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Tundraco's Guide to Book and Product Reviews
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The Book of Ages, by Desmond Morris.
The Ever Changing Life Cycles of Man Revealed by the Famous (And Infamous) Throughout History.
A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works, by Jonathan Swift.
Treasury of five shorter works by the author of Gulliver's Travels offers ample evidence of the great satirist's inspired lampoonery.
The Skinny on Success, by Jim Randel.
Be inspired by the examples of Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, John Grisham, and others, who went from rejection after rejection to huge triumphs.
The Skinny on the Art of Persuasion, by Jim Randel.
This book is about developing the skills to move minds. In this graphic, one-hour read you'll learn how to influence the thinking of others.
The Skinny on Willpower, by Jim Randel.
Ever wish you could speed read every book written on a particular topic? Well, now someone has done that for you. The Skinny on Willpower is a substantive analysis of the subject of self-discipline, told in story format.
The Skinny on Credit Cards, by Jim Randel.
This book will be helpful to everyone from the young adult getting his or her first card to the older adult who has used cards for years and never really totally understood the rules of the game.
The Skinny on Direct Sales, by Jim Randel.
The Skinny on Direct Sales will help these sales professionals create a 100 day plan of success. It outlines the pitfalls that other direct sales folks have overcome.
The Skinny on the Housing Crisis, by Jim Randel.
The Skinny takes the reader through Billy and Beth's experiences dealing with real estate agents, house inspectors, appraisers, mortgage brokers, lenders and attorneys. Each of these encounters is a lesson for any person considering the purchase or sale of a home, investing in real estate or, just taking out a mortgage.
The Skinny on Real Estate Investing, Part 1, by Jim Randel.
This book gives you an overview of the topic, outlining questions to help you determine if real estate investing is right for you. In this book you will learn the basics as Randel sets the foundation for investment strategies.
The Skinny on Time Management, by Jim Randel.
This is a comprehensive summary of time and time management. In its trademark whimsical story format, The Skinny takes a profound look at techniques and skills to help today's time starved lifestyle.
The Power of Darkness, by Leo Tolstoy.
The women in this five act morality play have problems with their men and are determined to outwit them and get their ways by any means.
The First Distiller, by Leo Tolstoy.
This is the story of a peasant who is tempted by a demon. He becomes rich distilling his excess grain. When the entire village becomes drunk, Satan is very pleased.
The Live Corpse, by Leo Tolstoy.
A play in six parts that revolves around what happens when one man is presumed dead, his wife remarries, and then he returns - and the havoc his return causes.
The Light Shines in Darkness, by Leo Tolstoy.
In this play in five unfinished acts, Tolstoy portrays the generally negative reactions of a man's family and friends to views that Tolstoy himself advocated.
The Ghost Writer, by Philip Roth.
This is a story about the tensions between literature and life, artistic truthfulness and conventional decency.
The Dying Animal, by Philip Roth.
David Kepesh is over sixty, and when he meets twenty-four year old, Consuela Castillo, she promptly puts his life into erotic disorder.
Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues, by Iris Murdoch.
These modern Platonic dialogues portray a fanatical young Plato and a wise old Socrates discussing the problems of the twentieth century.
The Sculptor, by Gregory Funaro.
In life, they were flawed. In death, they are perfect works of art - killed, preserved, and carefully molded into replicas of Michelangelo's most celebrated creations. Only The Sculptor can bring forth their true beauty and teach the world to appreciate his gift...
The Forged Coupon, After the Dance, Alyosha the Pot, Miscellaneous Stories, by Leo Tolstoy.
Published posthumously, The Forged Coupon (1904) is the last novella by Leo Tolstoy. It is the story of Stepan, who lives a life of evil and crime. Out to murder and torture, he is jolted into reality as one of his victims refuses to seek mercy.
Your Baby's First Year: Week by Week, by Glade B. Curtis, M.D., M.P.H and Judith Schuler, M.S.
Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this essential baby guide for your baby's first year is a must-have for all new moms.
The Imposter?, by Kip Kreiling.
The Imposter describes how the author, Kip Kreiling, transformed from a hardened juvenile criminal to a highly successful corporate executive, husband, and father. Through his journey, he discovered 8 principles of human transformation that will help anyone achieve their aspirations.
The Burial at Thebes, by Seamus Heaney.
In this outstanding new translation, commissioned by Ireland's renowned Abbey Theatre to commemorate its centenary, Seamus Heaney exposes the darkness and the humanity in Sophocles' masterpiece, and inks it with his own modern and masterly touch.
The Female in Aristotle's Biology, by Robert Mayhew.
