Peter: 17025 books
Astoria
John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers...
The Ends of the World
Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
New York Times Editors' Choice 2017
Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017
As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter...
Hostages to Fortune
The United Empire Loyalists and the Making of Canada
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Esteemed Canadian author Peter C. Newman recounts the dramatic journey of the United Empire Loyalists—their exodus from America, their resettlement in the wilds of British North America, and their defense of what would prove to be the social and moral foundation of Canada.
In 1776, tensions...
by Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The 20th Century was a time of astonishing transformation, from horse-drawn buggies to space exploration, from the discovery of penicillin to cloning, from the advent of jazz to Woodstock, from segregation to civil rights. Take a trip through the decades in 20th Century Memories: A Look Back Through...
Peter Spurway’S Practical, Powerful and Effective Guide to Media Relations
Get Past the Fear and Use the Control You Don’T Realize You Have to Deliver Your Message Effectively, Every Chance You Get
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Too many people are afraid of the media. What do they want? What will they ask? Why cant they just leave us alone? Be not afraid. The answers to these and many other questions are inside. You can discern the medias motives. You can anticipate what theyll ask. And you can be well-prepared to answer...
A Call to Heroism
Renewing America's Vision of Greatness
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
An “engaging and provocative” exploration of American history’s heroic figures—from how we define a hero to the monuments we build to honor them (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.).
Heroic ideals are fundamental to the enterprise of American liberty and to the fabric of our nation’s culture. Throughout...
Why Good People Can't Get Jobs
The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Peter Cappelli confronts the myth of the skills gap and provides an actionable path forward to put people back to work.
Even in a time of perilously high unemployment, companies contend that they cannot find the employees they need. Pointing to a skills gap, employers argue applicants are simply...
by Peter G. Tormey
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
The Thursday Speeches contains the compelling pregame speeches, packed with inspiring stories and invaluable life lessons, that Coach Don James used to transform the University of Washington football program from obscurity to the national championship during his legendary 18-year UW career.
Two...
Making It Happen
Turning Good Ideas Into Great Results
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
The world is not short of ideas, but it is short of people who know how to carry them out. "Making It Happen" unravels the process of taking a good idea and turning it into a successful venture. Author Peter Sheahan guides the reader through the five competencies that will enable you to...
by Peter Maass
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has brought new attention to the huge costs of our oil dependence. In this stunning and revealing book, Peter Maass examines the social, political, and environmental impact of petroleum on the countries that produce it.
Every unhappy oil-producing...
by Peter Crouch
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
**Winner of the 2018 Telegraph Sports Book Awards Sports Bestseller of the Year**
'Very funny on almost every page, wonderfully self-deprecating and very sharp on the ludicrous behaviour of the modern player' - Sunday Times
'The funniest man in British sport' - Metro
Featured...
Politically Incorrect
The Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Throughout his tenure as the first black Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers was in the news, and not always for the right reasons. His battle to be accepted and respected by the rugby fraternity started from the moment his appointment was announced, when his new boss admitted that De Villiers had...
by Peter Hain
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Peter Hain has always spoken his mind. So he does in this book. Here he tells his story as an outsider turned insider: anti-apartheid militant to Cabinet minister, serving twelve years in Labour's government between May 1997 and May 2010. Growing up as the son of courageous anti-apartheid South Africans,...
by Peter Shurman
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Baby Boomers & Millennials need to understand each other - because they're just not getting along! "Millennials" are next in line but, unless aging boomers and millennials start to see each other as useful, the passing of the torch will be fumbled. The world can't afford that because millennials...