| 1. |  | Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Price: $16.77
Customer Review:
Mr. Friedman does an excellent job of describing the problem. He also leaves no doubt about the urgent need for a solution. He discusses many viable renewable energy sources, but recognizes the need for a reliable robust clean long term 'renewable' energy source to the provide the US and the world... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process
from Collins
Price: $14.37
Customer Review:
I think it is a very moving and thought provoking memoir and it should be required reading in high schools especially for people interested in science. Sheds new light on animal intelligence and the unfortunate rigidity of the scientific community in the face of new and fresh ideas. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
from Free Press
Price: $17.81
Customer Review:
You: Being Beautiful could as easily have been called You: Being Healthy. Roizen and Oz write: "We all want to look beautiful, feel beautiful, and be beautiful." I'm not sure how many men would admit to that, but substitute "feel my best" and "healthy" for "beautiful," and this describes the book.... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
from Viking Adult
Price: $14.13
Customer Review:
This book has great insight and understanding of a person who is brain injured. If you know someone who has had a stroke and cannot communicate, this book helps you to understand what the person needs to heal. The only thing I found to be negative for me was the scientific explanations for... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
from Hachette Audio
Price: $16.31
Customer Review:
The book is interesting, with some enlightening stories and amusing anecdotes.
However, I take exception Mr. Gladwell's touting of the small-changes-can-lead-to-big-consequences 'butterfly effect' philosophy as if it were his own. Either he is not very well versed in the world of chaos... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
from Back Bay Books
Price: $10.87
Customer Review:
From what I have read of negative reviews here- most people who don't like the book don't like it because they disagree with it. The idea itself is quite controversial, and I'm not sure I fully agree with Gladwell, but the manner in which he presents it is entertaining and enjoyable to read. His... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
from Penguin
Price: $9.35
Customer Review:
It will change the way you think about food. I will never look at a can of corn the same way. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis
from Thomas Dunne Books
Price: $16.29
Customer Review:
Here is a flavor of campaign book I didn't previously know existed. Sen. Daschle is not running for an elected office, but seems now to have attained the goal behind the book - Secretary of Health and Human Services, and White House go-to guy for healthcare reform. The book gains a great deal of... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Post-American World
from W. W. Norton
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
If this book created any controversy, it was likely due to the title. For some, the idea of a "Post-American World" means the decline of the United States, with other nations supplanting it as the most powerful international entity. Zakaria's view of a post-American world, however, is much more... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age
from Riverhead Hardcover
Price: $15.54
Customer Review:
I am always looking for ways to be more productive. Being left-handed I became interested in this book when I saw the sub-title "Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The World". I thought: "finally, my day has come!".
What I found was not quite a "recipe book" for success but rather a new and different... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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