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10 Good Choices That Empower Black Women's Livesby Gracie CornishISBN 060980717X (0-609-80717-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended Lose Weight Beat Food Cravings Get Fitby John DouillardISBN 0609805436 (0-609-80543-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Ashtanga Yoga: The Definitive Step-By-Step Guide to Dynamic Yogaby John Scott, Shri K. Pattabhi JoisISBN 0609807862 (0-609-80786-2)
Softcover, Crown Pub
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Away for the Weekend : New Yorkby Eleanor Davidson BermanISBN 0609805967 (0-609-80596-7)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Away for the Weekend : New York'Book summary:When you need to get away from it all, you don't have to go far. For memorable weekend getaways in nearby New York State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, did you know you can . . .
¸ take a romantic sleigh ride through snow-covered mountains?
¸ listen to summer symphonies in a Venetian theater?
¸ tour a 77-room Louis XVI French château with a formal garden?
¸ kayak and hike, or ride horseback across breathtaking sandy beaches?
In the revised and updated best-selling travel classic Away for the Weekend®: New York, Eleanor Berman presents 52 exciting 2- to 4-day vacations from New York City that take full advantage of the seasonal highlights offered at various locations. Whether it's a historical summer weekend in Massachusetts; a fall foliage tour aboard Connecticut's Valley Railroad; maple tree tapping in Stamford, Connecticut, in winter; or mansion hopping along the picturesque Hudson River in spring, each weekend getaway is enticing and flexible, with a multitude of activities and sights to explore. Each trip offers a clear itinerary with suggestions for hotels, inns, bed-and-breakfasts, and restaurants for every price range. In addition, destinations and activities that are well suited to children are noted, and five easy-to-read maps make navigation simple. Featuring advice on where to go, how to get there, and what to see, this is the perfect guide to unusual and interesting short trips that promise something for everyone. [via]More editions of Away for the Weekend : New York:
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Bearing Witness : A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peaceby Bernie GlassmanISBN 0609803913 (0-609-80391-3)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Pathby Jean SmithISBN 0609808966 (0-609-80896-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Path'Book summary:Writing a nuts and bolts guide that is genuinely wise, charmingly conversational, and a pleasure to read requires a particular talent, and Jean Smith has proved once again that she has it. Sylvia Boorstein, author of Dont Just Do Something, Sit There
The third of Jean Smiths Beginners Guides focuses on the Buddhas Eightfold Paththe concepts central to practicing the Buddhas teachings in daily life. The eight steps on the path are: right understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. Smith explains exactly what the Buddha had in mind, using translations of his own words and then elucidating them for us. Throughout the book are wonderful quotes from a broad range of Buddhist teachers, giving a taste of the very best each of them has to offer. The Beginners Guide to Walking the Buddhas Eightfold Path is a prescription for happiness, not just for overcoming suffering, which is how many people think of Buddhism. Here is a book for Buddhists of every tradition. [via]More editions of The Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Path:
Best Friends: The Pleasures and Perils of Girls' and Women's Friendshipsby Terri Apter, Ruthellen JosselsonISBN 0609804723 (0-609-80472-3)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Livingby Annie Berthold-BondISBN 0609803255 (0-609-80325-5)
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This book represents the culmination of her search for a more sustainable lifestyle. Taking her cue from an earlier time, Berthold-Bond, former editor in chief of Green Alternatives for Health and Environment, offers more than 800 simple and practical alternatives to common household toxins, covering everything from skin care to gardening. And the good news is that adopting her suggestions and formulas isn't hard at all. "Mixing up face creams or wood stain isn't much different than cleaning the windows with vinegar, soap, and water instead of using Brand Name X, or making a cake with flour, eggs and milk instead of buying a mix," see asserts. "With a few simple staples we can clean our houses, wash our hair, rid the dog's bed of fleas, and do many other things as well." If you have your doubts, here is her formula for metal polish:
3 teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon flour, and enough white distilled vinegar to make a paste. Scoop the paste onto a clean sponge, and polish the metal clean. Rinse with hot water and buff dry.
Sure, these days it's literally impossible to lead a life that is completely toxin-free. But you can significantly reduce your exposure, and picking up a copy Better Basics for the Home is a great way to get started. [via]
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Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communicationby Haim G. Ginott, H. Wallace Goddard, Alice GinottISBN 0609809881 (0-609-80988-1)
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In this revised edition, Dr. Alice Ginott, clinical psychologist and wife of the late Haim Ginott, and family relationship specialist Dr. H. Wallace Goddard usher this bestselling classic into the new century while retaining the books positive message and Haim Ginotts warm, accessible voice. Based on the theory that parenting is a skill that can be learned, this indispensable handbook will show you how to:
" Discipline without threats, bribes, sarcasm, and punishment
" Criticize without demeaning, praise without judging, and express anger without hurting
" Acknowledge rather than argue with childrens feelings, perceptions, and opinions
" Respond so that children will learn to trust and develop self-confidence [via]More editions of Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication:
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Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventureby Daniel QuinnISBN 0609805363 (0-609-80536-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure'Book summary:Futurist Daniel Quinn (Ishmael) dares to imagine a new approach to saving the world that involves deconstructing civilization. Quinn asks the radical yet fundamental questions about humanity such as, Why does civilization grow food, lock it up, and then make people earn money to buy it back? Why not progress "beyond civilization" and abandon the hierarchical lifestyles that cause many of our social problems? He challenges the "old mind" thinking that believes problems should be fixed with social programs. "Old minds think: How do we stop these bad things from happening?" Quinn writes. "New minds think: How do we make things the way we want them to be?"
