100 Best Rules Books of All Time

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Rules

Cynthia Lord

5.0
Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"-in order to stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic boy, and Kris
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Jordan B. Peterson

4.7
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.

Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awa
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Library Lion

Michelle Knudsen, Kevin Hawkes

4.6
An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library.

Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visi
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No, David!

David Shannon

4.6
When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of a little kid who broke all his mother's rules. He chewed with his mouth open (and full of food), he jumped on the furniture, and he broke his mother's vase! As a result, all David ever heard his mother say was "No, David!" Here is his story.
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David Goes to School

David Shannon

4.5
David's teacher has her hands full. From running in the halls to chewing gum in class, David's high-energy antics fill each schoolday with trouble—and are sure to bring a smile to even the best-behaved reader.
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems

4.5
When the driver leaves the bus temporarily, he gives the reader just one instruction: Don't let the pigeon drive the bus! But, boy, that pigeon tries every trick in the book to get in that driving seat: he whines, wheedles, fibs and flatters. Will you let him drive? Told entirely in speech bubbles, this is a brilliantly original book.
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Officer Buckle and Gloria

Peggy Rathmann

4.4
"Besides the beguiling story, the affable illustrations of the smiling Gloria, the accidental mayhem in the background, and the myriad safety tips -- such as 'always pull the toothpick out of your sandwhich' and 'never lick a stop sign in the winter' -- add to the enjoyment. A glorious picture book." -- The Horn Book"Rathmann is a quick rising star in the world of chidren's books. In this book, sh
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)

Lois Lowry

4.3
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)

Wizards RPG Team

4.3

Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game

The Player’s Handbook® is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons® roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more.

Use this book to create exciting characters from among the most iconic D&D
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)

Wizards of the Coast

4.3
A menagerie of deadly monsters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game

The Monster Manual presents a horde of classic Dungeons & Dragons creatures, including dragons, giants, mind flayers, and beholders–a monstrous feast for Dungeon Masters ready to challenge their players and populate their adventures.

The monsters contained herein are culled from the D&D game’s illustrious history, with easy-to-
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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief

Henry M Robert

4.3
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, In Brief was first published in 2005 to meet the need for a simple and short book on parliamentary procedure. This second edition of In Brief is now updated and revised to match the new full edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, also published this year.Written by the same authorship team behind the officially sanctioned Robert’s Rules of Or
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The Rules of Magic

Alice Hoffman

4.3
Find your magic

For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man.

Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautifu
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Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals

Saul David Alinsky

4.3

First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas

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Rules of Summer

Shaun Tan

4.3
Combining humour and surreal fantasy, Shaun Tan pictures a summer in the lives of two boys. Each spread tells of an event and the lesson learned. By turns, these events become darker and more sinister as the boys push their games further and further.
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Julia's House for Lost Creatures

Ben Hatke

4.3
When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood except how quiet it is! So Julia puts a sign up: "Julia's House for Lost Creatures." Soon she's hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. Quiet isn't a problem anymore for Julia...but getting her housemates to behave themselves is!

The simple, sweet text of this picture book by New York Times
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Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG)

Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, John Snyder, Paul Carrick

4.2
CALL OF CTHULHU is Chaosium's classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror in which ordinary people are confronted by the terrifying and alien forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. CALL OF CTHULHU uses Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying System, easy to learn and quick to play. This bestseller has won dozens of game-industry awards and is a member of the Academy of Adventure Game Design Hall of Fame. In 2001
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A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4)

Louise Penny

4.2
"What happened here last night isn't allowed," said Madame Dubois.
It was such an extraordinary thing to say it stopped the ravenous Inspector Beauvoir from taking another bite of his roast beef on baguette.
"You have a rule against murder?" he asked.
"I do. When my husband and I bought the Bellechasse we made a pact....Everything that stepped foot on this land would be safe."

It is the height of summ
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Wizards RPG Team

4.2
Explore a plethora of fantastic new rules options for both players and Dungeon Masters in this supplement for the world's greatest roleplaying game

The Xanathar...
Waterdeep's most infamous crime lord, and a beholder to boot...
You'd be shocked to discover just how much he knows about you...
Yes, you... adventurers.

