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Submarine [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Tom Clancy
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 Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.
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The Dancing Wu Li Masters [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Gary Zukav
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With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by bestselling author Gary Zukav opens the fascinating world of quantum physics to readers with no mathematical or technical background. "Wu Li" is the Chinese phrase for physics. It means "patterns of organic energy," but it also means "nonsense," "my way," "I clutch my ideas," and "enlightenment." These captivating ideas frame Zukav's evocative exploration of quantum mechanics and relativ... more info>>
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The Fiction Writer's Toolkit [MultiFormat]
by Bob Mayer
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Tripping [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Charles Hayes
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 Taking a balanced, objective approach, the book depicts a broad spectrum of altered states, from the sublime to the terrifying. Included are fifty narratives about unforgettable psychedelic experiences from an international array of subjects representing all walks of life. Supplemental essays provide a synopsis of the history and culture of psychedelics and a discussion of the kinetics of tripping.
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Abigail and John [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Edith Gelles
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The story of Abigail and John Adams is as much a romance as it is a lively chapter in the early history of this country. The marriage of the second president and first lady is one of the most extraordinary examples of passion and endurance that this country has ever witnessed. And it is a drama peopled with a pantheon of eighteenth-century stars: George and Martha Washington, Thomas Jefferson, his daughter Patsy, Ben Franklin, and Mercy Otis Warren. Abigail and John were a uniquely compatible... more info>>
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American Bar Association Guide to Resolving Legal Disputes [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by American Bar Association
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Whether you're fighting with a neighbor about who should pay for a fence, pursuing a charge of discrimination at work, or chasing a $5000 loan, the ABA Guide to Resolving Legal Disputes: Inside and Outside the Courtroom can help you decide what steps to take to resolve disputes. This book, written in easy-to-read language with dozens of real-life examples, includes tips on how to be a better negotiator. It also provides important information about mediation, arbitration, small claims court, and ... more info>>
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Amusing Ourselves to Death [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Neil Postman
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Originally published in 1985, Neil Postman's groundbreaking polemic about the corrosive effects of television on our politics and public discourse has been hailed as a twenty-first-century book published in the twentieth century. Now, with television joined by more sophisticated electronic media?from the Internet to cell phones to DVDs?it has taken on even greater significance. Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion ... more info>>
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Ay, Cuba!: A Socio-Erotic Journey [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Andrei Codrescu
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During a Historic visit to Cuba--on the eve of Pope John Paul ll's own trip--National Public Radio's Andrei Codrescu and photographer David Graham turned an unsparing but compassionate gaze upon Cuba. Registering the architecture, the bizarre two-tier economy of peso and dollar, the revivals of both Catholicism and the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, and the sexual and social mores of a post-cold war communist society, Codrescu's words and Graham's photographs offer a vision of Cuba's brutally ... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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Becoming Your Own Critique Partner [MultiFormat]
by Jane Toombs, Janet Lane Walters
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An indispensable guide to self-editing, written by two veteran writers who share more than 63 years of experience in the art of polishing a manuscript. For the beginner, it is both a reference book and a tutorial, painlessly teaching the craft of writing along with the art of writing. For the more experienced, it offers a checklist for ensuring the final draft is as well-honed as possible. (Published: 2006) EPPIE Award Winner
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Best and the Brightest [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by David Halberstam
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David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country's recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has nev... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Big Green Purse [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Diane MacEachern
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Protecting our environment is one of the biggest issues facing our planet today. But how do we solve a problem that can seem overwhelming--even hopeless? As Diane MacEachern argues in Big Green Purse, the best way to fight the industries that pollute the planet, thereby changing the marketplace forever, is to mobilize the most powerful consumer force in the world-women. MacEachern's message is simple but revolutionary. If women harness the "power of their purse" and intentionally shift their spe... more info>>
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Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Dean Koontz
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Bestselling author Dean Koontz says that his dog, Trixie, changed his life and made him a better, happier person. A 68-pound dog who lived close to the ground, Trixie certainly did cast a long shadow. She first became known outside of her own house (dog-house, that is) as a guest blogger on Dean's website, signing off every entry Life is Good, Bliss to You. Now, in this warm and funny book--as told to Dean Koontz--Trixie once again shares her inspiring outlook on life and reveals the eight steps... more info>>
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Body Language [MultiFormat]
by Julius Fast
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Body Language helps you to understand the unconscious body movements and postures that provide intimate keys to what a person is really thinking and the secrets of their true inner selves. You will learn how to read the angle of shoulders, the tilt of a head, or the tap of a foot, in order to discern whether an individual is angry, frightened or cheerful. You will be able to use Body Language to discover the most--and least--important person in any group by the way others position themselves. Th... more info>> (Published: 1970) New York Times Best Seller List
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Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs [PRE-ORDER ONLY: Available: Nov 29, 2009] [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Suzanne Clothier
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  Akin to Monty Roberts's The Man Who Listens to Horses and going light-years beyond The Hidden Life of Dogs, this extraordinary book takes a radical new direction in understanding our life with canines and offers us astonishing new lessons about our pets. From changing the misbehaviors and habits that upset us, to seeing the world from their unique and natural perspective, to finding a deep connection with another being, BONES WOULD RAIN FROM THE SKY will help you receive an incomparable gift: a ... more info>>
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Bridging the Gap: Raising A Child With Nonverbal Learning Disabilities [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Rondalyn Varney Whitney
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Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expression. Though they are exceptionally bright and extremely articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations--and can become depressed, withdrawn, or anxious. In Bridging the Gap, Rondalyn Varney Whitney-a pediatric occupational therapist and the parent of a child with NLD--offers practical suggestions that... more info>>
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Burn This Book [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Toni Morrison
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Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book is a powerful collection of essays that explore the meaning of censorship and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves.