Whether he is discussing Amish farming, homelessness, "tribal business," or holy work, Quinn's manifesto is highly digestible. Instead of writing dense, weighty chapters filled with self-important prose, he's assembled a series of brief one-page essays. His language is down to earth, his metaphors easy to grasp. As a result, readers can read about and ponder Beyond Civilization at a blissfully civilized pace. --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Book of Ratings : Opinions, Grades, and Assessments of Everything Worth Thinking Aboutby L. Fitzgerald SjobergISBN 0609808524 (0-609-80852-4)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Book of Shadows: The Unofficial Charmed Companionby Ngaire GengeISBN 0609806521 (0-609-80652-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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This book has not been prepared, approved, licensed, endorsed, or in any way authorized by any entity that created or produced Charmed. [via]More editions of The Book of Shadows: The Unofficial Charmed Companion:
Books of the Century: A Hundred Years of Authors, Ideas, and Literatureby Charles McGrath, Mark SummersISBN 0609806882 (0-609-80688-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Calling: A Year in the Life of an Order of Nunsby Catherine WhitneyISBN 0609805827 (0-609-80582-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Candle Cafe Cookbook: More Than 150 Enlightened Recipes from New York's Renowned Vegan Restaurantby Barbara Scott-Goodman, Joy Pierson, Bart PotenzaISBN 0609809814 (0-609-80981-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Career Management for the Creative Person : Right Brain Techniques to Run Your Professional Life and Build Your Businessby Lee T. SilberISBN 0609803654 (0-609-80365-4)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Change Monster: The Human Forces That Fuel or Foil Corporate Transformation and Changeby Jeanie Daniel DuckISBN 0609808818 (0-609-80881-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Change Monster: The Human Forces That Fuel or Foil Corporate Transformation and Change'Book summary:The Change Monster is a look at how to effectively plan for, address and manage the least predictable and perhaps the most important aspect of a successful change in organisation. Jeanie Daniel Duck's treatise on the human element of growth looks at fear, curiosity, exhaustion, loyalty, paranoia, optimism, rage and revelation as the typical emotions that are encountered when leaders embark on organisational change.
Duck's experience with change has been widespread and varied. During an early career running her own consulting practice and more recent years spent as a senior vice-president with the prestigious Boston Consulting Group (BCG), she has guided companies all over the world through the mountains and minefields of mergers, re-engineering ventures, and strategic transformation projects. In the process, she has developed and refined her understanding of the five phases of the "Change Curve", her own map of the territory of change. The monster in hibernation is the first of those phases, Stagnation and is awoken by forceful impetus from on high, through either internally or externally initiated change. Duck discusses both the signs of stagnation and various methods for recognising the problem--the questions that need to be asked, the analyses that need to be conducted and the appetite for change that needs to be generated. During the Preparation stage, there are essential tasks for the leaders (achieving alignment and commitment on vision, strategy and values) that will provoke behavioural change requirements of all members of the organisation, and Duck introduces a BCG tool used to help assess the change bias of any organisation. For the Implementation and Determination stages, Duck shares tips on walking the talk, being on the alert for human dynamics that threaten to derail the initiative and communicating effectively and offers advice on testing one's assumptions as a leader and staying involved with the process of change at all levels--strategies designed to lead the organization through to the final stage of Fruition. Throughout, Duck refers to the largely positive change experience of a real company, Honeywell Micro Switch and the less effective actions of a fictional merger between two pharmaceutical firms.
Duck has also spent time as an artist and teacher, occupations reflected in her understanding of how people cope with both the reality of change and the manner in which it is brought about. Though targeted at the change-management drivers of the business world, The Change Monster is infused throughout with a sense of the effects of change in all areas of life. A sensitive exploration of an often-difficult process. --S Ketchum [via]
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The Comforts of Home: The American House and the Evolution of Modern Convenienceby Merritt IerleyISBN 0609807528 (0-609-80752-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Crossing over: Where Art and Science Meetby Stephen Jay Gould, Rosamond Wolff PurcellISBN 060980586X (0-609-80586-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Decorating for the Holidays: Christmas With Martha Stewart Livingby Martha StewartISBN 0609803360 (0-609-80336-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Desserts: Our Favorite Recipes for Every Season and Every Occasionby Martha Stewart LivingISBN 0609803395 (0-609-80339-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Diana : The Last Yearby Donald SpotoISBN 0609803883 (0-609-80388-3)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Draw! Ocean Animalsby Doug DubosqueISBN 0613024591 (0-613-02459-1)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Dreams of Being Eaten Alive: The Literary Core of the Kabbalahby David RosenbergISBN 0609808540 (0-609-80854-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heartby Tara Bennett-GolemanISBN 0609809032 (0-609-80903-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart'Book summary:According to ancient legends, alchemists use a magical philosopher's stone to transmute lead into gold. In Emotional Alchemy, Tara Bennett-Goleman shows readers how they can use this alchemist metaphor to transform emotional confusion (lead) into insightful clarity (gold). And what does the magic stone represent? "Mindfulness," a lifelong practice that can bring readers more joy and contentment than the gold, according to Bennett-Goleman. "Mindfulness means seeing things as they are without trying to change them," she writes. "The point is to dissolve our reactions to disturbing emotions, being careful not to reject the emotion itself."
