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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethicby Stephen R. CoveyISBN 1417656646 (1-4176-5664-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]
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About Aliceby Calvin TrillinISBN 1400066158 (1-4000-6615-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About Alice'Book summary:In Calvin Trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county would come and take the child. Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of Alice Trillin off the pagehis loving portrait of Alice Trillin off the pagean educator who was equally at home teaching at a university or a drug treatment center, a gifted writer, a stunningly beautiful and thoroughly engaged woman who, in the words of a friend, managed to navigate the tricky waters between living a life you could be proud of and still delighting in the many things there are to take pleasure in.
Though it deals with devastating loss, About Alice is also a love story, chronicling a romance that began at a Manhattan party when Calvin Trillin desperately tried to impress a young woman who seemed to glow.
You have never again been as funny as you were that night, Alice would say, twenty or thirty years later.
You mean I peaked in December of 1963?
Im afraid so.
But he never quit trying to impress her. In his writing, she was sometimes his subject and always his muse. The dedication of the first book he published after her death read, I wrote this for Alice. Actually, I wrote everything for Alice.
In that spirit, Calvin Trillin has, with About Alice, created a gift to the wife he adored and to his readers. [via]More editions of About Alice:
The Alexiadby Anna ComnenaISBN 141915186X (1-4191-5186-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales From The Dry Dock Barby Linda GreenlawISBN 1401300707 (1-4013-0070-7)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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The Antichristby Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheISBN 1419152394 (1-4191-5239-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Antichrist'Book summary:Mankind surely does not represent an evolution toward a better or stronger or higher level, as progress is now understood. This "progress" is merely a modern idea, which is to say, a false idea. The European of today, in his essential worth, falls far below the European of the Renaissance; the process of evolution does not necessarily mean elevation, enhancement, strengthening. [via]
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Are You Really Going to Eat That?: Reflections of a Culinary Thrill Seekerby Robb WalshISBN 1400077168 (1-4000-7716-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Are You Really Going to Eat That?: Reflections of a Culinary Thrill Seeker'Book summary:From the top of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica for the perfect cup of coffee to the jungles of Thailand for an encounter with the abominably smelly stinkfruit, Robb Wals has traveled the globe, immersing himself in some of the worlds most interesting culinary phenomena. In Are You Really Going to Eat That? Walsh offers a collection of his best essays over the past ten years, along with some of his favorite recipes.
For Walsh, food is a window on culture, and his essays brim with insights into our society and those around us. Whether hes discussing halal organic farming with Muslims, traversing the steep hills of Trinidad in search of hot-sauce makers, or savoring the disappearing art of black Southern cooking with a inmate-chef in a Texas penitentiary, Walsh has a unique talent for taking our understanding of food to a deeper level. [via]More editions of Are You Really Going to Eat That?: Reflections of a Culinary Thrill Seeker:
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Atlas of World Historyby Parragon, Liz McKayISBN 1405453311 (1-4054-5331-1)
Hardcover, Parragon Inc
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Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperorby Anthony EverittISBN 1400061288 (1-4000-6128-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor'Book summary:He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Romes first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustuss accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject.
Augustus began his career as an inexperienced teenager plucked from his studies to take center stage in the drama of Roman politics, assisted by two school friends, Agrippa and Maecenas. Augustuss rise to power began with the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, and culminated in the titanic duel with Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
The world that made Augustusand that he himself later remadewas driven by intrigue, sex, ceremony, violence, scandal, and naked ambition. Everitt has taken some of the household names of historyCaesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatrawhom few know the full truth about, and turned them into flesh-and-blood human beings.
At a time when many consider America an empire, this stunning portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening and engrossing reading. Everitt brings to life the world of a giant, rendered faithfully and sympathetically in human scale. A study of power and political genius, Augustus is a vivid, compelling biography of one of the most important rulers in history. [via]More editions of Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor:
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklinby Benjamin Franklin, Charles W. EliotISBN 140650551X (1-4065-0551-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin'Book summary:Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) was one of the most prominent of the Founders, early political figures and statesmen of the United States. He was noted for his curiosity, writings, ingenuity and diversity of interests. He shaped the American Revolution, despite never holding national elective office. A leader of the Enlightenment, he gained the recognition of scientists and intellectuals across Europe and the United States. As an agent in London before the Revolution, and Minister to France during, he more than anyone defined the new nation in the minds of Europe. His success in securing French military and financial aid was the turning point for American victory over Britain. Historians hail him as the "First American". [via]
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Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of Godby Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher IsherwoodISBN 141798564X (1-4179-8564-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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The Birth of Tragedyby Friedrich NietzscheISBN 1419154079 (1-4191-5407-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Bone Woman : A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovoby Clea KoffISBN 1400060648 (1-4000-6064-8)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bone Woman : A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo'Book summary:In the spring of 1994, Rwanda was the scene of the first acts since World War II to be legally defined as genocide. Two years later, Clea Koff, a twenty-three-year-old forensic anthropologist analyzing prehistoric skeletons in the safe confines of Berkeley, California, was one of sixteen scientists chosen by the UN International Criminal Tribunal to go to Rwanda to unearth the physical evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity. The Bone Woman is Koffs riveting, deeply personal account of that mission and the six subsequent missions she undertookto Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovoon behalf of the UN.
