books I want to read

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi The Windup Girl
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Paolo Bacigalupi
(2009) 0 ... What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? In The Windup Girl, award-winning au...
Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude
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Napoleon Hill
(1960) 0 ... Your mind has a secret invisible talisman. On one side is emblazoned the letters PMA (positive mental attitude) and on the other the letters NMA (negative mental attitude). A positive attitude will na...
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Think and Grow Rich
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Napoleon Hill
(1938) 0 ... <strong>Think and Grow Rich</strong> has been called the "Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature." It was the first book to boldly ask, "What makes a winner?" The man who asked and listened for the...
Law of Success: The 21st-Century Edition: Revised and Updated by Napoleon Hill Law of Success: The 21st-Century Edition: Revised and Updated
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Napoleon Hill
(1945) 0 ... Think and Grow Rich is a self help/ Motivational Book- This book lays out 13 proven success principles that have produced countless millionaires in various endevors....
100 Poems from the Japanese by Kenneth Rexroth 100 Poems from the Japanese
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Kenneth Rexroth
(1955) 0 ... The poems are drawn chiefly from the traditional Manyoshu, Kokinshu and Hyakunin Isshu collections, but there are also examplaes of haiku and other later forms. The sound of the Japanese texts i repro...
Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott Flatland
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Edwin A. Abbott
(1884) 0 ... Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction — charmingly illustrated by author — describes the journeys of A. Square and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) ...
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
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Isaac Asimov
(1976) 0 ... <strong>Robot as Revolutionary</strong><br /><br />Andrew was one of Earth's first house robots - clean, smoothly designed and functional. But when Andrew started to develop special talents which exce...
Pet Clean-Up Made Easy, 2nd Edition: Tackle and Pet Mess, Any Time, in a Snapfrom Stains and Smells to Fleas and Furballs by Don Aslett Pet Clean-Up Made Easy, 2nd Edition: Tackle and Pet Mess, Any Time, in a Snapfrom Stains and Smells to Fleas and Furballs
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Don Aslett
(1988) 0 ... This Must-Have Volume from Don Aslett gives pet owners all they need to keep their homes sparkling and their pets happy and sale--from cleaning methods to stain removers to deodorizers. Inside this en...
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella Remember Me?
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Sophie Kinsella
(2008) 0 ... When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—i...
Room by Emma Donoghue Room
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Emma Donoghue
(2010) 0 ... To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safe...
Anda's Game by Cory Doctorow Anda's Game
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Cory Doctorow
(2004) Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 0 ... ...
I, Rowboat by Cory Doctorow I, Rowboat
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Cory Doctorow
(2006) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 4 A little tough to get into (for me) but enjoyable in the end.... "I, Row-Boat" is a riff on the Hugo-nominated story I, Robot, and it concerns the theological wars between an Asimov-cultist AI boat and an uplifted coral-reef.<br /><br /><br />The reef made a tremen...
When Sysadmins Ruled The World by Cory Doctorow When Sysadmins Ruled The World
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Cory Doctorow
(2006) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 4 ... When multiple terrorist acts bring the world to its knees, the future of mankind rests in the hands of a few, mostly overweight, data center geeks....
After The Siege by Cory Doctorow After The Siege
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Cory Doctorow
(2008) Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 4 ... A dystopian Zombie thriller, with some interesting insights into what some people will do to get some food in a war environment....
I, Robot by Cory Doctorow I, Robot
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Cory Doctorow
(2005) Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 4 Interesting short story about robots and what could happen. Easy read.... Takes a look at a future when robots assist humans in their daily lives. How does this technology impact a person's feeling of self-worth? What if different countries have different ethics for what ...