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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Leonard Susskind
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
A new rewiring of the brain of physicsts
This book tells the story of the "battle" between the author and Stephen Hawking regarding the latter claim that information is irretrievably lost in black holes.
This story is the extraordinary account of the paradigm shift that has occurred in physics in the last 25 ...
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Steven Pressfield
Bantam, 2005
Buy this book!!!
The story is focused around the Persian invasion of Greece and the battle of Thermopylae. I found that this book brought me closer to the main characters more than any other book I have ever read. Stephen Pressfield has mastered character creation and has captured the ...
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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
Delta, 1998
A Keeper!
I bought this book when it first came out in hardcover in 1991. I still have that first edition, autographed by the author. I also have two lending copies in paperback, and am about to buy the Kindle version, just so I can have it with me all the time. I also have ...
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)
Rick Riordan
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
My son can't wait until book 5
Four books down and one to go :-( (Mr. Riordan, PLEASE consider writing more books in the series!!!)
This series has captured my son's interest and imagination unlike any other fiction series with the exception of the Magic Treehouse books. He is an 11-year old ...
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Man in the Dark: A Novel
Paul Auster
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
Man in the Dark
A brilliant author, John Auster, has written the book that may be his best. A story within a story, present in other books of his, is carried out with particular skill and the insights he provides about common human experience are extraordinary. On problem with ...
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Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
Joyce Meyer
FaithWords, 2002
Battlefield of the Mind -- aid to focus
_Anyone with a Christian background, who has been bothered by feelings of inadequacy, or alternately feels like they can and cannot do something they they feel led to do - would find this invaluable reading.
Joyce Meyer defines worry, deals with problems many of us in ...
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When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots
Lynne Cheney, Peter Fiore
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004
Fabulous book
about George Washington! Would be great for a Revolutionary War unit study. My children and I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Liberation Trilogy)
Rick Atkinson
Holt Paperbacks, 2008
The Lady Be Good
A lot of information about the end of World War II in Italy &
the fight to get as many of the guys out of the dessert.If you know anything about the " Lady Be Good " you will enjoy this book.
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The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and ...
Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer
Bantam, 2005
Great book if you have an 'active' child
I have a very active child who won't listen to "no". This book helped me realize what is going on in my developing child and made me rethink everything. It is a great read and by putting new practices to use, I notice my child listening and acting better already! Best ...
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Guy Kawasaki
Portfolio Hardcover, 2004
Invaluable reference tool for anyone considering a startup
This book is great for anyone who has been toying with the idea of starting their own business.
I've been kicking around the idea of opening a pub in my city for a few years now. Since real estate has slowed so greatly in recent months (my current career) it has ...
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The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your ...
Elizabeth Pantley
McGraw-Hill, 2005
From breastfeeding 10 times a night - to sweet sleep!
I can remember not that long ago sitting in my daughter's room in the middle of the night thinking I must be the only mum in the world whose baby didn't sleep. I was lucky to get three hours sleep on any given night, and never three hours in a row. But thanks to ...
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Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4)
John Flanagan
Philomel, 2008
The primacy of personal relationships over loyalties to one's country or duty
Spring arrives at the cabin high in the Skandian mountains where Evanlyn and Will have wintered. Will has shaken his addiction to the insidious warmweed, and Evanlyn has become comfortable with her new survival skills. One day she goes out to check their traps and does ...
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Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
Pocket, 2006
Angels and Demons Book Review
Angels and Demons is Dan Brown's prequel to The DaVinci Code, taking place approximately one year before the events in his best selling novel. The incidents in this book are hinted at in The DaVinci Code and only help to whet the appetite, and this book does not ...
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Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Muhammad Yunus
PublicAffairs, 2008
A book about poverty and Triumph
This books shows us that the lack of access to credit for the poorest of the poor is possibly as bad as lack of food. Without some access to credit they have absolutely no chance to ever get out of the revolving situation that will absorb then and their children. ...
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The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 1987
Still the best, after all
Michael Shaara isn't a well-known figure in American literature. He spent most of his writing career producing short stories, mostly science fiction. He only wrote three novels while he was alive, the current book, a boxing novel titled "The Broken Place" and a ...
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