Assembled here for the first time is new information on adventurers of every stripe. In
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Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)

Margaret Peterson Haddix, Cliff Nielsen

4.2
SHADOW CHILDREN

Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.

Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowe
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What If Everybody Did That?

Ellen Javernick

4.2
If you drop just one soda can out the window, it’s no big deal…right? But what if everybody did that? What if everybody broke the rules…and spoke during story time, didn’t wash up, or splashed too much at the pool? Then the world would be a mess. But what if everybody obeyed the rules so that the world would become a better place? Using humorous illustrations rendered in mixed media, these questio
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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-To-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes

Jane Straus, Lester Kaufman, et al.

4.2
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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 11th edition

Henry Robert

4.2
The only authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure, with new and enhanced features, including how to conduct electronic meetings

Robert's Rules of Order is the book on parliamentary procedure for parliamentarians and anyone involved in an organization, association, club, or group and the authoritative guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings and assembli
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The Rules Of Engagement: The Art of Strategic Prayer and Spiritual Warfare

Cindy Trimm

4.2
Beat the devil at his own game and wage warfare with confidence!
There is a spiritual battle going on, and prayer warrior and intercessor Cindy Trimm has given you a manual to wage effective warfare. The Rules of Engagement helps you recognize the spirits that operate in the kingdom of darkness and gives you declarations for engaging them armed with God’s power and authority.
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The Stranger Beside Me: The Shocking Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy

Ann Rule

4.2
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.

Meeting in 1971 at a Seattle crisis clinic, Ann Rule and Ted B
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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

Karen Beaumont, David Catrow

4.2
A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green . . . everywhere. To the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," one creative kid floods his world with color, painting first the walls, then the ceiling, then HIMSELF! Before this feisty artist is through, he'll have painted his head, back, hands, legs, feet, and . . . Oh no--here comes Mama!

Karen Beaumont's zippy text and David Cat
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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen, John Schoenherr

4.2
Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.

But there is no answer.

Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there is.

Distin
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Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)

John Sandford

4.2
The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep police befuddled. Each clever move he makes is another point of pride. But when the brilliant Lieutenant Lucas Davenport--a dedicated cop and a serial killer's worst nightmare--is brought in to take up th
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Interrupting Chicken

David Ezra Stein

4.2
Awarded a 2011 Caldecott Honor!

A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken’s habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head.


It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story —and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself! Whether the tale is HANSEL AND GRETEL or LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD or even CHICKEN LITTLE
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David Gets In Trouble

David Shannon

4.2
Caldecott Honor artist and bestseller David Shannon make readers laugh aloud in this next story about the troublemaking David!
"When David gets in trouble, he always says . . . 'NO! It's not my fault! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!'" Whatever the situation, David's got a good excuse. And no matter what he's done "wrong," it's never really his fault.

Soon, though, David realizes that making e
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Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish

Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld

4.2
A joyful picture book that celebrates every kid's favorite day of the year, full of adorable art from the illustrator of Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site and I Wish You More.

The most important rule is #1: It must be your birthday.

After that's been established, a crew of hilarious animals help picture book pros Tom Lichtenheld and Beth Ferry take readers through a joyous romp that covers the m
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Rules of the House

Mac Barnett, Matt Myers

4.2
Ian always follows the rules. His sister, Jenny, breaks them all the time-especially "Don't pinch." So Ian is thrilled when the house where his family is vacationing posts a tidy list of rules. But when Jenny breaks them all, the house itself decides it's time for payback. The rug, the stove, and the bathtub are hungry for rulebreaker soup, and they've found the perfect ingredient: Jenny!

Now Ian
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Do Unto Otters: A Book about Manners

Laurie Keller

4.2
Mr. Rabbit's new neighbors are Otters. OTTERS! But he doesn't know anything about Otters. Will they get along? Will they be friends? Just treat otters the same way you'd like them to treat you, advises wise Mr. Owl. And so begins Mr. Rabbit's reflection on good manners.