In order to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, the UN needs to know the answer to one question: Are the bodies those of noncombatants? To answer this, one must learn who the victims were, and how they were killed. Only one group of specialists in the world can make both those determinations: forensic anthropologists, trained to identify otherwise unidentifiable human remains by analyzing their skeletons. Forensic anthropologists unlock the stories of peoples lives, as well as of their last moments.
Koffs unflinching account of her years with the UNwhat she saw, how it affected her, who was prosecuted based on evidence she found, what she learned about the worldis alternately gripping, frightening, and miraculously hopeful. Readers join Koff as she comes face-to-face with the realities of genocide: nearly five hundred bodies exhumed from a single grave in Kibuye, Rwanda; the wire-bound wrists of Srebrenica massacre victims uncovered in Bosnia; the disinterment of the body of a young man in southwestern Kosovo as his grandfather looks on in silence.
Yet even as she recounts the hellish working conditions, the tangled bureaucracy of the UN, and the heartbreak of survivors, Koff imbues her story with purpose, humanity, and an unfailing sense of justice. This is a book only Clea Koff could have written, charting her journey from wide-eyed innocent to soul-weary veteran across geography synonymous with some of the worst crimes of the twentieth century. A tale of science in the service of human rights, The Bone Woman is, even more profoundly, a story of hope and enduring moral principles. [via]More editions of The Bone Woman : A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo:
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant A Memoirby Daniel TammetISBN 1416535071 (1-4165-3507-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant A Memoir'Book summary:Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive todayguided by the owner himself. Daniel Tammet is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head.
He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scratch, in a week. In 2004, he memorized and recited more than 22,000 digits of pi, setting a record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man.
Fascinating and inspiring, Born on a Blue Day explores what its like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all humanour minds. [via]
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Brother to Brotherby Essex HemphillISBN 155583146X (1-55583-146-X)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide 3by Paul RuditisISBN 1417632372 (1-4176-3237-2)
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A Chance Meeting : Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854-1967by Rachel CohenISBN 1400061644 (1-4000-6164-4)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Chatter: Dispatches From The Secret World Of Global Eavesdroppingby PATRICK RADDEN KEEFEISBN 1400060346 (1-4000-6034-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chatter: Dispatches From The Secret World Of Global Eavesdropping'Book summary:How does our government eavesdrop? Whom do they eavesdrop on? And is the interception of communication an effective means of predicting and preventing future attacks? These are some of the questions at the heart of Patrick Radden Keefes brilliant new book, Chatter.
In the late 1990s, when Keefe was a graduate student in England, he heard stories about an eavesdropping network led by the United States that spanned the planet. The system, known as Echelon, allowed America and its allies to intercept the private phone calls and e-mails of civilians and governments around the world. Taking the mystery of Echelon as his point of departure, Keefe explores the nature and context of communications interception, drawing together fascinating strands of history, fresh investigative reporting, and riveting, eye-opening anecdotes. The result is a bold and distinctive book, part detective story, part travel-writing, part essay on paranoia and secrecy in a digital age.
Chatter starts out at Menwith Hill, a secret eavesdropping station covered in mysterious, gargantuan golf balls, in Englands Yorkshire moors. From there, the narrative moves quickly to another American spy station hidden in the Australian outback; from the intelligence bureaucracy in Washington to the European Parliament in Brussels; from an abandoned National Security Agency base in the mountains of North Carolina to the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
As Keefe chases down the truth of contemporary surveillance by intelligence agencies, he unearths reams of little-known information and introduces us to a rogues gallery of unforgettable characters. We meet a former British eavesdropper who now listens in on the United States Air Force for sport; an intelligence translator who risked prison to reveal an American operation to spy on the United Nations Security Council; a former member of the Senate committee on intelligence who says that oversight is so bad, a lot of senators only sit on the committee for the travel.
Provocative, often funny, and alarming without being alarmist, Chatter is a journey through a bizarre and shadowy world with vast implications for our security as well as our privacy. It is also the debut of a major new voice in nonfiction. [via]More editions of Chatter: Dispatches From The Secret World Of Global Eavesdropping:
The Complete Anglerby Izaak WaltonISBN 1406505692 (1-4065-0569-2)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Compleat Angler'Book summary:This book is part of the "Everyman" series, which has been totally re-set with wide margins and easy-to-read type. It includes an introduction, a chronology of the life and times of the author and a selection of criticism. It provides a blend of practical advice on fishing, anecdote, natural history, poetry and song. Taking the form of a dialogue between an angler, a falconer and a hunter, this book contains a wealth of advice to fishermen. In modern times, however, it is largely read for the attitude of life it embodies rather than the sport it commends - a celebration of a contented life in tranquil surroundings. [via]
Complete Angler or the Contemplative Manby Isaak WaltonISBN 1414280394 (1-4142-8039-4)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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Cosa Nostra: A History Of The Sicilian Mafiaby John DickieISBN 1403970424 (1-4039-7042-4)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Da Vinci Codeby Dan BrownISBN 1400079179 (1-4000-7917-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Da Vinci Code'Book summary:With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history.
