Herman: 1212 books
by Sarah Herman
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
The economy is going down, and so should you: get ready to generate a stimulus package of your own with this raunchy and riotous recession romp-fest. Whether you’re up for a little FTSE with your partner, want to double-dip with a stranger, or need some bond tips to reignite your stagflated workplace,...
Tales from the Script
50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
“Tales from the Script gathers notable veterans of the screen wars who demonstrate the basic truth of our adventures in Movieland: Writing is the easy part.” — John Sayles, writer/director of Lone Star and Eight Men Out
“Fascinating tales from the belly of the beast.” — Lawrence...
by Watt M. Casey Jr., Mark Seal, Joe Nick Patoski
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
The evening of May 10, 1970, found a young Watt M. Casey Jr. standing awestruck, only a few feet from Jimi Hendrix as the legendary guitarist tore into his unique arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the stage of San Antonio’s Hemisphere Arena during the Texas leg of his Cry of Love...
Moby Dick
Gekürzte und kommentierte Fassung
Language: German
Release Date: June 1, 2019
"Moby Dick" ist das bedeutendste Prosawerk des amerikanischen Symbolismus. Eine bis ins kleinste Detail recherchierte Abenteuergeschichte und philosophische Reflexion über das Leben, die Rache und einen wahnsinnigen, alles vernichtenden Hass. "Nenne mich Ismael" - einer der berühmtesten...
by Herman Melville
Language: French
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Ismaël, attiré par la mer et le large, décide de partir à la chasse à la baleine. Il embarque sur le Pequod, baleinier d'un capitaine nommé Achab, amputé d'une jambe, qui emmènera Ismaël autour du monde à la poursuite du cachalot blanc...Faut-il présenter ce livre mythique, magnifique aventure,...
Bartleby, the Scrivener
A Story of Wall Street
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
The narrator, an elderly Manhattan lawyer with a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, deeds, and bonds. One day, Bartleby, a relatively new employee is asked to help proofread a document and Bartleby answers with what soon becomes his stock response: I would prefer not to....
Immigrant, Inc.
Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2009
A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America
Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc. explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrants and their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From the techies...
Stocks for Fun and Profit
Adventures of an Amateur Investor
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
Are you seeking to take full control of your financial future by investing online? Alternatively, are you looking to build your knowledge base as you work with a financial adviser to reach your financial goals? STOCKS for FUN and PROFIT, with its easy-to-follow advice, is the book to purchase when you are ready to learn the world of stock investing.
The Chicago Freedom Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Six months after the Selma to Montgomery marches and just weeks after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a group from Martin Luther King Jr.'s staff arrived in Chicago, eager to apply his nonviolent approach to social change in a northern city. Once there, King's Southern Christian Leadership...
by Herman Melville
Language: French
Release Date: August 30, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: August 30, 2015
Melville savait-il, écrivant Bartleby, l’immense destin de son copiste ?
«Je préférerais ne pas.» Et voici qu'un monde s'écroule.
Ou bien : n’est-ce pas notre propre histoire, mais notre histoire tout entière, celle des grandes villes dont Manhattan est l’emblème, celle...
Breaking Stones
A Rollercoaster Ride from the Stone Age to the Internet Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
Breaking Stones is a book about hope, about over-coming all odds, about coming to terms with ones self, and, above all, about the joy of giving back. Alves was born in a rural mountainous region of Portugal. The setting may have been mid-20th century, but the living conditions were Stone Age - no...
by Emma Herman
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...
A Beautiful Algorithm
A mathematical formula solve the problem of scoring a boxing match correct
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
The Segway Scoring System is a scientific breakthrough in the way boxing matches are evaluated and scored and how the winner of a boxing match is accurately determined. The Segway system is a scientifically tested and computer demonstrated new and precise method of scoring any ring sports. Its base on...
by Herman Melville
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
"Wellingborough, as you are going to sea, suppose you take this shooting-jacket of mine along; it's just the thing—take it, it will save the expense of another. You see, it's quite warm; fine long skirts, stout horn buttons, and plenty of pockets."
Out of the goodness and simplicity...