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4 | New York's Top Escort Tells All | The Price is a book about a young lady who spent a few years of her life living an extreme lifestyle that brought with it many financial rewards, but also which led to her relatively quick fall from grace. Natalie McLennan was an aspiring actress who arrived in New York City with big dreams. She wanted to establish a c... | [] | 1597775940 | 1597775940 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,229,036,982,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Handy Guide for Bereavement Management | Dealing with the death of a parent can be very difficult. Emotions run high and feelings are in a state of volatility and turmoil. If this wasn't enough, there is also the problem of dividing up the deceased person's estate and this problem is compounded further when there is no will; no official document that says exa... | [] | 078522825X | 078522825X | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,228,411,457,000 | 9 | false |
5 | Brain Quest: Help Your Child Go to the Top of the Class | Brain Quest is a series of books written and designed to help children learn the basic skills needed to grow and thrive in the classroom. This particular guide, the Brain Quest Pre- K Workbook, is a very helpful, very useful guide that teaches pre- kindergarten age children some of the important skills they need to kno... | [] | 0761149619 | 0761149619 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,227,423,640,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Pollution and Environmental Instability | Pollution is a major problem in many cities and this problem is only going to get worse as the world continues to witness increased use of automobiles. Two Billion Cars attempts to address the problems associated with the expected surge in automobile production and ownership and the authors are convinced that this is a... | [] | 0195376641 | 0195376641 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,227,160,680,000 | 6 | false |
3 | One Man's Quest to Find Heaven on Earth | Daniel Martin was a man who experienced a tough upbringing. He was abused and subjected to extremist religion. He turned to drugs as a coping mechanism and took part in acts of thievery to pay for his habit. Later, he wound up wandering the streets as a homeless addict, prostituting himself for money and caring about l... | [] | 143272939X | 143272939X | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,227,075,038,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A Memorable Memoir of Internal Conflict, Courage, and Acceptance | Growing up in a strictly religious family can have its ups and downs. Generally, families of this sort are closely knit, stand by each other, and are almost always willing to offer a shoulder on which to lean. But religious families can also present obstacles to personal growth, particularly when the family hierarchy r... | [] | 0061713244 | 0061713244 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,224,809,542,000 | 6 | false |
3 | How Would You Like to Have Psychic Abilities? | What would it be like to have psychic abilities? I think many among us have fantasized that we could read people's minds and predict the future. It seems like psychic abilities would be an incredible gift that would provide many benefits in everyday life and would continue to provide these benefits well into old age. A... | [] | 0981602401 | 0981602401 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,224,217,655,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Feminine Power and Independence | Independence is an important prerequisite for self- sufficiency and self- fulfillment, but many women have ceded their independence and, therefore, their ticket to personal success and happiness. Some surrender to their mate. Others surrender to the ideals of parents or the requirements handed to them via social norms.... | [] | 1427628327 | 1427628327 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,223,748,868,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Excellent Children's Book Like No Other | The Dragonfly Secret is an excellent children's book that is intended to help family members when they are faced with the passing of a loved one. This book is intended for the nine to twelve year-old age group and it offers an important message that is finally revealed at the book's end. The element of suspense present... | [] | 1934066133 | 1934066133 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,223,263,448,000 | 2 | false |
2 | Ten Steps to Happiness, if You Can Find Them | It seems everyone wishes their lives were better in some way. For starters, many wish they had a better career or more money. Others wish they had the ideal personal relationship and a stronger family life. The problem is, these wishes usually remain exactly that. Most people talk about what bothers them and how they w... | [] | 0615246370 | 0615246370 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,221,944,208,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Rabbit and Snowman Become Friends | The Rabbit and the Snowman is a book about friendship. The two main characters are both very lonely and each satisfies an important need present in the other. The book is also about abandonment and confusion. Snowman cannot understand why the children have left him after they built him. He starts to wonder if he doesn'... | [] | 1419656252 | 1419656252 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,221,185,443,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Why do People Surf the Way They Do? | Online web surfing is a popular pastime and the sites that individuals visit, the time they spend in specific web sites, and the things they search for in search engines are often quite revealing. The internet is not only an important source of business for online retailers, it is also fast becoming a means as a social... | [] | 1401323049 | 1401323049 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,220,881,283,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Friendly Reciprocation | Scarecrow Finds a Friend is a nice children's book aimed at the four to eight year- old crowd. This book features the common storyline of friendship. In this instance, one of the book's characters, a Witch, befriends another, a Scarecrow, by granting him a wish. Later, the Scarecrow returns the favor by helping his fri... | [] | 0979694809 | 0979694809 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,219,171,590,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Small Town Kid Achieves His Dream | Mickey Mantle is legendary in the world of sports and he holds many World Series records as well as records for hitting some of the longest home runs. But his initiation into the world of major League Baseball was not without its struggles and this book highlights the many highs and lows of Mantle's first season with t... | [] | 0595709362 | 0595709362 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,218,211,386,000 | 2 | false |
