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BOOKS
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of books are recommended by Midwest Native
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Wild Edible Plants
Trees
Survival
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Spiritual
Tom Brown
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Wild Edible
& Medicinal
Plant Books
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Petersons Field Guide to
Edible Wild Plants by
S Foster and J Duke |
More than 370 edible wild plants,
plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, are described
here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs
showing precisely how to recognize each species.
Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of
plants by season, and preparation instructions
for 22 different food uses. One of two "MUST
HAVE" Books to learn about Wild Edibles (the
other is
Newcomb's Wild Flower Guide)
Recommended as a
primary Identification Book
Buy "Peterson's Field Guide to Edible Wild
Plant"
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Newcombs Wildflower Guide
by Lawrence
Newcomb |
This book has the official
endorsement of the Garden Club of America. Its
unique key system for quick identification makes
this an ideal book for the novice and expert
alike. By answering 5 question with easily
identifiable answers, you will be able to
identify the plant in question. One of 2 "MUST
HAVE" Books to learn about Wild Edibles (the
other is
Peterson's)
Recommended as
secondary Plant Identification book
Buy "Newcomb's Wild Flower Guide"
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Magic
and Medicine of Plants
by Readers
Digest |
This pleasant, colorful book opens with a brief
introduction to medicinal plants followed by a
"gallery" of 282 species that includes some
naturalized plants as well as North American
natives. Each one-page entry shows a photo of
the whole plant, plus a close-up drawing and a
few paragraphs describing the plant and its
uses. A final section on growing and using herbs
includes recipes and craft ideas.
Buy "Magic
and Medicine of Plants"
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Start Mushrooming
by Stan
Tekiela & Karen Shanberg |
For beginners who want to try mushrooming, this
book offers a unique approach that focuses on
six (6) of the most unmistakable, edible mushrooms
in North America. Illustrations, natural history
and photos are well organized, in an easy-to-use
layout. Recipes for each mushroom are included.
Recommended as
an
excellent book for the beginner
Buy "Start
Mushrooming"
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Medicinal Mushrooms:
An Exploration of Tradition, Healing & Culture
by Christopher Hobbs |
Documenting the nutritional and health benefits
of over 100 species, Medicinal Mushrooms is the
most complete work ever published on the
health-promoting and medicinal uses of
mushrooms.
Recommended as
an
excellent book for the beginner
Buy "Medicinal
Mushrooms"
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to
North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region |
This compact
guidebook, produced to the National Audubon
Society's high standards of quality, gives full
descriptions of more than 650 species found east
of the Rocky Mountains, along with notes on
several hundred more. The eminently sensible
organization relies on first-impression visible
characteristics rather than the elaborate keys
of some older texts--a format well suited to
beginning wildflower enthusiasts.
If, for
instance, you wanted to identify a long-stemmed,
tubular red flower that you found in a grove of
loblolly pines, you would first turn to the
color plates, find the section devoted to red
flowers, find a likely match from the 30-odd
choices, and then turn to the text to see that
the flower's habitat and range made a good fit,
ruling out those species that do not.
Recommended as
an optional secondary Plant Identification book
with excellent photographs
Buy "National Audubon Society Field Guide
to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region"
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Edible
Wild Plants
by Thomas Elias & Peter
Dykeman |
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A great complimentary book if you are
looking for one with good photographs of edible
plants. The book divides the edible plants into
the 4 seasons making the book not only a good
reference material but also a practical field
guide to what's in bloom NOW.
Great color photos!
Recommended for
its Plant Photos
Buy "Edible Wild Plants"
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Essential Wild Food Survival
Guide
by Linda Runyon |
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Price $22.00
Buy "Essential Wild Food Guide
The
Essential Wild Food Survival Guide
emphasizes sixty common plant species that are
found nationwide. The book includes line
drawings and grayscale photos for
identification, plus recipes, nutritional
information, tips for cultivation, and a section
on poisonous look-a-likes
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Wild Cards
by Linda Runyon |
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Price
- 12.50
Buy
"Wild Card Playing Cards
This deck of 52 information cards is the perfect
companion for Runyon's book. From
Crabgrass Muffins to Pine Needle Tea.
Held together by a key chain, the cards are
great for taking along on a day hike or long
camp out. Each card has a color picture and name
of a wild edible plant on one side and uses,
warnings, and preparation methods for the plant
on the other side.
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Take them out every time you go out walking!
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MEDICINAL
PLANT BOOKS
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Petersons Field Guide to
Medicinal Wild Plants
by S Foster and J Duke |
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Buy
"Peterson's Field Guide to Medicinal Plants"
Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants
and Herbs of Eastern and Central North
America.
This 515 page book is one of the best for those
interested in Medicinal Plants in the the
eastern and central U.S. This new edition
features more than 300 new photos It covers more
than 500 of the 800-plus plants that grow in the
eastern U.S. and have been documented to provide
some medicinal use.
