Angela's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:35:54 -0700 60 Angela's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Magic of Believing: The Immortal Program to unlocking the Success Power of Your Mind]]> 30320724
Start Using Them Right Now for Success and Achievement

In 1948, journalist Claude M. Bristol produced a book that has touched generations of readers: The Magic of Believing. Artists and businesspeople, athletes and entrepreneurs, have sworn by Bristol's program for harnessing the higher energies of the mind for peak performance.

Now, this condensed edition of The Magic of Believing allows you - within the space of a lunch hour or morning commute - to discover:

How to transfer your thoughts to other people.
Why a focused aim leads to achievement.
How to project confidence.
What your outer appearance reveals about you.
The one great mental secret to success.
Abridged and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, The Magic of Believing is at once the most grounded and the boldest work of self-development you will ever encounter.

The Condensed Classics Library

"40 Minutes to a New You"

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Claude M. Bristol 146903462X Angela 3 3.00 2014 The Magic of Believing: The Immortal Program to unlocking the Success Power of Your Mind
author: Claude M. Bristol
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average rating: 3.00
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<![CDATA[Antoni GaudĂ­: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism]]> 36226534 66 Charles River Editors Angela 0 3.60 Antoni GaudĂ­: The Life and Legacy of the Architect of Catalan Modernism
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average rating: 3.60
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A quick read that is engaging and filled with stories rather than a list of facts about the person.
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<![CDATA[12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos]]> 30257963 What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.

Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant, and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure, and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its listeners.]]>
409 Jordan B. Peterson 0345816021 Angela 4 3.90 2018 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
author: Jordan B. Peterson
name: Angela
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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Very dense but worth taking the time to read slowly. Strong ideas about individual responsibility and thoughts on building up a personal foundation to build a life on.
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Hocus Pocus 9589 322 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 0425161293 Angela 4 3.83 1990 Hocus Pocus
author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
name: Angela
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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Not my favorite Vonnegut book but entertaining nonetheless. Enjoyed many of the characters and how you got to know them over time.
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Autobiography of a Yogi 639864
Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both the ordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence.

Considered a modern spiritual classic, the book has been translated into more than twenty languages and is widely used as a text and reference work in colleges and universities. A perennial bestseller since it was first published sixty years ago, Autobiography of a Yogi has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers around the world.]]>
503 Paramahansa Yogananda 0876120834 Angela 5 4.22 1946 Autobiography of a Yogi
author: Paramahansa Yogananda
name: Angela
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1946
rating: 5
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A beautiful story with many life lessons. I loved that the book had notes of humor and vivid storytelling. I often found myself pausing to ponder the deep thoughts of the yogis.
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Anna Karenina 151
«Nos capĂ­tulos iniciais de Anna KarĂ©nina, somos conduzidos, uma e outra vez, a um sentido de analogia musical. HĂĄ efeitos de contraponto e harmonia no desenvolvimento das principais tramas do “prelĂșdio Oblonskiâ€� (o acidente na estação ferroviĂĄria, a zombadora discussĂŁo sobre o divĂłrcio entre Vronski e a baronesa Chilton, o deslumbramento do fogo vermelho diante dos olhos de Anna). O mĂ©todo de Tolstoi Ă© polifĂłnico; mas as harmonias principais desen- volvem-se com uma tremenda força e amplitude. As tĂ©cnicas musicais e linguĂ­sticas nĂŁo podem comparar-se de um modo exato. Mas como poderĂ­amos elucidar de outro modo o sentimento de que as novelas de Tolstoi surgem de um princĂ­pio interior de ordem e vitalidade, enquanto as dos escritores menos importantes parecem alinhavadas?»

«Anna KarĂ©nina morre no mundo do romance; mas cada vez que lemos o livro ela ressuscita, e mesmo depois de o termos acabado adquire outra vida na nossa recordação. Em cada personagem literĂĄria existe algo da FĂ©nix imortal. AtravĂ©s das vidas perdurĂĄveis das suas personagens, a prĂłpria existĂȘncia de Tolstoi teve a sua eternidade.» [George Steiner, Tolstoi ou Dostoievski]]]>
838 Leo Tolstoy 0143035002 Angela 0 to-read 4.11 1878 Anna Karenina
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Invisible Cities 9809 165 Italo Calvino 0156453800 Angela 4 4.16 1972 Invisible Cities
author: Italo Calvino
name: Angela
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1972
rating: 4
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Really enjoyed these intangible tales of cities. I was so intrigued by the whimsy of the stories that I ended up researched the Mongols and Marco Polo throughout the time I was reading the book.
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<![CDATA[Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture]]> 148821 192 Ross King 0142000159 Angela 5 3.89 1999 Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
author: Ross King
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average rating: 3.89
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rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Frank Lloyd Wright: 21 Surprising Stories]]> 19404630 62 Meegan M. Thompson Angela 0 currently-reading 3.75 2013 Frank Lloyd Wright: 21 Surprising Stories
author: Meegan M. Thompson
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average rating: 3.75
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Plato's Republic 10434067
These 24 remarkable lectures lead you through the brilliant dialogue Plato crafted both to define and examine the issues with which political philosophy still grapples.

Chapter by chapter, Professor Roochnik introduces you to Plato's literary recasting of his own great teacher, Socrates, and the dialogue through which Socrates and the Republic's other characters create the hypothetical ideal city. It is by dissecting life in this presumably just city - the "Republic" of Plato's title - that the nature of justice itself can be examined.

Many of Plato's ideas will startle contemporary readers, who may recognize in them the foreshadowing of some of humankind's darkest moments. Indeed, some have called the Republic the "great-great-grandfather of all totalitarian experiments." You'll wrestle with Plato's controversial vision, and you'll be surprised just how contemporary these arguments sound.]]>
0 David Roochnik Angela 5 4.29 2005 Plato's Republic
author: David Roochnik
name: Angela
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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It's amazing how relevant the discussion is to the issues of today. I found myself constantly being able to relate to the arguments and apply the resolutions to my own personal questions of justice and the rule of man. The performance was captivating! It was more of a discussion than a story and each of the men had a different actor which made me feel as if I was sitting in the room with them. Overall I feel much wiser after listening and know these conclusions will strengthen my soul.
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<![CDATA[Ten Books On Architecture: With Illustrations & Original Designs]]> 24136561
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Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.

We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.]]>
252 Vitruvius Angela 0 currently-reading 4.50 -15 Ten Books On Architecture: With Illustrations & Original Designs
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<![CDATA[The Open Conspiracy: What Are We to Do with Our Lives?]]> 23736614 160 H.G. Wells Angela 0 currently-reading 3.31 1928 The Open Conspiracy: What Are We to Do with Our Lives?
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average rating: 3.31
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<![CDATA[How We'll Live on Mars (TED Books)]]> 21976097
It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We'll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the case that living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity and explains in fascinating detail just how it will happen.

The race is on. Private companies, driven by iconoclastic entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen, and Sir Richard Branson; Dutch reality show and space mission Mars One; NASA; and the Chinese government are among the many groups competing to plant the first stake on Mars and open the door for human habitation. Why go to Mars? Life on Mars has potential life-saving possibilities for everyone on earth. Depleting water supplies, overwhelming climate change, and a host of other disasters � from terrorist attacks to meteor strikes � all loom large. We must become a space-faring species to survive. We have the technology not only to get humans to Mars, but to convert Mars into another habitable planet. It will likely take 300 years to "terraform" Mars, as the jargon goes, but we can turn it into a veritable second Garden of Eden. And we can live there, in specially designed habitations, within the next twenty years.

