books about: richard

books about: richard

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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

Yale University Press, 2008

One of the best in the economics genre
Before I get to the book review, note that Thaler has done an excellent 1-hour talk about this book for Authors@Google, which is well worth your time whether or not you actually read Nudge. It's much better than the videos on Amazon. The book. Thaler & Sunstein ...

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Alice Schroeder

Random House Audio, 2008

Extremely Interesting
this was my first audio book purchase, i bought it because i drive 1 hour to work each way, so i figured I would make the best of my time. I found this so captivating that at times, when i had arrived to my destination, i would keep driving so i could hear more of the ...

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is ...

Richard Nelson Bolles

Ten Speed Press, 2008

Best book on the market.....
I have used the Parachute book for years as a text book for the courses I teach in career planning and career development. Nearly every book on job hunting that has been published since 1970 has been an off shoot of Bolles' work. I don't believe there is any one ...

Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (Exclusive Amazon.com Cover)

Stephen King, Peter David, ...

Marvel Books, 2008

Roland and his ka-tet: part 2.
The folks behind this project are determined to give readers the "back story" to how Roland became the man we first meet following the dark man across the desert. The first release in this series relied on the story from "Wizard and Glass", but now the authors are on ...

Grace: A Novel

Richard Paul Evans

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Grace changed me forever
There are many reasons I love books from Richard Paul Evans. He's on my very short list of authors for whom I wait, albeit impatiently, every year for a new book. I always wonder if this is going to be the book that falls short of my expectations. I mean, really, how ...

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

Algonquin Books, 2008

Parents NEED this, take it from a forest kid
I'm young enough that I still get called "kid" by my friends' parents, and when I saw the cover of this book in the store, with the kid holding a frog, I instantly felt like this book was about someone just like me. When I started reading, I felt so even more. I've ...

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

Mariner Books, 2008

Another Dawkins Hit
I have read Dawkins' other books about genes and evolution, The Selfish Gene and The Third Chimpanzee. I never knew he was such an avid Atheist. His other books so greatly expanded my understanding of evolution and how the world works but I wasn't sure how much I could ...

Bridge of Sighs: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)

Richard Russo

Vintage, 2008

Great selection for a book discussion group
This is another Russo novel featuring well-rounded characters is realistic situations. There is hope, despair, humor and fine observations of everyday life throughout the wonderful novel. A great read and a good choice for a book discussion group.

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)

Richard Scarry

Golden Books, 1975

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
My grandson loves the book. He's into trucks, etc., and the abundance and variety of moving vehicles is fascinating to him.

Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency

Barton Gellman

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Frightening but balanced
"Angler" paints a portrayal of the most dangerous vice president in US history, based on dozens of interviews and extensive documentary research. Gellman is fair in attributing to Cheney mostly honest motives, a deep belief in what he espoused and did, and honesty in ...

Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur
Richard Branson

Virgin Books, 2008

Sir Richard Branson is one of the world?s most successful entrepreneurs and his Virgin Group is one of the most recognised lifestyle brands, trusted and enjoyed by many millions of people. Now, in his trademark charismatic and honest style, Richard shares the inside track on some of his greatest achievements over forty years in business as well ...

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author

Richard Dawkins

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Possibly my favorite read of all time
Wow. When I finished this book, I did something I had never done before: I read the same book again. The second time through, I underlined things and scribbled thoughts on the inside covers and in the margins and wrote emails to friends about questions forming in my ...

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

Rick Perlstein

Scribner, 2008

Pre-history of the Present Crisis
The other reviews already spell out just what makes this such a brilliant book, so I won't add anything about that. However, I thought it mighth be worth adding that as the world looks on waiting for the election in November that this book provides a pre-history to the ...

Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day

Richard Scarry

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1968

A GEM!!! MY ALL TIME FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK (moooooore stars!!!!)
I got this one as a child, back in the sixties. My copy is in Dutch and although a little weathered it's not falling apart yet. The copy I'm reviewing here is a reprint that misses several spreads, but sad though it may be, if you don't know about it you won't miss ...

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition

Richard Ferber

Fireside, 2006

Miraclulous!
I was very worried about letting my 4 month old cry it out. However, we were desperate after having to rock her for sometimes up to an hour for naps which she would sometime wake up from 20 minutes later. AND, she always cried and cried in our arms anyway! We decided ...