Book Finder: April 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011

The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing: 37 Top Network Marketing Income-Earners Share Their Most Preciously-Guarded Secrets to Building Extreme Wealth

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Wiley (October 24, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471716766
ISBN-13: 978-0471716761
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Successful network marketing entrepreneurs share their secrets

In The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing, network marketing guru Dr. Joe Rubino offers readers a wide variety of proven business-building techniques taken from many of the most successful network marketing leaders in the industry. Presenting a wide range of different perspectives and tactics, this comprehensive guide offers beginning network marketers and seasoned veterans alike all the specialized information and strategies they need to grow their business. Revealing a world of secrets it would take a lifetime in the industry to amass, the 37 contributors in this handy resource provide one-of-a-kind advice for building extreme wealth.

Dr. Joe Rubino (Bexford, MA) is an internationally acclaimed network marketing and personal development trainer, as well as a bestselling author of eight books and two audio albums. He is also an acclaimed success coach, speaker, and course leader in the fields of leadership development, team building, communication, and network marketing. From the Back Cover Success Secrets from the World's Best Network Marketers!"The bible of network marketing, The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing is a complete package of education, motivation, and inspiration. This is the most complete book ever written on network marketing."
—Charles "T" Jones, author of Life Is Tremendous"Dr. Rubino is the consummate student. Now, I am a benefactor because of his quest for knowledge. You can be one, too. The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing collects the best from the best, much like Napoleon Hill had done many years before. Thirty-seven opportunities to enhance your wisdom!"
—Randell Anderson, author of High Performance Networking"The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing offers the combined wisdom of thirty-seven of the top network marketers in the world. It's like having the most brilliant and successful minds in the business coach you on their most preciously held secrets that have resulted in their top-level success. Never has such diverse knowledge ever been accumulated in one book before. This is a must for every networker's library."
—Dr. Tom Ventullo, President, CenterforPersonalReinvention.com"The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing gives you the advantage of reading a variety of experts all in one book. This provides everyone with something that will work for them. In most cases, a reader will walk away with many insights on how to build a successful network marketing business."
—Keith Laggos, PhD, President and Publisher, Network Marketing Business Journal The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing: 37 Top Network Marketing Income-Earners Share Their Most Preciously-Guarded Secrets to Building Extreme Wealth

Being the Best You Can Be in MLM: How to Train Your Way to the Top in Multi-Level/Network Marketing-America's Fastest-Growing Industries

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Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Millionaires in Motion; second edition (October 1, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780962944703
ISBN-13: 978-0962944703
ASIN: 096294470X
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Being the Best You Can Be in MLM: How to Train Your Way to the Top in Multi-Level/Network Marketing-America's Fastest-Growing Industries

Super Searchers on Madison Avenue: Top Advertising and Marketing Professionals Share Their Online Research Strategies (Super Searchers series)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Information Today, Inc. (March 3, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780910965637
ISBN-13: 978-0910965637
ASIN: 0910965633
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Research professionals in the advertising and marketing game are a rare breed. Working in one of the business world s true pressure cookers, these super searchers find and analyze the information that fuels today s most successful new product launches and advertising campaigns. Their market research expertise provides critical strategic support to new business teams, account managers and planners, copywriters, art directors, and sales promotion specialists at every major international ad agency. Here, Grace A. Villamora Director of Knowledge Management at Euro RSCG Tatham Partners gets 13 research pros from such firms as TBWA\Chiat\Day, Leo Burnett, and Interpublic to share the tips, techniques, and resources that have made them the best in the business. Super Searchers on Madison Avenue: Top Advertising and Marketing Professionals Share Their Online Research Strategies (Super Searchers series)

Multi Level Marketing Tips to Success: Marketing Your

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (April 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781419520020
ISBN-13: 978-1419520020
ASIN: 1419520024
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"Do You Dream of Becoming a Head Honcho?
Is Your Sales Job Not Lucrative Enough?
Do You Feel that Your Salary Does Not Reflect The Hard Work You Put In?"

Ever Considered Making a Switch To a Different Business? What If You Could Work From The Comfort of Your Own Home, What if You Had The Chance of Being Your Own Boss?

Learn some multi-level marketing tips and tricks, and leverage on the power of the web to become a huge success!