In this exciting chronicle, Petranek introduces the circus of lively characters all engaged in a dramatic effort to be the first to settle the Red Planet. How We'll Live on Mars brings firsthand reporting, interviews with key participants, and extensive research to bear on the question of how we can expect to see life on Mars within the next twenty years.]]>
96 Stephen L. Petranek 1476784760 Angela 4 3.78 2014 How We'll Live on Mars (TED Books)
author: Stephen L. Petranek
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average rating: 3.78
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<![CDATA[The New Oxford American Dictionary]]> 18684543 945077 Oxford Dictionaries Angela 0 currently-reading 4.16 1962 The New Oxford American Dictionary
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average rating: 4.16
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The New World Order 22400802 144 H.G. Wells Angela 0 currently-reading 3.90 1939 The New World Order
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average rating: 3.90
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<![CDATA[Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future]]> 25541028 392 Ashlee Vance 0062301233 Angela 5 4.12 2015 Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
author: Ashlee Vance
name: Angela
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution]]> 21856367
What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail?

In his masterly saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee, and Larry Page.

This is the story of how their minds worked and what made them so inventive. It’s also a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative.

For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork, The Innovators shows how they happen.]]>
542 Walter Isaacson 147670869X Angela 0 to-read 4.09 2011 The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
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average rating: 4.09
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Mere Christianity 11138 191 C.S. Lewis 0684823780 Angela 4 to-read 4.32 1952 Mere Christianity
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average rating: 4.32
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Design Is a Job 13574985
If you are interested in using design as a tool for good, building a more sustainable and equitable society, creating workplaces where everyone is treated with respect, and doing all of these things while still making a living, this book is for you.]]>
135 Mike Monteiro 1937557049 Angela 3
The audio was very casual and the writing is more conversational with a slight vulgarness to it. I appreciate the confidence of the writer; however, at times it does come off as a bit vain, but...this is design afterall.]]>
4.22 2012 Design Is a Job
author: Mike Monteiro
name: Angela
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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As an architect I am always looking for business advice on how to sell design. This book offers a lot of great advice on how to survive and thrive as a design business. Although the focus is on web design, many of the same debates and obstacles are present in architecture also.

The audio was very casual and the writing is more conversational with a slight vulgarness to it. I appreciate the confidence of the writer; however, at times it does come off as a bit vain, but...this is design afterall.
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Money Management Skills 24265786
Money management can be intimidating, but the good news is that the newest research into the human brain can help us understand why we make mistakes and how we can create an effective plan to meet our financial goals. Learning to navigate complex financial markets and create good financial habits is essential to the all-important goal of gaining control over our financial future.

Money management requires knowledge of financial products, investment and risk theory, and essential tax rules. But it also requires an understanding of how we as fallible humans make mistakes. These lectures will go beyond the advice of a traditional money management course and delve into the emerging science of financial decision-making. With this course, you’ll learn how to overcome your brain’s programming and avoid following your emotions down the wrong financial path.

The goal of money management is to maximize our happiness at every stage of our lives. Whether you are a novice investor or a seasoned pro, a young person getting started in life or a Baby Boomer contemplating retirement, Money Management Skills is an excellent primer for creating financial security. Taught by financial expert and Texas Tech University professor Michael Finke, these 12 practical lectures will boost your confidence around money management. This is not a course for big investors looking for the next hot stock. Rather, these lectures are for regular people who want to make sound financial decisions without obsessing over the daily changes in the market.]]>
98 Michael C. Finke Angela 5 3.79 2014 Money Management Skills
author: Michael C. Finke
name: Angela
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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I can see myself coming back to this course throughout my life whenever making big financial changes. The book is divided up into many different lectures on money management ie stocks, savings, retirement, home buying, etc... which makes it a universally good reference for financial advice. The lectures are thorough and cover a range of situations so that everyone, regardless of where you are in your financial endeavors, can learn how to take control of their current and future wealth.
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<![CDATA[The Wealth Mindset: Understanding the Mental Path to Wealth]]> 32781836 Taught by one of the great self-improvement teachers of the 20th century, The Wealth Mindset is an extraordinary guide about how to achieve success by transforming your mental attitude. Clear and provocative, this book will reveal to you a fascinating new way to wealth. Get your copy now.]]> 59 Neville Goddard 1539612805 Angela 3 4.16 The Wealth Mindset: Understanding the Mental Path to Wealth
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The narration was a bit hard to listen to and the content was repetitive but the overall idea of the book is a good one.
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Mysticism and Mathematics 32143738 74 Bertrand Russell 1565431286 Angela 2 3.71 Mysticism and Mathematics
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<![CDATA[Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise]]> 26312997 "This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, science-based narrative that actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about."--Seth Godin, author of Linchpin

"Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read [ Peak ]. Rest assured that the book is not mere theory. Ericsson's research focuses on the real world, and he explains in detail, with examples, how all of us can apply the principles of great performance in our work or in any other part of our lives."-- Fortune

Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or help your child achieve academic goals, Ericsson's revolutionary methods will show you how to improve at almost any skill that matters to you.

"The science of excellence can be divided into two eras: before Ericsson and after Ericsson. His groundbreaking work, captured in this brilliantly useful book, provides us with a blueprint for achieving the most important and life-changing work possible: to become a little bit better each day."--Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code

"Ericsson's research has revolutionized how we think about human achievement. If everyone would take the lessons of this book to heart, it could truly change the world."--Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein ]]>
336 K. Anders Ericsson 0544456254 Angela 4 4.18 2016 Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
author: K. Anders Ericsson
name: Angela
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : A Play in Two Acts]]> 827497 96 Dale Wasserman 0573613435 Angela 5 4.31 1970 One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : A Play in Two Acts
author: Dale Wasserman
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average rating: 4.31
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<![CDATA[Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition]]> 199547 897 Siegfried Giedion 0674830407 Angela 0 to-read 4.13 1941 Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition
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average rating: 4.13
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Experiencing Architecture 223967 245 Steen Eiler Rasmussen 0262680025 Angela 0 to-read 4.03 1959 Experiencing Architecture
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average rating: 4.03
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<![CDATA[Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow]]> 31138556 Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.

Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.

What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo DeusÌęexplores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This isÌęHomo Deus.

With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

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450 Yuval Noah Harari Angela 5
I enjoyed the book even though I have different opinions on some of the material. Harari definitely has his own bias through the book; however, if your willing to jump on his train of thought and look at the information from his perspective then there is a lot of interesting information to take away which he backs with research studies, historical events and educated references.

Overall it was a fun and slightly scary journey into the future.]]>
4.19 2015 Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
author: Yuval Noah Harari
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average rating: 4.19
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Homo Deus explores the future of our human race, homo sapiens, over the coming centuries. His "predictions" are rooted in history, bio genetic engineering, computer science technologies, religion, politics, and philosophy of the human soul. Harari interlaces all of these ideas and advancements to visualize possibilities of how we might evolve with them to become human gods.

I enjoyed the book even though I have different opinions on some of the material. Harari definitely has his own bias through the book; however, if your willing to jump on his train of thought and look at the information from his perspective then there is a lot of interesting information to take away which he backs with research studies, historical events and educated references.

Overall it was a fun and slightly scary journey into the future.
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Common Sense 161744 Pennsylvania Magazine. On January 10, 1776, he published his pamphlet Common Sense, a persuasive argument for the colonies' political and economic separation from Britain.

Common Sense cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. Credited by George Washington as having changed the minds of many of his countrymen, the document sold over 500,000 copies within a few months.

Today, Common Sense remains a landmark document in the struggle for freedom, distinguished not only by Paine's ideas but also by its clear and passionate presentation. Designed to ignite public opinion against autocratic rule, the pamphlet offered a careful balance between imagination and judgment, and appropriate language and expression to fit the subject. It immediately found a receptive audience, heartened Washington's despondent army, and foreshadowed much of the phrasing and substance of the Declaration of Independence.]]>
104 Thomas Paine 0143036254 Angela 3 3.96 1776 Common Sense
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A spicy and passionate plea for the creation of this great nation, the United States of America, under God. Paine attacks the monarch and persuades the people to take their nation from the tyranny of Great Britain and her King. He provides a background of the issues along with ideas on how and why the Unites States should exist. A quick read that is bound to get anyone riled up and ready to break away from Britain.
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<![CDATA[Franklin: A Life of Brilliance]]> 31368162 98 Alexander Kennedy 153058227X Angela 4
A truly inspiring read/listen.]]>
3.50 Franklin: A Life of Brilliance
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This was a quick read that provided new insights into the life of Benjamin Franklin. It is amazing to hear of people who make such a profound difference in a community. Not only did he advocate and help create the United States as a nation, but also developed a major city at the time, Philadelphia. The personal contributions he made to the creation of those ideas is admirable. This biography encourages me to create a life of success early so I can spend my adult life gaining wisdom and creating invention of my own passion rather than suffering the work of others.

A truly inspiring read/listen.
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<![CDATA[Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again]]> 26891268
It’s time to bring America back to its rightful owners—the American people.

I’m not going to play the same game politicians have been playing for decades—all talk, no action, while special interests and lobbyists dictate our laws. I am shaking up the establishment on both sides of the political aisle because I can’t be bought. I want to bring America back, to make it great and prosperous again, and to be sure we are respected by our allies and feared by our adversaries.

It’s time for action. Americans are fed up with politics as usual. And they should be! In this book, I outline my vision to make America great again, including: how to fix our failing economy; how to reform health care so it is more efficient, cost-effective, and doesn’t alienate both doctors and patients; how to rebuild our military and start winning wars—instead of watching our enemies take over—while keeping our promises to our great veterans; how to ensure that our education system offers the resources that allow our students to compete internationally, so tomorrow’s jobseekers have the tools they need to succeed; and how to immediately bring jobs back to America by closing our doors to illegal immigrants, and pressuring businesses to produce their goods at home.

This book is my blueprint for how to Make America Great Again. It’s not hard. We just need someone with the courage to say what needs to be said.]]>
193 Donald J. Trump 1501137964 Angela 5 3.34 2015 Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
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average rating: 3.34
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<![CDATA[In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!]]> 30634922 Donald Trump isn't a politician -- he's a one-man wrecking ball against ourÌędysfunctional and corrupt establishment. Now Ann Coulter, with her uniqueÌęinsight, candor, and sense of humor, makes the definitive case for why weÌęshould all join his revolution.
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The three biggest news stories of the 2016 election have been Trump, Trump,Ìęand Trump. The media have twisted themselves in knots, trying to grasp how he wonÌęover millions of Republicans, whether he really has a shot in November, andÌęwhat he'd be like as President.
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But Ann Coulter isn't puzzled. She knows why Trump was the only one of 17ÌęGOP contenders who captured the spirit of our time. She gets the power ofÌęaddressing the pain of the silent majority and saying things the PC Thought PoliceÌęconsiders unspeakable. She argues that a bull in the china shop is exactly what weÌęneed to make America great again.
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In this short but powerful book, Coulter explains why conservatives,Ìęmoderates, and even disgruntled Democrats should set aside their doubts andÌęembrace Trump:

·He's flipped the GOP from a globalist party to a nationalist party, just when it's essential that we put America first in our trade deals and alliances.

·He's abandoned the GOP's decades-long commitment to a bellicose foreign policy, at a time when the entire country is sick of unnecessary wars.

·He's ended GOP pandering to Hispanics with his hard line on immigration. Working class Americans finally have a champion against open borders and cheap immigrant labor.

·He's broken the power of identity politics. It turns out you don't need to act religious to win the Evangelical vote; or talk about your dad the bartender to win the blue collar vote; or have served in the military to win the military vote.

·He's overturned the media's traditional role in setting the agenda and defining who gets to be considered "presidential."

·He's exposed political consultants as grifters and hacks, most of whom don't know real voters from a hole in the ground.

If you're already a Trump fan, Ann Coulter will help you defend and promote your position. If you're not, she might just change your mind.


From the Hardcover edition.]]>
221 Ann Coulter 0735214476 Angela 4 3.74 2016 In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!
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<![CDATA[Chakras an Easy Guide for Beginners]]> 32049343 If this sounds like you, it is possible that the steps and treatments you have been trying out at the physical level are not helping because what you need is spiritual and emotional healing.
But how can you heal yourself spiritually and emotionally? The best way to do this is to heal and open your chakras. It is possible that the reason you have been feeling “out of sortsâ€� is because your energy system is blocked and by opening and balancing your chakras, you will be healing yourself on all levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
But what are chakras exactly? Why is it important for you to work on them? What can you do to heal and balance your chakras? How many chakras are there? Find out the answers to all these questions right here in this guide.]]>
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<![CDATA[Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)]]> 6571744
In the new edition of this highly acclaimedÌębestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York TimesÌębestselling author ofÌęPre-SuasionÌęand the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. Using memorable stories and relatable examples, Cialdini makes this crucially important subject surprisingly easy. With Cialdini as a guide, you don’t have to be a scientist to learn how to use this science.

You’ll learn Cialdini’s Universal Principles of Influence, including new research and new uses so you can become an even more skilled persuader—and just as importantly, you’ll learn how to defend yourself against unethical influence attempts. You may think you know these principles, but without understanding their intricacies, you may be ceding their power to someone else.

Cialdini’s Principles of

ReciprocationCommitment and ConsistencySocial ProofÌęLikingÌęAuthorityScarcityUnity, the newest principle for this editionUnderstanding and applying the principles ethically is cost-free and deceptively easy. Backed by Dr. Cialdini’s 35 years of evidence-based, peer-reviewed scientific research—including a three-year field study on what leads people to change—InfluenceÌęis a comprehensive guide to using these principles to move others in your direction.]]>
334 Robert B. Cialdini Angela 4 4.26 1984 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)
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<![CDATA[Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!]]> 10482371
In Righteous Indignation , Breitbart talks about the key issues that Americans face, how he has aligned himself with the Tea Party, and how one needs to deal with the liberal news world head on. Along the way, he details his early years, working with Matt Drudge, The Huffington Post , and so on, and how Breitbart developed his unique style of launching key websites to help get the word out to conservatives all over.

