Crown: 5430 books
by Bill Carter
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
In the executive offices of the four major networks, sweeping changes are taking place and billions of dollars are at stake. Now Bill Carter, bestselling author of The Late Shift, goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the television industry, capturing the true portraits of the larger-than-life...
Dreaming in Code
Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2007
Their story takes us through a maze of dead ends and exhilarating breakthroughs as they and their colleagues wrestle not only with the abstraction of code but with the unpredictability of human behavior,
especially their own. Along the way, we encounter black holes, turtles, snakes, dragons, axe-sharpening,...
The Cult of the Amateur
How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today's user-generated media are destroying our economy, our culture, and our values
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2007
Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the show
In a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today’s new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the...
House of Versace
The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
Versace. The very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All of course true, but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward part of southern Italy who transformed the fashion world through his intuitive...
In Pursuit of the Common Good
Twenty-Five Years of Improving the World, One Bottle of Salad Dressing at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Shameless exploitation has never been more fun nor done more good for more people than when done by Newman’s Own—the first green food company to use all-natural ingredients, and still the most successful.
It was 1982 when Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner made their foray into local gourmet...
220 Best Franchises to Buy
The Essential Sourcebook for Evaluating the Best Franchise Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2010
Today's economic climate, dominated by corporate giants and chains, can be a tough place for a new face, but buying a franchise is the best opportunity for a budding entrepreneur. 220 Best Franchises to Buy, revised and updated with all-new franchise ideas, shows you how to get in on the ground floor--and...
by Rachel Emma Silverman
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Let’s face it: you can't avoid death or taxes. But you can create an estate plan that will make both a whole lot easier for your loved ones and put you in control of how your assets will get passed to your heirs.
Here, Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Rachel Emma Silverman walks...
There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere
The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2003
“AOL had found itself at the edge of disaster so frequently that one of its first executives, a brassy Vietnam veteran and restaurateur named Jim Kimsey, had taken the punch line of an old joke popularized by Ronald Reagan and made it into an unlikely mantra for the company. It concerned a very...
Power Failure
The Inside Story of The Collapse of Enron
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2003
*“They’re still trying to hide the weenie,” thought Sherron Watkins as she read a newspaper clipping about Enron two weeks before Christmas, 2001. . . It quoted [CFO] Jeff McMahon addressing the company’s creditors and cautioning them against a rash judgment. “Don’t assume that there is...
The Next Big Thing Is Really Small
How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2003
nanotechnology \na-no--tek-'nä-l -je-\ n (1987): the science of manipulating material at the atomic level
Although nanotechnology deals with the very small—a nanometer is 1/80,000th the diameter of a human hair—it is going to be huge. From the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the...
The Reputation Economy
How to Optimize Your Digital Footprint in a World Where Your Reputation Is Your Most Valuable Asset
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
**Reputation is power. **
Your reputation defines how people see you and what they will do for you. It determines whether your bank will lend you money to buy a house or car; whether your landlord will accept you as a tenant; which employers will hire you and how much they will pay you....
Get Out of Your Own Way
The 5 Keys to Surpassing Everyone's Expectations
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
A Powerful Road Map for Surpassing Everyone’s Expectations
Break through your self-imposed limitations by learning how your own brain can be your biggest obstacle—or your greatest ally.
You’d expect your brain to be an always-reliable ally in your quest for a successful, satisfying...
Doing What Matters
How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-School Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
When Warren Buffett was asked why the Gillette board of directors chose Jim Kilts to be CEO, he said, “Jim made as much sense in terms of talking about business as anybody I’ve ever talked to. If you listen to Jim analyze a business situation you get absolutely no baloney. And, frankly, finding...
Kingpin
How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Former hacker Kevin Poulsen has, over the past decade, built a reputation as one of the top investigative reporters on the cybercrime beat. In Kingpin, he pours his unmatched access and expertise into book form for the first time, delivering a gripping cat-and-mouse narrative—and an unprecedented...