Review imprint: 1779 books
Superman vs. Hollywood
How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Tinseltown's fascination with the comic icon is detailed in this book, encompassing all the behind-the-scenes machinations that helped shape Superman into a screen legend-and all the derailed projects that have vilified everyone involved. These newly uncovered stories about the odyssey of bringing...
Collaboration
How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Build Common Ground, and Reap Big Results
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
In Collaboration, author Morten Hansen takes aim at what many leaders inherently know: in today's competitive environment, companywide collaboration is an imperative for successful strategy execution, yet the sought-after synergies are rarely, if ever, realized. In fact, most cross-unit collaborative...
Jumping the S-Curve
How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
Recently, some bestselling management books have focused on providing a recipe for greatness, while others have sought to unlock the secrets of long-term success. But a detailed analysis at the intersection of the two, one that explains how some companies manage to achieve repeated peaks of business...
What Were They Thinking?
Unconventional Wisdom About Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Every day companies and their leaders fail to capitalize on opportunities because they misunderstand the real sources of business success.
Based on his popular column in Business 2.0, Jeffrey Pfeffer delivers wise and timely business commentary that challenges conventional wisdom while providing...
Tour:Smart
And Break the Band
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
From packing the right equipment to keeping enough gas in the tank to get home, every aspect of making a successful tour with a band is addressed in this comprehensive guide. More than 100 luminaries and leading organizations from the world of touring-among them Chris Connelly, Henry Rollins, the...
by Theordore Levitt
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2008
What business is your company really in? That's a question all executives should all ask before demand for their firm's products or services dwindles.
In Marketing Myopia, Theodore Levitt offers examples of companies that became obsolete because they misunderstood what business they were in...
Dirty South
OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Acting as both investigative journalist and irreverent critic, Ben Westhoff journeys across the southern United States in a small Hyundai to document the phenomenon of southern hip-hop. The exclusive interviews with the genre’s prominent players take many forms—watching rappers “make it rain”...
How to Rap 2
Advanced Flow and Delivery Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
In this sequel to How to Rap, techniques that have not previously been explained—such as triplets, flams, lazy tails, and breaking rhyme patterns—are thoroughly broken down and examined, arming readers with additional tools for their rapping repertoire. Filled with interviews from hip-hop’s...
Detroit
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
At its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit's status as epicenter of the American auto industry made it a vibrant, populous, commercial hub—and then the bottom fell out. Detroit*: A Biography* takes a long, unflinching look at the evolution of one of America's great cities and one of the nation's...
Chicago History for Kids
Triumphs and Tragedies of the Windy City Includes 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
From the Native Americans who lived in the Chicago area for thousands of years, to the first European explorers Marquette and Jolliet, to the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series win, parents, teachers, and kids will love this comprehensive and exciting history of how Chicago became the third largest...
Junk
Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away? Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away.
When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late...
The Camper Book
A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials,...
The Solution Revolution
How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises Are Teaming Up to Solve Society's Toughest Problems
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Government Alone Can’t Solve Society’s Biggest Problems
World hunger. Climate change. Crumbling infrastructure. It’s clear that in today’s era of fiscal constraints and political gridlock, we can no longer turn to government alone to tackle these and other towering social problems....
Being Global
How to Think, Act, and Lead in a Transformed World
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
What does it take to lead a global business?
What makes being a global business leader today such a complex task? It’s more than mastering your knowledge of various geographies and cultures, though that is essential. But to succeed, you must also master the complex mind-set and competencies...