4 | What Matters Most in Life? | The Most Valuable Treasure is a very good children's book about friendship, helpfulness, and courtesy and how they combine into something more valuable than any level of monetary riches. This book is aimed at children between nine and twelve years of age, offering a story that, while simple, is certainly one worth lear... | [] | 1432718215 | 1432718215 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,217,345,311,000 | 3 | false |
2 | Spark Lacks Ignition | Spark is all about sensing a vision and placing the idea into action. Creativity is an important component of this process and Spark emphasizes the utilization of creativity; pointing out different ways to improve the role of creative thinking and make it more effective. Not only is it important to improve creative thi... | [] | 8183280846 | 8183280846 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,217,189,768,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Chinese Women in Search of a Better Life | Sweet Mandarin is a true story about several generations of Chinese women who shared a talent for making food and a determination to succeed and build a better life for their families. Written by Helen Tse, this book covers a span of nearly ninety years, starting with the author's great- grandfather and his ambitious m... | [] | 0091913624 | 0091913624 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,216,740,313,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Olympics, Politics, and the Summer of 1980 | Competing in the Olympics is the opportunity of a lifetime. It is something for which many promising athletes train and prepare for a good deal of their young lives. But back in 1980, the Olympic hopes of the entire United States Summer Games team were dashed when former president Carter made the decision to withdraw, ... | [] | 0942257405 | 0942257405 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,216,500,454,000 | 8 | false |
4 | Is Day Trading in Your Professional Future? | Day trading is a potentially rewarding but also quite risky profession. Many day traders jump into their new career role with both feet, but they don't succeed and often quit as quickly as they started. They either end up losing money or they make so little that they cannot leave their day job and work exclusively as a... | [] | 1419695630 | 1419695630 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,215,956,082,000 | 13 | false |
4 | Three Ladies, One Voice | Girls Like Us is piece of pop music history about three women who greatly influenced music and whose influence can still be felt today. Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon are three giants of pop music and each of these leading ladies had her own unique singing style and her own unique songs. Carole King was a ... | [] | 0743491475 | 0743491475 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,215,478,826,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Multiple- Lesson Book for Young Toddlers | Forks and knives, hammers and nails, and needles and thread are examples of things that go together and they are among the many pairs of buddies found in this board book for kids, Busy Buddies. The book is all about associations and it attempts to teach young children about the types of things that go together in some ... | [] | 0763627763 | 0763627763 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,214,923,270,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Ron Paul's Solution? Follow the U.S. Constitution! | Ron Paul is a maverick U.S. Congressman whose career in Washington is marked by a consistent political philosophy and a voting record that is unmatched in the halls of Congress. Paul is one of the very few congressmen alive who votes according to the dictates of the Constitution and he is sometimes the only person in t... | [] | 0446537519 | 0446537519 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,213,967,648,000 | 6 | true |
3 | America's Flawed Legal System | Ruthless is an unusual book about an ordinary guy from Atlanta, Georgia who finds himself in possession of some shocking stories about a hugely popular celebrity. The author was supposedly having a conversation one day with a total stranger on the telephone, when the stranger revealed that he was employed by Harpo- the... | [] | 0980104904 | 0980104904 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,213,291,516,000 | 14 | false |
4 | Learn the Alphabet and a Little Spanish While You're at it | A is for Airplane/A es para Avion is a children's book that is intended to help kids learn the alphabet. This book includes upper and lower case depiction of each letter on each page, along with an illustration of something that starts with the letter and a caption that quickly expresses what is in the illustration.<br... | [] | 0873588312 | 0873588312 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,213,189,567,000 | 11 | false |
2 | Good Advice, but Frustrating to Read | The Guaranteed Profit System is a book about succeeding in business and it was written by a man with more than thirty- five years' experience in business. Starting with the foundations of a successful business, the book walks the reader through some of the important steps to successful small business operation. With ea... | [] | 1432719483 | 1432719483 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,212,691,947,000 | 1 | false |
