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The Secret Art of Boabom: Awakening Inner Power Through Defense-Meditation from Ancient TibetThe Secret Art of Boabom: Awakening Inner Power Through Defense-Meditation from Ancient Tibet by Asanaro
Buy new: $18.76 / Used from: $2.90
Excellent and special book, very interesting mystic story, with a different defense-meditation course.
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human ObsessionThis Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $3.92
Very interesting, how music affects us.
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make ThingsCradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough
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It shows the importance of recycling.
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota HistoryThe Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History by Joseph M. Marshall III
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $5.24
An interesting reading about a legendary Lakota warrior.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got WrongLies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
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A different approach to our history.
Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006 by Roz Chast
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $2.38
A funny book of cartoons.
Life After Death: The Burden of ProofLife After Death: The Burden of Proof by Deepak Chopra
Buy new: $16.32 / Used from: $2.31
A deep investigation into the greatest mystery of existence.
Water Crystal Healing: Music and Images to Restore Your Well-BeingWater Crystal Healing: Music and Images to Restore Your Well-Being by Masaru Emoto
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $6.99
Music is beneficial for common physical and emotional imbalances.
The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your HealthThe Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health by Randall Fitzgerald
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What is really in our food, water, vitamins, prescription drugs, childhood vaccines, cosmetics, and in our homes.
The Education of Little TreeThe Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
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Good prose. The life of a poor mountain family in the Great Depression.
Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human RelationshipsSocial Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships by Daniel Goleman
Buy new: $18.48 / Used from: $1.98
We are designed for sociability.
Try Rebooting Yourself: A Dilbert Collection (Dilbert Book Collections Graphi)Try Rebooting Yourself: A Dilbert Collection (Dilbert Book Collections Graphi) by Scott Adams
Buy new: $8.79 / Used from: $2.57
The absurdities of the modern workplace.
The FountainThe Fountain by Darren Aronofsky
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A search for for the mythic Tree of Life.
Man's Search For MeaningMan's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
An inspiring book.
The Architecture of HappinessThe Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $3.50
Architecture can speak to us.
Best Choices from the People's PharmacyBest Choices from the People's Pharmacy by Joe Graedon MS
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $1.61
Good information.
The Ghost MapThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
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An incredible look at the past.
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We ThinkMindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
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Relations between food and mind.
The Female BrainThe Female Brain by Louann Brizendine M.D.
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $2.41
A fascinating look at the female brain.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
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Observe the world around you from a different angle.
The ICU Book, 3rd EditionThe ICU Book, 3rd Edition by Paul L. Marino
Buy new: $72.25 / Used from: $56.50
Useful and basic information for all adult intensive care.
Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy CollectionScrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection by Darby Conley
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Fun and hilarious situations.
The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live ItThe Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour
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Live independently in harmony with the land.
Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a TimeGreen Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time by David R. Johnston
Buy new: $24.86 / Used from: $6.20
How to remodel in a healthy, environmentally friendly way.
The Kabbalah Book of Sex: And Other Mysteries of the UniverseThe Kabbalah Book of Sex: And Other Mysteries of the Universe by Yehuda Berg
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $10.44
Self-awareness, not technique is the key.
Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st CenturyWorldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century by Alex Steffen
Buy new: $24.75 / Used from: $4.96
It will move you to action.
Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian CrisesDesign Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises by Architecture for Humanity
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The big differences between human people in different places of the world.
Beautiful EvidenceBeautiful Evidence by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $35.10 / Used from: $26.40
Great ideas!
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by NatureBiomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus
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Nature's solutions to situations.
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial RevolutionNatural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken
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A window to a new future.
Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel -- Why Everything You Know is WrongMyths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel -- Why Everything You Know is Wrong by John Stossel
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Many common beliefs are wrong.
The Greek WayThe Greek Way by Edith Hamilton
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Understanding the classic.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or SucceedCollapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
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Indissoluble links bind humans to nature.
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend BiologyThe Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
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Interestin reading.
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeThe End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $3.95
A plan to eliminate extreme poverty.
The Apron Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and ComfortThe Apron Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort by EllynAnne Geisel
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.44
A beautiful book.
Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and ConstructivismFear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism by Paul A. Boghossian
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Truth or knowledge are subjective.
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for GodThe Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan
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The universe is not so hospitable.
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural PhenomenonBreaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C. Dennett
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Looks interesting.
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's PurposeA New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
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It gives hope.