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PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives

Frank Warren

William Morrow, 2005

You can't resist picking this up
Finally, after having this on my wish list for forever, I finally bought it. This will be a great coffee table book. I loved the post card artwork and the layout of this book. This is more of an art book than a book meant for just revealing secrets. Don't let this ...

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform ...

Sharon Begley

Ballantine Books, 2007

Very insightful!
Sharon Begley's "Train Your Mind Change Your Brain" does a fine job of exploring the science of neuroplasticity which upends long thought beliefs that the brain becomes hardwired early in life and can't be changed other than through physical techniques like medication, ...

The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread

Peter Reinhart

Ten Speed Press, 2001

Beautiful book, delicious bread...
I'm an idiot baker, but a little snooty about the bread I buy. So when I turned out the best baguette I've probably ever had, inside or outside of France, I knew this was a keeper. The book looks too pretty to be useful, but it rocks. Want the chemistry behind baking? ...

Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs

Craig Stull, Phil Myers, ...

Wiley, 2008

Excellent introduction/summary for Pragmatic Marketing Principles
I've been through the seminars on Practical Product Management delivered through the authors' firm (Pragmatic Marketing). As a CTO it was an eye-opener to see an approach to Product Management that meshed with the concepts of Agile Development in the software field. ...

The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life

John Assaraf, Murray Smith

Atria, 2008

The law of Attraction!
Yet another book on the Law of Attraction and how to apply it. I like this authors approach, different and fascinating. I have read many books on the Law of Attraction and my favorite, Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbook explains this universal law, gives ...

The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

Doubleday Business, 2004

Positive Results From Fred
In 2007, I had an organization that was struggling. As a HR professional, the company asked if I would conduct leadership training for the site. The class was small at only 4 participants so I was able to give them my full attention. As part of the curriculum, I ...

Fight Club: A Novel

Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton, 2005

better then the movie
A lot of the book is almost word for word like the movie, but the book expands on things that the movie didn't. There are some differences in the book. It's also pretty easy to read, I'm a very slow reader and I flew through this in about two days.

I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide

Dorian Solot, Marshall Miller

Da Capo Press, 2007

A must-read
Anyone who is female - or anyone who sleeps with females - needs to read this book. It's written in a clear, friendly, sometimes funny way. It provides a ton of great information and insights. I learned a lot from this book, as I think would anyone. I loved that it is ...

Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation

CNM, MA, Pam England, PhD, Rob Horowitz

Partera Press, 1998

An EXTRA-ORDINARY Guide
This book has been the single most important in my pregnancy journey. As this is my first pregnancy I had been very apprehensive about the birth. With the help of this book I am now much more calm about the whole pregnancy and most importantly even now looking ...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1

Alan Moore

America's Best Comics, 1999

Moore is at it again
It seems that each new read of Alan Moore makes me realize once again that D.C. had no idea what they had in Alan Moore. To call him pure genius may be the most accurate way of describing his work. It's not writing -- it's art. In League, I found myself unable to ...

Happier Than God: Turn Ordinary Life into an Extraordinary Experience

Neale Donald Walsch

Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2008

Happiness Is...
I am often referred to at my church as the irreverent reverend. I say things that shock people. Things like "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is he who just comes..." Most people laugh. Maybe it's out of nervousness, I don't know, but I really, ...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

Alan Moore

Wildstorm, 2007

Is Billy Bunter really Big Brother
Even if you haven't read the 101 novels, plays and pulp magazines referenced in this thrilling roller coaster action adventure, you'll still love it. It's high speed chase through 1950's England climaxing at the 3D top of the world, punctuated by extracts from the ...

Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Daniel Tammet

Free Press, 2007

Either totally engrossing or terribly tedious...
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet is an autobiography that you will either find totally engrossing or terribly tedious. Fortunately, I was one who was enthralled by Tammet and his incredible story. Tammet is unusual in many ways. First, he was diagnosed with ...

The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning About Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims

Lewis Vaughn

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Critically Positive Review
I wish this were mandatory reading for our species. If it were, we'd be so much better off. Of course, politicians, evangelicals, marketing consultants and a host of others who make their living leaching off the ignorant would be out of work.

Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent ...

George Crile

Grove Press, 2007

The enemies of our enemies are not our friends...
Charlie Wilson's War may be one-sided, but it's still a very interesting read, especially in these post-9/11 days. Years before the words Taliban and al Qaeda were in everyday use, or for that matter, even familiar to most Americans, the CIA was waging a secret war in ...