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Conceptual Physics
Paul G. Hewitt
Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 2005
Perfect, just what I ordered!
We'd been looking for this book for a few weeks. Good price and reliability high.
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
Peter F. Drucker
Collins Business, 2006
The Effective Executive Book Review
I am still reading this book; there are so many insights that I find myself highlighting and writing them down; then I go back to review them over and over. For the person who wants to be an Effective Executive or just an effective individual I would recommend you ...
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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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Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
Brian Tracy
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007
no fluff, excellent!
I purchased the audio version of this book and listen to it over and over. Brian has a very positive and soothing voice and gets right to the point. No fluff. If you want fluff and lots of complicated language, check out Getting Things Done by David Allen. I started in ...
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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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The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing, 4th Edition
John D. Ramage, John C. Bean, ...
Longman, 2005
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Life changing..
First, I want to say that I'd listened to the audio book of this years ago. And at the time it didn't resonate with me AT ALL. Frankly I'm not sure I finished the audio--but either way I couldn't remember any of it other than it was in my library.
Fast forward a ...
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1995
This is a must read!
This was a very touching book. I could not put it down what so ever! I read it on my way to Wisconsin Dells for a vacation back in May. I cried because it is heartfelt and God forbid a child ever go through that!
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals
James Stewart
Brooks Cole, 2002
Perfect delivery, perfect condition
I got this in panic through overnight shipping, it was at my door at 10 the following morning. Perfect condition.
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...
Crown Business, 2002
Management Take Notice
Execution is a must read for all Executives. So many in management have trouble making decisions for fear of the Old Boy Network politics. Larry Bossidy would have none of that, and changed out his Executive staff until he had one's who would EXECUTE!
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Theories of Personality: Understanding Persons (5th Edition)
Susan C. Cloninger
Prentice Hall, 2007
Designed to prepare readers to apply theories of personality to understanding particular individuals who they may encounter in professional work and in their personal lives, this engaging volume provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, together with clear explanation of the latest research. It brings the theories ...
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Fundamentals of Nursing
Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry
Mosby, 2004
Good reference book
This a great reference book that I used througout nursing school. This was a great book for writing care plans or the random papers that we had to write. This is another one of the few books that I kept from college.
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Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships
Kenneth Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, ...
Free Press, 2002
A Great Book for Business and Personal Relationships
An excellent book on the power of positive reinforcement and the importance of focussing on what is being done right rather than wrong. Ken Blanchard has once again created a powerful story to help illustrate key points and make reading this book fun and memorable.
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Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: A Contemporary Approach
Gary L. Musser, William F. Burger, ...
Wiley, 2005
Great Book!
Since I was unable to buy this manual at my college bookstore, it was great to be able to order it....and the manual was in perfect condition!
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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
Timothy B. Tyson
Three Rivers Press, 2005
Worth reading
I recommend this book not only to those of us who lived through the time but also to younger adults who care about racial issues in America. The author's personal account allows readers to experience recent history through his eyes. The book is informative and a very ...
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