Between Good and Evil: A Master Profiler's Hunt for Society's Most Violent Predators18 reviews Roger L. Depue, Susan Schindehette Grand Central Publishing, 2005 Fabulous book + Another Profiler's Life Story I just can't say enough GOOD about this book!!!!! It was a great page turner and hard to put down once started. I thought it would be primarily about profiling, but the added twist of how that affected his life and faith is phenomenal....             The World Without Us244 reviews Alan Weisman Thomas Dunne Books, 2007 I agree with the other reviews + A fascinating intellectual exercise + Great Book + excellent             In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto192 reviews Michael Pollan Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Just Eat Food. Real Food. + Beyond eye opening... a must read for food consumers + Ayurveda and Food equals Health & Longevity + enlightening + Blew Through This GREAT Book             The Middle Place (Voice)77 reviews Kelly Corrigan Voice, 2008 a careful dance between lightheartedness and gravity + Exploring the spaces in between + Spot on! + Another fan of The Middle Place! + A wonderful book.             "Why Do I Love These People?": Understanding, Surviving, and Creating Your Own Family34 reviews Po Bronson Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Love it! + Real Stories About Real People Experiencing Real Things + Another great book + Surviving our families             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable352 reviews Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 Beautiful! + Little white lies + A delicious surprise that has changed my approach to risk One of those books that can change the way you see the world and (as usual for such books) it does so with humor, clear unpretentious language and examples. As another reviewer already said, the point of the book could have been stated in a couple of lines, but then we'd miss the great writing and ...             Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body78 reviews Neil Shubin Pantheon, 2008 Ayurveda, Science, and History + What a great book + There Really is Nothing (Entirely) New + Excellent primer on evolutionary processes             The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring80 reviews Richard Preston Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 Wonderful Book!! Richard Preston has a way of making a scientific story come to life by bringing you into the lives of those who lived it. By far my favorite of all his I've read. This is now on my list of favorite books of all time. If you love trees, you'll be crazy about this book.             Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined ...29 reviews Steve Ettlinger Hudson Street Press, 2007 More subtle and subversive a book than it first seems + great book Anyone who's ever eaten a Twinkie remembers the experience, even if it's been years. The textured, firm, sweet dough combined with the intense vanilla creme (not cream, mind you) filling is distinctive and, especially when you're a kid, delicious, yet obviously somehow sinful and wrong and ...             Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool85 reviews Hal Edward Runkel Broadway, 2007 Great insights into parenting + Great Advise + Must Have 4 Every Parent I thought this was a great book on CD, one that really made me think. There are some folks who wrote 1 star reviews that wanted to have step by step directions in how to implement these ideas, but that is somewhat difficult when the main idea is to focus on yourself and not react to your child's ...             The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World87 reviews Eric Weiner Twelve, 2008 Amusing and insightful + Flawed (of necessity) but Deeply Entertaining + A Wonderous Armchair Traveler's Adventure + Great Book + Audio Interview with Eric ~ Come Listen In...             The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of ...30 reviews Pietra Rivoli Wiley, 2006 Fantastic, well-written, and eye-opening + Insights into global trade + Great Read Upon first glance, it might appear that this book details economic aspects of a single industry, namely that of T-shirts. You'd be mistaken. It instead offers an insightful look into several different aspects of T-shirt production, including agriculture, factory working conditions, free trade ...             How Doctors Think160 reviews Jerome Groopman Mariner Books, 2008 Without risking failure there is zero chance of success + A Patient and Doctor MUST READ + Excellent for doctors and patients + Learning to Think Straight             10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (History Channel Presents)4 reviews Steven M. Gillon Three Rivers Press, 2006 An unexpectedly thought-provoking book + Great service + The Past that Created Change + Events are vividly re-created             Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream211 reviews Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books, 2005 If you want to know the truth, read this book . . . + good book Barbara Ehrenreich is right: there really is a crisis going on, a "hidden" crisis if you will, although I'm beginning to think this is more of a case of sheer denial. I can't imagine why any person, knowing the odds, would choose to work in the white-collar "business," i.e. administrative ...             Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World20 reviews Mira Kamdar Scribner, 2008 Definite Must Read for Indiaphiles + A Story of Transformation + A must read Great info on India. First hand observations by a knowledgeable author. Read her "Motiba's Tattoos" too. [ASIN:1891620584 Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past]] I thoroughly enjoyed Planet India and Motiba's Tattoo's. Terrific writer!             Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction122 reviews David Sheff Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008 Beautiful Boy + Very real and honest... a MUST read for parents of teens + Beautiful book about a beautiful boy with a not so beautiful problem.... + Good Book + Honest, emotive, and informative             The Book Thief437 reviews Markus Zusak Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Beautiful, Poignant, Touching + For middle school through middle age and then some + Great Book for Any Season! + amazing + Haunting             Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart72 reviews Ian Ayres Bantam, 2007 The end of the expert? + The End of Intuition The gimmick in the TV show Numbers--and all crime shows have to have some sort of gimmick--is that a genius mathematician is able to help the FBI solve crimes. He particularly does so by finding patterns amongst the haze of large data sets. Ian Ayres's book Super Crunchers is a non-fiction look ...             The Art of Mingling: Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room23 reviews Jeanne Martinet St. Martin's Griffin, 2006 creative ways to get out there! + ok + Helpful hints for Communicating with People I am only half way through this book, but already it has proven itself to be a charming and clever little resource. I almost returned the book thinking that I really didn't need it but for the price, it has a wealth of information, techniques and real-life anecdotes and Jeanne Martinet's writing is ...