Diversion Books: 923 books
by The Washington Post
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
In this timely retrospective, leading voices from The Washington Post come together to discuss Barack Obama’s historic presidency.
When President Obama was elected, he was a figure of hope for many Americans. Throughout his presidency, he has become far more than a symbol of change; he has...
Maria Montessori
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
"Highly recommended for educators, parents, and moderate feminists who seek inspiration from one of the most accomplished women of this or any other age."—Publishers Weekly
The definitive biography of Maria Montessori—physician, feminist, social reformer, educator, and one of...
by Catherine Whitlock, Rhodri Evans
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this fascinating history explores the lives and achievements of great women in science across the globe.
Ten Women Who Changed Science and the World tells the stories of trailblazing women who made a historic impact on physics, biology, chemistry,...
by Charles A. Coulombe
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
A concise account of one of the most epic developments in the modern Catholic church—the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict XVI’s precedent-shattering announcement that he would renounce the Papacy—the first Pope to do so in 600 years—touched off a firestorm of speculation...
The Jordan Rules
The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
The New York Times Bestseller, Now in eBook Format and Updated With a New IntroductionThis is the 20th anniversary of the explosive bestseller that changed the way the world viewed one of the greatest athletes in history, revealing for the first time Michael Jordan's relentless drive to win anything...
The Slam
Bobby Jones and the Price of Glory
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
An unlikely champion. An unprecedented accomplishment. A powerful story of a man on the verge of becoming a legend—at a time when the nation needed every hero it could get. In the 1930s, Bobby Jones did what no golfer had done before—and what no golfer has done since—he won all four major...
Now Pitching for the Yankees
Spinning the News for Mickey, Billy and George
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
A legendary New York Yankees PR man offers readers an inside look at one of baseball’s greatest teams.
Starting as a college student sorting Mickey Mantle’s fan mail and rising to become the youngest director of public relations in baseball history, Marty Appel offers a unique behind-the-scenes...
Blood on the Horns
The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
“A must read!” —USA TODAYHow big was the pressure? How deep was the division? Those were the questions that would beg answering long after the Chicago Bulls had completed their strife-ridden 1997-98 season in the National Basketball Association. BLOOD ON THE HORNS details the infighting & conflict...
How to Win at the Sport of Business
If I Can Do It, You Can Do It
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Mark Cuban shares his wealth of experience and business savvy in his first published book, HOW TO WIN AT THE SPORT OF BUSINESS.
"It's New Year's resolution time, and Mark Cuban's new book offers the rationale for a good one." —BUSINESS INSIDER
Using the greatest material...
by Ursula K Le Guin
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
For the first time in eBook edition comes a science fiction classic t**hat is at once eerie and prescient, wildly entertaining and ferociously intelligent.
Winner of the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, the Locus Award, and one of the most acclaimed writers in science fiction, Ursula Le Guin’s...
by C.L. Moore
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
The 1930’s heralded the arrival of C.L. Moore, one of the pioneering women writers of speculative fiction, and the appearance of fantasy’s landmark female hero: Jirel of Joiry. With her red hair flowing, her yellow eyes glinting like embers, and her face streaked with blood, Jirel is strong, fearless,...
by Suzanne Chazin
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
A “sizzling scorcher . . . Full of surprises” from the author of the Georgia Skeehan thrillers Flashover and The Fourth Angel (Cosmopolitan).
After a fire kills two of New York’s bravest, New York City Fire Department marshal Georgia Skeehan is forced to collaborate with an FBI informant—a...
The Michael Gray Novels
The Murder of Eleanor Pope, The Murder of Ann Avery, Murder of a Mistress, and Murder of a Wife
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2014
From “a neglected master”: All four murder mysteries featuring the psychoanalyst turned sleuth in 1950s San Francisco (Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451).
Dr. Michael Gray is constantly drawn into the lives, and murders, of his clientele. Fortunately, this unconventional detective’s...
Thetis
The Deep Sky Saga - Book Two
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Blind and broken, orphaned teenager Jonah Lincoln reluctantly boards a rescue ship bound for the planet Thetis, but not before it picks up a few more surprising and dangerous survivors from the massacre on the moon Achilles. After regaining his sight, Jonah sees the gated colony on Thetis is just...