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The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The ...
THOMAS SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, JEFFERSON
Wilder Publications, 2008
Every Citizen Should Have A Copy
Every US citizen should own a copy of the constitution. But more important than just owning it, is understanding it. This edition of the constitution allows you to do so. The quality of the cover, binding, and paper is superb. If you are wanting a cop of the ...
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition
American Psychological Association (APA), 2009
Book Order Review
The book came promptly and was exactly what I had ordered at a cheaper price than I had seen in book stores.
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On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
Henry M. Paulson
Business Plus, 2010
On The Brink-- Henry Paulson
Great job in explaining the complexities and the crisis nature of the near collapse of the world financial system. Great understanding of Hank Paulson and the near impossible job of working with congress to avert the collapse. Our congressional leaders do not have a ...
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin Books, 2007
A mind opener!
This book should be required reading in all high schools-and by all Americans! What a mind opener!
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Crown, 2010
An astonishing book about an incredible woman
Usually a book is either a great story, or well written, or enthralling or informative. This is one of the few I've ever read that tick all four boxes. I bought the audio version, and even after hours on the road I found myself sitting in the driveway because I was so ...
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No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
Harry Markopolos
Wiley, 2010
Great Story Needs Storyteller
Granted the Madoff story is fascinating, and so is Harry's role in uncovering the scam. The role that Mr. Markopolos played in the eventual downfall of Bernie Madoff is a wonderful story. Exposing the SEC for it's incompetent behvior is beyond question. But, this ...
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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
Tom Rath
Gallup Press, 2007
StrengthFinder 2.0 ... Too few
The item has a high rating ... I would have to give Amazon a low rating on this purchase. I needed 33 books, but was limited to purchasing only 3 books. Needless to say, Amazon lost my business when I had to go somewhere else to purchase the remainder of the books. ...
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Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History
Andrew P. Napolitano
Thomas Nelson, 2010
Should Be Required Reading For All Americans...
Judge Andrew Napolitano has put into writing what many of us have long suspected...our government has been lying to use for years about almost everything it has ever done. If you think our government is crooked and power hungry, you will realize just how crooked it is ...
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Hardcover, 2009
Terrific book
"Drive" is an excellent take on what motivates people in modern society compared with times past. Things it covers are:
1. A couple of decades ago rhesus monkeys solved a puzzle without a reward of food, water or sex. They began playing with it and solved it, ...
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
Metropolitan Books, 2009
1. Read book 2. Make Judgment. 3. Rate five stars 4. Rave
Checklist Manifesto, is a non-fiction piece documenting the experiences of a surgeon general looking for some method to reduce the madness of a world that is growing increasing complex every year.
Whether the topic is building sky-scrapers or successfully pulling ...
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Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Greg Mortenson
Viking Adult, 2009
Big surprise to me, tops Three Cups of Tea
When I ordered Greg Mortenson's second book I tried to hold down my expectations. Three Cups of Tea was such an astounding tale of accomplishment by such a humble man. I was sure that there was no way a second book could compare favorably. Rather, like almost all ...
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This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff
Princeton University Press, 2009
Financial Crises: Is Nothing in Life Certain But Death and Taxes?
Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff render a great service to their readers by clearly demonstrating how the excessive debts that governments, banks, corporations, or consumers accumulate during a boom often end badly because of the precariousness and fickleness of ...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
Very Well Written!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Actually, I lost my first copy and bought another copy because I wanted to finish it. It makes you look at things in a different way--good read.
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The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Diane Ravitch
Basic Books, 2010
Destined to Become the Most Influential Book on Education Reform in Memory
No silver bullets. This is the simple premise of Diane Ravitch's new book, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," which is being brought out this week by Basic Books. Written by one of our nation's most respected scholars, it has been eagerly ...
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis
W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
A brilliant account?character-rich and darkly humorous?of how the U.S. economy was driven over the cliff. Truth really is stranger than fiction. Who better than the author of the signature bestseller Liar?s Poker to explain how the event we were told was impossible?the free fall of the American economy?finally occurred; how the things that we ...
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