| 1461. Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining: America's Toughest Family Court Judge Speaks Out | |
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by: Judy Sheindlin, Josh Getlin 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 normally read books that are ghostwritten. This one, however, was not only informative but wildly entertaining. See Judge Judy skewer self-proclaimed victims, lazy attorneys, callous bureaucrats, unwed teen mothers, craven foster parents, and in general anyone who while serving themselves degrades the lives we all lead in this land of ours. The only negative I can think of is that, too often, points that need more detail end up as truncated sound bites. By making her points as ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 1462. Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple | |
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by: Deborah Layton List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I've never enjoyed any of the books on my Required Reading List until now. Seductive Poison is one of the best books I've ever read. It's the first I called home about and told my folks to buy immediately. I could'nt put it down nor did I want to. The story spoke to me. I have seen a lot of operations on campus that mimic the Jim Jone's classic tactics, luring young people to a meeting, promising community, friendship and spiritual enlightenment. IT IS SEDUCTIVE when you're new on campus. Like Layton ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1463. How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale | |
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by: Jenna Jameson, Neil Strauss List Price: $27.95 Amazon.com's Price: $19.01 You Save: $8.94 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I've never enjoyed any of the books on my Required Reading List until now. Seductive Poison is one of the best books I've ever read. It's the first I called home about and told my folks to buy immediately. I could'nt put it down nor did I want to. The story spoke to me. I have seen a lot of operations on campus that mimic the Jim Jone's classic tactics, luring young people to a meeting, promising community, friendship and spiritual enlightenment. IT IS SEDUCTIVE when you're new on campus. Like Layton ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1464. Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed | |
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by: Patricia Cornwell Amazon.com's Price: $27.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I was really excited to read this book, but I have to say, I was pretty disappointed by it. I guess if the goal was convince me that Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper, then the goal was accomplished. The problem I had with the book is that the presentation was very hard to follow. The book was constantly jumping back and forth between Walters Sickerts history, the different murders and the present in a way that I found confusing. A timeline of when the murders occured (including the ones she speculates are done ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1465. Al Qaeda's Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terror's Trail | |
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by: Philip Smucker Amazon.com's Price: $26.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description "Al Qaeda's Great Escape" (AQGE) is a must-read for all who have forgotten the confusion of the war in Afghanistan. The first half of the book is a day-by-day account of journalist Philip Smucker's travels to and through the Afghani war zone, beginning just after the war began. The second half of the book is a third-person chronicle of the fight for Tora Bora and of Project Anaconda, taken mostly from interviews with the Special Forces commanders involved in the fighting. This change of mode results in a bit of disjointedness. ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1466. BLOW: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All | |
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by: Bruce Porter List Price: $14.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.47 You Save: $4.48 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description It's hard to feel much sympathy for George Jung, a young man who managed in the formative years of drug smuggling, to accumulate and then lose a house stuffed with $100 dollar bills, as result of his efforts to pioneer the many pit falls of the early days of marijuana and cocaine importing and distribution. His enthusiasm is matched only be his naivete as is evidenced by his early association with people like Carlos Lederer, a major player in the Columbian cocaine business. In his efforts to acquire a "comfortable" nest egg, George falls ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1467. Eleanor Roosevelt : Volume 2 , The Defining Years, 1933-1938 | |
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by: Blanche Wiesen Cook List Price: $17.95 Amazon.com's Price: $12.57 You Save: $5.38 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This is a terrific biography, but Cook stumbles a bit in not focusing on Eleanor's private life in this second volume. There is too much of a focus on ancillary topics and I missed the anecdotes and concentration on Eleanor as a human being. Still, this is well-written, though heavily biased in Eleanor's favor (which didn't bother me a bit!) Even if you're not interested in Eleanor Roosevelt, you will be after reading this book. Cook writes history the way it *should* be written, with an emphasis on the personality, foibles and private ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1468. Now and Then : A Memoir of Vocation | |
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by: Frederick Buechner List Price: $13.00 Amazon.com's Price: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Frederick Buechner's "Now and Then" is, at its core, an engrossing story. It is the sequel to Buechner's first piece of autobiographical literature "The Sacred Journey." "Now and Then" picks up where the prior volume left off--Buechner's entrance into Seminary. It follows his life up until the publication of "Godric." Don't be fooled by the slimness of this volume. There are many lessons to be gleaned from Buechner's look back on his life. From the lessons of an extended youth in seminary, to the rigors of representing God in ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1469. A Prison Diary | |
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by: Jeffrey Archer List Price: $24.95 Amazon.com's Price: $16.97 You Save: $7.98 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Jeffrey Archer was elected to the British House of Commons in 1969 and was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1985. He was elevated to the House of Lords in 1992. On July 19, 2001, Jeffrey archer (an internationally known and best selling author as well) was sentenced to four years in prison for perjury. He became Prisoner FF8282 and spent the first 22 days of his sentence in a high-security British prison. Archer was moved to the Lifer's wing for the security it provided and became a trusted confidant for fellow convicts (his cellmate ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1470. Facing Athens : Encounters with the Modern City | |
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by: George Sarrinikolaou List Price: $18.00 Amazon.com's Price: $12.60 You Save: $5.40 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description In prose that is as graceful as it is powerful, this book tells a gripping story of Athens. Anyone who is in touch with Greek culture -- new developments in art, literature, and film -- will find familiar themes: The shock from the new immigrants, the polarization of the city into affluent suburbs and a decaying center, and the struggle of so many people to make a living. But in this book, the stuff of everyday life is narrated with a rare eloquence and sensitivity. I loved this book because it enriched my understanding of a city I treasure. Read Reviews and Description
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