A rollicking and controversial read, Breitbart will certainly raise your blood pressure, one way or another.]]>
258 Andrew Breitbart 0446572829 Angela 5 4.28 2011 Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!
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<![CDATA[The Frequency: Fulfill all Your Wishes by Manifesting With Vibrations (Use the Law of Attraction and Amazing Manifestation Strategies to Attract the Life You Want Book 1)]]> 26587253 ANYONE CAN MANIFEST AND ATTRACT LOVE, SUCCESS and MOREOVER 20 POWERFUL TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES you need to know about vibrations and frequencies that may have been holding you backHow to manifest in 5 easy step that won't fail!How to attract what you want within 24 hours or lessHow to manifest the career you love, simply by loving itHow to draw you soulmate to you and keep them loving youHow to become the most powerful and happy person you can beThe trademarked process of THE TRIANGLE CHECK to eliminate blocks to your success.An inspirational technique that pulls your dream in from the astral realms todayWhy frequencies are the answer to all your problems and how to deal with them.How to stay in a high frequency and automatically attract what you want without affirmations or visualizations.Why vision boards only HALF work.Powerful step by step client studies working with the law of attraction to help you understand.The most simple book on mastering the law of attraction and making it work for you all the time.LOOK INSIDE!Download this book today and be on your way to having your dream tomorrow! Includes a BONUS BOOK on Manifesting Simply With 5 Easy Steps!You know it works, so why isn't it working for YOU??Have you struggled with understanding how to actually use vibrations to manifest? This simple process will change your life!This book will make you an expert on the law of attraction and frequencies.This book is dedicated to the mastery of all your desires. The greatest gift you have been given is your imagination and passion. Everything that has ever existed and will ever exist sits waiting for you simply to love it enough to make it materialize. So often people fail at the art of manifesting because they do not FEEL true passion for what they want. They think they want it, but if they did there would be a love and spark that ignited the frequency to pull it in. The Frequency was written to help you tap into the amazing manifestation powers that you possess, and how to harness and use them to get exactly what you want.Linda West is an expert on manifesting with a large youtube following and clients that have shared their own success stories after using her technique. If you have ever wondered WHY things are not showing up, you will have your answer after reading this. This book is filled with information you have never read before concerning frequencies and the science of the sixth sense. If you don't understand the machine, how can you use it. So many people wander off into the unknown and get lost in the wrong direction.]]> 180 Linda West Angela 2 4.13 2015 The Frequency: Fulfill all Your Wishes by Manifesting With Vibrations (Use the Law of Attraction and Amazing Manifestation Strategies to Attract the Life You Want Book 1)
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<![CDATA[How Successful People Think Differently]]> 18240464
Why is it that some people are able to achieve so much success - in their personal, professional, social lives - whereas so many others are struggling? For example, when two people commit to a goal - say, to go to the gym and lose weight, why does one of them manage to follow through, and the other one doesn’t?

What are successful people doing differently from the failures? How are successful people thinking differently from the failures? Are successful people wired differently from the rest of us? Is success simply encoded in their DNA? Or is it something else? And the more important question is: How can we get access to the magic ingredient that successful people have and add it to our own lives so that we too may experience more success in our lives?

Learn how Successful Men and Women Think Differently - and How You Can Too

This short and practical guide will inspire you to rethink how you set and achieve your goals. In How Successful People Think Differently you will learn:
‱Why successful people say “I don’tâ€� instead of “I can’tâ€�
‱Why successful people never suppress their desires - and what they do instead
‱How successful people think smart
‱The “if-thenâ€� strategy that triples your chances of achieving success
‱The type of thinking that makes successful people successful in the first place
‱Why The Secret is setting you up for failure
‱The wrong (and the right) way to visualize your goals (this alone will be worth the price of the book!)
‱The right (and the wrong) type of thinking that either sets up you up for success or failure
‱Simple, and sometimes surprising, success principles to help you achieve your goals
‱And a lot more...

Based on Intensive Scientific Research: Learn the Science of Success

In the last 100 years, science has made remarkable progress in unlocking the secrets behind successful people. Science has uncovered just how successful people think differently and how successful people think smarter than the rest of us. Unfortunately, a lot of this great, life-changing research is hidden inside dense, boring, hard-to read academic literature.

Fortunately, I’ve gone through that research for you - and in this success booklet, you’re going to be getting access to life-changing tools and strategies that are scientifically-proven to help you achieve your personal and career goals, whatever they may be.

Simple, and Sometimes Surprising Secrets of Success

A lot has been written about goal setting, achievement and success. A lot of this advice sounds good but is not very useful, such as “Never give up. Think positive. Take risksâ€�. This short and fun ebook provides you with practical tools that you can use to change your thinking and change your life.

Just One Idea...

Learn the science of success, and apply the success principles in this book to set and achieve your own goals, whatever they may be. Some success principles will provide validation of what you already think to be true (but didn’t have proof for), whereas other principles will surprise. Here’s the promise: All these principles are simple to apply, and if you apply them to your life, you will begin to experience more success in all areas of life. How do I know? Because I have proof (inside!) Just one idea in this book might be the inspiration and the spark of change you are looking for...just one idea can change your life.]]>
60 Akash Karia Angela 3 4.03 2013 How Successful People Think Differently
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The Story of Henry Ford 33151259 Ford became one of the richest men in the world, thanks to the success and profit of Ford Motor Company. He created the Ford Model T car in 1908 and made good use of the assembly line mode of production to mass produce an inexpensive car, a method which is often known as “Fordism.â€� He sold millions of cars to the common American consumer and had a lasting impact on infrastructure and technological development in the US.
In this book, we will take a look at how Henry Ford became one of the richest persons in the entire world and how he revolutionized industry by developing assembly line production.]]>
J.D. Rockefeller 1370892942 Angela 4 4.00 The Story of Henry Ford
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The Case for Christ 73186 367 Lee Strobel 0310226058 Angela 4
My biggest complaint is that it was hard to follow who was speaking. The narrator would sometimes take quotes from the one he was interviewing, sometimes he would paraphrase, and sometimes he would comment on their content. He would weave in and out of these perspectives which made it difficult to separate his views from those of the experts.

Overall I genuinely loved the book. I have never been a religious person and have always envied those who have, as I called it, "blind faith." I was the one to say; "How can anyone believe all those mythical stories!" even though i had no knowledge of the religion beyond a few years of CCD as a child. This book completely changed the way I think about Christianity because I realized that there is a lot of historical information to back up the claims of Christianity especially when compared to other historical information that we take as fact. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to broaden your understanding of WHY people have the faith that they hold so strongly. Its changed my life as I am now a believer.]]>
4.22 1998 The Case for Christ
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Inquisitive, Thorough, Spiritual

My biggest complaint is that it was hard to follow who was speaking. The narrator would sometimes take quotes from the one he was interviewing, sometimes he would paraphrase, and sometimes he would comment on their content. He would weave in and out of these perspectives which made it difficult to separate his views from those of the experts.

Overall I genuinely loved the book. I have never been a religious person and have always envied those who have, as I called it, "blind faith." I was the one to say; "How can anyone believe all those mythical stories!" even though i had no knowledge of the religion beyond a few years of CCD as a child. This book completely changed the way I think about Christianity because I realized that there is a lot of historical information to back up the claims of Christianity especially when compared to other historical information that we take as fact. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to broaden your understanding of WHY people have the faith that they hold so strongly. Its changed my life as I am now a believer.
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The Art of War 10534 170 Sun Tzu Angela 5 3.98 -400 The Art of War
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<![CDATA[SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police (The Laws of Social Justice Book 1)]]> 26168300
Because the SJW agenda of diversity, tolerance, inclusiveness, and equality flies in the face of both science and observable reality, SJWs relentlessly work to prevent normal people from thinking or speaking in any manner that will violate their ever-mutating Narrative. They police science, philosophy, technology, and even history in order to maintain the pretense that their agenda remains inevitable in a modern world that contradicts it on a daily basis.

The book is named after the First Law of SJWs always lie. SJWS ALWAYS LIE is a useful guide to understanding, anticipating, and surviving SJW attacks from the perspective of a man who has not only survived, but thrived, after experiencing multiple attempts by Social Justice Warriors to disqualify, discredit, and disemploy him in the same manner they have successfully attacked Nobel Laureates, technology CEOs, broadcasters, sports commentators, school principals, and policemen. It analyzes well-known SJW attacks as well as the two most successful examples of resistance to the SJW Narrative, #GamerGate and Sad Puppies.