Those who have never entered this practice will find a concise and articulate teacher in Bennett-Goleman, who leads national workshops with her husband, author Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence). What make this book such an exciting breakthrough is Bennett-Goleman's ability to apply Buddhist mindfulness to Western psychology. She shows how emotional alchemy can be used to address typical habits, such as mistrust, fear of rejection, feeling unlovable. Readers will also find fascinating scientific facts on how emotional alchemy affects brain chemistry and even cancer survival. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Esquire Presents What It Feels Like: To Walk on the Moon, to Be Gored by a Bull, to Survive and Avalanche, to Swallow Swords, to Go over Niagara Falls in a Barrel, to Be Shot in the Headby A. J. JacobsISBN 0609809768 (0-609-80976-8)
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The Finishing School: Earning the Navy Seal Tridentby Dick Couch, Bob KerreyISBN 0609810464 (0-609-81046-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynastyby Bill MinutaglioISBN 0609808672 (0-609-80867-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Flyers : In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wrightby Noah AdamsISBN 0609810324 (0-609-81032-4)
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Food Mania: An Extraordinary Visual Record of the Art of Food from Kitchen Garden to Banqueting Tableby Nigel Garwood, Rainer VoigtISBN 0609808761 (0-609-80876-1)
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Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Lifeby Michael SchumacherISBN 0609806777 (0-609-80677-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life'Book summary:Maverick director Francis Ford Coppola is a biographer's dream: in an industry dominated by those who play it safe, the director of the Godfather trilogy has always seemed larger than life. As Michael Schumacher shows, Coppola's reputation for "equal parts talent and bombast" is overshadowed only by his willingness to stake everything on projects in which he believes, sometimes with dire financial consequences. Yet throughout the catalogue of disasters and setbacks detailed in this comprehensive biography, Coppola has carried on making films, even if they have frequently confounded audience expectation.
Coppola's interest in film making began at an early age when, incapacitated by polio, he experimented with a 16mm projector and a tape recorder. He would later attend film school and work for legendary producer Roger Corman, gaining invaluable training from the master of low-budget genre pictures. In many ways Coppola was a trailblazer, graduating to feature films earlier than the fellow film students--George Lucas and Steven Spielberg among them--alongside whom he would later form the New Hollywood. In its most entertaining chapters, Schumacher's impeccably researched book follows Coppola as he enjoys the incredible success of The Godfather, survives the madness of the notorious Apocalypse Now shoot in the Philippines, then spirals rapidly into debt after the disaster that was One From The Heart. Since this spectacular failure in the early 1980s, Coppola has never quite delivered a masterpiece, offering only fleeting glimpses of his idiosyncratic talent. But even in his failures, Schumacher depicts Coppola as a fiercely creative and independent figure struggling against the might of corporate Hollywood. It is a testament to the writer's devotion to his subject that on finishing the biography we are left with an unshakeable feeling that a return to form must surely be imminent. --John Oates [via]
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Gardening 101by Martha Stewart Living Magazine EditorsISBN 0609805479 (0-609-80547-9)
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Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Scienceby Mark JaffeISBN 0609807056 (0-609-80705-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Golden Compassby Philip PullmanISBN 0613026993 (0-613-02699-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Golden Compass'Book summary:Some books improve with age--the age of the reader, that is. Such is certainly the case with Philip Pullman's heroic, at times heart-wrenching novel, The Golden Compass, a story ostensibly for children but one perhaps even better appreciated by adults. The protagonist of this complex fantasy is young Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Oxford University. But it quickly becomes clear that Lyra's Oxford is not precisely like our own--nor is her world. For one thing, people there each have a personal daemon, the manifestation of their soul in animal form. For another, hers is a universe in which science, theology, and magic are closely allied:
As for what experimental theology was, Lyra had no more idea than the urchins. She had formed the notion that it was concerned with magic, with the movements of the stars and planets, with tiny particles of matter, but that was guesswork, really. Probably the stars had daemons just as humans did, and experimental theology involved talking to them.
