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When the Brain Can't Hear : Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder
Teri James Bellis

Atria, 2003

WHEN THE BRAIN CAN'T HEAR: Unraveling the mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder
This is an OUTSTANDING book! My son was recently diagnosed with APD and I am doing everything I can to educate myself and learn how to best help him. I read this book cover to cover and found it very informational and presented in a practical, laymens' terms, manner. ...
  
  











  



  
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century (Updated and Expanded)
Paul R. Krugman

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

More of us should've read this book sooner
Having just finished this book, I wish more of us had read it sooner and recommended it to others. Paul Krugman's observations from 1999 to 2002 on the economic side of American politics were right on the mark as far as warning what might happen under the Bush ...
  
  











  



  
God's Truth about Gender: Unraveling the Lies of Modern Human Sexuality, Behavior and Identity
Dr. David E. James IV

VMI, 2008

WOW!!!
I have never heard the issues surrounding human sexuality discussed in such a candid and intelligent way. This is not a book about only one aspect of human behavior such as homosexuality, polygamy, incest etc. It deals with many facets of human behavior. This book has ...
  
  











  



  
The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite ...
Trevor Corson

Harper Perennial, 2005

Pass the Butter
I heard about this book on NPR, was interested, and promptly forgot about it for about a year before finding it on a random bookseller's table. I could not have been more pleased with Corson's book and have recommended it profusely. He weaves together two strands of ...
  
  











  



  
Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother's Story of Research & Recovery
Karyn Seroussi

Broadway, 2002

Grandmothr searching for information
We have recently discovered that my 2 year old grandson may be on the spectrum of autism with pdd. This book gave me much information that we have found helpful. As a result of reading it, my son and his wife put the child on a glutenfree and casein free diet. I am ...
  
  











  



  
The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father's Nazi Boyhood
Mark Kurzem

Plume, 2008

A remarkable book
I just read this book in a one-day blue streak. I could not put it down. It will move you, amaze you, sadden you, and humble you.
  
  











  



  
Germany: Unraveling an Enigma
Greg Nees

Intercultural Press, 2000

A great way to understand the US/German differences
As an American living in Germany, I've become accustomed to asking "why?", this book has given me many of the answers. Now I understand the German social market economy, German communication styles, the importance of formality and work/non-work divisions, the ...
  
  











  



  
Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq
Farnaz Fassihi

PublicAffairs, 2008

DO NOT MISS Waiting for An Ordinary Day
Everyone should read this book for a beautifully written--vivid and nuanced--account of the situation in Iraq. It will break your heart, but it's essential reading for thinking Americans.
  
  











  



  
Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
Lisa Randall

Harper Perennial, 2006

Groundbreaking Physics in Beautiful Prose
Professor Randall of Harvard has written a truly monumental book for physics and for those interested in science. She has brilliantly bridged the knowledge gap between the scientist and the layperson. With this book, she dispels forever the ridiculous notion that ...
  
  











  



  
The Unraveling of the Bush Presidency
Howard Zinn

Seven Stories Press, 2007

Read this review, it'll change your mind.
This is a work which propagates the ills or rather the chills of the Bush administration, meant to inform the readers what is going on, not a biblical study by any means, not sure what the past reviewer is thinking but perhaps I could refer him to A POWER GOVERNMENTS ...
  
  











  



  
Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z
David Sacks

Broadway, 2003

Required Reading
This book is a great one to own and to read over and over again. There's a few annoying typos but I would still whole-heartedly recommend it to each and everyone. Especially for those who tend to take for granted the supposedly entrenched institutions of "civilized" ...
  
  











  



  
When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era
Michael J. Panzner

Wiley, 2009

In When Giants Fall, Panzner makes his case for the turbulent economic changes that will be occurring over the next few years and examines the resulting economic opportunities. According to Panzner, the economic changes will be widespread. Businesses will struggle amid wars, shortages, logistical disruptions, and a breakdown of the established ...
  
  











  



  
Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants ...
Mark James Owens, Cordelia Dykes Owens

Mariner Books, 2007

Wonderful sequel
Written so that you feel you are looking over their shoulders as they see and work in Africa. A bit of mystery, a cautionary tale and an inspirational love story. The book describes the obstacles they faced and the gile, resourcefulness, courage and passion they bring ...
  
  











  



  
Facts and Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slavery: 8 Projects, 20 Blocks, First-Person ...
Barbara Brackman

C&T Publishing, 2006

quilts during slavery
Great history of quilts during the Civil War and slavery. Very informative and interesting reading. Highly recommend.
  
  











  



  
Unraveling Somalia: Race, Class, and the Legacy of Slavery (The Ethnography of Political Violence)
Catherine Besteman

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999

In 1991 the Somali state collapsed. Once heralded as the only true nation-state in Africa, the Somalia of the 1990s suffered brutal internecine warfare. At the same time a politically created famine caused the deaths of a half a million people and the flight of a million refugees. During the civil war, scholarly and popular analyses explained ...
  
  











  



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