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How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman
Wiley, 2008
Better binding?
Does anyone know if this edition has a better binding than the original hardcover? That one was glued together with minimal care. Would love to buy this one, but only if it will not go "three sheets to the wind" as my beloved original did. That one fell apart after a ...
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The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)
Eoin Colfer
Hyperion Books for Children, 2008
Smart and fun young adult science fiction!
Enn Reitel's English accent and deep, commanding voice fit perfectly a young adult novel that blends science fiction with magic. Author Colfer is just as comfortable writing about body scans, bond like gadgets and artificial limbs as he is describing elves, giving ...
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The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done
Dave Crenshaw
Jossey-Bass, 2008
I wish I'd read this 10 years ago!
As a busy mother of three and manager of a family business, I've spent years feeling like there is not enough time in the day, and no possible way to do everything that needs to get done. I believed that if I wanted to get anywhere in life I had to be a master ...
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Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story
David Einhorn
Wiley, 2008
A closer look at modern wall st. and hedge funds
Fooling Some of the People All of the Time catalogs the incredible events that followed the author's fast rising hedge fund and the investment community that attacked him after sticking his neck out in a speech. The investment community attached to protect its ...
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Black and White and Dead All Over
John Darnton
Knopf, 2008
Black & White & Dead All Over intrigues and commands one's interest throughout
"It was a lifeless body, and not just any body. It was Ratnoff."
When Ratnoff's secretary, Ellen Butterby, discovers his body in the New York Globe's newsroom, the newspaper's future is thrown into chaos. Senior editors grapple with the fact that one of their own ...
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All the Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right
Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Excellent
I am currently working the tips of the trade right now as I write this note. I have to honestly say that I believe that the tips are working. I'm feeling less stressed, snags in the relationship are seen very quickly and identified accurately as far as who is causing ...
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Weight Watchers All-Time Favorites: Over 200 Best-Ever Recipes from the Weight Watchers Test Kitchens
Weight Watchers
Wiley, 2007
Lots of good recipes
Lots of easy to follow recipes that fairly reliably turn out to be tasty and satisfying. If you like to cook, Weight Watchers just got a whole lot more interesting with this cookbook.
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The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many ...
Madeleine L'Engle
Square Fish, 2007
Good for another generation!
The first book in this series, A Wrinkle in Time, was my favorite book as a young girl. I bought this for my very bright 12 yr old son recently. After reading it, he told me that it may be the best he has read & he reads extensively (including all the Potters)! We ...
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Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time
Melody Beattie
Hazelden, 1989
READ ALL ABOUT IT**** THE REAL STORY
The truth of the matter is:
We don't want to hear it and we make any excuse to deny it. This book is a denial killer!
I have been in recovery for years and let me just tell you, Beattie is right on top of the root problem. No matter who reads the words, the ...
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Once Upon a Time in the North (David Fickling Books)
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008
I want more
This book is great If your craving more from His Dark Materials. It's a must have. This book will allow you to see the bond between Iorek and Lee. Enjoy!
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Drive Time: Italian (CD): Learn Italian While You Drive (LL(R) All-Audio Courses)
Living Language
Living Language, 2005
Good Choice
Excellent product, but should not be relied on solely it you REALLY want to learn Italian. But it makes the ride in the car ( even in traffic!) very bearable.
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Time for Kids: Almanac 2009 (Time for Kids Almanac)
Editors of Time for Kids magazine
Time For Kids, 2008
The newest edition of the best-selling Time For Kids Almanac is back and better than ever. Full of information on everything from animals to inventions, cutting-edge technology for the environment, this handy, colorful resource is a must-have for 8- to 12-year-olds. The Time For Kids Almanac 2009 features more than 650 new photos of kids' ...
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Learning All The Time
John Holt
Da Capo Press, 1990
wonderful book
Everyone should read this book, whether you have children yet or not! This is a great insight into how we as humans learn naturally and organically! A wonderful read.
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Drive Time: Spanish (CD): Learn Spanish While You Drive (LL(R) All-Audio Courses)
Living Language
Living Language, 2005
Not bad for Intermediates trying to remember and brush up on their Spanish from an absence.
I found this is a good starter to restart your spanish practicing. It's not for beginners. They touch the very basics very quickly and well if you don't know how to play with the inflections and all the good differences between the languages, I could see someone ...
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Magic Tree House: Books 29-32: #29 Christmas in Camelot; #30 Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve; #31 Summer of ...
Listening Library (Audio), 2007
Magic Tree House Books
My granddaughter and grandson both enjoy these books. Sometimes it is hard to find the exact book they want. Thank goodness they are numbered in the series so we can keep track of them. They devour them so fast.
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