In her smart, quirky style Laurie Keller highlights how to be a good friend and neighbor--just follow the Golden Rule! This title
Robert's Rules for Motorcycle Clubs: "Running Church the Right Way!" (Motorcycle Clubs Bible - How to Run Your MC) book cover33

Robert's Rules for Motorcycle Clubs: "Running Church the Right Way!" (Motorcycle Clubs Bible - How to Run Your MC)

Mr. John E. Bunch II

4.2

In motorcycle clubs, church isn't just a meeting—it's where decisions are made, brotherhood is tested, and the club's future is shaped. Too often, passion turns into chaos: shouting matches, rushed votes, politics, and resentment that tears clubs apart.Robert's Rules of Order for Motorcycle Clubs: Running Church the Right Way changes that.Written by Black Dragon—a former National President with ne

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You Are The Team: 6 Simple Ways Teammates Can Go From Good To Great

Michael G. Rogers

4.2
Traditionally books written about teams have focused on helping leaders improve teamwork. "You Are the Team" is focused on helping members of your teams commit to and improve teamwork. This is a book for your entire team, not just the leader. You Are the Team inspires teammates to: -Serve each other -Put others and the team first -Tell the truth and be transparent -Keep commitments -Be direct and
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Small Sacrifices

Ann Rule

4.2
Ann Rule's shocking and powerful account of the destructive forces that drove Diane Downs, a beautiful young mother, to shoot her three young children in cold blood.
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Digital Parenting by the Ages

Ben Halpert, Jennifer Dylan

4.2

ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Infants and ToddlersChapter 2: Preschool through 2nd GradeChapter 3: 3rd through 5th GradeChapter 4: 6th through 8th GradeChapter 5: 9th through 12th GradeAbout Savvy Cyber KidsGrowing up in a digital world, our children are adopting technologies—touching, seeing and interacting with them, and ultimately, understanding the world through the lens of these tools—at you

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Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!

Phil Town

4.2
Before I became “Phil Town, teacher of investing principles to more than 500,000 people a year,” I was a lot like you: someone who viewed individual stock investing as way too hard to do successfully. As a guy who barely made a living as a river guide, I considered the whole process pretty impenetrable, and I was convinced that to do it right you had to make it a full-time job. Me, I was more inte
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Rules of Civility

Amor Towles

4.2
On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar with her boardinghouse roommate stretching three dollars as far as it will go when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker with royal blue eyes and a tempered smile, happens to sit at the neighboring table. This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a yearlong journey from
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The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)

Lemony Snicket, Tim Curry

4.2
Dear Reader,

You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages. I can think of no single reason why anyone would want to ope
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Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)

Terry Goodkind

4.1
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more.

His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that
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This Moose Belongs to Me

Oliver Jeffers

4.1
Wilfred owned a moose. He hadn't always owned a moose. The moose came to him a while ago and he knew, just KNEW, that it was meant to be his. He thought he would call him Marcel.

Most of the time Marcel is very obedient, abiding by the many rules of How to Be a Good Pet. But imagine Wilfred's surprise when one dark day, while deep in the woods, someone else claims the moose as their own...
Boards, Committees, and Commissions - The First Step into Public Service: A Practical Guide to Serving Your Community (Why Local Matters: The Public Service Series) book cover42

Boards, Committees, and Commissions - The First Step into Public Service: A Practical Guide to Serving Your Community (Why Local Matters: The Public Service Series)

Muir W Boda

4.1

Boards, Committees, and Commissions: The First Step into Public Service is a practical, empowering guide for everyday residents who want to make a difference in their communities—whether you're stepping into public service for the first time or seeking to deepen your impact.Local government is where democracy meets the sidewalk. It’s where decisions about housing, parks, safety, and public program

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Frostgrave: Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City

