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Make It Happen in Ten Minutes a Day (Paperback)

By Lorne Holden
$9.95
ISBN-13: 9781479212477
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Published: Createspace, 8/2012
Bookseller: Laurie
Title: Make It Happen in Ten Minutes a Day

Comments:
Just give it ten minutes...

Full of wisdom without being preachy, this book made me want to "Make It Happen." And because the gentle nudge from this book moved me from "have to" to "want to," I'm now getting so much more accomplished, and I am doing it with joy!

Remember Tony Robbins? Well, this tiny little book motivated me more than his complete set of CDs! Lorne Holden delivers her message with profound simplicity and large-heartedness. I know this gets said all the time, but you really can't afford not to read this book.

F for Effort: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers (Paperback)

By Richard Benson
$9.95
ISBN-13: 9781452113227
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Published: Chronicle Books, 8/2012
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Title: F for Effort!

Comments:

Yay! More!

Q: Explain how energy is lost during an energy conversion.

A: Thinking about energy conversion is so boring that I completely run out of energy and have to go to sleep at my desk.

These are even funnier than the first! Enjoy!

F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers (Paperback)

By Richard Benson
$9.95
ISBN-13: 9780811878319
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Published: Chronicle Books, 4/2011
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Title: F in Exams

Comments:

Best teacher gift EVER!!!

(1)Find x. Ans = "Here it is!" (As if it were a game of Hide and Seek)

(2)What is a "Fibula"? Ans = A little lie. (It is no lie that this book contains clever, insightful, hilarious answers to test questions that are familiar to us all.)

(3)Why would I want this book? Ans = For a laugh, for a change of perspective, for a gift, heck, even for a cheat sheet if you happen to have an upcoming exam!

The Old Man Mad about Drawing: A Tale of Hokusai (Hardcover)

By Francois Place, William Rodarmor
$19.95
ISBN-13: 9781567922608
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Published: David R. Godine Publisher, 10/2003
Bookseller: Laurie
Title: The Old Man Mad about Drawing

Comments:
Hokusai is the great and immortal Japanese illustrator and print maker of, most famously, the 36 views of Mt. Fuji. Please take a look at this unique, exquisite book! A beautiful gift for:
  • A fan of Hokusai
  • A child (or adult) who loves picture books
  • A collector (what a great addition to the book case)
  • A thirteen year old who is into manga (see back of book)
  • A budding art historian
  • A budding artist (learn from the master)
  • Yourself!
There are just too many great things to say about this book!

The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet (Paperback)

By Heidi Cullen
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780061726941
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Published: Harper Perennial, 7/2011
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Title: The Weather of the Future

Comments:
I know what you are thinking, "Oh brother! ANOTHER book about 'climate change' and 'global warming.'" And yes, this foremost climatologist does have a data-based vision for our near future that is as "scorching" as any other climate forecast I have read. But her voice contains no pessimism. In fact, she uses lots of prominent scientists' voices to remind us that a dire weather future is only one possible outcome, and that we have the power, right now, to affect that outcome.

Amidst all the facts and figures in this book - or perhaps because of them - she made me feel hopeful about the future, and she compelled me to make a change, a real one, that saved at least a tank of gas, and kept my money in the Berkshires. A win-win! That's the difference in this book, and that's why it is worth reading.

Daemon (Mass Market Paperback)

By Daniel Suarez
$9.99
ISBN-13: 9780451228734
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Published: Signet, 12/2009
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Title: Daemon

Comments:
What a debut!! Daniel Suarez (a systems consultant and software designer) has penned a rapid-fire, chilling - yet entirely plausible - scenario of technology gone awry.

The main character, Mathew Sobel (computer systems genius and founder of Cyberstorm Entertainment) is dead before the book begins! in fact, Sobel uses his own death to trigger an unstoppable computer virus in the form of a daemon - a computer program that runs in the background and executes tasks at an appointed time, or in response to a certain specific event (think "mailer daemon").

Whether you are a computer geek, a cybergamer, or a complete technophobe, you'll be entertained and enlightened by this sinister, propulsive story.

Wiggle (Hardcover)

By Doreen Cronin, Scott Menchin
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780689863752
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 6/2005
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Title: Wiggle

Comments:
Gotta Love this book! If you don't want to take my word for it, just come find me and I'll read it to you, and then you'll understand.

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (Hardcover)

By Bill McKibben
$24.00
ISBN-13: 9780805090567
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Published: Times Books, 3/2010
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Title: Eaarth

Comments:
I read this book because Barbara Kingsolver implored me (see front cover of book in red).

It was not a happy read, nor uplifting, nor even all that hopeful - but it was necessary. Remember Cher and Nicholas Cage in "Moonstruck"? This book is a "SNAP OUT OF IT!" slap for all of us. And by us, I mean we who knew global warming was occurring back when it was called the greenhouse effect, as well as those who think it is still just a plausible "theory."

Bill McKibben forces us beyond any lingering unsurity. We can stop talking, debating, questioning, even lamenting - and we can start understanding and adapting to this new planet Eaarth that we have made.



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