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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell

Back Bay Books, 2007

Entertaining, Educating, Provocative
Malcolm Gladwell is an entertaining writer. His book The Tipping Point almost made my Top Ten list last year, not only for the thoroughly enjoyable read (which it was), but also for the intriguing analysis into human behavior and consumerism that Gladwell offers. ...

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients
Ina Garten

Clarkson Potter, 2008

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics is the essential Ina Garten cookbook, focusing on the techniques behind her elegant food and easy entertaining style, and offering nearly a hundred brand-new recipes that will become trusted favorites. Ina Garten?s bestselling cookbooks have con-sistently provided accessible, subtly sophisticated recipes ranging ...

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell

Back Bay Books, 2002

Must read book
Macolm Gladwell's approach in this book is that of an observer. His deductions are thoroughly logical and offer a refreshing alternative to traditional thought. This book was a joy to read. I am also half way through his second book entitled Blink. As an author he ...

The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures

Dan Roam

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

The Back of the Napkin Is A Book For Entrepreneurs
When Dan Roam wrote The Back of the Napkin, he probably never thought he was writing a book for entrepreneurs. But that is exactly what he did. The book is about discovering ideas, developing ideas, and selling ideas. That is the entrepreneurship process. That is the ...

Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

Back Bay Books, 2007

Smart, eclectic, and hilariously funny.
Full disclosure: I have a major intellectual crush on David Foster Wallace. Yes, yes, I know about his weaknesses - the digressions, the rampant footnote abuse, the flaunting of his amazing erudition, the mess that is 'Infinite Jest'. I know all this, and I don't care. ...

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition

Clair Davies, Amber Davies

New Harbinger Publications, 2004

The Self Treatment Guide
This is an excellent book. The author explains in very clear terms, instructions on how to detect trigger points in various parts of our bodies and the various methods of massage. I zeroed down on the chapter for hands as I was buying this book as a gift for ...

IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit

Creations by You

Creations by You, 2006

writing for the young person
I bought this book for my grandughter that is 10 years old and loves to write stores. It was a wise pick for me , as it is right at her age level. Easy to understand , Easy to follow directions . For any child that loves to write stores, or to encourage a child to ...

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Marcus Luttrell

Back Bay Books, 2008

A rare, inspiring perspective. An excellent book.
Luttrell's book offers a ground-level perspective on the kinds of operations the US Military's Special Operations Forces are engaged in all around the world, all the time. Too often this topic (Special Forces, SEALs, Delta Force, etc) is dominated by superficial books ...

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

Back Bay Books, 2006

Great even if you don't get everything
I didn't, like one reviewer here suggested, look up every word I didn't know in the dictionary (and there were a lot. Antinomy?) I didn't even read all the footnotes, because after a while this was, even though it was a great book, one of those books where you start ...

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

David Foster Wallace

Back Bay Books, 1998

YES, YES, YES.
Not every essay is great, but some of them are so sharp, witty, original and insightful that you'll wish he were your best friend--the one you talk to on the phone every day, the one who tells you the story about an every day event but makes it so fascinating and fun ...

The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster, 2004

Great buy
I purchased this dictonary for my daughter and its great! I couldnt of gotten a better deal .

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 2001

Not heartwarming... in a good way.
Before reading this book, I very much thought from the title (and because at the time I did not know who David Sedaris is)that it would be a "heart wrenching tale" about some child who is physically unable to speak or doesn't have access to a decent education. It was ...

The Miracle Ball Method: Relieve Your Pain, Reshape Your Body, Reduce Your Stress [2 Miracle Balls Included]

Elaine Petrone

Workman Publishing Company, 2003

Using Miracle Balls as part of shoulder rehab
I broke my left shoulder and had to go to physical therapy. My therapist would do trigger release to loosen up the tight muscles. Additionally, she gave me some stretches and exercises to help rehab the muscles. Although I am not 100% range of motion, she was ...

Naked

David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 1998

Absolutely fantastic
This has become a very famous book and it deserves to be. It is certainly the type that has you lending it to all your friends and telling them about which pieces are your favorites. I love reading about his family and am a big fan of sister Amy so whenever there's ...

Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back

Josh Hamilton

FaithWords, 2008

RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "HE FELL IN LOVE WITH CRACK... AND SPENT $100,000.00 IN 6 WEEKS WITH HIS NEW BEST FRIEND!"
When Josh Hamilton was six-years-old he could throw a baseball FIFTY-MILES-PER-HOUR... when he was eleven-years-old he could throw a baseball SEVENTY-MILES-PER-HOUR... when he was twelve-years-old in Little League in one game he batted five times... and FIVE TIMES HE ...