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The Constant Princess (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2006
Great into a character lost in history
The Constant Princess explored from childhood Katherine of Aragon's life. Most of us I think just know her as the queen Henry VIII first put aside trying to get a legitimate male heir to his throne. But I had no idea the history she went through from her parents to the ...
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How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
Touchstone, 1972
Must Read!
This book has greatly helped me. I think this should be required reading in any school, be it home or public. I will certainly have my new born read it (well, once she is old enough). Now I have so many more tools available to me while reading. You will not read the ...
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks
Touchstone, 1998
Wonderful book!
I bought this book years ago and I still think it's one of the best I ever read. It's a permanent part of my library.
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The Other Queen: A Novel
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
There's something about Mary
I love it when historical figures are brought to life. The facts are easy to look up: Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in 1542, became queen of Scotland as a baby, and grew up in the French court. She had a legitimate claim to the English throne, where her cousin Queen ...
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The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone Books, 2007
Gregory at her BEST!
This is Philippa Gregory's best novel yet! Not many writers would bother to go so deep into the lives of the women who changed the course of history. In a time when women were thought of as inferior and bothersome, Gregory opens the eyes of the reader and makes them ...
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Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ...
Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
Touchstone, 1995
Driven to Distraction
Cd was very informative. Much easier to put in cd and listen than reading for hours. It covers all basic points of ADD. The fast overview should answer most question that a layman would have.
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The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition : A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual ...
M. Scott Peck
Touchstone, 2003
the road less traveled
this is a really great read and the copy was imaculate. thanks amazon and those who supplied the book!
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
James W. Loewen
Touchstone, 2007
An indespensible reference to real American History
When I was in school, history was one of the most boring topics on the menu. The books were dry as dust and the "learning process" was little more than rote memorization. As a senior, I finally encountered one good teacher who went off the curriculum. That changed my ...
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Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang
Touchstone, 2003
Excellent presentation
I've had this book on my shelf since published in 1991 and decided this week to read it. I am sorry I waited so long. Beautifully written and an invaluable insight into the Chinese mind. In my opinion it goes a very long way toward explaining the historical distrust ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Wonderful piece of historical fiction!
I simply couldn't put this book down! Just read one bit at the bookstore and I promise you won't be disappointed!
It is well written, creative, and NEVER a dull moment in the life of the court! I loved how the author revived the Boleyn family and created such ...
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The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2004
Philippa Gregory is brilliant!
Philippa Gregory hit yet another high note with The Queen's Fool. I love reading Philippa's books because I never feel like I'm reading fact after fact. I feel like I'm reading just another story I love, like Twilight and other books such as those. Even though this is ...
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People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
M. Scott Peck
Touchstone, 1998
a helpful primer on thinking about evil
After reading, enjoying, and becoming inspired by The Road Less Travelled I had to take Dr. Peck's writing seriously. People of the Lie was a wrenching departure from his first book, a "nice book", as he says. Even tho I am no longer a Christian and in spite of the ...
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The Wise Woman: A Novel
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
Compelling Story, Potentially Offensive Material
Wise Woman / 1-4165-9088-9
This is now my fifth Philippa Gregory novel I've read, and the fourth I've reviewed, and I cannot understand how Gregory can be so radically different with each novel, in terms of prose, technique, and sheer quality. The Constant Princess ...
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers [7th Edition]
Robert L. Heilbroner
Touchstone, 1999
A marvelous introduction to the world of economics
It's a bit easy to typecast economics as nothing more than mindless pencil pushing, terminal curve shifting, and painful comparative advantage calculating. As far as the social sciences go, it's something of a black sheep, lacking the excitement of political science or ...
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The Virgin's Lover (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2005
amazing author!!
I was given The Other Boleyn Girl as a gift and devoured it. Since then I have read every other book in the Tudor series. I am patiently awaiting her new book which is to hit the shelves in September. She is one of those authors who makes you not want the book to end. ...
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