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The Draconomicon (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying)
Andy Collins, James Wyatt, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2003

good delivery and good quality
i am satisfied with the product and the delivery. Everything was good!
  
  











  



  
Strategies for Struggling Writers
James L. Collins

The Guilford Press, 1997

An invaluable resource for anyone with struggling students!
Not only have I read and used the strategies suggested in this book, my classroom research is reported in it. What makes this information so invaluable is that it is immediately useable. Any teacher or parent with a struggling student can work with that student to ...
  
  











  



  
Algebra 1 (Workbook)
William Collins, Alan G. Foster, ...

McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, 1998

algebra 1
Book came with the cover a little dirty. The edges were bent as stated by the seller. Some pages were marked , but overall a good bargain. It was the first received of many orders I placed.
  
  











  



  
Harvard Business Review on Change (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
John P. Kotter, James Collins, ...

Harvard Business School Press, 1998

A positive goldmine
In the nicest possible sense, this book isn't exactly what the title claims. All to often discussions of change management tend to concentrate on the people side of things and ignore the less glamerous topics such as re-tooling, revised administrative and reporting ...
  
  











  



  
Beginner's Greek: A Novel
James Collins

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Dear James
Dear James, I hope you read your reviews from time to time. I though your book was charming, well written and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. You have a very elegant prose style which suits the subject matter perfectly. This is actually the first book I have ...
  
  











  



  
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
James C. Collins

Collins, 2001

A New Way to Look at Growing Your Business
"Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't" by Jim Collins was a real eye opener for me. In this book, Jim Collins, observes 28 companies over the span of 5 years. Over this period of time 11 of the companies make the leap from "Good to ...
  
  











  



  
A History of Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert O. Collins, James M. Burns

Cambridge University Press, 2007

In a trawl through the entire sweep of sub-Saharan history, the authors have written an accessible introduction for students and general readers. The opening chapter on geography and climate frames the discussion, demonstrating how the environment has shaped the societies and cultures of those living in the region. Thereafter they describe the ...
  
  











  



  
Algebra 2: Integration, Applications, Connections
William Collins, Gilbert Cuevas, ...

McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, 2001

Wow!
This book is the one book people who want to learn Algebra 2 need. It completely enhanced my knowledge on the subject, and took me to a higher level. It will truly make your mind capacious!
  
  











  



  
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras

HarperCollins Publishers, 1997

A Classic
"Built to Last" is an enlightening and interesting classic on business strategic management. The authors, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras spent six years in research and compared the practices of 18 visionary companies in the USA to those of a matched set of good, though ...
  
  











  



  
Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
James Collins, William C. Lazier

Prentice Hall Press, 1995

A masterpiece!........Planning to become great
I'm not surprised why this book have 5 stars...it deserves 10. This book not only explains which are the key success drivers for an organization to become great, but also lets us know what to do in order to achieve results on each of these drivers. I work in the ...
  
  











  



  
Literacy and Literacies: Texts, Power, and Identity (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of ...
James Collins, Richard Blot

Cambridge University Press, 2003

Developing a new synthesis of literacy studies, this book explores the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies. James Collins and Richard Blot present a critical discussion of particular cases and discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, ...
  
  











  



  
The Wealth Inequality Reader
Paul Krugman, Peter Barnes, ...

Dollars & Sense, 2008

A Fresh Perspective on Wealth Inequality, Great for Educators
I am a sociology professor who has searched long and hard for short, readable articles to give my students an introduction to thinking critically about wealth and poverty. This reader assembles a range of interesting readings that one is unlikely to find in the ...
  
  











  



  
A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History
John E. Jessup, Robert W. Coakley, ...

University Press of the Pacific, 2000

A welcome introduction
For those wishing to study military history, either seriously or for their own benefit this is a great work to start with. A chronological by subject discussion and listing of the principle texts of military history in the english language. While this could use an ...
  
  











  



  
Redress for Historical Injustices in the United States: On Reparations for Slavery, Jim Crow, and Their ...

Duke University Press, 2007

An exceptional resource, this comprehensive reader brings together primary and secondary documents related to efforts to redress historical wrongs against African Americans. These varied efforts are often grouped together under the rubric “reparations movement,” and they are united in their goal of “repairing” the ...
  
  











  



  
Against Medical Advice: One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery
James Patterson, Hal Friedman

Hachette Audio, 2008

Cory Friedman woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to shake his head and his life was never the same again. From that day forward his life became a hell of uncontrollable tics, urges, and involuntary utterances. Eventually he is diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive disorder, and Cory ...
  
  











  



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