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The Secret Rhonda Byrne
Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2006
Are there others out there?
+ Dynamite. + An easy read + Finally a book with postitive life changing information!
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) Eckhart Tolle
Penguin, 2008
Beyond the words... and into action
+ a tool + A New Earth + A new Earth
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Naomi Klein
Picador, 2008
A Wake Up Call
+ Which country was the "evil empire"? + The Shock Doctrine
This is one of those books that makes you wonder when your brain went on vacation. I've been aware of corporatization and globalization for many years, but this book really helped me connect the dots. If you thought the neocons were conspiring against you, you were right. Read this book, then get ...
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The Nightmare on 6th Street: A Memoir of Politics, Corruption and Murder Michael Taylor
Albarr Press, 2008
WHAT A POWERFUL AND COURAGEOUS MEMOIR !!!
This book really was very thought provoking, heartfelt, and even heart wrencing at times; but an incredible read! The author so bravely gives a voice and sheds an incredibly bright light onto an area of darkness. He also reveals to others, they don't have to live with the pain and shame alone. When ...
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Deeds not words.
+ Should be required reading...for the world! + California Born + 3 cups of tea + Absolutely Phenomenal
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Gave in, read it, loved it
+ Great Finish for a wonderful series! + Isn't writing about creating your OWN reality?
I visited amazon.com on August 3 and read some of the negative reviews of Breaking Dawn. Bella and Edward having a baby? Jacob imprinting on that baby? Give me a break! So I decided not to buy it. That decision held for less than a week before curiosity had me buying Breaking Dawn. And I ...
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals Jane Mayer
Doubleday, 2008
Harrowing and disturbing
+ IMPORTANT READ + Necessary Book + CJP + Like watching a car crash
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
A disturbing, but fascinating, look into Africa
+ A long way Gone + A Long Way Gone + Compelling
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Five stars: An inspirational true story
+ -----An Unforgettable and True Story----- + An Inside View of One Crazy Family + On my "favorites" shelf!
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals Jane Mayer
Doubleday, 2008
Harrowing and disturbing
+ IMPORTANT READ + Necessary Book + CJP + Like watching a car crash
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
A disturbing, but fascinating, look into Africa
+ A long way Gone + A Long Way Gone + Compelling
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The Nightmare on 6th Street: A Memoir of Politics, Corruption and Murder Michael Taylor
Albarr Press, 2008
WHAT A POWERFUL AND COURAGEOUS MEMOIR !!!
This book really was very thought provoking, heartfelt, and even heart wrencing at times; but an incredible read! The author so bravely gives a voice and sheds an incredibly bright light onto an area of darkness. He also reveals to others, they don't have to live with the pain and shame alone. When ...
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The Secret Rhonda Byrne
Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2006
Are there others out there?
+ Dynamite. + An easy read + Finally a book with postitive life changing information!
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Deeds not words.
+ Should be required reading...for the world! + California Born + 3 cups of tea + Absolutely Phenomenal
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) Eckhart Tolle
Penguin, 2008
Beyond the words... and into action
+ a tool + A New Earth + A new Earth
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