500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form (500 Series)

This book is so full of color, creativity, design, craftsmanship, fun and beauty. As a bead artist and occassional maker of handmade books, I crave this kind of inspiration... I thrive on it. Of all the 500 series books by Lark, Handmade Books is one of my favorites.Buy 500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form (500 Series)!

The Little Red Book

I am using this myself as part of my recovery journey in my 12 step program. Great read and resource.Buy The Little Red Book!

The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book

If you had to select the person you think is "most likely to succeed," how would you go about making your choice? According to authors Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves, you'd miss the mark if you based your choice on educational achievement, intelligence or experience. The main criteria, instead, is a set of social skills known as "emotional intelligence (EQ)" that helps people interact effectively. When you're emotionally intelligent, your emotions work for - not against - you, and you are respectful and mindful of other peoples' feelings. Even the most emotionally challenged people can boost their EQs by practicing the skills this book outlines. It offers specific examples of how to bring emotional intelligence to bear in a variety of situations at home and at work. getAbstract recommends this book to those who want to use emotional intelligence effectively. Buy The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book!

10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help

First the 'almost' part. I may be wrong here, but I humbly think that the author was to harsh on Descartes. I am not a big fan of this French philosopher, and I agree that Descartes' method was far from flawless. I think Hume would deserve the place instead of Descartes, because it is precisely he who allegedly divorced West from miraculous. Descartes at least acknowledged substance dualism, which is comforting.
Furthermore, since my roots are Ukrainian, the article cited about Ukrainian women selling fetuses to make rich women prettier is very saddening. I simply wanted to say that there are different people in all societies, and if you consider the amount of light a culture has, plus the economic condition of a country, it is not surprising, but sad. On the other hand, if you consider the number of seminaries in US, the number of available resources, the accessibility of those resources, and the economic condition of a country, Anglo-American culture does not forces me to rejoice either. Other saddening fact, is the enormous number of humans being trafficked [thousands and thousands every year] from the eastern Europe to the west... [not vice versa] as a sex slaves. This is the world we live in...

Anyways, I personally like this book a lot. Here you will see the true face of the 'great books', the historical connection between the ideas, and of course the applied part of ethics and philosophy. The person who distinguishes philosophy from practice is either naive, or brainwashed. Ideas have always led actions. And bad ideas, led to bad action. This book very cleverly exposes the danger of some very influential books born out of 'enlightenment'. These books, and more precisely their ideas, are like intellectual viruses that will ruin everything they come in contact with. Wiker provided very much needed antidote nowadays. Especially when 'new' atheists want to trick you to accept their silly lie that atheism is better, and more peaceful (?! say what?) than Christianity, books like this will wake you up to the cold reality of how science has and is manipulated and played as a particular ideology wants (i.e. Darwinism). Furthermore, it is applied part of those ideas, historically tested - not simply hypothetically, that leads to to think - 'How in right mind people could slip those rotten ideas in their minds, and popularized them under the disguise of science".
Specifically, I liked Wiker's take on:
(1.) Margaret Mead's "Coming of Age in Samoa"
(2.) Alfred Kinsey's "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male"
(3.) Hobbes' "Leviathan"
(4.) Sigmund Freud's "The Future of an Illusion"
(5.) Margaret Sanger's "The Pivot of Civilization"
(6.) Jean, Jacques Rousseau's "A Discourse Upon The Origin And The Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind"
(7.) Charles Darwin's "The Descent of Man"

I liked those the most, because of following:
(a.) In light of today's sexual mess, sickening practices, and overall decline of overall human morality, it is hard to pinpoint texts that led to it.
(b.) Nietzsche, Marx, and Machiavelli are clearly dangerous and most people know about them. Not many knows about perverts like Kinsey, and 'scientists' like Mead or Sanger.
(c.) You may read more about dangers of Darwin, Marx, Lenin, Machiavelli by other authors. Not many take on those mentioned in this book.

I can only hope that there will be more books like this.
This is the second book I read [actually I listened to this one on CD while driving] by Benjamin Wiker, and I plan to read more. The other one was also good check it out if you liked this one - Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God

P.S. One reviewer noted that Kinsey contributed little. But, with all respect, I have to disagree. Check for instance DVD The Kinsey Syndrome for more information. From the perverts and immortals like Kinsey today we have some wild thing going on in regard to human sexuality. Those perverts helped to dress their sick ideas as 'science', and it wasn't the end of it. As a result pedophiles for instance do not spent long in jails, which is weird (isn't it?). Many laws and ideas are influenced by that sick man. Please watch video mentioned above. You can also check out book by Judith A. Reisman - Kinsey: Crimes and Consequences: The Red Queen and the Grand SchemeBuy 10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help!

The V Book: A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health

All females should own this book! Who knew...how little we know about our own bodies....Buy The V Book: A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health!

The Little Red Caboose (Little Golden Book)

I suppose this book is a classic, but neither I nor my nieces are very interested in it. We've read other books about trains, and other books about being helpful, but this one falls flat. I don't know why.

Like the use of repetition, though.Buy The Little Red Caboose (Little Golden Book)!

Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3)

After two good-but-not-great urban fantasies, the Dresden Files suddenly rockets into the "great" category with its third. "Grave Peril" sees Jim Butcher radically change his now-bestselling series into a far more complex and tragic affair, as well as introducing a slew of likable new characters and a long-ranging arc that promises to be very nasty for our wizardly hero.

Harry and Knight of the Cross Michael Carpenter (a sort of knight working directly for God and the angels, with a sacred sword) are working hard to exorcise a sudden surge of violent ghosts -- even taking a trip into the Nevernever, where an old enemy is waiting for Harry. They're being stirred up by a particularly evil spirit called the Nightmare, who is targeting people near Harry. Oh yeah, and he's been "invited" to a vampire ball and his amoral fairy godmother (no, really) wants an old debt repaid.

But the situation becomes far more grim when Harry discovers that it's not just one enemy but many that are conspiring against him -- evil ghosts, malevolent vampires, and the Leanansidhe. Cornered on every side and with a bunch of innocent people threatened (including Michael's newborn son), Harry is faced with a terrible choice that has no good outcomes. And he might lose the person he loves best in the process...

"Grave Peril" is the point when the entire Dresden Files series blossoms like a black rose. The relatively simple storylines of the first two books abruptly give way to a complex tangle of intertwined enemies, conspiracies and magical creatures (ranging from fae to vampires). And rather than a standalone mystery/fantasy, this book is the start of a massive arc that promises to span the entire Dresden Files series.

Butcher's writing has matured as well, becoming a more polished brand of hard-boiled fantasy noir with some nasty stark details (such as barbed wire on the soul. Lots of snappy dialogue ("Vampires on a diet?" "Yeah. Make hers a Blood Lite"), sudden plot twists and detailed explorations of a nighttime world. But no matter how dark and bleak the book becomes, Butcher still manages some funny quirky moments (such as Harry attending a vampire ball in a cheap vampire costume).

And having also introduced multiple kinds of werewolf, Butcher does the same for other supernaturals here. There's the undead Black Court vampires, the alluring incubi of the White Court, and one of the more powerful and frightening Fae.

And poor Harry has a pretty rough time in this novel: chased by a sociopathic faery and a vengeful ghost, vampires intent on taking him out, locked in a dungeon with a crazy woman, and he suffers a terrible loss that upturns his entire life. Even worse, the poor guy is obviously going to feel pretty guilty about what happens to people close to him.

Butcher also introduces a bunch of new characters -- the pious and righteous Knight Michael, who seems to be one of the few people to gain Harry's deep respect; the lovable and sexy White Court vampire Thomas Raith; and the kindly old Catholic priest Father Forthill ("I've never had anyone ask me to bless a five-gallon drum into holy water before, Mr. Dresden"). Not to mention Lea, who promises to cause more trouble in future.

"Grave Peril" is the point when Jim Butcher's considerable talents began to fully bloom, in an urban fantasy full of grimy horror, tragedy and wit. Definitely a must-read.Buy Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3)!

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon

My son is 6 years old and loves to read these books! At first, he was a bit put off by the number of words per page and not many pictures... but not for long! He quickly became engrossed in the stories and is begging for more! He also is collecting stamps to put in his "Official Passport" which can be found on the Random House website! What a great activity!Buy Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon!