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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher, William L. Ury
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991
One of the best books ever written on negotiation
This book changed the study and practice of negotiation since it was first published.
It is one of the most important books on negotiation ever written.
It is based on "interest based" negotiation and "expanding the pie" and then "dividing it". It is about ...
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Muhammad Yunus
PublicAffairs, 2008
Excellent primer for the emerging field of social businesses
As someone in the midst of trying to make a small business run within the lines of corporate social responsibility, I've really wrestled with the inherent problems with the whole "triple-bottom-line" movement. Primarily, I've wrestled with how one chooses which of the ...
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My New Baby (New Baby Series)
Child's Play International, 2000
Simple and engaging
My DD is 2 1/2 an I am expecting a baby in August. This book is a great conversation starter. I am planning to breastfeed, and it tastefully shows the baby nursing, something which DD has been curious about on the rare occasion she sees someone nursing a baby. If ...
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Clay Shirky
Penguin Press HC, The, 2008
Marketers: essential reading before embarking on social media of any kind
I've read almost all the books on how social media is changing business and I can say that "Here Comes Everybody" is the very best. Don't even think of blogs, communities or social networks as part of your marketing strategy until you read this book. Why? It explains ...
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Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
David Wiesner
Clarion Books, 2006
Beautiful illustrations!!! Great story left to our imagination!!!
I stumbled across this book at the library. The first time I opened it up I was a bit surprised to not see any words and my 2 yr old was not interested in it either. But after I studied the beautiful illustrations, the story unfolded before me. The next time I read ...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
Mediocre at best
Gladwell is a writer for the New Yorker so it's not surprising that this entire book could have been summed up in an article. Gladwell basically says we should follow our instinct and concludes at the end that we shouldn't be judgemental at the same time. Wow, what ...
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World Without End
Ken Follett
Dutton Adult, 2007
World Without End
This was one of the best books I have read in a while. It was even better than Pillars of the Earth. I recommend that anyone who reads the book should read Pillars of the Earth first in order for World Without End to make sense, because in the book they make references ...
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The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears ...
Elizabeth Pantley
McGraw-Hill, 2007
Should be required reading for new parents
I'm only slightly more than half-way through this book. However, in the last three days I have used techiniques from this book (on my three year old) and all three times successively. In my opinion, books of this nature are really psychology books (how to deal with ...
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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to ...
Rodale Books, 1996
The perfect handbook
The book really is complete, easy to consult and delightful to page through. I live in a tropical area outside the US and was afraid the book might not cover the (many) pests we withstand here. But they were all there, and were referred to attacks against tropical ...
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The World Without Us
Alan Weisman
Thomas Dunne Books, 2007
This amazing work of fiction...
..Had me in laughing tears over the imagination of the writer in fits of ecstasy and rapturous delight as he typed out the pages. And then rushing into the bushes buck naked to be One with Lady Gaia!... ..Before coming back in for the bug solvents and creams for all ...
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Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!
Jesse Ventura
Skyhorse Publishing, 2008
Very Interesting Read
First, let me be upfront with you- I am a wrestling fan. But not in the traditional sense, but rather, I love to watch what wrestling presents to its fans on TV, and then distill what is really happening behind the scenes. Fast forward to late May/early June, when ...
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Gluten-Free Quick & Easy: From Prep to Plate Without the Fuss - 200+ Recipes for People with Food ...
Carol Fenster
Avery, 2007
A Cookbook to Reach for Time and Time Again!
I have been gluten-free for two years now and have come to realize that most gluten free recipes are complex due to having to replace gluten with multiple ingredients to get a satisfactory taste and texture. Because of that, most of the cookbooks I own by Bette ...
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Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk It Off! A Spine Doctor's Proven Solutions For Finding Relief Without Pills ...
Mark Brown
Sunrise River Press, 2008
MY FIRST 5-STAR BOOK REVIEW
This is the first book I have ever given a 5-star review.
No other medical ailment, except perhaps cancer, is more subject to misinformation and pure chicanery than back pain. Yet here is a guy who makes his living doing back surgery, yet thinks his specialty is ...
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Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion
Rick Moonen, Roy Finamore
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
WOW! Yum
Everything I've tried from this book so far has been unbelievably delicious. The citrus roasted lobster and citrus lobster salad are a home run. I wasn't too sure about the marinade ingredients (combining citrus juices with fish sauce and mint leaves?) but I recalled ...
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Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits
T.D. Jakes
Atria, 2007
Loved It
This is a must read. It covers how to be a person that is true to themselves. This book inspired me to write a poem called falling in love with me and I can't put into words how inspiring this book was. T.D. Jakes covers all the elements on how to grow. I would ...
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