| 1051. The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World | |
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by: Maggie Goswami, Richard E. Reed, Amit Goswami List Price: $15.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.17 You Save: $4.78 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description When I read books on subjects I am not very familiar with, such as subatomic physics, I tend to access the reliability of the author by his accuracy on subjects I know more about. That's one reason I wasn't able to work up much confidence in Goswami's physics. He throws out too many low-wattage ideas on language, philosophy and history that distract me. To begin with, he uses "paradox" as a synonym for "self-contradiction." According to Goswami, religions are all founded by ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 1052. Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exam, 2004-2005 (PRINCETON REVIEW SERIES) | |
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by: David S. Kahn List Price: $19.00 Amazon.com's Price: $13.30 You Save: $5.70 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I have used this book for extra preparation for AP Calculus AB exam, besides taking the course at school. I took my exam a few days ago (and I did very well), and I must say the book covered everything that was tested. A weakness, however, would be that it is hard to determine which of the chapters refer to AB and which - to BC (yet this is not impossible, since the book contains a list of topics where this info is indicated). The explications of topics are easy to follow and understand. ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1053. Map of Maui: The Valley Isle (Reference Maps of the Islands of Hawai'I) | |
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by: James Allen Bier Amazon.com's Price: $3.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I have used this book for extra preparation for AP Calculus AB exam, besides taking the course at school. I took my exam a few days ago (and I did very well), and I must say the book covered everything that was tested. A weakness, however, would be that it is hard to determine which of the chapters refer to AB and which - to BC (yet this is not impossible, since the book contains a list of topics where this info is indicated). The explications of topics are easy to follow and understand. ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1054. Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush | |
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by: Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose List Price: $10.00 Amazon.com's Price: $8.00 You Save: $2.00 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I read this book several weeks before the election, and found it to be a well-balanced, witty, intelligent look at George W. Bush's record in Texas. This account does not detail his 'youthful indiscretions,' whether drugs or alcohol, or engage in any character assassination. Ivins merely reviews the tenure of George W. as Texas governor and provides a shocking, illuminative picture of his style, priorities and political tactics. Her own politics are no secret, but she accords Bush a lot of respect as governor and ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1055. The Woman Warrior : Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts | |
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by: MAXINE HONG KINGSTON List Price: $12.00 Amazon.com's Price: $9.60 You Save: $2.40 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I don't think that "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts," by Maxine Hong Kingston, is an easy book to categorize. It's a blend of Chinese-American family saga, heroic fantasy, ghost story, and first-person account of growing up Chinese-American. The book is divided into five sections: "No Name Woman," "White Tigers," "Shaman," "At the Western Palace," and "A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe." Although each of these sections could stand as an independent unit, together they form a coherent and compelling ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1056. Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide | |
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by: Ralph Fletcher, JoAnn Portalupi Amazon.com's Price: $18.00 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I don't think that "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts," by Maxine Hong Kingston, is an easy book to categorize. It's a blend of Chinese-American family saga, heroic fantasy, ghost story, and first-person account of growing up Chinese-American. The book is divided into five sections: "No Name Woman," "White Tigers," "Shaman," "At the Western Palace," and "A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe." Although each of these sections could stand as an independent unit, together they form a coherent and compelling ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1057. Women on Top | |
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by: Nancy Friday Amazon.com's Price: $7.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Buyer beware: there is a LOT of sex with animals in this book, and you're never warned ahead of time: the dogs just come out of nowhere and the average reader gets caught. I felt very guilty when I loaned this book to someone without warning her first and she was not pleased. I mean, don't get me wrong, fantasize about whatever you want...but this is not something I enjoyed reading about. While I admire and respect the concept of this book, it is also marred by Nancy Friday's hamhanded psychoanalysis. I frequently disagree ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1058. Buddhism for Dummies | |
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by: Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian List Price: $21.99 Amazon.com's Price: $15.39 You Save: $6.60 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I'm one of the "dummies" referred to in the title. What I knew about Buddhism I'd learned while studying the transcendental writers, Emerson, Thoreau etc. while in college. This book is written by Stephan Bodian, an American Buddhist monk, and Jonathan Landaw, who has led meditation courses at Buddhist centers for over twenty-five years. Despite its cheesy title, this book answered most of the questions I had about Buddhism: Why the heck does the Buddha have so many names? He was born Prince Siddhartha, ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1059. The University of Chicago Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary/Universidad De Chicagodiccionario Espano-Ingles Ingles-Espanol: Spanish-English, English-Spanish | |
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by: Carlos Castillo, David Pharies, Otto Ferdinand Bond, Maria Irene Moyna, Gary K. Baker, University of Chicago Amazon.com's Price: $5.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I'm one of the "dummies" referred to in the title. What I knew about Buddhism I'd learned while studying the transcendental writers, Emerson, Thoreau etc. while in college. This book is written by Stephan Bodian, an American Buddhist monk, and Jonathan Landaw, who has led meditation courses at Buddhist centers for over twenty-five years. Despite its cheesy title, this book answered most of the questions I had about Buddhism: Why the heck does the Buddha have so many names? He was born Prince Siddhartha, ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1060. How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners | |
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by: Peter I. Hupalo List Price: $22.95 Amazon.com's Price: $16.06 You Save: $6.89 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This is a great read for anybody considering incorporation or investing in an existing business. The author employs dozens of examples to illustrate the key decisions involved in choosing a business structure and how to manage it. Potential downside is given equal weight with potential savings, and often neglected issues affecting minority shareholders like "dilution" and "freeze out" are given a fair hearing. The section on pre-tax vs. post tax purchases was particularly well illustrated. Find out why a $0.37 stamp may cost you ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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