Presents information from scientific studies and interviews with experts in several fields that suggests that delaying responses when making a decision can improve the decision quality, even in situations where time is in short supply.
This is a first-person diary account of living through the Great Depression, with haunting parallels to our own time. It tells the story through Benjamin Roth, who was born in New York City in 1894.
His cast of characters includes religious leaders, mining magnates, warlords, dictators, and many other legendary figures—among them Mansa Musa, ruler of the medieval Mali empire, said to be the richest man the world has ever known. “I ...
In Stealing Home, Eric Nusbaum--a fluent Spanish-speaker, Dodgers fan, and lifelong Angeleno--tells the stories of the people whose homes were destroyed, their conflict with the bureaucrats and money men of Los Angeles--notably Dodgers ...
"Paulina Borsook has been stirring up a ruckus in Silicon Valley since her days as a regular contributor to Wired magazine."
As the pharmaceutical industry invests more and more in the development of new drugs, true breakthroughs are few and far between.
With millions so deeply affected since the crisis of 2008, you’ll finish this book asking yourself how it is that so many of the nation’s leading financial institutions remain such exasperating problem children.
Mahbubani reveals the America that Asia and the rest of the world see--a country that has given hope to billions by creating a society where destiny is not determined at birth.
I had to be the strongest for everyone, so that each of them could have those precious moments to take a step back, reflect on what had happened to them, and then stand strong as a crew again. While everyone had had that opportunity, ...
On his journey, he meets entrepreneurs, chefs, and even data analysts who have made food trends a mission and a business. The Tastemakers is full of entertaining stories and surprising truths about what we eat, how we eat it, and why.
And Leigh Cowart would know: she is not just a researcher and science writer-she's an inveterate, high-sensation-seeking masochist. And she has a few questions. Why do people engage in masochism?
"Mathews reports with unmatched access and whip-smart analysis on the blessings and curses of Schwarzenegger-style governance, and shows why the entire country should brace itself for blockbuster democracy."--BOOK JACKET.
"A Legendary financier on the perils of greed and the mysteries of the market" (Cover).
Gunfight offers a valuable perspective as the nation struggles to choose between armed violence or healing.
Underappreciated, Undervalued, and Misunderstood -- The Home Court Advantage -- The Long Haul -- The Titanium Playbook -- The Power of Micro-Verticals -- The Great Amplification Cycle -- Titanium Family Values -- Winning the Talent War -- ...
Describes the California wine empire created by Jess Stonestreet Jackson, a pioneering entrepreneur whose adventurous tastes in hobbies and business led him to found America's best-selling premium wine company.
Royko not only tells the story of one of America's greatest newspapermen, but also explores the dramatic changes in journalism over the course of the twentieth century.
Blood Brotherhoods is a book of breathtaking ambition, tracing for the first time the interlocking story of all three mafias from their origins to the present day.
In 1975, Ravitch was asked by then New York Governor Hugh Carey to arrange a rescue of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, a public entity that had issued bonds to finance over 30,000 affordable housing units but was on the ...
The author describes how reading feminist literature affected her life.