, but the city as it was will remain a void in my experience. It's irreplaceable.
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Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions151 reviews
Lisa Randall
Harper Perennial, 2006
Groundbreaking Physics in Beautiful Prose
Professor Randall of Harvard has written a truly monumental book for physics and for those interested in science. She has brilliantly bridged the knowledge gap between the scientist and the layperson. With this book, she dispels forever the ridiculous notion that women are somehow less equipped to do science at the highest level. As a theoretical physicist, her work is perhaps the most quoted ...
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Uncharted Passage 1 review
Julie Cannon
Bold Strokes Books, 2008
Decent book whose strengths manage to overcome its weaknesses, and has some interesting musings on Don't Ask Don't Tell
This book was fine. As is typical with this author, I find myself somewhat frustrated with characterizations in the first half of the book, but she manages to elevate her writing and handling of emotional situations and the drama of her story at the end of the book, ending on a high note that helps
The internal musings of the characters often seemed random and contradictory. The author also ...
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Passage (The Sharing Knife, Book 3)32 reviews
Lois Mcmaster Bujold
Eos, 2008
A Riverboat Trip with new friends--and mystery and danger, too
Dag, the Lakewalker, has had a harrowing life of death and destruction, fighting the horrific Malices that blight the land and create monsters and kill thousands. His personal life has hardly been less difficult since he's fallen in love and wed Fawn, a woman a third his age and worse yet, one of the Farmers, people with whom the Lakewalkers do not associate even though they are sworn to protect ...
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Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse3 reviews
Terence T. Gorski
Hazelden, 1997
Sobriety is More than just Healing the Damage
Abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is only the beginning of sobriety. It's the ticket to get into the theater, not the movie we are going to see." -- Passages through Recovery One of the most important things we learn in recovery is that there really is a way out of all the misery -- if we know which way to go. But abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is just the beginning of our ...
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Home to Big Stone Gap: A Novel33 reviews
Adriana Trigiani
Ballantine Books, 2007
Heart Warming
I loved this whole series!!! It is too bad that the first book Big Stone Gap and the third book (which is the best in my opinion) are not available for download. The story of Ave Marie is very heart warming and makes me yearn for my little hometown in the hills of West Virginia. It is what small town life is all about. If you have not experienced small town life, read these books!!! I loved ...
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The Back Passage38 reviews
James Lear
Cleis Press, 2006
Sex and Agatha
The Back Passage is a fab read. It is like Agatha Christie (which I love) with astonishingly frequent sex, some seriously funny moments and a murder mystery to boot.
Our hero Mitch is on holiday at an English country side home with his friend, and soon to be lover, Boy Morgan. While not terribly altruistic, Mitch is a likable rouge and has been dying to get into Morgan's pants since the first ...
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Meg Mackintosh and the Case of the Curious Whale Watch: A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery (Meg Mackintosh Mystery ...3 reviews
Secret Passage Press, 1996
I love this book and I am using it for a book report.
This book is talking about a girl named Meg and she wanted to solve the mystery of "who stole the treasure map." Mr. Morley stole the map and the envelope. It had a famous sticker on it and he put it in his pocket watch. He lied to the other people and Meg about stealing it. He put the map in Dr. Peck's camera case. Using different clues, she found who stole the map and why it was stolen.
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A Passage to India 99 reviews
E.M. Forster
Harvest Books, 1965
East and West Can Never Meet
Almost a century after the book's publication the most crucial problems it discussed are as current as they were during Forster's life. The impossibility of communicating across the divide of culture, religion, and race, seems to be even more alive then when he saw it. The value of the novel lies not so much in representing it but in the fact that Forster offers a way out - personal contact. ...
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A Dance Through Time (Time Passages Romance)85 reviews
Lynn Kurland
Berkley, 2000
Lynn Kurland Review
Lynn Kurland is an amazing author! I really enjoy reading her novels. I love the time travelling and all the family connections. If you're wanting to read romance, I definately recommend her. Jamie's story was so great to read :o)
A Dance Through Time (Time Passages Romance)
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The Plains of Passage257 reviews
Jean M. Auel
Bantam, 2002
This was my favorite of the series
What a mixed group of reviews! This, however, ranked as my favorite in the the series.
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Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery at the Medieval Castle: A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery (Meg Mackintosh Mystery ...3 reviews
Secret Passage Press, 1996
The best mystery book ever
I liked the book because it solved the biggest mystery ever. I like mystery books. Meg Mackintosh is the best detective ever in every mystery book I read.
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The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants19 reviews
Dave Armstrong
Sophia Institute Press, 2004
Great stepping stone to the Church
I believe God was working through my friend who cajoled me into reading this. Thanks to Dave Armstrong, I am now seriously looking into the Catholic faith in a new light. This book presents a well organized scriptual defense of the key doctrines dividing Catholics and most Protestants. The thing I like about it is how is refutes all the common counter-arguments, bringing us to the final winner ...
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Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery at Camp Creepy: A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery (Meg Mackintosh Mystery series)
Secret Passage Press, 1996
This title is for children aged 7 to 10 years. While attending summer camp for the first time, Meg tries to solve the mystery of the camp's legendary ghost. The reader is challenged to interpret each clue before Meg finds the solution.
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