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Gun Digest 2009: The World's Greatest Gun Book 5 reviews
Ken Ramage
Gun Digest Books, 2008
best possible gift for a gun nut
There is no more comprehensive source for info on contemporary firearms than Gun Digest, and the 2009 edition maintains the tradition of excellence. This is the kind of book that serious shooters, collectors, and firearms enthusiasts of any stripe want to unwrap on Christmas, or as a gift anytime. Even more so because it is not necessarily the kind of book that we would buy for ourselves...we'd ...
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Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations14 reviews
Chris Santella
Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005
gift for my brother arrived promptly
I ordered the book as a gift for my brother. He told me it arrived promptly, so I'm satisfied with the service that was provided.
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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips27 reviews
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2007
All you want to know in a nutshell
If you are looking for a traveller guide which will guide you to the not to be missed locations in this world then this is the one for you. The photos are awesome and the description of each location, although only one page long is sufficient to give you a good idea about what to expect. There is also a small section on tips which really give you some out of the way ideas to do at each location. ...
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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets41 reviews
Felix Dennis
Portfolio Hardcover, 2008
A Great Read - Full of honest advice on How to Get Rich
Witty, entertaining, fun and full of honest advice on how to get rich.
If you are looking for the get rich fad of the month, look elsewhere. This is one of the more honest, truthful books about obtaining (and keeping) wealth you will find. The information is presented in a lively, entertaining manner.
However you will quickly find that Felix offers no shortcuts. Nor does he lead you to ...
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently263 reviews
Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
Simon & Schuster, 1999
This Book Is Pure Gold
The authors should be given credit for creating an extremely insightful book on leadership and management. Most leadership books are either a collection of war stories or an abstract view of management principles. In many cases, an author will describe how they achieved success at their company. These kinds of books can be helpful to some readers but worthless to others. This book, however, ...
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Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs 28 reviews
National Geographic, 2003
Through the Lens: National Geographics Greatest Photographs
These photographs were taken my men and women who look through the eyes of angels. National Geographic to me are the only magazines / books that shows our world in graphic detail, naturally, without judgement and in all honesty. Congratulations to the photographers is not enough, thank you for giving us these gifts to treasure forever is more like it. You are blessed with something unique and ...
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The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy ...13 reviews
Rick Beyer
Collins, 2005
Unbelievable stories!
I am a social studies teacher and my jaw dropped reading these short tidbits on historical events -- this is such a great writer in easy-to-understand language. My students love it when I tell them stuff like this you'll never find in a textbook.
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Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations4 reviews
Chris Santella
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008
Dive review
Purchased one for me and one for a gift. Excellent book, great price and delivery!
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The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human 58 reviews
Ian Spector
Gotham, 2007
Very funny
This book is very funny. It is a perfect gift for World of Warcraft users because this is the first place I started hearing about Chuck Norris.
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The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy31 reviews
Rick Beyer
Collins, 2003
Excellent Gift for Father and Husband!
I gave this book as a gift to both my father and husband and they raved about how great it was!
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Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories31 reviews
Robert J. Morgan
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Christian gift book
I bought this book as a gift and it was an excellent book. The friend loved it so much that he wanted to know if there were any others in a series. Robert Morgan is an excellent author, easy to read, and always insightful.
My book was sent immediately and in perfect condition. Amazon always comes through with great service.
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The Power of Focus: What the Worlds Greatest Achievers Know about The Secret of Financial Freedom and Success77 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...
HCI, 2000
Maybe the best self-help book of them all.
Sometimes in life, you find a real gem. Like the moment when you knew without any doubt you had found the person you would spend your life with. If you have never read THE POWER OF FOCUS by Canfield, Hanson and Hewitt, you just stumbled across one of life's little gems. This book has the ability to unleash the greatness within you that has been there all along, just waiting to be unleashed.
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The Greatest Salesman in the World166 reviews
Og Mandino
Bantam, 1983
LOOK UNDER RELIGION - AWESOME MANDINO
There are only so superlatives to describe the writings of Og Mandino. I have included 2 quotes below from his books. The first is similar to something I read by W. Clement Stone 35 years ago. Paraphrasing Stone, in every adversity, seek out the positive and focus your mind on that positive rather than the adversity.
I went around for months repeating in my mind, "find the best in every ...
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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century23 reviews
Edward Dolnick
Harper, 2008
I loved this book ...
My impression from reading other reviews of this book are that those who criticized it did so for one (or more) of 4 reasons. Either (1) it's not as good as his previous book "The Rescue Artist", (2) Van Megeeren's story has been told better by other authors, (3) it's redundant in parts and/or (4) it trivializes the evil nature of the Nazi's. I had not read The Rescue Artist and, philistine ...
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission140 reviews
Hampton Sides
Anchor, 2002
A Daring Raid
This is a terrifically exciting book about a rescue/raid in World War II that saved the lives of hundreds of American POWs in the Philippines. The characters are finely drawn, although I would have liked to learn more about Captain Robert Prince, the assault commander and Juan Pajota, the guerrilla leader whose group made a critical rear guard stand that enabled the Rangers and POWs to escape ...
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The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Book in the World, Book 1 (Greatest Dot-To-Dot Book in the World)23 reviews
David Kalvitis
Monkeying Around, 2000
*Fun* Dot-to-Dots for BIG kids like meeeeeeee!
I had been looking for a fun Dot-to-Dots book for awhile but all I ever found were the very simple kid dot-to-dot books until I found these books which so far come Books 1-6. And, I know we're hoping more will come out soon as we need our Dot-to-Dot fix since these are so much fun!! I loved these as a kid and really LOVE these books as an even BIGGER kid (kid-at-heart). I bought all 6 of them, ...
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National Geographic Society Exploration Experience: The Heroic Exploits of the World's Greatest Explorers
Beau Riffenburgh
National Geographic, 2008
Filled with names that made and changed the course of history, National Geographic Society Exploration Experience takes readers on a thrilling voyage of discovery?in a fun and dynamic format that?s unique in today?s reference market. From the travels of Erik the Red through the journeys of Marco Polo to the heroic attempts of Livingstone and Scott, vivid text and rich illustrations tell the story of how intrepid explorers have expanded our ...
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The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy 14 reviews
Rick Beyer
Collins, 2007
Greatest Presidential STories never told
I married a history buff, and never know what to get him as a gift. I usually go through old used book sales looking for out of print history books (which are so contradictory and funny) for him to read and compare to the present day truth (ok, who knows). I love it when I get a hit on a search from Amazon.com and I am able to find a book that doesn't require being around smelly people selling ...
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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw175 reviews
Mark Bowden
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Not a bad crime story
This book went fast for me. The author's style is fairly direct, which is good given the subject matter (less direct approach leads to bogged down in names and who was where, etc.). On the negative side, occasionally he goes a little too fast and I missed important issues and people. In addition, this book loses a little perspective due to it largely being from the perspective of law ...
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Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations 8 reviews
Chris Santella
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007
very pleased
what a wonderful book to get started!!! my husband has read it front to cover and has learned many important points.
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