A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his daughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's father's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself.
Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
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Essaysby Francis BaconISBN 1404349545 (1-4043-4954-5)
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The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Students in Every Childby Ron ClarkISBN 1401300014 (1-4013-0001-4)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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The Ethicsby AristotleISBN 1419118528 (1-4191-1852-8)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ethics'Book summary:We will next speak of Liberality. Now this is thought to be the mean state, having for its object-matter Wealth: I mean, the Liberal man is praised not in the circumstances of war, nor in those which constitute the character of perfected self-mastery, nor again in judicial decisions, but in respect of giving and receiving Wealth, chiefly the former. By the term Wealth I mean "all those things whose worth is measured by money." [via]
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Flapper: A Madcap Story Of Sex, Style, Celebrity, And The Women Who Made America Modernby Joshua ZeitzISBN 1400080541 (1-4000-8054-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, And the Women Who Made America Modern'Book summary:Blithely flinging aside the victorian manners that kept her disapproving mother corseted, the new woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the charleston, and necked in roadsters. More important, she earned her own keep, controlled her own destiny, and secured liberties that modern women take for granted. Her newfound freedom heralded a radical change in american culture.whisking us from the alabama country club where zelda sayre first caught the eye of f. Scott fitzgerald to muncie, indiana, where would-be flappers begged their mothers for silk stockings, to the manhattan speakeasies where patrons partied till daybreak, historian joshua zeitz brings the era to exhilarating life. This is the story of america's first sexual revolution, its first merchants of cool, its first celebrities, and its most sparkling advertisement for the right to pursue happiness.the men and women who made the flapper were a diverse lot. There was coco chanel, the french orphan who redefined the feminine form and silhouette, helping to free women from the torturous corsets and crinolines that had served as tools of social control. Three thousand miles away, lois long, the daughter of a connecticut clergyman, christened herself "lipstick" and gave new yorker readers a thrilling entrée into manhattan's extravagant jazz age nightlife.in california, where orange groves gave way to studio lots and fairytale mansions, three of america's first celebrities-clara bow, colleen moore, and louise brooks, hollywood's great flapper triumvirate-fired the imaginations of millions of filmgoers.dallas-born fashion artist gordon conway and utah-born cartoonist john held crafted magazine covers that captured the electricity of the social revolution sweeping the united states. [via]
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Following the Equatorby Mark TwainISBN 1404303278 (1-4043-0327-8)
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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Moralsby Immanuel Kant, Thomas Kingsmill AbbottISBN 1406502103 (1-4065-0210-3)
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Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Roadby Neil PeartISBN 1550225480 (1-55022-548-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road'Book summary:Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road, the second motorcycle memoir (following 1996's The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa) from the author best known as drummer and lyricist of the legendary Canadian rock band Rush, chronicles a journey of healing. In the late-90s, Peart suffered a pair of life-changing tragedies: he lost his daughter and his wife of 20 years within a 10 month period. In the autumn of 1998, in an effort to distract himself from grief and re-evaluate his life, he embarked on a trip that took him across Canada and through the US and Mexico. Through diary notes and letters written over the course of 55,000 miles, Peart chronicles his feelings of loss and envy, and the slow rebuilding of his life through the support of friends and family. Ghost Rider is also an alternative travel guide fuelled by the author's detailed descriptions of towns, roads, hotels, restaurants and the people he encounters. "Moab proved to be the perfect small town, at least by the Ghost Rider's exacting criteria," he writes, "those being that a town should have a decent motel, a small museum of local history, a friendly post office and a well-stocked liquor store." Thought-provoking and even humorous at times, Peart reveals in straight-ahead prose the emotional turmoil following such an epic loss--and we ride shotgun as he gradually acquires a renewed sense of purpose. --Eric Wilson, Amazon.ca [via]
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Go Ask Aliceby AnonymousISBN 1416914633 (1-4169-1463-3)
Softcover, Simon Pulse
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Go Ask Alice'Book summary:The torture and hell of adolescence has rarely been captured as clearly as it is in this classic diary by an anonymous, addicted teen. Lonely, awkward, and under extreme pressure from her "perfect" parents, "Anonymous" swings madly between optimism and despair. When one of her new friends spikes her drink with LSD, this diarist begins a frightening journey into darkness. The drugs take the edge off her loneliness and self-hate, but they also turn her life into a nightmare of exalting highs and excruciating lows. Although there is still some question as to whether this diary is real or fictional, there is no question that it has made a profound impact on millions of readers during the more than 25 years it has been in print. Despite a few dated references to hippies and some expired slang, Go Ask Alice still offers a jolting chronicle of a teenager's life spinning out of control. [via]
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Go Rin No Sho: A Bookby Miyamoto MusashiISBN 1419121901 (1-4191-2190-1)
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God & the Stateby M. BakuninISBN 1419121952 (1-4191-2195-2)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Gray's Anatomyby Henry GrayISBN 1555217842 (1-55521-784-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gray's Anatomy'Book summary:The leg bone's connected to the hip bone, and so on. For many of us, anatomy can seem intimidating and unrewarding, but the right teacher can clear such feelings away in a heartbeat. Our fascination with our bodies is a powerful force, and once we start looking, we find that beauty is much more than skin-deep.
