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The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria
W. W. Norton, 2008
The Post American World
Excellent and thought provoking view as to how the world is likely to look in the 21st century. It should be considered compulsory reading for the President of the USA.
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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Jill Bolte Taylor
Viking Adult, 2008
Valuable information about stroke; but the book has its flaws
I debated over whether to give this book three, four, or five stars. The information that Dr. Taylor presents about the brain and stroke is worth five stars, without question. But I have a few complaints about how she presents this information; and lots of complaints ...
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Biology with MasteringBiology™ (8th Edition) (MasteringBiology Series)
Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece
Benjamin Cummings, 2007
Very Good if you can lift it
I completed my B.A. in biology over 30 years ago and got this book for self-study and to catch up with progress in topics outside of my work experience. The sections seem well written and illustrated. Since this is an introductory text it has sidebars and interviews ...
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association (APA), 2001
A great writing resource!
This book is proving to be a valuable resource for outlining the writing "rules of the road". I'm in the midst of writing my doctoral dissertation and the APA Manual has proved extremely useful for learning the proper way to cite references from various sources (like ...
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Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss
Danica McKellar
Hudson Street Press, 2008
Buy this for your daughter
This smart and funny book teaches girls that it's OK to be smart, and that they are perfectly capable of kicking a little pre-algebra butt.
Though the topic is serious, the writing is lively and breezy. In the prologue, McKellar writes that "lots of people change ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
WHERE DOES FOOD COME FROM?
Omnivore's Dilemma traces our food back to its sources - and in many cases finds corn of all things! The author discusses industrial food production and the primary food chains from their sources to our kitchens. He covers processed foods, mainstream industrial ...
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, ...
Daniel G. Amen
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
This book(I listened to the cd's.) is an amazing insight into the human brain, how it works, and explains so many misconceptions about thinking in regards to our present mindset about behavior. It explains each part of the brain and behaviors that are represented by ...
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. / Jaypee, 2000
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR
This book is one textbook that will stay with me throughout my coursework. It is very helpful in understanding mental issues and how to decide proper diagnosis. It is well written and easy to navigate. I definitely recommend also getting DSM made easy with this book ...
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition
Joseph Gibaldi
Modern Language Association of America, 2003
Excellent for Research
AS a professor and editor of Research; this style guide has detailed information for the serious paper writer; and provides examples that show how to format difficult passages. Used extensively at the Community College level.
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index)
Donald Venes
F. A. Davis Company, 2005
Medical Books--Margie
This product is very helpful for me. I can use this book while attending the AIC career institute.
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
HarperCollins, 2008
Great read! Economics made easy for the layperson
This is a great read written by a revolutionary economist with the gift of explaining complicated/complex economics to laypeople. A great job, and highly recommended. It will also make you reflect on how you make decisions and whether they are rational decisions.
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Atlas of Human Anatomy: With Netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science)
Frank H. Netter
Saunders, 2006
A fantastic resource
Frank Netter, M.D. created approximately 20,000 paintings of the human body and provided countless medical students with an invaluable educational resource. He can be credited for teaching multiple generations of doctors worldwide. Although he is now deceased, his ...
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The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman
Picador, 2007
Loved it, should be mandatory reading in high schools.....
Tom Friedman just makes so much sense.....He takes complex issues and explains things in an easy way. I only wish he worked for our government and had the power of our government in addition to the power of his pen.
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
Very good book
This is a very good book. (Sorry to repeat myself...) I really appreciate the other side of the coin. Thinking has been drilled into my head and I tend to totally ignore anything else. If it isn't a fact that I can define, it can't be not real or true. But there is ...
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You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition)
Louise Hay
Hay House, 1999
You Can Heal Your Life
This is a great book.I read it every spare moment I had.I already believed in the [the law of attraction] and this book made me understand it more.If you are wanting to know about [the law of attraction]this is the perfect book.
Dee
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