Travel related books
It's not easy to raise a child. Before my children were born, I genuinely thought I would be the ideal caregiver. I had spent a great deal of time with children, as I was a teacher before I had two of my own, and I felt that I had an excellent handle on what would be involved when raising children
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is a fantastically well conceived book by Robert M. Pirsig, author of the subsequent work "Lila: An Inquiry into Morals". In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance he presents a part-fiction part-fact account of a motorcycle journey through the back-ro
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Who are the new rich? Simply put, you and me if we take heed. Rarely does a business book make me laugh out loud. I have to give Timothy Ferriss credit for his unique business and personal twists. The 4 Hour Workweek is both refreshing and provocative. Fully embracing life both personally and pr
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This is an excellent novel to read by Toni Morrison. I had the opportunity to use this novel for a class in African-American Literature. The characters are easily traced and understood. The symbols used in the book to portray actually realities of life were just striking. The development of the pl
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The first thing I noticed when I opened up the box for "The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries" by Michele Borba was the title was not kidding, this is one big book. It's over 700 pages! Of course page count is not the measure of quality wh
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My favorite author, speaker, and business coach Mr. Earl Nightingale once wrote in a book "You Become What You Think About" Ever since the first time I read that phrase my life has changed in a big way and I hope to be able to pass that on to others. I grew up in a very small town in Northern Can
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The secrets to the law of attraction have been changing lives worldwide since 'The Secret', a movie that has an accompanying book, was released by Rhonda Byrne in 2004. Byrne, an Australian woman, made 'The Secret' because she had recently come out of a series of misfortunes both personal and prof
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Timothy Ferriss seems to have mastered the life of leisure and delegation. His product, brainQUICKEN, is run without his direct intervention. He travels the world and has had some fascinating experiences. But many would not call him successful, they would call him shiftless. In The Four-Hour Wor
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Let me recommend a book that you should read if you are a straight guy and worried that you can no longer compete local lesbians for the hottest women. The book is: "Roberts' Rules of Lesbian Dating" By Shelley Roberts; Spinsters Ink Books; 1st edition (August 1998). Why should you read this b
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Have you ever noticed how many people seem have it all together and make lemon aid out of almost any situation. Have you ever considered that this attitude is a choice, and by thinking this way it will have you perceiving a completely different existence? Perhaps, you have noticed that some folks
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