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288
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date pub Sep 15, 1997
date pub edition Sep 15, 1997
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This book is a real eye-opener. It shows how the debacle of Watergate led to the formation of what we might call Big Ethics. And when you emphasize th
This book is a real eye-opener. It shows how the debacle of Watergate led to the formation of what we might call Big Ethics. And when you emphasize this matter of appearances to such an extent in a nation that does not have true godliness, the results (thundering hypocrisy) are about what you might expect.
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num pages
499
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avg rating 4.08
num ratings 147,706
date pub Oct 25, 2011
date pub edition Oct 25, 2011
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All of it well-written, although much of it was not in my areas of great interest. Still, there were some fascinating stretches.
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isbn13 9780142000281
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num pages
267
pp
avg rating 3.98
num ratings 81,626
date pub 2001
date pub edition Dec 31, 2002
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A bit too detailed for my taste, but there are some magnificent principles involved here. I learned a lot.
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isbn13 9780805095159
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num pages
282
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avg rating 4.40
num ratings 64,766
date pub Oct 07, 2014
date pub edition Oct 07, 2014
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Clear, informative, and important. My generation is in the thick of helping elderly parents, and we are not all that far away from being elderly paren
Clear, informative, and important. My generation is in the thick of helping elderly parents, and we are not all that far away from being elderly parents. Gawande is a nominal Hindu, and so is not helpful with spiritual answers, but he is most helpful in clarifying the practical questions.
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num pages
96
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avg rating 3.91
num ratings 57,790
date pub Apr 24, 2000
date pub edition Apr 24, 2000
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A former student asked me about this book, which I had never read. So I read it. There really are some worthwhile things in here. Once you discount fo
A former student asked me about this book, which I had never read. So I read it. There really are some worthwhile things in here. Once you discount for the evangelical cheese, which is certainly there (let us be frank), the principles outlined are perfectly biblical and orthodox. This is no "blab it grab it" book. I am now inclined to think the send up we published some years ago (The Mantra of Jabez) was not entirely fair to Wilkinson.
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num pages
352
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avg rating 3.90
num ratings 100,985
date pub Sep 01, 2011
date pub edition Apr 07, 2015
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An easy read, with some good insights. A bit too much anecdotal clutter, but still worthwhile.
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asin B018OMDHUU
num pages
104
pp
avg rating 4.24
num ratings 1,321
date pub Dec 2015
date pub edition Nov 27, 2015
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Very fine book. Very helpful.
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isbn13 9781932774436
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num pages
208
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avg rating 4.50
num ratings 2
date pub Jan 01, 2005
date pub edition 2005
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This book was a good selection of readings on humility, taken from a wide variety of authors. The quality therefore varied, but there was a lot of goo
This book was a good selection of readings on humility, taken from a wide variety of authors. The quality therefore varied, but there was a lot of good stuff here.
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208
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avg rating 4.12
num ratings 117
date pub Feb 01, 2013
date pub edition Feb 01, 2013
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This is a book that the NSA board is reading together. One of the best leadership books I have ever read.
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num pages
223
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avg rating 4.21
num ratings 236,830
date pub 1942
date pub edition Oct 08, 2013
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I don't know how many times I have read this, but the last time was listening to it on audio in May of 2015. Crammed with wisdom.
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isbn13 9780805091748
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num pages
208
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avg rating 4.02
num ratings 27,979
date pub Dec 22, 2009
date pub edition Dec 22, 2009
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This book has a very fine analysis of how to achieve excellence in the midst of complex systems. The complexity of a masterful violin performance is v
This book has a very fine analysis of how to achieve excellence in the midst of complex systems. The complexity of a masterful violin performance is very different from the complexity of building a skyscraper. With the latter, no one person can be the "master builder," monitoring performance at every level. What is necessary is to monitor the communications of those who are involved and hence, checklists. A good, straightforward read.
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isbn13 9781591397649
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num pages
272
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avg rating 4.06
num ratings 1,478
date pub Dec 07, 2005
date pub edition Jan 01, 2006
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Really illuminating. A must read for every board member.
