Archive for March, 2009
Binding: Audio CD
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Product Description: Hang on for the ride: with characteristic poetry and pluck, Barbara Kingsolver and her family sweep readers along on their journey away from the industrial-food pipeline to a rural life in which they vow to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Their good-humored search yields surprising discoveries about turkey sex life and overly zealous zucchini plants, en route to a food culture that's better for the neighborhood and also better on the table.
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Binding: Audio CD
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Product Description:LEAD A FULLER, RICHER LIFE WITH LESS STUFF. When you think of what it will take to clean your house, are you so overwhelmed you throw up your hands and cry, "It's all too much"? If somewhere along the way you've simply lost the ability to keep your home organized and clutter-free, then It's All Too Much has the solution you've been searching for. Peter Walsh, the organizational guru from TLC's hit show Clean Sweep, shares his proven system for letting go of your emotional and physical clutter so that you can create a happier, more stress-free home and life. With his trademark humor and insight, Peter guides you step-by-step through the very charged process of decluttering your home, organizing your possessions, and reclaiming your life. Going way beyond color-coded boxes and storage bin solutions, It's All Too Much shows you how to reexamine your priorities and let go of the things that are weighing you down. Filled with real-life examples and advice for homes of all sizes and personalities, It's All Too Much will set you free from the emotional baggage that goes along with clutter. At last, here is a system for managing your clutter, regaining control, and living the life you imagine for yourself.
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Author: Peter Walsh
Edition: Unabridged
ISBN: 0743567692
Languages:
Original Language: English
Unknown: English
Published: English
Customer Reviews 
Too Much
Every once in a while a really timely book comes a long that just catches the wave of culture, but in a surprising way. Peter Walsh's book is perfect for our current world: It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff.
He has correctly pegged our world in so many ways! In addition to being an excellent self-help manual for de-cluttering, organizing simply, and conquering our homes and stuff, he has managed to produce an excellent social commentary.
On first read, this might not be obvious. But look deeper and Walsh teaches us something profound. For example:
It's All Too Much
It really is. Our lives, the pace, the frequency of change, the drive for more. The way we treat four-year-olds, our expaectation of them. The politics, the economy, the news, the technology, etc. It's all too much.
An Easy Plan
We want everything to be easy. Maybe that's the only thing we can do in a world where "it's all too much." But why the generational desire for everything to be easy--education, health, relationships, tonight's dinner, our career, exercise, etc. We are a nation and a generation of easy. If it's not easy, not "user-friendly", we'll switch brands.
For a Richer Life
That's the goal: a richer life. If we can get discovered by American Idol or outsmart the banker on Deal or No Deal, so much the better. If not, there are other ways to get rich. Our goals aren't to be wise, or even happy, much less good. No; our generation wants to be rich. Ironically, our generation thinks that a job is the best way to riches.
With Less Stuff
This is all in contrast to the rest. What does "less stuff" have to do with a culture of "bigger is better" and "more is more"? With the easy path, or a focus on material things? Indeed we are victims of our own driven mania to amass more and more. Mass production, mass consumption, mass distribution, mass transportation, mass media, mass communication, mass education--all touted as the great advances of our time.
We have email, but what of our family relationships? We have bigger houses than ever in history, but what of our marriages? We have high-paying jobs, but our savings rate is a global joke. We have labor-saving technologies, but we work sixty-hour weeks, if we're lucky.
Yes, this book has many valuable and practical helps for taking back our lives from all our stuff. I especially enjoyed the chapter on Step 6: New Rituals; but the books is full of excellent tips and suggestions.
Still, I hope the reader will look deeper. Maybe a good purge of our homes and storage units will have a broader impact. It should. We live in a world that desperately needs this advice: Simple, not Complex.
