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The Seventh Wonder
Author: Juan VillarISBN: 1595262415 The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF EMILY'S REVIEWS
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6-4-2005
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'ISMS & 'OLOGIES
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon 'ISMS & 'OLOGIESAuthor: Arthur GoldwagISBN: 978-0-307-27907-1 One is exposed to dozens of familiar ‘isms during a given day: globalism, neo-conservatism, terrorism, pragmatism, realism (It is what it is). The list goes on and on. But what happens when you are at a cocktail party and someone asserts, say, their firm belief that constructivism is the only real art form? Or someone reports that after reading Ayn Rand, objectivism seems to make a great deal...
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1-30-2008
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A Hawk in the Sun
Author: Leon R. PowerISBN: 0931625408 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsIn the 1970s, the author was a graduate student atIdaho State University, working toward his PhD inZoology. He wrote a 300-page dissertation onferruginous hawks. This book is a shorter,less-scientific version of that dissertation.Ferruginous hawks are the largest hawk in NorthAmerica. They are also very shy birds, so they areconsidered a good barometer for measuring...
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10-12-2005
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Berlitz Scandinavian Phrase Book and Dictionary
Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers, IncISBN: 2831577381 Berlitz is a landmark organization in teaching foreign languages. It publishes glossy, easy to follow, and easy to carry language course books and phrase books, all carrying the Berlitz motto Helping the World Communicate. This is met with full promise as far as the pocket size Scandinavian Phrase Book and Dictionary shows us. While the small size is in itself a great convenience, this publication is attractively designed and made...
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12-17-2006
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Gateways to the Otherworld (The Secrets Beyond the Final Journey, from the Egyptian Underworld to the Gates in the Sky)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Gateways to the Otherworld (The Secrets Beyond the Final Journey, from the Egyptian Underworld to the Gates in the Sky) Author: Philip Gardiner ISBN: 978-1-56414-925-1Publisher: New Page Books Philip Gardiner is a best-selling author of several books. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows and has made several documentaries, including Freemasonry for the Discovery Channel. Do you believe in life after death? This is a subject many...
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2-12-2008
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Astronomy
Authors: Christopher De Pree and Alan AxelrodISBN: 1-59257-219-7The following review was contributed by: Greg Lewis: There is nothing more fundamentally mind-blowing and mind-blowingly fundamental than humankind’s attempt to understand its place in the universe.
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9-3-2006
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Costume and Fashion
Author: Jack Cassin-Scott ISBN: 1844034836 This book is about the development of clothing and fashion from 1066 to the present year of 2006. It depicts how fashion came about and its importance throughout our history. Each section is dedicated to roughly several decades. It starts out by covering 1066 to 1550 and allotting it 10 pages of illustrated designs. From 1550 to 1620, there are 12 pages where the author describes the clothes from that era. Fro
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4-30-2007
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Watching Baseball Smarter
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Watching Baseball SmarterAuthor: Zack HamplePublisher: Vintage Books division of Random HouseISBN: 978-0-307-28032-9After reading Watching Baseball Smarter, I felt as if I’d been given the secret handshake to a fraternal organization. Zack Hample explains baseball so thoroughly and in such an engaging way that even those who have only a marginal grasp of the game can understand it. Baseball widows take note: read this book and you, too, can know and love...
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5-12-2007
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What Can I Do? An Alphabet for Living
Author: Lisa Harrow,ISBN: 1931498660The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsMost people want to do whatever they can to make theworld a better place and protect the Earth. For them,marching in demonstrations or engaging in directaction is not an option. What to do? In subjectsranging from Air to Water to Food to Global Warming,this book lists many web sites with more informationto get the reader involved in protecting...
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4-20-2005
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