Monday, December 05, 2011

Rand on Afghanistan, Photographers Shooting Tractor Pastries

NonFiction

Learn to Play the Piano and Keyboard by Nick Freeth. Now you've acquired a suitable keyboard.

Pastry Chef's Apprentice by Mitch Stamm. Mitch does not sound like the name of a pastry chef. Maybe a hunting guide. Or a bartender.

Standard Catalog of Firearms, 2011 by Dan Shideler. Used and new prices. CZ regularly exports 90 percent of its production to over 80 countries. The RAMI is listed as $425 in Very good condition. No separate listing for the polymer framed version.

Classic Farm Tractors: history of the farm tractor by Randy Leffingwell. A whole ton of fancy color photos.

Digital Photography by Jason R. Rich. Take shots of the food as it is served, as well as the presentation of the desserts.

Fast Track to a Better Body by Betty S. Wong and the Editors of Fitness. Lots of color photos. With female models. Oh my.

Afghantsy: the Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989 by Rodric Braithwaite. Chechnya was a freaking disaster for Russian draftees. Afghanistan must have been just as worse.

Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American right by Jennifer Burns. Featuring a currently fashionable cover design. Ted Turner is a big fan.

What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales! by Marshall Goldsmith. Only photos are author photos. One of our partners recently interviewed retired managers.

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