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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes 122 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
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Choosing Honor 2 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 ...
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The Elements of Moral Philosophy 31 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...
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Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists 20 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 ...
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Learning from the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening 10 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
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I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood 63 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
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The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad 136 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
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You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition) 282 reviews Louise Hay
Hay House, 1999
highly recommended
+ Fantastic for self-criticisms + Inspirational Reading + Amazing book!
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A Thousand Splendid Suns 1299 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
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Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking 27 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 ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia 1705 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.
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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!!
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The Last Lecture 770 reviews Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion, 2008
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Very inspiring + A Lasting Lecture + Item "The Last Lecture" + good book
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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 ...
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The Post-American World 144 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
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The Shack 1675 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
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Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow 18 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....
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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
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The Secret 2265 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 ...
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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.
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