Not that Lyra spends much time worrying about it; what she likes best is "clambering over the College roofs with Roger the kitchen boy who was her particular friend, to spit plum stones on the heads of passing Scholars or to hoot like owls outside a window where a tutorial was going on, or racing through the narrow streets, or stealing apples from the market, or waging war." But Lyra's carefree existence changes forever when she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, first prevent an assassination attempt against her uncle, the powerful Lord Asriel, and then overhear a secret discussion about a mysterious entity known as Dust. Soon she and Pan are swept up in a dangerous game involving disappearing children, a beautiful woman with a golden monkey daemon, a trip to the far north, and a set of allies ranging from "gyptians" to witches to an armor-clad polar bear.In The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman has written a masterpiece that transcends genre. It is a children's book that will appeal to adults, a fantasy novel that will charm even the most hardened realist. Best of all, the author doesn't speak down to his audience, nor does he pull his punches; there is genuine terror in this book, and heartbreak, betrayal, and loss. There is also love, loyalty, and an abiding morality that infuses the story but never overwhelms it. This is one of those rare novels that one wishes would never end. Fortunately, its sequel, The Subtle Knife, will help put off that inevitability for a while longer. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Great Work: Our Way into the Futureby Thomas Mary BerryISBN 0609804995 (0-609-80499-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Healing Moves: How To Cure, Relieve, And Prevent Common Ailments With Exerciseby Carol Krucoff, Mitchell Krucoff, Adam BrillISBN 0609807951 (0-609-80795-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Warsby Charles H. FergusonISBN 060980698X (0-609-80698-X)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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How Hitler Could Have Won World War II: The Fatal Errors That Lead to Nazi Defeatby Bevin AlexanderISBN 0609808443 (0-609-80844-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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How Jane Won : 55 Successful Women Share How They Grew from Ordinary Girls to Extraordinary Womenby Sylvia Rimm, Sara Rimm-KaufmanISBN 060980720X (0-609-80720-X)
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How to Know God: The Soul's Journey into the Mystery of Mysteriesby Deepak ChopraISBN 0609805231 (0-609-80523-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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In the Time of the Butterfliesby Julia AlvarezISBN 0613023897 (0-613-02389-7)
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Invisible Frontier: Exploring the Tunnels, Ruins, and Rooftops of Hidden New Yorkby L. B. Deyo, David LeibowitzISBN 0609809318 (0-609-80931-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lostby M. R. Montgomery, Gerald FosterISBN 0609807102 (0-609-80710-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Journey From The Land Of No: A Girlhood Caught In Revolutionary Iranby Roya HakakianISBN 0609810308 (0-609-81030-8)
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We stormed every classroom, inscribed our slogans on the blackboard . . . Never had mayhem brought more peace. All our lives we had been taught the virtues of behaving, and now we were discovering the importance of misbehaving. Too much fear had tainted our days. Too many afternoons had passed in silence, listening to a fanatics diatribes. We were rebelling because we were not evil, we had not sinned, and we knew nothing of the apocalypse. . . . This was 1979, the year that showed us we could make our own destinies. We were rebelling because rebelling was all we could do to quell the rage in our teenage veins. Together as girls we found the courage we had been told was not in us.
In Journey from the Land of No Roya Hakakian recalls her childhood and adolescence in prerevolutionary Iran with candor and verve. The result is a beautifully written coming-of-age story about one deeply intelligent and perceptive girls attempt to �nd an authentic voice of her own at a time of cultural closing and repression. Remarkably, she manages to re-create a time and place dominated by religious fanaticism, violence, and fear with an open heart and often with great humor.
Hakakian was twelve years old in 1979 when the revolution swept through Tehran. The daughter of an esteemed poet, she grew up in a household that hummed with intellectual life. Family gatherings were punctuated by witty, satirical exchanges and spontaneous recitations of poetry. But the Hakakians were also part of the very small Jewish population in Iran who witnessed the iron fist of the Islamic fundamentalists increasingly tightening its grip. It is with the innocent confusion of youth that Roya describes her discovery of a swastika a plus sign gone awry, a dark reptile with four hungry claws painted on the wall near her home. As a schoolgirl she watched as friends accused of reading blasphemous books were escorted from class by Islamic Society guards, never to return. Only much later did Roya learn that she was spared a similar fate because her teacher admired her writing.
Hakakian relates in the most poignant, and at times painful, ways what life was like for women after the country fell into the hands of Islamic fundamentalists who had declared an insidious war against them, but we see it all through the eyes of a strong, youthful optimist who somehow came up in the world believing that she was different, knowing she was special. At her loneliest, Roya discovers the consolations of writing while sitting on the rooftop of her house late at night. There, pen in hand, I led my own chorus of words, with a melody of my own making. And she discovers the craft that would ultimately enable her to find her own voice and become her own person.
A wonderfully evocative story, Journey from the Land of No reveals an Iran most readers have not encountered and marks the debut of a stunning new talent. [via]More editions of Journey From The Land Of No: A Girlhood Caught In Revolutionary Iran:
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Tableby Roger Lancelyn GreenISBN 0613027663 (0-613-02766-3)
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Knitlit: Sweaters and Their Stories...and Other Writing About Knittingby Molly Wolf, Linda RoghaarISBN 0609808249 (0-609-80824-9)
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Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Wormsby Stephen Jay GouldISBN 0609804758 (0-609-80475-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms'Book summary:One of this century's most thoughtful and prolific naturalists, Harvard professor Stephen Jay Gould looks at the human twists on science in his eighth series of essays taken from Natural History magazine. As only he can, Gould finds questions where others have never looked, and answers where others have been blinded--by their professional rivalries, by their unacknowledged privilege in society, by the dominant world-view at their particular juncture in history. "All great science," he says in the title essay, "indeed all fruitful thinking, must occur in a social and intellectual context--and contexts are just as likely to promote insight as to constrain thought." Gould's gift is being able to identify context, and see patterns in diverse fields or people or moments in history in a way that Darwin saw patterns in living species.
