Ben: 3397 books
Stop the Presses
How Greed, Incompetence (and the Internet) Wrecked Fairfax
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
How has the Fairfax empire arrived at its current shabby, sorry state -- and what does its demise mean for the future of independent journalism? A decade ago Fairfax Media was one of the most powerful institutions in the country; staffed by gun reporters, funded by its 'rivers of gold', offering up...
Lotsa Laughs
Funny Side of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
LOTSA LAUGHS is a book of jokes and hilarious observations, which Ben Sheldon had recorded in his note books, over several years. Its a very funny collection of mostly one- or two-liners. Each one of them was original or independently conceived at the time of recording and dating in the authors note...
by Ben Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Do you want to build the confidence to finally go freelance?
Do you want the freedom and flexibility that comes from being your own boss?
Do you want to be a creative and productive freelancer?
Freelance in 30 Days is the book to give you the confidence to go freelance – and freelance successfully.
Every...
by Ben Howkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
In his first book for Quiller, world renowned port writer Ben Howkins guides the reader through the fascinating history of the wine, from its origins through to the present day, and in particular examines the complex persona of the port drinker . Illustrated with Oliver Prestons hilarious cartoons,...
La méthode Six Sigma
La culture de la perfection
Language: French
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre la méthode Six Sigma
Calibrer ses nouveaux objectifs tout en augmentant la qualité du produit ou du service : voilà la promesse de l’approche Six Sigma. Structurée et précise, la méthode place le client, l’employé et le processus au...
Clean Industrial Revolution
Growing Australian prosperity in a greenhouse age
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
'A passionate and informative demonstration of how mitigating climate change can be compatible with economic growth' - Professor Ross Garnaut, the Garnaut Climate Change Review
'Humanity's greatest challenge is to minimise the consequences of climate change. With challenge comes opportunity....
Ban This Filth!
Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
In 1964, Mary Whitehouse launched a campaign to fight what she called the 'propaganda of disbelief, doubt and dirt' being poured into homes through the nation's radio and television sets. Whitehouse, senior mistress at a Shropshire secondary school, became the unlikely figurehead of a mass movement...
The Writing on the Wall
Rediscovering New York City's "Ghost Signs"
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
***The New York Times' pick in "A Holiday Gift Guide for Hardcover Fans"***A Publishers Weekly pick in "Holiday Gift Guide 2017: Illustrated Gift Books"
A Photographic and Historical Record of the City’s Vanishing Advertisements
As the great city of New York moves, changes, and evolves every...
Original Gangstas
The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era."---Kirkus, starred review
A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E,...
by Ben Davis
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
9.5 Theses on Art and Class seeks to show how a clear understanding of class makes sense of what is at stake in a broad number of contemporary art's most persistent debates, from definitions of political art to the troubled status of "outsider" and street art to the question of how we maintain...
Willin'
The Story of Little Feat
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
The saga of the legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat is one of rock ’n’ roll’s great stories. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk.
Fronted...
Turd Ferguson & the Sausage Party
An Uncensored Guide to College Slang
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2004
Turd Ferguson & the Sausage Party is an uncensored guide to college slang that offers a steaming, no-holds-barred slice of campus life.
Would you rather be a sonny or a wedge? Does a turkey dump have anything to do with taking the kids to the pool? And most importantly, who's Turd Ferguson...
Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve
What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Data meets literature in this “enlightening” (The Wall Street Journal), “brilliant” (The Boston Globe), “Nate Silver-esque” (O, The Oprah Magazine) look at what the numbers have to say about our favorite authors and their masterpieces.
There’s a famous piece of writing advice—offered...
Conrad Wise Chapman
Artist and Solider of the Confederacy
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910) is unique among Civil War artists: he painted and sketched while on duty as a Confederate soldier who served in three theaters of the war. Chapman’s first-hand knowledge is evident in his work. Ben Bassham has written both a critical study of Chapman’s art and a...