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Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis 10 reviews
James A. Lichatowich
Island Press, 1999
A captivating, human, informed book
As a freelance author writing a piece about salmon for a California-based magazine, this book was indispensible and eye-opening. It is unfailingly sensitive and intelligent about salmon, discussing the fish as fellow creatures in the "natural economy" in which we all live, rather than as mere commodities in the "industrial economy" that has transformed the West in the last 150 years. It is ...
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Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book)32 reviews
Clarion Books, 1999
David Wiesner Books... you won't regret.
I don't own this book, but I just checked out from local library. He has got such a great imagination. Another great book he created. Awesome!
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Leadership Without Borders: Successful Strategies from World-Class Leaders8 reviews
Ed Cohen
Wiley, 2007
A global business mini MBA
This book is a very easy read, so Ed will be able to keep the attention of non business readers as well. Ed does not take the conventional sermon type approach of `I know more than you so listen to me' but proves his views in a factual yet storytelling manner with real life snippets from leaders intermittently. It's not that a lot of the traits and characteristics he talks here are unknown to ...
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A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of ...30 reviews
John Biggins
McBooks Press, 2005
What a Delightful Find!!!
I wish to say "Thank You!" to reviewer Douglas Woods who brought this book to my attention. This is an absolutely delightful story about Austro-Hungarian Naval Officer Ottokar Prohaska who captained submarines for the Hapsburg Empire during the first World War. I really enjoyed this book and found it fascinating in many ways. I've always been interested in the Austro-Hungarian Empire but there is ...
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Creating a World without Poverty: How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives27 reviews
Muhammad Yunus
Blackstone Audio Inc., 2008
An Absolute Must Read
I became familiar with Social Enterprise when I did a Google search "how to change the world" on Friday evening 7.13.07. I am a thoroughly enthusiastic person, but I don't know that I have ever been so electrified as I was when I made the incredible discovery that all the ideas I had had for years, and all the energies I was investing to make a difference, had a home in Social Enterprise, and I ...
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There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children40 reviews
Melissa Fay Greene
Bloomsbury USA, 2006
Loved it!
I loved every moment of this book! I purchased this book to give me a better idea of the people and orphans of Ethiopia. I wanted to better understand their culture and have an understanding of who they are. The book illustrates how one Ethiopian woman builds a safe haven for orphaned children and shows the circumstances of each child brought to her home. It informs the reader about the aids ...
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Winning Without Intimidation : How to Master the Art of Positive Persuasion in Today's Real World in Order to ...42 reviews
Bob Berg
Burg Communications, 1998
Fantastic!
I would highly recommend this book and his "Endless Referrals" book to anyone who owns a business or is in sales. I was new to Chamber of Commerce and networking meetings, and Bob's books allowed me to step in and have at least a five-fold better impact from those meetings. Quickly become an influencer in your city! Bob Burg's books can help you gain a competitive edge and be more profitable.
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Birth Without Violence: The Book That Revolutionalized the Way We Bring Our Children into the World21 reviews
Frederick Leboyer
Inner Traditions, 1995
Extraordinary book- a must to read! From A. de Salverte not by Joy
This is the best book I have read on all the 20 or more pregnancy books I have read recently ! It is a masterpiece! This French man brought to the world an amazing, most touching, revolutionary way to honor the sacredness of childbirth. This book has brought to me reverence for the baby's needs, and has hlep me understand the importance to create a sacred space for the baby and the mother.
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Women Without Superstition : No Gods - No Masters11 reviews
Annie Laurie Gaylor
Freedom from Religion Foundation, 1997
Why didn't I study this stuff in school
I wish I had been given the chance to study this stuff in school. I spent a long time struggling with these ideas. If only I had access to this book at an earlier age. Great book, wonderful works by highly intelligent authors. Helped me to cast off my old doubts.
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Everest : Mountain Without Mercy51 reviews
Broughton Coburn
National Geographic, 1997
Mt Everest: spectacular photography
I bought this book for the photography alone: this is as close as I am ever likely to get to the Himalayas.
The photographs are spectacular, and I can see why so many people are challenged to want to make the journey to Base Camp if not further. Appearances can be deceptive: beautiful colour photographs portray a seemingly benevolent picture of Everest which is quite at odds with reality.