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num pages
252
pp
avg rating 4.00
num ratings 61
date pub Nov 19, 2012
date pub edition Nov 19, 2012
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Makes a lot of good points, but is operating in an evangelical world that necessitates a lot of the errors he is cautioning against.
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num pages
91
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avg rating 3.71
num ratings 28
date pub Nov 26, 2012
date pub edition Nov 26, 2012
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liked it
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Not great writing, but a good source of info and ideas.
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isbn13 9781433522260
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num pages
202
pp
avg rating 4.10
num ratings 1,828
date pub Sep 07, 2011
date pub edition Oct 01, 2011
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A very fine book on the theology and mechanics of reading.
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isbn13 9781433533389
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num pages
128
pp
avg rating 4.10
num ratings 3,562
date pub Sep 2013
date pub edition Sep 23, 2013
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Some really good observations about a really common problem.
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num pages
176
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avg rating 4.05
num ratings 118
date pub Nov 01, 2010
date pub edition Nov 01, 2010
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Very good modern compendium and review of the biblical (and Puritan) teaching on contentment.
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isbn13 9780789742759
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num pages
410
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avg rating 3.55
num ratings 29
date pub 2010
date pub edition Feb 09, 2010
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num pages
275
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avg rating 3.94
num ratings 171,418
date pub Jan 01, 1997
date pub edition Aug 16, 2011
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Lotta good rebukes in this one.
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num pages
320
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avg rating 3.30
num ratings 352
date pub Jan 01, 2007
date pub edition Dec 26, 2007
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This was a fun read -- really enjoyable to read someone who enjoys food without the snobbishness. Glassner thinks clearly about the subject, a quality
This was a fun read -- really enjoyable to read someone who enjoys food without the snobbishness. Glassner thinks clearly about the subject, a quality that is too rare in these, our degenerate times.
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isbn13 9780071453394
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num pages
320
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avg rating 4.36
num ratings 2,393
date pub Jan 01, 2005
date pub edition Apr 26, 2005
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A very fine book on leadership. Really good.
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isbn13 9781400069972
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num pages
128
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avg rating 3.72
num ratings 3,234
date pub 2010
date pub edition Nov 30, 2010
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Very good stuff. Well worth it.
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isbn13 9781591842804
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num pages
256
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avg rating 4.07
num ratings 35,733
date pub Oct 29, 2009
date pub edition Oct 29, 2009
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Parts of this book were essential, crucial, staggeringly important. Other parts were just lame. Glad I read it though.
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num pages
208
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avg rating 3.52
num ratings 29
date pub Nov 02, 2011
date pub edition Nov 14, 2011
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I read this on assignment. It was okay for the most part, with flashes of good.
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isbn13 9780764210044
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num pages
224
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avg rating 4.30
num ratings 1,281
date pub 2012
date pub edition Nov 15, 2012
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First rate. It would be hard to over-praise this one.
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isbn13 9780060566166
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num pages
416
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avg rating 4.36
num ratings 1,450
date pub Jan 01, 2003
date pub edition Oct 21, 2003
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Simply wonderful. Magnificent. Nancy and I read through this one together.
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isbn13 9780470392522
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num pages
42
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avg rating 4.18
num ratings 17
date pub Apr 13, 2009
date pub edition Apr 01, 2009
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Very good stuff. Every person who serves on a board ought to read this, and memorize parts of it.
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cover title author isbn 0787976164
isbn13 9780787976163
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num pages
418
pp
avg rating 3.58
num ratings 159
date pub Nov 30, 1989
date pub edition Mar 01, 2006
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This is a very fine book on boardsmanship. Carver has an unrelenting grasp of the difference between principles and methods. Really fine work.
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isbn13 9781599635408
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num pages
167
pp
avg rating 3.81
num ratings 292
date pub Apr 23, 2012
date pub edition May 21, 2012
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This book was a wealth of practical information. Good stuff.
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isbn13 9780672335990
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num pages
192
pp
avg rating 3.50
num ratings 2
date pub Mar 01, 2012
date pub edition Apr 07, 2012
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Laid out very well. Good instruction manual.
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