3 | What Do Beach Babies Like to Do? | Beach Babies Wear Shades is a simple, basic children's board book designed as a quick read to kid's who want some visual stimulation. This book is aimed at the two to five age group and it's a book that is short on words and big on pictures.<br /><br />Beach Babies Wear Shades contains a total of eighteen pages with il... | [] | 1582462046 | 1582462046 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,212,151,974,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Kids, It's Time to Take a Nap | It's Naptime, Little One is a short, simple children's book with a direct message about getting some quick sleep and anticipating the end of the short amount of sleep when it will be time to have fun once again. This book wastes no time getting the message through to a child. The first two pages depict a mom and dad lo... | [] | 0375841237 | 0375841237 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,211,509,455,000 | 10 | false |
2 | Good Effort, but Some Has Some Flaws | The Squirrel, the Worm, and the Nut Trees is a sub-par children's book about a male squirrel who has to find a way to outsmart a worm in order to get the necessary sustenance his family needs for winter survival. The worm is causing the nuts to rot, leaving the squirrel without a means to feed his family. He has to thi... | [] | 1432713264 | 1432713264 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,209,572,723,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Rebuilding a War- Torn Nation | Howling in Mesopotamia is a very good book written by an Iraqi- American who decided to revisit Iraqi during its initial post- Saddam Hussein years. Author Haider Ala Hamoudi was sent to Iraq on official university business with one main goal in mind: To educate the people of Iraq on the rule of law and help the nation... | [] | 0825305489 | 0825305489 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,208,469,267,000 | 4 | false |
3 | Charlie Bird: The Family Bird with a Mind of His Own | Charlie Bird: The Best Bird Ever is a book aimed at elementary school age children and it is based on the author's experience with her beloved pet parrot named Charlie. The book is fictional in nature, but real- life experiences have certainly influenced much of the material in this book, making it a little more realis... | [] | 1432704893 | 1432704893 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,206,538,941,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Better Hide Your Cake: Clarence is on the Prowl | The Cake Thief is a good children's book written for children in the one to five age group. It tells the story of Clarence, an unusual boy who has a habit of stealing cakes. He steals any type of cake and for any reason, completely oblivious to fact that his actions are unethical.<br /><br />This book offers a storylin... | [] | 1419683926 | 1419683926 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,206,472,112,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Exactly How Serious is the United States Budget Crisis? | Federal spending continues to grow year after year and most Americans are fully aware of the budget problems faced by the Federal government and how the government almost always spends more money than it collects in revenue. But in spite of what we know, most Americans don't make many demands on politicians to solve th... | [] | 0061241873 | 0061241873 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,205,437,780,000 | 23 | true |
4 | Self Esteem Comes from Within | "The Magic in You" is a good children's book that teaches kid's to reject the judgments of others and learn to love themselves. This paperback book tells a story that serves to inspire young children to rely on their own positive attitude to bring happiness. The story focuses on a little wildflower that feels dejected,... | [] | 1432703242 | 1432703242 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,205,332,566,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Learn Your Management Style and be Dynamic | Management books are commonplace and most everyone who works in the managerial realm has read at least one book on the subject. Unfortunately for the inspiration- seeking manager, books that deal with management are often dull and sleep- inducing. But to every rule there is an exception and "What to Do When You Become ... | [] | 1432714287 | 1432714287 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,204,296,512,000 | 39 | false |
4 | Don't Recycle That Beer Can Just Yet- Use it to Make Chicken! | Zen and the Art of Cooking Beer Can Chicken provides the reader with the full cookbook experience. Starting with some information about unique cooking devices that infuse your chicken or turkey with different flavorings, the book then covers several important aspects of beer can cooking, including safety; gas, oven, an... | [] | 0975427911 | 0975427911 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,202,247,835,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Bush and Cheney's World Vision | Cruel and Unusual is an outspoken narrative about the Bush administration and its many abuses of power from 2001 to 2004. This book was published in August of 2004; most likely timed to coincide with the presidential election of that year with swaying some voters against Bush as one of the author's many goals.<br /><br... | [] | 0393059170 | 0393059170 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,199,912,323,000 | 4 | false |
4 | Family Fun in the Snow | Children's books seem like they are a dime a dozen. I paid no attention to children's books in the past, but with my two little girls, I notice them more than before, and one thing I have quickly discovered is that, in many instances, there is very little to distinguish one from the other. This is why I am ever so grat... | [] | 0152020950 | 0152020950 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,199,102,027,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Classic Children's Tunes | Reader's Digest Children Songbook is a good book to have on hand for anyone with young children. Since my girls love their tunes, I picked up this songbook for them. They cannot read, of course, so they have no interest in looking through the pages. Each of the songs does include a drawing at the top, complete with ani... | [] | 0762106190 | 0762106190 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,198,615,966,000 | 16 | false |
