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Hop on Pop (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))
Dr. Seuss
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004
Big thumbs-up from our 16-month-old girls
Our 16-month-old twin girls have a vocabulary of four words: Ma-ma, Da-da, ba-ba (bottle), and "Pop!" That's what they say when they see this book come out for their bedtime story. They love the pictures and the sound of the words. They look and listen with ...
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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg
Doubleday, 2008
Not What You Think It's Going To Be
So many people, to include certain friends of mine, are all too willing to write this book off as just one more salvo from the Republican noise machine without ever bothering to read it. Goldberg's title is perhaps unfortunate in this regard, as it leaves one with the ...
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Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True
Gay Hendricks
New World Library, 2007
WHAT DO YOU TRULY WISH FOR?
How do you figure out what you truly wish for? What will give you meaning? This book suggests you answer those questions by looking backwards from your deathbed. The author encourages us to ask and re-ask the big questions. He provides five key questions to assess ...
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The Sneetches and Other Stories (Classic Seuss)
Dr. Seuss
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1961
Dr. Suess is the best
at teaching good things in a fun way. This book shows that a looking different doesn't make a person less fun or likeable. It has great rhymes, & is a quick read before sleep time.
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Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton
Harvard Business School Press, 2006
Another thought provoking work from Pfeffer
I've been an avid Pfeffer fan since 'Resource Dependency', so am inclined to give him 5 stars for anything he writes.
The main themes in here are extremely thought provoking and are great for jogging one's brain to think thorough one's management assumptions. A ...
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Horton Hears A Who!
Dr. Seuss
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1954
A timeless masterpiece for children of all ages
Horton Hears a Who is a masterpiece. Often heralded as a book on friendship, it is much more than that. Theodor Seuss Geisel was an outspoken critic of Hitler and Mussolini, and Horton Hears a Who has been said to have been Geisel's call to support the fledgling ...
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How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (How to Write a ...
James N. Frey
St. Martin's Press, 1987
It's like taking a writing course
I really want to write a novel, but of course I am not a writer at all. Therefore, I started searching for a book that could provide me with a little orientation on how to start writing a novel, and I decided to purchase this book. It was the BEST decision I could ...
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The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife
Marianne Williamson
Hay House, 2008
Good!
Fairly good Delivery - Book arrived Excellent Condition.
Thank You, Diane Cogswell Mill Valley, CA
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Fox in Socks (Beginner Books)
Dr. Seuss, Theodore Geisel
Random House, Inc., 1965
Super bedtime book for little boys
There's so much silliness and tongue twisting going on in "Fox in Socks" that my 5-year old and 4-year old end up rolling around in their beds they laugh so hard. This is one of our favorite bedtime books. We've been reading it for a couple years now. The book provided ...
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Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
Dr. Seuss
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1960
The Greatest American Philosopher
As a mom of a 24 and an 8 year old (I know . . . big surprise) I am firmly of the opinion that Dr. Seuss is the greatest American philosopher! In this book he urges us to try things that we may be afraid of or even repelled by. Many folks think this book applies only ...
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Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want
Robert Anthony
Morgan James Publishing, LLC, 2004
The BEST Book on Positive Thinking You'll Ever Read
I read this book years ago, applied it's techniques, and my life changed forever. I tripled my income, bought my first home, easily got into the best physical shape of my life, and have been applying the techniques and lessons in here ever since.
Since that time, ...
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Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies
HarperCollins, 2008
Don't bump the Glump
This author is hilarious for his silly and humorous storytelling.
I had heard of this book and decided to purchase it and donate it to a non-profit organization for their fundraiser. Sharing books for me either in reading to my children and grandchildren or giving ...
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Sense and Nonsense About Crime and Drugs: A Policy Guide
Samuel Walker
Wadsworth Publishing, 2005
Very good for critical thinkers
This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to take a critical look at the administration of justice in the U.S. Dr. Walker has a very simple, straightforward style of writing that makes this book accessible to virtually anyone, even someone with limited ...
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Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
Michael J. Behe
Free Press, 2006
Darwin's fantasy.
Excellent book. Not for the faint of heart and has some very technical reading. As I continue my research of creationism vs. evolution it's incredible how our schools continue to teach the wrong history with the mountains of obvious evidence against evolution and the ...
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Reading Without Nonsense
Frank Smith
Teachers College Press, 2005
All Literacy Instruction/Learning Begins Here For Early Childhood Professionals
A revolutionary work!
Smith, using the most astoundingly clear language you will see a excruciatingly long time, lays a overwhelming case for a predominately whole-language approach for literacy instruction.
Every single one of these thirteen chapters equals ...
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