This book is less about clams, worms, and Leonardo than about some evolutionary dead ends in human intellectual history. It's not an easy read. Those who are already Gould fans will find more tantalizing tidbits--no, thick stew--from this fruitful author. Those first-timers drawn by an intriguing title will scratch, frown, fall asleep, swear, and generally want to give up. But don't! Gould is one of those authors that takes some getting used to. With a little patience, his extravagant prose will edify rather than trip you, and his digressions will delight rather than distract. --Lauran Cole Warner [via]
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Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, and Godby Nelson George, Russell SimmonsISBN 0609807153 (0-609-80715-3)
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Live, from Feminism : Memoirs of Women's Liberationby Ann Snitow, Rachel Blau DuPlessisISBN 0609803840 (0-609-80384-0)
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Living from the Heart: Heart Rhythm Meditation for Energy, Clarity, Peace, Joy, and Inner Powerby Puran BairISBN 0609803131 (0-609-80313-1)
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Living Simply With Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids Who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parentingby Marie SherlockISBN 0609809016 (0-609-80901-6)
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Love Stories of World War IIby Larry KingISBN 0609810030 (0-609-81003-0)
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The greatest generations most tender moments . . . Poignant . . . Disarming. People
A MONUMENT TO THE POWER OF LOVE IN THE MIDST OF A CHAOTIC WORLD
Moving and inspiring, these are the stories of men and women who met amid the chaos of the most devastating war in history and became the loves of each others lives. Master interviewer Larry King captures the special feeling of those times in the couples own words, telling tales that vary from sweet stories of love at first sight to heart-wrenching accounts of love surviving against all odds. As these couples reflect on the profound experience of the war, many speak of the deep bonds they forged during that tumultuous time, bonds so strong they lasted a lifetime.
A treasure trove of unique reminiscences, enhanced with plentiful photographs and reproductions of the letters that kept the lovers in touch no matter how many miles separated them, Love Stories of World War II offers an unprecedented view into the personal side of the World War II experience and celebrates the incredible legacy of remarkable relationships formed in a time of tragedy. As one veteran put it, Weve all got war stories. Some of us like to tell them, some dont. But the story of how we fell in love with our wives, well, thats still with us every day. [via]More editions of Love Stories of World War II:
Lucky Stars: Use Astrology to Get the Scoop on Life, Love, and Friendshipby Amanda OwenISBN 0609806874 (0-609-80687-4)
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The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural Historyby Stephen Jay GouldISBN 0609807552 (0-609-80755-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History'Book summary:Celebrated paleontologist and science writer Stephen Jay Gould has honed and matured his voice over almost 30 years of writing for Natural History. His tenure at that magazine closes with the end of the century, so The Lying Stones of Marrakech is his next-to-last collection of essays from this era. As ever, his works are clever, thoughtful, and inspiring; however, the longtime reader will detect a deeper reflection and a longer view taken by Gould in latter days, perhaps inevitable outcomes of experience and growth. The title essay refers to false fossils carved by Moroccans intent on making a few bucks off of hapless tourists, discusses the case of Beringer's 18th-century fossil hoax, and ends with a plea for a stricter separation between commercial and scientific interests--showing the breadth and scope of his paleontological interests and thinking.
Of course, he also has much to say beyond the confines of his profession: Joe DiMaggio and Dolly the sheep each get respectful treatment from the Gould pen, and he discusses the competing Christian groups sharing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Though his attitudes may have mellowed over time--he's far from the crotchety oldster some feared he'd become--his passion for knowledge and scientific freedom is still radiant. Whether you're an old-school fan of Gould's writings or a newcomer to his delightfully brainy essays, you'll find The Lying Stones of Marrakech a joy to behold. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 0613016106 (0-613-01610-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Macbeth'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's greatest, but also bloodiest tragedies, was written around 1605/06. Many have seen the story of Macbeth's murder and usurpation of the legitimate Scottish King Duncan as having obvious connection to contemporary issues regarding King James I (James VI of Scotland), and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. King James was particularly fascinated with witchcraft, so the appearance of the witches chanting "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" at the opening of the play seemed particularly topical, as was Macbeth's betrayal of Banquo, from whom James claimed direct descent.
However, the play is clearly far more than a piece of royal entertainment. It is also a fast-moving and dramatically satisfying piece of theatre. Macbeth's existential struggle between loyalty to his King and his "Vaulting ambition" is fascinating to watch, as his is struggle with Lady Macbeth, and her own terrifying refusal of her maternal role. The play shows an intensification of Shakespeare's interest in mothers and their effect upon ruling masculinity, and also contains some of the most memorable speeches in the entire canon, including Macbeth's reflections that ultimately life "is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing". --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Metal Cowboy: Tales from the Road Less Pedaledby Joe KurmaskieISBN 0609809113 (0-609-80911-3)
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Milking the Moon : A Southerner's Story of Life on This Planetby Eugene WalterISBN 0609809652 (0-609-80965-2)
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Miss Charming's Book of Bar Amusementsby Cheryl CharmingISBN 0609805088 (0-609-80508-8)
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Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility: The Authoritative Manual for Every Civilized Household, However Harriedby Judith MartinISBN 0609805398 (0-609-80539-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility: The Authoritative Manual for Every Civilized Household, However Harried'Book summary:The world gets more confusing every day, and now even our family life can be unbearably complicated. There's one person who knows how to keep her poise in any social situation, and, fortunately for the rest of us, she has condensed her household wisdom into Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility. Including questions from her column's readers, her delicately witty answers, and original essays on topics like "Child Rearing" and "Sabotaging Festivity" (one of these is a good thing, the other bad), the Guide is well-organized enough to use as a reference but also entertaining enough to browse on the way to grandma's house.