Approximately 56 million people all over the world run their own MLM business. Many known brands – Trump Network, Zrii, Amway, Melaleuca, Herbalife and Revolucion – have made big money through MLM. However, if these facts make you feel that MLM is going to be a cakewalk, you could not have been more mistaken. Nevertheless, you can make millions from your MLM career if only you play the game right! Learn some effective multi-level marketing tips and fill up your coffers in no time. A career in MLM offers several benefits:

Gain from the person-to-person approach and share the advantages of an independent business opportunity with your close friends

Benefit from the long term income source and support from the parent company

Enjoy taking decisions on your own, spending more time with your family, attending more number of parties, and at the same time, earning big bucks

Become proactive and take your life into your own hands

Leave your days of working for every cent behind you, instead reap commissions from the distributors in your marketing network

Get into a position where you monitor the amount of wealth that flows into your bank account

Give your family the benefit of choosing a lifestyle they want to live

Develop dreams, goal, objectives and see them get fulfilled in no time

No waking up to alarm clocks in the morning, no travelling big distances to reach office

Say goodbye to all restrictive rules and regulations that govern everyday workplace

Make your earnings proportionate to the amount you work

Discover all the trade secret and take your marketing career a step further!
Multi Level Marketing Tips to Success: Marketing Your

The Regis Touch: Million-Dollar Advice from America's Top Marketing Consultant

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The Regis Touch: Million-Dollar Advice from America's Top Marketing Consultant

Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars: The Top 50 Ways to Grow Your Small Business

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Ask small-business owners to name their number one goal, and they’ll tell you their chief priority is to increase sales. The trouble is, while entrepreneurs are often terrific at their core businesses, most have little or no marketing experience or know-how. In fact, the U.S. Small Business Administration confirms the two biggest reasons for small business failure are lack of effective marketing programs and undercapitalization.In Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars, small business marketing expert Kim T. Gordon reveals a wealth of new twists on tried-and-true marketing methods. Gordon, whose friendly, sage advice counsels three million business owners monthly in Entrepreneur magazine, here leads readers step-by-step through 50 innovative, affordable tactics to generate sales.Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars addresses every element of small-business marketing—from creating an online marketing program and winning referrals to forging alliances and establishing a public relations program. Gordon tells the marketing success stories of small businesses nationwide to demonstrate how to fuel business growth using aggressive, targeted, but inexpensive methods.Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars reveals the marketing lessons essential to entrepreneurial success.HighlightsSmall-business owners and entrepreneurs will learn how to:• Implement powerful marketing tactics while staying on budget.• Identify the right market niches and conduct customer research.• Leverage the marriage of marketing and new technology—email lists, Web sites, and online public relations. • Reinvent traditional tactics such as trade magazine, radio, and TV advertising. • Combine sales and marketing for a low-cost one-two punch. Maximum Marketing, Minimum Dollars: The Top 50 Ways to Grow Your Small Business

Gone with a Handsomer Man eBook: Michael Lee West

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Print Length: 352 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (April 12, 2011)
Sold by: Macmillan
Language: English
ASIN: B004ULPL7M

“Gone with a Handsomer Man is fun, funny, and fabulous!”---Janet Evanovich Take one out-of-work pastry chef . . . Teeny Templeton believes that her life is finally on track. She’s getting married, she’s baking her own wedding cake, and she’s leaving her troubled past behind. And then? She finds her fiancé playing naked badminton with a couple of gorgeous, skanky chicks.Add a whole lot of trouble . . . Needless to say, the wedding is off. Adding insult to injury, her fiancé slaps a restraining order on her. When he’s found dead a few days later, all fingers point to Teeny.And stir like crazy!Her only hope is through an old boyfriend-turned-lawyer, the guy who broke her heart a decade ago. But dredging up the past brings more than skeletons out of the closet, and Teeny doesn’t know who she can trust. With evidence mounting and the heat turning up, Teeny must also figure out where to live, how to support herself, how to clear her name, and how to protect her heart. About the Author Michael Lee West is the author of six novels, including Crazy Ladies, Mad Girls in Love, American Pie, and She Flew the Coop, as well as a food memoir, Consuming Passions. She lives with her husband on a farm in Lebanon, Tennessee, with three bratty Yorkshire terriers, a Chinese crested, assorted donkeys, chickens, sheep, and African Pygmy goats. Her faithful dog Zap was the inspiration of a character in Mermaids in the Basement. Gone with a Handsomer Man eBook: Michael Lee West

