Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

Moneypower: How to Make Inflation Make You Rich 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New Jersey

"A majority is that quality that distinguishes a crime from a law."  --Ambrose Bierce

 

"Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese."  --G. K. Chesterton

 

"I've done for golf what Truman Capote did for Sumo wrestling."  --Bob Hope

 
All subjects are covered--from music and films, to politics and religion; from sport and food to literature and the theater. Des MacHale casts his net wide and attracts a wide variety of sources. Comedians from past and present are represented, as well as a host of other classic favorites.

Wit Wit Wit

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Connecticut

Common Sense and Uncommon Genius from 101 Country Music Greats

Some of country music's wisest men and women share a message of faith, hope, humor and optimism.

The Book of Country Music Wisdom

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New York

Paradoxical Wit and Wisdom from History's Greatest Wordsmiths

ox-y-mor-on-i-ca (OK-se-mor-ON-uh-ca) noun, plural: Any variety of tantalizing, self-contradictory statements or observations that on the surface appear false or illogical, but at a deeper level are true, often profoundly true. See also oxymoron, paradox.

examples:

"Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad."

Victor Hugo

"To lead the people, walk behind them."

Lao-tzu

"You'd be surprised how much it coststo look this cheap."

Dolly Parton

You won't find the word "oxymoronica" in any dictionary (at least not yet) because Dr. Mardy Grothe introduces it to readers in this delightful collection of 1,400 of the most provocative quotations of all time. From ancient thinkers like Confucius, Aristotle, and Saint Augustine to great writers like Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and G. B. Shaw to modern social observers like Woody Allen and Lily Tomlin, Oxymoronica celebrates the power and beauty of paradoxical thinking. All areas of human activity are explored, including love, sex and romance, politics, the arts, the literary life, and, of course, marriage and family life. The wise and witty observations in this book are as highly entertaining as they are intellectually nourishing and are sure to grab the attention of language lovers everywhere.

Oxymoronica

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Carol Kelly-Gangi

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Pennsylvania

Her Essential Wisdom

Celebrate the grace, humour, style, warmth, and intelligence of Michelle Obama. This illuminating and powerful collection offers new insight into the beloved former First Lady, mum, and inspiring leader in her own right. The hundreds of quotes are drawn from appearances, speeches, and interviews that took place during her eight historic years in the White House, as well as her professional and private lives.

Michelle Obama

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Aunt Sally's Tried and True Household Hints

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Meg Woodson

Marjorie Holmes

Texas

A mother’s moving story of her daughter’s last great adventure 

A mother's moving story of her daughter's last journey through hospitalization with cystic fibrosis to glory. A spiritual journey through a mother's grief and pain told in an unforgettable way.

Turn It into Glory

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William Nickerson

How to Make a Fortune Today, Starting From Scratch

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Robert Fulghum

First Edition 
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
I once began a list of the contradictory notions I hold:
Look before you leap.
He who hesitates is lost.
Two heads are better than one.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Better safe than sorry.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
You can't tell a book by its cover.
Clothes make the man.
Many hands make light work.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
It's never too late to learn.
Never sweat the small stuff.
God is in the details.
And so on. The list goes on forever. Once I got so caught up in this kind of thinking that I wore two buttons on my smock when I was teaching art. One said, "Trust me, I'm a teacher." The other replied, "Question Authority."

Maryland

Second Thoughts from a Secret Life

Down-to-earth, personal, and often humorous accounts of the factors and events that led 64 modern philosophers to love philosophy.

Maybe (Maybe Not)

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Elaine St. James

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Missouri

A trio of popular inspirational self-help guides--Simplify Your Life, Inner Simplicity, and Living the Simple Life--explains how to rid one's life of unnecessary clutter and offers practical advice on how to slow down and rediscover the things that truly matter.

The Simplicity Reader

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Tennessee

Gathers practical information about cooking, cleaning, home maintenance, energy conservation, banking, investments, gardening, car maintenance, fitness, and health care

Rodale's Book of Hints, Tips and Everyday Wisdom

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Maya Angelou

Wisdom from a remarkable woman of many talents--a writer who captured America's heart on Inauguration Day.

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

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Anna Quindlen

One of those books that will resonate with you.

A few times in your life, someone will tell you something so right, so deeply true that it changes you forever. That is what Anna Quindlen, author of the timeless bestseller A Short Guide to a Happy Life, does here.

In Being Perfect, she shares wisdom that, perhaps without knowing it, you have longed to hear: about “the perfection trap,” the price you pay when you become ensnared in it, and the key to setting yourself free. Quindlen believes that when your success looks good to the world but doesn’t feel good in your heart, it isn’t success at all.

She asks you to set aside your friends’ advice, what your family and co-workers demand, and what society expects, and look at the choices you make every day. When you ask yourself why you are making them, Quindlen encourages you to give this answer: For me. “Because they are what I want, or wish for. Because they reflect who and what I am. . . . That way lies dancing to the melodies spun out by your own heart.”

At the core of this beautiful book lies the secret of authentic success, the inspiration to embrace your own uniqueness and live the life that is undeniably your own, rich in fulfillment and meaning.