4 | Is Homework the Answer to School Success? | Alfie Kohn is a nationally known educator and author of several books about the learning experience. Many things about the homework puzzle seem to frustrate Kohn and others like him: The fact that there is no study that shows a positive link between homework and achievement; that society seems to accept homework as a g... | [] | 0738210854 | 0738210854 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,197,036,786,000 | 5 | false |
3 | Think Independently, Work for Change, and Demand Accountability | CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is an award- winning journalist who has served as an anchor and reporter for more than thirty years. He has written a few books about economic and social concerns and Independents Day follows the same theme. The book is meant as a rallying cry by Dobbs; a summoning of all the citizens of the United... | [] | 0670018368 | 0670018368 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,196,063,534,000 | 30 | false |
4 | Froggy Helps Children Face a Common Fear | Froggy Learns to Swim is a children's book with about 36 illustrated and colorful pages. It is a learning book of sorts, with an important message for youngsters: That getting over fear takes some effort, but it is worth it in the long run, and that everyone shares many of the same anxieties.<br /><br />Froggy is resis... | [] | 0140553126 | 0140553126 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,195,743,802,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Congratulations: Your Unethical Actions Have Made You a Winner | Keith Olbermann is a news and sports personality whose present gig on MSNBC is the program "Countdown with Keith Olbermann. This television program is part humor, part serious news business. But most people who watch his show enjoy it for its sarcastic wit and its "Worst Person in the World" countdown. Three awards are... | [] | 0470173696 | 0470173696 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,195,561,129,000 | 13 | true |
3 | How Does One Achieve Freedom? | Rediscovering American Values, written by Amway President Richard DeVos, is a book about freedom and the steps necessary to make freedom reality. Many books have been written about this subject, but this one takes a slightly different approach than others; combining the ideals of moral values and character building wit... | [] | 0452277582 | 0452277582 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,195,049,309,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Wealth With Minimal Labor | The 4- Hour Workweek is an interesting book written by a young and interesting guy by the name of Timothy Ferriss. Mr. Ferriss is one of the proclaimed "New Rich" that this book is written about. He has experienced the "too much work for too little pay" lifestyle and he wrote this book as a means to an end; the end bei... | [] | 0307353133 | 0307353133 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,194,957,153,000 | 21 | true |
3 | Ok Girls, It's Time to Get Some Sleep | Good Night, Mr. Night is a book that was written as a night time aid to parents of small children. Some children are very reluctant to fall asleep and this book, with its somber mood and colorful yet peaceful drawings, is intended to be used as a means to get little children to stop resisting the inevitable, close thei... | [] | 0152163867 | 0152163867 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,193,864,658,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Sam Walton Tells His Success Story | Made in America is the Sam Walton success story, published in 1993 just shortly after Walton's death and told by the man who is responsible for founding and building one of the world's largest corporations. Wal- Mart, as we know it today, was borne of humble beginnings, much like its founder. Through hard work, perseve... | [] | 0553562835 | 0553562835 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,192,615,338,000 | 3 | false |
3 | How Significant is the Immigration Issue? | State of Emergency was written by television commentator, political speech writer, and political analyst Patrick Buchanan as a warning. This book isn't warning about pending terrorist attacks, an earth depleted of natural resources, or coming natural disasters. No, this book wars about something its author considers a ... | [] | 0312360037 | 0312360037 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,192,134,420,000 | 8 | true |
4 | Family Infighting, Affairs, Bad Decisions, and the Loss of a Business | I have read many biography books and many business books but I haven't read many that combine these two genres into one. "House of Mondavi" is one such book. It covers the foundation of the Mondavi's in the wine business; the decision by Robert to break away and start his own company; the bitter fight between Peter and... | [] | 1592402593 | 1592402593 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,190,561,507,000 | 5 | false |
5 | George W. Bush's Place in History | George W. Bush has a different way of viewing the world. His motives for official political policy are encouraged not by reason, open debate, or any type of sensible discussion. No, Bush issues his marching orders and conducts the running of the country by relying on something completely different: The idea of absolute... | [] | 0307354199 | 0307354199 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,187,794,928,000 | 70 | false |
4 | Building Your Own Cash Generator | Author Loral Langemeier is a woman who makes her living talking about building wealth through independent enterprise and she has an entire series of books dedicated to the "Cash Machine" concept. What Langemeier is referring to when she talks about cash machines is a business concept that involves complete and total in... | [] | 0071484736 | 0071484736 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,186,317,376,000 | 22 | false |