Why Men Love Bitches eBook: Sherry Argov

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File Size: 379 KB
Print Length: 272 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1580627560
Publisher: Adams Media; 6 edition (August 1, 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B001CN48VQ
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Contending that some women are "too nice," comedian and radio show host Sherry Argov has written Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship. "I'm not recommending that a woman have an abrasive disposition," Argov writes, "The woman I'm describing is kind yet strong. She doesn't give up her life, and she won't chase a man." Her sassy book is filled with scenarios and advice aimed at making women subtly stronger and self-empowered. Argov's principles, which range from the farfetched to the downright absurd, include "If you give him a feeling of power, he'll want to protect you and he'll want to give you the world" and "A little distance combined with the appearance of self-control makes him nervous that he may be losing you." The book, which has already been featured on The View and The O'Reilly Factor, should make waves with its controversial view of relationships. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review From Publishers WeeklyContending that some women are "too nice," comedian and radio show host Sherry Argov has written Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship. "I'm not recommending that a woman have an abrasive disposition," Argov writes, "The woman I'm describing is kind yet strong. She doesn't give up her life, and she won't chase a man." Her sassy book is filled with scenarios and advice aimed at making women subtly stronger and self-empowered. Argov's principles, which range from the farfetched to the downright absurd, include "If you give him a feeling of power, he'll want to protect you and he'll want to give you the world" and "A little distance combined with the appearance of self-control makes him nervous that he may be losing you." The book, which has already been featured on The View and The O'Reilly Factor, should make waves with its controversial view of relationships. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Why Men Love Bitches eBook: Sherry Argov

The Troubled Man eBook: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thomps

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Print Length: 384 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0307593495
Publisher: Knopf (March 29, 2011)
Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B004EWFV9K

Starred Review. In Mankell's masterful 11th novel featuring Kurt Wallander (and likely the last in this internationally bestselling series, according to Sonny Mehta's note to the reader), the 60-year-old Swedish detective unofficially pursues a baffling case that's part mystery, part spy thriller. At the 75th birthday party for Håkan von Enke (the "troubled man" of the title), von Enke, a retired Swedish naval commander, tells Wallander about a 1980 incident involving an unidentified submarine that "invaded Swedish territorial waters." Von Enke was about to fire depth charges to bring the sub to the surface when higher-ups ordered him to abort. A few days after von Enke confides in the detective, he disappears; shortly after, his wife goes missing as well. As Wallander's quest for the truth leads him back to the era of cold war espionage, Mankell (Firewall) deftly interweaves the problems of Swedish society with the personal challenges of one man trying to understand what happened and why. 150,000 first printing; 5-city author tour. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. From Booklist *Starred Review* Readers whose knowledge of Scandinavian crime fiction goes beyond Stieg Larsson know that it was Henning Mankell who jump-started what has developed into a 20-year golden age. Mankell’s latest novel, the final volume in his Kurt Wallander series, represents a landmark moment in the genre comparable to the swan songs of Ian Rankin’s John Rebus (Exit Music, 2008) and John Harvey’s Charlie Resnick (Cold in Hand, 2008). We pick up Wallander’s story with the aging inspector feeling his 60-plus years and suffering from memory problems that lead to his suspension from the Ystad police force. With time on his hands, Wallander throws himself into solving the disappearance of his daughter’s father-in-law, a former Swedish submarine commander obsessed with an incident from the 1980s involving the detection of Soviet submarines in Swedish waters. Wallander’s digging into the commander’s life leads toward what appears to be a cold war scandal that could rock the current government. As Wallander strives to determine if the commander’s public persona bears any relation to his private self, he launches another, more poignant investigation into his own past. Has he always been the man he feels he has become—“filled with self-pity, a thoroughly pathetic figure”—or does his past tell a different story? This is a deeply melancholy novel, at times painful to read, but Mankell, sweeping gracefully between reflections on international politics and meditations on the inevitable arc of human life, never lets his story become engulfed by darkness. Always a reticent man, Wallander shows an intensity of emotion here, a last gasp of felt life, that is both moving and oddly inspiring. An unforgettable series finale. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: The swan song of a much-loved series is always a big event, and thanks to the PBS series based on the Wallander novels, this one has some extra frisson. Expect off-the-book-page coverage on NPR and major print outlets as well as a widespread online advertising campaign. --Bill Ott The Troubled Man eBook: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thomps

The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day

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Publisher: Daw (March 1, 2011)
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Language: English
ASIN: B00475AYJQ

