Many organizations have the gift of taking committed, enthusiastic people and turning them into cynics over time. This statement rings true for too many companies, despite the good intentions of thei
Proprietary higher ed industry leader, Andy Rosen discusses how ""edupreneurs"" are uniquely positioned to educate the nontraditional students shut out of the traditional college experience and are, i
The gripping courtroom drama of the high-stakes litigation against pharmaceutical giant Merck and its bestselling painkiller, Vioxx. Vioxx was supposed to be a wonder drug: 20-million Americans took
The definitive book on Roe v. Wade by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.Perhaps no other court case in history has been discussed as much as Roe v. Wade. Now, for the first time, Abortion and the C
We can all think back to that one special teacher who influenced our lives in profound and lasting ways. Signed, Your Student is a moving tribute to the teachers who influenced some of our most well-
The story—part memoir, part hard-hitting expose—of a first-year law associate negotiating the arduous path through a system designed to break those who enter it before it makes them. Land
The true story of a female soldier in Iraq who was awarded the Bronze Star—not for fighting, but for fighting to care.She is today’s Florence Nightingale. At age 56, Susan Luz was deploye
In November 2006, Eliot Spitzer was on top of the political world, having won the New York Governorship by the greatest margin ever—far outdistancing his predecessors Teddy and Franklin Rooseve
In 1893, Chicago’s mayor gave Marie Owens the title of “patrolman,” even though she had no authority to walk a beat. She did “women’s work” and was a patrolman in
A major new biography of the doctor who invented modern surgery. Brilliant, driven, but haunted by demons, William Stewart Halsted took surgery from a horrific, dangerous practice to what we now know
Written by award-winning investigative journalist Dan Hurley, Diabetes Rising is a gripping expose of the quest for a cure for the disease that afflicts hundreds of millions of people around the worl
In 1919, when 11-year-old Elizabeth Evan Hughes was first diagnosed with what we now know is Type 1 or juvenile diabetes, the medical community considered it a death sentence. In The Fight to Survive
In a ground-breaking case that shook the business and legal worlds to their very cores, New York-based law firm Constantine & Partners sought to end a devastating credit monopoly that personally
“This book covers medical advances that would once have been called miracles but have now become routine. The patients’ stories within this book yield hope, optimism, and triumph. T
For the Sake of Argument: A Life in the Law is a first-person career memoir It is anecdotal, frequently amusing, and at times candid to the point of rudeness. But while it's
This is the book that will save rookies’ souls when they lose the strength to save their classrooms. With tales from more than one hundred veterans from across the country, teachers everywhere
In December 2008, Maria Siemionow, M.D., made headlines by performing the world’s first near-total face transplant. It was an extraordinary event in a thirty-year medical career marked by many
In Carrying The Heart, Dr. F. Gonzalez-Crussi reveals not just how our bodies breathe air, pump blood, give birth, digest food, and discard waste, but the sometimes bizarre, often hilarious, and alwa
Like all doctors, Sherwin Nuland collects stories, and over thirty years in the practice of surgery, he has collected a consider number of both his own stories as well as the stories of surgeons he h
Birth, like death, can be a messy affair. Though we all wish for beautful, healthyninepound babies, we know that isn't always the case. Premature births pose all sorts of prob
Your first 100 days at a new job could be daunting---unless you go in prepared. First Year Nurse places the wisdom and warnings of hundreds of experienced nurses right at your fingertips. You'll lear
The rise of Wal-Mart, Dell, IKEA, IBM, UPS, and FedEx has changed the way consumers and businesses function in America. Chain Reaction takes a look at the successes of these companies and shows how t
Baby boomers are the largest and wealthiest demographic andat the peak of their spending power. What marketing and sales professionals might not realize is that the majority of this spending po
Marketing experts Robert Witeck and Wesley Combs distill breaking research trends with their partner Harris Interactive and apply more than a decade’s client experience into the core insights of Busin
Quality management. Process mapping. Speed to production. In the past 50 years, a rigorous, measurement-based methodology called Six Sigma has brought production management to previously unimaginable
If she had a choice, would she buy from you? Developing the skill and know-how to attract and retain female customers has never been more critical to success—annually, women consume
Why do Best Buy stores offer “Personal Assistants?” Why does MinuteClinic operate in Target and Cub Foods stores? Why does Kimpton Hotels tie in with the national Dress for Success cause?
Learn about the best practices and merchandising expertise that made this $2.6 billion maverick one of the greatest success stories in grocery retailing. Despite its laid-back style and iconocl
The Incredible Life Story of the World’s Most Successful Restaurateur Will Whet Your Appetite for Inspiration and SuccessKnown as “the Steven Spielberg of the restaurant industry,”
Unlock and Embrace a New Mindset about Business Creativity The 20th century saw the United States dominate the world of innovation, but at the dawn of the 21st century it’s become pretty clea
Build a great financial services practice, AND a great life filled with passion, purpose and enthusiasm.With more than one million financial services practitioners in the United States and Canada, co
Learn what makes a client trust you to be their financial advisor. Put the power of story telling into selling financial products. The authors explain the process of making these intuitive conn
