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The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true ...
Somaly Mam
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
This woman is amazing
Wow. I want to say there are no words to describe what this book will make you feel, but I'm going to try anyway.
Somaly Mam is the kind of person we all hope we could be, were we faced with the horrors she has lived. Sexual slavery, rape, abuse - she survived all ...
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Paul Collier
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty
Collier is a serious scholar in the world of development and here he has written a very important book. Here is the basic argument - while it sucks to be poor in countries like India, India is heading for relative prosperity. Where is really, really sucks to be poor is ...
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The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice
T. K. V. Desikachar
Inner Traditions, 1999
great for any yoga student
I love the way the yoga philosophy is presented and interpreted. It's a wonderful resource for understanding Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. I highly recommend it.
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Developing the Leader Within You
John C. Maxwell
Thomas Nelson, 2005
Becoming an Inspiration
John C. Maxwell's book, Developing the Leader Within You, will no doubt become a classic. Maxwell's approaches to leadership are easy to understand and put into daily practice. This book is the starting-gate for any person desiring to lead and is also essential for ...
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins
Plume, 2005
Very thought provoking.
I enjoyed the way the author tied details of modern history to the events of his life. Very thought provoking. I think it is striking the way the individuals who critique it for a lack of statistics provide none of their own.
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The Developing Person Through the Life Span
Kathleen Stassen Berger
Worth Publishers, 2007
great.
The book got here on the day it was supposed to and was as good as new. I couldn't have been more pleased.
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Jeffrey Sachs
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Must Read for Those Interested in Development
You, being a smart person who is up on contemporary debates in economics and development and/or are a reader of Vanity Fair, probably already know all about Sachs and this book.
Sachs made his name giving "shock therapy" to various third world economies. He ...
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Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing,and Using Winning KPIs
David Parmenter
Wiley, 2007
Filling in the Scorecard Gaps
As we know from another business author, the 'Knowing - Doing Gap' can be difficult to close. For Balance Scorecard fans, KPI consultant David Parmenter fills that gap. Written as an instruction manual for implementing performance measurement in any organization, this ...
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The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Wharton School Publishing ...
CK Prahalad
Wharton School Publishing, 2006
Great book for any serious business person
This is a great book for anyone serious about expanding their business, or starting their own business. It gives a real look at the world's poor. Every stereotype is wrong.
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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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Maxwell 3-in-1 Special Edition (The Winning Attitude / Developing the Leaders Around You / Becoming a Person ...
John C. Maxwell
Thomas Nelson, 2000
Excellent resource
Do you want to free your mind of bad attitudes, educate other and become a positive influence? Then you must have this masterpieces. Read them, apply and you'll see the results
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The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
Daniel J. Siegel
The Guilford Press, 2001
An Excellent Read
I was pleased to read this book by Daniel Siegel. It is an easy read about a complicated but fascinating subject! Thank you
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Psychic Development for Beginners: An Easy Guide to Developing & Releasing Your Psychic Abilities (For ...
William W. Hewitt
Llewellyn Publications, 1996
Timing is Everything!
I had been searching for a book that would help me develop my psychic abilities. This one fell into my lap when I was reaching for another book at my local book store. It was an easy read with easy to follow exercises to help develop your psychic awareness. It is a ...
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Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
Matthieu Ricard
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
The Need for Practice
This is just a footnote to the other reviews, especially the one that wants more of the "how" to implement the author's suggestions.
Ricard is one of the finest students of one of the finest teachers of the Tibetan tradition as is, for example, the very popular author ...
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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
William Easterly
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
How Global Aid became a Cash Laden Cow instead of a Thoroughbred Racehorse (or Bureaucracies eat oats too, don't they?)
Here, William Easterly lifts the veil of fog and proceeds to make a big dent in our collective ignorance about the "ways of global poverty" and in the process tells us what "not to do" in trying to surmount it. His trenchant critique gives a whole new meaning to the ...
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