Miss Manners' style navigates the passage between refined and precious with ease, and is consistently endearing. She has correctly divined that the only way modern Americans will pay attention to etiquette advice is to couch it in gently humorous language, yet her seriousness pervades each sentence. Her advice on subjects ranging from resolving family feuds to surviving reunions to paying relatives for professional services is straightforward, unambiguous, and as pleasant as a flawless tea party. If you have a family, consider Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility your instruction manual. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Moon Magic: How to Use the Moon's Phases to Inspire and Influence Your Relationships, Home Life, and Businessby Lori ReidISBN 0609803476 (0-609-80347-6)
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Morocco : An Inspired Anthology and Travel Resourceby Barrie KerperISBN 0609808591 (0-609-80859-1)
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The Myth of Excellence: Why Great Companies Never Try to Be the Best at Everythingby Ryan Mathews, Frederick A. CrawfordISBN 0609810014 (0-609-81001-4)
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Based on exhaustive research, The Myth of Excellence provides conclusive evidence of the futility of trying to be excellent in all aspects of a commercial transactionprice, product, access, experience, and service. Instead, the strategy for your products and services should be to dominate on one element, differentiate on a second, and be at industry par (i.e., average) on the rest. Yes, it is okay to be average as long as your customers know specifically where and how you are superior and world-class. [via]More editions of The Myth of Excellence: Why Great Companies Never Try to Be the Best at Everything:
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The New American Heart Association Cookbookby American Heart AssociationISBN 0609808907 (0-609-80890-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New American Heart Association Cookbook'Book summary:This 25th-anniversary edition of the classic, bestselling cookbook contains 600 heart-healthy recipes, 150 of them brand-new. The book has been updated to reflect the use of nonfat and low-fat ingredients that didn't exist just a few years ago. Recipes include appetizers, snacks, beverages, soups, salads, entrées (seafood, poultry, meat, vegetarian), vegetables, side dishes, sauces, breads, breakfasts, and, of course, desserts. Many are healthier versions of old favorites--such as Eggplant Parmesan, Chicken à la King, Sweet and Sour Pork, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Devil's Food Cake, and Chocolate Chip Cookies--with some new entries that reflect modern eating trends, like Portobello Mushroom Wrap with Yogurt Curry Sauce, Pad Thai, Curried Quinoa Salad with Cranberries and Almonds, and Artichoke and Chick-Pea Pilaf. Whether you want a quick meal, a nutritious dinner the whole family will enjoy, or a festive entrée to impress guests, this book has an array of choices.
Most recipes reflect AHA guidelines: no more than 30 percent total fat, 8 to 10 percent saturated fat, less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day; plenty of vegetables and grains; and moderate sugar and sodium. Some recipes are higher in fat, but you balance those with lower-fat recipes on other days of the week. Nutritional information includes calories, protein, carbohydrates, cholesterol, fat (total, saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated), fiber, and sodium. --Joan Price [via]
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New Tastes from Texasby Stephan PylesISBN 0609803328 (0-609-80332-8)
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Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds: A True Story of Tragedy and Triumphby Gary M. PomerantzISBN 0609810162 (0-609-81016-2)
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Official Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guideby Robert M. Overstreet, Arnold T. BlumbergISBN 0609810529 (0-609-81052-9)
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Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guideby Robert M. OverstreetISBN 0609808206 (0-609-80820-6)
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The Okinawa Program: How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health--And How You Can Tooby Makoto Suzuki, Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, Andrew WeilISBN 0609807501 (0-609-80750-1)
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The Onion's Finest News Reportingby Scott Dikkers, Robert SiegelISBN 0609804634 (0-609-80463-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Onion's Finest News Reporting'Book summary:From the editors of the most hilarious periodical around comes The Onion's Finest News Reporting, a collection of stories and commentaries with a sublime satirical bite. Devotees of the Madison, Wisconsin, weekly will erupt with laughter at each turn of the page, while newcomers will wonder how they have done without such headlines as "Civil War Enthusiasts Burn Atlanta to Ground," "Saddam Hussein Steps Down Following Sex Scandal," "Lyndon Johnson Jr. Sworn in as George Editor," "Nation's Educators Alarmed by Poorly Written Teen Suicide Notes," and "Massive Oil Spill Results in Improved Wildlife Viscosity." The brilliant parodies following the headlines are consistently smart, irreverent, and hysterical. Some selections are masterworks of absurdity, such as op-ed pieces written from the perspectives of pylons, chemical plants, or appliances. The book also contains some choice picks from the magazine's "What Do You Think?" column, in which ordinary citizens sound off on timely topics such as the teaching of evolution in schools ("I am against evolution being taught in schools. I am also against widespread literacy and the refrigeration of food.") and the cloning of animals ("I can't believe it--imagine a whole field of sheep that all look alike!"). As with all effective satire, this volume seeks to hit society's raw nerves: homophobia, racism, sexism, even Canada--"Perky 'Canada' Has Own Government, Laws" reads one headline. But buyer beware: if Dave Barry is about your speed, you may find some of these stories (and the language) to be tasteless, if not offensive. Others will love this book for those very reasons. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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The Other 90%: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership and Lifeby Robert K. CooperISBN 060980880X (0-609-80880-X)
