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Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and Burns
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Ray Bradbury
In this classic of dystopian science fiction, censorship is so prevalent that "firemen" are entrusted with the task of burning books to keep the citizenry away from anything that might cause dissent. Suicides are commonplace, and people drug themselves with pills, thrills, and the meaningless programming that pours from four-wall television. Guy ...
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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James W Loewen
Why do so many Americans have little grasp of the ideas that shaped their nation? In this groundbreaking book, Loewen not only exposes the villain--textbooks that are embarrassing combinations of blind patriotism and outright lies--but reinstates suppressed information in a fascinating chronology. 26 photos.
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Anatomy-Coloring Book
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Wynn Kapit, Lawrence M Elson, PH.D.
This coloring book for adults and students is a popular standard in both art and health sections of bookstores. THE ANATOMY COLORING BOOK offers a unique, hands-on approach to understanding the human body's structure and systems through coloring activities. An ideal companion for students of yoga, massage, reflexology, and other body-oriented ...
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Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
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Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. (Read by)
The founder of the Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center explains how to use "mindfulness"--moment-to-moment awareness--to cope with both illness and the everyday tensions encountered in life.
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Rules for Radicals
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Saul Alinsky
This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy.
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
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Robert B Cialdini, Ph.D.
"Influence", the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes" - and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. His thirty-five years of rigorous, evidence-based research along with a three-year program of study on what moves ...
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Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
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Thich Nhat Hanh, Earll Kingston (Read by)
In this modern spiritual classic, a world spiritual leader and Zen master shows how to adapt simple Zen principles for daily living and the way to peace--the first practical book on the subject since Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Peace Is Every Step offers ways to use everyday events--washing dishes, eating a meal, sitting in traffic--in the quest ...
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501 Spanish Verbs
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Christopher Kendris, Ph.D., B.S., M.S., M.A., Theodore Kendris
With more than 1 million copies in print, the new, updated edition of this all-time best selling language book of Spanish verbs is now printed in two colors for increased ease of reference. This thorough guide to the use of verbs features many additional references and tips, including a bilingual list of more than 1,250 additional Spanish verbs. ...
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Ishmael
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Daniel Quinn
A man and a gorilla set out on an intellectual adventure and in the process define what it means to be a human being.
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Emotional Intelligence
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Prof. Daniel Goleman
Author Daniel Goleman uses vivid examples of emotional intelligence in order to delineate the critical role it plays in relationships, work, even our physical well-being. What emerges is a crucial new way to talk about being smart--one that accounts for the other forces at work when a person of high IQ appears to be stymied, while someone of ...
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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Dr. Stephen R Covey
This bestseller in the self-help and management fields offers a new paradigm for personal and professional success. Covey advises building from the inside out and offers strategies for moving from dependence to independence and then to interdependence.
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Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
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Dave Pelzer
The sequel to Pelzer's autobiography of an abusive childhood, THE LOST BOY follows Pelzer through the California foster care system.
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The Craft of Research
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Wayne C Booth, Gregory G Colomb, Joseph M Williams
This is a practical, comprehensive guide to planning, conducting, and reporting research of any kind for students at all levels, in any field.
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Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
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Dan Millman
"Way of the Peaceful Warrior" is based on the story of Dan Millman, a world champion athlete, who journeys into realms of romance and magic, light and darkness, body, mind and spirit. Guided by a powerful old warrior named Socrates and tempted by an elusive, playful woman named Joy, Dan is led toward a final confrontation that will deliver or ...
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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Anne Lamott
From the writer of the best-selling OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS comes this timely tract on the art of writing--an anecdotal, frank step-by-step guide on how to write and how to manage a writer's life. Offers advice on getting started, character, plot, dialogue, writer's block, writing groups, publication, and more.
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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
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Paul D Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
The authors of this book have revised this new edition to include popular new career tracks--from telecommunications and biotechnology to health care and education--as well as new information on mapping a career game plan and a new chapter for career professionals.
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One Up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market
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Peter Lynch, John Rothchild
Based on the premise, "invest in companies that you like," ONE UP ON THE STREET reveals the methodology behind Peter Lynch's incredible success with Fidelity's Magellan Fund. Lynch breaks down his own investment strategy into easily digestible parts for the amateur investor, showing readers how to use what they know to help their portfolios.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
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Neil Postman
A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World
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Fifth Discipline
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Peter M Senge
A classic in business, Peter Senge's THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE promotes the idea of "the learning corporation." Since change is inevitable, and since those who do not respond well to change will fail, Senge feels it is incumbent upon companies to be resilient, to keep themselves new, and, most importantly, to develop their employees. A company with an ...
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World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions
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Huston Smith
Multiculturalism is the overriding spirit in a book that honors some of the world's most popular and beloved religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and select tribal religions. Huston Smith, long-celebrated scholar of religion, shares his enthusiasm for how people around the world celebrate and adore their Gods ...
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The Complete Stories
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Flannery O'Connor
Thirty-one stories are in this volume, including 12 that never appeared in collections published during her lifetime. The stories are arranged chronologically, beginning with her first published story, "The Geranium" and ending with her last one, "Judgement Day."
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How to Read a Book
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Mortimer Jerome Adler, Patrick Cullen (Read by)
Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren's classic guide to enlightened reading. On everything from poetry and plays to science and philosophy, Adler and Van Doren teach general readers how to analyze a text, to appreciate its method and bias, and to come away with a full understanding of the author's point.
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Nausea
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Jean Paul Sartre
"Nausea" is both Sartre's first published novel and first extended essay on the existential philosophy. In it, Antoine Roquentin, an introspective historian, records the disturbing shifts in his perceptions and his struggle to restore meaning to life in a continuing present and without lies.
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Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training
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Karen Pryor
This revised edition of the classic bestseller includes eight methods for eliminating pets' bad behavior, practical tips for owners for putting and end to their own bad habits, and optimistic research on teaching autistic children.
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D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
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Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
A large format reprint of an introduction to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece includes all of the D'Aulaires' original, detailed illustrations.
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