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The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead
David Callahan
Harcourt, 2004
Eye opening
I intend to use the book to discuss with my students. It is an excellent representation of the state of our society, lends itself to great discussion, and opens the door for further investigation of our true nature.
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A Man in Full
Tom Wolfe
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2001
Brilliant!
+ Two Novels: One Big, One Small
+ Words escape me, but not Wolfe
+ A Memorable Story of a Man
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When No One Understands: Letters to a Teenager on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adulthood
Brad Sachs
Trumpeter, 2007
A welcome addition
+ Sensitive, wise and helpful to any parent
Brad Sachs is a prominent child and family psychologist who brings a very special expertise to "When No One Understands: Letters To A Teenager On Life, Loss, And The Hard Road To Adulthood". This 144-page compendium of experienced based commentary and advice surveys and addresses commonly held ...
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The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse
Gregg Easterbrook
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Good quick book to make you think
+ Enjoyable, Thoughtful Read
+ Makes you reflect on what happiness really is
I was drawn to this book because of TMQ, what Mr. Easterbrook writes for ESPN. If you like that, then I would suggest you take a little bit, and enjoy a book that makes to think. Well thought out and written, with no bias for anything than the truth he describes. Enjoy.
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Raw, stripped-down emotion in literary form
+ The Old Man And The Sea on downers & under greyest skies
+ A beautiful book
+ The Road
+ Definitive. Courageous. Emotionally draining. First classic of the 21st Century
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America's Great War: World War I and the American Experience (Critical Issues in History)
Robert H. Zieger
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001
A Concise History of WW I
+ The Political Context of WWI: For the serious reader only
This book was written to educate a general audience. The 'Foreword' says Woodrow Wilson's advice of self-determination, universal human rights, and an international organization to prevent future wars failed. But this merely shows Wilson's flawed thinking. Class and sectional differences make ...
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Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box
The Arbinger Institute
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002
Go Beyond
+ Quick easy read which is unusual for this type of material. Profound
+ Just wonderful!!!
+ Life changing
+ This Book has changed my Husband's, and now my life!
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)
Eckhart Tolle
Penguin, 2008
An outstanding overview of the moment we live in
+ Consciousness Jog
+ A New Earth
+ St. Paul said it
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Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism
Thomas L. Friedman
Anchor, 2003
a reporter who does not look away
+ Extrordinary book
+ So true, so important, everyone should read it
+ Well researched
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005
Thomas E. Ricks
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
A Superb Read
+ Fiasco
+ view from inside the military
+ The Most Relevant Book about the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
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Don't Be Nice, Be Real: Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others
Kelly Bryson
Elite Books, 2005
The book was exactly what I was looking for
+ advice your mom didn't give
+ Refreshing! I loved it and bought several copies.
+ Assumes knowledge of Non-violent communications
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The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1)
John Twelve Hawks
Doubleday, 2005
Great Book!
+ Through the Lens of the Security Camera
+ Liked it!!!
I loved this book. It was a real page turner. Just think, you could leave your body and travel through other realms. Live off the grid. What a peaceful life that would be. Great adventure!
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The 100 Percent Factor: Living Your Capacity
Jodee Bock
Bock's Office Publishing, 2006
Get inspired to live FULL OUT in your own life.
+ Genuine and insightful
+ Live at YOUR Capacity with the 100 Percent Factor
Jodee Bock is a master at moving people forward and this book clearly shows you why. By synthesizing the simple truths at the core of who you are and how you show up in the world, she demonstrates step by step how to transform the life you're living now into one of YOUR choosing.
I've known ...
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Great book
+ Another good Diamond take
I read Guns, Germs, and Steel and was so impressed that I bought Collapse. Although it is slightly less engrossing (perhaps because it is about a less uplifting topic), it is still an amazing book.
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins
Plume, 2005
Powerful Book, Every American should read
This was an audiobook I picked up some time ago and didn't get into immediately because it sounded to conspiracy theory-ish. Well, after a recent road trip and coming across a lot of information that confirmed the stories, I must say it is an incredible book that has true stories told from ...
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