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1) Common sense
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In 1775, the American colonies were a hotbed of political discord. Many of the British policies, specifically taxes, had caused American colonial leaders to consider the unthinkable: declaring independence from the British Empire and its King George. One such leader, Thomas Jefferson, wrote Common Sense: a pamphlet that explained the advantages of immediate and complete independence. In 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, Common...
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In Common Sense Investing with Index Funds, investor and author James Pattersenn, Jr. draws on his in-depth research of more than a decade to reveal to you a common-sense investing approach for building wealth and achieving financial freedom without the complex strategies of day trading, swing...
3) Common sense
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c2010
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Discusses what common sense is and how to use it.
4) Common Sense
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Many Americans are unfamiliar with Thomas Paine's pamphlet, “Common Sense”. However, at the time it was written, it was one of the most important documents in what is now the United States. Paine's challenge to the British government's authority, written in language all Americans could understand, helped fan the flames of revolution. Like Paine's pamphlet, this volume uses accessible language, explaining what's in Common Sense and why it changed...
5) Common Sense
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Common Sense (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Thomas Paine
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.
Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis
explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
a review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...
6) Common Sense
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Most people, given the chance, just want to be happy and healthy, but getting there can be more than half the battle. Most people, given the choice, would want a friend to give them honest, reasonable, commonsense advice on how to be happier and healthier, but not everyone has a friend like that. Until now! Paula Sole is a forty-five-year-old housewife-domestic engineer, lover, artist, homemaker, chef, physician, and more-who wants to share just that...
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Someone is kidnapping amnesiacs. Newly-wed private detectives Raam Commoner and Kayman Karl are hired to find out how and why. Raam (rhymes with bomb) is a recovering lawyer who joined his wife's PI firm after they married, and Kayman (named after a south American alligator when her mother's water broke in front of the crocodile exhibit at the zoo) is fast earning a reputation as the best white collar detective in the LA Basin. Raam goes undercover...
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The trappings of prosperity such as luxurious houses, cars, and jewelry (aka "bling") are great, but did you know that independence and a productive, contented mind are the best measure of a truly satisfied and happy life? Well, here's good news...
You don't need to be wealthy to have a life of increasing freedom and comforts. You just need to think differently.
In Riches Beyond the Bling, author, business owner, and quality-of-life evangelist Mark...
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THE WORLD IS SHRINKING AND THE LABOR FORCE IS GOING GLOBAL.
Layoffs. Mergers. Buyouts. Outsourcing. Shut-downs as businesses and factories move across the globe. This is a very real risk to salaried employment in the new millennium...
Dream of launching your own profitable business but anxious about the statistics on small-business failure?
Concerned that your lack of business experience will hobble your efforts?
Not afraid to work, but not interested...
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Common Sense and Other Writings, by Thomas Paine, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
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John Bogle-founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund-is an industry pioneer. Over the years, he has single-handedly transformed the mutual fund business, and today, his vision continues to inspire investors.
It has been over a decade since the original edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds was first published. While much has changed during this time, the importance of investing and the issues addressed...
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This volume collects together the most important writings of founding father Thomas Paine. First published on January 10, 1776, "Common Sense" was one the most influential and best-selling works from the colonial period. One of the central political arguments amongst the colonists of the pre-revolutionary period was whether or not they should seek freedom from British rule. In "Common Sense", Paine provided a straightforward argument to the American...
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The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone. So why are so many people left out in the cold? Globalization and technological change have ravaged the workforce. Hostile immigration policies actually keep Americans from getting jobs. Our education system is deeply unequal, denying opportunity to millions right from the start. Still, we can't seem to break from the status quo.
In Common Sense, the New York Times best-selling...
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Leadership is not a role reserved for presidents, prime ministers, and CEOs. All of us have the opportunity to be leaders, inspiring others while encouraging them to improve themselves in so many ways. Parents, managers, coaches, union leaders, church volunteers, and many others can be incredibly uplifting and inspiring. Its really not that complicated. What will you do to be a better leader for your workplace, your family, or your community?
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With the contentious 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle spinning into its final phases, only one thing seems clear: the American people are less than satisfied with the two major political parties' candidates.
Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party candidate for president and former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, stakes his claim to the very center of the political spectrum. His new e-pamphlet Common Sense for the Common Good offers his...
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Between your full-length mirror and high-school biology class, you probably think you know a lot about the human body. While it's true that we live in an age when we're as obsessed with our bodies as we are with celebrity hairstyles, the reality is that most of us know very little about what chugs, churns, and thumps throughout this miraculous, scientific, and artistic system of anatomy. Yes, you've owned your skin-covered shell for decades, but you...