It so happens that the right teacher can take the form of a book. Gray's Anatomy is one of those few titles that practically everybody has heard of, and with good reason--it is a scientific and artistic triumph. Not just a dry index of parts and names, Gray's lets the natural beauty and grace of the body's interconnected systems and structures shine forth from the page. Using sumptuous illustrations and clear, matter-of-fact descriptions, Dr. Gray unleashed a classic on the world more than 100 years ago. Its clarity and usefulness keep it in print today. Whether you want to understand yourself or others, knowledge of our physical parts and how they fit together is essential. Gray's Anatomy provides that information in a simple, timeless format that cleanly dissects a body of knowledge grown over centuries. This book will not only fill the needs of people in the medical profession, but will please artists and naturalists as well. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Moralsby Lara Denis, Thomas Kingsmill AbbottISBN 1551115395 (1-55111-539-5)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals'Book summary:Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, first published in 1785, is still one of the most widely read and influential works of moral philosophy. This Broadview edition combines a newly revised version of T.K. Abbott's respected translation with material crucial for placing the Groundwork in the context of Kant's broader moral thought. A varied selection of other ethical writings by Kant on subjects including our moral duties, fundamental principles of justice, the concept of happiness, and the relation of morality to religion are included, along with important criticisms of Kant's ethics by Fichte, Schiller, Hegel, and Sidgwick. [via]
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The Historiesby Cornelius TacitusISBN 1419123890 (1-4191-2389-0)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Histories of Tacitusby Cornelius TacitusISBN 1420926349 (1-4209-2634-9)
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empireby Edward GibbonISBN 1404306978 (1-4043-0697-8)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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The History of the Peloponnesian Warby ThucydidesISBN 1406809845 (1-4068-0984-5)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The History of the Peloponnesian War'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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I Hate Myself And Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heardby Tom ReynoldsISBN 140130835X (1-4013-0835-X)
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Iliad of Homerby HomerISBN 1404309527 (1-4043-0952-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iliad of Homer'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London The product of more than a decade's continuous work (1598-1611), Chapman's translation of Homer's great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. In muscular, onward-rolling verse Chapman retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans. Chapman regarded the translation of this epic, and of Homer's Odyssey (also available in Wordsworth Editions) as his life's work, and dedicated himself to capturing the 'soul' of the poem. [via]
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Issac Newton: Discovering Laws That Rule The Universe / Descubriendo Las Leyes Que Gobiernan El Universoby Michael WhiteISBN 1410305082 (1-4103-0508-2)
Softcover, Blackbirch Pr Inc
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Jamie's Italyby Jamie Oliver, David Loftus, Chris TerryISBN 1401301959 (1-4013-0195-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jamie's Italy'Book summary:Bestselling author Jamie Oliver finally devotes an entire book to America's favorite cuisine -- Italian!
Italy and its wonderful flavors have always had a major influence on Jamie Oliver's food and cooking. In Jamie's Italy, he travels this famously gastronomic country paying homage to the classic dishes of each region and searching for new ideas to bring home. The result is a sensational collection of Italian recipes, old and new, that will ensure that Italy's influence reaches us all.
Italy has inspired Jamie Oliver throughout his career. His ambition has always been to travel across the country on a quest to capture the very essence of Italian cooking -- and to produce the best and simplest Italian cookbook for everybody anywhere to enjoy.
Jamie's Italy is the result of that journey -- and it's a land of plenty. As well as providing more than 120 brand-new recipes for everything from risotto to roasts and spaghetti to stews, structured as traditional trattoria menus, Jamie takes you all over Italy to cook with and learn from the real masters of Italian cuisine: the locals. Far from the standard "lemons and olives" version of Italian cooking, Jamie's Italy is a cookbook by the people for the people. From Sicily to Tuscany, it's about the local fishermen, family bakers, and, of course, the "Mamas," sharing their recipes and the tips that have gone into their cooking for generations. But it's not only mouthwatering food that Jamie brings back home: it's also the spirit that makes cooking and eating absolutely central to family life, whichever part of Italy youre in.
Bursting with the warmth and hospitality of real family life, this is both a superbly accessible cookbook and a unique travelogue and diary, in which youll find the authentic flavor of Italy and the people who live there. If you love quality food prepared with genuine passion -- youll never want to leave Jamie's Italy. [via]
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The Kings English: Adventures of an Independent Booksellerby Betsy BurtonISBN 1423601246 (1-4236-0124-6)
Softcover, Gibbs Smith
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Kings English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller'Book summary:Betsy Burton, owner of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, has been a bookseller for nearly thirty years, and a passionate book lover all her life. Her modestly sized, yet widely respected, shop has hosted authors such as E. L. Doctorow, Isabel Allende, Jon Krakauer, Margaret Atwood, Octavio Paz, and Sue Grafton, and she has built a reputation as a passionate purveyor of the written word in a world where stores like her's are a dying breed.
