A clear guide to the federal tax rules for rental property and like-kind exchanges, best read with current figures in hand.
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Book Review: On Writing Well, by William Zinsser
The classic guide to clear nonfiction. Cut clutter, think before you write, and sound like yourself.
Book Review: The Power of Why, by C. Richard Weylman
Weylman argues that customers buy for their own reasons, not yours. His interview method is the most useful part of the book.
Book Review: Jewish Theology, by Kaufmann Kohler
A century-old, orderly account of Jewish belief by a Reform rabbi, with rich teaching on repentance, prayer and the God of Abraham.
Book Review: Signing Their Lives Away, by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D’Agnese
Short, lively profiles of all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, including the ones you have never heard of and what signing cost them.
Book Review: The Richest Man in Babylon, by George S. Clason
A century-old book of Babylonian parables that still teaches saving, investing and caution better than most modern money guides.
Book Review: The Golden Bough, by James George Frazer
Frazer’s sprawling survey of magic, ritual and religion is outdated as anthropology but still worth reading. His line between magic and faith stayed with me.
Book Review: The Ultimate Sales Letter, by Dan S. Kennedy
A step-by-step method for sales letters that get read. The research and objection chapters are the strongest parts.
Book Review: Dark Night of the Soul, by John of the Cross
Saint John of the Cross on dryness in prayer. The darkness, he says, is often God’s light too bright for us. A classic for anyone who used to feel God.
Book Review: Walk in Love, by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe
A plain, warm guide to what Episcopalians believe and why we worship the way we do. The book I now hand to newcomers.