Joseph A. McCullough, Dmitry Burmak

4.1
Amidst the frozen ruins of an ancient city, wizards of different creeds are locked in a ferocious struggle. Each of them must seek to discover the treasures of a fallen empire and master long-forgotten but incredibly powerful magical lore. Each player takes on the role of a wizard from one of ten schools of magic, and builds his band of followers. While the wizard's apprentice will usually accompa
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I Heard You Lost a Tooth!: Tooth Fairy Log Book

Hennessey Publications

4.1

Is your child worried about losing their first tooth? This book was designed to make the experience less daunting for them and add a little FUN!As well as the date, it also provides space for your child (or you on their behalf) to write how they lost their tooth (there always seems to be an original story behind each tooth), color in which tooth they lost (helpful for you to keep track), a space f

The Art Of Saying NO: How To Stand Your Ground, Reclaim Your Time And Energy, And Refuse To Be Taken For Granted (Without Feeling Guilty!) book cover45

The Art Of Saying NO: How To Stand Your Ground, Reclaim Your Time And Energy, And Refuse To Be Taken For Granted (Without Feeling Guilty!)

Damon Zahariade

4.1
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The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

Sam Smith

4.1
NBA Hall of Fame columnist Sam Smith had unlimited access to the team and its players during their championship 1991-92 season, which he details in the new introduction, along with candid revelations about his sources, and the reaction from Michael, his teammates, the media, and the fans when the book blasted onto the bestseller lists in 1992 (where it stayed for three months).

With more than a mil
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The New Rules for Love, Sex, and Dating

Andy Stanley

4.1
“Are you the person the person you are looking for is looking for?"

—Andy Stanley



Single? Looking for the "right person"? Thinking that if you met the "right person" everything would turn out "right"? Think again.



In TheNew Rules For Love, Sex & Dating, Andy Stanley explores the challenges, assumptions, and land mines associated with dating in the twenty-first century. Best of all, he offers the m
Top Sellers Dropshipping Suppliers Revealed!!!: 2019 Top Notch- No Fee Dropshipping Wholesale Suppliers List book cover48

Top Sellers Dropshipping Suppliers Revealed!!!: 2019 Top Notch- No Fee Dropshipping Wholesale Suppliers List

Felicia Johnson

4.1
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Dungeon World

Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel

4.1
Combining high-action dungeon crawling with cutting-edge rules, Dungeon World is a roleplaying game of fantasy adventure. You and your friends will explore a land of magic and danger in the roles of adventurers searching for fame, gold, and glory.

Dungeon World rules are easy to learn and always drive the story forward in unexpected ways. A missed roll is never a dead end--failure introduces new co
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Numenera Corebook

Monte Cook Games

4.1
Numenara is a science fantasy roleplaying game set in the far distant future. Humanity lives amid the remnants of eight great civilizations that have risen and fallen on Earth. These are the people of the Ninth World. This new world is filled with remnants of all the former worlds: bits of nanotechnology, the dataweb threaded among still-orbiting satellites, bio-engineered creatures, and myriad st
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Pig In Jeans Learns Manners

Brenda Li

4.1

Want to raise a child with great manners?Want your child to show respect, gratitude and kindness?This book covers the best manners every child should know - delivered in a hilarious story!• What are the DOs and DON'Ts in manners?• How do good manners make you and others feel?• How does it affect others when you don't say "please", "thank you", "excuse me" and "sorry"?Children will learn:• Basic ta

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Core Rulebook

Jason Bulmahn

4.1
Enter a fantastic world of adventure!

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game puts you in the role of a brave adventurer fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. Will you cut your way through monster-filled ruins and cities rife with political intrigue to emerge as a famous hero laden with fabulous treasure, or will you fall victim to treacherous traps and fiendish monsters in a forgotten du
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Rules of Engagement: How to Win at Dining with Clients and Other Important People

Cheryl Walker-Robertson

4.1
In a rapid changing world, the way we do business can be daunting. Basic rules of engagement are universal and social skills are the saving grace in many interactions. In Rules of Engagement, the author coaches readers through a playbook of etiquette essentials for establishing positive first and last impressions. Knowing what to do during a business dinner is just as important as knowing what not
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A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #1)

