Portfolio imprint: 521 books
Civilian Warriors
The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
No company in our time has been as mysterious or as controversial as Blackwater. Founded by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince in 1997, it recruited special forces veterans and others with the skills and courage to take on the riskiest security jobs in the world. As its reputation grew, government demand...
Client 9
The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
Peter Elkind presents an in-depth look at the ambitious career and sudden disgrace of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The result is a gripping narrative of one man's noble intentions and fatal flaws and the powerful forces that destroyed him.
Jony Ive
The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
“An adulating biography of Apple’s left-brained wunderkind, whose work continues to revolutionize modern technology.” —Kirkus Reviews
In 1997, Steve Jobs discovered a scruffy British designer toiling away at Apple’s headquarters, surrounded by hundreds of sketches and prototypes....
Tim Cook
The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Journalist Leander Kahney reveals how CEO Tim Cook has led Apple to astronomical success after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011.
The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living...
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The dramatic, unlikely story behind the founding of Twitter, by New York Times bestselling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent
The San Francisco-based technology company Twitter has become a powerful force in less than ten years. Today it’s everything from a tool for fighting political...
Super Mario
How Nintendo Conquered America
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible.
Nintendo has continually set the standard for video-game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape.
The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became...
The Google Guys
Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
How much do you really know about Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin?
The Google Guys skips past the general Google story and focuses on what really drives the company's founders. Richard L. Brandt shows the company as the brainchild of two brilliant individuals and looks at Google's...
Herding Tigers
Be the Leader That Creative People Need
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
A practical handbook for every manager charged with leading teams to creative brilliance, from the author of The Accidental Creative and Die Empty.
Doing the work and leading the work are very different things. When you make the transition from maker to manager, you give ownership of projects...
Find Your Why
A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Start With Why has led millions of readers to rethink everything they do – in their personal lives, their careers and their organizations.
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Now Find Your Why picks up where Start With Why left off. It shows you how to apply Simon Sinek’s powerful insights so that you can find more...
Turn the Ship Around!
A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
**“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today
"The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” —FORTUNE**
Since Turn the Ship Around! was published...
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
**#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller
The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do.**
Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip...
The Bullet Journal Method
Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
New York Times bestseller! The long-awaited book by the founder of the enormously popular Bullet Journal® planner, journal, calendar, and all-around organizational system.
For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, online and off, but none of them fit the way his mind worked....
Good Is Not Enough
And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
A no-nonsense guide for minorities in business who want to make it to senior management
In recent decades, corporate America has gotten better at recruiting minority talent. But despite their education and hard work, too many African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans still find unique...
by Zac Bissonnette
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Striking out on your own for the first time is exhilarating. But in a culture full of bad advice, predatory banks, and splurge-now-pay-later temptations, it can also be extremely dangerous—leading you to make financial decisions that could hurt you for years to come. Combine this with a slumped...