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The Art of Seduction 218 reviews
Robert Greene
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Robert Greene's books are work their weight in diamonds.
This is the most useful book on romance I've encountered, and I'll bet I've read fifty. Greene untangles the mystery of what attracts us: a fantasy of an easier, more colorful, more exciting life. Note that we are attracted to fantasy, not reality. Unlike reality, fantasy can be created and manipulated. This gives great hope to women who are not super-models and to men who are not super-rich.
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The 48 Laws of Power491 reviews
Robert Greene
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Robert Greene's books are work their weight in diamonds.
This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to live an independent life. You will encounter the challenges Greene writes about, and this book offers useful strategies for overcoming them.
I know Greene's thinking is sound because I've tested it. With no business or technical education, I managed to increase my income 400% in just a few years. With my own money and leverage, I bought a house ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia 1419 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
One of My 2 Favorite Books This Year !
This book and Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbookare my 2 favorite books for 2007. What an authentic, real and emotion packed work. My hat off to Elizabeth. She has touched so many of us as we follow her journey to discover herself. Unfortunately, I cannot travel around the world but My Secret Workbook has enabled me to do it from my home.
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 414 reviews
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Getting Things Done Again
If you don't have time for one more thing in your life, read Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. While that advice may seem counterproductive, and a little crazy, (where will you find time to read it?) this book will assuredly give you some realistic advice about getting all those projects completed while staying sane.
This first thing that's apparent about this book is ...
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time114 reviews
Jeffrey Sachs
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Must Read for Those Interested in Development
You, being a smart person who is up on contemporary debates in economics and development and/or are a reader of Vanity Fair, probably already know all about Sachs and this book.
Sachs made his name giving "shock therapy" to various third world economies. He recommended they jack up interest rates, and pushed them towards neo-liberal free market structures. His career hit a bit of a bad patch ...
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ... 55 reviews
Norman Doidge
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
The Brain that Changes Itself...
This is an excellent book that gives you hope, not only through real experiences but through the new brain research developments. It is easy to understand and read. At first I thought it was just going to be about case studies but the author gives you research based information in laymen's terms so it's easy to follow and understand. It gives you hope that today brain injury is not the end of ...
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The Secret Life of Bees1357 reviews
Sue Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
A Beautiful Story: The Secret Life of Bees
This book is actually helping you feel so adorable and happiness again. Sue Monk Kudd is an incredible writer. I love about Lily and August they are great main characters in this book fiction. Very heartwarming read! I don't know what to say about it more anyway. Excellent book!
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed386 reviews
Jared Diamond
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
An Education in Ecology
This is by far the best book I have read on what makes societies disappear from the face of the earth while others continue. A must read for anyone concerned with overpopulation and conservation of natural resources.
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time931 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
You have truly inspired me
Dear Mr. Mortenson,
You have truly inspired me to do whatever I can to make a difference in the world. Big or small, it all counts. It takes a great man like you to sacrifice so much to help others. You have changed many lives and given many more children the key to a more successful and happy life -- education. In my own small way, I feel I'm making a difference too. I make cards and sell them ...
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter 798 reviews
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Full of twists and turns
This book was full of twists and turns, and it was a good and entertaining read. It is not a book that I would call a 'quick read' because of a lot of details in the plot, but it had a very nice ending. Definitely worth reading...it had a lot of substance and touched your heart. Recommended!
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Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)1262 reviews
William Golding
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Jacob's Book Review
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, narrates a story of a group of boys trying to survive after their plane crashes on a deserted island. After the crash, a boy named Ralph and a boy named Piggy come together and use a conch shell to send out a noise to alert the other boys to come and meet them. A tribe of mixed ages is formed by their efforts, and the little ones of the tribe starts seeing ...
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March133 reviews
Geraldine Brooks
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
well deserved award winner
Interestingly, I read Year of Wonders ages ago and never picked this up even though I LOVED her earlier books. I thought if I wasn't so hip on recalling Little Women and remembering their story, that I'd be lost. I was WRONG. This is a delightful and incredibly written book and there is no need to be a Little Women addict. This book touches the heart on right versus wrong, war, relationships of ...
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The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)5 reviews
Andrea Camilleri
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Another great mystery
For fans of the series, this is another great trip to Vigata with Montalbano. If you've never read any Camilleri, I suggest you start at the beginning of the series, as getting to know Montalbano over the course of the series is half the joy.
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The Shadow of the Wind495 reviews
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Amazing
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Zafon's writing style is incredible. He is able to keep you interested from the first page. I advise everyone I know to read this book. I have been giving it out as gifts to all my friends. This is a must read!
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The Assault on Reason311 reviews
Al Gore
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Fair and Balanced
This book is an eye opener into the insidious assault on our ability as Americans to think in a fair and balanced way. This war against sound thinking and decision making is being waged against us by powerful, vested interests: banking, oil, and large news media corporations, e.g. Fox News. Such interests groups work deliberately to "manufacture consent" for their own agendas from the public. ...
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most124 reviews
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ...
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Amazing insight into Human Communications
This book offers incredibly helpful information about dealing with those conversations we all dread having--the ones that are typically the most important and potentially life-altering. The authors were part of the Harvard Negotiation Project(and helped with the Iran Hostage Crisis, among other major negotiations). I found this to be the most helpful, insightful, and cogent presentation of how ...
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street214 reviews
Michael Lewis
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990
Wonderful, how could you not like it?
This is a great book. I mean, everyone else says so, so they can't be wrong. Yes, I want a job on wall street.
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The Retirement Savings Time Bomb . . . and How to Defuse It: A Five-Step Action Plan for Protecting Your ...32 reviews
Ed Slott
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
IRA Planning is a KEY to a Happy Retirement
I have read most of Ed Slott's books. Mr Slott understands, not only the basics, but also the nuances of retirement planning thru IRAs.
This book does a wonderful job explaining the jungle associated with most Government controlled programs. Making changes to your IRA without an understanding of the rules is like playing the game of baseball without not knowing rules. The game may seem ...
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ...129 reviews
Steve Coll
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Well-documented lead-up to 9-11
"Ghost Wars" is a very good, well documented, presentation of facts leading up to 9-11, focusing mainly on the CIA's involvement in Afghanistan starting with the anti-Soviet rebellion in the early 1980's.
What comes through very clear is how complex the situation was, presenting very little options which could ever work out well. Probably the USSR would have broken apart even if we weren't ...
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Harvesting the Heart: A Novel88 reviews
Jodi Picoult
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995
She did it again!
I just finished reading this. It took me a total of three days. I couldn't put it down! From beginning to end, I was captured. I love how Picoult transfers me to another world! This is the third book by her that I've read and I'm going to add more to my wish list NOW! Read it!
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