Amazon Best Books of the Month, March 2011: The Wise Man's Fear continues the mesmerizing slow reveal of the story of Kvothe the Bloodless, an orphaned trouper who became a fearsome hero before banishing himself to a tiny town in the middle of Newarre. The readers of Patrick Rothfuss's outstanding first book, The Name of the Wind, which has gathered both a cult following and a wide readership in the four years since it came out, will remember that Kvothe promised to tell his tale of wonder and woe to Chronicler, the king's scribe, in three days. The Wise Man's Fear makes up day two, and uncovers enough to satisfy readers and make them desperate for the full tale, from Kvothe's rapidly escalating feud with Ambrose to the shockingly brutal events that mark his transformation into a true warrior, and to his encounters with Felurian and the Adem. Rothfuss remains a remarkably adept and inventive storyteller, and Kvothe's is a riveting tale about a boy who becomes a man who becomes a hero and a killer, spinning his own mythology out of the ether until he traps himself within it. Drop everything and read these books. --Daphne Durham From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. As seamless and lyrical as a song from the lute-playing adventurer and arcanist Kvothe, this mesmerizing sequel to Rothfuss's 2007's debut, The Name of the Wind, is a towering work of fantasy. As Kvothe, now the unassuming keeper of the Waystone Inn, continues to share his astounding life story—a history that includes saving an influential lord from treachery, defeating a band of dangerous bandits, and surviving an encounter with a legendary Fae seductress—he also offers glimpses into his life's true pursuit: figuring out how to vanquish the mythical Chandrian, a group of seven godlike destroyers that brutally murdered his family and left him an orphan. But while Kvothe recalls the events of his past, his future is conspiring just outside the inn's doors. This breathtakingly epic story is heartrending in its intimacy and masterful in its narrative essence, and will leave fans waiting on tenterhooks for the final installment. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic G

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Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (May 11, 2004)
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Language: English
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When troubled or depressed, women "go down into their wells, and men retreat into their caves," the author claims in this abridged version of his best-selling book. Gray uses such examples to demonstrate the common conflicts between men and women. Topics include communication differences; emotional needs and the different ways of expressing these needs; and forming and maintaining relationships. This adaptation, read competently by Gray, succinctly summarizes the text. Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand: Talk Between the Sexes (S. & S. Audio, 1991) offers a more in-depth look at the different communication styles, although Gray's clinical experience is evident in his text. Without any research references, however, the material comes across as psychobabble. Recommended for public libraries where demand warrants.- Dale Farris, Groves, Tex.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review “Gray offers a Berlitz of the heart, a translation of that foreign language your spouse is speaking. And hearing.” Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic G

Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl - A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship

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Paperback: 255 pages
Publisher: Adams Media; 6th edition (October 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781580627566
ISBN-13: 978-1580627566
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The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II

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Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Knopf (March 29, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307593495
ISBN-13: 978-0307593498
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'This is a most important book, and a timely reminder of the dangers that face any society once intolerance and racism take hold.' -- Sir Martin Gilbert 'Denis is a hero in time of terror, a man of limitless moral and physical courage.' -- Henry Kamm, New York Times correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner 'His descriptions are terrifyingly vivid. His bravery in saving the life of a Jewish prisoner is inspiring'. -- News of the World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the concentration camp, Buna-Monowitz, known as Auschwitz III. In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey was being held in a British POW labour camp, E715, near Auschwitz III. He had heard of the brutality meted out to the prisoners there and he was determined to witness what he could. He hatched a plan to swap places with a Jewish inmate and smuggled himself into his sector of the camp. He spent the night there on two occasions and experienced at first-hand the cruelty of a place where slave workers, had been sentenced to death through labor. Astonishingly, he survived to witness the aftermath of the Death March where thousands of prisoners were murdered by the Nazis as the Soviet Army advanced. After his own long trek right across central Europe he was repatriated to Britain. For decades he couldn't bring himself to revisit the past that haunted his dreams, but now Denis Avey feels able to tell the full story—a tale as gripping as it is moving—which offers us a unique insight into the mind of an ordinary man whose moral and physical courage are almost beyond belief. The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II

The Troubled Man

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The Summer Without Men: A Novel