4 | Innocent, or Guilty as Charged? | The Innocent man is quite good and its main subject is very interesting. Ron Williamson is the main guy talked about in this book and while the book summarizes a true story, Williamson's storied life reads like a work of fiction. He was a star athlete in high school and it looked like he had a very good chance to estab... | [] | 0385517238 | 0385517238 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,181,080,157,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Freeing Young Minds, One Student at a Time | Freedom Writers Diary is a book composed by Ms. Erin Gruwell and the many students who became part of her extended family during her first four years teaching at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. The high school students' lives were forever changed by the teaching practices of this young, unorthodox... | [] | 038549422X | 038549422X | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,180,638,561,000 | 38 | true |
4 | Some Things Go Together....Like You and Me | "Some Things Go Together" is a good learning book for young children offering colorful drawings and word associations to teach youngsters what goes with what. Some of the word associations in this book deal with symbolism (like, house with love) while others deal with direct relationships (like grass and green). Most o... | [] | 0694011975 | 0694011975 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,171,466,306,000 | 3 | false |
5 | A Book That All Kids Love! | "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" is the title and the opening sentence of this excellent children's book by Bill Martin. My little one and her friends have been enjoying this book for a long time and it ranks among their most often requested books for reading.<br /><br />The main reason infants and toddlers l... | [] | 0582411599 | 0582411599 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,171,465,719,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Looking for Ways to Improve Your Classroom? Check Out These Essentials | Ron Clark is a man who obviously knows a thing or two about educating and disciplining youngsters. He has been the recipient of many different awards; has been invited to the White House to meet with Bill and Hillary Clinton; and has spoken to school boards and concerned parents around the country about the hot topic o... | [] | B000FDFWQO | B000FDFWQO | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,170,098,693,000 | 14 | false |
3 | Homework: Effective Means for Learning or a Waste of Time? | How much homework should students have to complete each night? This question is open to much debate but the authors of this book feel that the present amount of homework is far too high. They feel that the overall mental and physical health of students is being sacrificed because of excessive homework that cuts into th... | [] | 0307340171 | 0307340171 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,166,548,527,000 | 26 | true |
3 | Ten Steps to a Stronger, Healthier Daughter | Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters is a book written with one central goal in mind: To show fathers why they are so important in their girls' lives and why they need to take a more active role in order to improve the chances that their daughters will grow up to be healthy, responsible young women. This is the type of boo... | [] | 1596980125 | 1596980125 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,164,819,341,000 | 146 | false |
5 | My Baby's Favorite Book | Baby Faces is an excellent first- time book for youngsters and it is my daughter's book of choice. My little one has recived many books as gifts and she has a few that she looks at on a consistent basis. But among all of the books she has received thus far, Baby Faces still ranks as her favorite. She loves flipping the... | [] | 0525455450 | 0525455450 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,163,444,313,000 | 5 | false |
5 | Escape From the Never- Ending Darkness | "Night" is a frightening book written by a man who saw the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand. Elie Wiesel survived years of torture, malnourishment, and dehumanizing conditions as he was forced to travel from one concentration camp to the next during the height of Nazi control. He was separated from his mother and sis... | [] | 0553272535 | 0553272535 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,162,918,561,000 | 5 | false |
3 | Reaching for the Pinnacle of Public Service | "Nine and Counting" is a book that captures the feeling of good cheer felt among many women in early 2000 when nine different women found themselves serving in the U.S. Senate. The women who earned membership in this prestigious political body include Barbara Mikulski (Maryland), Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas), Dianne Fe... | [] | 0060957069 | 0060957069 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,161,893,674,000 | 2 | false |
4 | One Man's Identity Crisis | "The Color of Water" is a very good piece of reading material written by Mr. James McBride, a noted journalist, composer, and musician. McBride is a very successful man and, in his mind, he has his mother to thank for it. He wrote this book as a tribute to the mother that raised him and his other eleven siblings, showi... | [] | 1573225789 | 1573225789 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,161,371,317,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Are Conservatives the Only True Patriots? | Author Daniel Flynn is a man who feels strongly about America's place in world history, its legacy, and its contributions to world culture. He doesn't appreciate it when people attack the USA from within and in this book he explains what he feels are the root causes and the motives of those who engage in this type of b... | [] | 1400080401 | 1400080401 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,161,024,579,000 | 14 | false |
