Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes122 reviews
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008

The Primier Primer of Philosophy

+ Philosphy can be hilarious
+ Excellent.
+ A Little Philosophy--A Lot of Great Jokes
+ Awesome and hilarious
  
  











  



  
Choosing Honor2 reviews
Mary Ficalora

Avail Press, 2008

To live with honor and to resist corruption is something most find harder to do day by day.

+ Choosing honor

To live with honor and to resist corruption is something most find harder to do day by day. "Choosing Honor: An American Woman's Search for God, Family, and Country in an Age of Corruption" is author Mary Ficalora's own personal quest to resist the temptations of the modern world. Stating that most ...
  
  











  



  
The Elements of Moral Philosophy31 reviews
James Rachels, Stuart Rachels

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

Asking All The Right Questions

+ Ethics for Dummies!
+ Excellent Condition
+ fantastic book
+ Although "Sketchy" at Times, a Good Start...
  
  











  



  
Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists20 reviews
Susan Neiman

Harcourt Trade Publishers, 2008

A Perfect Primer for the Presidential Debates

+ Might just turn me left
+ Reclaiming the classics

A Perfect Primer for the Presidential Debates. Whatever Barack Obama is doing to prepare for the presidential debates, one thing he ought to be doing is reading Susan Neiman's book, Moral Clarity. In Neiman's tour de force he would find everything he needs bring home a message he's been ...
  
  











  



  
Learning from the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening10 reviews
Daniel Gottlieb

Sterling, 2008

loved it

+ A must read!
+ You'll be hooked by the time you read the cover!
+ Learning from the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving and Listening
+ Humanity is healing
  
  











  



  
I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood63 reviews
Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile

Chronicle Books, 2007

breath of fresh air

+ Cute and short
+ Perfect for even the Mom-to-be!
+ good mom before i had kids
  
  











  



  
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad136 reviews
Fareed Zakaria

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003

Freedom - Economic First? Or Democracy First?

+ The next President needs to hire this man!
+ A must-read for Americans. Zakaria reminds us of a critical insight we've collectively forgotten.
+ This is a must read even though we do not see eye to eye
+ great analysis but should have been deeper
  
  











  



  
You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition)282 reviews
Louise Hay

Hay House, 1999

highly recommended

+ Fantastic for self-criticisms
+ Inspirational Reading
+ Amazing book!
  
  











  



  
A Thousand Splendid Suns1299 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead, 2007

Lives up to the hype...

+ A very powerful book
+ I am thankful to be an American female
+ Almost as good as Kite Runner.
+ One of the Few Bestsellers that Deseves the Hype
  
  











  



  
Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking27 reviews
D.Q. Mcinerny

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005

Very helpful.

+ A decent, concise introduction
+ Good, But There are Better

I found this book to very helpful. I discuss logic with a close circle of friends now and my rhetoric as well as my thinking process has gotten a lot better. This book is very helpful from start to finish with intuitive examples and provides a solid foundation. I do wish that there was a ...
  
  











  



  
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1705 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

great book

+ Beautiful, amazing, inspirating!!!
+ I LIKE AMAZON

I like this book! It is well written, honest, humorous, smart, spiritual and I felt good while I was reading.
  
  











  



  
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)1303 reviews
Eckhart Tolle

Penguin, 2008

Life Changing

+ Thought provoking & inspiring
+ the most amazing book ever written!
+ A New Earth
+ Fantastic!!
  
  











  



  
The Last Lecture770 reviews
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ Very inspiring
+ A Lasting Lecture
+ Item "The Last Lecture"
+ good book
  
  











  



  
Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (8th Edition)41 reviews
Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley

Prentice Hall, 2006

Fantastic!

+ Questioning leads to knowledge...and knowledge leads to wisdom!
+ Great book

This has got to be hands down one of the best books I have ever read. I picked this up for a class I was taking and it really opened my eyes. People see the words "critical thinking" and assume it means something negative. This book teaches you how to use your brain to look at things from all ...
  
  











  



  
The Post-American World144 reviews
Fareed Zakaria

W. W. Norton, 2008

This is a highly informative source for coming to terms with the positive changes that globalization could and is bringing.

+ The Post American World
+ The Post American World
+ A non-spastic view of America's future
+ American Purpose
  
  











  



  
The Shack1675 reviews
William P. Young

Windblown Media, 2008

A Ray of Sunshine

+ A thought-provoking, powerful book
+ The Shack by William Young
+ It is changing my life!
+ A Novel about God
  
  











  



  
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow18 reviews
Elizabeth Lesser

Villard, 2004

excellent

+ Everyone should read this wonderful book
+ Wonderful Read
+ Opening Yourself to Change
+ A really good read for life's rough patches....
  
  











  



  
On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemic. By way of clarification and supplement to my last book Beyond Good and ...18 reviews
Friedrich Nietzsche

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo.

+ An Enduring But Often Confusing Theory of Morality
+ Astonishing Philosophy
+ Great gift!
+ Two important works
  
  











  



  
The Secret2265 reviews
Rhonda Byrne

Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2006

The Secret -It Truly Works!!

+ Great Inspirational Reading
+ Great book.............

I Practice the principles in "The Secret" and can tell you that they truly are working in my life! In a nutshell, this book is a hands - on practical and easy to read approach to the principles of success, specifically the "law of attraction". By the using the principles discussed in this ...
  
  











  



  
The Seeker's Guide (previously published as The New American Spirituality)19 reviews
Elizabeth Lesser

Villard, 2000

Thank You!!!!!!!!

+ Loved this book

I have not read the book as of yet and I am actually giving all the reviews on here 5 stars because they are honest, they don't attack the author and I love the way each person wrote their review!!!!! Thank you, I truly have a desire to read this book now because of all the awesome reviews.