Rosettabooks: 441 books
America Needs Talent
Attracting, Educating & Deploying the 21st-Century Workforce
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
"This book should be on the desk of every 2016 Presidential candidate." —Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New AmericaWith falling wages and rising inequality, persistent unemployment, failing schools, and broken cities, have America’s best days come and gone?In America Needs...
by Winston S. Churchill
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
The first volume of Churchill’s two-volume biography of his father was an ambitious project. Lord Randolph Churchill had been a much-maligned character toward the middle and end of his life, and part of the purpose of this biography was to lift the haze of scandal surrounding his name. ...
The Last Word on Power
Executive Re-Invention for Leaders Who Must Make the Impossible Happen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
How leaders can achieve something meaningful—transform a brand, a workplace, a technology, themselves—beyond holding an influential position.
Do you want to do work that is worthy of your time and talent? Do you want to make your mark on your industry, company, or within your community?...
by Stephen R. Covey
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2009
**An inspirational and practical guide to leadership from the New York Times–bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Covey, named one of Time magazine’s 25 Most Influential Americans, is a renowned authority on leadership, whose insightful advice has helped millions....
City of the Century
The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
“A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).
Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world’s most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the...
To Be Loved
The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
The story of Motown Records and how it changed the course of American music, as told by its founder—“an African American culture hero of historic stature” (The New York Times).
Berry Gordy Jr., who once considered becoming a boxer, started a record company with a family loan of $800 in...
by Car and Driver
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
The Chevrolet Corvette is a treasured American icon and one of the world’s most popular sports cars. The experts at Car and Driver, who have tested nearly every version of this sleek machine, have now compiled and curated over 50 years of articles, reviews, and news about the Corvette, from the...
William L. Shirer Twentieth Century Journey
The Start (1904-1930), The Nightmare Years (1930-1940), A Native's Return (1945-1988)
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
World-renowned journalist and best-selling author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William Shirer was an important witness to the rise of Nazi Germany.The Start (1904-1930): In the first of a three-volume series, he tells the story of his early life. The Nightmare Years (1930-1940):...
by Bill Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
This New York Times bestseller offers “slam-dunk lessons in teamwork and character” from the NBA hall of famer and former US senator (People).
Bill Bradley, whose varied career highlights include a gold-medal win in the Olympics, two world championship victories with the New York Knicks, and...
by Kurt Vonnegut
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Those who know Kurt Vonnegut as one of America's most beloved and influential writers will be surprised and delighted to discover that he was also a gifted graphic artist. This book brings together the finest examples of his funny, strange, and moving drawings in an inexpensive, beautifully produced...
I Hated to Do It
Stories of a Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
For over 40 years, Donald C. Farber was Kurt Vonnegut’s attorney, literary agent, and close friend. In this deeply felt memoir, Farber offers a rare portrait of Vonnegut that is both candid and entertaining. A renowned entertainment lawyer with a largely famous clientele and a highly acclaimed author...
by George Bernard Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
“Without music we shall surely perish of drink, morphia, and all sorts of artificial exaggerations of the cruder delights of the senses.” —Bernard Shaw, 1894
Critical Shaw: Music is a comprehensive selection of renowned Irish playwright and Nobel Laureate Bernard Shaw’s extensive writings...
by Bradbury Ray
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Ray Bradbury presents Zen in the Art of Writing, a collection from one of the most legendary voices in science fiction and fantasy on how his unbridled passion for creating worlds of infinite impossibilities made him a master of the craft. Part memoir, part philosophical guide, the essays in...
Deadly Pretender
The Double Life of David Miller
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Timesreporter’s account of a con artist and bigamist who resorts to murder to hide his double life.
David Miller had a dream job and a beautiful family. But one perfect life wasn’t enough. So he pretended to be an attorney, then...