Written by Vox Day, Supreme Dark Lord of the Evil Legion of Evil and three-time Hugo nominee who is described as the most hated man in science fiction by Black Gate and The Wall Street Journal, SJWS ALWAYS LIE is a powerful weapon in the cultural war against the thought police.]]>
181 Vox Day Angela 3 4.03 2015 SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police (The Laws of Social Justice Book 1)
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<![CDATA[Big Data For Beginners: Understanding SMART Big Data, Data Mining & Data Analytics For improved Business Performance, Life Decisions & More!]]> 29418699 The Ultimate Beginners Crash Course To Understanding And Interpreting Big Data!

Are You Ready To Learn How To Understand SMART Big Data, Data Mining & Data Analytics For improved Business Performance, Life Decisions & More? If So You've Come To The Right Place - Regardless Of How Little Experience You May Have!

Here's A Preview Of What Big Data For Beginners! Contains...

A Conundrum Called ‘Big Dataâ€�
How To Understand Big Data Better
What Can Big Data Do For You?
Understanding The Analytics (And The Importance)
The Obstacles And Importance Of The Big Data Situation We're In
A Closer Look At Key Big Data Challenges
Generating Business Value through Data Mining
And Much, Much More!


Order Your Copy Now And Let's Get Started! ]]>
150 Vince Reynolds Angela 4 3.10 Big Data For Beginners: Understanding SMART Big Data, Data Mining & Data Analytics For improved Business Performance, Life Decisions & More!
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A quick read that provides the listener with a general overview of basic terminology and concepts of big data. I'm not in the tech industry so a lot of the language went over my head but it was simple enough that I was able to better understand ways to capture and use data. Although the reader was a bit monotonous and there wasn't much expression in the examples, it was Overall a good read with examples for a beginner to big data.
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The Fountainhead 2122
This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...

“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times]]>
704 Ayn Rand Angela 5 3.87 1943 The Fountainhead
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There are only a few books I have read that truly speak to my soul and The fountainhead is at the top of that list. I am an architect by trade so the technical aspects and passion of Howard Roark is something I resonate with and respect. Aside from the architecture, the politics of the book speak volumes to the issues we see in today's world. It reminds one that we have been debating these same issues of individualism vs collectivism for a long time and have still yet to come to an agreement on how we should run the world. The self, the ego, the pride are the means to innovation and greatness while the us, the sameness, the domination are the means to true equality.
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The Art of Exceptional Living 957355 Tu guĂ­a para obtener vida, disfrutar de felicidad y lograr progreso diario imparable.
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Las excepcionales soluciones personales y empresariales de Jim Rohn culminan en este libro poderoso, a la vez que sencillo y directo, El arte de la vida excepcional. Sus mås de treinta años de estudio del comportamiento humano y sus seminarios de desarrollo personal que gozaron de gran aceptación a nivel mundial resultaron en esta guía sobre cómo transformar ideas en acciones positivas para hacer que cada sueño se haga realidad.
Las perspectivas y estrategias inspiradoras colocan a los lectores en la vía råpida para aprovechar el poder de la ambición personal y la motivación innatas para alcanzar los niveles mås altos de éxito.
Una docena de capĂ­tulos enfocados, concisos y prĂĄcticos cubren temas tales como:
Cinco habilidades esenciales
CĂłmo desarrollar tu filosofĂ­a personal
CĂłmo establecer tus metas
Cómo diseñar tu futuro
CĂłmo vivir de manera singular
CĂłmo comenzar tu mejor vida ahora mismo.
El arte de la vida excepcional ofrece una abundancia de preguntas energizantes que incitarĂĄn a los lectores a desarraigar las rutinas y los hĂĄbitos que posiblemente estĂ©n impidiĂ©ndoles disfrutar del estilo de vida que desean.ÌęÌę .

El autor recalca: “El mayor valor en la vida no es lo que obtienes—el mayor valor en la vida es en lo que te conviertesâ€�. Historias personales y a veces humorĂ­sticas demuestran que esa afirmaciĂłn es correcta, al compartirse lecciones y ejemplos que instarĂĄn a los lectores a ser mĂĄs valiosos—en el hogar, en el lugar de trabajo, como padres, y en todo emprendimiento.

Todo lector que internalice y actĂșe en base a las ideas compartidas en El arte de la vida excepcional satisfarĂĄ su apetito de tener riqueza y felicidad para toda la vida.

Jim Rohn’s exceptional personal and business solutions culminate in this powerful yet simple and direct book, The Art of Exceptional Living. His more than thirty years of studying human behavior and presenting well-received self-development seminars worldwide resulted in this guidebook on turning ideas into positive action to make every dream a reality.
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Inspirational insights and strategies place readers on the fast track to harnessing the power of personal ambition and innate motivation to achieve the highest levels of success.
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A dozen focused, concise, and practical chapters cover topics such as:
Five Essential Abilities
Developing Your Personal Philosophy
Goal Setting
Designing Your Future
Living Uniquely
How to Start Your Better Life Today
Throughout The Art of Exceptional Living are energizing questions that will incite readers to uproot routines and habits that may be preventing them from enjoying the lifestyle they desire.ÌęÌę
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The author stresses: “The greatest value in life is not what you get—the greatest value in life is what you become.â€� Personal and sometimes humorous stories prove that statement correct, as lessons and examples are shared that will prompt readers to become more valuable—at home, in the workplace, as a parent, and in every endeavor.Ìę
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Every reader who internalizes and acts on the ideas shared in The Art of Exceptional Living will satisfy their lifelong appetite for both wealth and happiness.

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0 Jim Rohn 0743529065 Angela 0 to-read 4.27 The Art of Exceptional Living
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<![CDATA[21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox]]> 6198881 â€� Woman’s World Ìę The revolutionary Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox is here! The New York Times bestseller, 21 Pounds in 21 Days by Roni DeLuz, RN, ND, founder and director of The Martha’s Vineyard Holistic Retreat, and James Hester is a safe and effective cleansing detox that gets your body back on the wellness track in just three short weeks. Enjoy vibrant health and maximum weight loss with Roni DeLuz’s clear, step-by-step detox plans—and you can even choose one of three different the “MiniFastâ€� weekend detox for first-timers, or the “SuperFastâ€� or “MasterFastâ€� plans for more committed detoxers.]]> 240 Roni DeLuz 0061242098 Angela 3 3.90 2007 21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox
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<![CDATA[Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution]]> 2349069
As these 12 surprising lectures show, many of those Founding Fathers - including Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry - were highly critical of the new Constitution and staunchly opposed it when it was first put forth for ratification by the states as a replacement for the Articles of Confederation.

The debate over the Constitution raged for the better part of two years, and beneath its rhetorical flourishes lay not only the longest and most profound civic argument in our nation's history, but also a civics lesson that deserves to endure for all time. It was an argument that would result not only in the ratification of the Constitution, but also in what that Constitution would become.

