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May 22, 2010

Book cover of 1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire by Sam Wyly

1,000 Dollars and an Idea:
Entrepreneur to Billionaire
by Sam Wyly

In his fast-paced, fascinating, and candid memoir, Wyly reveals the thought processes, relationships, and financial planning behind the building of his diverse businesses over the last four decades. Part autobiography and part inspirational self-help business guide, Wyly not only provides his homespun life lessons in the practice of starting and building businesses, but he also delivers refreshing new insights into how many American businesses operated from the 1950s to the present.

Bookcover for The Complete Clutter Solution: Organize Your Home for Good by C.J. Petersen

The Complete Clutter Solution:
Organize Your Home for Good
by C.J. Petersen

Individual rooms cleverly organize this household guide, and each room is broken down into well-defined zones. Each zone features a clock icon showing roughly how long each one will take to de-clutter, and "Keeping Up" sections at the end of each chapter help you make sure that everything stays in its place.

Bookcover of Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted by Todd Bridges with Sarah Tomlinson

Killing Willis:
From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted
by Todd Bridges with Sarah Tomlinson

One of the first African-American child actors on shows like Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, and Roots, Bridges burst to the national forefront on the hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. When the show ended, Bridges was overwhelmed by the off-camera traumas he had faced. Turning to drugs as an escape, he soon lost control.