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Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
Leonard Sax
Basic Books, 2007
Completely New Ideas
The idea that boys are in trouble was a completely new idea to me. I have always heard about girls needing help with self-esteem and acedemics (like science & math). But boys in trouble . . . nope, never heard of it. My sister recommended this book because I have a ...
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The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) From the Inside Out
Joe Vitale
Wiley, 2008
Law of Attraction "Junky" Likes This
Many of you who read The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating wealth (or Anything Else) From the Inside Out by Joe Vitale will have already read other books about the law of attraction.
So why read this?
Motivation.
The Attractor Factor, in addition to ...
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Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More
Joe Vitale, Ihaleakala Hew, Ph.D Len
Wiley, 2007
Most amazing book!
This book has transformed my life! I only wish I had read it sooner.
Most amazing.
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The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) from the Inside Out
Joe Vitale
Wiley, 2006
The Attractor Factor is without a doubt the Most Powerful Book I have ever read.
This book takes you where most of us have never been. If your read this book keep an open mind and absorb what you read, grasp what is being taught, and you will come away with a new outlook on not only your own life but life as a part of a larger entity. Don Scott
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The Story Factor (2nd Revised Edition)
Annette Simmons
Basic Books, 2006
Necessary for any sales person
One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel
Stories are necessary in selling. Sometimes that's all that's necessary. This book lays out a great many interesting stories that are somewhat corny, but at the same time work very well under certain ...
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The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All
Nick Tasler
Fireside, 2008
Wow! A fascinating book
I read a piece in Marie Claire about this book and had to buy a copy. It's really great! In short, the premise of the book is to help you understand why some people tend to play it safe and others tend to risk it all, including:
~ Risk-taking is chemical. 25% of ...
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Trading Option Greeks: How Time, Volatility, and Other Pricing Factors Drive Profit
Dan Passarelli
Bloomberg Press, 2008
Finally We have it ....
This is an excellent book on a topic that a lot of traders, have no deep understanding. It explains the Greeks in a layman and a trader language, and provides a clear view how to trade and profit using the information, given by these indicators. I like the examples ...
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Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises
Lawrence Katz, Manning Rubin
Workman Publishing Company, 1998
It's all good
"Keep Your Brain Alive" is pretty much what I expected. Explains(simple/effective)ways of creating new neural pathways performing routine(mundane) activities.
Arnold
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The Human Factor: Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture
Ishmael Jones
Encounter Books, 2008
Well Written Description of an Incompetent Agency from the Trenches
First of all, I have purchased & read this book, and I recommend that everyone who is concerned about US security read it. Having been a former case officer myself doing exactly what Ishmael was doing, his story and analysis rings true with only a few insignificant ...
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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
Are you a Fred?
'The Fred Factor' is a motivational book which uses many examples of outstanding customer service as well as outstanding generosity the author has experienced in everyday life to provide models of how we can change the world in small, simple ways. I enjoyed reading the ...
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Human Dimension and Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards
Julius Panero, Martin Zelnick
Watson-Guptill, 1979
More useful than my required texts!
I'm currently in my second year (of three) studying interior design. This book was recommended by a teacher, and I must say...it is WAY better than any of the other textbooks we are forced to buy. If you're looking for a very pictorial book that is easy to read and ...
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The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design
Alvin R. Tilley, Henry Dreyfuss Associates
Wiley, 2001
Awesome reference
There's minimal reading in this book, which is nice since it's good for reference. The reading that it does have is very simple with bulleted paragraphs full of information that you can't get from looking at the diagrams.
Great diagrams for industrial design students ...
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The Enzyme Factor
Hiromi Shinya
Council Oak Books, 2007
The ULTIMATE healthy diet
You should take Dr. Shinya's advice because:
(From the back flap of the Chinese edition:)
Dr. Shinya:
- Has never been sick for 45 years -- ever since he recovered from the flu when he was 19.
- ALL of his cancer patients have 0% recurrence rate.
- Throughout 45 ...
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Statistics in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))
Sarah Boslaugh, Paul Watters
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
A different kind of statistics book
This book is probably not what you're expecting since most O'Reilly Nutshell books assume you already have thorough knowledge of a subject and you are just looking for "cues" in case you forget something. This book is more of a "Head First" type of book in that it ...
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The 5 Factor Diet
Harley Pasternak, Myatt Murphy
Meredith Books, 2006
Multiple Factors in the Diet
The author recommends that we reduce the volume of
complex carbs in the diet. Eating 5 smaller meals
per day will assist in reducing insulin resistance.
The result will be a significantly increased
metabolism, fewer mood swings and more energy.
The book ...
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