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Paris: The Collected Traveler An Inspired Anthology & Travel Resourceby Barrie KerperISBN 0609804448 (0-609-80444-8)
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Parties and Projects for the Holidaysby Martha Stewart Living Magazine Editors, Martha StewartISBN 0609805932 (0-609-80593-2)
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The Red Devil: A Memoir About Beating the Oddsby Katherine Russell RichISBN 0609803247 (0-609-80324-7)
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Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potentialby Caroline MyssISBN 0609810111 (0-609-81011-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential'Book summary:We all come into this world with Sacred Contracts according to bestselling author Caroline Myss. Some know it as a calling. Some see it as a life mission. "In short, a Sacred Contract is an agreement your soul makes before you are born", Myss explains. "You promise to do certain things for yourself, for others, and for divine purposes. Part of the Contract requires that you discover what you are meant to do". Herein lies the rub. Decoding our Sacred Contract requires us to become fluent in the language of symbols and archetypes so that we can interpret dreams, understand the meaning behind "coincidences", and learn to follow our intuition. This is why Myss offers an extensive lesson on helping readers recognise their personal archetypes (we have about 12 of them), such as the Avenger (righteous activists), Networker (journalists, messengers), or Prostitute (someone who "sells out" easily). Myss then goes on to help readers create their own "Chart of Origin" (which profiles your "spiritual DNA"), using the teachings of the chakras and astrology. Part science, part ancient tradition, part magic, this book will gratify readers who are prepared to study the fine print of their Sacred Contracts. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Seinfeld : Totally Unauthorizedby David WildISBN 0609803115 (0-609-80311-5)
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Workby Nan Silver, John Mordechai GottmanISBN 0609805797 (0-609-80579-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work'Book summary:According to most relationship books, the key to a solid marriage is communication, communication, communication. Phooey, says John Gottman, Ph.D., author of the much-lauded Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. There's much more to a solid, "emotionally intelligent" marriage than sharing every feeling and thought, he points out--though most couples therapists ineffectively (and expensively) harp on these concepts.
Gottman, the director of the Gottman Institute, has found through studying hundreds of couples in his "love lab" that it only takes five minutes for him to predict--with 91 percent accuracy--which couples will eventually divorce. He shares the four not-so-obvious signs of a troubled relationship that he looks for, using sometimes amusing passages from his sessions with married couples. (One standout is Rory, the pediatrician who didn't know the name of the family dog because he spent so much time at work.)
Gottman debunks many myths about divorce (primary among them that affairs are at the root of most splits). He also reveals surprising facts about couples who stay together. They do engage in screaming matches. And they certainly don't resolve every problem. "Take Allan and Betty," he writes. "When Allan gets annoyed at Betty, he turns on ESPN. When Betty is upset with him, she heads for the mall. Then they regroup and go on as if nothing's happened. Never in forty-five years of marriage have they sat down to have a 'dialogue' about their relationship." While this may sound like a couple in trouble, Gottman found that they pass the love-lab tests and say honestly that "they are both very satisfied with their relationship and they love each other deeply."
Through a series of in-depth quizzes, checklists, and exercises, similar to the ones he uses in his workshops, Gottman provides the framework for coping with differences and strengthening your marriage. His profiles of troubled couples rescued from the brink of divorce (including that of Rory, the out-of-touch doctor) and those of still-happy couples who reinvigorate their relationships are equally enlightening. --Erica Jorgensen [via]
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Shipby David MacaulayISBN 0613001206 (0-613-00120-6)
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Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Lessons for Transforming Evil in Soul and Societyby Matthew FoxISBN 0609805800 (0-609-80580-0)
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Spaces for Living : How to Create Multifunctional Rooms for Today's Homesby Alexandra Campbell, Liz BauwensISBN 0609803557 (0-609-80355-7)
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Spanish Coursebookby Ana SuffrediniISBN 0609802887 (0-609-80288-7)
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Standing for Somethingby Gordon B. Hinckley, Mike WallaceISBN 0609807250 (0-609-80725-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Standing for Something'Book summary:"Virtue is too often neglected, if not scorned or ridiculed as old-fashioned, confining, unenlightened," laments author Gordon Hinckley, a 90-year-old ordained leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Even as he enumerates all of America's social ills (including $482 billion a year spent on gambling, rampant child neglect and abuse, school massacres, a pervasive deterioration of values) Hinckley believes there is a remedy. Chapter by chapter Hinckley presents 10 old-fashioned virtues that will return America to the glory envisioned by its founding fathers. These virtues include Love, Honesty, Morality, Civility, Learning, Forgiveness, Thrift and Industry, Gratitude, Optimism, and Faith.
