Wilson: 5374 books
Where Am I Now?
True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
**"Thoughtfully traces [Mara Wilson's] journey from child actress to Hollywood dropout...Who is she now? She's a writer." —NPR's "Guide To 2016’s Great Reads"
“Growing up, I wanted to be Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight.” —Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star...
Fair Game
My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2007
On July 6, 2003, four months after the United States invaded Iraq, former ambassador Joseph Wilson's now historic op-ed, "What I Didn't Find in Africa," appeared in The New York Times. A week later, conservative pundit Robert Novak revealed in his newspaper column that Ambassador Wilson's...
Come and Take It
The Gun Printer's Guide to Thinking Free
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
A startling philosophical manifesto for the twenty-first century on freedom of information, Come and Take It is the controversial yet thrilling story of the first ever-3D printable gun, developed by self-described crypto-anarchist and rogue thinker Cody Wilson.
In Defense Distributed, Cody...
Prince Albert
The Man Who Saved the Monarchy
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort’s birth.
For more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height...
The Truly Disadvantaged
The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Renowned American sociologist William Julius Wilson takes a look at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering a sharp evaluation of the convergence of race and poverty. Rejecting both conservative and liberal interpretations of life in the inner city, Wilson offers essential information...
When Work Disappears
The World of the New Urban Poor
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Wilson, one of our foremost authorities on race and poverty, challenges decades of liberal and conservative pieties to look squarely at the devastating effects that joblessness has had on our urban ghettos. Marshaling a vast array of data and the personal stories of hundreds of men and women, Wilson...
by Cintra Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
As the former New York Times Critical Shopper, and voted one of Fashionista's 50 Most Influential People in New York Fashion, Cintra Wilson knows something about clothes. And in Fear and Clothing, she imparts her no-holds-barred, totally outrageous, astute, and hilarious wisdom to the reader.
Wilson...
Boozehound
On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
While some may wonder, “Does the world really need another flavored vodka?” no one answers this question quite so memorably as spirits writer and raconteur Jason Wilson does in Boozehound. (By the way, the short answer is no.) A unique blend of travelogue, spirits history, and recipe collection,...
Evolution for Everyone
How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
What is the biological reason for gossip?
For laughter? For the creation of art?
Why do dogs have curly tails?
What can microbes tell us about morality?
These and many other questions are tackled by renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. With stories...
by Edward O. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
“Brimming with ideas. . . . The Origins of Creativity approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.”—Economist
In a stirring exploration of human nature recalling his foundational work Consilience, Edward O. Wilson offers a “luminous”...
Redefining Success
Still Making Mistakes
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
W. Brett Wilson, Dragons' Den co-star and Risky Business host, often gets asked about his secrets to success. He became one of Canada's top investment bankers because he was driven, willing to take risks and saw opportunity where others saw roadblocks. But along the path to business success, he tripped...
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful
A New Journey Through Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
New York Times Bestseller
"Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” – Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
The Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.
Sarah...
by Domenic Priore, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2005
Smile has become one of the most unavoidable legends of rock'n'roll folklore, and in this searching examination Domenic Priore presents the true story behind the album's 40-year conception.
Work on Smile began hot on the heels of the ground-breaking Pet Sounds, when Brian Wilson collaborated...
Rebel on Pointe
A Memoir of Ballet and Broadway
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Short, plump, pigeon-toed, and never good enough for mom, Lee Wilson dared to dream she could grow up to be a star. In this uplifting memoir, Wilson describes how she grand jetéd from the stifling suburbia of the 1950s, a world of rigid gender roles, to the only domain where women and men were equally...