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The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Robert I. Sutton
Business Plus, 2007
Great advice for dealing with jerks in the workplace
I generally find business books insufferable, so I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Sutton discusses the problems of workplace "jerks." These are often high-performance employees, but he argues that they are not worth having around because of the harm they ...
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Bel Canto (P.S.)
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2005
Makes me want to go and listen to Opera!
I have been coming across Bel Canto for several years, either here at Amazon or through my local bookstore - and i always passed it because the story didn't appeal to me, i didn't want to read about terrorists taking over hostages in a house, but finally i caved in and ...
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Rediscovering God in America: Reflections on the Role of Faith in Our Nation's History
Newt Gingrich
Thomas Nelson, 2006
A Great Walking Tour for DC
Newt Gingrich's "Rediscovering God In America" (2006, 160-page hardback) is a great walking personal tour book for finding Christianity in Washington DC's monuments and government buildings. The final 18 pages presents a walker's map of DC and over 40 photos of the ...
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Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and ...
Ahmed Rashid
Viking Adult, 2008
A very important work
This timely and critical book gives and experts overview of the current situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan and should serve as a wake uo call for policy makers interested in the region and people interested in the threat that instability and renewed ...
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His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage
Willard F. Harley Jr.
Revell, 2001
A must read for everyone
This was a wonderful read with great insight to both the female and male mind. I believe this book can help you from when you are first dating to having a serious problem in your relationship. This book has made me realize that it truely does take two people to make ...
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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications
Toby Segaran
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007
Great, simple presentation of some powerful techniques
Programming Collective Intelligence is a book about applying data mining techniques to analyse collections of data. There is submerged information in Ebay prices, in Facebook profile networks, in collections of movie reviews, in news sites, in the stockmarket; this ...
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2002
Great Book!
I had to read this book for a class of mine and fortunately I loved it. The lessons are told through fictional characters; however, it's easy to see how the dysfunctions can apply towards your own teams.
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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2007
Easy Read and well worth it
Lencioni always writes a good, easy to read story that helps make sense of the workplace. It's a simple story that is well written and is essential to better management.
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The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
Naomi Wolf
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007
BRILLIANT...but narrow...
Naomi Wolf has written a brilliant "primer" to warn all Americans that the Constitutional freedoms they've enjoyed throughout their American lives are coming to an end. Ms. Wolf endured a vigorous study of the fascist regimes of WWII and noted the striking ...
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Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
David McFarland
Pogue Press, 2007
To Buy or Not to Buy?
I work for an engineering company, do their web, and a bunch of other stuff. We're moving from Go-Live to Dreamweaver. I've been doing the web for nine years, and am not a rookie. Having said that, this book is excellent for beginners or advanced code writers who wants ...
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The Lucky Shopping Manual: Building and Improving Your Wardrobe Piece by Piece
Andrea Linett, Kim France
Gotham, 2003
Style for ALL ages
I disagree with the reviewers that say this book is only for a young fashionista. I'm a fresh-looking active 53 year old and have adored fashion my entire life. What I love about this book is that three of the "Lucky Girls" practically live in jeans and build their ...
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Joomla! A User's Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website
Barrie M. North
Prentice Hall PTR, 2007
As the title says, user's guide to Joomla!
This book covers all the aspects of using Joomla! CMS. For new users (as me) it's a gude to manage, administer and build useful sites.
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The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary
Mark Sanborn
Doubleday Business, 2004
Simple story-- good motivator to pass on to employees
I thought this book was great. Yes, it was 100% predictable, but it was a feel-good story that I can imagine might motivate employees, and is a step in kind of a different direction than "Who Stole My Cheese"
Buy up a lot of them and give them to your employees, or ...
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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
Rik DeGunther
For Dummies, 2007
This book answered ALL my questions clearly!
My husband and I have become increasingly consciencious about saving our natural resources. It has been our goal to add solar panels to our house but most of the books out there were not written for the average person. This book answered all our questions in a ...
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Quiet Corners of Paris
Jean-Christophe Napias
Little Bookroom, 2007
Some Paris gems
This is a sweet little book. I wish I'd had it when I lived in Paris. It reveals many wonderful quiet spots, places for picnics and contemplation, and peace in that busy city. As a tourist to Paris, you probably won't value it as much--you'll want to be out in the ...
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