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The Daring Book for Girls
Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
Collins, 2007
Daring Book for Girls
I purchased the "Daring Book for Girls" for my daughter. She loves looking at all the interesting things to do. She takes it to school and talks about geography or whatever else pertains to what they are studying.
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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
John Lofty Wiseman
Collins, 2004
An essential for outdoor enthusiasts
This book was excellent at highlighting the need for good preparation and being forearmed with knowledge. Its a great collection of knowledge and experience that applies across most situations and locations.
The format makes for easy reading and reference and the ...
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press, 2008
Hey Ms. Wells! Watup
Hunger games is an excellent read for all ages. If you have followed her other books, then you know that she likes to right about main characters that live in poverty and go through some sort of coming of age through battles. In the series, "The Underland Chronicles," ...
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Harper Collins, 1988
A lifetime favorite
This story is about imagination and reality and maintaining a healthy balance between them. The understanding that was intended to be brought from reading it is that imagination is good but remember that make-believe is make-believe and reality is reality.
The ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Timely principles needed during this economic crisis
Jim Collins' study of business core values, principles and success concepts was expected to be timeless, even if the companies in the book were not. This is never more true than in the later half of 2008 where we see time after time companies missing the mark on these ...
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
J. K. Rowling
Children's High Level Group, 2008
Fun for both children & adults
Being a huge Harry Potter fan, I rushed out to buy this addition to the mythos. While it was a very quick read, the stories were quite enjoyable and fit right in to the Hogwart's World. The stories remind me of Aesop's Fables, Mother Goose and Brother's Grimm with a ...
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Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep ...
Irene M. Pepperberg
Collins, 2008
A gift from Irene and Alex
What an absolute delight Alex and Me is. I expected it to be more technical, and was happily surprised to find it a very warm, loving look at Alex's relationship with his special human, Irene.
As a bird owner and lover, I was so happy to find this book full of ...
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The Dangerous Book for Boys
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
Collins, 2007
OUCH!!!!!!
This IS a dangerous book. I received an extremely painful paper cut whilst reading this text.
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How to Talk to Girls
Alec Greven
Collins, 2008
Dr. Holstein, author of The Truth, is delighted to find Alex as a wonderful example of the wisdom of kids.
The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know EverythingAs a positive psychologist determined to teach the world that kids really are powerhouses of wisdom and we should listen more often, I was thrilled to find How to Talk to Girls. Although crushes and the how to's of ...
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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...
Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
Collins Business, 2003
Changed my mind on Investment Strategies
Bought this book with an eye towards value stock picking. I've read a few others, most notably Peter Lynch, and dabbled with a few thousand while keeping my savings in cash.
Graham and his commentators seem to have no agenda other than what's best for the investor. ...
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200 Best Panini Recipes
Tiffany Collins
Robert Rose, 2008
What's a Panini?
Before I found this great book I didn't even know what a Panini was. Now I can whip out a delicious, easy Panini for any occasion and my family thinks I have finally learned to cook!
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Collins Living, 1999
I love this book and give it to lots of my clents!
I am a clinical psychologist and I first found this book over 30 years ago. I have used it with clients who were abused as children to create a better relationship. My mother-in-law watched my kids once a week when they were small. We both read it. When we drifted of ...
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How the States Got Their Shapes
Mark Stein
Collins, 2008
DON'T SKIP THIS (You'll just have to come back later)
I love this sort of thing, and so I found Mark Stein's stroll through the history of the borders of the American states pretty interesting. I can imagine not everyone feels that way, and so might find this book boring or even inexplicable. But even if the only chapter ...
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The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
Tilar J. Mazzeo
Collins Business, 2008
An Interesting Read
The Widow Clicquot by Tilar J Mazzeo is clearly a labor of love. The author goes into painstaking detail regarding a fairly obscure part of French history to tell us the story of a remarkable woman and by extension the story of how Champagne became the bubbly we love ...
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A Splintered History of Wood: Belt Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and Baseball Bats
Spike Carlsen
Collins, 2008
Not just for woodworkers
Because this book is as much about people as it is about wood it's incredibly readable -- and funny. The author got out from behind the desk and got into the stories as much as possible and shares self-effacing tales along the way.
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