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Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (4th Edition) (Words Their Way ...

Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, ...

Prentice Hall, 2007

Very useful for homeschoolers too...
My children attended a public school where this program was used. When I brought them home due to their various LDs/allergies, I balked at the $40 price tag of this book and opted for the less expensive Spectrum Spelling books for their grade level. I found those to ...

This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation

Barbara Ehrenreich

Metropolitan Books, 2008

Scathingly funny-and enraging
I laughed as I read this, and also got angry. It will make anyone laugh and cry at the current state of the country. Barbara Ehrenreich is spot on in assessing where the country is going, and how most Americans are not benefiting.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

Business Plus, 2000

Extremely Educational and Inspiring...
This book was far better than expected. Recommended to me by a close friend of my brother's, who has made a fortune for himself in investing at 30 years old. He has a "passive income", what Robert Kiyosaki talks about in this book. For anyone who isn't happy with ...

Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses!)

Douglas Brown

Crown, 2008

An Amazing Story of Discovery
I bought this book because I felt it might be good for a few laughs about a couple who decided to have sex for 100 days but what I found was so much more. Do not buy this book if you think that it is going to be some wild crazy play-by-play of their sexual romps. ...

Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

HarperTrophy, 1987

Childhood favorite is now my child's favorite
This is one of the few books I remember my elementary school librarian reading to us during my childhood. I loved the story of the multi colored caps balancing on the peddler's head as he walked through town yelling "caps for sale!" Then to find that as he napped, his ...

Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains

LouAnne Johnson

Jossey-Bass, 2005

Get this book!
Are you a new teacher or a teacher-to-be? Get this book!!!! Are you an experienced teacher who is having difficulty with organization or class management? Get this book!!! The author was a high school English teacher in a challenging district filled with gang ...

Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life ...

Brian L. Weiss

Fireside, 1988

This book changed my life
It has given me perspective and purpose in my life's journey, it has helped me release certain fears and has given me a sense of peace. This book has recommited me in my desire to help others and be a kind and giving person. It is a book I will always keep and reread ...

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Please read this book! I'm serious! The writing is pure poetry, with fantastic images that will stay with me forever. Also, the historical value cannot be exaggerated. The author, Nora Neale Hurston, gave us a tremendous gift.

How the States Got Their Shapes

Mark Stein

Collins, 2008

Map-Lover's Delight
Very informative and entertaining book. Stein explains the reasoning behind all of the straight lines of the states and also of the strange bumps and turns. It was so interesting I read it in two days.

The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide: A Quick Reference to Foods & Their Effect on pH Levels

Susan Brown, Larry Trivieri Jr.

Square One Publishers, 2006

Helpful in understanding the topic
I've read several books and articles in an attempt to better understand acid/alkaline balance in the body - to me, this is the best one. I'm still confused by some ideas (like, why are tomatoes listed as acid-forming on some lists and alkaline-forming on other ...

Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives

Laura C. Schlessinger

Harper Paperbacks, 1995

You Move In, The Leverage Moves Out
As a female, when you move in with a guy without a commitment, the mistake is always the same: YOU HAVE NO LEVERAGE, and to make things worse, it is in fact, partly your own fault by way of collusion. If things go wrong and you realize he doesn't want to get married, ...

They Told Me Their Stories

J. Edward Morris, Cindy McCowan

Dare2Dream, 2006

Shekinah Glory, Holy Fire and Miraculous Healing
The Azusa Street Revival (1906-1910) is pretty well known in Pentecostal and Charismatic circles for the revival of the gift of tongues. But reading through They Told Me Their Stories: The Youth and Children of Azusa Street Tell Their Stories, I am learning that there ...

The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive

Michael Fullan

Jossey-Bass, 2008

Fullan finds the secrets
Michael Fullan has been working to discover change secrets for years allowing him to amass an extensive data base on the subject. His depth of understanding provides a unique view for the change agent of today. An intriguing aspect of the book is how Fullan goes beyond ...

Robert Frank: The Americans

Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008

The definitive "The Americans"
We're lucky to have this edition. Robert Frank is an old man with health issues now. That he is healthy enough to oversee this work is wonderful. Everything about this edition - especially in comparison to the 2007 Delpine edition I purchased earlier this year - is ...

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

Lois P. Frankel

Business Plus, 2004

HIGHLY recommended for every professional woman
I hadn't realized just how many things I was doing on a daily basis that were keeping me from acheiving my full potential at work. Some things in this book applied to me, others did not, but I have learned what I have been doing that is holding me back from moving ...