Being Perfect

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Temple Grandin

Catherine Johnson

Hardcover book in very good condition. ￼

Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

Temple Grandin'sAnimals in Translationspeaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary message about how animals think and feel.Temple's professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field. Standing at the intersection of autism and animals, she offers unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas about both.Autistic people can often think the way animals think -- in fact, Grandin and co-author Catherine Johnson see autism as a kind of way station on the road from animals to humans -- putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Temple is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. Not only are animals much smarter than anyone ever imagined, in some cases animals are out-and-out brilliant.The sweep ofAnimals in Translationis immense, merging an animal scientist's thirty years of study with her keen perceptions as a person with autism -- Temple sees what others cannot.Among its provocative ideas, the book:argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness -- and that animals do have consciousnessapplies the autism theory of "hyper-specificity" to animals, showing that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they "can't see the forest for the trees" -- a talent as well as a "deficit"explores the "interpreter" in the normal human brain that filters out detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality that surrounds them -- a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too clearlyexplains how animals have "superhuman" skills: animals have animal geniuscompares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal people do not possess and sometimes cannot even seeexamines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to decide, and even to predict the futurereveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animalsmaintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to make it feel afraidTemple Grandin is like no other author on the subject of animals because of her training and because of her autism: understanding animals is in her blood and in her bones.

Animals in Translation

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Ohio

A Novel

Larissa Whitcomb flounders in the wake of unimaginable losses. Forget about coping; she can barely function. Life as she has known it evaporates, and she isolates herself from work and friends. Aware, however, of the dangers of her bleak existence, she reluctantly agrees to embark on a unique business opportunity, which becomes Larissa's journey of grieving.



She will be challenged by unwelcome encounters, confronted by emerging secrets and emotions, and startled to find joy in the most unexpected places. Can her battered heart open to new possibilities?

Comfort in the Wings Signed Copy 

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Bethenny Frankel

Eve Adamson

10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life

The four-time New York Times bestselling author, reality TV star, and "Mommy Mogul" Bethenny Frankel takes us on an empowering journey in A Place of Yes.

Bethenny Frankel's no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is personality won over countless fans, and made her a nationally bestselling author and the star of her own hit Bravo show Bethenny Getting Married? Now Bethenny opens up and shares the obstacles she overcame and the great success she has enjoyed while discovering how to approach life from "A Place of Yes." Bethenny's path was not always clear as she overcame a difficult childhood, failed relationships, entrepreneurial efforts that never quite got off the ground, and lifelong money struggles. To deal with these challenges, Bethenny developed ten rules for pursuing her goals with authenticity and drive, including:

· Find your truth: Dig deep inside and figure out what is authentic for you, not anybody else.
· Act on it: You don't have to have a master plan. But unless you do something, you've done nothing.
· Everything's your business: Treat every job, person, and experience as if it could lead to your next big opportunity.
· Own it: If you do it, say it, think it--then own it. Stand up for yourself and fully acknowledge who you really are.

Each rule is illustrated with compelling, sometimes funny, sometimes outrageous examples that are pure Bethenny. It's easy to say no, to say "I can't," to expect the worst, and to doubt yourself. But your life can be better than "not bad" or "good enough." It can be amazing. And by putting Bethenny's rules together, you can use them to be more successful, more fulfilled, healthier, and happier than ever before.

A Place of Yes

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Michigan

The 110 Rules George Washington Lived By

"George-isms" (also known as "The 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour)" is a text that George Washington wrote down when he was fourteen years old and used as a touchstone all his life. Now, George Washington's one-hundred-ten rules are reprinted and handily "translated" into modern language that any young reader can understand.

As a moral compass; as a glimpse of history; or as a peek into the mind of our Founding Father, "George-isms" is a book that no young American should be without.

⭐ George-Isms

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Everyday wisdom 365 Ways to a Better You

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

New paperback book listed as in like new condition due to a slight ripple on the front left hand corner of the cover.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Gita is a conversation between Krishna and His dear friend Arjuna. At the last moment before entering a battle between brothers and friends, the great warrior Arjuna begins to wonder: Why should he fight? What is the meaning of his life? Where is he going after death? In response, Krishna brings His friend from perplexity to spiritual enlightenment, and each one of us is invited to walk the same path.

Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

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Gordon Livingston

Elizabeth Edwards

California

Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now

After service in Vietnam as a surgeon in 1968-69, Dr. Gordon Livingston returned to the U.S. and began work as a psychiatrist. In that capacity, he has listened to people talk about their lives and the limitless ways that they have found to be unhappy. He is also a parent twice bereaved. In one thirteen-month period, he lost his eldest son to suicide, his youngest to leukemia. Out of a lifetime of experience, Livingston has extracted thirty bedrock truths: We are what we do. Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Only bad things happen quickly. Forgiveness is a form of letting go, but they are not the same thing. The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood traumas. Livingston illuminates these and twenty-four others in perfectly calibrated essays, many of which emphasize our closest relationships and the things that we do to impede or enhance them. These writings underscore that "we are what we do," and that while there may be no escaping who we are, we have the capacity to face loss, misfortune, and regret, and to move beyond them.

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart

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Spanning regions, eras, religions, and philosophies, Paper Lanterns is a thoughtful collection of quotations that have appeared in The Sun magazine, which boasts a loyal readership of 70,000 people. With quotes by writers, artists, mystics, humorists, philosophers, and others, the book takes readers on a journey through innocence and experience, love and loss, disillusionment and awakening, by turns delighting readers and giving reassurance to those experiencing tough times. Divided into sixteen chapters, the book is organized by themes that include romantic love, family, education, travel, creativity, life challenges, compassion, social justice, nature, spirituality, and death. Unlike many books in this genre, Paper Lanterns avoids well-worn quotes, and the contributors are an eclectic group: from Hafiz to Emma Goldman; from John Lennon to the Buddha. Offering wisdom in a nutshell, Paper Lanterns respects the glory and the heartache of being human.

Paper Lanterns: More Quotations from the Back Pages of The Sun

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Arizona

Wisdom From the World’s Great Spiritual Leaders

In God’s Name

101 of Chuck's Favorite Facts and Stories

For the first time, Norris gives readers not only his favorite "facts about himself, but also the stories behind the facts and the code by which he lives his life.

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