4 | Drug War: The History and Politics of Failure | Author Mike Gray tackles the failed drug war in this book and effectively shows how the present war has many similarities to alcohol prohibition in early part of the twentieth century. Gray begins his discussion of the subject of drugs by taking the reader back to 1925, in the city of Chicago, during the height of the ... | [] | 0415926475 | 0415926475 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,160,423,367,000 | 6 | false |
4 | The Failure of Modern Day Prohibition | "Shattered Lives: Portraits from America's Drug War", is a collaborative effort by three writers: Mikki Norris and Chris Conrad, who are members of the Family Council on Drug Awareness; and Virginia Resner, member of the activist group Families Against Mandatory Minimums. These individuals joined together to write this... | [] | 0963975439 | 0963975439 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,160,418,636,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Good Eating Made Easy | "30 Minute Get Real Meals" is one of many Rachael Ray publication's brought to you by the immensely likeable lady from the cable channel known as the Food Network. This cookbook is like many of Ray's books in the sense that it stresses meal making that doesn't consume much time. I love to eat but I was never very inter... | [] | 1400082536 | 1400082536 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,156,273,373,000 | 35 | false |
4 | One Man's Political Disappointment | Zell Miller served many years in politics. He held the Georgia governorship from 1991 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2005 he served as a U.S. Senator from the Peach state. Miller is a man who knows the political process all too well and he feels that his Democratic Party is out of step with America. He feels that the Democra... | [] | 0974537616 | 0974537616 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,155,574,275,000 | 8 | false |
3 | Reducing the Impoverished, One by One | In this economics/business book, the author offers some solutions toward what is considered by many to be the greatest economic problem in the world: Global poverty. A large percentage of the world's population lives on a sustenance wage and millions can barely afford to get the basic goods needed for survival. It is t... | [] | 0131467506 | 0131467506 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,154,719,964,000 | 16 | false |
4 | The Story Behind the Golden Arches | Ray Kroc's success story is quite a record of persistence and achievement. He didn't invent the McDonald's chain (as many erroneously believe) but he knew a winner when he saw one and he negotaited to buy the business. He truly believed that McDonald's could be a huge, global operation if it was promoted right and run ... | [] | 0312929870 | 0312929870 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,152,501,575,000 | 20 | false |
4 | Building a Restaurant Empire One Donut at a Time | Bill Rosenberg's rise to the top is one filled with passion and drive and this aggressiveness is captured in "Time to Make the Donuts". Like many entrepreneurs, Rosenberg wasn't blessed with an bottomless bank account or a wealthy family to back him up. He was born into a lower- middle class family and he worked hard t... | [] | 0867308613 | 0867308613 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,152,500,976,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Dave's Way Works in His Restuarants, but Not in His Writing | Dave's Way is a book written exclusively by Dave Thomas himself- the late restaurant entrepreneur and founder of the Wendy's chain. Thomas was great as a businessman and philanthrapist but he isn't very effective with this book. The book is full of run- on sentences and sentence fragments and the style of writing is a ... | [] | 0425135012 | 0425135012 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,152,209,006,000 | 13 | true |
3 | Steps to Restaurant Success | This book is like listening to a motivational speech. It's not written as a biography, like many other business success stories. Instead of talking extensively about his personal rise to the top, the book focuses more on business strategies and advice for running a successful company.<br /><br />Author Tony Conza does ... | [] | 0471381470 | 0471381470 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,152,208,173,000 | 0 | false |
3 | The Bush Doctrine and the Future of Democracy | Arthur Schlesinger is a writer and historian who has authored many books and served some time in government. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning author and a person who has earned respect over the years for his insight into government, history, and the important issues of the day.<br /><br />In this book, Schlesinger spends... | [] | 0393060020 | 0393060020 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,152,122,368,000 | 4 | false |
4 | What Does it Take to Motivate Employees? | "The Enthusiastic Employee" was written to extend the knowledge of what works and what doesn't to managers at all levels. What sets this book apart from most management books is the fact that it is based on official research. The authors do not merely present their own ideas on what sound management is all about. They ... | [] | 0131423304 | 0131423304 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,151,951,419,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Mishaps and Mayhem in the World of Fine Dining | Author John Galloway is a man who has experienced life in unusual ways. Born in Indianapolis and graduated from Purdue University, Galloway is not the type of person one would expect to find waiting tables in a restaurant and he admits this was not the way he pictured his life story playing out. But this is exactly wha... | [] | 0595337775 | 0595337775 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,151,438,178,000 | 3 | false |
3 | Larry Flynt's Fight For Free Expression | Larry Flynt is one of America's most colorful adult- industry businessmen. Starting with his dysfunctional childhood, Flynt's life reads like a tragic novel with a fairly happy ending. He spent his youth doing very unchild-like things such as selling moonshine and copulating with a mother hen. He ran away from home a f... | [] | 0747533989 | 0747533989 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,151,080,827,000 | 4 | false |
