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Tiger, Meet My Sister...
And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
In this hilariously funny essay collection, ESPN columnist Rick Reilly compiles the best of his sports columns—essays that include his expert opinion on athlete tattoos, NFL cheerleaders, and even running with the bulls in Pamplona.
Rick Reilly has no compunction telling readers, in his quick-witted...
City Kid
A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
"City Kid is perhaps one of the seven greatest books ever written. It has the realness of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the warmth of The Color Purple, and the page count of Tuesdays with Morrie. It's a must read."-Chris Rock
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of...
A Year Up
Helping Young Adults Move from Poverty to Professional Careers in a Single Year
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
The inspiring story of a pioneering program that is redefining urban young adults as economic assets, not deficits
During Gerald Chertavian’s many years as a Big Brother, the former technology entrepreneur realized that our nation’s "Opportunity Divide" strands millions of young,...
Cabin Fever
The Sizzling Secrets of a Virgin Airlines Flight Attendant
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
In the tradition of Waiter Rant, a saucy look at life behind the beverage cart
Ever since Coffee, Tea or Me? was first published in the swinging sixties, the reading public has been enamored with stewardesses. In Cabin Fever, former Virgin Atlantic flight attendant Mandy Smith updates the genre,...
You Blew It!
An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
A hilarious examination of faux pas for readers of Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson’s Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Humankind is doomed. Especially you.
It’s already too late. From overstaying your welcome at a party, to leaving passive-aggressive post-its...
Other People's Money
Inside the Housing Crisis and the Demise of the Greatest Real Estate Deal Ever M ade
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
In just over three years, real estate giant Tishman Speyer and its partner, BlackRock, lost billions of investors’ dollars on a single deal. The New York Times reporter who first broke the story of the sale of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village takes readers inside the most spectacular failure...
You Can't Touch My Hair
And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
**A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • “A must-read...Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.”—Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad City
A hilarious and timely essay collection about race,...
Dumb History
The Stupidest Mistakes Ever Made
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
A book that proves idiocy is as old as time
Think civilization has deteriorated and that people these days are dumber than ever? Dumb History proves that we didn’t invent stupidity in the 21st century. You’ll find facts from throughout the ages about everyone from Cleopatra and Napoleon...
by Randy Cassingham
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Gathered from the popular website www.StellaAwards.com, The True Stella Awards is an outrageous collection of America’s most frivolous lawsuits
Named for Stella Liebeck, the woman who won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit after spilling hot McDonald’s coffee on herself, humorist Randy Cassingham’s...
Mistakes I Made at Work
25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
High-achieving women share their worst mistakes at work—and how learning from them paved the way to success.
Named by Fast Company as a "Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year"
In Mistakes I Made at Work, a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Business Book for Spring 2014, Jessica Bacal...
The Mystery of Mercy Close
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
A compelling tale of mystery, romance, and the irrepressible Walsh family from the internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes
Helen Walsh doesn’t believe in fear—it’s just something men invented to get all the money—and yet she’s sinking. Her private investigator business has...
So Sue Me, Jackass!
Avoiding Legal Pitfalls That Can Come Back to Bite You at Work, at Home, and at Play
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Read Amy Epstein Feldman and Robin Epstein's posts on the Penguin Blog
The next best thing to having a lawyer in the family.
Can you win monetary damages for bad sex? Can you get fired for being too fat? Can you sign your mother-in-law into a nursing home against her will?
For...
Slouching Toward Adulthood
How to Let Go So Your Kids Can Grow Up
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
“The helicopter parent has crashed and burned...Sally Koslow [has] documented a generation so cosseted that they have lost the impetus to grow up or leave home. The over-involved parent has gone from paragon of caring to a figure of fun.”—Lisa Endlich Heffernan, The Atlantic
Parents once...
Wine. All the Time.
The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
**“Can I just be Marissa, please? I want to be hilarious and sexy and smart and insanely knowledgeable about wine.” —Mindy Kaling
A fresh, fun, and unpretentious guide to wine from Marissa A. Ross, official wine columnist for Bon Appétit.**
Does the thought of having to buy wine...