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This is a list of books I've rented from Books on Tape®, Inc. I keep it on my web site so I can recommend a book as enjoyable, well-crafted, or important for learning the history behind current issues.

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01 Aug 1998 - book no. 4560-AB
- One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

by Davis, Wade (read by Case, David)
Oscillates between "Tim" & Wade looking for all variations of Coca plants, & the original expeditions of their Harvard teacher, Richard Schultes. Best parts were about Schultes' discoveries - sociological botanist & explorer extraordinaire.

05 Jun 1998 - book no. 4621
- T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

by Alvarez, Walter (read by Prichard, Michael)
Boy, this is a great book - modern geology from a 'who-dunnit' vantage point. The main focus is the huge impact crater in Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, how it was discovered, and its plausible relation to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

12 Dec 1997 - book no. 4467
- Cat Who Cried for Help, The

by Dodman, Nicholas (read by Mitchell, Michael)
Very interesting insight on the neuroses of house cats and how they can be treated. A lot of it makes sense. Thank goodness we don't have any crazy ones.

01 Oct 1997 - book no. 4407-AB
- From the Shadows

by Gates, Robert M. (read by Reese, Jonathan)
Gates, former Director of CIA, served on staffs of four presidents. This is history from the inside on how the Cold War was fought. Many surprises, including what a crucial role Jimmy Carter played in the downfall of the Soviet empire.

21 Aug 1995 - book no. 2060
- Inner Game of Tennis, The

by Gallwey, W. Timothy (read by Shoop, Ron)
An interesting way of looking at the way we behave when we're naturally successful; when mind seems to overtake matter, and we do it 'unconsciously' because our bodies know how.

01 Feb 1995 - book no. 3615
- Mismeasure of Man, The

by Gould, Stephen Jay (read by McKeever, Larry)
Investigates the controversies about heredity vs environmental impatcts on IQ. Exposes how various studies and their conclusions - supposedly 'scientific' - have been skewed, biased, or preconceived in their results.

27 Sep 1994 - book no. 3498
- In the Web of Ideas: The Education of a Publisher

by Scribner, Charles, Jr. (read by Adams, Alexander)
A memoir from the former head of Charles Scribner's Sons, who surveys today's educational landscape and finds America's literary heritage to be eroding. "...sage advice for enriching the life of the mind."

24 May 1994 - book no. 3217
- You Just Don't Understand

by Tannen, Deborah (read by Peters, Donada)
Sexist rot. Couldn't finish it, it was so annoying and biased.

29 Jan 1993 - book no. 3008
- Den of Thieves

by Stewart, James B. (read by Gardner, Grover)
Greed and fraud perpetuated by the likes of corporate takeover racketeers, Milken, Boesky, Siegel, and Levine. These pricks gained incredible amounts of loot while costing a lot of American workers their jobs.

25 Sep 1992 - book no. 2837-AB
- Prize, The: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

by Yergin, Daniel (read by Gardner, Grover)
After you finish reading this book, you'll be convinced that nearly all modern history has been the consequence of nations' struggles for energy access, independence, or wealth. I highly recommend this book for its thoroughness and quality.

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