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Aveda Rituals : A Daily Guide to Natural Health and Beauty
Horst Rechelbacher
Owl Books, 1999
Structure Made Easy and Fun
This book was very helpful for me. I needed more structure in my life and Horst Rechelbacher gave suggestions on structure and routine that don't feel like chores to me. For the first time in my 36 years I am finally a morning person and look forward to starting my ...
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The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century
David Salsburg
Owl Books, 2002
a biostatisticians view of 20th century statistics
The Lady Tasting Tea is a new book by David Salsburg (a Ph.D. mathematical statistician, who recently retired from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Connecticut). The title of the book is taken from the famous example that R. A. Fisher used in his book "The Design of ...
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The Dependent Gene: The Fallacy of "Nature vs. Nurture"
David S. Moore
Owl Books, 2003
Beyond the Gene Myth
This book is one of the clearest and most convincing critiques of genetic determinism, availing itself of a new, or renewed, developmental perspective. The nature-nurture debate was always an exercise in futility, but here, armed with a new approach, the issues seem to ...
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Real Boys : Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
William Pollack
Owl Books, 1999
Very informative book
Really made me think about the differences in boys and girls. Very informative. Bought one to be passed around among my teacher friends.
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Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (An Owl Book)
John Mack Faragher
Owl Books, 1993
Well Detailed Book on the Great Backwoodsman
Well written and detailed book on America's back woodsman who seemed a precursor to the Mountain Man. Hailing from Pennsylvania, the author tracks Boone's introduction and love of hunting from his early years through his family's move to North carolina to Kentucky ...
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Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
Caroline Elkins
Owl Books, 2005
Best historical read
I read this book as a supplemental material to an undergraduate course in African Politics. With the background knowledge I had, the story was extremely horrifying but brought to my attention the effects of colonialism I had never before considered or heard of. The ...
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The Old Man and the Boy
Robert Ruark
Owl Books, 1993
This is what every man's boyhood should have been like
This book contains 29 quasi-biographical short stories about Ruark's youth in North Carolina during the Depression and Prohibition. These stories are about fishing and hunting and appreciating nature and, most importantly, learning life's lessons. The narrator (The ...
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The Meadow
James Galvin
Owl Books, 1993
What Can I Say?
This book is a keeper, one that is on my shelf for rereading. James Galvin's stories remind me of the old-timers in my life here in Arizona, their quirks yet because they authentic you can't help but adore them. Unfortunately many of these old-timers are gone now and I ...
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Why Be Jewish?
David J. Wolpe
Owl Books, 1995
Short & Sweet; Eloquent & Profound
This little book is a beautiful read. He describes the essential ideas, attitudes, and perceptions of Judaism with eloquent, if not poetic, language that touches the heart. I am not religious or observant, but I am seeking to find my own spirituality within ...
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The Milagro Beanfield War: A Novel
John Nichols
Owl Books, 2000
WWIII New Mexico Style
When Joe Mondragon illegally irrigates a puny beanfield, he starts WWIII and becomes the unwitting, reluctant symbol of this battle between the haves and the have nots. The book is absolutely hilarious with its wry yet rich descriptions of the people and the cultures ...
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McClane's Field Guide to Saltwater Fishes of North America
A. J. McClane
Owl Books, 1978
No saltwater tacklebox is complete without it
McClane's saltwater fish identification guide is a must for every angler -- sunburned beginner or salty old pro -- who casts a line into our bays and oceans. The most outstanding among this guide's many strengths are its clear, concise writing in the description of ...
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Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Chalmers Johnson
Owl Books (NY), 2001
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
"Blowback" is CIA nomenclature, initially conjured up in March 1954 to refer to the unforeseen reaction to CIA covert operations in the 1953 attempt to dislodge Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran to quiet his troublesome critique of the Shahs (Johnson, Blowback 8-10, 13, 17). ...
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Time Management From The Inside Out :The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life
Julie Morgenstern
Owl Books, 2004
The only time management book you need!
Throw out the time management books and replace it with this one. Ms. Morgenstern is easy to read and her book is a great reference to have on hand. My husband does everything on the computer and I am a paper freak, Julie addresses both types and explains which one ...
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Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents, Third Edition: How to Help, How to Survive
Claire Berman
Owl Books, 2005
Great info for all types & ages of cargeivers
Claire Berman gives fabulous examples for all types of caregiver situations. The information is a valuable tool in handling a wide range of issues, from a parent's early needs, to full nursing care. The book aids caregivers with making medical and financial decisions ...
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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)
Owl Books, 2006
A Must Read
Direct, blunt and confrontational. Chomsky has started me on a new search for truth, first fo myself, then hopefully for others.
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