Ann Rule

4.1
Ann Rule's Crime Files books have delivered the very best in true crime reading since A Rose for Her Grave, first in the acclaimed series, made its debut. Distinguished by the former Seattle policewoman's razor-sharp eye for telling detail and her penetrating analysis of the criminal mind, this gripping collection of accounts drawn from her personal files features the twisting case of Randy Roth,
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The Cider House Rules

John Irving

4.1
"AN OLD-FASHIONED, BIG-HEARTED NOVEL . . . with its epic yearning caught in the 19th century, somewhere between Trollope and Twain . . . The rich detail makes for vintage Irving."
--The Boston Sunday Globe
"The Cider House Rules is filled with people to love and to feel for. . . . The characters in John Irving's novel break all the rules, and yet they remain noble and free-spirited. Victims of trage
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Toys, Tools, Guns & Rules: A Children's Book about Gun Safety

Julie Golob and Nancy Batra

4.1
We talk to kids about the dangers of fire, drugs, strangers, drowning, and more-but not about guns. There are hundreds of millions of guns in the United States alone. We must talk with our children about guns and firearm safety to protect them and help prevent deaths and injuries. World champion professional shooter, firearms instructor, and mother Julie Golob helps you start this crucial conversa
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250 Days of Epigrammatic Thoughts

Dr Glenn Lee

4.1
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If You Really Loved Me

Ann Rule

4.1
There was only one way to please her father: Murder his wife....

David Brown was the consummate entrepreneur: a computer wizard and millionaire by age thirty-two. When his beautiful young wife was shot to death as she slept, Brown's fourteen-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, confessed to killing her stepmother. The California courts sentenced her harshly: twenty-four years to life. But in the wake of
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

Carmen Agra Deedy, Eugene Yelchin

4.1
La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right.

So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle!

But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos about this mayor's silly rules. Instead, he does what roosters were born to do.

He sings:
"Kee-kee-ree-KEE!"
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How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?

Jane Yolen, Mark Teague

4.1
Everyone's favorite dinosaurs are back - and this time they are going to school. More fun dinosaur antics await. These prehistoric pupils are in a class of their own!
As in their previous books, Jane Yolen and Mark Teague capture children's rambunctious natures with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures.
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Notes and Comments on Robert's Rules

Jon L Ericson

4.1
Although Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised serves with distinction as the parliamentary authority, it too often seems intimidating and confusing to those who must use it. In this book, Jon L. Ericson seeks to clarify, not simplify, Robert’s Rules. He stresses that members of an organization must discover that they are not controlled by, but have a choice of—and may, in fact, even modify—the ru
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My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius

Lynn Toler

4.1
In this unique, profoundly inspirational memoir, Divorce Court star Judge Lynn Toler shares her mother’s wisdom for learning to conquer anger and become immune to insult. Toler credits her mother’s “rules” for life – a life that saw her grow up the daughter of a poor teen mother and endure a husband who suffered mental illness and alcoholism – with providing the grounding for her own success and h
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Win First, Celebrate Second

Charles R. Davis Jr.

4.1
Before you start to celebrate, remember that you need to win first. Winning is an important part of life whether it is in sports, business, school, or personal success. This book speaks about why winning is important in life. A lot of us have celebrated too early and did not commit to winning before celebrating a victory. There are many different distractions in life. There are many things that wi
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Tea Party Rules

Ame Dyckman, K. G. Campbell

4.1
When he follows his nose through the woods, Cub discovers a backyard tea party…with cookies! He is just about to dig in when the hostess of the tea party shows up. And she has several strong opinions on how Tea Party must be played. Cub tries to follow her rules . . . but just how much can one bear take, even for cookies?

A laugh-out-loud funny look at the required give-and-take of playtime, Tea P
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First We Have Coffee

Margaret Jensen

4.1
Jensen's poignant and humorous stories about growing up in an immigrant Norwegian Baptist home are filled with godly wisdom, heartaches, and nostalgia. First We Have Coffee has sold more than 250,000 copies. Reprint.
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The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome

Jennifer Cook O'Toole

4.1
Being a teen or tween isn't easy for anyone but it can be especially tough for Asperkids. Jennifer O'Toole knows; she was one! This book is a top secret guide to all of the hidden social rules in life that often seem strange and confusing to young people with Asperger syndrome.