Burton now shares her story, including the amusing trials and triumphs of author visits, attempts at censorship, the modern business of bookselling, and the complexities of staying afloat as an independent in the world of chains and superstores.
Burton also offers dozens of "Top 25" reading lists on a multitude of topics, from psychology to poetry to fiction, business to the best banned books. Burton has also painstakingly collected favorite reading lists from the best independent bookstores throughout the country, including the Tattered Cover in Denver , Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., and Powell's Books in Portland, sharing what some of the best-read folks in the country currently can't put down. Filled with wit, passion, and a strikingly independent message, Burton's story will delight booklovers of all kinds.
The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller is also an excellent pick for book clubs nationwide. Not only is it a book about books and about authors, readers, and the business of books, there are lists of books-books in categories, books in genres, books on every subject of conceivable interest to book clubs. If that isn't enough to titillate a book group, there are book lists from 30 of the best independent bookstores in the country.
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountainsby Isabella L. BirdISBN 1417927461 (1-4179-2746-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains'Book summary:1881. With illustrations. Isabella Lucy Bird broke away from the traditions of the middle-class woman in Victorian Britain and established herself as a determined and intelligent traveler. Through her accounts of her travel adventures she challenged and delighted a wide and appreciative audience. Her travel books made her one of the most famous women in late-Victorian Britain. In the course of her travels, Bird landed in San Francisco and traveled to Colorado where she had her romantic adventure with the desperado Jim Nugent. For months in the high Rockies, in and around Estes Park, as autumn turned to winter, Isabella was beguiled not only by the wild Rocky Mountains but also by the charms of Mountain Jim who took her on expeditions and encouraged her boldness. With Jim's assistance she became the second woman to climb Long's Peak, a mountain of over 14,000 feet. This delightful volume recounts her adventures in the Rockies. [via]
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaustby Steve Erwin, Immaculee IlibagizaISBN 1401908977 (1-4019-0897-7)
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Letters from a Lost Generation: The First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson, Geoffrey Thurlowby Vera Brittain, Mark Bostridge, Alan BishopISBN 1555533795 (1-55553-379-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letters from a Lost Generation: The First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson, Geoffrey Thurlow'Book summary:The events set in motion by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 changed many lives irrevocably. For Vera Brittain, an Oxford undergraduate who left her studies to volunteer as a nurse in military hospitals in England and France, the war was a shattering experience; she not only witnessed the horrors inflicted by combat through her work, but she lost the four men closest to her at that time--her fiancé, Roland Leighton, brother Edward, and two close friends, Geoffrey Thurlow and Victor Nicholson, who all died on the battlefield.
Letters from a Lost Generation, a collection of previously unpublished correspondence between Brittain and these young men--all public schoolboys at the start of the war--chronicles her relationship with them, and reveals "the old lie," the idealized glory of patriotic duty that was soon overtaken by the grim reality of the Flanders trenches. The letters are lively, dramatic, immediate and, despite the awfulness of war, curiously optimistic: "Somehow I feel the end is not destined to be here and now. We have not fulfilled ourselves--and someday we shall live our roseate poem through," wrote Vera in one of her last letters to Roland in December 1915, just days before he was killed by a sniper's bullet. Following his death, and later those of their mutual friends Victor and Geoffrey, Vera's letters take on a new, raw intensity as she concentrates all her emotions on her brother--a hero awarded the Military Cross--until his death on the Italian Front in June 1918. These letters formed the basis of Vera Brittain's remarkable autobiography, Testament of Youth, and vividly bring to life the voices of the lost generation whose words threaten to be lost forever as the First World War recedes even further from living memory. --Catherine Taylor, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Men With the Pink Triangle: The True, Life-And-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Campsby Heinz HegerISBN 1555830064 (1-55583-006-4)
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Myths, Lies And Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--why Everything You Know Is Wrongby John StosselISBN 1401302548 (1-4013-0254-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Myths, Lies And Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--why Everything You Know Is Wrong'Book summary:A mericas favorite investigative reporter, John Stossel, tackles our favorite myths in his characteristic style and challenges us to look at life differently. Myths and Misconceptions covered in the book include: lIs the media unbiased? lAre our schools helping or hurting our kids? lDo singles have a better sex life than married people? lDo we have less free time than we used to? lIs outsourcing bad for American workers? lSuburban sprawl is ruining America. lMoney makes people happier. lThe world is too crowded. lWere drowning in garbage. lProfiteering is evil. lSweatshops exploit people. John Stossel takes on these and many more misconceptions, misunderstandings, and plain old stupidity in this collection that will offer much to love for Give Me a Break fans, and show everyone why conventional wisdomeconomic, political, or socialis often wrong. [via]
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Old Possums Book of Practical Catsby T. S. EliotISBN 1417617047 (1-4176-1704-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Old Possums Book of Practical Cats'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of T. S. Eliot's poems concerning cats including ""Mr. Mistoffelees,"" and ""Skimbleshanks, The Railway Cat. [via]
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Poems and Songs of Robert Burnsby Robert BurnsISBN 1414207980 (1-4142-0798-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Poems and Songs of Robert Burns'Book summary:ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you.