Professor Pangle takes you into this debate. You'll see which Founders opposed the new Constitution, which Founders led the battle for it, and how both sides helped define the result. In an era when contemporary arguments on the national stage so often mirror the same conflicts debated by the Founders, our own reenactment of that original debate can enrich our ability to be active and participating citizens.]]>
7 Thomas L. Pangle Angela 5 4.14 2007 Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution
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The more I learn about America and the founding of the country, the more I understand the current political system. It is unbelieveable how we continue to have the same debates as these throughout time. These lectures provided unbiased and supported arguments for both sides of the federalist vs anti-federalist debate which leaves the reader/listener to make their own judgements. The lectures are well spoken and strongly supported which forces the reader to look beyond the ideals of the american system and focus on the reality of how to make it work. At the end of the lectures I am left contemplating the arguments which in turn challenge my current morals and civic support. I am forced to look at my chosen politics and closely examine the validity of how those could be accomplished and if they do fit into the ideals of the American way. I am left with a new respect for the American founding fathers and the great challenge of trying to create a nation of opportunity and freedom for all.
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<![CDATA[Simple Guide to Feminization by Mistress Dede]]> 22975998 26 J.D. Rockefeller 1500736740 Angela 0 to-read 3.20 2014 Simple Guide to Feminization by Mistress Dede
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<![CDATA[Minimalist Living: How to Simplify, Declutter and Organize your Life (J.D. Rockefeller's Book Club)]]> 25926012
IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL LEARN:

- The top 10 benefits of becoming a minimalist: the minimalist attitude
- How to declutter your home
- How to achieve a minimalist wardrobe
- How to achieve a minimalist bedroom
- How to create a minimalist kitchen and dining room
- What is in a minimalist bathroom
- What is a minimalist living room
- How to create a minimalist home office
- Creating minimalist storage spaces
- Minimalist organization tips and tricks]]>
28 J.D. Rockefeller Angela 0 to-read 4.17 2014 Minimalist Living: How to Simplify, Declutter and Organize your Life (J.D. Rockefeller's Book Club)
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<![CDATA[C. S. Lewis at the BBC: Messages of Hope in the Darkness of War]]> 403937 336 Justin Phillips 0007104367 Angela 0 to-read 3.75 2002 C. S. Lewis at the BBC: Messages of Hope in the Darkness of War
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<![CDATA[Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power]]> 28048 Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next.

Originally published in 2004, now with a new foreword and afterword, Solnit’s influential book shines a light into the darkness of our time in an unforgettable new edition.]]>
192 Rebecca Solnit 1841956600 Angela 0 to-read 4.01 2004 Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power
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<![CDATA[Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration]]> 18077903 “What does it mean to manage well?â€�
From Ed Catmull, co-founder (with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter) of Pixar Animation Studios, comes an incisive book about creativity in business—sure to appeal to readers of Daniel Pink, Tom Peters, and Chip and Dan Heath. Creativity, Inc. is a book for managers who want to lead their employees to new heights, a manual for anyone who strives for originality, and the first-ever, all-access trip into the nerve center of Pixar Animation—into the meetings, postmortems, and “Braintrustâ€� sessions where some of the most successful films in history are made. It is, at heart, a book about how to build a creative culture—but it is also, as Pixar co-founder and president Ed Catmull writes, “an expression of the ideas that I believe make the best in us possible.â€� For nearly twenty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner thirty Academy Awards. The joyousness of the storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, in this book, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable.
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As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the thirteen movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as:
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� Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team, and they will either fix it or come up with something better.
â€� If you don’t strive to uncover what is unseen and understand its nature, you will be ill prepared to lead.
â€� It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them.
� The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them.
â€� A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody.
â€� Do not assume that general agreement will lead to change—it takes substantial energy to move a group, even when all are on board.]]>
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<![CDATA[Art's Principles: 50 years of hard-learned lessons in building a world-class professional services firm]]> 25569318 318 Arthur Gensler 0986106909 Angela 5 currently-reading 4.20 2015 Art's Principles: 50 years of hard-learned lessons in building a world-class professional services firm
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<![CDATA[The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and Profitability]]> 19011075 257 Keith Granet 1616891270 Angela 5 currently-reading 3.79 2012 The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and Profitability
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<![CDATA[The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design]]> 1221685
This extensive and user-friendly handbook presents practical guidelines for applying environmental strategies during the schematic design of green buildings. For each strategy, the book brief descriptions of principles and concepts, step-by-step approaches for integrating technologies into the early stages of design, annotated tables and charts to assist with preliminary design sizing, key issues to be aware of when implementing a given strategy, and references to the most recent international standards and rating systems, guidelines, and internet resources.

The text is reinforced with conceptual sketches and photos in full color, illustrating each strategy. A discussion of the green design process and case studies of several green building projects puts the strategies presented in context.

* Provides information required to implement green design ideas with confidence and accuracy.

* Practical information provided in an easy-to-use format.

* Full colour images throughout.]]>
378 Alison G. Kwok 0750680229 Angela 4 3.85 2006 The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design
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<![CDATA[2000 Color Combinations: For Graphic, Textile, and Craft Designers]]> 6695188 336 Garth Lewis 0764142208 Angela 5 4.38 2009 2000 Color Combinations: For Graphic, Textile, and Craft Designers
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<![CDATA[Architectural Graphic Standards]]> 2758847
For seventy-five years, Architectural Graphic Standards has been the go-to reference for architects, builders, and engineers. Revised for the first time since 2000, Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition gives students their own handy resource.

Carefully abridged from the Eleventh Edition of Architectural Graphic Standards, this Student Edition features the same richly detailed graphics and text that have made Architectural Graphic Standards a classic, but updated and reorganized in a way that is relevant to today's student. Thousands of illustrations and a rich index offer immediate access to hundreds of architectural elements, while the wide variety of topics covered makes this work relevant throughout a student's architecture education and into the early stages of professional practice.

With a wealth of information for the student preparing for professional practice, this new
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Covers building standards and practices, materials and systems, and details for every type of project
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Follows CSI's Uniformat, a classification system that closely matches an architect's workflow
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Features completely updated content with a wide variety of standard architectural details
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Offers an ancillary Web site featuring sample curriculums, student exercises, classroom projects, PowerPoint(r) slides, and more]]>
560 Bruce Bassler 0470085460 Angela 5 4.30 1989 Architectural Graphic Standards
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<![CDATA[A Global History of Architecture]]> 70138

Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history. The architectural history of the world comes to life through a unified framework for interpreting and understanding architecture, supplemented by rich drawings from the renowned Frank Ching as well as brilliant photographs.

Architecture and art history enthusiasts will find A Global History of Architecture perpetually at their fingertips.]]>
800 Francis D.K. Ching 0471268925 Angela 5 4.25 2006 A Global History of Architecture
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<![CDATA[Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings]]> 6889063 1766 Walter T. Grondzik 0470195657 Angela 5 3.67 1971 Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings
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<![CDATA[HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites]]> 10361330
â€� Introduces HTML and CSS in a way that makes them accessible to everyone—hobbyists, students, and professionals—and it’s full-color throughout

� Utilizes information graphics and lifestyle photography to explain the topics in a simple way that is engaging

� Boasts a unique structure that allows you to progress through the chapters from beginning to end or just dip into topics of particular interest at your leisure

This educational book is one that you will enjoy picking up, reading, then referring back to. It will make you wish other technical topics were presented in such a simple, attractive and engaging way!]]>
514 Jon Duckett 1118008189 Angela 5 4.30 2011 HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
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<![CDATA[JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development]]> 16219704
This full-color book adopts a visual approach to teaching JavaScript & jQuery, showing you how to make web pages more interactive and interfaces more intuitive through the use of inspiring code examples, infographics, and photography. The content assumes no previous programming experience, other than knowing how to create a basic web page in HTML & CSS. You'll learn how to achieve techniques seen on many popular websites (such as adding animation, tabbed panels, content sliders, form validation, interactive galleries, and sorting data)..Introduces core programming concepts in JavaScript and jQueryUses clear descriptions, inspiring examples, and easy-to-follow diagramsTeaches you how to create scripts from scratch, and understand the thousands of JavaScripts, JavaScript APIs, and jQuery plugins that are available on the webDemonstrates the latest practices in progressive enhancement, cross-browser compatibility, and when you may be better off using CSS3

If you're looking to create more enriching web experiences and express your creativity through code, then this is the book for you.This book is also available as part of a set in hardcover - Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery, 9781119038634 - and in softcover - Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery, 9781118907443.]]>
640 Jon Duckett 1118531647 Angela 5 4.30 2013 JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development
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<![CDATA[Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong]]> 296662 Lies My Teacher Told Me won the American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship.

