books by Crown     books:     Crown      The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Timothy Ferriss Crown, 2007 Good things to consider Ah yes, the dream of working only 4 hours/week. While it's hard to implement to the degree he has, I think Tim has some good ideas to consider, including 1) a more heartfelt and specific how to re: work to live not live to work; a focus on being efficiency and ...             Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Barack Obama Crown, 2007 The Amazing Honest Journey of America's NEXT President I found it interesting to read Barack's amazing book on the new amazon kindle. A new politics is what Obama preaches-a new e-reader is what I was consuming it on. All in all-a very modern experience. I was deeply moved by this story-an honest personal account of ...             The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine Benjamin Wallace Crown, 2008 Fascinating Journey through the World of Rare Wine A volume about collecting rare vintage wine might seem an unusual topic for a real page-turner of a book, but Benjamin Wallace's "The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine" is an enthralling exploration of the hype and mystery ...             The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Barack Obama Crown, 2006 The Hopemongering ;-) Barck Obama is a self described hopemongerer ( I think we need to add this word to the dictionary if it is not already there given the publicity it has gotten!). In this book he gives practical advice on what an individual can do to make a difference. I found the ...             Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life Nancy L. Md Snyderman Crown, 2008 Highly Informative Medical Myths that Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths that Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life, by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, is a highly informative and helpful book. And many of the myths she uncovers as false made me quite happy! The book is divided into seven ...             The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington David Sirota Crown, 2008 Long Live the Uprising The Populist Uprising has a long and rich history in this country, and in his new book noted author David Sirota demonstrates that this movement is alive and well (on both the Left and the Right) is alive and well. Sirota is a wonderful political writer who possesses ...             Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World Patrick J. Buchanan Crown, 2008 Its sad when fools resort to slander... It's an old canard now that the real definition of "rascist" is anyone who is winning an argument against a leftist or a fool. The detracting reviews of PB's latest work unfortunately put truth to this. Pat makes a well written attempt to encourage the reader to take ...             Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel (Inspector Wexford Mystery) Ruth Rendell Crown, 2008 A new Chief Inspector Wexford mystery from the author who Time magazine has called “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world.” When the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master’s first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed: at the going rate, this one truffle might be ...             Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You--And Your Waistline--And Drop the Weight ... Steven R. Dr Gundry Crown, 2008 Diet "Evolution" More like, "Revelation"! After 4 weeks I've lost 11lbs and feel great. It is difficult staying away from processed foods(breads, cereals, diet sodas, etc...), but gets easier every time you step on the scale. I haven't even started incorporating exercise into my ...             Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies Roger Bennett, Jules Shell Crown, 2008 Wedgies, color war, parents' day and almost too much more The kid freaked out, ran off the bus. Much screaming from other kids --- it was time to leave. The kid's parents told their daughter they'd follow the bus --- a four-hour drive --- and if, at the destination, she still wanted to come home, they'd be right there for ...             Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's John Elder Robison Crown, 2007 Worth your money While reading Augustin Burroughs description of his brother's asperger's it hit me like a brick. When he was describing John Elder my loved one fell into every category he mentioned. John Elder has done an amazing job giving us a glimpse into his life. I found every ...             ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and ... John La Puma, Rebecca Powell Marx Crown, 2008 Brilliant new approach--definitely worth it I bought this book after I heard Dr. La Puma give a women's workshop in San Francisco. Though he had the audience at "Dark Chocolate", the book is even better! I have a lot of health books, including You on a Diet and the Zone ... and a ton of cookbooks too: Mark ...             Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics Glenn Greenwald Crown, 2008 THE Book for the Post Nixon/Reagan/Bush Era Glenn Greenwald is the writer for our time. I think historians will use Glenn's writings as a milestone beginning the end of the corporate propaganda era. Glenn has few sacred cows except the truth, which we all know has a liberal bias. This book is another in his ...             The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why Amanda Ripley Crown, 2008 It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility that a tear in the fabric of life could open up without warning, upending a house, a skyscraper, or a civilization. Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other ...          products you might be interested in search for books billionaire, inheritance, republican, unauthorized, unnecessary, unthinkable randomly chosen book: Alaska: The Cruise Lover's Guide