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Cadillac Desert [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Marc Reisner
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"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."?St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert reclamation in the American West.
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Cat Vs. Cat [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Pam Johnson-Bennett
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The only book on cat behavior that addresses the multi-cat home?from the acclaimed author of Think Like a CatIn this companion to her successful introduction to cat behavior Think Like a Cat, Pam Johnson-Bennett, the award-winning author and feline behaviorist, shows how adding another cat to your home does not have to be the start of a kitty apocalypse. Although cats are often misunderstood as natural loners, Johnson-Bennett shows how to plan, set up, and maintain a home environment that will h... more info>>
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Come Back, Como [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Steven Winn
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Based on a beloved ten-part series in the San Francisco Chronicle, Come Back, Como is Steven Winn's tender and hilarious memoir of his uncommonly rich experience with a dog who wanted nothing whatsoever to do with him. With humor and pathos, Winn describes the exasperating but ultimately rewarding effects the pet had on his family, the ordeals he and his dog endured together, and the greatest lesson Como taught him: that loving a dog can somehow make us more human.
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Communism [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Richard Pipes
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From one of our greatest historians, a magnificent reckoning with the modern world's most fateful idea. With astonishing authority and clarity, Richard Pipes has fused a lifetime's scholarship into a single focused history of Communism, from its hopeful birth as a theory to its miserable death as a practice. At its heart, the book is a history of the Soviet Union, the most comprehensive reorganization of human society ever attempted by a nation-state. Drawing on much new information, Richard Pip... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Comprehensive Chess Course Volume II: From Beginner to Tournament Player in 12 Lessons [Limited MultiFormat: 3 Formats Available]
by Lev Alburt, Roman Pelts
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Welcome to Volume II, the second level, of our Comprehensive Chess Course. It is aimed at those students who have completed and mastered the lessons in Volume I. In addition to numerous corrections and alterations to this, the third edition, a new chapter has been added, "Moving On to Expert and Master." It addresses the concerns of many readers who want a guide for consolidating the progress made during the study of volumes I and II and concrete suggestions for advancing toward expert and maste... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Cooking Well: Honey for Health & Beauty: Over 75 Recipes, Remedies and Natural Treatments [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Marie-Annick Courtier
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 Discover the proven and powerful health, beauty and healing properties of natures miracle medicine: honey. For millions of years, bees have worked tirelessly to create natures miracle medicine: honey. In this important book, Cooking Well: Honey for Health & Beauty, the unique healing properties of honey are revealed, placing the power of this low-cost and effective natural treatment in your family's hands. Whether as a healing agent for minor wounds and burns, a soothing ingredient for sore thro... more info>>
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. The author's objective is to offer an understanding of what leads to these moments, be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab, so that knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on 100 interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists to politicians and business leaders, poets and artists, as well as his 30 years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi use... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip ... with Recipes! [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Guy Fieri
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 Food Network star Guy Fieri takes you on a tour of America's most colorful diners, drive-ins, and dives in this tie-in to his enormously popular television show, complete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia. Packed with Guy's iconic personality, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives follows his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places most of us have never heard of. From digging in at legendary burger joint the Squeeze Inn in Sacramento, California, baking Peanut Pie from Virginia D... more info>>
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Doc Halligan's What Every Pet Owner Should Know: Prescriptions for Happy, Healthy Cats and Dogs [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by Karen Halligan
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For the more than 73 million dogs and 90 million cats in the United States, Doc Halligan's What Every Pet Owner Should Know is the "go to" book for their owners and caregivers in need of easy-to-understand, expert advice on helping pets of any age stay healthy and remain a loving family member for years to come. One of the country's most respected and leading authorities on preventive health care for pets, Doc Halligan provides a commonsense, practical approach to keeping your pet happy, healthy... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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