James W. Loewen, a sociology professor and distinguished critic of history education, puts 12 popular textbooks under the microscope-and what he discovers will surprise you. In his opinion, every one of these texts fails to make its subject interesting or memorable. Worse still is the proliferation of blind patriotism, mindless optimism and misinformation filling the pages.

From the truth about Christopher Columbus to the harsh reality of the Vietnam War, Loewen picks apart the lies we've been told. This audiobook, narrated by Brian Keeler (The Hurricane, "All My Children") will forever change your view of the past.]]>
383 James W. Loewen 0684818868 Angela 0 to-read 3.96 1995 Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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<![CDATA[Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality (Paperback)]]> 7214 Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0785263705 here.

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened." ―Donald Miller

In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.

For anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture.

For anyone thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real.

For anyone yearning for a renewed sense of passion inÌę life.

Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

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243 Donald Miller 0785263705 Angela 0 to-read 3.90 2003 Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality (Paperback)
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<![CDATA[The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment]]> 6708 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781577314806.

To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, “The eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.â€� Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question-and-answer format to guide us.

A word-of-mouth phenomenon since its first publication, The Power of Now is one of those rare books with the power to create an experience in readers, one that can radically change their lives for the better.]]>
229 Eckhart Tolle Angela 0 to-read 4.16 1997 The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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The Federalist Papers 110331

Hailed by Thomas Jefferson as “the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written", The Federalist Papers is a collection of eighty-five essays published by Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay from 1787 to 1788, as a means to persuade the public to ratify the Constitution of the United States.


With nearly two-thirds of the essays written by Hamilton, this enduring classic is perfect for modern audiences passionate about his work or seeking a deeper understanding of one of the most important documents in US history.

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Infidel 81227
Infidel shows the coming of age of this distinguished political superstar and champion of free speech as well as the development of her beliefs, iron will, and extraordinary determination to fight injustice. Raised in a strict Muslim family, Hirsi Ali survived civil war, female mutilation, brutal beatings, adolescence as a devout believer during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, and life in four troubled, unstable countries ruled largely by despots. She escaped from a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands, where she earned a college degree in political science, tried to help her tragically depressed sister adjust to the West, and fought for the rights of Muslim women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Under constant threat, demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from family and clan, she refuses to be silenced.

Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi Ali’s story tells how a bright little girl evolves out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no other book could be more timely or more significant.]]>
353 Ayaan Hirsi Ali 0743289684 Angela 0 to-read 4.17 2006 Infidel
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<![CDATA[God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything]]> 43369 307 Christopher Hitchens 0446579807 Angela 0 to-read 3.94 2007 God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
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<![CDATA[The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany]]> 767171 No other powerful empire ever bequeathed such mountains of evidence about its birth and destruction as the Third Reich. When the bitter war was over, and before the Nazis could destroy their files, the Allied demand for unconditional surrender produced an almost hour-by-hour record of the nightmare empire built by Adolph Hitler. This record included the testimony of Nazi leaders and of concentration camp inmates, the diaries of officials, transcripts of secret conferences, army orders, private letters—all the vast paperwork behind Hitler's drive to conquer the world.

The famed foreign correspondent and historian William L. Shirer, who had watched and reported on the Nazis since 1925, spent five and a half years sifting through this massive documentation. The result is a monumental study that has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of one of the most frightening chapters in the history of mankind.

This worldwide bestseller has been acclaimed as the definitive book on Nazi Germany; it is a classic work.

The accounts of how the United States got involved and how Hitler used Mussolini and Japan are astonishing, and the coverage of the war-from Germany's early successes to her eventual defeat-is must reading

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1147 William L. Shirer 0671728687 Angela 0 to-read 4.20 1960 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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Everything is Illuminated 256566 276 Jonathan Safran Foer 0060529709 Angela 0 to-read 3.91 2002 Everything is Illuminated
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<![CDATA[The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin]]> 52309
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.]]>
143 Benjamin Franklin 0743255062 Angela 0 to-read 3.84 1791 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Breakfast of Champions 4980 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

In Breakfast of Champions, one of Kurt Vonnegut’s most beloved characters, the aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. What follows is murderously funny satire, as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth.]]>
303 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 0385334206 Angela 0 to-read 4.08 1973 Breakfast of Champions
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The Power of Myth 35519 293 Joseph Campbell 0385418868 Angela 0 to-read 4.26 1988 The Power of Myth
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<![CDATA[The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism]]> 1237300 The Shock Doctrine retells the story of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free market economic revolution. In contrast to the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory, Klein shows how it has exploited moments of shock and extreme violence in order to implement its economic policies in so many parts of the world from Latin America and Eastern Europe to South Africa, Russia, and Iraq. At the core of disaster capitalism is the use of cataclysmic events to advance radical privatization combined with the privatization of the disaster response itself. By capitalizing on crises, created by nature or war, Klein argues that the disaster capitalism complex now exists as a booming new economy, and is the violent culmination of a radical economic project that has been incubating for fifty years.]]> 558 Naomi Klein 0805079831 Angela 0 to-read 4.27 2007 The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
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<![CDATA[Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)]]> 227265 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

TEACHER SEEKS PUPIL.
Must have an earnest desire to
save the world. Apply in person.

It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime...

So begins Ishmael, an utterly unique and captivating novel that has earned a large and passionate following among readers and critics alike—one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published.]]>
266 Daniel Quinn 0553375407 Angela 0 to-read 3.99 1992 Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)
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The War of the Worlds 8909
Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels,The War of the Worlds is a prototypical work of science fiction which has influenced every alien story that has come since, and is unsurpassed in its ability to thrill, well over a century since it was first published.]]>
192 H.G. Wells 0375759239 Angela 0 to-read 3.84 1898 The War of the Worlds
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<![CDATA[Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything]]> 1202
These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives -- how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of ... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan.

What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a surfeit of obfuscation, complication, and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and -- if the right questions are asked -- is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to see through all the clutter.

Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.
(front flap)]]>
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The Art of Happiness 38210 322 Dalai Lama XIV 1573221112 Angela 0 to-read 4.17 1998 The Art of Happiness
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<![CDATA[Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)]]> 77767
Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wisconsin to Kansas, and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and her family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE is the second book in the Laura Years series.
--back cover]]>
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Cloud Atlas 49628
Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . .

Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history.

But the story doesn't end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky.

As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.]]>
509 David Mitchell 0375507256 Angela 0 to-read 4.02 2004 Cloud Atlas
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The Once and Future King 43545 639 T.H. White 0441627404 Angela 0 to-read 4.07 1958 The Once and Future King
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The Art of Racing in the Rain 3153910
Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through.

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life ... as only a dog could tell it.]]>
336 Garth Stein 1554681723 Angela 0 to-read 4.22 2008 The Art of Racing in the Rain
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The Glass Menagerie 92517
The Glass Menagerie (in the reading text the author preferred) is now available only in its New Directions Paperbook edition. A new introduction by the editor of The Tennessee Williams Annual Review, Robert Bray, reappraises the play more than half a century after it won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. This edition of The Glass Menagerie also includes Williams's essay on the impact of sudden fame on a struggling writer, "The Catastrophe of Success," as well as a short section of Williams's own "Production Notes."
(back cover)]]>
104 Tennessee Williams 0811214044 Angela 5 3.73 1945 The Glass Menagerie
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Dead Poets Society 67238 166 N.H. Kleinbaum 0553282980 Angela 0 to-read 4.19 1988 Dead Poets Society
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The Communist Manifesto 30474 The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property, or a state. They argue that increasing exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which capitalism is overthrown. Their vision transformed the world irrevocably, and remains relevant as a depiction of global capitalism today.]]> 288 Karl Marx 0140447571 Angela 0 to-read 3.67 1848 The Communist Manifesto
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<![CDATA[The Importance of Being Earnest]]> 92303
Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend the "rivals" to fight for Ernest's undivided attention and the "Ernests" to claim their beloveds pandemonium breaks loose. Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day!

