Review:I have two daughters who are very into princesses and very girly. I thought this book would be a very interesting read, even if I didn't agree with the author. As I read, I appreciated the author's extensive research. She traveled to far away places to see how the other half lives and truly tried to understand why the princess mentality is important in some cultures and not others. She traveled to universities to witness studies being done as well. However, I felt there was too much of her opini... Read more

Review:Content wise...I found the book well researched but very dry. Research material like this is difficult to use on the Kindle. I prefer to flip thru pages reading what interests me...going back and forth.

I would have preferred a less scholarly treatment of the medial effects of cannabis. It was too hard to plow thru to get the facts and summaries that I wanted. Read more

Review:This is an excellent book. The author makes some pretty earth shaking assertions, but being a scientist he supports them well with studies he either performed himself or by referring to the ones of other scientists. The book is very easy and fun to read. By reading it, you will learn much about yourself, your friends, society and business in general.

The author's framework includes several dimensions. The first one is that good feelings about good decisions weight much less on our psy... Read more

Review:As for the reviewer who is harshly critical of Hoffer, he obviously didn't read the book or somehow didn't grasp Hoffers assertions. This is a great book that helped me understand the behavior of other people and groups of people. It also helped me understand why the war in Iraq has been tremendously more difficult than anticipated. Our government failed to understand the people and culture of Iraq. This is a book that I will insist my children read when they get old enough. This is probolly on... Read more

Review:I think this is the best written and most interesting book I've read all year.

The size is a bit daunting, but the book is divided into smaller sections (Dwarfism, Deafness, Downs' Syndrome, prodigies, children who commit crimes, etc) and each one is relatively self contained.

The author combines lots of research and statistics with in depth connections with individuals in each section. He presents viewpoints and does not push conclusions. Read more

Review:The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Barlett is a fascinating true crime book about a man, John Gilkey, who "collects" rare books by stealing them. The twist in the story is that Gilkey steals the books not for profit, but for personal edifice. In hot pursuit of Gilkey is rare book dealer Ken Saunders. And rounding out this picture is the author Hoover Barlett who becomes Gilkey's trusted confidant.

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much is an interesting read on two levels. First... Read more

Review:Fifty shades of pleasure is not a bedside companion. I found nothing new and interesting in this book that has not already been written before. The book is boring, a sex guide should be sexy and there is nothing sexy about this book. The title is catchy because its a play off the Fifty shades of grey but the book offers nothing. The content makes you tired I fell asleep twice trying to read this book, I finally gave up and tossed it in the pile to donate to the goodwill. Read more

Review:For me, this book is extremely overpriced. I thought it may be worth it but it wasn't. It just rambled on and on until I couldn't take it any more and returned it before I finished it. No sense in wasting my time! I prefer to read about the full background of the perpetrator and little inside the courtroom. Before I was in 40%, he had been caught and the legal story and high publicity began. Bored. Read more

Review:This book was recommended to me for a family member. I have not read it, but did glance thru a few sections. I have been told it is "right on" when it comes to this unimaginable situation, by a friend who lost her husband. So I pass it on.... Read more

Review:The book was in great condition. There were some highlighted texts and writings within the book contents but I didn't mind as they turned out to help me with key concepts. I am very satisfied with this product. Read more