This is Volume Volume 3 of 3-Volume Set. To purchase the complete set, you will need to order the other volumes separately: to find them, search for the following ISBNs: 9781427003775, 9781427004161
A timeless poetic treasure, this book contains all of Burns' poems, including epitaphs, songs and lyrics. Burns wrote on every topic imaginable - love, nature, politics and people. All the poems and songs are presented in a chronological order. Brimming with intensity, spontaneity and earnestness, this book is a sure treat for all poetry-lovers.
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Betterby Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, Jai RodriguezISBN 1400097843 (1-4000-9784-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better'Book summary:Imagine this: Five eminently stylish and hilariously witty gay menauthoritative experts in food and wine, grooming, decorating, fashion, and cultureinvade your life, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and, in the course of a day, make you better dressed, better groomed, better mannered, and a better cook, living in a better home. All of this is painless (unless you have a really egregious body-hair situation), liberating, and downright fun.
This is what Queer Eye for the Straight Guy does each week on one of the hottest TV shows in memory, as the Fab 5Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Jai Rodriguezturn an everyman frog into an every-girl's-dream prince. And this is what the book offers: the essential "make better" advice from each of the Fab 5. Just like the show, the book focuses on easy but lasting lifestyle transformationthe tasks, the projects, the modest purchases, and, most important, the new attitudes that immediately make a noticeable difference.
From Kyan's instructions on how often to wash your hair to Carson's explanation of why shirts are the new ties, from Ted's strategies for ordering wine and Thom's suggestions on a better bathroom to Jai's hints on shaking hands, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is filled with clear, direct advice on the issues that confront every man. But Queer Eye doesn't try to make you dress like Carson or dance like Jai; it's about teaching you how to refine your own personal style, without throwing away your entire closet and buying a whole new everything. It's about helping you realize the best expression of yourselfthe real you.
Queer Eye introduces men to the rewards that womenand a lot of gay menhave long reaped by thinking about the day-to-day details that make them look better, feel better, and get more out of life. Many straight men have long felt that these subjects are not for them. Nothing could be sillier. In this book, the Fab 5 sets them straight (so to speak). [via]More editions of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better:
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Rachael Ray 365:No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinnersby Rachael RayISBN 1400082544 (1-4000-8254-4)
Softcover, Clarkson Potter
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rachael Ray 365:No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners'Book summary:Even your favorite dinner can lose its appeal when its in constant rotation, so mix it up! With her largest collection of recipes yet, Food Networks indefatigable cook Rachael Ray guarantees youll be able to put something fresh and exciting on your dinner table every night for a full year... without a single repeat!
Based on the original 30-Minute Meal cooking classes that started it all, these recipes prove that you dont have to reinvent the wheel every night. Rachael offers dozens of recipes that, once mastered, can become entirely new dishes with just a few ingredient swaps. Learn how to make a Southwestern Pasta Bake and youll be able to make a Smoky Chipotle Chili Con Queso Mac the next time. Try your hand at Spring Chicken with Leeks and Peas and youre all set to turn out a rib-sticking Rice and Chicken Stoup that looks and tastes like an entirely different dish.
As a best-selling cookbook author and host of three top-rated Food Network shows, Rachael Ray believes that both cooking and eating should be fun. Drawing from her own favorite dishes as well as those of her family, friends, and celebrities, she covers the flavor spectrum from Asian to Italian and dozens of delicious stops in between. Best of all, these flavor-packed dishes will satisfy your every craving and renew your taste for cooking. With so many delicious entrees to choose from youll never have an excuse for being in a cooking rut again.
How about a brand-new 30-minute dinner every night for an entire year?
Tired of making the same old same old, week after week after week?
With Rachaels most varied and comprehensive collection of 30-minute recipes ever, youll have everyone at your table saying Yummo! all year long.