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Picador (April 26, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780312570606
ISBN-13: 978-0312570606
ASIN: 0312570600
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A theatrically manic poet turns heartbreak into an intellectual endeavor in Hustvedt's intellectually spry latest (after The Sorrows of an American). Fresh out of the hospital at age 55 following a breakdown brought on by her husband's departure for a young colleague referred to as "The Pause," award-winning poet and Columbia professor Mia Fredricksen flees Brooklyn to spend the summer in her Minnesota hometown. There she is in the company of her mother and four other feisty old ladies, the young mother next door, and the seven hormone-addled pubescent girls enrolled in her poetry class at the local arts guild. Mia sorts out her agony as only a scorned woman with a Ph.D. in comparative literature can—by pouring it through a sieve of poets, philosophers, and critical theorists. At times these references eclipse the presence of the narrator herself, but even this absence becomes the basis for philosophical rumination, as Mia corresponds online with the anonymous—and at times abusive—Mr. Nobody. Though initially trapped in a claustrophobic cerebral solitude, Mia opens up, and, in so doing, lets in some much needed air to a constricted narrative, so that instead of being another novel of a woman on the brink, this becomes an adroit take on love, men and women, and girls and women. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. Review Praise for Siri Hustvedt:“A rare writer who can both rouse the mind and grip the heart.” —The Independent (UK) “Great.” —Newsday “An expert storyteller.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A modern master.” —The Age “Passionate . . . enlightening.” —The Miami Herald “Frequently dazzling . . . truly memorable.” —The Sunday Times (London)“Riveting storytelling.” —Booklist“Wonderful … Her skill lies in convincing the reader that we have seen right inside someone’s soul.” —The Observer (UK)“Superb. . . a page turner … serious but witty, large-minded and morally engaged.” —The New York Times Book Review “She writes like a dream.” —GQ“Masterful.” —The Times (UK)“Very powerful and awfully smart.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer“I think I am in love. . . . This is one of the most profound and absorbing books I have read in a long time.” —The Washington Post“Complex and contemplative. . . . The Sorrows of an American is a thought-provoking book that offers pleasures across many different registers.” —The New York Times Book Review “The pages turn themselves. The old story, the search for the self, holds water once again.” —Los Angeles Times The Summer Without Men: A Novel

The Man Who Knew Too Much

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Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Simon & Brown (March 4, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781613820056
ISBN-13: 978-1613820056
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From the creator of Father Brown comes a collection reviewed by The Armchair Detective as "dazzlingly executed and richly atmospheric." Eight stories recount the adventures of Horne Fisher, a socialite who uses his powerful deductive gifts to investigate crimes committed on the sprawling country estates of the aristocracy. Evocative portraits of pre–World War I Britain. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. The Man Who Knew Too Much

Model: A Memoir

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Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse; Original edition (May 20, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416959041
ISBN-13: 978-1416959045
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Twenty-year-old author Diamond describes the trials and triumphs of breaking into the New York modeling market, which she entered at 14. The North Carolina native quickly gains a shaky foothold in the cynical business by treating her lecherous boss and nasty booking agents with kindness and always standing up for herself. The teen’s positive outlook never flags: after one harrowing experience that includes a night spent in a personal storage unit, she perkily proclaims, “On the bright side, I was alive . . . and I was still cute.” By the memoir’s end, not even losing her signature blond locks in a hair-show fiasco can keep Diamond down. After a short stay with her parents, she returns to New York, even more determined to realize her dream. Even though Diamond’s prose can be self-conscious and her constant cheer occasionally strains credibility, the insider details she reveals about photo shoots, runway shows, and agencies’ sometimes shady business practices are fascinating and will quickly hook teen fans of modeling reality shows. A perfect summer beach read. Grades 10-12. --Jennifer Hubert Product Description Every year, hundreds of the most beautiful people in the world come to New York to become models. At age fourteen, Cheryl Diamond was one of them. Living on her own in a run-down apartment, Cheryl spent her days on go-sees, runways, and shoots, surviving hand-to-mouth, while taking in everything she could about the tough and sleazy modeling industry. She watched other girls make mistakes, and swore she wouldn't be a victim...until a career-altering event changed her life and nearly ruined her shot at her dream. This is the riveting, true account of Cheryl's triumphant rise, disastrous fall, and phoenix-like comeback in one of the hottest and most demanding industries in the world. Model: A Memoir

Model Volume 4

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: TokyoPop (November 9, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781591827146
ISBN-13: 978-1591827146
ASIN: 1591827140
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Model Volume 4

