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Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir 115 reviews
Stephanie Klein
Regan Books, 2006
someone who actually got it
I feel a little miffed at all the Stephanie hate going on in these reviews. Of course it's self-absorbed, it's a memoir! Who is she supposed to write about? I read this during my own divorce and there were times when I wanted to smack all my friends in the face and lock myself in my room and read this book. I found it funny, insightful (of course there's insecurity and self-doubt in a divorce, ...
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Jack: Straight from the Gut256 reviews
Jack Welch, John A. Byrne
Business Plus, 2003
Straight from the guts
Jack Who? People who are in college at this moment might not know the name. Does that really matter? No!
This book is about Jack Welch and his amazing story up the ladder of corporate America. It teaches us about guts, hard work and true dedication. It actually reads like 'Once upon a time in America' featuring Robert de Niro.
As Jack begins his journey with childhood memories, it shows how ...
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Straight Man: A Novel 243 reviews
Richard Russo
Vintage, 1998
Funny...
William Henry Devereaux Jr., approaching 50, is the English chair of English at small town West Central Pennsylvania University. Budget cuts lead to fear of layoffs among the tenured university staff. This is one of the funniest serious novels that I have read where Russo humorously captures the life of academia and small town America. The novel's essence is captured brilliantly in Tom De ...
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Straight A's in Maternal-Neonatal Nursing (Straight A's) 4 reviews
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
Great book to have during nursing school.
This is a great book......would recommend this to any nursing student. It really helped me get through nursing level 2. It really breaks the important material down and makes it easier to understand. The CD has Nclex type questions that are really helpful as well.
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Straight A's in Pediatric Nursing (Straight A's)6 reviews
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
Gets To The Point
I ran into this Straight A's book after finishing my pediatrics class. I wish I had discovered it sooner! It provides material in outline form, getting rid of the excess verbosity. It also puts important concepts in the margin of the book, so you can quickly get the essential ideas. In addition, everything was in synch with my lecture notes. So not only is it a good summary, but it also ...
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Islam: The Straight Path Updated with New Epilogue, 3rd edition6 reviews
John L. Esposito
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
Islam: Fact or Fiction
Esposito does a fine job of relating Islam to the lay person. His text is easy to read, the definitions are solid and he dispells much of the myth surrounding Islam. The newest text references 9/11 and the radical sects which have surfaced since then.
I would highly recommend this text to teachers and students alike; as well as those who are simply looking for a way to properly understand ...
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How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High ...28 reviews
Cal Newport
Broadway, 2006
Amazing!
This is an amazing book that gives real techniques and tricks to optimize your time spent studying. The author's techniques, ranging from time management to notes-taking, are extremely efficient and thoroughly explained. The time management technique itself is worth the books price: it is so useful that I use it for everything, even if it is not related to my studies.
Unlike most theoretical ...
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How To Think Straight About Psychology (8th Edition)10 reviews
Keith E. Stanovich
Allyn & Bacon, 2007
EXCELLENT - must read for anyone into psycholgy
A very insightful introduction into scientific method as it used in Psycholgy. The text is well-written and full of references to research projects. The author incorporates real life situations as well as psychological research programs into the text. The way the author communicate is amazingly straightforward. Read it and you start to look at Psycholgy in a clearer way.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Straight A's in Medical-Surgical Nursing (Straight A's) 5 reviews
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
Excellent book
This is a very excellent book. It's very helpful in my nursing courses.
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Sex Tips For Straight Women from a Gay Man42 reviews
Dan Anderson
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
...Agree with rexross (previous reviewer)
I picked this book up at a bookstore and after reading a few pages had to buy it.
Now I am buying my fourth copy.
Whever I mention this book to a friend, they inevitably want to borrow it...and it never comes home to me again!
What does that tell you?
-- The authors are onto something :) And everyone seems to appreciate what they have to say.
I learned a lot from this little book, and ...
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Girl, Get Your Money Straight: A Sister's Guide to Healing Your Bank Account and Funding Your Dreams in 7 ...34 reviews
Glinda Bridgforth
Harlem Moon, 2002
Excellent exercises for discovering your money downfalls
Although this book is written for African American women, I was able to relate much of their background to my own family's history. I especially loved the exercise where she has you do a family history on your parents and grandparents to see where a lot of your "beliefs" come from.
I highly recommend this book.
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Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How To Do It Right
Linda K. Trevino, Katherine A. Nelson
Wiley, 2006
Practical strategies for promoting ethical behavior Offering a highly realistic, down-to-earth look at ethics in the workplace, Linda Treviņo and Kate Nelson's Managing Business Ethics will help you identify and solve ethical dilemmas, understand why people behave the way they do, and help you design a culture that will promote ethical behavior in your organization. Throughout, the emphasis is on common, real-life work ...
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Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality 163 reviews
Richard A. Cohen
Oakhill Press, 2005
Message of truth and hope
On all books I read about masculinity, this one struck me most because it is built up upon personal experience+practice and gives insight of what is going on behind the curtain of appearance, fashion and prejudice. It reveals significant truth about same sex attraction and offers powerful tools to deal with that! Understanding these problems is essential for evolution! I highly recommand this ...
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Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together11 reviews
Robert A. Bernstein
Da Capo Press, 2003
Important help for "new" parents
Our son came out at age 18. When I worked up the courage, 4 months later, to attend my first PFLAG meeting (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the support of people who have already been there was wonderful. This was the first book they recommended, and it made a huge difference in my ability to bring order to my thoughts (and my conflicted heart), and not just to accept but to ...
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The Straight Line Wonder1 review
Mem Fox
Mondo Publishing, 1997
Exciting and orignal book for children!
The illustrations in this book are terrific! The story revolves around three lines that are friends and the language is amazing. Mem Fox is a wonderfully creative author. A fellow teacher shared this book with me. She fell in love with it at the Florida Reading Association conference last month and just had to buy it. We are studying intersecting lines, parallel lines and perpindicular lines in ...
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The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks21 reviews
Jen Sincero
Fireside, 2005
Pleasure Manual
Women can learn about their own pleasure with this sex manual. The tone of this book is all about having fun and forgetting conventionality.
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Islam: The Straight Path26 reviews
John L. Esposito
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
finally puts modern Islam into perspective
With Islam such a hot topic these days, I've been looking for a history of the religion and not so much the ranting criticism or apology of it that one sees everywhere. Esposito gives such a history and once you see the history, the modern Islamic resurgent movements make a lot more sense. Esposito begins with Muhammad and the Koran and travels through Islamic history, the Caliphates, the ...
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Straight A's in Nursing Pharmacology (Straight A's)3 reviews
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
Great Book
As a nursing instructor, I found this book very helpful in educating my students about pharmacology. It laid a good foundation for an introduction to pharmacology for each body system. My students loved the setup of the chapters and the bullet point format.
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Straight Talking: A Novel62 reviews
Jane Green
Broadway, 2003
Straight Talking
I just finished this book and loved it. It was so good I couldn't put it down and than ordered it for my girlfriend. Great chick-lit read. A mix between Bridgette Jones and Sex in the City.
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Girl, Get Your Credit Straight!: A Sister's Guide to Ditching Your Debt, Mending Your Credit, and Building a ...8 reviews
Glinda Bridgforth
Broadway, 2007
Girl Get That Credit Right!!!!!
Wow! Ive Been Reading This Book & Must Say , That It Has Taught Me About So Many Things I Didnt Know About. This Book Has Educated Me in So Many Areas In Life,Its Taught Me About How We Should Manage Debt. Paying Bills On Time, My Credit Score, & So Much More. This Book Is A Must Read For All Women...
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