Review imprint: 1779 books
Fail Better
Design Smart Mistakes and Succeed Sooner
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
If you’re aiming to innovate, failure along the way is a given. But can you fail better?
Whether you’re rolling out a new product from a city-view office or rolling up your sleeves to deliver a social service in the field, learning why and how to embrace failure can help you do better,...
Maximum Volume
The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926–1966
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Maximum Volume offers a glimpse into the mind, the music, and the man behind the sound of the Beatles. George Martin's working-class childhood and musical influences profoundly shaped his early career as head of the EMI Group's Parlophone Records. Out of them flowed the genius behind his seven years...
Sound Pictures
The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966–2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
More than anyone besides the bandmates themselves, George Martin was the man who created the unique sound of the Beatles. Sound Pictures offers a powerful and intimate account of how he did so.
The second and final volume of the definitive biography of the man, Sound Pictures traces the story of the...
Boom Town
How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town Into an International Community
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Investigating the personal stories behind the headquarters of the Wal-Mart empire, this examination focuses on the growth of Bentonville, Arkansas-a microcosm of America's social, political, and cultural shift. Numerous personalities are interviewed, including a multimillionaire Palestinian refugee...
The Donut
History, Recipes, and Lore from Boston to Berlin
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The love for the donut in the United States is longstanding and deep-rooted. Gourmet donut shops have popped up in trendy neighborhoods across the country and high-end restaurants are serving trios of donuts for dessert, while Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and Tim Hortons have amassed a devoted...
American Wine
A Coming-of-Age Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The story of how the United States came to dominate fine wine In 1976, the bicentennial year of American Independence, the nation's wine was an international afterthought—stylistically and commercially. Within a generation, however, the United States would stand unquestionably at the world vanguard...
The Medici Effect, With a New Preface and Discussion Guide
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.
Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how...
Count Girls In
Empowering Girls to Combine Any Interests with STEM to Open Up a World of Opportunity
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Maybe you have a daughter who loves cooking, soccer, and musicals. Maybe she's a social butterfly, an athlete, a fashionista, and a humanitarian who wants to change the world. Be honest—do you think, Well, she's clearly not a math and science kid? Do you assume that certain classes and careers won't...
by Scott D. Anthony, David S. Duncan
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Introducing the Four Components That Make Innovation Repeatable
Even the best-performing companies eventually stall. Sustaining momentum-and remaining a great growth company-takes a system.
Scott Anthony and David Duncan call this system a Growth Factory.” They’ve seen it work...
3-d Negotiation
Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2006
When discussing being stuck in a "win-win vs. win-lose" debate, most negotiation books focus on face-to-face tactics. Yet, table tactics are only the "first dimension" of David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius' pathbreaking 3-D Negotiation (TM) approach, developed from their decades of doing deals and...
by Orit Gadiesh, Hugh Macarthur
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2008
Private equity firms are snapping up brand-name companies and assembling portfolios that make them immense global conglomerates. They're often able to maximize investor value far more successfully than traditional public companies.
How do PE firms become such powerhouses? Learn how, in Lessons...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling’s work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and The Simpsons’ song parodies, has never been greater. This lively and fascinating look at cartoon music’s past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists,...
How to Rap
The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Examining the dynamics of hip-hop from every region and in every form-mainstream and underground, current and classic-this compelling how-to discusses everything from content and flow to rhythm and delivery in relation to the art and craft of rap. Compiled from the most extensive research on rapping...
Bad Moon Rising
The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Rightly called the saddest story in rock 'n' roll history, this Creedence biography-newly updated with stories from band members, producers, business associates, close friends, and families-recounts the tragic and triumphant tale of one of America’s most beloved bands. Hailed as the great American...