Its amazing what a half hour can do for your tastebuds & 365 days a year! [via]More editions of Rachael Ray 365:No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners:
Red Azaleaby Anchee MinISBN 1400096987 (1-4000-9698-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Renaissance, Studies in Art and Poetryby Walter Horatio PaterISBN 140432836X (1-4043-2836-X)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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Running With Scissorsby Augusten BurroughsISBN 1417666943 (1-4176-6694-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Running With Scissors'Book summary:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir, Running with Scissors, that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped, glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. "I knew I could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office," he writes, "And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after I polished it with Windex for three hours." There were certainly numerous chips in the childhood Burroughs describes: an alcoholic father, an unstable mother who gives him up for adoption to her therapist, and an adolescence spent as part of the therapist's eccentric extended family, gobbling prescription meds and fooling around with both an old electroshock machine and a pedophile who lives in a shed out back. But just as he dreamed of doing with that old table, Burroughs employs a vigorous program of decoration and fervent polishing to a life that many would have simply thrown in a landfill. Despite her abandonment, he never gives up on his increasingly unbalanced mother. And rather than despair about his lot, he glamorizes it: planning a "beauty empire" and performing an a capella version of "You Light Up My Life" at a local mental ward. Burroughs's perspective achieves a crucial balance for a memoir: emotional but not self-involved, observant but not clinical, funny but not deliberately comic. And it's ultimately a feel-good story: as he steers through a challenging childhood, there's always a sense that Burroughs's survivor mentality will guide him through and that the coffee table will be salvaged after all. --John Moe [via]
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The Sacred Balance: A Visual Celebration of our Place in Natureby David Suzuki, Amanda McConnell, Maria DecambraISBN 1553650654 (1-55365-065-4)
Softcover, Greystone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sacred Balance: A Visual Celebration of our Place in Nature'Book summary:In this vivid gathering of words and images, scientist/environmentalist David Suzuki and documentary filmmaker Amanda McConnell pay homage to earth, water, air, and fire and their manifold interplay. Virtually all the planet's human cultures agree that the world is made up of discrete elements. Some traditions count four, others fewer, others more. But virtually all of those cultures hold, too, that these elements are the primal stuff of the nature that we humans "emerged from, remain embedded in, and are utterly dependent on." Water's metamorphoses, they write, "keep the world alive at every level, from the planetary to the cellular"; from water came life, and in water life was sustained. At some unimaginably distant point in the past, they continue, some ancestral cyanobacterium split molecules of water apart, "adding its hydrogen atoms to carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make sugar" and producing free oxygen: the air that allowed life to diversify and expand. Add the energy wrought by sunlight, and photosynthesis enters into play; bring dead plants to the stony earth, and you have soil; with those foundations, life diversifies even further; and so on to the present, when much of the work of creation is being undone. Poetic but grounded in good science, the authors' narrative--illustrated by superb, oversized photographs--makes for a lovely creation story. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Natureby David T. Suzuki, Amanda McConnellISBN 1550549634 (1-55054-963-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature'Book summary:"Consume and compete!" The message of the economic treadmill is loud and constant. But in this seminal work, David Suzuki argues that the real bottom line, and society's challenge today, is not debts and deficits, but the need to live full and meaningful lives without destroying the Earth's biosphere, which supports all life.
Suzuki explores the physical, social, and spiritual needs that form the basis of any society that aspires to a sustainable future and a high quality life for its citizens.
Those fundamental requirements are rooted in the Earth and its life support systems. They are worthy of reverence and respect; they are sacred. [via]
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Silent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings Of Kevin Smithby Kevin SmithISBN 1401359736 (1-4013-5973-6)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Songs Of The Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autismby Dawn Prince-HughesISBN 1400082153 (1-4000-8215-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The State And Revolutionby V.I. LeninISBN 1419183478 (1-4191-8347-8)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Swords and Hilt Weaponsby Peter Connolly, Michael D. CoeISBN 1555842909 (1-55584-290-9)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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Sylvia Plath: A Literary Lifeby Linda Wagner-MartinISBN 1403916535 (1-4039-1653-5)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Think: Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eyeby Michael R. LegaultISBN 1416531556 (1-4165-3155-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Think: Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye'Book summary:Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, "Blink", which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of people everywhere. Somewhere along the line, the Age of Reason morphed into the Age of Emotion; this systemic erosion is costing time, money, jobs, and lives in the twenty-first century, leading to less fulfilment and growing dysfunction. LeGault provides a bold, controversial, and objective analysis of the causes and solutions for some of the biggest problems facing Western culture in the 21st century. From the over- load of reality TV shows and gossip magazines that have rendered curiosity of the mind and spirit obsolete to permissive parenting and low standards that have caused an academic crisis among our children, LeGault looks at all aspects of modern lives and points to how and where it all went wrong. [via]
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Tools for Teachingby Barbara Gross DavisISBN 1555425682 (1-55542-568-2)
Softcover, Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
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Traveling Music : Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Timesby Neil PeartISBN 1550226665 (1-55022-666-5)
Hardcover, ECW Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Traveling Music : Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times'Book summary:The music of Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and many other artists provides the score to the reflections of a musician on the road in this memoir of Neil Peart's travels from Los Angeles to Big Bend National Park. The emotional associations and stories behind each album Peart plays guide his recollections of his childhood on Lake Ontario, the first bands that he performed with, and his travels with the band Rush. The evocative and resonant writing vividly captures the meanderings of a musical mind, leading rock enthusiasts to discover inside information about Rush and the musical inspirations of a rock legend.[via]More editions of Traveling Music : Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times:
Traveling Music: The Soundtrack To My Life And Timesby Neil PeartISBN 1550226649 (1-55022-664-9)
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A Treatise Concerning The Principles Of Human Knowledgeby George BerkeleyISBN 1419103849 (1-4191-0384-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Ty's Tricksby Ty PenningtonISBN 1401300677 (1-4013-0067-7)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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The Ultimate Weight Solution: 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedomby Phillip C. McGrawISBN 1416513183 (1-4165-1318-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ultimate Weight Solution: 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom'Book summary:Self-improvement guru Phillip McGraw knows you're looking for "something that melts fat off like sun melts ice," but, he reminds you, "losing weight is not 'quick and easy' and you know it." McGraw, one of Oprah's favorite sidekicks and host of his own television show, promises that you will succeed with his methods, because you will change "from the inside out." McGraw's 7 Keys are sound--not quick. First, you have to understand and face your "personal truth"--what you think about yourself and your weight--and replace toxic messages with positive thoughts. Next, step by step, you learn how to counter emotional eating, change your environment, master impulse eating, choose foods, adopt an exercise habit, and assemble a support circle. Each step is clearly explained and personalized with case studies, fill-in charts, and self-tests. His nutrition plan emphasizes foods with high nutritional yields for few calories, and that cannot be eaten quickly (generally because they're high in fiber), so you're less likely to overeat. McGraw is the author of Life Strategies, Relationship Rescue, and Self Matters. Here he offers his unique, , tell-it-like-it-is, take-no-prisoners style to help you change "what you eat, why you eat, where you eat, when you eat, and how you eat," all in an individualized approach that's bound to be effective. Highly recommended. --Joan Price [via]
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Under And Alone: The True Story Of The Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gangby William QueenISBN 1400060842 (1-4000-6084-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionaryby Carols CastilloISBN 1417664827 (1-4176-6482-7)
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VegetarianISBN 1551109220 (1-55110-922-0)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Philadelphia Selection book 1by Carloe EireISBN 1416544720 (1-4165-4472-0)
Softcover, Free Pr
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Waldenby Henry David ThoreauISBN 1420922610 (1-4209-2261-0)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden'Book summary:"Walden" is the classic account of two years spent by Henry David Thoreau living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The story is detailed in its accounts of Thoreau's day-to-day activities, observations, and undertakings to survive out in the wilderness for two years. Thoreau's journal is an exquisite account of a man seeking a more simple life by living in harmony with nature. In today's fast-paced consumer-driven society the austere life style endorsed by Thoreau is as relevant and refreshing as ever. [via]
What Remains: A Memoir Of Fate, Friendship & Loveby Carole RadziwillISBN 1416531262 (1-4165-3126-2)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Why I Hate Canadiansby W. FergusonISBN 1550546007 (1-55054-600-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins Canada
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Witchcraft and the Web: Weaving Pagan Traditions Onlineby M. MacHa Nightmare, Phyllis CurottISBN 1550224662 (1-55022-466-2)
Softcover, E C W Pr
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Women And Madnessby Phyllis CheslerISBN 1403968977 (1-4039-6897-7)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Women And Madness'Book summary:[via]Feminist icon Chesler's pioneering work--2.5 million copies sold--revised and updated for the first time in 30 years. This definitive book was the first to address critical questions about women and mental health. Combining patient interviews with an analysis of women's roles in history, society, and myth Chesler concludes that there is a terrible double standard when it comes to women's psychology. In this new edition, she addresses head-on many of the most relevant issues to women and mental health today, including eating disorders, social acceptance of antidepressants, addictions, sexuality, postpartum depression, and more. Fully revised and updated, Women and Madness remains as important today as it was when first published in 1972.More editions of Women And Madness:
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The Year of Magical Thinkingby Joan DidionISBN 1400078431 (1-4000-7843-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Year of Magical Thinking'Book summary:In The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion's eighth book to make it to The New York Times best-seller list, an author known for her intellectual analysis of personal and global events reveals the limited power of intelligence to defend her against a breakdown as she struggles to cope with the death of her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, and the simultaneous grave illness of their daughter. [via]
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Your Pregnancy Week-By-Weekby Glade B. Curtis, Judith SchulerISBN 1555613462 (1-55561-346-2)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Your PregnancyTM Week by Week'Book summary:When you're pregnant, there is nothing more exciting than keeping up with the drastic changes your body undergoes on a weekly basis. In Your Pregnancy Week by Week, Glade B. Curtis, M.D. (Your Pregnancy Questions and Answers, Your Pregnancy After Thirty) has written a clear, easy to follow guidebook. Each "week" includes information on: How Big Is Your Baby?, How Big Are You?, How Your Baby Is Growing and Developing, Changes in You, How Your Actions Affect Your Baby's Development, You Should Also Know, and a Tip of the Week. With the exception of the You Should Also Know sections (which sometimes focus on rare problems and concerns), the tone of the book is informative, chatty and reassuring. An extensive, excellent glossary adds value. Your Pregnancy Week by Week seems intended to both simplify and expand on the information an inexperienced or first-time mother-to-be receives from her medical provider. It is especially ideal for very young pregnant women seeking to better understand the changes in their bodies. --Ericka Lutz [via]
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- Your Pregnancy: Week by Week: ISBN 1555610684 (1-55561-068-4)
Softcover, Motorbooks Intl - Your Pregnancy Week by Week: ISBN 1555611435 (1-55561-143-5)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated - Your Pregnancy Week-By-Week: ISBN 1555612601 (1-55561-260-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group - Your Pregnancy Week-By-Week: ISBN 1555610242 (1-55561-024-2)
Hardcover, Fisher Books - Your Pregnancy Week-By-Week: ISBN 1555612563 (1-55561-256-3)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group - Your PregnancyTM Week by Week: ISBN 1555613462 (1-55561-346-2)
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- Your Pregnancy: Week by Week: ISBN 1555610684 (1-55561-068-4)
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