The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers witty and wise insights into baffling social codes such as making and
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Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?

Ann Rule

4.1
The author of eight New York Times bestsellers, Ann Rule first won nationwide acclaim with The Stranger Beside Me, about serial killer Ted Bundy. Her Crime Files volumes, based on fascinating case histories, have assured her reputation as our premier chronicler of crime. Now the former Seattle policewoman brings us the horrific account of a charismatic man adored by beautiful and brilliant women w
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Robert’s Rules of Order: The Original Guide to Parliamentary Procedur

Henry M Robert III

4.1

Robert’s Rules of Order: The Original Guide to Parliamentary ProcedureStep into the timeless world of effective and organized decision-making with the original edition of Robert's Rules of Order by Brigadier General Henry M. Robert. First published in 1876, this landmark guide offers foundational principles of parliamentary procedure that continue to shape meetings and assemblies worldwide.Why Cho

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The I-5 Killer

Ann Rule

4.1
As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all--a star athlete, good looks, and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew
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One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)

Sarah MacLean

4.1
The second in the incredible new Rules of Scoundrels series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean.

Lady Philippa Marbury is odd. The bespectacled, brilliant fourth daughter of the Marquess of Needham and Dolby cares more for books than balls, flora than fashion and science than the season. Nearly engaged to Lord Castleton, Pippa wants to explore the scandalous parts of London she's n
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Lust Killer

Ann Rule

4.1
When young women begin mysteriously disappearing in Oregon, Police Lieutenant James Stovall leads a relentless search for a killer. With little evidence available, and the public screaming for answers, he must find a remorseless, brutal killer whose identity will shock them all ...

One by one the young women vanished without a trace ...

Pretty Linda Slawson disappeared while trying to make a living
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Circle

Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen

4.1
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle.

This book is about Circle. This book is also about Circle's friends, Triangle and Square. Also it is about a rule that Circle makes, and how she has to rescue Triangle when he breaks that rule.
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Big Red Lollipop

Rukhsana Khan, Sophie Blackall

4.1
Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince Ami that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. So both girls go, and not only does Sana demand to win every game, but after the party she steals Rubina's prized party favor, a red lollipop. What's a fed-up b
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Legend of the Five Rings RPG (4th Edition)

Shawn Carman, Robert Hobart, Jim Pinto

4.1
The Emerald Empire of Rokugan demands much of its samurai: service to one’s lord, service to one’s Clan, and service to one’s Emperor. Bushido’s staunch and unyielding code of conduct binds samurai to duty, strengthening their character and defining their choices. While some samurai serve the greater good, others use the strictures of Bushido to manipulate the lower ranks and advance their own pow
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Late for School!

Stephanie Calmenson, Sachiko Yoshikawa

4.1

Oh no! Mr. Bungles has overslept and he's going to be late for school. Teachers aren't supposed to be late! Poor Mr. Bungles tries rushing off in his car, the train, and even a hot air balloon, but nothing works. The clock is still ticking. What will he try next?

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The End of the Dream: The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up (Crime Files, #5)

Ann Rule

4.1
AS SEEN ON 48 HOURS -- AN EXPLOSIVE ACCOUNT OF LETHAL GREED AND TWISTED DESIRE, FROM THE FILES OF AMERICA'S #1 TRUE CRIME WRITER, ANN RULE
They were best friends, four talented and charismatic young men who lived charmed lives among the evergreens of Washington state: Kevin, the artist; Steve, the sculptor; Scott, the nature lover and unabashed ladies' man; and Mark, the musician and poet. With th
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Noodlephant

