Freedman: 317 books
Beg
A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Rory Freedman, co-author of the #1 New York Times mega-seller Skinny Bitch, returns with a call-to-arms to all animal lovers.
So many of us call ourselves animal lovers and worship our dogs and cats-but we could be using that love as a force for helping all animals. Beg is a battle cry on their...
by Colette Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
In this riveting follow-up to her searing novel of family and infidelity, The Affair, “Freedman demonstrates a keen understanding of relationships” (Publishers Weekly).
Over the course of one tumultuous Christmas Eve, Kathy Walker confirmed her suspicions about her husband’s affair; confronted...
Knuckleball
The History of the Unhittable Pitch
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike.”
This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball’s most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing a knuckleball...
The Big Shift
Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Marc Freedman, hailed by the New York Times as the voice of aging baby boomers [seeking] meaningful and sustaining work later in life,” offers a recipe for how we can transform America's coming midlife crisis into a midlife opportunity. Millions of people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies...
Game of My Life Chicago White Sox
Memorable Stories of White Sox Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribune’s Lew Freedman. Many of these moments have helped shape the White Sox’s rich heritage in Chicago. Billy Pierce, Scott Podsednik, Mark Buehrle, Greg Walker,...
Game of My Life Chicago Bears
Memorable Stories of Bears Football
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Since their founding in 1919, the Chicago Bears have carried the hearts and souls of football fans throughout the country. Now supporters of one of the NFL’s most storied franchises will go into the locker room and onto the turf with over twenty Bears legends in Game of My Life Chicago Bears. In...
Game of My Life Chicago Cubs
Memorable Stories of Cubs Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Whether they wore white stockings or blue helmets, the baseball players of Chicago’s North Side have always had great stories to tell. Now fans of this loveable franchise will finally get to hear from twenty-eight of the best players as they relive that singular moment which defined their Cubs career....
Wrong
Why experts* keep failing us--and how to know when not to trust them *Scientists, finance wizards, doctors, relationship gurus, celebrity CEOs, high-powered consultants, health officials and more
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Our investments are devastated, obesity is epidemic, test scores are in decline, blue-chip companies circle the drain, and popular medications turn out to be ineffective and even dangerous. What happened? Didn't we listen to the scientists, economists and other experts who promised us that if we followed...
The Revolution Will Be Improvised
Critical Conversations On Our Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Filmmaker and writer Mike Freedman speaks with a range of experts from a variety of backgrounds about what the future has in store for humanity.
Post-growth economics, sustainability, water privatisation, rejuvenation biotechnology, cyber-security and the war on drugs are some of the topics...
The Agile Consultant
Guiding Clients to Enterprise Agility
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Learn the agile philosophy of lean processes, incremental delivery, deep client participation, decentralized authority, and just-in-time planning to bring speed, creativity, empowerment and increased productivity to product development. This book is your guide to becoming the go-to advisor for the...
Statistical Models
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
This lively and engaging book explains the things you have to know in order to read empirical papers in the social and health sciences, as well as the techniques you need to build statistical models of your own. The discussion in the book is organized around published studies, as are many of the exercises....
by Deborah Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
“Tender, comforting, and complex.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Drawn with exquisite precision and quiet dashes of humor.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A lovely, ruminative selection.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
“A blueprint for mindfulness and gratitude...
by Deborah Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Every day, Snail waits for Fish to come home with a new story.
Today, Fish's story (about pirates!) is too grand to simply be told: Fish wants to show Snail. But that would mean leaving the familiar world of their book—a scary prospect for Snail, who would rather stay safely at home and pretend...
by Deborah Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
From the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world.
Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure...