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I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay 6 reviews
John Lanchester
Simon & Schuster, 2010
Brilliant
This should be required reading for every politician in the world and everyone who ever plans to vote. Lanchester is absolutely right that the world of finance is too much of a mystery to almost everyone. This is a remarkably accessible guide to that world, the people who live in it, and its mystifying laws and practices. A great read. Buy it -- read it -- send it to your friends.
BTW, I read ...
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Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome 21 reviews
Robert Harris
Simon & Schuster, 2010
As it was then as it is now
Letter from Rebel leader Malius to the Senate of Rome: "we call on Gods and men to witness that our object in taking up arms was not to attack our country or endanger other's but to protect ourselves from wrong. We are poor needy wretches; the cruel harshness of moneylenders has robbed most of us our homes, and all of us have lost reputation and fortune."
A battle cry for the Tea Party if ...
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How To Win Friends and Influence People 753 reviews
Dale Carnegie
Simon & Schuster, 2009
Loved this tape collection
Dale Carnegie says it best! I loved sitting with my boys and listening to these tapes together. This is a wonderful teaching tool on how to keep basic "friend" skills and teaching our children the right way to listen and care about others. This would be great if teachers could implement these tapes in their classes. You learn how to get what you need from people while maintaining a "manager" ...
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Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even47 reviews
James J. Cramer
Simon & Schuster, 2009
New Cramer Book
Getting Back To Even was a Christmas gift for my brother. He loves the book and it was a terrific purchase, arriiving quickly and in brand new condition.
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Little Bee: A Novel101 reviews
Chris Cleave
Simon & Schuster, 2010
Excellent second novel!
An incredible story, great writing. Cleave (once again) does an incrdible job with the female narrative voice. Not sure how he pulls this off so well, but he is really good at getting into the mind of a woman. Little Bee is so endeariing, and innocent and wonderful. Charlie (aka Batman), Sarah's 4 year old son is a great touch in the book as well--the story could not be told without him.
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Rainwater101 reviews
Sandra Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2009
Was I surprised.
This was a very pleasant surprise. Not your typical Sandra Brown novel. It was the book I didn't want to put down. A very interesting read with a lovely heart warming story. I wish there were more stories like this one.
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The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes28 reviews
Bob Greene, M.D., John J Merendino Jr., ...
Simon & Schuster, 2009
Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes by Bob Greene
I gave this book to my brother for Christmas as he was recently diagnosed with diabetes.
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I, Sniper: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel (Bob Lee Swagger Novels) 78 reviews
Stephen Hunter
Simon & Schuster, 2009
I, Stephen Hunter Fan
"Mister, if you think you can get the best of Bob Lee Swagger, then you're just another fool who'll end up in the ground." Julie Fenn, the future Mrs. Bob Lee Swagger, from Point of Impact
I've expressed my deep admiration for the books of Stephen Hunter in Amazon reviews before (specifically, in a joint review that covered the novels Point of Impact, Dirty White Boys, and Black Light), and ...
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UR211 reviews
Stephen King
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2010
GREAT mini book - Classic King
This is a classic Stephen King, you can not anticipate the twists and turns! I pity those without a kindle that can not read this story!
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The Federalist Papers (Enriched Classics)61 reviews
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, ...
Simon & Schuster, 2004
Heady stuff
Not a casual read. It was written in 1780s English - using words and wording not in common use today. But, you get used to it. It was also written to oppose the anti-federalists. So, a lot of time is spent refuting their arguments. - a little off MY purpose for reading - but still enlightening. My overall sense of the book was that it was not written for a 2009 audience. I know this is ...
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A Mountain of Crumbs: A Memoir34 reviews
Elena Gorokhova
Simon & Schuster, 2010
I LOVED this book!
I am going to purchase this book for my hairdresser, who immigrated to the U.S. from Russia. I told her about the book and told her I'd learned a new Russian word - vranyo! She corrected my pronunciation as she laughed! I told her that I think we need to add vranyo to our dictionaries. I fear that Americans are becoming so "politically correct" that we need a better word for it! We discussed the ...
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Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads140 reviews
Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden
Simon & Schuster, 2004
This *will* prepare you
Aside from wonderful aesthetics of the 1950s Boy Scout manual-type graphics, this is a fantastic book with real concrete advice and tips for new dads.
Unlike a lot of other "new dad" books I have read and borrowed, it is not about one man's personal introspective experience with a newborn, nor some overly verbose detailed explanation of everything a newborn brings. "Be Prepared" goes right to ...
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible589 reviews
A. J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Hysterical, Educational and Somewhat Inspiring
I have not laughed this often while reading a book since reading Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail and Ian Frazier's Lamentations of the Father: Essays. AJ Jacobs is a master at ending ordinary thoughts and observations with punch lines that are hysterical.
Jacobs, the author of The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest ...
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest460 reviews
Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 2001
Above and Beyond Where Movies Go
I finally got around to reading this book and am I sorry I waited so long. This is an excellent history that gives a very accurate picture to what World War II was like for those who fought it, especially the airborne. The writing is in an engaging and entertaining style. The story is told chronologically and from multiple points of view, obviously, since it's the story of all the men involved, ...
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The Five Greatest Warriors: A Novel 28 reviews
Matthew Reilly
Simon & Schuster, 2010
Thrillride
Unbelievable twists? Check. Insane action? Check. Last minute rescues? Check. All right - everything is here for the next Matthew Reilly book. This starts off at the exact second that Six Sacred Stones ended. There's also a really good recap of what had happened in Stones. That's good, because it's been a few months since I read Stones.
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Nanny Returns89 reviews
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Anticlimactic Ending
While I really enjoyed the plot, I felt like the ending was incredibly anticlimactic, with many loose ends dangling and many side plots unfinished. I liked Nan's character and enjoyed her interaction with a morally bankrupt New York City prep school but it seemed like the novel ended at its halfway point, that the authors ran out of steam before everything was polished and accounted for. I don't ...
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Catch-22870 reviews
Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1996
War is hell; hell is other people
Catch-22 is one of the greatest American novels of the 20th century. The language is literate, but the style is modern - it's chaotic, which reflects the circumstances of war and the emotional trauma inflicted on Yossarian, the main character. From the first page where Yossarian is in the infirmary avoiding duty with a vague liver complaint, the absurdity of his circumstances is apparent. ...
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Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948-May 19496 reviews
Richard Reeves
Simon & Schuster, 2010
Great Read!
Great read! I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in World War II/Cold War history or aviation history.
The book is easy to read and fun as well -- it really reads like a novel. Plus, as an American, it is great to read about our armed forces doing the impossible -- keeping a city alive through only air support. The human side was also really touching as the pilots making the ...
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