4 | Capitalism and the New World Economy | Stuart Hart is an author, instructor, researcher, and lecturer who has written many books and essays on strategic management and the problems/challenges of globalism in the world economy. His consulting services have been utilized by many large companies including DuPont, Hewlett- Packard, and Proctor and Gamble and he... | [] | 0131439871 | 0131439871 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,149,447,352,000 | 8 | false |
2 | Hewlett Packard's Rise to the Top | Hewlett- Packard is a giant in the PC industry and one of the best- known names in high tech. Most every business in America owns at least one product from this company. From its humble beginnings in a Palo Alto garage, HP has grown into a massive electronics machine, racking up more than $45 billion in revenue for the... | [] | 0887307477 | 0887307477 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,148,578,126,000 | 3 | false |
4 | The Only Certain Things in Life: Taxes, and more Taxes | Author Charles Adams is a former lecturer at UCLA and a tax consultant with the CATO Institute, a Washington D.C. Think Tank. He has written many publications on the subject of taxes, with most all of them attacking the present system of income tax and discussing ways to improve the system of internal revenue collectio... | [] | 0684871149 | 0684871149 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,148,576,955,000 | 11 | true |
4 | What are the Qualities of Great Leadership? | Lasting Leadership" is a book presented by the Wharton School Publishing with contributions from several people who run the editorial board and who work as members of the faculty at the famed Wharton School of Business. This book is a combined effort that includes words from the Wharton editorial board along with inter... | [] | 0131531182 | 0131531182 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,147,700,286,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Barry Bonds and a Major Legue Crisis | "Game of Shadows" is a book written by two men who are investigative reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle and who have been following the steroid sport scandal for several years. Mark Fainaru- Wada and Lance Williams are responsible for breaking the story in 2004 about the steroid use of baseball players Jason Gia... | [] | 1592401996 | 1592401996 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,147,119,146,000 | 4 | false |
2 | Losing Precious Time Reading This Book | Graydon Carter is the Editor in Chief of Vanity Fair magazine and he is an outspoken critic of the Bush administration and its many failed policies. He wrote this book as a way to reach out to the public with facts and other official information showing why Bush is unfit to hold the office of the presidency and how muc... | [] | 0374288925 | 0374288925 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,146,754,226,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Living With an Unruly Canine | "Marley & Me" is an excellent book written by journalist John Grogan, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Dedicated mostly to the canine companion that filled him and his family's lives with so much frustration and joy, Marley & Me is a book that most every dog lover can relate to in some way.<br /><br />When I ... | [] | 0060817089 | 0060817089 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,146,326,404,000 | 9 | false |
4 | How Does the Media Twist the News? | Bernard Goldberg is a former news correspondent for CBS and he has won many Emmy awards for his reporting. He has always been concerned about news bias and in 2003, he published a book titled "Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News". This book became a best- seller and was the object of much contro... | [] | 044653191X | 044653191X | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,144,465,569,000 | 11 | true |
5 | Is There Really Bias in the Media? | Bernard Goldberg has written a winner with this book. It's not every day that I read a book with so many interesting tidbits of information. You almost feel like you're eavesdropping on a secret tape recording. The book provides example after example of bias among America's media, including the nightly news, journalist... | [] | B000ECXDVC | B000ECXDVC | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,144,464,892,000 | 6 | true |
4 | Chesapeake Bay Retrievers are Fun, but They are also Lots of Work | This book is very thorough and complete, covering all aspects of this breed of dog, from buying a new puppy, to training, to grooming and preparing for a dog show. If you're intrigued by this breed of dog, just keep in mind that this is a very active breed of dog, and its activity level can drive some people bonkers! T... | [] | 0876050992 | 0876050992 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,141,011,338,000 | 7 | false |
4 | Feasting on Great Food, 365 Days Per Year | Rachael Ray is known by subscribers of cable television as one of the personalities on the Food Network. Rachael Ray's friendly face can be seen on many of this network's programs and she can be counted on to guide her audience on a dining adventure, whether it's cooking in the home or finding interesting places to din... | [] | 1400082544 | 1400082544 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,140,840,263,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Give Me Your Money, Please | Kenneth Timmerman has conducted extensive research for this book. He has interviewed dozens of people who have worked closely with Jackson and who have experienced his brand of manipulation and deceit. His findings are included in this book, along with dozens of pages of references and notes.<br /><br />As many people ... | [] | 0895261650 | 0895261650 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,140,495,775,000 | 19 | true |
