"Autobiography of John Hoich, who endured an abusive father and his mother's death when he was seventeen years old. To survive, he started a lawn mowing business and built it into a multimillion-dollar business. Includes his principles for success in life and in business"--Provided by publisher.
In From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities, design expert Alison Sant focuses on the unique ways in which US cities are working to mitigate and adapt to climate change while creating equitable and livable communities.
Here is a new vision of what can be when we try our best to lead lives through the lens of humanity. “Howard Schultz’s story is a clear reminder that success is not achieved through individual determination alone, but through ...
A leader in America's burgeoning organic garden movement describes her post-high school decision to experiment with commune life and organic farming and how the skills she learned has helped her design hundreds of rooftop, schoolyard and ...
In From the Ground Up, Noell shares the unbelievable story behind her 3,700-square foot custom farmhouse—built by hand and savvy influencer marketing—and the key strategies she learned about never giving up.
Tess & Barrett Ryan have been married for over twenty years.
Presents case studies of grassroots activism for environmental justice, highlighting struggles against environmental hazards, toxic waste dumps, and polluting factories which often impact low-income and minority communities.
. . . The book emerges as a helpful primer on what it takes to build a tiny, self-contained city.
This book is being used by Princeton University in their COS 217 "Introduction to Programming Systems" course.
This book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it.
This is a philosophical treatise on war written by an Oxford grad who served in Afghanistan.