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Stumbling on Happiness (By: Daniel Gilbert)

What might otherwise be deemed “just a Psychology Book” is propelled by Daniel Gilbert’s engaging and humorous approach to the subject matter. He begins with a basic lesson on the brain (the various parts and their functions) and he illustrates his lessons with some engaging and often humorous accounts. He quickly moves to [...]

Popularity: 68% [?]

January 19th, 2007 | Scott Downs | 0 comments | Continued
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It’s Not About the Bike (By: Lance Armstrong)

A tremendously inspiring book about Lance Armstrong’s fight against cancer and his subsequent continued success as a professional cyclist. Lance has an inner fire, he’s absolutely driven (a fighter from start to finish). He channels all his energy into whatever he is doing at the moment. You simply can’t walk away from [...]

Popularity: 60% [?]

January 19th, 2007 | Scott Downs | 0 comments | Continued
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (By: Doris Kearns Goodwin)

Our Book of the Month Club Selection for November 2006.

Team of Rivals doesn’t just tell the story of Abraham Lincoln. It is a multiple biography of the entire team of personal and political competitors that he put together to lead the country through its greatest crisis. Here, Doris Kearns Goodwin profiles five of the key [...]

Popularity: 28% [?]

November 15th, 2006 | Scott Downs | 0 comments | Continued
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Our Sacred Honor (By: William J. Bennett)

We live in a time when the practice of representative government in the United States of America is under siege from both the left and the right. Scandals abound. We are first shocked, then wearied, to learn that our national leaders have feet of clay. We live in a time, in short, which demands that [...]

Popularity: 20% [?]

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1776 (By: David McCullough)

Esteemed historian David McCullough covers the military side of the momentous year of 1776 with characteristic insight and a gripping narrative, adding new scholarship and a fresh perspective to the beginning of the American Revolution. It was a turbulent and confusing time. As British and American politicians struggled to reach a compromise, events on the [...]

Popularity: 23% [?]

November 7th, 2006 | Scott Downs | 0 comments | Continued