Jacob Kramer, K-Fai Steele

4.1
Famous for her pasta parties, Noodlephant is shocked when the law-loving kangaroos decide noodles are only for them!

Noodlephant won’t let this stand―Noodlephants can’t survive on sticks and branches, after all. Determined to do something to push back against an unjust law, she and her friends invent a machine that transforms pens into penne, pillows into ravioli, and radiators into radiatori. Wit
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The Self-Empowering Sleep Book: Solutions Gained From Experience - A Decisive Method for Insomnia Relief and Sleep Disorders. Uncover How and Why We Can Sleep Better, Smarter

Delbert Curtis

4.1
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Freedom Wherever We Go: A Buddhist Monastic Code for the Twenty-first Century

Thich Nhat Hanh

4.0
A fascinating resource for Buddhist practitioners and non-Buddhists alike, Freedom Wherever We Go takes the centuries-old Buddhist monastic guidelines of conduct and updates them for the twenty-first century.

This is the first time in Thich Nhat Hanh's Vietnamese tradition that this text is made available to the general public. It will nourish the practice of all practitioners by allowing insight a
The Guerrilla Guide to Robert's Rules: In-the-Trenches Tactics for Getting Your Way Without Giving Up Your Values book cover80

The Guerrilla Guide to Robert's Rules: In-the-Trenches Tactics for Getting Your Way Without Giving Up Your Values

Nancy Sylvester

4.0
81

Never Swipe a Bully's Bear (Roscoe Riley Rules, #2)

Katherine Applegate and Brian Biggs

4.0
Newbery Medal–winning and bestselling author Katherine Applegate’s hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker returns with a fresh new look from artist Brian Biggs!

When Roscoe’s stuffed pig, Hamilton, goes missing, he is convinced that Wyatt, the class bully, is responsible. When Roscoe finds out where Wyatt keeps his teddy bear, he decides to give that pignapper a taste of his
Robert's Rules of Order: Masonic Edition book cover82

Robert's Rules of Order: Masonic Edition

Michael R. Poll

4.0
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The Boston Rob Rulebook: Strategies for Life

Robert C. Mariano, Cassie M. Brkich, et al.

4.0
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No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules of Scoundrels, #3)

Sarah MacLean

4.0
A rogue ruined...

He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her wedding. With no memory of that fateful night, Temple has reigned over the darkest of London’s corners for twelve years, wealthy and powerful, but beyond redemption. Until one night, Mara resurfaces, offering the one thing he’s dreamed of... absolution.

A lady returned...

Mara planned never to return to the worl
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Jo Frost's Toddler Rules: Your 5-Step Guide to Shaping Proper Behavior

Jo Frost

4.0
SILVER MEDAL WINNER, NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS AWARDS

From the beloved TV disciplinarian and bestselling author of Supernanny comes an amazingly simple five-step program of Toddler Rules to help parents tame tantrums, prevent bad behavior, and create long-term peace and stability in the home.


Jo Frost has always had a natural gift for connecting with kids, and for helping parents navigate mile
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Don't Cross the Line!

Isabel Minhos Martins, Bernardo Carvalho

4.0
This slapstick postmodern tale is also a profound statement about dictatorship and peaceful revolution, from an award-winning author/illustrator team.
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The Rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life

Richard Templar

4.0
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Golf Rules Quick Reference 2019

Yves C. Ton-That

4.0
89

Isabelle & Isabella's Little Book of Rules

Laurence Ye

4.0
It’s easier to follow rules if you make them yourself. This collection of kid-authored, kid-approved guidelines for living makes a great gift for the child inside of everyone.

Ten-year-old Isabelle and her eight-year-old cousin Isabella have a few tips for living life. Well, maybe more than a few. Begun as a guide for Isabelle’s younger sister, the girls’ list quickly grew, and soon more than 150 r
A Rulebook for Arguments book cover90

A Rulebook for Arguments

Anthony Weston

4.0
From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before.

This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates that provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking in
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Ninja Bunny

Jennifer Gray Olson

4.0
A fresh, funny, and hip picture book about a little bunny who wants to be…a ninja!

How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA:
· Rule #1. You must always work alone.
· Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations.
· Rule #3. A super awesome ninja must: possess incredible strength, achieve invisibility, master the skill of climbing, gain the ability to fly….

