Scribner imprint: 1661 books
The Fruit Hunters
A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. An expedition through the fascinating world of fruit, The Fruit Hunters is the engrossing story of some of Earth's most desired foods.
In lustrous prose, Adam...
Boom, Bust, Boom
A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
From “a first-rate writer in the fascinating tradition of Junger and Krakauer” (Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall), a sweeping account of civilization’s complete dependence on copper and what it all means for people, nature, and the global economy.
A SWEEPING ACCOUNT OF CIVILIZATION’S...
by Lee Iacocca
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
The late, legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca has posed a question for every American: Where have all the leaders gone?
The most widely recognized business executive of all time asked the tough questions that America's leaders must address:
• What is each of us giving back to our...
The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio
Warren Buffett Stock Picks: Why and When He Is Investing in Them
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Bestselling authors Mary Buffett and David Clark examine seventeen companies that Warren Buffett has bought for himself and for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, as durable investments and explain why these companies are once again selling at prices that offer great long-term growth prospects.
Warren...
Hot Prospects
The Proven Prospecting System to Ramp Up Your Sales Career
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 1997
Whatever good or service you're selling, five likely customers are worth a hundred random names. No one can help you find new business by finding those five -- or five hundred, or fifty thousand -- best-qualified customers better than Bill Good.
For over a decade, Bill Good's guide to increasing new...
Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
Proven Tools for Personal and Business Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2009
Even in today's economic climate, when so many investors and major companies are failing, Warren Buffett continues to be successful in all aspects of his life. Mary Buffett and David Clark have written the first book ever to take an in-depth look at Warren Buffett's philosophies for personal and professional...
Gringos in Paradise
An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2006
A Year in Provence meets Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House in this lively and entertaining account of a couple's year building their dream house in Mexico.
In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an award-winning article for AARP magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle...
10-10-10
A Life-Transforming Idea
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
**Any choice you make -
any decision -
will benefit from
10-10-10.**
We all want to lead a life of our own making. But in today's accelerated world, with its competing priorities, information overload, and confounding options, we can easily find ourselves steered by impulse,...
When Someone Dies
The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
A lawyer and venture capitalist provides a complete, practical guide for dealing with the concrete details surrounding the death of a loved one, from funeral and estate planning to navigating the complexities of online identities.
Scott Taylor Smith, a venture capitalist and lawyer, had plentiful...
Last Laughs
Cartoons About Aging, Retirement...and the Great Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
At long last, here are cartoons about the truly important issues. Featuring twenty-six of The New Yorker's most talented cartoonists, Last Laughs is a provocative and exhilarating collection that will amuse, inspire, and occasionally unnerve everyone obsessed with the perennially compelling topics...
Belonging
A German Reckons with History and Home
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
* Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Silver Medal Society of Illustrators *
* Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kirkus Reviews, andLibrary Journal**
This“ingenious...
The Institute
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2019
**From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It—publishing just as the second part of It, the movie, lands in theaters.
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders...
Sing, Unburied, Sing
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner...
Night Hawks
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
From National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, “the celebrated novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist…comes a small treasure, one to be read and considered and reread” (The New York Times Book Review), showcasing his incredible range and resonant voice.
Charles Johnson’s...