Martin: 12406 books
Robert Schumann
The Life and Work of a Romantic Composer
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Robert Schumann (1810–56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, Schumann began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. When a permanent injury to his hand prevented him from pursuing a career...
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, and Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
The story of literature in sixteen acts—from Homer to Harry Potter, including The Tale of Genji, Don Quixote, The Communist Manifesto, and how they shaped world history
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal...
Jennie
The Life of the American Beauty Who Became the Toast--and Scandal--of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son-Winston Churchill-Who Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
"A master work...Jennie was released to a public that became entranced by her story, and will again be now that she is back in print in this magnificent single volume."
-from the foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill
Sourcebooks is bringing the...
Predator: The Remote-Control Air War over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot's Story
The Remote-Control Air War over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot's Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
The Nintendo generation has taken to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan where remotely controlled aircraft are killing America¹s enemies and saving American lives. Matt J. Martin is considered a "top gun" in the world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). For nearly four years, he has...
That's Amore
A Son Remembers Dean Martin
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2004
Ricci Martin takes readers on a tour through his childhood, from the star-studded parties to the exploration of three marriages, eight kids, one family, to the treasured one-on-one time he shared with his father.
Reagan's Secret War
The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
On February 6, 1981, at his first National Security Council meeting, Ronald Reagan told his advisers: “I will make the decisions.” As Reagan’s Secret War reveals, these words provide the touchstone for understanding the extraordinary accomplishments of the Reagan administration, including the...
by Martin Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2005
In this stirring book, Martin Gilbert tells the intensely human story of Winston Churchill's profound connection to America, a relationship that resulted in an Anglo-American alliance that has stood at the center of international relations for more than a century.
Winston Churchill, whose mother,...
Undiluted Hocus-Pocus
The Autobiography of Martin Gardner
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Martin Gardner wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and published more than seventy books on topics as diverse as magic, religion, and Alice in Wonderland. Gardner's illuminating autobiography is a candid self-portrait by the man evolutionary theorist Stephen...
The Path of the Ninja
An Englishman's Quest to Master the Secrets of Japan's Invisible Assassins
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
By turns thrilling, funny and spiritually enlightening, this is the real-life Martial Arts adventure*.*
Martin Faulks grew up in a Norfolk village. Returning from library with a friend one day they were attacked by a gang of older boys. Martin ran away leaving his friend to be beaten up. He...
by Carole Martin
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
"TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF . . ." Decode the hidden meaning behind interview questions and prepare the perfect answer to land the job
During a job interview, there are no right or wrong answers, just better and worse answers. When you rethink the process in those terms, you'll gain a huge advantage...
Knock em Dead Resume Templates
Plus 110 Resume Templates, the Knowledge & Tools to Build a Killer Resume
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
On the list of things you want to do in life, writing a resume is right up there with hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. Yet your resume is the most financially important document you will ever own. When your resume works, you work, and when it doesn't, you don't either. Its that simple. Knock...
Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation
How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2013
The first of its kind—a Value Stream Mapping book written for those in service and office environments who need to streamline operations
Value Stream Mapping is a practical, how-to guide that helps decision-makers improve value stream efficiency in virtually any setting, including construction,...
Getting Beyond Better
How Social Entrepreneurship Works
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it?
In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg describe how social entrepreneurs target systems that exist in a stable but unjust equilibrium and transform them into entirely...
The Bankers' New Clothes
What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It - Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2014
The past few years have shown that risks in banking can impose significant costs on the economy. Many claim, however, that a safer banking system would require sacrificing lending and economic growth. The Bankers' New Clothes examines this claim and the narratives used by bankers, politicians, and...