Hinckley makes a compelling case for every one of these virtues, quoting extensively from the Bible but mostly using convincing personal anecdotes (after all, he is an elder with 90 years worth of stories and wisdom). In his glowing foreword, Mike Wallace (of 60 Minutes fame) writes that Gordon Hinckley is an "optimistic leader of the Mormon Church who fully deserves the almost universal admiration that he gets." Clearly, Hinkley has struck a resounding chord with the American populace, including dyed-in-the-wool New York cynics such as Wallace. Word of this book is rapidly spreading across America as simple folk clamor to steer their lives and country with a more virtuous compass. [via]
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the Worldby Rita Golden GelmanISBN 0609809547 (0-609-80954-7)
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Teacher Effectiveness Training: The Program Proven to Help Teachers Bring Out the Best in Students of All Agesby Thomas Gordon, Noel BurchISBN 0609809326 (0-609-80932-6)
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The Tenacity of the Cockroach: Conversations With Entertainment's Most Enduring Outsidersby Stephen ThompsonISBN 0609809911 (0-609-80991-1)
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That Others May Live: The True Story of the PJs, the Real Life Heros of the Perfect Stormby Jack Brehm, Pete NelsonISBN 0609806769 (0-609-80676-9)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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To Seek Out New Life : The Biology of Star Trekby Athena AndreadisISBN 0609804219 (0-609-80421-9)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Tong Sing: The Know Everything Bookby Charles Windridge, Cheng Kam FongISBN 0609807331 (0-609-80733-1)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Tricks With Your Head: Hilarious Magic Tricks and Stunts to Disgust and Delightby Mark Levy, Mac KingISBN 0609805916 (0-609-80591-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Turn It Off: How to Unplug from the Anytime-Anywhere Office Without Disconnecting Your Careerby Gil GordonISBN 0609806971 (0-609-80697-1)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Twenty Ads That Shook the World: The Century's Most Groundbreaking Advertising and How It Changed Us Allby James B. TwitchellISBN 0609807234 (0-609-80723-4)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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Ultimate French : Basic-Intermediate Coursebookby Annie HeminwayISBN 0609806793 (0-609-80679-3)
Softcover, Random House Information Group
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Ultimate German : Basic-Intermediate Coursebookby Ingeborg Lasting, Heidi SingerISBN 0609806807 (0-609-80680-7)
Softcover, Random House Information Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ultimate German : Basic-Intermediate Coursebook'Book summary:Learn German with the most comprehensive, up-to-date text available!
Developed by the experts at Living Language, this book offers a highly effective combination of conversational German with grammar and culture. It covers the equivalent of two years of college-level study.
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40 lessons with lively, authentic dialogues including the most common and useful expressions for everyday conversation.
English translations and explanations of German grammar and usage, pronunciation, vocabulary, and cultural notes.
Quizzes and review sections to check your progress.
A complete summary of German grammar, and verb charts covering all major tenses.
A section on letter writing for business or social occasions.
Revised and updated with additional exercises, the latest in computers, the Internet, euros, and more!
While this book stands on its own as a complete course and an invaluable reference, you'll find that it's even more effective when used with the recorded lessons. Living Language Ultimate German cassette and compact-disc packages include this manual, along with the recordings. [via]More editions of Ultimate German : Basic-Intermediate Coursebook:
Vibe History of Hip Hopby Alan LightISBN 0609805037 (0-609-80503-7)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Iby David McCulloughISBN 0609809075 (0-609-80907-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I'Book summary:For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battlesCuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh ODonnellwho shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation.
This is the real story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle, brought together for the first time in one volume. Its a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today. [via]More editions of Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I:
We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punkby Marc Spitz, Brenden MullenISBN 0609807749 (0-609-80774-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Whole Foods Market Cookbook: A Guide to Natural Foods With 350 Recipesby Steve Petusevsky, David WattsISBN 0609806440 (0-609-80644-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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A Year in Van Nuysby Sandra Tsing LohISBN 0609809512 (0-609-80951-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Year in Van Nuys'Book summary:Sandra Tsing Loh, a self-described neurotic, nonachieving, downwardly mobile Dumpy, has started to come out of denial over the fact that she does not live in Provence. Not only does she not live in Provence, she doesnt even live in a nice part of Los Angeles. This upper-lower-middle-class suburb in the sun-swept grid of the San Fernando Valley, consistently ranked one of the worst places to live in America, whose night sky is flamed by a million fast-food neon signs and whose streets are chockablock with carnicerias, taquerias, and pupuserias, will, shes pretty sure, never be Provence.
In A Year in Van Nuys, we find Sandra, an obscure writer, blocked at page 100 of her Great American Novel the one that, when finished, will bring her fame, fortune, and the requisite country house in Provence. Shes 35 and she has eyebags like Bert Lahr, a too-rich, too-thin sister who torments her about her lack of initiative, and a $300-an-hour Malibu therapist. She writes for a failing womens website Amelia.com makes a disastrous appearance on CNN, entertains a networks idea about making a sitcom of her life, especially her eyebags, and watches new and old acquaintances alike succeed wildly at various pursuits. And this is merely the tip of the iceberg of a year in Sandras life. Divided by season The Winter of Our Discontent, Spring Without Bending Your Knees, Summer Where We Winter, and Fall of Our Dearest Expectations Sandras narrative charts a hilarious course through the anti-Hollywood, a morbid inferno that none other than Robert Redford called a furnace that could destroy any creative thought that managed to creep into your brain.
The result of this journey? Not thinner thighs, smoother skin, or a kind of space-age Zen Buddhist acceptance. (Notwithstanding the fact that a wise [gay] man notes that even Madonna has an inner Van Nuys.) No, the true grail turns out to be, unbelievably enough, Maturity. Which coincides, sadly, with the official end of Youth. Which, after a brief mourning period, turns out to be an odd relief for Sandra. After all, when one is no longer burdened by Youth, or Promise, or Potential, or even worldly Interest, a writer finally finds . . . the rush is over. Sandra has all the time in the world. And on a sunny blue-sky morning, a story begins to occur to her of a 35-year-old, with Bert Lahr eyebags, who was blocked in the course of a Great American Novel in a colorful, tattered little outpost called Van Nuys . . . [via]More editions of A Year in Van Nuys:
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