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What to Expect the First Year»rank: 114447by: Arlene Eisenberg
: :From the authors of the 9.6-million-copy bestselling What to Expect When You're Expecting, here is What to Expect the First Year (over 5.6 million copies in print), the most comprehensive guide available on the next phase of parenting-newborn care. Written with the same reassuring, lively authority as What to Expect When You're Expecting, the book is organized for ease of reference, leading nervous parents from month to month, check-up to check-up, even feeding to feeding. The chapters on each month address basic ... |
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Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man»rank: 118470by: Dalton Fury
: :This work offers a firsthand account of the Battle of Tora Bora and an insider's look at the extraordinary nature of America's supersecret counterterrorist unit---an elite and mysterious group known as Delta Force. |
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The Great Crash of 1929»rank: 513by: John Kenneth Galbraith
: :0f Galbraith's classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, the Atlantic Monthly said:'Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is. Galbraith's prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of sardonic fun from the whopping errors of the nation's oracles and the wondrous antics of the financial community.' Now, with the stock market riding historic highs, the celebrated economist returns with new insights on the legacy of our past and the consequences of blind ... |
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The Alchemist»rank: 434195by: Paulo Coelho
: :A New York Times Bestselling Author This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. What starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our ... |
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Anticancer: A New Way of Life»rank: 89707by: David Servan-Schreiber
: :At age thirty-one David Servan-Schreiber was a rising neuroscientist with his own laboratory for brain imaging funded by the National lnstitutes of Health. While testing brain-scanning equipment, he discovered a tumor the size of a walnut in his own brain. This is the moving story of how a researcher and scientist who believed only in conventional treatments was transformed into an integrative physician who realized the importance and power of the body's natural defenses against chronic disease. Dr. Servan-Schreiber's advice details how ... |
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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008»rank: 132by: Paul Krugman
: :ln 1999, in The Return of Depression Economics, Paul Krugman surveyed the economic crises that had swept across Asia and Latin America, and pointed out that those crises were a warning for all of us: like diseases that have become resistant to antibiotics, the economic maladies that caused the Great Depression were making a comeback. ln the years that followed, as Wall Street boomed and financial wheeler-dealers made vast profits, the international crises of the 1990s faded from memory. But now depression ... |
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The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition»rank: 267by: Graduate Management Admission Council
: :ln 1999, in The Return of Depression Economics, Paul Krugman surveyed the economic crises that had swept across Asia and Latin America, and pointed out that those crises were a warning for all of us: like diseases that have become resistant to antibiotics, the economic maladies that caused the Great Depression were making a comeback. ln the years that followed, as Wall Street boomed and financial wheeler-dealers made vast profits, the international crises of the 1990s faded from memory. But now depression ... |
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The God Delusion»rank: 388by: Richard Dawkins
: :ln his sensational international bestseller, the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting, impassioned, but humorous rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of the existence of a supreme being. He makes a compelling case that faith is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. ln a preface written for the paperback edition, Dawkins responds to some of the controversies the book has incited. This brilliantly argued, provocative ... |
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association»rank: 437by: American Psychological Association
: :Style manual for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals across all fields. Provides clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style. lncludes examples, new guidelines and advice, and more. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover, wire-spiral edition is also available. Hardcover edition due later. |
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Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon»rank: 174by: Melissa Anelli
: :The Harry Potter Books Were Just The Beginning of the Story...During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan fiction, and podcasts to get a fix between novels. When the potential death of a character was a hotter bet than the World ... |
