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I love to learn, but often find it difficult to fit in as much educational time as I would like. David. S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim have come up with an easy way to easily increase your knowledge. Simply read a page a day from their book The Intellectual Devotional. Each day of the week is devoted to a specific topic: Monday - History Tuesday - Literature Wednesday - Visual Arts Thursday - Science Friday - Music Saturday - Philosophy Sunday - Religion Of course there will be plenty of topics in the  The Intellectual Devotional that you already know about, but chances are that you will ...

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In a previous post I ranked novels into a list called The Top Novels of All Time. I did this by referring to six different best-seller lists and averaging the score to determine each books placement on the list. Referring back to that list only, I thought it would be interesting to see what our readers think should be the ranking of the books on that list. So take the poll below and tell us which books would be in your top ten. Also... I know that many of you will have many books in your top 100 that aren't even on this list.  ...

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Many of you have favorite books in your top 100 that aren't on the The Best Books of All Time listing. After all, that list didn't include many of the modern books on it.  So here's your chance! What book do you think should be on the list? Share them in the comment section below.  Books that receive a lot of votes (via comments) will be added to a poll that includes the The Top Novels of All Time listing in the Ultimate Book Showdown.

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New York Times Advice Bestseller List Published May 1, 2009 for the week ending Apr. 25 Hardcover - Advice Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner - Relationship tips from the comedian and host of the "Steve Harvey Morning Show." (13 weeks on the New-York Times Best-seller list) The Ultimate Depression and Survival Guide by Martin D. Weiss. Strategies for protecting your money in the worst of times. (2 weeks on the New-York Times Best-seller list) The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. Thoughts on "seizing every moment" from Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor who ...

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