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Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. (ROUGHCUT)
Maria Shriver
Hyperion, 2008
Touching, Heartfelt & Inspirational!
+ Little Book + Big Question= An Inspiring Read!
+ Very Satisfactory
+ Amazing Read
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Inclusion in the American Dream: Assets, Poverty, and Public Policy
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Inclusion in the American Dream brings together leading scholars and policy experts on the topic of asset building, particularly as this relates to public policy. The typical American household accumulates most of its assets in home equity and retirement accounts, both of which are subsidized through the tax system. But the poor, for the most part, do not participate in these asset accumulation ...
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An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar
Steidl, 2007
great debut
+ Like having an art museum all to yourself
+ beautifully presented
For people who are interested in photo art Simons Book ist a must have. Her intelligently chosen situations - the hidden and unfamiliar - remind me in their cool and calm way of being photographed the work of Edward Hopper. Simon absolutely knows how to catch the right moment and the right light. ...
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Tom Vanderbilt
Knopf, 2008
Interesting
+ She drives me crazy . . . and driving might just be the craziest thing we do
+ Audiobook, abridged
+ Will be required reading for my girls before they get my car keys!
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The Kid's ROTH IRA Handbook: Securing Tax-Free Wealth From a Child's First Paycheck or Money Answers for ...
Tracy Foote
TracyTrends, 2008
Excellent Review
+ Domonique
+ If only all teens had this book!
+ Book for teens and up
+ A Must Read for ALL PARENTS!!
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Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ...
Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer
William Morrow, 2008
Compelling
+ Kindle Version/Awsome Story worth reading
+ Thought-provoking
+ A disturbing and thought-provoking look at the FLDS
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Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before
Alastair Fothergill
University of California Press, 2007
AMAZING PICTURES!
+ The third rock from the sun is an AMAZING place!!
+ Received quickly and was brand new!
+ spectacular view of God's creation
+ Not yet
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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
Amanda Ripley
Crown, 2008
The Unthinkable addressed
+ Unthinkable? I certainly hope not.
+ Good but don't go hunting with the author
+ BUY IT NOW! Seriously, if this subject even interests you, buy this!
+ Sobering, but also Empowering
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Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them (Vintage Departures ...
Kimberly Lisagor, Heather Hansen
Vintage, 2008
A Pragmatic Call for Responsible Tourism
+ Places to See Before They Die
Disappearing Destinations is a timely book about the impact of our actions on the places that we love. Through profiles of 37 iconic travel destinations--like the Florida Everglades, the island of Oahu, Yellowstone National Park, the Amazon Basin, Machu Picchu, the Canary Islands, the Congo Basin, ...
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101 Ways to Turn Your Business Green: The Business Guide to Eco-Friendly Profits
Rich Mintzer
Entrepreneur Press, 2008
You know why. Now, learn how. The reasons why are clear, but the bigger question is-how? From greening your business practices to implementing tangible changes and more, green experts and business owners show you more than 100 ways to quickly and cost-effectively elevate your business from good to green! Enhance your current business practices and incorporate new, eco-friendly solutions ...
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The Design of Future Things: Author of The Design of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman
Basic Books, 2007
How intelligence will be installed in new devices
+ Augmenation, not automation
This book was very interesting, as all of Don Norman's books are. In this book he goes into detail about how future designers will need to design future devices, how they can make them more useful and more human. He talks a lot about how what sounds like seemingly 'no-brainer' new features ...
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John Muir : Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth; My First Summer in the Sierra; The Mountains ...
John Muir
Library of America, 1997
Muir should be required reading, period.
+ Remarkable Boy in Scotland and Wisconsin
+ Essential Outdoor Reading
+ A Look At the Life of an Amazing Man
+ The Finest Natural History
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Holt Paperbacks, 2002
Must read for the 'Haves' in this country
+ A Small Peek into the world of minimum wage
+ Good book. Very interesting
I have to admit, I grew up as person of privilege. I am from a large home in suburbia and drove a Mercedes SUV to high school every day. I was always taught to appreciate the things you have, and how lucky I am. Being born into wealth doesn't take talent, it takes luck. Even being born in the ...
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Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy
Michael Sherraden
M.E. Sharpe, 1991
If you want to know where your tax dollar goes.........
This was the most cutting edge welfare policy proposal that I have heard. Sherraden also refutes the demonization of the poor that the press would have us believe make up the entire welfare population. The only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars is that it is a little dry. But the early tough ...
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The World Without Us
Alan Weisman
Thomas Dunne Books, 2007
Fascinating Look at Our Effect on the Planet
+ Great Book
+ excellent
When I first picked up this book, I was concerned that it would simply be a lesson on how plants and animals would overtake our cities and houses once humans had disappeared from our planet. That is a major part of the book, but I never found it to be overdone. The parts of the book that I loved ...
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