Tag: review
group name: mcgrawhillbooks
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August 04, 2008 04:47 PM EDT --
The new trend in books seems to be economics . That is why economists Thomas L. Friedman and Steven D. Levitt have best sellers. We read them because something strange is going on in the . . .
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July 13, 2008 05:11 PM EDT --
I am one of those people who try to purchase American made products whenever possible. I am a proud American and I thought I knew what globalization was until I read this book.
There are very few things . . .
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November 09, 2007 02:15 AM EST --
You're always told, "Don't judge a book by it's cover." But, when you look at the cover of this book, you can't help but want to pick it up and learn the secrets within. Just . . .
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May 10, 2008 01:12 PM EDT --
I have been trying to read books I wouldn't normally have touched. Twenty Wishes is one of those books. I'm more an Anne Rice, Stephen King, John Grisham type of reader. You know horror, fiction, . . .
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May 12, 2008 10:11 PM EDT --
I was excited when Gather sent me this book, based on the premise of the book itself and the blurb I had read about it. I couldn't wait to read it. I had never read a Mameve Medwed book . . .
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July 20, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
For the past several years increasing numbers of jobs have been outsourced overseas. First it was just blue-collar jobs, but now white-collar positions are being outsourced as well. A union job or a college . . .
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April 30, 2008 09:20 AM EDT --
In order for fantasy literature to work, the reader must be able to suspend belief. We know that, scientifically speaking, there are no dragons or vampires or other supernatural creatures, yet . . .
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July 31, 2008 08:54 PM EDT --
In 1820, China was the world's largest economy, and had been for the better part of two thousand years. But it had been losing ground to Europe for several centuries, and within 50 years, it had fallen . . .
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May 04, 2008 05:38 PM EDT --
I picked this up on a friend's recommendation, and I am so glad I did!
Here's the info from the back of the book:
"The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, . . .
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May 10, 2008 03:11 PM EDT --
I was so excited to get a signed copy from Zara Stevens thanks to Gather, and I couldn't wait to get started.
This book was a delightful, easy read. As Sophie prepares for her wedding, . . .
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July 24, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
This book is a reality check about globalization, it's current effects and projected future effects. Written from the viewpoint of a global journalist, Gabor Steingart, in an easy to read . . .
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July 22, 2008 06:42 PM EDT --
The War for Wealth: The True Story of Globalization, or Why the Flat World is Broken
Gabor Steingart
McGraw-Hill Books
ISBN: 978-0-07-154596-9
I love books, and I seem to find a new one . . .
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October 27, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
Wipe your slate clean. Forget everything you knew, or thought you knew about succeeding in everyday life. Forget everything you learned or could have learned and pick up this book to start anew. . . .
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May 20, 2008 07:46 PM EDT --
Entertaining, honest, and enlightening are but a few attributes that Money for Nothing contains. After reading, the first few pages Mr. Ed Ugel brought such anger in me, I was tempted to throw . . .
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May 07, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
While writer Cait Murphy's work usually can be found in financial or business magazines internationally, for her first book she has turned her attention to a topic that hits a more personal . . .
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