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  The Best and the Brightest

 
The Best and the Brightest under General in The Books Store
Price: $16.95
Sale: $9.49
 
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: David Halberstam
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Edition: 20 Anv
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.922
Publication Date: 1993-10-26
Reading Level: 720
 
Description: "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." -- The New York Times
"[The] most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul. THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST is almost like watching an Alfred Hitchcock thriller." -- The Boston Globe
"Deeply moving . . . We cannot help but feel the compelling power of this narrative . . . . Dramatic and tragic, a chain of events overwhelming in their force, a distant war embodying illusions and myths, terror and violence, confusions and courage, blindness, pride, and arrogance." -- Los Angeles Times
"Most impressive, superb -- perceptive, literary, multidimensional." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A story which every American should read." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

 

  Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives

 
Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives under General in The Books Store
Price: $25.95
Sale: $16.08
 
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: John Palfrey::Urs Gasser
Publisher: Basic Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 302.2310835
Publication Date: 2008-08-25
Reading Level: 288
 
Description:
The first generation of “digital natives” – children who were born into and raised in the digital world – are coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our cultural life, even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed.

But who are these digital natives? How are they different from older generations – or “digital immigrants” – and what is the world they’re creating going to look like? In Born Digital, leading internet and technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser offer a sociological portrait of this exotic tribe of young people who can seem, even to those merely a generation older, both extraordinarily sophisticated and strangely narrow.

Based on original research, Born Digital explores a broad range of issues, from the highly philosophical to the purely practical: What does identity mean for young people who have dozens of online profiles and avatars? Should we worry about privacy issues – or is privacy even a relevant concern for digital natives? How does the concept of safety translate into an increasingly virtual world? Is “stranger-danger” a real problem, or a red herring? What lies ahead – socially, professionally, and psychologically – for this generation?

A smart, practical guide to a brave new world and its complex inhabitants, Born Digital will be essential reading for parents, teachers, and the myriad of confused adults who want to understand the digital present – and shape the digital future.


 

  Orientalism

 
Orientalism under General in The Books Store
Price: $15.95
Sale: $8.99
 
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Edward W. Said
Publisher: Vintage
Edition: 1st Vintage Books Ed
Dewey Decimal Number: 950.072
Publication Date: 1979-10-12
Reading Level: 432
 
Description: The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.

 

  Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community

 
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community under General in The Books Store
Price: $16.00
Sale: $5.55
 
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Robert D. Putnam
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0973
Publication Date: 2001-08-07
Reading Level: 544
 
Description: Few people outside certain scholarly circles had heard the name Robert D. Putnam before 1995. But then this self-described "obscure academic" hit a nerve with a journal article called "Bowling Alone." Suddenly he found himself invited to Camp David, his picture in People magazine, and his thesis at the center of a raging debate. In a nutshell, he argued that civil society was breaking down as Americans became more disconnected from their families, neighbors, communities, and the republic itself. The organizations that gave life to democracy were fraying. Bowling became his driving metaphor. Years ago, he wrote, thousands of people belonged to bowling leagues. Today, however, they're more likely to bowl alone:
Television, two-career families, suburban sprawl, generational changes in values--these and other changes in American society have meant that fewer and fewer of us find that the League of Women Voters, or the United Way, or the Shriners, or the monthly bridge club, or even a Sunday picnic with friends fits the way we have come to live. Our growing social-capital deficit threatens educational performance, safe neighborhoods, equitable tax collection, democratic responsiveness, everyday honesty, and even our health and happiness.
The conclusions reached in the book Bowling Alone rest on a mountain of data gathered by Putnam and a team of researchers since his original essay appeared. Its breadth of information is astounding--yes, he really has statistics showing people are less likely to take Sunday picnics nowadays. Dozens of charts and graphs track everything from trends in PTA participation to the number of times Americans say they give "the finger" to other drivers each year. If nothing else, Bowling Alone is a fascinating collection of factoids. Yet it does seem to provide an explanation for why "we tell pollsters that we wish we lived in a more civil, more trustworthy, more collectively caring community." What's more, writes Putnam, "Americans are right that the bonds of our communities have withered, and we are right to fear that this transformation has very real costs." Putnam takes a stab at suggesting how things might change, but the book's real strength is in its diagnosis rather than its proposed solutions. Bowling Alone won't make Putnam any less controversial, but it may come to be known as a path-breaking work of scholarship, one whose influence has a long reach into the 21st century. --John J. Miller

 

  Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

 
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything under General in The Books Store
Price: $25.95
Sale: $6.99
 
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Steven D. Levitt::Stephen J. Dubner
Publisher: William Morrow
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 330
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Reading Level: 242
 
Description: Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or that economists are concerned only with finance itself, Steven D. Levitt will change some minds. In Freakonomics (written with Stephen J. Dubner), Levitt argues that many apparent mysteries of everyday life don't need to be so mysterious: they could be illuminated and made even more fascinating by asking the right questions and drawing connections. For example, Levitt traces the drop in violent crime rates to a drop in violent criminals and, digging further, to the Roe v. Wade decision that preempted the existence of some people who would be born to poverty and hardship. Elsewhere, by analyzing data gathered from inner-city Chicago drug-dealing gangs, Levitt outlines a corporate structure much like McDonald's, where the top bosses make great money while scores of underlings make something below minimum wage. And in a section that may alarm or relieve worried parents, Levitt argues that parenting methods don't really matter much and that a backyard swimming pool is much more dangerous than a gun. These enlightening chapters are separated by effusive passages from Dubner's 2003 profile of Levitt in The New York Times Magazine, which led to the book being written. In a book filled with bold logic, such back-patting veers Freakonomics, however briefly, away from what Levitt actually has to say. Although maybe there's a good economic reason for that too, and we're just not getting it yet. --John Moe

 

  Women Who Love Too Much

 
Women Who Love Too Much under General in The Books Store
Price: $15.00
Sale: $8.37
 
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Robin Norwood
Publisher: Pocket
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
Publication Date: 2008-04-08
Reading Level: 352
 
Description:

The relationship classic hailed by Erica Jong as "life-
changing" -- now updated with a new introduction
and resource section!

