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CK-12 Earth Science

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

CK-12 Earth Science covers the study of Earth - its minerals and energy resources, processes inside and on its surface, its past, water, weather and climate, the environment and human actions, and astronomy.

CK-12 Algebra I

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

Nice refresher, but typos are annoying
I can not complain much about a free book, I wanted it as a refresher of algebraic principles. The text seems to be okay, but so far, half way through the first chapter, I have encountered a number of problems with, well, the problems. A variable is listed in the ...

On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the ...

Public Domain Books, 1998

A Great Historical Piece
Variations exist within populations that compete for scarce resources needed for survival, and many of these variations not only affect the ability of the individual to compete, but also can be passed onto children. Those variations better suited for competition will ...

The Simple Dollar (Free Book for a Limited Time): How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of ...

FT Press, 2010

Financial health and quality of life are intertwined
When I picked this up on my Kindle, I assumed I was getting a book loaded with financial guidance. Long a believer in debt-free living, I still enjoy picking up these types of books - they are very reinforcing when swimming upstream from the way most American families ...

CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

CK-12 Foundation?s Probability and Statistics (Advanced Placement) FlexBook introduces students to basic topics in statistics and probability but finishes with the rigorous topics an advanced placement course requires.

The Grand Design

Bantam, 2010

Thoughts
Excellent publication. Clear and concise thinking. Will cause ruffled feathers in several commerical organizations.

CK-12 Chemistry

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

CK-12 Chemistry covers Matter, Atomic Structure; The Elements and Their Properties; Stoichiometry; Chemical Kinetics; Physical States of Matter; Thermodynamics; Nuclear Chemistry; and Organic Chemistry.

The Devil At My Doorstep

Visionary Publishing, LLC, 2010

Bewaaaaare!!
This is a hair-raising true story of a company under attack by unions to give up employee rights. A must read about the evils of the union, and the union free rights act. Get ready to write to your congressman about it.

CK-12 Calculus

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

A Decent Introductory Calculus Textbook
This is a very approachable and well presented introductory text on Calculus. It is written with an advanced high school student or beginning college student in mind. It covers all the traditional topics in a calculus curriculum - functions, graphs, limits, ...

Sudoku Volume 1: Interactive Sudoku Puzzles for Kindle 2 and Kindle DX (Mobi Games)

MobileReference, 2009

Hard to use.
I'm aware that it's obnoxious to gripe about a free game, but this Sudoku is hard to load and the cursor navigation is not intuitive.

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Bill Bryson

Doubleday, 2010

Bill Bryson just can't help it. He writes funny, even when he's being serious.
Bill Bryson just can't help it. He writes funny, even when he's being serious, as he is in this latest history of how people have lived over the centuries. This subject could be dry as toast in another author's hands, but with his curious nose buried firmly in ...

CK-12 Biology I - Honors

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

CK-12 Biology I is a textbook for high school students covering cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology, and physiology.

CK-12 21st Century Physics: A Compilation of Contemporary and Emerging Technologies

CK-12 Foundation, 2010

The 21st Century Physics FlexBook is a collaborative effort of the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education that seeks to elevate the quality of physics instruction across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Siddhartha

Public Domain Books, 2001

ommmmm, stream of events, music of life
In our modern culture where most of things in life are categorized, judged, and people are forced to take sides, this book brings more harmonious and contiuous perspectives on life. In this short, poetic, and simple stories of Siddhartha, Vasudeva, and Govinda, ...

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition

American Psychological Association (APA), 2009

APA Manual for writing papers
Excellent reference. I just wrote and turned in a 10 page paper and this manual proved to be invaluable. Great resource!