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Where Does the Money Go?: Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis
Scott Bittle, Jean Johnson
Collins Business, 2008
Very Good Overview
This book is a very good overview and presentation of the problems that we face with the Federal budget. Unlike us (for the most part) the government is able to spend pretty much freely regardless of the consequences to the dollar and our economy.
This book is easy ...
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Landscape of Wisdom: A Guided Tour of Western Philosophy
Christopher Biffle
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1998
It's my favorite textbook
I BELIEVE THIS BOOK IS A NECESSITY FOR ANYONE NEW TO PHILOSOPHY. I used this book two years ago in an introductory philosophy class. I brought it to college with me and re-read it often. When I don't understand something in a philosophy class, I refer to this book and ...
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Making Sense of the Doctrine & Covenants: A Guided Tour Through Modern Revelations
Steven Craig Harper
Deseret Book, 2008
Best D&C book ever
Think page-turner and scripture reference in the same book. This one says more in a single volume than other D&C books say in 2 or 4. And it's not only comprehensive but fresh and fast-moving. Some D&C references state the obvious. This one is full of little-known ...
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How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour
Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
Zondervan, 2002
Best of the Bible Books
This is a terrific book. It guides you confidently through one of the most complex books in the world -- The Bible -- without being overwhelming or condescending. Fee and Stuart know their way around both the Christian scriptures and the human experience. Rare stuff ...
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The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour
Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra
Johnson Books, 2004
Very Useful for Self-Guided Tour
I spent 8 hrs visiting Machu Picchu following the guide. It was very detailed in describing each sector and the information given was enough to get a good understanding of the place. We walked to see the "Inca Bridge" and it described exactly what to expect and when ...
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The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure
Catherine Blyth
Gotham, 2008
A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways In The Art of Conversation , Catherine Blyth eloquently points out the sorry state of disrepair that conversation has fallen into?and then, taking examples from history, ...
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Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces
Tom Clancy, John Gresham
Berkley Trade, 2001
Beyond the Beret: Clancy's book dispels myths about SF....
Special Forces, the seventh and final entry in Tom Clancy's nonfiction Guided Tour series about America's armed forces, sets its sights on the shadowy -- and often misunderstood -- roles and missions of the men the author calls "the quiet professionals" of the Army's ...
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Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds of Strategic Management
Henry Mintzberg, Joseph Lampel, ...
Free Press, 2005
On time, in great shape
The book was in better condition than the "near new" description and on-time. What else can someone expect for customer service from a stranger? Perfect, I'd say.
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The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing ...
Charles Petzold
Wiley, 2008
should be on every aspiring mathematician's bookshelf
this is a fantastic book. It manages to explain simply and clearly the entirety of turing's landmark paper and providing a thorough grounding on the base mathematical knowledge. though I had taken some set theory in college, I am fairly confident that even a devoted ...
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Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics
Earl Conee, Theodore Sider
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
Loads of fun
From personal identity to time to "why not nothing?", Conee and Sider have cooked up an introduction to metaphysical questions that are a lot of fun. The chapters can be read (and re-read) in any order and thought about for a lifetime. The book is designed for a ...
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The Human Brain: A Guided Tour (Science Masters Series)
Susan A. Greenfield
Basic Books, 1998
VERY GOOD
IT'S A VERY GOOD OR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BRAIN BUT NOT BIOLOG
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On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail
Charles E. Cobb
Algonquin Books, 2007
Don't leave home without it
I became interested in this book when I heard the author, Charles Cobb Jr. interviewed on NPR's "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin. Cobb is a veteran of the civil rights movement and a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists. He spoke about ...
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Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (Tom Clancy's Military Reference)
Tom Clancy
Berkley Trade, 1996
The truth hurts
I was a Marine at the time this book was written. For me it was a great tool to hand to me friends and family. Although the equipment is now outdated, the mission is still the same. With the majority of today's conflicts becoming lower intensity, the USMC MEU(SOC) is ...
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The Complete Sea Kayaker's Handbook
Shelley Johnson
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001
Read this book before purchasing a kayak
I like to browse the boating sections of outdoor stores and listen to the staff recommend equipment to people just getting started in kayaking. It can be a terrific learning experience and the best stores will always recommend good instructional manuals and the ...
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A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung
Robert H. Hopcke
Shambhala, 1999
Vergil guiding Dante
Since the "Collected Works" is so huge, it is good to have this guide which specifically mentions the volumes and pages for particular topics such as acheotypes and dreams. It helps focus the searching. I highly recommend it.
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