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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Move Over,Dracula,here comes Twilight!
I am not the kind of person who reads vampire novels.I'm not the kind of person who normally reads romance ,either.But I devoured this book.A friend had casually mentioned that it was "Really good," and so I decided to try it out.I'm glad I did.After the first ...
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Harper Collins, 1988
Wild things are not under the bed
His mother called him "WILD THING!" Max is sent to bed without eating anything. He sails off into a far away land where is becomes the King of the wild things.
As a child, I was afraid of what could be under the bed or in the closet. My mom used to read this book to ...
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The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
Broadway, 1998
Unexpectedly amazing
This was such a good book!! My college professor was the editor which is honestly the only way I would have ever come across this because he had us read it for class. I loved it. It was so real and easy to get attached to the characters, as if you were reading about ...
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Things Fall Apart: A Novel
Chinua Achebe
Anchor, 1994
A classic, with good reason
This is an extraordinary book in its ability to narrate both a story of cultural dissonance and an overarching tale about the human condition. Achebe's novel broaches the subject of morality, but demonstrates that even the concept of "evil" is subject to a cultural ...
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Life of Pi
Yann Martel
Harvest Books, 2003
Life of Pi = amazing!!!
Life of Pi is an unbelievable book that I have started reading and cannot put it down. I try to read a certain amount of pages a day but I just read way more than needed due to it greatness. It is a very good fiction book for people that like adventure and survival ...
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Good For All
Any information on being more organised and reducing stress in our lives is worth reading. Even people who are generally organised will gain benefits fom this book. We all have areas of our lives that could be more productive, less cluttered and more stress-free. ...
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough, Michael Braungart
North Point Press, 2002
solutions for a future
this book introduces one to a new way of making things and eliminating the worry about pollution and garbage. It should be read by every manufacturer, politician, teacher, parent... in short by everyone who lives on this planet!!!!!
it shows the right approach to ...
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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
Alex Harris, Brett Harris
Multnomah Books, 2008
Timely Advice For The Impressionable Years
The teenage years are arguably the most crucial and impressionable years of one's life. A person's future can often be decided by decisions made during this period. Many come undone while others go on to greatness. Teenagers need advice and guidance to set themselves ...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
"THINK OF THEM AS EPIDEMICS"
This book asserts that the best way to understand popularity and social behavior, such as the rise in popularity of a book, teen behaviors, or word of mouth phenomena, is to model them as epidemics. The author suggests that ideas, behaviors, and the popularity of ...
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1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die
Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company, 2007
1000 places to see before you die
My husband and I are planning a trip through the southwest this summer and found this to be very helpful in planning our trip. Also, learned of a few places we did not know about, that are close to home. Anyone who likes to travel should buy this book.
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2005
kathy in NM
I bought this book in 2001 for myself at A Cancer seminar and just got to reading it this year, 2008!! Maybe I was afraid to read it then?! My Dad had died in Feb 2001, my intimate relationship was yucky.
But in 2008 things were no better, but then better. I'm sorry ...
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Where the Red Fern Grows (A Bantam Starfire Book)
Wilson Rawls
Laurel Leaf, 1984
Ah a blast from the past
I had to read this book in elementary school, but I've been thinking about it lately and wondered if it was still around. Looks like it's not only around, but being used in schools just as regularly as before. Also with 1200+ reviews, I'm not sure it needs any more, ...
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Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware)
Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books, 2008
Compulsion
Love Alex Delaware and this novel was classic Delaware. If you are a reader of the series then you will be glad that you read it! If you are new to the series start at the beginning of the series so that you can appreciate the characters more.
I would have liked to ...
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...
Crown Business, 2002
Management Take Notice
Execution is a must read for all Executives. So many in management have trouble making decisions for fear of the Old Boy Network politics. Larry Bossidy would have none of that, and changed out his Executive staff until he had one's who would EXECUTE!
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The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
Stephen M.R. Covey
Free Press, 2008
Trusting the Speed of Trust
When I read 'Speed of Trust' I had many "ah hah" moments. Either I had just read an explanation for something that had bothered me in the past, or I understood just why I had trusted someone or that person had trusted me. For both the realizations of what worked in ...
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