From the man the Wall Street Journal hailed as "the guru of Revenue Management" comes revolutionary ways to recover from the after effects of downsizing and refocus your business on
Raffi's signature song and the top seller in his Songs to Read series, Baby Beluga is now available in a quality board book edition perfect for his youngest fans.
In this riveting account of historical and archaeological investigation, the authors present hard evidence that the Sphinx, the Pyramids, and the other monuments at Giza are of far more ancient origin
The author of the sports classic The Curse of the Bambino relates the history and lore of one of the world's most celebrated sports franchises, the Boston Red Sox, and their beloved and venerable home
Completely different from any other book of marks ever published, this dictionary provides the quickest way to identify American, English, and European porcelain. Once a piece is identified, research
The Rothschilds, the bankers to kings, were among the world's paramount financial powers in the nineteenth century, and their wealth remains the stuff of legend. The French Rothschilds is an award-win
A revised edition of the encouraging and comprehensive guide to the latest medical, psychological, and sociological finding on all aspects of caring for two or more infants at a time. "...A v
Good Hair is more than a guide to having good hair without relying on harsh treatments and chemicals; it is a funny, folksy, personal, and very wise reflection on the powerful role that hair can play
A radical environmentalist and co-founder of Earth First! advocates the necessity for taking decisive, concrete, and immediate action against environmental destruction
We all want the best possible starts in life for our children, and one of the best possible starts in life, educationally, is the "method" pioneered by Maria Montessori and taught successfully today t
Yet another collection of Barry wit and wisdom by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and the author of Dave Barry Turns 40. Reprint. NYT. 100,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.
Anyone who has fallen under the spell of the hummingbird will treasure this lovable true story of a young ruby-throated hummingbird who becomes part of someone's household and life. 57 full-color phot
Smart, warm, telling, and funny, Funny, Your Don't Look Like a Grandmother is the perfect bouquet for today's grandmother, that active and interesting woman who is old enough to be somebody's grandmot
Poland, like France, is a country where people really know food. One can stop at a wayside inn in the country or at a modest restaurant in a working-class city neighborhood and be served a meal worth
Madmen see monsters – and monsters hide in plain sight From a basement office in London’s notorious Bethlehem Hospital, Sebastian Becker investigates wealthy eccentrics whose dubious mental health may
Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why did Facebook succeed when other social networking sites failed? Did the surge in Iraq really lead to less violence? How much can CEO’s i
How come the only thing my family tree ever grows is nuts?”???Wade Rouse attempts to answer that question in his blisteringly funny new memoir by looking at the yearly celebrations that unite us all a
“Beware of geeks bearing formulas.” --Warren Buffett In March of 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament wi
From the author of the acclaimed book Fierce Conversations comes the antidote to some of the most wrongheaded practices of business today.· “Provide anonymous feedback.”· &ldqu
Thinner, bigger, faster, stronger... which 150 pages will you read? Is it possible to: Reach your genetic potential in 6 months? Sleep 2 hours per day and perform better than on 8 hours? Lose more fat
A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar.? It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning
Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find
"Wray Herbert displays his gifts as a science writer par excellence.... On Second Thought goes a long way toward leveling the mental playing field by outing the hidden power of our unconscious mental
Nobody in Nashville has a bigger name to live up to than Bezellia Grove.? As a Grove, she belongs to one of city’s most prominent families and is expected to embrace her position in high society.? Tha
Remember two things as you go through this campaign: There are more Davids than Goliaths, and more answers than questions.Deeply personal and refreshingly candid, More Davids Than Goliaths is not onl
Everybody knows everybody in The Hollows, a quaint, charming town outside of New York City. It’s a place where neighbors keep an eye on each other’s kids, where people say hello in the grocery store,
An extraordinary fiction debut, Think of a Number is an exquisitely plotted novel of suspense that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as its pace accelerates, forcing its deeply troubled c
As the wounds of the Civil War are just beginning to heal, one fateful summer would forever alter the course of a young girl’s life.?In 1868, on the barren shores of post-war Outer Banks North Carolin
Ray Charles is an American music icon. As a singer, songwriter, and musician, he is an undisputed genius. But he was also a man---a husband; a father; an African American man who transcended poverty
Just when the world needs it most, a new style of social engagement? is emerging: Active Citizenship.?A key member of one of New York’s ?most civic-minded families—one that has supported many of Ameri
Ride a bull. Chat up a Senator. And get your homework in on time. It’s all in a day’s work for a festival queen.If you assume all pageant queens are airheads who can’t handle geography, or vain girls
For the past twenty-five years, no one has been better at revealing secrets than Oprah Winfrey. On what is arguably the most influential show in television history, she has gotten her guests—often the
Sometimes he dreamt he held her; that he would turn in bed and she would be there. But she was gone and he was old. Nearly seventy. Only cool paint met his fingers. “Ma tres chere . . .” Darkness star
"Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man."? -- Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson (1946)Every day economic claims are used by the media or in conversation to suppo
Whether it's a faulty memory, a tendency to multitask, or difficulty managing our time, every one of us has limitations conspiring to keep us from being organized. But, as organizational guru and form
Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. If you're looking for a book like that, put this one back on the shelf.Rewo
Don’t get mad, get even… ? Phil Town’s first book, the #1 New York Times bestseller Rule #1, was a guide to stock trading for people who believe they lack the knowledge to trade.? But because many peo
The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, l
“Beware of geeks bearing formulas.” --Warren Buffett ? In March of 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. ?They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament wi
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became