Recommended for Medicinal Identification
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The Complete Medicinal
Herbal by Penelope Ody |
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Buy "The Complete Medicinal Herbal"
In this first fully illustrated
practical guide for the lay audience, the reader
is instructed step-by-step in how to make and
administer ointments, salves, and other
effective treatments for a wide range of
complaints and disorders, from coughs,
headaches, and digestive problems to spiritual
unease and stress. 600 full-color illustrations.
Recommended for Medicinal Preparations
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The New Age
Herbalist by Richard
Mabey |
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Buy "The New Age Herbalist"
A full-color
illustrated glossary of more than 200 herbs,
describing their properties, active ingredients,
and traditional uses around the world
- A guide to
using herbs for scent, for decoration, and
even as chemical-free housekeeping aids
- Tips
on using herbs for skin care and beauty, by
making natural shampoos, lotions, soaps, and
cosmetics
- A
review of culinary herbs, with some unusual
recipes that use familiar herbs in
delightful new ways
- An
examination of the growing science of herbal
healing, discussing herbal remedies --
including stress relievers -- and the
scientific research that validates them
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A complete herb gardening
plan, with advice on choosing symbiotic
herbs, designing and scheduling plantings,
and preserving the harvest by freezing and
drying
Recommended for Medicinal Identification and
Preparation
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Prescription for
Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference
by Phyllis Balch |
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Buy "Prescription for Herbal
Healing"
Open this herbal encyclopedia
before you open your medicine cabinet. This book
may help with illnesses from colds and flu to
chronic fatigue to cancer. You can easily and
quickly look up your ailment or disorder, get a
clear explanation of what may have caused it,
and find a list of herbal options to use in
treating that particular illness or condition.
You will get straightforward
alternatives and establish when and if you
should call a health-care professional.
Prescription for Herbal Healing is a collection
of herbal treatments that are reliable and
understood in scientific terms. It offers
precise herbal "prescriptions" that can be used
to treat an array of health conditions as well
as listing herbs and formulas that can amplify
the benefits of a healthy diet, nutritional
supplementation, and natural healing techniques.
It presents clear information on the
compatibility of herbs with conventional
medication in the treatment of health
conditions.
Recommended for Medicinal Identification and
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POISONOUS
PLANT BOOKS
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Petersons Field Guide to Poisonous Plants
by S Foster and J Duke |
Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal
Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North
America.
This 515 page book is one of the best for those
interested in Medicinal Plants in the the
eastern and central U.S. This new edition
features more than 300 new photos It covers more
than 500 of the 800-plus plants that grow in the
eastern U.S. and have been documented to provide
some medicinal use.
Buy "Peterson's Field Guide to Poisonous
Plants"
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OTHER
PLANT BOOKS
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Native Plants of
the Northeast by
Donald Leopold |
If you've always wanted to garden with
native plants, this book is for you. With
entries for nearly 700 species of native trees,
shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers
from the northeastern quarter of the U.S. and
eastern Canada, its comprehensive horticultural
coverage is unsurpassed by any other single
volume.
The natural ranges of many of the plants
discussed extend beyond the Northeast and the
information on horticultural uses applies to any
garden.
Each plant description includes information
about cultivation and propagation, ranges, and
hardiness. An appendix recommends particular
plants for difficult situations, as well as
attracting butterflies, hummingbirds and other
wildlife. Illustrated throughout with color
photographs.
Buy "Native Plants of the
Northeast"
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Dyes from American Native
Plants by L. Richards
and R. Tyrl |
Richards and Tyrl discuss the science of
color and dyeing, the history of natural dyes,
dye equipment and processing, and the colors
obtained from 158 native North American plant
species that are dissected and their parts
processed and tested with five mordents.
The
result is a collection of more than 4,600 dye
samples presented in a wealth of color
photographs as each of the 158 species and the
exact colors various parts of each plant produce
as well as the experimental conditions that
result in little or no dye color.
Buy "Dyes from American Native Plants"
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Tree
Identification Books
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Tree Leaves of Ohio
(Cleveland Metro Parks)
by Jennifer Brumfield
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This Naturalists Field Guide of
identification of trees in the Northeast and
Eastern United States is one of the easiest to
use , most accurate and has the highest degree
of success in getting you to identify the trees
in your areas. It details the 38 most
popular trees in this area and also illustrates
field markings, scientific, species and common
names of the trees. It even has a "flash
card" section so that you can quiz yourself on
the trees you learn.
We are so confident that you will find this
book one of the best in tree identification we
offer a full money back guarantee on its
purchase price.