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Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Product Description:Overwhelmed with big screen TV and home theater audio options? What do you need to build the perfect home theater experience? Home Theater For Dummies, 3rd Edition shows you how to plan a home theater system and choose components that fit your budget and your room. Beginning with the most basic information, this guide helps you choose what you need and put it all together. It explains DLP, 3LCD, HDMI, DTV, and HDTV so you can talk intelligently with salespeople at the electronics store. You’ll find out about Blu-ray, explore HD and satellite radio options, and see how to incorporate a Wii, Xbox, or Playstation 3 into your set-up. Learn to: - Choose among plasma, LCD, and projection TVs
- Know the difference between digital TV and HDTV
- Assess and choose an LCD TV, a new 3D TV, or an HD radio
- Set up your audio system and TV for maximum performance
- Use a Media Center or Home Theater PC
- Fine-tune your system and add cool touches such as accessing home theater content from your cell phone
- Explore HD and satellite radio options, CD players, DVD-Audio disks, and options for old cassettes and vinyl
- Set up your system with the proper cables for each component, or learn what it takes to go wireless
- Calibrate your video with a calibration disk, an optical comparator, or a DVD containing THX Optimizer
Get the perfect home theater experience by following the expert tips and techniques presented in Home Theater For Dummies, 3rd Edition. You’ll be watching movies and listening to audio in no time!
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Features:
- ISBN13: 9780470411896
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Edition: 3
ISBN: 0470411899
Number Of Pages: 408
Languages:
Original Language: English
Unknown: English
Published: English
Customer Reviews 
Good Book but also check out www.diymovierooms.com
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Binding: Audio CD
Manufacturer: Random House Audio
Product Description:In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild. A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London’s King’s Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up— fast—and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn’t large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of “the father of lions” George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions. Originally published in 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than 50 photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa, A Lion Called Christian is a touching and uplifting true story of an indelible human-animal bond. It is is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature. Amazon.com Review:Book Description In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild. A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony “Ace” Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London’s King’s Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up--fast--and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn’t large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film Born Free, led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of “the father of lions” George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions.
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Binding: Audio CD
Manufacturer: Hachette Audio
Product Description:
DEWEY is the heartwarming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa, as told by his owner and companion of nineteen years, Vicki Myron, the librarian who found him on a frigid January morning when he was abandoned as a kitten in the book drop slot. It is also the story of a remarkable small town, which burned down at the beginning of the Depression, only to rebuild itself, and which was almost shuttered during the farm crisis of the 1980s, before regrouping and rededicating itself to small town American values. Dewey's local charm and worldwide fame became a symbol of hope for this recovering town. Through Dewey's antics, we come to know and love many of the colorful and inspiring people of Spencer. But perhaps the most inspiring person in Spencer is Vicki Myron herself, a single mother who survived the bankruptcy of her family farm and working in a box factory to put two of her brothers through college to become one of the leaders of the Iowa library system. Dewey is one lovable, roguish cat who managed to transform an entire town and inspire people across the globe. (2008)
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Features:
- ISBN13: 9781600243820
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Format: Abridged
Author: Vicki Myron
Edition: Abridged
ISBN: 1600243827
Languages:
Original Language: English
Unknown: English
Published: English
Customer Reviews 
So "Not the Cat's Meow"
I am shocked on how many people really thought this book was a five. I consider a 5 starred book to have it all. I read "Marley and Me" and loved it. It was a touching story about a man and his dog. I was hoping for the feline version of this. Boy was I wrong. "Dewey", despite being the title's namesake, is NOT about a lovable cat! Its about the author. Its really all about her. Part of the author's life is when she found an orange tabby. Also, she makes this cat into more than what he could have possibly been. I understand the bond between animal and people, but she personifies Dewey as her little god. In a way, the book really made me sad. The author sounds like she was a very lonely lady, and instead of a husband, she had Dewey. The small parts about Dewey are cute. Its the one highlight in this book.
Also, as an avid reader, this book is poorly written. It reads like the back of milk jug. The author has a poor way with words and some of her word play is over ambitious for her.
Check this book out from the library. I would not pay for it and after reading it, you wouldn't want to either.
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