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists.]]>
89 Oscar Wilde 158049580X Angela 0 to-read 4.17 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest
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V for Vendetta 5805 "Remember, remember the fifth of November..."

A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedom and identity in a chillingly believable totalitarian world, V for Vendetta stands as one of the highest achievements of the comics medium and a defining work for creators Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

Set in an imagined future England that has given itself over to fascism, this groundbreaking story captures both the suffocating nature of life in an authoritarian police state and the redemptive power of the human spirit which rebels against it. Crafted with sterling clarity and intelligence, V for Vendetta brings an unequaled depth of characterization and verisimilitude to its unflinching account of oppression and resistance.]]>
296 Alan Moore 1401207928 Angela 0 to-read 4.26 1990 V for Vendetta
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Never Let Me Go 6334
Within the grounds of Hailsham, Kathy grows from schoolgirl to young woman, but it’s only when she and her friends Ruth and Tommy leave the safe grounds of the school (as they always knew they would) that they realize the full truth of what Hailsham is.

Never Let Me Go breaks through the boundaries of the literary novel. It is a gripping mystery, a beautiful love story, and also a scathing critique of human arrogance and a moral examination of how we treat the vulnerable and different in our society. In exploring the themes of memory and the impact of the past, Ishiguro takes on the idea of a possible future to create his most moving and powerful book to date.]]>
288 Kazuo Ishiguro 1400078776 Angela 0 to-read 3.85 2005 Never Let Me Go
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<![CDATA[Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies]]> 1842
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a national bestseller: the global account of the rise of civilization that is also a stunning refutation of ideas of human development based on race.

In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed writing, technology, government, and organized religion—as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war—and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, the Rhone-Poulenc Prize, and the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal]]>
498 Jared Diamond 0739467352 Angela 0 to-read 4.04 1997 Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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The Neverending Story 27712
The story begins with a lonely boy named Bastian and the strange book that draws him into the beautiful but doomed world of Fantastica. Only a human can save this enchanted place by giving its ruler, the Childlike Empress, a new name. But the journey to her tower leads through lands of dragons, giants, monsters, and magic, and once Bastian begins his quest, he may never return. As he is drawn deeper into Fantastica, he must find the courage to face unspeakable foes and the mysteries of his own heart.

Readers, too, can travel to the wondrous, unforgettable world of Fantastica if they will just turn the page...]]>
396 Michael Ende 0525457585 Angela 0 to-read 4.16 1979 The Neverending Story
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A Light in the Attic 30118 Last night while I lay thinking here
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:

Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?...This 20th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic includes a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album.

Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.

From the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, here is another wondrous book of poems and drawings.]]>
176 Shel Silverstein 0060513063 Angela 5 4.36 1981 A Light in the Attic
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Ulysses 338798
According to Declan Kiberd, "Before Joyce, no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking". Ulysses chronicles the peripatetic appointments and encounters of Leopold Bloom in Dublin in the course of an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Ulysses is the Latinised name of Odysseus, the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey, and the novel establishes a series of parallels between the poem and the novel, with structural correspondences between the characters and experiences of Bloom and Odysseus, Molly Bloom and Penelope, and Stephen Dedalus and Telemachus, in addition to events and themes of the early 20th-century context of modernism, Dublin, and Ireland's relationship to Britain.

The novel is highly allusive and also imitates the styles of different periods of English literature. Since its publication, the book has attracted controversy and scrutiny, ranging from an obscenity trial in the United States in 1921 to protracted textual "Joyce Wars." The novel's stream-of-consciousness technique, careful structuring, and experimental prose—replete with puns, parodies, and allusions—as well as its rich characterisation and broad humour have led it to be regarded as one of the greatest literary works in history; Joyce fans worldwide now celebrate 16 June as Bloomsday.']]>
783 James Joyce Angela 0 to-read 3.72 1922 Ulysses
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A Brief History of Time 3869
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,â€� of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.]]>
226 Stephen Hawking 0553380168 Angela 0 to-read 4.22 1988 A Brief History of Time
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The God Delusion 14743
With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament, to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion, and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence.

The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong, but potentially deadly. It also offers exhilarating insight into the advantages of atheism to the individual and society, not the least of which is a clearer, truer appreciation of the universe's wonders than any faith could ever muster.]]>
374 Richard Dawkins 0618680004 Angela 0 to-read 3.89 2006 The God Delusion
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<![CDATA[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]> 4588
The key belonged to his father, he's sure of that. But which of New York's 162 million locks does it open?

So begins a quest that takes Oskar - inventor, letter-writer and amateur detective - across New York's five boroughs and into the jumbled lives of friends, relatives, and complete strangers. He gets heavy boots, he gives himself little bruises and he inches ever nearer to the heart of a family mystery that stretches back fifty years. But will it take him any closer to, or further from, his lost father?]]>
326 Jonathan Safran Foer 0618711651 Angela 0 to-read 3.98 2005 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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Madame Bovary 2175 329 Gustave Flaubert 0192840398 Angela 0 to-read 3.70 1856 Madame Bovary
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<![CDATA[Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)]]> 37781 Things Fall Apart is written with remarkable economy and subtle irony. Uniquely and richly African, at the same time it reveals Achebe's keen awareness of the human qualities common to men of all times and places.]]> 215 Chinua Achebe Angela 0 to-read 3.73 1958 Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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The Republic 30289 416 Plato 0140449140 Angela 0 to-read 3.97 -400 The Republic
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Peter Pan 34268 Peter Pan, a diferencia de todos los demĂĄs, es un niño que se niega a crecer. Él vive con los niños perdidos y con el hada Campanita en el paĂ­s de Nunca JamĂĄs. Siempre estĂĄ en busca de nuevas aventuras y tambiĂ©n de una madre que cuide de todos y les cuente relatos para dormir.
Una noche, después de que Peter se encuentra con los hermanos Darling, los invita a que lo acompañen en el viaje mås fantåstico de toda su vida: volar hacia Nunca Jamås para conocer a las engreídas sirenas, jugar con los indios pieles rojas y luchar a muerte contra los terribles piratas.

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155 J.M. Barrie 0805072454 Angela 0 to-read 4.06 1911 Peter Pan
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A Little Princess 3008
This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett 's original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.]]>
242 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0142437018 Angela 0 to-read 4.22 1905 A Little Princess
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Into the Wild 1845 Librarian's Note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

In April, 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, a party of moose hunters found his decomposed body. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw away the maps. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild.]]>
207 Jon Krakauer 0385486804 Angela 5 4.01 1996 Into the Wild
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Middlesex 2187 Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City and the race riots of 1967 before moving out to the tree-lined streets of suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. To understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret, and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal, one of the most audacious and wondrous narrators in contemporary fiction. Lyrical and thrilling, Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic.]]> 529 Jeffrey Eugenides 0312422156 Angela 4 4.03 2002 Middlesex
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James and the Giant Peach 6689 176 Roald Dahl 0375814248 Angela 0 to-read 4.04 1961 James and the Giant Peach
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