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The founder of Zionism spent his life fighting for a homeland for his people. His orphaned children spent their lives searching for a home of their own.

Heres what National Magazine Award-winning writer Priscilla Long always wanted to ask our distant cousins about love and death, sorrow and dinner.

Award-winning journalist Christopher Solomon goes inside the Army laboratory thats pinching, prodding, dunking, bruising, and building the soldiers of tomorrow and revolutionizing adventure fitness along the way.

How do you inspire your team to take on a tough task? It really helps if youve been there first, and go there with them, writes Edwin D. Fuller, head of Marriott Hotels international operations, in this brief eBook.

For centuries, the inlet called the Golden Horn and the city on the hills overlooking it were situated in the middle of the known world. To the south, through the Dardanelles and the Aegean Sea, lay the Mediterranean, around which the Greek, Roman, Persian, and Arab worlds revolved. To the north,...

Henry Ford was perfectly tuned to his time. While other automakers were turning out expensive toys for rich men, he made sturdy, practical cars that everyone could afford and everyone could drive. His moving assembly line slashed the cost of production. His network of franchised dealers nurtured car...

Leadership isn’t about winning; it’s about helping people succeed in life. That's the message of John Wooden, one of college basketball's greatest coaches. His UCLA Bruins piled up a record that may never be surpassed. Wooden saw himself primarily as a teacher, argues this short-form book, and his...

Like a young entrepreneur with nothing but an idea, iconic Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant used his will and talent to escape hardscrabble poverty and invent himself as an American monument. His secret, according to this brief eBook: He was able to learn from his mistakes, adapt to change, and earn the devotion of his players.

President Ronald Reagan presided over and had a hand in many of the most significant world events of the twentieth century - from the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union to an unprecedented resurgence of the U.S. economy. Called The Great Communicator, he was reticent when it came to talking...

Three Super Bowl rings attest to Bill Walsh as “The Genius” of modern professional football. The detailed planning and preparation that made his game and the care he took with his people can create success in the world of business as well as on the football field. Here, in this short-form book, is what leaders everywhere can learn from Bill Walsh.

As a coach, Red Auerbach reinvented professional basketball and made his Boston Celtics synonymous with success. His management style has become a playbook for leadership in all walks of life. Here, in this short-form book, is his story with lessons for every leader.

Bono may be best known as the lead singer of the rock band U2, but he has also spent the last decade rocking the corridors of power. His is a provocative model of leadership that we should all learn to hum. Here, in this short-form book, is how Bono went from carrying a tune to shouldering a humanitarian burden - along with lessons for every leader.

Walt Disney was one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. He was an artist who created loveable characters who have become part of the planet's collective consciousness. He was a visionary leader who embraced innovation and built a vast entertainment empire that has delighted...

Rarely in history has a great city arisen in a less likely place than the islands and mud flats of the Venetian lagoon. But they provided the city's founders with a refuge from the barbarians who had invaded their mainland homes. With energy and ingenuity, these displaced people created a maritime...