Hungry: A Young Model's Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781439101247
ISBN-13: 978-1439101247
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"A riveting read." -- Nigella Lawson"An eye-opening tale for all women, Hungry explores the difference between the fantasy that society projects and the reality of what makes us happy. Crystal Renn's experience debunks the modern-day Cinderella story of the fat girl who loses weight to get happy. This is a new fairy tale, one in which a young woman embraces the size she's supposed to be and the world opens up for her." -- Lori Gottlieb, author of Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self"Crystal Renn is a high-spirited, convincing spokesperson for broadening our notions of beauty. Hungry adds a unique twist to a growing women's chorus: even if you are young and beautiful, as Renn is, it's best to give up the addiction to slimness for the sake of personal authenticity, social relations, intimacy, and sexual pleasure." -- Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author of The Body Project and Fasting Girls"Hungry offers an intelligent and intimate look inside the modeling industry and into Crystal Renn's heart. Renn's epiphany -- that she didn't have to be a size 0 to find success and happiness -- serves as a more powerful portrait of strength and beauty than anything a camera could capture." -- Wendy Shanker, author of The Fat Girl's Guide to Life Product Description AT FOURTEEN, I WAS A REGULAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI, WHEN A MODELING SCOUT TOLD ME: YOU COULD BE A SUPERMODEL . . . BUT YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE A LITTLE WEIGHT. FOR GLAMOUR, FAME, AND ESCAPE, I LOST SEVENTY POUNDS. This is a photo of me at SIXTEEN, when I signed a big modeling contract, moved to New York City, and started traveling around the world. It is also when I developed a ferocious case of anorexia and exercise bulimia. Until I decided enough was enough—I wanted to live. And so I ate. And ate. Offering a behind-the-scenes peek into the modeling industry, as well as a trenchant look at our weight-obsessed culture, Hungry is an inspiring and cautionary tale that will resonate with anyone who has battled society’s small-minded definitions of beauty. This is me NOW, the leading plus-size model in America. Hungry: A Young Model's Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves

365 Ways to Live Cheap: Your Everyday Guide to Saving Money

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Adams Media (December 17, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781605500423
ISBN-13: 978-1605500423
ASIN: 1605500429
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Use cold water for most clothes washing and save up to $63 a year. Minimize your carload and reduce your gas mileage by as much as 5 percent. Invest in a deep freezer and fill it up with meat discounted at 30 percent or more.Take a look at your life and you?ll realize that there?s almost always a way to make do on less. This book offers up a bevy of ways to cut down on costs and still enjoy a satisfying lifestyle in any situation. From practicing good gas conservation habits to learning to love leftovers, this book will help every aspiring penny pincher stop the unnecessary spending and find the fun in frugality! 365 Ways to Live Cheap: Your Everyday Guide to Saving Money

Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and its Legacy

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Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (February 8, 2011)
Language: English
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Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, January 17, 2011:
"Published to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the 1911 fire that erupted in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, this powerful chronicle examines the circumstances surrounding the disaster...Marrin's message that protecting human dignity is our shared responsibility is vitally resonant."

Starred Review, Booklist, April 1, 2011:
"Sure to spark discussion, this standout title concludes with source notes and suggested-reading lists that will lead students to further resources for research and debate." Product Description On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people—mostly women—perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history until September 11, 2001.

But the story of the fire is not the story of one accidental moment in time. It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life. It is the story of poor working conditions and greedy bosses, as garment workers discovered the endless sacrifices required to make ends meet. It is the story of unimaginable, but avoidable, disaster. And it the story of the unquenchable pride and activism of fearless immigrants and women who stood up to business, got America on their side, and finally changed working conditions for our entire nation, initiating radical new laws we take for granted today.

With Flesh and Blood So Cheap, Albert Marrin has crafted a gripping, nuanced, and poignant account of one of America's defining tragedies. Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and its Legacy

Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship: Cathie Beck

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Voice; 1 edition (July 20, 2010)
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A newly-dumped empty nester at only 39, Beck could do whatever she wanted, but had no friends with whom to do it. She needed pals, so she placed an ad in a Colorado newspaper to form a "smart, sassy women's group," with no idea what sort of response she'd get. A bevy of women responded, and Beck winnowed the lot of potential partners in crime to a half-dozen. One of them would change her live forever, and their friendship is the subject of Beck's mood-hopping memoir. They seemed to have little in common at first glance; Denise Katz was sophisticated, glamorous, successful, while Beck saw herself as a "stubby Catholic girl with thin hair." But the two struck up a fast friendship rife with adventure, even as Katz slowly succumbed to the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. It's easy to see why Cabernet attracted a major publisher after it was self-published to great acclaim on Amazon. Though often full of treacle, Beck doesn't shy away from a frank, honest portrayal. Readers may not always like the book's versions of Beck and Katz, but they will identify with them. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Divorced with two kids by age 22, Beck reaches her late thirties “primed for hell and high water.” Looking for a partner in crime, she places a newspaper ad for a women’s group, and meets “high-wheelin’ and fun-lovin’” Denise—the perfect antidote to Beck’s years of struggle as a single parent. In her debut memoir, Beck focuses on their immediate, intensely fierce friendship—there’s scarcely room or air for anyone else, including Beck’s children. The good times are tempered by Denise’s deteriorating health, which ultimately strains the relationship—Beck’s life is beginning to soar just as her friend’s is slipping away. A lively, pull-no-punches storyteller, Beck writes with great affection even as she struggles to create a fully realized portrait of Denise, who remains elusive. Beck proves most effective when drawing on vivid, heartrending scenes from her past (fertile ground for future memoirs) to illuminate the present. As Beck blossoms from tentative and fearful to confident and composed, we come to see how, under Denise’s influence, she has traveled from there to here. --Patty Wetli Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship: Cathie Beck

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Explaining Religion: Criticism and Theory from Bodin to Freud (American Academy of Religion Texts & Translations Series)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book (January 2, 1996)
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J. Samuel Preus traces the development and articulation of a modern "naturalistic" approach to the study of religion by examining ideas about the origin of religion in the works of nine western thinkers: Jean Bodin, Herbert of Cherbury, Bernard Fontenelle, Giambattista Vico, David Hume, Auguste Comte, Edward Brunett Tylor, Emile Durkheim, and Sigmund Freud. He argues that beginning in the sixteenth century increasing critical detachment from theological presuppositions and commitments made it possible for the question of origins to be posed from an altogether non-religious point of view. This new modernist paradigm was characterized by the conviction that religion could be explained in scientific terms, like any other object of critical investigation. Explaining Religion: Criticism and Theory from Bodin to Freud (American Academy of Religion Texts & Translations Series)

Common Era: Best New Writings on Religion

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Hardcover: 1200 pages
Publisher: HarperOne; 1 edition (October 27, 1995)
Language: English
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Common Era contains articles on a wide range of religious topics culled from such sources as Religious Studies News, Common Boundary, Tricycle, and New Age Journal. Authors such as Bill Moyers and Matthew Fox write thoughtfully about subjects ranging from global ethics to sexuality and women's spirituality. James Gordon 's extremely interesting piece examines the tragic misunderstandings of Waco and the role of religious groups; Michael Sells explores compellingly the issue of religious genocide in Bosnia. This is a far-ranging collection with many provocative essays. By the same token, Saga includes writings by many of the leading authors on mythology, such as Robert Bly, Sam Keen, Marion Woodman, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and James Hillman. Their work has been culled from Parabola, Mythos Journal, and Noetic Science Review. In this volume the reader will find Toni Morrison's Nobel lecture, an interview with Ursula LeGuin, Christina Downing's analysis of Demeter and Persephone, and David Miller's analysis of myth and religion. Both volumes are strongly recommended for collections on religion and myth.?Gail Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology Lib., AlfredCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Common Era: Best New Writings on Religion

Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition

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Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: HarperOne (August 5, 1994)
Language: English
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"A coherent and literate compendium and a valuable addition to any library." -- Brain/Mind Bulletin"I never thought that I would live to see an introductory text on [the world's religions] that I would (almost) be content to see retire my own. . . . It seems splendid in every respect." -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions"It is a distinctive feature of the book that each of the great world religions is described by someone who is committed to that religion and lives within it, but who is at the same time fully at home in the modern Western academic study of religion . . . insiders who can speak to outsiders on the common wavelength of our contemporary academic culture." -- John Hick, author of An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent"Sharma has not only created a book of a new kind but . . . has, with his collaborators, brought it off brilliantly. . . . Thought-provoking and soul-stretching." -- The Gazette, Montreal"Viewpoints enough to keep the reader alert and engrossed." -- Christian Century Product Description An essential introduction to the world's living religions by experts from each tradition -- published in conjunction with the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions.
Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition