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Review:Anyone serious about resolving conflict in their relationships can benefit by learning the principles in this book. Teams in the workplace; schools and their boards; families doing life together. Anyone sharing a mission that they are passionate about will encounter conflict. This book teaches effective ways of dealing with conflict and healing those relationships. The story enhances learning. It was easy to identify with the different characters as they struggled to learn the concepts and princ... Read more
Review:Kyle and his teammates are back again playing one of Mr. Lemoncello’s crazy games in his library. This story is about 4 friends fighting to regain their title as library champions. These friends will fight other teams from other regions of the U.S to gain a scholarship and be featured in Mr. Lemoncello’s videos. However, something bad happens and all the books go missing. Will they find out who the book thief is? Will they still play the games? Read this book to find out.
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Review:Astounding account of the rise of America's corporate elite and our Military Industrial Complex, including it's early ties to the NAZI kingdom. Well documented... biblioed... a page turner that will change how you see this country (in a good way) and help you understand the secret forces behind the decisions our government makes. Read more
Review:Having lived through this period of our history, I have to admit I really had no idea as to what was going on. Ike has always been my favorite president. The accounts in this book has removed him from that position. I would like to think that the CIA did good things, but this book points out many harmful events. I think everyone in Congress should read it. On the lighter side, I am going to recommend the book Paroled. Read more
Review:Seemingly unable to come to terms with the Muslim world, Orientalism is as timely to read today as it was when it was first published in 1978. Edward Said offered a much needed examination of many of the texts that had come to represent the corpus of "Orientalism" in Western Humanities classes. He went back to the late 18th and early 19th century to set the basis for this new field of study that emerged from the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt. What began as an investigation of the monuments of ... Read more
Review:Great read for people who have a distrust of central planning and it's role in their lives, that in turn leds to a sense that their freedom is waning. Intellectuals and Society is a comprehensive and common sense look, and understanding, of the people whose decisions have led to those feelings. Read more
Review:Although The writing style was hard to get used to the message that was contained in the book was powerful. When one group of people oppresses another group for their own gain only pain and suffering for all will result. Read more