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The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria
W. W. Norton, 2008
This is a highly informative source for coming to terms with the positive changes that globalization could and is bringing.
Fareed Zakaria has really given a great deal of thought to globalization and its larger meaning, and it is obvious for almost all to see. His thoughts on how the U.S., India, China, and Russia should interact are spot on. His use of statistics is pretty much a welcomed ...
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2004
Dreams From My Father
This is the most compelling story that really resonates with me. Barak Obama's life connects with a little bit of everyone no matter your race or background. In his book, Barak Obama articulates the near and distant relationships specifically with his grandparents and ...
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The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition
Graduate Management Admission Council
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2005
A Few Mistakes
As a primary resource for preparing for the GMAT this book is invaluable. The questions are organized from easy to difficult and separated in to topics to help you find weaknesses. That said, there are a few minor mistakes in the book that can lead to hours of ...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Free Press, 2004
It's all in the habit!
Habits! Yes, consistent, belief-based, and optimized habits are the only way to be your best self. Thoughts are the parents of our experience and performance. This guy will guide you to it. You will also learn how to optimize these habits with Rosalene Glickman's ...
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
Oliver Sacks
Vintage, 2008
Our love of music and what can happen to it and to us
Sacks looks at music and the neurological basis for music within the mind. He presents a variety of case studies.
People who are obsessed with music, some born so and others becoming so late in life. We read of victims of dementia who have lost all mental functions ...
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Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America
Paul Tough
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
"Let us put our minds together...
... and see what life we can make for our children", a quote by Sitting Bull, embraces the philosophy and vision of outstanding educator, reformer, and leader Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone. Part biography, part call to action, "Whatever it ...
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Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan Gre Exam (Book & CD-Rom))
Kaplan
Kaplan Publishing, 2008
Kaplan GRE Exam Premier Program
Item arrived within timely manner and in exceptional condition. Would definitely do business with again.
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Adults as Children and Children as Adults
This memoir got book deals for several dozen marginal writers with bad childhoods, but those books have been awful compared to this one. Jeannette Walls has enough experience as a writer to tell a story. We have the typical bad dad -- the Angela's Ashes model where he ...
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The Official SAT Study Guide
The College Board
College Board, 2007
Excellent Guide!
This is an excellent guide for the SAT!
The content is thorough and very helpful.
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
A whole new way to see the world
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to ...
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Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase)
Dover Publications, 1994
A very helpful and easy to carry book
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R29CMZL71HPGPQ In a nutshell this is a very helpful book that I used when traveling to Mexico. It is light and compact but full of Spanish vocabulary words.
Besides giving you a video review of Easy spanish Phrase ...
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
Hooman Majd
Doubleday, 2008
Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing
In the preface, writer Hooman Majd is described in oxymoron as the only person in the life of this particular friend as 100 percent American and 100 percent Iranian. In quoting a Sufi poet Sanai, Majd notes: "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,/there is a ...
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The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Neil Strauss
William Morrow, 2005
How could anyone not like this book???
It's well written, funny and highly entertaining. It's not a 'how to' manual on picking up chicks, it's the author's experience on journey going from an Average Frustrated Chump (AFC) to Pick Up Guru (PUG). Highly recommended.
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
A brilliant biography with a new point of view
Considering the plethora of materials about Abraham Lincoln available, it is with pleasure that I report that this book approaches Abe in a brilliant new way. Delving comparatively into the backgrounds of Abe's rivals for the nomination for President, the author ...
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The Edge Effect: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with the Balanced Brain Advantage
Eric R. Braverman
Sterling, 2005
Get Ur Brain Balanced-- and get to where you wanna be!!
I can't believe there aren't more rave reviews here. I had to jump up and down when I realized that 10 years of discomfort, allergies, forgetfulness, and other annoying symptoms had a chance to finally be resolved.
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