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On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Jack Kerouac
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
The Day After Superman Died
I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation.
It's ...
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The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization (J-B Leader to Leader ...
Peter F. Drucker
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Planning Is Not an Event
The first edition of Peter Drucker's self-assessment tool for organizations arrived in 1993 and introduced these five key questions: 1) What is our mission? 2) Who is our customer? 3) What does the customer value? 4) What are our results? and 5) What is our plan?
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Notes From Underground
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Signet Classics, 2004
Superb character development
The underground man is the best-developed character I have come across. A reader can take what they want from this book. Everyone's reaction will vary. I'm sure there are people who won't enjoy it but I can not imagine anyone not finding it thought-provoking
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
William S. Burroughs
Grove Press, 2004
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I finished this book only a few weeks ago and writing this only now because it left me speechless for so long. Yes, I am going to be one of those people that call and consider this book and it's author genius and visionary.
I cannot say too much, it is a kind of ...
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Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)
Allen Ginsberg
City Lights Publishers, 2001
Howl, And Other Pocket Poems
Howl, And Other Poems-Allen Ginsberg *****
When originally released in the 1950's Howl was one of the most contraversial works in literature up to that point even rivaling that of Ulysses. Filled with shocking imagry and what some may concider to be distasteful ...
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Women: A Novel
Charles Bukowski
Ecco, 2007
A Raucous Good Time
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R27PF6CT4ON2CQ This book is a jolly good time and I hope you like the review.
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Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Richard Florida
Basic Books, 2008
Location is EVERYTHING
Excellent book! From personal experience I agree that choice of where to live is the most important factor in one's personal happiness.
I grew up in Canada in a Rocky Mountain town called Calgary (home of the Calgary Stampede) north of the Montana border. When I was ...
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God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer
Bart D. Ehrman
HarperOne, 2008
God's Problem
I rec'd this on time, the book was clean and packaged well. Very pleased.
Kathy
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School Leadership and Administration: Important Concepts, Case Studies, and Simulations
Richard A Gorton, Judy A. Alston, ...
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006
Finally, the case method applied to education
This is easily one of the most thought-provoking books on education that I've had the pleasure of reading. The first half is a general exploration of leadership in the school setting, but the second half is where the book truly shines--60 different case study ...
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The Important Book
Margaret Wise Brown
HarperTrophy, 1990
Excellent introduction to metaphysics for toddlers
I really like this book, and my little boy does too. It is an excellent introduction to metaphysics for toddlers. It inspires tots to think about what is important, distinctive, or essential about different things. As a philosopher, I was amazed to find a book that ...
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Another Important Book
Margaret Wise Brown
HarperTrophy, 2006
An adorable picture book that talks about growing up
This book celebrates what is special about being a child. The same familiar pattern on every page, allows children to anticipate what will come next. It is a wonderful book to share with young children.
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Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History
Joseph Telushkin
William Morrow, 1991
Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History
This book has helped me understand the Jewish Faith as I never have. As a Christian, I wanted to know more about the Jewish religion. Jesus was Jewish and He kept the Jewish Law and customs. This book is easy to understand and very insightful.
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Most Important Person on Earth
Myles Munroe
Whitaker House, 2007
This book is a must for understanding the Creator's original assignment and program for every human being.
The insight and understanding Dr. Munroe has in regards to the kingom message of Jesus is incredible. For centuries this message has been misunderstood and mishandled mostly because we live in the western part of the world and have no concept of what a kingom is or how ...
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Selling To VITO (The Very Important Top Officer)
Anthony Parinello
Adams Media, 1999
Sound and creative strategies to reach the top officers
All too frequently, sales reps waste tremendous amounts of time presenting to people who only have the authority to say no. They rely on these people to go the the decision maker and do the selling for them, which those of us who have spent a lot of years in the field ...
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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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