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Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life 1450 reviews
Spencer Johnson
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998
The parable as a blank canvas
Who Moved My Cheese is a classic that uses a story without the burden of extra detail to force you to put your own life into the situation, and learn from it. It's true that this method isn't for everyone, but the book is popular for a reason: it helps people.
Who Moved My Cheese has that special something that most fables lack. It makes you think. The only other fable I've seen accomplish ...
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Black's Law Dictionary, Eighth Edition (Black's Law Dictionary (Standard Edition)) 108 reviews
Thomson West, 2004
a home library must
If you do legal work at home, this dictionary is essential to have there. As a law student, I have unlimited access to the Westlaw version of Black's, but there are a great deal of missing entries in that format. I have literally never tried to look up a word in the hardbound version without finding it--not so with the online or pocket versions. It is also an excellent citation source for basic ...
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1984 (Signet Classics)1379 reviews
George Orwell
New American Library, 1961
Great Purchase.
I couldn't believe myself when I saw this book. Top quality, for such a nominal price. I prefer hardbounds to paperback, and this book for sure is an exception to the fact that hardbound books are grossly costly.
I definitely recommend this product!
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)391 reviews
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Can't stop laughing
Stephanie and her friends keep me laughing. I stayed up all night laughing at the book. My husband even started the series!
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Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats302 reviews
Sally Fallon
NewTrends Publishing, Inc., 1999
Something worth considering
I have to admit I was shocked by this book. But when you read it, it just starts to make sense. Too much sense really. This book is the exact opposite of everything we are told about healthly nutrition! Drink raw whole milk for example. But when she tells you why she feels this way, you think there must be something to this. It just makes too much sense. We put out a raw milk petition to ...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America759 reviews
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
magical
not many books transport you to a time of great changes like this one does. for the too brief of period I have lived in the book I have lived the rise of a nation and the dawn of great evil and vision. wonderfull depictions, great people and amzing time.
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Principles of Corporate Finance with S&P bind-in card4 reviews
Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, ...
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007
Excellent Book and Reference
This book is a wonderful book for both business and advance education. The books provides a sound foundation that can be used to build upon to manage a business finances or to better understand the process. I recommend this book for students or business managers both inside finance and outside. The only downside that I have found is the book lacks in the area of inventory control and measures ...
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition435 reviews
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Great book full of truths.
If you are looking for a book with the main principles about web usability do not hesitate and buy this book. It might be a little bit outdated but 90% of the book is still totally true. Don't miss it!!
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Society: The Basics (9th Edition) (MySocLab Series)18 reviews
John J. Macionis
Prentice Hall, 2006
Wrong edition
the text arrived in good condition and promptly. My only issue was it was the wrong edition.
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The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition 21 reviews
James McBride
Riverhead Trade, 2006
inspirational
loved this book. my son is also bi-racial. i was born in 1956 and could really relate and re-read the book with my son. he never experienced most of the things in the book so it was an incredible sharing and bonding experience for us and it opened a whole new dialogue with his dad who's family originated in north carolina. great read for all parents and children. truly enlightening
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Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors 77 reviews
Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint
Thomas Nelson, 2007
common sense book
Bill hits the nail on the head with this one. I hope some of the upcomming generation takes the time to read this. That is if they can.
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The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins 2009 (Guide Book of United States Coins (Spiral)) ...11 reviews
R. S. Yeoman
Whitman Publishing, 2008
For Coin Collectors
I've relied on older editions of the Official Red Book for information about various coins that I've seen. Having been a coin collector since I was a child, I decided to purchse this book to see what information has changed or been updated. From time to time, I've found unexpected coins in my change and I enjoy being able to look them up to see what they are, what historical period they might ...
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Frankenstein (Penguin Classics)39 reviews
Mary Shelley
Penguin Classics, 2003
4-1/2 stars for a classic the movies messed up
Did the people who made the Frankenstein movie even read this book? All of the things that I associated with Frankenstein are creations of the movie alone. No Igor, no lightning striking the body, no grave-robbing (not directly referred to anyway), no mountain laboratory, no villagers attacking the castle to burn it to the ground. Just a young college student seized with a fever to see what he is ...
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life46 reviews
Twyla Tharp
Simon & Schuster, 2005
Twyla shares pearls from her life's creative adventure
A refreshing and inspiring glimpse into the creative habits employed by a successful artist, generously shared in a well thought out, intelligent, down-to-earth practical way. Twyla shares her personal experiences and keen observational skills in a way generalizable to nearly any creative field. A pleasure to read and re-read. Practical, not just fluff. She shares behind-the-scenes ...
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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of ...30 reviews
Pietra Rivoli
Wiley, 2006
Fantastic, well-written, and eye-opening
Upon first glance, it might appear that this book details economic aspects of a
single industry, namely that of T-shirts. You'd be mistaken. It instead offers
an insightful look into several different aspects of T-shirt production,
including agriculture, factory working conditions, free trade (and
lack thereof), and concluding with the world-wide used T-shirt market. Each of
these ...
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 1078 reviews
Barbara Ehrenreich
Holt Paperbacks, 2002
It IS Realistic!
This was me! For those who reviewed the book and said that Ehrenreich was "unrealistic", I'm going to share my story. Several years ago my ex-boyfriend and I could have been in the book; we were each working a full-time job and he also had TWO part-time jobs at the same time (one after his full-time job and another on the weekends). Our jobs were in electronic sales at a big chain store and ...
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Lush Life: A Novel156 reviews
Richard Price
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
As real as life gets
I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It succeeded as a plausible procedural, as a description of city life, and as a tragedy. Every character is utterly plausible, and nobody acts implausibly in the service of the plot at any point. It's not as exciting as a typical thriller novel, but it's amazingly vivid and real.
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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America92 reviews
Alex Kotlowitz
Anchor, 1992
The other America indeed
Nice mix of anecdote and historical background on life in inner city America. Excellent insight into the everyday difficulties faced by families and some of the root causes. This book, though almost 20 years old, still has a message that needs to be heard.
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)352 reviews
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2007
Lean, Mean Thirteen
Janet Evanovitch did it again. Her "numerical" series is a riot. Stephanie Plum is my kind of heroine!!!
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family449 reviews
Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1997
The Lost Boy
This is a story about a young boy who gets abused and treated unfairly. He doesn't have any clothes besides the ones he caries in a brown paper bag. He runs away from the world he hates. He has no home to go to, then he finds hope. To find out more information about this book find it and venture into it.
In my opinion this book was excellent and amazing.Why? Because it made me cry on ...
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