In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu with the sole intention of returning home after competing in a trans-Pacific race. To get to California, he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast "oceanic desert" where winds are sl[...]
Beginning with his final departure from Neverland, Untouchable takes listeners through Jackson's final four years, as he shuttled from California to the Middle East, Ireland, Asia, the East Coast, and Las Vegas, planning to recapture his wealth and reputation with a comeback album and a series of fi[...]
Beginning with his final departure from Neverland, Untouchable takes listeners through Jackson's final four years, as he shuttled from California to the Middle East, Ireland, Asia, the East Coast, and Las Vegas, planning to recapture his wealth and reputation with a comeback album and a series of fi[...]
The Facts is the unconventional autobiography of a writer who has reshaped our idea of fiction a work of compelling candor and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. Philip Roth concentrates on five episodes from his life: his secure city chi[...]
Why do so many investors make the same mistakes repeatedly ? being too bullish or too bearish at just the wrong times? Because they forget. Forgetting pain is an instinct ? humans have evolved that way to better cope with the problems of survival. But for the complex and often counterintuitive world[...]
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience such violent and frightening mood swings that they often fear for their sanity. They can be euphoric one moment, despairing and depressed the next. There are an estimated 18 million sufferers of BPD living in America today ? each displayin[...]
The solution in each case was a focus on customer experience, the most powerful ? and misunderstood ? element of corporate strategy today. Customer experience is, quite simply, how your customers perceive their every interaction with your company. It's a fundamental business driver. Here's proof: ov[...]
The solution in each case was a focus on customer experience, the most powerful ? and misunderstood ? element of corporate strategy today. Customer experience is, quite simply, how your customers perceive their every interaction with your company. It's a fundamental business driver. Here's proof: ov[...]
In this delightful, acclaimed bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational?and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do w[...]
Tallahassee, Florida Sabrina Galloway is one of the top scientists at EchoEnergy - a company that has made a successful breakthrough in the quest for an alternative fuel. There is the promise of a cleaner tomorrow, and the economic impact on world markets could be staggering. But in the euphoria of [...]
Hope Dunne has carved out a name for herself as a top photographer, known the joys of marriage and motherhood and the heartbreak of loss. In her chic SoHo loft, Hope is content with her life, finding serenity and beauty through the lens of her camera. She isn't looking for a man or excitement. But t[...]
In a quiet seaside town near Genoa, experts gather for a linguistics conference. One speaker, Philipp Perlmann, is recently widowed and, struggling to contend with his grief, is unable to write his keynote address. As the hour approaches, an increasingly desperate Perlmann decides to plagiarize the [...]
In a quiet seaside town near Genoa, experts gather for a linguistics conference. One speaker, Philipp Perlmann, is recently widowed and, struggling to contend with his grief, is unable to write his keynote address. As the hour approaches, an increasingly desperate Perlmann decides to plagiarize the [...]
Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relatio[...]
The scent is unmistakable ? gardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he's recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a[...]
This is the real story of the Beatles? harrowing rise to fame: focusing on that 7-year stretch from the time the boys met as teenagers in the 50's to early 1964, when the Fab Four prepared to invade America. From the boys? humble beginnings in Liverpool, to the cellars of Hamburg, When They Were Boy[...]
This is the real story of the Beatles? harrowing rise to fame: focusing on that 7-year stretch from the time the boys met as teenagers in the 50's to early 1964, when the Fab Four prepared to invade America. From the boys? humble beginnings in Liverpool, to the cellars of Hamburg, When They Were Boy[...]
This is the real story of the Beatles? harrowing rise to fame: focusing on that 7-year stretch from the time the boys met as teenagers in the 50's to early 1964, when the Fab Four prepared to invade America. From the boys? humble beginnings in Liverpool, to the cellars of Hamburg, When They Were Boy[...]
?Moral Tribes is a masterpiece?a landmark work brimming with originality and insight that also happens to be wickedly fun to read. The only disappointing thing about this book is that it ends.? -Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology, Harvard University; author of the international bestseller Stumb[...]
Jim McCann has spent his career talking. For McCann, the founder and CEO of the world's leading florist, 1-800-Flowers.com, being open and ready to speak to a variety of audiences is his most powerful leadership tool. In Talk Is (Not ) Cheap, McCann illustrates how the art of conversation leadership[...]
Beginning with his final departure from Neverland, Untouchable takes listeners through Jackson's final four years, as he shuttled from California to the Middle East, Ireland, Asia, the East Coast, and Las Vegas, planning to recapture his wealth and reputation with a comeback album and a series of fi[...]
In this delightful, acclaimed bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational?and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do w[...]
From the award-winning author of "Wrestling with Moses" comes a fascinating, accessible biography of the most important architect of the twentieth century. "Modern Man" is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier a man who invented new ways of building and thinking. "Modern Man" is a penetrating psychol[...]