In The Female in Aristotle's Biology, Robert Mayhew aims not to defend Aristotle's ideas about females but to defend Aristotle against the common charge that his writings on female species were motivated by ideological bias.
The Path to the Spiders' Nests, by Italo Calvino.
This book tells the story of Pin, a cobbler's apprentice in a town on the Ligurian coast during World War II. He lives with his sister, a prostitute, and spends as much time as he can at a seedy bar where he amuses the adult patrons. After a mishap with a Nazi soldier, Pin becomes involved with a band of partisans.
In the Shadow of the Master, edited by Michael Connelly.
Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe and Essays by Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, ... Lisa Scottoline, and Thirteen Others.
Three Plays, by Ayn Rand.
A collection of three plays by Rand, Night of January 16th, and two unproduced plays, Think Twice and Ideal.
Lose Your Mummy Tummy DVD, by Julie Tupler, R.N.
An effective and easy to follow exercise program that will help you to close your diastasis (abdominal muscle separation), flatten your stomach, and lose that annoying stomach 'pouch' that developed after your last pregnancy!
The Story of Little Black Sambo, by Helen Bannerman.
The exciting tale of the little boy who lost his red coat and his blue trousers and his purple shoes but who was saved from the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper... Ages 4-8.
Talking About Detective Fiction, by P. D. James.
Imagine Copernicus explaining astronomy to you, or Einstein teaching you physics. In Talking About Detective Fiction the Queen of Modern Detective Fiction, P. D. James, explains the intricacies of the mystery genre.
Your Pregnancy Week by Week, Sixth Edition, by Glade B. Curtis, M.D., M.P.H and Judith Schuler, M.S.
Fully revised and updated and organized in a week-by-week format, this new edition of the best-selling, comprehensive pregnancy guidebook is a must-have for all moms-to-be.
Your Pregnancy for the Father-to-Be, by Glade B. Curtis, M.D., M.P.H and Judith Schuler, M.S.
Everything Dads Need to Know about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Getting Ready for a New Baby, Second Edition.
Freedom in Your Relationship with Food: An Everyday Guide, by Myra Lewin.
Lewin teaches you how to slow down and to create a healthy and harmonious relationship with food, while also creating a healthy lifestyle.
Temples, Tombs, & Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, by Barbara Mertz.
A Popular History of Ancient Egypt.
Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing, by Elmore Leonard.
A brief guide to good writing distilled down to ten pithy rules of writing.
Christmas Around the World, by Chuck Fischer.
A delightful twelve-page Christmas pop-up book that features six pop-ups depicting Christmas scenes from around the world, along with fascinating tidbits of information on various Christmas celebrations, traditions, and legends.
My Travels With Clara, by Mary Tavener Holmes.
An unforgettable children's book about the real-life adventure of Clara, an Indian rhinoceros who toured extensively throughout eighteenth century Europe with her Dutch owner.
Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books, by Randolph Caldecott.
A one volume collection containing reproductions of nine of Caldecott's best loved children's picture books.
Microtrends, by Mark J. Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne.
The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes.
HOW, by Dov Seidman.
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything... in Business (and in Life).
After Diana: William, Harry, Charles and the Royal House of Windsor, by Christopher Andersen.
An intriguing look at Princess Diana's legacy, and how her family - and the British Monarchy - has changed in the ten years since her death.
Teen Virtue Confidential, by Vicki Courtney.
Your Questions Answered About God, Guys, and Getting Older - published in a magazine format, this book is designed for Christian, teenaged girls.
Texas Judicial Cookbook, by Dennis R. Mott.
A collection 59 recipes submitted by various state and county officials, along with vivid pictures and information about the more than 230 historic courthouses that dot the Texas landscape.
My Bombay Kitchen, by Niloufer Ichaporia King.
165 mouth-watering Parsi recipes, accompanied by insights in Parsi history and culture.
The Mad Hot Adventures of an Unlikely Documentary Filmmaker, by Amy Sewell.
The adventures of a stay-at-home mom turned documentary filmmaker. This book follows Sewell through the entire filmmaking process, from initial idea to final viewing, of her award winning documentary Mad Hot Ballroom.
25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, by Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan.
Drawn from fifty interviews with Jewish women from every walk of life, this witty book explores what it means to be a Jewish mother, and the impact that the Holocaust, antisemitism, and their personal religious identity has on their role as a Jewish mother.
Somebody is Going to Die if Lilly Beth Doesn't Catch That Bouquet, by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays.
The Official Southern Ladies' Guide to Hosting the Perfect Wedding.
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