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Books Read in 2008 Part II
By an Amazon.com customer
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $0.01
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More SuccessfulWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.39
Advice aimed at executives which might be useful to ordinary folks.
The SoloistThe Soloist by Mark Salzman
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.38
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your MateThe Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
Buy new: $9.47 / Used from: $2.39
The Door into SummerThe Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Buy used from: $0.93
Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and BackSelf-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back by Norah Vincent
Buy used from: $0.02
90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN by Don Piper
Buy used from: $4.38
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn'tReligious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't by Stephen Prothero
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.81
The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a BarrelThe Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel by Stephen Leeb
Buy new: $12.74 / Used from: $0.01
This 2006 book is already very dated. The author did not foresee the collapse of the real estate market and $100+ oil is now very much a reality. He strongly favors wind energy over solar energy. As an investment advisor, the author, does not care a bit about the environment. He is motivated solely by financial concerns.
The Post-American WorldThe Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $3.44
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew AmericaHot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman
Buy new: $9.78 / Used from: $1.49
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young MenBoys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Leonard Sax
Buy new: $11.18 / Used from: $3.49
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal JourneyMy Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $3.10
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger'sLook Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.16
A very entertaining memoir of an Aspergian. Robison has a very creative, adventure-seeking spirit. He pulled many outrageous pranks I certainly wouldn't want my kids to hear about.
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His GirlWesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $1.93
A delightful book about a scientist who raised an owl in her home. It can be enjoyed by children and adults.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
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Giigle: How I Got Lucky Massaging GoogleGiigle: How I Got Lucky Massaging Google by Bonnie Brown
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.38
This is an entertaining book, but it jumps from one thing to another with no transitions. It's really a collection of vignettes from the author's life while she worked for Google. Half of it has nothing to do with Google at all. Overall it's inspiring and fun to read.