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Al' America : travels through America's Arab and Islamic roots
Jonathan Curiel
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Four out of ten Americans say they dislike Muslims, according to a Gallup poll. "Muslims," a blogger wrote on www.freerepublic.com, "don't belong in America." In a lively, funny, and revealing riposte to these sentiments, journalist Jonathan Curiel offers a tour through the little-known Islamic past, and present, of American culture. ...
2008; 246 p.; isbn:9781595583529 More Information |
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Why is my mother getting a tattoo? : and other questions I wish I never had to ask
Jancee Dunn.
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With the trademark humor and lovable spirit that infused her first memoir, "But Enough About Me," Dunn turns to her evolving relationship, as a so-called adult, with her parents and family.
2009; 208 p.; isbn:0345501926 More Information |
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Excuses begone! : how to change lifelong, self-defeating thinking habits
Wayne W. Dyer.
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Examines the stories people invent that stop them from having energy, losing weight, and being happy, and offers a new paradigm for a life without excuses.
2009; 257 p.; isbn:1401921736 More Information |
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The box from Braunau : in search of my father's war
Jan Elvin.
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2009; 237 p.; isbn:0814410499 More Information |
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Inside the mind of the turtles
Curtis M. Faith
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Take control of risk-before it takes control of youDon't like uncertainty? Doubt makes you nervous? Most people are averse to it, but risk is unavoidable to the serious investor. In this groundbreaking book, Curtis Faith helps you not only form a truce with risk, but actually make it your ally. One of Chicago's famed Turtle traders, Faith ...
2009; 222 p.; isbn:9780071602433 More Information |
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The final four of everything : a celebration of all that's great, surprising, or silly in America using the foolproof method of bracketology to determine what we love or hate-- and why
edited by Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir ; designed by D.W. Pine.
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In American Bracketology: The Final Four of Everything Red, White, and Blue, Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir take the elegant art of "bracketology" and use it as an eye-opening and hilarious tool to celebrate everything that's good, bad, and silly in our American way of life.
2009; 150 p.; isbn:1439126089 More Information |
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Food, Inc. : how industrial food is making us sicker, fatter and poorer-- and what you can do about it
edited by Karl Weber.
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Presents a series of critical essays on the food industry in the United States, discussing food safety, childhood obesity, the improvement of nutrition for children,and the impact of industrialization and global warming on food production.
2009; 321 p.; isbn:1586486942 More Information |
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The new global student : skip the SAT, save thousands on tuition, and get a truly international education
Maya Frost.
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This inspirational how-to handbook illustrates how blending meaningful study abroad with personalized learning gives students extraordinary opportunities to reach new heights.
2009; 314 p.; isbn:0307450627 More Information |
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Mirrors : stories of almost everyone
Eduardo Galeano ; English translation by Mark Fried.
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From one of the world's most celebrated writers, his most ambitious book to date--an epic history of the human adventure, told backwards, forwards, sideways, through past, present, and future
2009; 391 p.; isbn:1568584237 More Information |
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Why don't I do the things I know are good for me? : taking small steps toward improving the big picture
B.J. gallagher.
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You know what's Good for you, but somehow you don't do it. It's time to Understand why.We all know what we need to do-eat right, exercise more, get plenty of rest, save our money, and make smart decisions in our own best interest. But instead, it seems like we take good care of everyone else and neglect ourselves. Don't despair-it's not hopeless ...
2009; 253 p.; isbn:0425219658 More Information |
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Start where you are : life lessons in getting from where you are to where you want to be
Chris Gardner with Mim Eichler Rivas.
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The author shares the life lessons that enabled him to rise from a homeless single father to a millionaire businessman and outlines steps for recovering from professional or physical setbacks and finding the motivation to pursue new challenges.
2009; 300 p.; isbn:006153711X More Information |
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The neighbor
Lisa Gardner
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A young mother, blond and pretty, disappears without a trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness and her handsome, secretive husband as the prime suspect
2009; 373 p.; isbn:9780553807233 More Information |
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