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Santeria Garments and Altars: Speaking Without a Voice (Folk Art and Artists)5 reviews
Ysamur Flores-Pena, Roberta J. Evanchuk
University Press of Mississippi, 1994
The visual beauty of an Ancient African Tradition
From the point of view of a new Olorisa, (initiated Priestess) Santeria Garments and Alters was like a breath of fresh air in an environment which usually does little to support Traditional religious practises. The photographs are honouring to our Orisas and beautifully done. The authors tell the story of the creation of the works of art designed to pay homage to the Orisas in a way in which ...
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WORKING WITHOUT A NET HOW TO SURVIVE & THRIVE IN TODAY'S HIGH RISK BUSINESS WORL: How to Survive and Thrive ...5 reviews
Morris R. Schechtman
Sound Ideas, 1995
Excellent book for those on the bubble
Great book. I will be buying copies for all of the poeple that work for me. In this "high risk" environment, this is an excellent book to help you chart your course. It is also a good book to disucss with your managmenet team as to how you would like to interact and what you expect of them.
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Yellow Umbrella (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards)) (New York Times Best Illustrated Books ...6 reviews
Dong Il Sheen, Jae-Soo Liu
Kane/Miller Book Pub, 2002
Fabulous Experience
My daughters (3 and 5) received the book from their Aunt. The first night we popped the CD in and slowly turned the pages...I watched their eyes as we went page by page and saw smiles come and go throughout the book. The fact that there are no words makes us slow down, mingle music with imagination and every now and then we make up our own words - sprinkled here and there among the raindrops - ...
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War Without Hate: The Desert Campaign of 1940-437 reviews
John Bierman, Colin Smith
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Excellent Book on the British Side in North Africa
Ive always been interested in the Africa War of World War II and this was a great book on ihe German Side and the British side of the war, from Rommels and Monty's HQs all the way down to the squad level where the the action is. It starts out with the British just beating the heck out of the Italians, and then Rommel coming and being the greatest Genearl ever. But it shows how Monty made great ...
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Without A Badge: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization6 reviews
Jerry Speziale
Kensington, 2003
Exceptional read.
This by far is one of the best books I have read in a while. I read it cover to cover in one day and I am a fairly slow and detailed reader. I could not put it down. Without A Badge takes you deep into the life of a narcotics investigator with such a zeal for cleaning up the streets that it is personally motivating. I am now reading for the second time. I can't wait until I see this one in ...
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The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 4: Journey Without Goal - The Lion's Roar - The Dawn of Tantra ...5 reviews
Chogyam Trungpa
Shambhala, 2004
a lot of variety
This is a great book. The tale of his travels from Tibet to India was facinating. There is a lot of variety in this book in terms of being at the edge of your seat, understanding depth of compassion in an ordinary way, understanding meditation, understanding eastern tradition from a western point of view. The author is a genious, way a head of his time. He has been quite controversial as the ...
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How to Be a Christian Without Being Religious7 reviews
Graham Jones
Regal Books, 1992
Plain Simple Truth
I have had my copy for over 15 years and I find it good to pull this book out and reread it every few years. The book is a commentary that follows The Book of Romans. The heart of the message is salvation through faith in Jesus Christ - God accepting us, and not earning our salvation through our own works. The book is very well written, very easy to read (I usually reread it in a day or two), and ...
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Wave6 reviews
Suzy Lee
Chronicle Books, 2008
Taste of the sea
Suzy Lee's Wave is gorgeous, so expressive you can almost taste the salty water reaching the beach - and the girl. A lovely little story about how you acquire knowledge about this world, something you can't do without taking some risk. For children who don't read yet, and for adults any age who love beauty.
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Dignity for All: How to Create a World Without Rankism4 reviews
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008
We can manifest dignity for all!
I felt inadequate, incompetent and worthless. I didn't have words do describe my pain. What was happening? In previous positions, I was a valued team member who enjoyed inclusion, increasing responsibilities, friendships and community with co-workers and supervisors and had glowing recommendations.
Drs. Fuller's and Gerloff's book, Dignity for All, gave me the words rankism and microinequities ...
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Do Fish Know They're Wet?: Living in Your World-Without Getting Hooked5 reviews
Tom, Neven
Baker Books, 2005
I'm not all wet!
I thought I had a healthy worldview when it came to separating fact from fiction and truth from trends. But after reading Tom Neven's book, I found that I was---dare I say it? I was WRONG! In his journalistic way, the author took a fairly common subject (Christian worldviews)and analytically broke down misplaced arguments that we make to ourselves. But his style isn't so heady that a teen has ...
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