Jeremy: 2147 books
by Jeremy Paxman
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian age takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, he tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination.
To...
The Passions and the Interests
Political Arguments for Capitalism before Its Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
In this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests--so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice--was assigned the role...
Roald Dahl
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
A New York Times Notable Book: A revealing look at the famous twentieth-century children’s author who brought us The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Few writers have had the enduring cultural influence of Roald Dahl, who inspired generations of loyal readers. Acclaimed biographer...
Making Habits, Breaking Habits
Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Say you want to start going to the gym or practicing a musical instrument. How long should it take before you stop having to force it and start doing it automatically?
The surprising answers are found in Making Habits, Breaking Habits, a psychologist's popular examination of one of the most...
Splendidly Unreasonable Inventors
The Lives, Loves, and Deaths of 30 Pioneers Who Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Jeremy Coller, a pioneer in the world of private equity, argues that there are three basic personality types in the arena of invention. The Principal, Broker, and Consultant each display certain traits that dictate the potential for success, but few people have the full package. Failure results when...
Motorcycle Messengers 2
Tales from the Road by Writers who Ride
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Motorcycle Messengers 2 is another collection of stories from some of the leading writers in the motorcycle travel genre ... plus a few people you've never heard of. Consider it a sample pack of authors. Rekindle memories of your own trips, find inspiration for new rides, or learn a few lessons from...
Finding the Future of Digital Book Publishing
"Interviews With 19 Innovative Ebook Business Leaders"
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Finding the Future of Digital Book Publishing – Interviews With 19 Innovative Ebook Business Leaders is Digital Book World’s first ebook. In interviews with 19 innovative ebook business leaders, Digital Book World’s editorial director Jeremy Greenfield draws out how these professionals are leading...
All the Tea in China
How to Buy, Sell, and Make Money on the Mainland
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2007
A pioneer shares the secrets to creating jobs and reaping profits doing business with China
Is China a threat to America’s economic future? Just the opposite, says international businessman Jeremy Haft. China is a boon for business: the opportunity of a lifetime to create jobs, build value,...
Quality Wars
The Triumphs and Defeats of American Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
The quality revolution in American industry, now more than a decade old, has produced an avalanche of books, but this is the first in-depth study reporting the struggles from inside the companies that have attempted large-scale improvement efforts. Jeremy Main has interviewed more than a dozen chief...
by Jeremy Greenberg
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Wouldn't you love to know what your toddler's thinking when he refuses to stop jumping on the couch? Jeremy Greenberg's hilarious and thoughtful letters give parents a glimpse into the minds of their little ones. Finally, we can hear "first person" how a kid really isn't fooled by broccoli buried...
Go Do!
For People Who Have Always Wanted to Start a Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
A refreshingly simple, easy-to-read guide to getting started in business
If you've ever dreamed of starting your own business, this book will give you the information, inspiration, and reassurance you need to get started. It encourages budding entrepreneurs to take the leap into the dark, while...
by Jeremy Brecher
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Since its original publication in 1972, no book has done as much as Jeremy Brecher’s Strike! to bring American labor history to a wide audience. Strike! narrates the dramatic story of repeated, massive, and sometimes violent revolts by ordinary working people in America and tells this exciting hidden...
Anonymous Lawyer
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
A wickedly funny debut novel about a high-powered lawyer whose shockingly candid blog about life inside his firm threatens to destroy him
He's a hiring partner at one of the world's largest law firms. Brilliant yet ruthless, he has little patience for associates who leave the office before...
by Jeremy Kowalski
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
He evaded death so many times it seemed it would never take him. The only man in history to go to Auschwitz as a volunteer, to form a resistance movement and document German atrocities. One of the few who succeeded in escaping. He sent drawings from there to his children and wrote letters to his wife,...