Daniel: 11127 books
Lincoln's Men
The President and His Private Secretaries
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
“An intimate portrait of Lincoln, so well-drawn that he seems to come alive on the page.”
—Charleston Post & Courier
Lincoln’s Men by Daniel Mark Epstein offers a fascinating close-up view of the Abraham Lincoln White House through the eyes of Lincoln’s three personal...
Dumb Money
How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
The financial crisis that has gripped this country since last September has had so many twists and turns, it would make for a great drama -- if it all were not so real and damaging. Companies are shutting down and laying off workers, 401ks are melting away, and the government is spending $700 billion...
by Daniel Manning
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
According to Urban Dictionary, adulting is “to do grown up things and hold responsibilities, such as a 9-to-5 job, a mortgage/rent, a car payment, or anything else that makes one think of grown ups.” This is a guide to navigating just one part of your new “adulting” life—your personal finances....
Greater than Ever
New York's Big Comeback
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
The former deputy mayor of New York City tells the story of the city's comeback after 9/11, offering lessons in resiliency under the most trying of circumstances, and a model for the rejuvenation of any city.
Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff led New York's dramatic and unexpected economic resurgence...
Madmen and Lunatics
a real life real estate story
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
For a few years at the beginning of this millennium, the commercial real estate industry experienced a moment. It was an absurd moment, because the world had lost its mind.
This is Daniel Keen's honest recounting of his first years out of college, when events conspired to...
Sherlock Unlocked
Little-known Facts About the World's Greatest Detective
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
Consulting detective Sherlock Holmes has been fascinating generations of readers, watchers and listeners for over 130 years, since he first appeared in print in 1887. Now an internationally renowned cultural icon, his name appears on books, films, television dramas, radio plays, stage adaptations...
by Daniel Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, Winston Churchill will always be remembered for his leadership of his country during the Second World War. His commitment to 'never surrender', as well as his stirring speeches and radio broadcasts, helped inspire British resistance...
by Daniel & Deborah Minteer
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2011
Boiled Down Money Goo is a painless way to learn about a sometimes painful subject - personal/family finances. With a dose of humor to help it sink in, these simple, boiled down personal finance tips will outfit you in the best possible gear to weather the financial mudslides. While grandma may give...
by Daniel Wheway
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Rightfully coined the “Goddess of Pop”, Cher has conquered music, film and television during her 50-year showbiz career, selling 100-million records, grossing $650-million on tour, drawing $700-million at the U.S. Box Office and winning Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
She is...
Bloody Nasty People
The Rise of Britain's Far Right
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
The past decade in the UK saw the rise of the British National Party, the country’s most successful ever far-right political movement, and the emergence of the anti-Islamic English Defence League. Taking aim at asylum seekers, Muslims, ‘enforced multiculturalism’ and benefit ‘scroungers’,...
by Staughton Lynd, Daniel Gross
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Legendary legal scholar Staughton Lynd teams up with influential labor organizer Daniel Gross in this exposition on solidarity unionism, the do-it-yourself workplace organizing system that is rapidly gaining prominence around the country and around the world. Lynd and Gross make the audacious argument...
Hell at the Gates:
The Inside Story of Ireland's Financial Downfall
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
On 28 November 2010, the Irish government infamously agreed to a bailout from the Troika to save Ireland’s failing economy. This decision had huge and long-lasting social implications for Ireland and her people, and led to the annihilation of Fianna Fáil and its allies in the 2011 general election....
The Work Ethic in Industrial America 1850-1920
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
The phrase “a strong work ethic” conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? While seemingly rooted in America’s Puritan heritage, perceptions of work ethic have actually...
What Next
How to get the best from Brexit
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
On 23 June 2016, against all forecasts, Britain voted to leave the EU. Drawing on his experiences at the heart of the campaign, Daniel Hannan disects the result and our reaction. He outlines why Vote Leave won, exploring what people were voting for and what they weren’t. He looks at the immediate...