Buy "Tree Leaves of Ohio" (Cleveland Metro Parks)
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Trees
Identified by Leaf, Bark & Seed (Fandex Family
Field Guides)
by
Steven M. L. Aronson |
Combining 50 individually die-cut cards
with full-color illustrations, plus hundreds of
intriguing facts, stories, statistics, and
trivia,
that "fan-out" to allow you easy access to all
of the trees for F-A-S-T identification.
It's the easiest and most foolproof tree
identification guide available. Four visual
keys--the die-cut leaf, bark pattern,
distinguishing flower, seed or nut, and photo of
the full tree--and descriptions of height,
shape, habitat, and more combine to give a
complete picture of North America's forest and
backyard trees.
Buy "Trees
Identified by Leaf, Bark & Seed
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Trees of the
Eastern and Central United States
by William Harlow |
Best one-volume guide to 140 native trees and
important escapes. Full descriptions, woodlore,
range, other information. Over 600
illustrations. Handy pocket size. "One of the
best books we have ever seen about trees." —
Woodmen of the World Magazine.
Buy
Trees of the Eastern and Central United States
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SURVIVAL Books
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Bushcraft
by Mors L. Kochanskii |
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Fom Fires to Shelter to Cordage
Concepts to Tree identification this book is one
of the most complete and practical reference
books available. a great reference source book
as well as a primer for those interested in
learning about what it takes to survive in the
wilderness.
Buy
"Bushcraft"
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Animal Tracks of Ohio
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Concise descriptions of the animals
and their tracks are combined with detailed
drawings of the front and back prints, stride
patterns and other important identifying
aspects. Each animal is captured in accurate
black-and-white illustrations, including pattern
and print comparisons. A perfect guide for
teachers, parents, hikers and urban adventurers.
Buy
"Animal Tracks of Ohio"
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Emergency Preparedness
by
Barbara Salsbury |
An excellent "How To Guide" for the
family that wants to "be prepared" for the next
power outage, hurricane, flood or tornado that
will strike your town.
Buy "Emergency Preparedness"
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Homesteading Skills
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Soapmaking
by Norma Coney |
One of the most complete Soapmaking
books on the market. Complete with Step-by-Step
instructions and photographs of Tallow and Lye
Soapmaking (Cold Process). The book also covers
Vegetable Oil based soaps, Milling and a
multitude of recipes for making specialty soaps
Buy "The Complete Soapmaker"
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18 Easy Baskets
by B.J.
Crawford |
Beautifully
photographed and created for the beginner, this
fabulous introductory basketry course, with 18
enticing projects, will have you finishing a
decorative basket the very first weekend. The
book offers time-tested tips for adding bases,
shaping baskets, substituting materials, adding
embellishments and many more tricks.
The projects teach a variety of techniques, each
one building upon the last. Start with a small
Basic Basket that uses 11 key procedures, and
then move on to a charming Market Basket, which
includes an attractive handle. Then try a
Storage Basket, Hanging Letter Basket,
Nantucket-inspired Spiral Twill Basket, or a
Bathroom Catch-All.
Buy "Basketry - 18
Beautiful and Easy Baskets"
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The Magic of Fire: Hearth Cooking: One
Hundred Recipes for the Fireplace or Campfire
by
William Rubel |
Why cook by the hearth
when our modern stoves offer such convenience?
William Rubel's remarkable The Magic of Fire
provides unexpected answers to the question, not
immediately apparent to those interested in
pursuing live-fire cooking and the intense
flavors it produces.
To be sure, the book is
definitive in its exploration of open-hearth
technique; readers learn everything they need to
know about equipment, methods (including ash
baking, ember roasting, and hearthside grilling,
among others), and even about fire itself (it
has various life stages, each best for a
particular cooking task).
Rubel also provides
100 delicious hearthside recipes for fundamental
foods like roasted red peppers, ember-baked
fish, pot roasts, and desserts, including bread
pudding and baked apples--formulas he
conscientiously walks us through.
Buy
"The Magic of Fire: Hearth Cooking"
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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And We Shall Cast Rainbows
Across the Land
by Raymond Reitze |
This is an inspirited book, a guide for living
from our heart and growing our spirit. The
author is a simple, profound man, a master Maine
Guide, a master teacher who answers our deepest
questions. Through his poems and rich stories of
life in the bush, he leads us down a path where
fear is exchanged for love. He models for us
what is possible when we become fully human,
fully spirit.
Buy "And We Shall Cast Rainbows Across
the Land"
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The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle |
Written in clear no-nonsense language "The Power
of Now" offers an plan to those seeking their
next step on their personal path to spiritual
enlightenment.
To make the journey
into the Now we will need to leave our
analytical mind and its false created self, the
ego, behind. From the very first page of this
extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a
significantly higher altitude where we breathe a
lighter air. We become connected to the
indestructible essence of our Being, “The
eternal, ever present One Life beyond the
myriad forms of life that are subject to birth
and death.”
Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart
Tolle uses simple language and an easy question
and answer format to guide us. A word of mouth
phenomenon since its first publication, The
Power of Now is one of those rare books with
the power to create an experience in readers,
one that can radically change their lives for
the better.
One of the best books written since
"Conversations with God".
Buy "The Power of NOW"
on
Cassette Tapes or
CD
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Conversations with God
by Neale Donald Walsh |
Conversations with God
(Book 1)
Buy Book # 1 / Cassette
Tapes / CD
An eye opening best seller that will
answer many of your deep seated questions about
religion, why are you here and where are you
going. In a common sense" question and answer
format Mr. Walsh and "God" provides straight
forward and logical answers to personal
questions and issues.
Conversations with God
(Book 2)
Buy Book # 2 / Cassette /
CD
Neale Walsh and God resume their
discussion and move on to larger more global
topics including raising
children.
Conversations with God
(Book 3)
Buy Book # 3 / Cassette /
CD
Book 3 focuses on issues of cosmic size and
importance, such as the universal truths that
govern reality, the creation and the nature of
the soul, the structure of the various
dimensions of existence-both physical and
nonphysical, the death experience, angels,
UFOs, and heaven and hell. In short, Book 3 is
a complete overview of the metaphysical makeup
of the universe, and God's and humankind's
place in it.
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The Life and Teachings of
the Masters of the Far East
by Baird T.
Spalding |
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book presents an account of of a 3
1/2
year expedition of an eleven party research
group to the Far East in 1894. Many believe
that this book documents the superhuman
"abilities" of Masters that live among us today
and they are the true ones guiding the destiny
of mankind. The causal reader will find the
book "interesting:" while the "seeker" will find
the book both an inspiration as well as a text
book to use on their journey
Buy The Life & Teachings of the Masters
of the Far East (6 set book)
Buy The Life & Teachings of the Masters
of the Far East (Abridged Audio cassette)
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Reiki: The Healing Touch
by William Rand |
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Reiki, the Healing Touch is a 1st degree and
2nd degree Manual for the Japanese Healing
Technique and the Hayashi Healing Guide. Reiki
is a technique that uses the natural energy that
flows through all living things and directs that
energy for the purpose of healing yourself and
others.
Buy the Book "Reiki"
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Shamanic Dream
by Anugma (CD) |
Shamanic Dream is one of Anugama's true
masterpieces. Centered around rhythmic,
low-tempo drum beats that pulsate in a
"heartbeat" manner, Shamanic Dream offers a
profoundly soothing atmosphere for balance and
meditation exercises. The first track, "Shamanic
Dream" is the most percussion-oriented of the
three. Joining the beats are drone-like
synthesizer textures, wispy Shakuhachi flute
wanderings and male vocals that quietly chant
"so be it." The second track of Shamanic Dream,
a journey through the chakras, adds synthesized
ambience, ethereal vocalese and chirping
crickets to the mix. Finally, "Mystical Trance"
features the calming sounds of bamboo flute and
didgeridoo. Beneath the surface, Shamanic Dream
utilizes brainwave frequencies in the theta
range, earth energies of the "C" range and other
therapeutic sound techniques designed to help
you relax more efficiently.- Anugama's Shamanic
Dream is mystical, calming and energy-changing.
Shamanic Dream is a true masterpiece.
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TOM
BROWN BOOKS
(2 Books)
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The Tracker
by Tom Brown Jr. |
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"The Tracker" is the first of a series of
books about Tom Brown, Jr. and his many years
being mentored by an Apache Indian named
Stalking Wolf. live with nature, the
wilderness, and become the expert outdoorsman.
If there is one thing the book emphasizes, it is
that nature need not be mysterious, dangerous,
or foreboding. Once a person works in harmony
with nature, all the fear vanishes, and the only
mystery is discovering new and exciting things
that one had previously missed.
Buy "The Tracker"
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Awakening Spirits
by Tom Brown Jr. |
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In this
book Tom shares with you the spiritual and
meditative techniques taught to him by his
Native American teacher, Stalking Wolf. The
techniques outlined in the book are intended to
be incorporated into you existing religion and
belief system since these techniques are the
common thread that runs through all things.
Awakening Spirits includes advance meditation,
relaxation, healing and communication with
Nature and Spirit.
Buy "Awakening Spirits"
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The Science of Getting
Rich
by
Wallace Wattles |
Wallace D. Wattles
spent a lifetime considering the laws of success
as he found them in the work of the world's
great philosophers. He then turned his life
effort into this simple, slender book - a volume
that he vowed could replace libraries of
philosophy, spirituality, and self-help for the
purpose of attaining one definite goal: a life
of prosperity.
Buy "The Science of Getting Rich"
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