The #1 New York Times bestseller that asks
ARE YOU A WOMAN WHO LOVES TOO MUCH?

  • Do you find yourself attracted again and again to troubled, distant, moody men -- while "nice guys" seem boring?
  • Do you obsess over men who are emotionally unavailable, addicted to work, hobbies, alcohol, or other women?
  • Do you neglect your friends and your own interests to be immediately available to him?
  • Do you feel empty without him, even though being with him is torment?

Robin Norwood's groundbreaking work will enable you to recognize the roots of your destructive patterns of relating and provide you with a step-by-step guide to a more rewarding way of living and loving.

If being in love means being in pain, you need to read Women Who Love Too Much.


 

  The Five Love Languages for Singles (Chapman, Gary)

 
The Five Love Languages for Singles (Chapman, Gary) under General in The Books Store
Price: $14.99
Sale: $4.79
 
Manufacturer: Northfield Publishing
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Northfield Publishing
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.84
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
Reading Level: 256
 
Description:
Gary Chapman first penned the best-selling The Five Love Languages more than ten years ago. The core message has hit home with over 3 million people as it focuses on humanity's deepest emotional need: the need to 'feel' loved. This need is felt by married and singles alike. Dr. Chapman now tackles the unique circumstances that singles face, and integrates how the same five love languages apply in their relationships. For example, in a business environment, when and how is physical touch appropriate? Take the love language test included.

 

  Obamanomics: How Bottom-Up Economic Prosperity Will Replace Trickle-Down Economics (Economics in the Obama Presidency)

 
Obamanomics: How Bottom-Up Economic Prosperity Will Replace Trickle-Down Economics (Economics in the Obama Presidency) under General in The Books Store
Price: $16.95
Sale: $9.81
 
Manufacturer: Seven Stories Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: John R. Talbott
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.973
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Reading Level: 256
 
Description:

Barack Obama’s greatest strength has been his ability to bring the country together in a meaningful dialog. For far too long the divisions among races, religions, cultures, and genders have prevented Americans from coming together to solve the most important problems of our generation:

  • Environment and energy shortages
  • Mortgage and housing crises
  • War and terrorism
  • Healthcare and Social Security
  • Poverty in the world’s richest nation

As the Obama administration takes on the current economic crisis amid accusations of planning a socialist system, economics and political writer John R. Talbott argues that such complex problems found both at home and abroad cannot just be left to the actions of government or the free market business world, or the Bush administration's version of Reagonomics that still sticks to a “trickle-down” policy.

The change that Talbott sees from a Barack Obama presidency is one based on justice and cooperation, principles that have not held sway in Washington, DC for a very long time. Obamanomics, infused with Obama’s speeches, campaign policy statements, and other writings, describes not just a government but a NATION acting according to democratic principles to reform lobbying, banking, and housing as well as restore economic growth, address the healthcare system, improve education, and find solutions to our aging population and declining energy sources.

Once emphasis is placed on citizen involvement, real solutions become apparent to our most pressing problems. The American values of goodness, justice, and fairness is reflected in this man with roots from Kenya, Kansas, Hawaii, and Illinois can once again be incorporated into our economic and financial system.

A former investment banker for Goldman Sachs, John R. Talbott is the author of four books on economics and politics, including The Coming Crash in the Housing Market making him one of the first to predict the current housing and mortgage crisis. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, and CBS Marketwatch and has written for The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and the Boston Globe.


 

  Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation

 
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Price: $14.95
Sale: $6.47
 
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Cokie Roberts
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.30922
Publication Date: 2005-02-15
Reading Level: 384
 
Description:

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes New York Times bestseller Founding Mothers, an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families–and their country–proved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as the rebellion that established it.

While much has been written about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, battled the British, and framed the Constitution, the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters they left behind have been little noticed by history. #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts brings us women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps. Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favoured recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of these fascinating women, bringing to life the everyday trials and extraordinary triumphs of individuals like Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Deborah Read Franklin, Eliza Pinckney, Catherine Littlefield Green, Esther DeBerdt Reed and Martha Washington–proving that without our exemplary women, the new country might have never survived.


 

  Incredible You! 10 Ways to let your greatness shine through

 
Incredible You! 10 Ways to let your greatness shine through under General in The Books Store
Price: $14.95
Sale: $7.49
 
Manufacturer: Hay House
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Wayne W. Dyer::Kristina Tracy
Publisher: Hay House
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.44
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Reading Level: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
 
Description: Internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has written a book just for kids. Beautifully illustrated, Incredible You uses simple, uplifting rhymes to give kids their own tools for creating happiness.

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