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The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life
Jim Tressel, Chris Fabry, ...
Tyndale House Publishers, 2008
Don't miss!
This book is one of two books that I will use as a reference for self improvement. It was a great "how to be your best" guide. I loved the numerous anecdotes and inspiring quotes. I especially loved the stories about individual YSU and Ohio State football players. ...
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As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
Vintage, 1991
Homegoing
One of the most important writers of the twentieth century in any country, William Faulkner could tell a rousing tale. Check your collective memory. You're sitting around the campfire and the the storyteller begins.
When it is Faulkner, expect the unexpected. As I ...
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Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Muhammad Yunus
PublicAffairs, 2008
Amazing read!
Banker to the Poor is a really clear way of explaining what microfinance is as well as showing the drastic difference that $40 can make in people's lives. Shows the humanitarianism of microlending, why it's better than just giving people money, and how it can be a ...
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Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999
Maniacs are good friends
After reading Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, I have learned a lot about what it takes to be a good friend. I thought I had good friends before I read it. Friends are supposed to be people you can laugh with, remember forever, and trust enough to ask for a payday ...
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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)
John Steinbeck
Penguin, 2002
The Greatest 20th Century Novella?
Although you can read this book in just a few short hours, the relatively few words found in "Of Mice and Men" carry tremendous weight. From the first paragraph Steinbeck manages to paint a vivid picture of the environment, taking great care to simultaneously describe ...
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
One of my all time favorite books
The Westing Game is a compelling and insignifacent treasure that anyone would be overjoyed to dig up! This book has many main characters yet maintaines the sense that you know the characters personally, and you never get confused. A suspensful and unpredictable mystery ...
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (Tale of ...
Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick, 2006
An Amazing Adventure Anyone Can Love
This is one of my favorite books of all time! It's a beautiful story. The plot and characters are amazing! You feel like the author is really talking to you. She tells you things and you know she is because she says "Dear reader" when telling you something. At one ...
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Picador, 2001
The Most Super of All Powers
A beautiful book about Sammy and Joe, two cousins who end up writing and drawing comic books together, the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a staggering tale of dedication, commitment, human frailty, perseverance, loyalty, and the many faces of the most ...
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Makes Life Worth Living
In Woody Allen's masterpiece Manhattan, he asks himself "why is life worth living." He proceeds to give a variety of concrete answers such as Willie Mays, Swedish movies and Cezanne's apples and pears. For me, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude is a ...
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The Good Earth (Enriched Classics)
Pearl S. Buck
Pocket Books, 2005
If You Are Going to Read This Book . . .
This book does exactly what the author intended: It creates a picture of the Chinese culture right before the arrival of the revolution, providing a view of a world quite different from our own. I have read several of the negative reviews, and my advice is, if you ...
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Owl Moon
Jane Yolen
Philomel, 1987
Beautiful story
I used this book in my classroom as an example for my students to write thier own story. My 3rd and 4th graders loved the story and it worked great for the lesson I was teaching.
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Sula
Toni Morrison
Vintage, 2004
Sexy Sula Seduces You and Those Around Her [160][78]
Morrison's writing style is unique and demanding - and most readers like it like that.
"Sula" is a simple story about complicated people which Morrison paints in terribly artful language. It is drama, it is insightful prose, and it is a great reading novel.
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The Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister
North-South Books, 1992
People read way too much into children's books!!!
I have always loved this book and unlike most adults, I take it for what it is . . . a children's book! It's purpose is not to promote mediocrity but to show that happiness can come from treating others with kindness and not being prideful. This kind of story is no ...
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Nothing But The Truth: A Documentary Novel
Avi
Avon Flare Books, 1993
FUN BOOK!!!
It's a very interesting book. Some books are very borring but this is a very fun book.This book is interesting because you can learn that lying is bad and what consequences it will bring to you.
I hope you buy this book;I relly recomented this book to you.
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The Winner
David Baldacci
Vision, 1998
Ultimate vacation book
If your wondering which of the many excellent Baldacci books to read first. The winner is his best.
1)The Winner
2)Absolute Power
3)Camel Club trilogy
4)Total Control
5)Last man standing
6)Simple Truth
7)Saving Faith
Read em in that order.
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