Our little bunny is
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Posh Overnight: The 10 Pillars of Social Etiquette

Maryanne Parker

4.0
Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #16) book cover93

Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #16)

Ann Rule

4.0
#1 New York Times bestselling author and queen of true crime Ann Rule’s sixteenth volume in her True Crime Files series, Deadly Neighbors delves into the unsolved case of a billionaire’s son mysteriously falling off a balcony to his death and more.

In July 2011, billionaire Jonah Shacknai’s Coronado, California, mansion was the setting for two horrifying deaths only days apart—his young son’s plung
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Bella's Rules

Elissa Haden Guest, Abigail Halpin

4.0
In the vein of Eloise and Marley, here's an adorable tale of two well-intentioned rule breakers who show each other how friends deserve to be treated

Bella knows her family's rules by heart, but she much prefers her own: Candy for breakfast, no hair-washing, and no such thing as bedtime. And then . . . Bella the wild child gets a new pet! At first, Bella and Puppy are the very best of friends. But
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Jealousy: How To Overcome Jealousy, Insecurity and Trust Issues - Save Your Relationship, Love Life and Emotions

Sofia Price

4.0
ARE YOU TRAPPED IN A VICIOUS CYCLE OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS? DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO FREE YOURSELF FROM THE NEGATIVITY THAT IS SEEMINGLY HOLDING YOU BACK?

I bet you do. It is never easy having to live with negative emotions, and jealousy is one of those feelings that can only eat away at your peace of mind if you let it. There must have been a time when you considered jealousy to be something mino
Preservation of Elegance: Tools for Elegant Living book cover96

Preservation of Elegance: Tools for Elegant Living

Deidre Vick

4.0

With warmth and wit, Preservation of Elegance moves through the language of manners, hospitality, social grace, and gracious living while guiding and inspiring readers to develop confidence and build a healthy self-image. Offering a refreshing vision of modern grace rooted in tradition, Preservation of Elegance restores civility's charm, and celebrates the essential timelessness of elegance and ho

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Click, Clack, Quack to School!

Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin

4.0
They can stand in line (sort of), use indoor voices (perhaps), and are capable of sharing (rumor has it), so the Click Clack critters are ready for school…but is school ready for them? A charming addition to the award-winning Click, Clack series from the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott winning team who brought you Click, Clack, Moo and Click, Clack, Surprise!

Farmer Brown has been invited
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The Mine-O-Saur

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, David H. Clark

4.0
A group of dinosaurs is playing in the school yard when the Mine-o-saur arrives. He snatches all the toys, grabs all the snacks, and hoards the blocks. Soon enough, no one wants to play with him. What will it take for the Mine-o-saur to realize that what he really wants are friends? Full color.
According to Hoyle: The Up-To-Date Edition of the World-Famous Book on Rules of Games book cover99

According to Hoyle: The Up-To-Date Edition of the World-Famous Book on Rules of Games

Richard L. Frey

4.0
"A must for anyone who wants to play a game and play it correctly."
Charles H. Goren
Whether you play card games, dice games, parlor games, word games, chess, checker, backgammon, or solitaire games, here is a comprehensive, up-to-date book with the complete rules of your favorite games of skill and chance. ACCORDING TO HOYLE gives not only the rules but expert advice on winning, too.
Handwriting Practice Workbook for Adults: Improve Penmanship with the Alphabet, Words, Positive Affirmations, Gratitude Log, Numbers, and More! book cover100

Handwriting Practice Workbook for Adults: Improve Penmanship with the Alphabet, Words, Positive Affirmations, Gratitude Log, Numbers, and More!

Positive Pages Publishing

4.0

This penmanship workbook for adults is an excellent way for adults to finetune their penmanship with tracing exercises and handwriting practice. This adult handwriting practice workbook will help you improve your handwriting by allowing you to practice the alphabet, positive words, short positive affirmations, a gratitude log, and numbers, all while progressively writing using smaller font sizes.