The author of The Fine Art of Small Talk makes recommendations for managing more complicated topics, from giving a negative performance appraisal to submitting a complaint to a service provider, in a
When India Selwyn Jones, a young woman from a noble family, graduates from the London School of Medicine for Women in 1900, her professors advise her to set up her practice in London's esteemed Harley
Preparing to open a permanent home for the retreats she leads on a piece of property owned by her eccentric former mother-in-law, Clare makes a living as a divorce coach to help men and women mend the
Contains a letter by the late author of the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series as written to his wife, the co-author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women, on their eighteenth anniversary, in an in
Provides the full, illustrated story of the rise, fall, and spectacular comeback of Green Day, tracing the history of the band from their earliest days to their recent critical acclaim, profiling the
A chronicle of a lesser-known 1956 golf match documents how car salesmen Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi competed against the period's leading players as a result of a bet between sponsors Eddie Lowery an
The meditation instructor author of Wherever You Go, There You Are presents an illustrated collection of 108 verses excerpted from his best-selling Coming to Our Senses, in a volume designed to help r
A collection of accessible recipes by the host of Nigella Feasts combines time-saving tips, recommendations for stocking a kitchen, and culinary strategies with preparation instructions for such fare
The president of the John F. Kennedy Foundation presents a collection of favorite holiday stories and excerpts including The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, Little Tree by E. E. Cummings,
A thirtieth anniversary celebration of the top-selling Moosewood Cookbook shares a collection of the author's favorite vegetable recipes, including such options as Grilled Filled Endive with Cranberry
There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. His comedy albums, movies, and two hit television series have made him a national treasure and placed him firmly in the pantheon of comedy legen
A celebrity cook best known for his work as the "Naked Chef" demystifies a range of culinary techniques and food-serving practices, from stocking a kitchen and mastering food-preparation basics to sel
The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. "America's Sweetheart" Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: winning Olympic go
A companion reference to the popular Animal Planet dog training show is based on the Monks of New Skete training methods, in an anecdotal guide that traces the stories of eight dogs while covering the
Applying ancient Jewish tradition and wisdom, as well as modern-day insights, to the search for meaning, a rabbi celebrates the complexities and messiness of human experience as a source of inspiratio
An insider's account of the fiercely competitive world of professional chess describes the author's experiences as a child prodigy who spent his weekends in the chess epicenter of Greenwich Village, a
A popularly recommended volume in Great Britain is an alphabetically arranged collection of recipes that features forty of the author's favorite ingredients and includes such options as Grilled Eggpla
The journalist-authors of The Exception to the Rulers take on the government deception, corporate profiteers, and media hypocrisy that is rampant in America, cutting through the spin to provide no-hol
A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams. The fictional company in this book is grappling with real problems of high turnov
The worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history began a half hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, when fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Companys Granite Mountain shaft. Sparked more t
A memoir by an international bounty hunter recounts his emancipation at the age of fourteen, contributions to high-profile cases during his twenty-five-year career, imprisonment for murder, and experi
Leigh is the mother of high-achieving, popular high school senior Kara. Their relationship is already strained for reasons Leigh does not fully understand when, in a moment of carelessness, Kara make
Killed in a tragic accident, Eddie, an elderly man who believes that he had an uninspired life, awakens in the afterlife, where he discovers that heaven consists of having five people explain the mean
Two specialists in the field of learning difficulties explain how, by understanding a child's unique brain-based strengths and weaknesses, one can overcome a variety of obstacles to learning, offering
Elyn Saks is a success by any measure: she's an endowed professor at the prestigious University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She has managed to achieve this in spite of being diagnosed
An insightful look at the world of teens who face unbearable pressure to succeed tackles such issues as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the stud
The heroine of Kristin Gore's bestselling inside-the-beltway romp Sammy's Hill returns, and this time the laughs are richer and the stakes are higher -- at home and in the house (the White House, that
Of the eight million dedicated cyclists in this country, just 32,044 own amateur racing licenses. There's a reason for that: Racing is not only incredibly difficult, it's downright excruciating, with
An instructive portrait of how the leading delivery company conducts business draws on the authors' access to its facilities and employees to trace its first one hundred years, explaining how professi
Christopher Andersen - who was consulted by Operation Paget, Scotland Yard's official inquiry into Diana's death - draws on important new sources to paint the first full portrait of a Royal Family st
The secrets to success in business arent secrets at all. Theyre obvious, so obvious that theyve mostly been taken for granted or ignored -- until now.Weve all read the business allegories, the "how I
The bestselling author of How to Become CEO returns with a pithy, smart, and useful collection of wisdom learned by business leaders at their own family dinnersDo you want to get to the top? Do you wa
What happens when a grown man returns to the site of his fondest childhood memories? A wry, clear-eyed, and laugh-out-loud look at the transition to adulthoodThree months before getting married at age
Now in paperback, the universally acclaimed novel about loss and yearning Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, an exhausted, lonely professor comes to our nation's capital to escape h
A ray of light penetrates Western European skies for the first time since the beginning of World War II, as the Allies reach the borders of Germany and victory appears at hand. As part of his last de
Uncertain about the future after her marriage to Dan, Tressa, a sophisticated, successful woman in her late thirties, discovers the ingredients of marital happiness in the journals and recipes of her
An Academy Award-nominated actor and a renowned human rights activist present a call to action on behalf of the genocide victims of Sudan's Darfur, describing the brutalities taking place there and ou
A collection of favorite recipes by popular indie bands features dishes that were inspired by particular songs or life experiences and includes contributions by such artists as the Violent Femmes, Bel
"The women in this collection were asked, simply, to recall a significant memory of growing up female. They responded generously, with intimate stories of their lives. Instead of the superficial prepa
A medically sound, effective approach to weight loss and weight control explains how, by adding simple foods to one's diet, one can lose weight through the use of the Body Score and provides helpful q
