books by Houghton Mifflin     books:     Houghton Mifflin      Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry Ian O'Connor Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Superior book about two all time greats. Mr. O'Connor has done a fine job with his work on the Palmer-Nicklaus rivalry. No matter which side of the fence you may be on (Arnie's Army or Jack's Pack), there are enduring lessons to be learned here as well as a lot of inside information about two of the all time ...             Madness: A Bipolar Life Marya Hornbacher Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Another brilliantly-written memoir by Marya Hornbacher 'Madness' lives up to Ms. Hornbacher's first memoir, 'Wasted', and in the same take-no-prisoner style that is hers almost exclusively, gives readers a first-hand glimpse inside the head and heart of a typical victim of the insanity that is (untreated) bipolar. She is ...             Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction David Sheff Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008 Changed I finished this book a few weeks ago and I still can't stop thinking about it. Perhaps this is because Beautiful Boy does more than just tell a story it also teaches readers about meth. which makes me categorize it more as non-fiction, than as a memoir. Sheff's ...             Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind Gary Marcus Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008 It works . . . but you can fix it! "If it works, don't fix it!", runs the old adage. Any engineer will tell you, however, that this is false confidence. What works today may not work tomorrow when conditions change. Animal brains worked for many millions of years. Then Homo sapiens arose somewhere ...             What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Caldecott Honor Book) Robin Page, Steve Jenkins Houghton Mifflin, 2003 L U C K Y T W I C E ! ! ! It is a good, informative book. Although my 9 years old son seems to be very old for this kind of reading, I still bought it for him because of the book's educational value. Surprise, surprise! - my Big Boy liked the book a lot(!) We now quiz each other about various ...             The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child: With No Pills, No Therapy, No Contest of Wills Alan E. Kazdin Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Breaks parenting myths. This book has turned around our three and four year old children. I wake up now to happy kids who want to get up and get ready for the day and go places. We have gone from feeling like we are on a parental battleground for tasks just to get out the door to having ...             Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make Alan Richardson, Karen Tack Houghton Mifflin, 2008 A Grand Slam right out of the cupcake ballpark! SUGAR ALERT: I will be fawning and tripping all over in talking about this book! If you have are a closet cake-decorator but you don't feel up in the ranks of Duff or Colette or Martha, then grab this book and hold on to your socks, because Karen Tack and Alan ...             The God Delusion Richard Dawkins Houghton Mifflin, 2006 Clear, concise and accurate My title really says it all, but a few specifics. This book touches on many things that have been left out of other books about the lack of belief. One is how it is immoral to label Children before they have the chance to think and decide for themselves. The second ...             Guerrilla Marketing, 4th edition: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your ... Jay Conrad Levinson Houghton Mifflin, 2007 like a bestseller must be great book for those of you who are in a marketing department, and even better for those who are planning or already has their own small business. If you are not a marketing guy, is a great start. (Engineers, hello) A must have for every young entrepreneur.             The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great Pam Anderson Houghton Mifflin, 2008 A real chef tells us how to do it! I love this cookbook! I wanted a cookbook geared towards losing weight with REAL ingredients, and freshness, and EASE, and Pam Anderson does all of it! I figured that if the food is good enough for Pam, a professionally trained chef and author, who would not eat ...             The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2002 One of my favorite pieces of literature I began reading this series when I was about 16 years old or so. The latest film, based on the books, Peter Jacksons "The Fellowship of the Ring", really brought my interest to the story. I hadn't heard of the Trilogy until after I'd seen FOTR. I believe people ...             The Hearts of Horses Molly Gloss Houghton Mifflin, 2007 Molly won my heart as she did those of the horses she tamed This is the story of a young woman who leaves home and takes a job taming horses for the farmers of a remote valley during World War I. It is a very sensitive portrayal of rural life from a woman's point of view and presents a good description of the gentling form of ...             The Children of Húrin J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2007 Amazing! It's been a while since I've read a book that's taken my breath away. As most people reviewing would probably agree, more for the Tolkien fan than the casual reader. Such a tragic tale, but one that drew me even deeper into the world of Middle Earth. I love the ...             The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2002 The Hobbit By: Aspen Ishii The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien The Hobbit is an absolute classic. This book is about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who joins a party of dwarves in their quest for treasure. He finds himself in many sticky situation. As he and the dwarves embark on ...             A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America Houghton Mifflin, 2002 excellent field guide This was a spare copy for me since it is so indispensable. One in car or golf bag or when going fishing and one at home near where we look at birds at the feeder. Has excellent pictures, concise descriptions and migration maps at the back. And it is small and light ...          products you might be interested in search for books caldecott, construction, inexpensive, irresistibly, smallbusiness, strategies randomly chosen VHS: Bullmania 6-Pack