4 | In the Bush White House, Mums the Word | John Dean is a man who is fully aware of the problems associated with excessive presidential secrecy. He spent many years as counsel to Richard Nixon when the former president's political world was crumbling all around him due to his secret dealings and unethical behavior surrounding Watergate. With President George W.... | [] | 0446694835 | 0446694835 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,139,892,182,000 | 17 | false |
4 | How to Rack up the Miles and How to Cash Them In | This is a good, well- organized guide to frequent flyer and other incentive plans. It's a reference guide, for the most part, full of tables for making comparisons between the different airlines. There are a few sections at the beginning for general reading, but the bulk of the book is meant for reference.<br /><br />I... | [] | 1882994027 | 1882994027 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,139,373,531,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Learning From a CEO Professional | Jack Welch gives many important tips throughout the book, on what works and what doesn't, when it comes to managing employees. Much of what he says seems very simple and glaringly obvious, but it's surprising how few companies actually follow the same philosophy. For example, Welch points out that high- performing work... | [] | 0446528382 | 0446528382 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,138,767,653,000 | 2 | false |
3 | How to Beat the IRS | Keeping up with all the IRS rules and regulations can be a real hassle. The tax code keeps getting more and more complex every year, in spite of countless promises by politicians to "simplify" the system.<br /><br />This book does give some useful tips on how to avoid taxes. It points out specific ways that you can leg... | [] | 0471449725 | 0471449725 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,138,459,925,000 | 34 | false |
3 | Which Companies Have the Most to Offer Workers? | Rating companies as "great" is, of course, a subjective undertaking and no two people will agree on which ones are the best. What sets these companies apart from others is their flexibility and concern for their employees' health and overall happiness, rather than only being concerned with bottom- line profits. The man... | [] | 0452271231 | 0452271231 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,137,125,939,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Which Brand is the Best?? | Consumer Reports has been publishing product reviews and ratings for a long time. It is a division of Consumers Union, a non- profit organization that is responsible for research on consumer products and services.<br /><br />Providing this type of service is helpful, but it's also very dependant on manufacturers to pro... | [] | 0890439702 | 0890439702 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,136,772,035,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Keeping Your House in Tip Top Condition | Consumer Reports is a division of Consumers Union, a non- profit organization that was established in 1936. This group is known primarily for its magazine publication and for its testing and rating of consumer products. But it also tests other consumer- related services and how to best maintain the appearance of consum... | [] | 0890439656 | 0890439656 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,136,771,906,000 | 18 | false |
4 | Understanding Economics and Debunking the Many Myths | Author Henry Hazlitt is definitely a member of the non- government interventionist society, when it comes to economics. He doesn't advocate the elimination of all levels of government in the economy, only those that are undeniably counter- productive and even destructive. He definitely would not get along very well wit... | [] | 0517548232 | 0517548232 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,136,519,098,000 | 10 | true |
2 | Princess Di and the Younger Men in Her Life | Anderson's book is 342 pages in length and it's a decent primer for those who know very little about the sons of the world's most famous princess. Anderson stays focused on the boys, for the duration of the book, talking about the relationship between William and Harry and the important people who influence them.<br />... | [] | 158724151X | 158724151X | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,136,518,824,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Libertarian Sensibility | Bastiat wrote this book as a warning to his fellow countrymen about the dangers of government coercion and force. During the time that Bastiat wrote this book, France was quickly sliding backward into a socialistic economy. He was currently serving as the Deputy to the French Legislative Assembly, and he spent much of ... | [] | 1572460733 | 1572460733 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,136,518,392,000 | 11 | false |
4 | Indiana Basketball at its Finest | Coach Bob Knight is a colorful figure who ranks among the all- time greats in college basketball. Known by many people all over the nation for his outspoken personality and occasional temper tantrums, Knight has taken advantage of his skill at playing, recruiting, and coaching to reach the apex of his profession at eve... | [] | 0312282575 | 0312282575 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,136,341,608,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Republicans, Democrats, and Fiscal Deception | Pete Peterson is a former member of the Nixon administration where he served as the Secretary of Commerce. He has worked with budgets and forecasting and he has some important concerns about the fiscal health of the United States government. He presents some of these concerns in this book, showing how Republicans and D... | [] | 0374252874 | 0374252874 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,124,718,260,000 | 10 | false |
4 | How Has George W. Bush Reached the Apex of Politics? | Molly Ivins is a popular syndicated columnist who writes about political and social issues from her home base in Texas. She has written countless articles scrutinizing George W. Bush and his method of governing. She offers a good perspective, having been a Bush observer now for more than a decade. She has followed the ... | [] | 0375757147 | 0375757147 | AFERCDY2EFJKT7QUQ75GISNHTFOQ | 1,124,132,685,000 | 9 | false |
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