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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition 52 reviews
Burton G. Malkiel
W. W. Norton, 2007
Best book to learn how markets work and act.
This is great to have in your library to know the intimate working of the various markets and how they came to be. You can't invest in something wisely without knowing how it works!
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A Walk to Remember1298 reviews
Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central Publishing, 2004
A Beautiful, and Poignant Novel!
A WALK TO REMEMBER was a novel I checked out from the library because I was tired of fast-paced action novels by John Grisham and Tom Clancy (don't get me wrong; I love Grisham and Clancy). I like dramas and romances, so I checked this one out. It's the first Sparks novel I've read.
I was stunned. Not only was it intelligent and engrossing, but it pierced your soul; it could make you laugh ...
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail63 reviews
Bill Bryson
Anchor, 2006
Great for all ages
My entire family - adults and teenagers, thoroughly enjoyed this book. We even took us with it when we went back east and my daughter INSISTED that we find a portion of the AT so that we could get a feel for the trail. We found it in PA and walked it for about an hour. Bill, thanks for sharing all of your adventures!
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Just Walk Across the Room: Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith39 reviews
Bill Hybels
Zondervan, 2006
Great for everyday living
Great book to inspire yourself to be a better person and to open up to those in need. I would recommend this to every religions organization out there or anyone looking to become a better person.
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If You Want To Walk On Water, You Have To Get Out The Boat (Inspirio/Zondervan Miniature Editions)73 reviews
John Ortberg
Running Press Miniature Editions, 2004
If you Want to Walk on Water, you have to get out of the boat
The book was received in a short period from the time of the order. Thank you. The condition was excellent.
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives41 reviews
Leonard Mlodinow
Pantheon, 2008
Fascinating book that will change your perspective on life!
I originally checked this book out from the library, but it was so good that I had to buy it. It is an amazing look at chance, randomness, probability and how all those things factor into daily life.
This book explains probabilities and chance better than anything else I have ever read. While he explains mathematical concepts, he keeps the book grounded with practical and engaging ...
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Walk Two Moons (Saddleback's Focus on Reading Study Guides)718 reviews
Marshall K. Hall, Sharon Creech
Walch Education, 2006
Walk Two Moons
Never judge a book solely on its cover. Wait until you read it. When the guy in ratty clothes drives by in a junk pile on wheels, don't assume he's poor. He may be the richest man in town. When it takes that socially awkward student in your class extra time to coherently put words together or complete an assignment, don't assume he's "learning disabled." He may have the most creative mind in your ...
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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom294 reviews
Slavomir Rawicz
The Lyons Press, 2006
A Mythic Tale
The Long Walk is one of the greatest books I have ever read. The decades long battle over its authenticity is, I think, a testament to its power. Only a work of literature that brings such palpable reality to the reader could have withstood the firestorm of controversy surrounding it from so many corners.
Concerning its authenticity, I think there should be some humility shown on all sides. ...
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) 965 reviews
Bill Bryson
Broadway, 1999
A Walk in the Woods
Having spent many nights on the AT and the surrounding towns I found this book delightful. It's full of great snapshots of life under the canopy, trudging up and down the muddy trail, encountering people who seems equally strange to you as you do to them. Bryson brings his experience of living abroad and the subsequent well-honed observational skills to the simple act of walking and being part ...
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela : With Connections (HRW library)128 reviews
Nelson Mandela
Holt Rinehart & Winston, 2000
Must Read
This is a fantastic book that provides great insight into one of the most inspirational leaders in modern history. His story in particular and the anti-apartheid struggles in general are fascinating and provide extremely valuable lessons. With his humbleness and incredibly lucid and organized writing style (which admittedly did surprise me), this could be the best autobiography out there. One can ...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Completely Revised and ...52 reviews
Norton, 2006
Best book to learn how markets work and act.
This is great to have in your library to know the intimate working of the various markets and how they came to be. You can't invest in something wisely without knowing how it works!
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The Listening Walk5 reviews
Paul Showers
HarperTrophy, 1993
PRESCHOOLERS WILL LOVE IT!
When my children were preschool age, they loved this book, and it still brings fond memories and smiles five years later. There is so much entertainment value in the various sounds, like the "zoooooooooom" of the lawnmower or "trring trring" of the bicycle bell. Your children will love hearing your version of these sounds, as well as their own. My girls and I took many "listening walks," ...
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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes121 reviews
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
The Primier Primer of Philosophy
In college, I loathed philosophy, philosophy students, and philosophy professors, and not necessarily in that order. There were two problems, one my fault, and the other a consequence of the attitudes displayed by denizens of the philosophy realm. I did not understand that it is the structure of the argument, not the answer (or even the question per se) that was the point, so I was under the ...
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The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time4 reviews
Carolyn J. Downey, Betty E. Steffy, ...
Corwin Press, 2004
Three Minute Classroom Walk-Through
An effective guide for pinpointing effective classroom instruction. This book also outlines specific strategies for engaging teachers in reflective dialogue that could enhance classroom instruction. A must read for administrators.
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Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy)65 reviews
Naguib Mahfouz
Anchor, 1990
Egypt after WW1 through one family's eyes. A sumptuous read. I loved it!
Naguib Mahrouz won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988 and bears the distinction of being the only Arab writer who has ever done that. He recently passed away at the age of 94, having published 34 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie scripts and five plays over a 70-year career. "Palace Walk", published in 1959, is the first of his books I've ever read. It will not be the last.
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Rosie's Walk (Stories to Go!) 15 reviews
Aladdin, 2005
a favorite book
We fell for this after watching the scholastic dvd series. It's on the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom video and we're hooked - love the detailed pictures and watching where thefox is headed.
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The Walk-In: A Novel2 reviews
Gary Berntsen, Ralph Pezzullo
Crown, 2008
Best Thriller Written in Years
For years all kinds of writers have been trying to tackle a realistic and fictional story related to the war on terrorism. Books and even movies, such as the The Sum of All Fears, failed in imagination and were tip of the iceberg doomsday concepts with few substantive ideas of where a possible threat to the United States might come from? Who are the perpetrators, and how do they plan on ...
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The Cloister Walk58 reviews
Kathleen Norris
Riverhead Trade, 1997
Mertonian in Character
Folks, I've been listening to the audio version of _The Cloister Walk_, by Kathleen Norris and I have to say that I like what I am hearing.
Ms. Norris is an Episcopalian--her bio says she started as a Presbyterian--imbued with an exquisite spirit for things Benedictine and monastic, granted to her by the Holy Spirit through her call as a Benedictine Oblate, which makes us colleagues of sorts, ...
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Grace Walk: What You've Always Wanted in the Christian Life29 reviews
Steve McVey
Harvest House Publishers, 2005
This one book makes all the difference!
This book taught me how to let the Lord drive my life. Right from the start it helped to redirect that "Oh! I gotta DO SOMETHING!" energy and refocused it into learning about the Lord wants me to do. It taught me about listening to the Lord, trusting in the Lord, and even about recognize some of the devil's tricks. It's an excellent book for the Christian who feels that God loves them MORE if ...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: Completely Revised and Updated Edition171 reviews
Burton G. Malkiel
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003
Excellent Message. Sweeps some exceptions (particularly those noted herein) under the rug.
Particularly in a day and age where mutual funds are often touting themselves on the television, this book has an excellent, largely unbiased message for the average investor: buy low cost index funds and stay in them for the long haul.
The book is exceptionally well written, covering most of the lessons of an introductory to intermediate finance course in a very accessible format (i.e. all ...
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