St Martin S Griffin imprint: 2039 books
Above the Clouds
The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
When Anatoli Boukreev died on the slopes of Annapurna on Christmas day, 1997, the world lost one of the greatest adventurers of our time.
In Above the Clouds, both the man and his incredible climbs on Mt. McKinley, K2, Makalu, Manaslu, and Everest-including his diary entries on the infamous...
Design Your Life
The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
Design Your Life is a series of irreverent and realistic snapshots about objects and how we interact with them. By leading design thinker Ellen Lupton and her twin sister Julia Lupton, it shows how design is about much more than what's bought at high-end stores or the modern look at IKEA. Design is...
It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It
Ready-to-Use Advice for Presentations, Speeches, and Other Speaking Occasions, Large and Small
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2000
Why do some speakers succeed while many bore their audiences and lose their listeners? Speaking coach Joan Detz has worked with top clients for more than 15 years and has the answers. In this useful and lively book she presents strategies and tips for speeches, sales presentations, brief remarks,...
Keith
Standing in the Shadows
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 1996
Keith is the biography of Keith Richards, written by one of his old friends, Stanley Booth. Drawing on extensive, in-depth interviews, the book explores Richards' relationship with Mick Jagger and the Stones, his views on his evolving craft, his experiences in the London music scene, and much more....
Perry Farrell
The Saga of a Hypester
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Dave Thompson's biography of Perry Farrell traces the performer's life from his childhood in Flushing, Queens to becoming front man for the band Jane's Addiction to his founding of the touring festival, Lollapalooza. Perry Farrell: The Saga of a Hypester sheds light on a man who remains a mystery to all but a few.
by Dave Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
On Halloween night 1983, at an ROTC dance on a college campus deep in the heart of Vermont, the band subsequently known as Phish played their very first gig.
It was a total disaster.
But it was the beginning of an era. Here's the whole story.
BLOW
How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel And Lost It All
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
BLOW is the unlikely story of George Jung's roller coaster ride from middle-class high school football hero to the heart of Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel-- the largest importer of the United States cocaine supply in the 1980s. Jung's early business of flying marijuana into the United States from...
by Kurt Reighley
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
For the public, the triumph of Marilyn Manson happened in the blink of an eye, beginning with the debut of their 1994 "Album Portrait of an American Family", an event which led to a cover on "Rolling Stone" and the group's MTV smash "Sweet Dreams". This biography offers an all-encompassing look at the success of this controversial band.
Plastic Purge
How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body, and Help Save the Sea Turtles!
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Now a Denver Post #1 bestseller. Plastic is everywhere we look. Our computers and children's toys are made out of it, and our water and slices of American cheese are packaged in it. But why is there so much and what is it doing to our bodies? Is it possible to use less plastic and be happier and healthier?
In...
by Rebecca Frankel
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
In this special edition of War Dogs, adapted specifically for a younger audience, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs’ special abilities—from their amazing noses and powerful...
Reel Terror
The Scary, Bloody, Gory, Hundred-Year History of Classic Horror Films
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
From the author of the definitive heavy metal history, Bang Your Head, a behind-the-scenes look a century of horror films
Reel Terror is a love letter to the wildly popular yet still misunderstood genre that churns out blockbusters and cult classics year after year. From The Cabinet of Dr....
Choosing Glee
10 Rules to Finding Inspiration, Happiness, and the Real You
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz, a.k.a. "Tina," inspires fans to invoke positive thinking into everything they do in this inspirational scrapbook.
Time to Gleek out!
Fans of the breakout musical series will flock to Ushkowitz's heartfelt and practical guide on how to be your true...
Last Night I Dreamt of Cosmopolitans
A Modern Girl's Dream Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
In a world filled with Starbucks, E!, designer water, and reality T.V., is it any wonder that pop culture icons are invading our dreams? With insightful humor (a sure sign that the only thing implanted in her cheek is her tongue), author Josie Brown explains dream symbolism in terms that any young,...
On the Record
The Scratch DJ Academy Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
In the three decades since Kool Herc first put the same record on two side-by-side turntables, DJs have moved out of city parks, house and block parties, and the darkened booths of nightclubs, and onto center stage, performing before admiring crowds of thousands. They have not only given rise to hip-hop...