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Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2001
practical and life-changing
I was dubious about this book in the beginning, when I learned that a lot of it was taken from the Power of Now. But I've found that it was works excellently on a practical level. It contains many transformational exercises and examples. It's the kind of book you can ...
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)
Robert B. Cialdini
Collins, 2007
A Primer On Automatic Compliance
This book was a total "head trip" for me several years ago when I first read it. In "Influence", Dr. Robert Cialdini describes six "weapons of influence" that, when used, trigger automatic compliance from unsuspecting individuals. These weapons are subtle in that ...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin Jr.
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1996
Read it everynight
My 2 yr old loves to have this book read to her everynight. Very good book.
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Christopher Hitchens
Da Capo Press, 2007
A fascinating collection of essays
This is a fantastic collection. For anyone just discovering their atheism I highly recommend this book - it brings together writings by atheists or agnostics over the last 2000 or so years, making some incredibly compelling arguments. I'm only halfway through at the ...
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Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
HarperFestival, 1991
My toddler daughter smiles listening to it
It is a classic bedtime story book. It is short and simple, yet very young kids like it. Reading it to my toddler daughter is like reading a poem. I started on this book when my daughter was almost 1 year old. It was a bit late, she should have started on it earlier. ...
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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...
Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
HarperBusiness Essentials, 2003
Attitude is the key to get profits
Graham's viewpoint is based on Amrican stock market, but very useful in emerging markets too. Though rarely heard in Taiwan, Mr. Graham has inspired me in making smart investment in the local stock market. I, for the last two years, have been going over this book and ...
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The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2005
Even better than the buzz -- if that's possible
I was reluctant to pick up the Kite Runner due to all the massive love-a-thon review coverage. I'm often suspicious of overly trendy books. But the buzz is true: the book is simply magnificent. I can't remember crying for years (call me repressed...) but this book had ...
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Essential ActionScript 3.0 (Essential) (Essential)
Colin Moock
Adobe Dev Library, 2007
Action Script Bible
The detailed instructions of this manual make easy to understand these extremely complex concept. I think all programming manuals should be written like this one.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book
Eric Carle
Philomel, 1994
One of my son's favorite books to read
I recommend this book to everyone with a young child. My son loves to read it several times a day along with the soft caterpillar stuffed toy. It's great because it teaches children colors, numbers and simply explains the process of how a caterpillar becomes a ...
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Quicken Willmaker Plus 2008 Edition: Estate Planning Essentials (Book with CD-ROM)
Editors of Nolo
NOLO, 2007
Quicken - Willmaker Plus 2008
Excellent program for anyone writing a will, living will, living trust and powers of attorney. It's easy and can be updated anytime. Just do your work stop and think about things then come back and do some more until completed. You have a complete review at the end ...
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Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (7th Edition) (MySocLab Series)
James M. Henslin
Allyn & Bacon, 2006
WSSU
The product was everything that it had listed. It's in great shape and all the pages where there no extra marking of any sort.
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Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore
Collins, 2002
How companies "grow up"
Having already read the sequel, Inside the Tornado, I wondered whether this book had essentially been summarized in that one. While the basic premise of the technology adoption lifecycle is common to both books, this book, as the name implies, gives much more focus ...
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The World's Healthiest Foods, Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating
George Mateljan
World's Healthiest Foods, 2006
500 RECIPES FOR A HEALTHIER YOU!
This 880 page tome, The World's Healthiest Foods, Essential Guide to the Healthiest Way of Eating, translates nutrition into sumptuous dishes. It includes 500 nutrient-rich, quick-to-prepare, Mediterranean-style recipes. The book presents the 100 healthiest foods ...
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The Essential 55: An Award-winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child
Ron Clark
Hyperion, 2004
The Essential 55
This is an inspirational book for all teachers!!! Highly recommended for making your classroom better. It is also hilarious. You'll get a good laugh from it. Ron Clark just reminds us what education is all about.
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
Peter F. Drucker
Collins, 2006
Very Effective!
Peter Drucker wrote this book back in 1966 and it is as pertinent today as it was then. It concentrates on a small number of practices to help executives manage themselves - a precursor to managing others. Drucker makes the point that, "No one is born an effective ...
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