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  • Book : Out Of The Darkness The Mystery Of Aaron Rodgers -..
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    Book : Out Of The Darkness The Mystery Of Aaron Rodgers -..

    -Titulo Original : Out Of The Darkness The Mystery Of Aaron Rodgers-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Instant New York Times Bestseller A masterwork. ... OConnor answers every question, deftly and deeply, that weve had about the most controversial person in Americas biggest game. -Peter King Four-time New York Times bestselling sport biographer Ian O’Connor pulls back the curtain on four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, delivering the definitive portrait of the legendary yet mysterious quarterback who has astonished, befuddled, yet always captivated fans of America’s #1 sport. Aaron Rodgers is among the two or three most talented players to ever hold the most important job in American team sports - quarterback. He also stands as the most mysterious and polarizing figure in the modern-day national pastime that is professional football. From his controversial Covid stance to his methods of spiritual awakening to his estrangement from his family to his high-profile romances to his devastating Achilles injury a mere four plays into his New York Jets career, Rodgers has long dominated the NFL’s news cycle. At thirty-nine, in search of a challenge that would rejuvenate him, Rodgers divorced the iconic Green Bay Packers of Vince Lombardi fame for the Jets, who have not appeared in a Super Bowl since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. The trade made Rodgers the biggest story in the biggest league in the biggest market. By far. That story only got bigger when Rodgers shockingly went down on the night of 9/11, in front of a packed house that roared for him when he took the field carrying an American flag, and in front of the biggest Monday Night Football audience in ESPN history, peaking at more than 25 million viewers across all platforms. Rodgers then shocked the world by pulling off the fastest recorded comeback from an Achilles tear, returning to practice eleven weeks after surgery. Remarkably enough, he would have played again in the 2023 season, at age 40, had the Jets remained in playoff contention. Ian O’Connor uses hundreds of original interviews to pull back the curtain and answer the most penetrating questions about the league’s most enigmatic player. Just like he did in his defining bios of Bill Belichick, Mike Krzyzewski, Derek Jeter, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer, O’Connor reveals all sides of an all-time great and delivers a portrait of a complex man that will forever shape the way he is viewed...
  • Book : We The Animals - Torres, Justin
    Precio:  $51,129.00

    Book : We The Animals - Torres, Justin

    -Titulo Original : We The Animals-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY The critically acclaimed debut from the National Book Award-winning author of Blackouts. In this award-winning, groundbreaking novel, Justin Torres plunges us into the chaotic heart of one family, the intense bonds of three brothers, and the mythic effects of this fierce love on the people we must become. “A tremendously gifted writer whose highly personal voice should excite us in much the same way that Raymond Carver’s or Jeffrey Eugenides’s voice did when we first heard it.-The Washington Post Three brothers tear their way through childhood- smashing tomatoes all over each other, building kites from trash, hiding out when their parents do battle, tiptoeing around the house as their mother sleeps off her graveyard shift. Paps and Ma are from Brooklyn-he’s Puerto Rican, she’s white-and their love is a serious, dangerous thing that makes and unmakes a family many times. Life in this family is fierce and absorbing, full of chaos and heartbreak and the euphoria of belonging completely to one another. From the intense familial unity felt by a child to the profound alienation he endures as he begins to see the world, this beautiful novel reinvents the coming-of-age story in a way that is sly and punch-in-the-stomach powerful. We the Animals is a dark jewel of a book. It’s heartbreaking. It’s beautiful. It resembles no other book I’ve read.”-Michael Cunningham A fiery ode to boyhood . . . A welterweight champ of a book.-NPR, Weekend Editio...
  • Book : Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle Oedipus Rex, Oedipus At
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    Book : Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle Oedipus Rex, Oedipus At

    -Titulo Original : Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle Oedipus Rex, Oedipus At Colonus, Antigone-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The critically acclaimed Fitts and Fitzgerald translation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle that chronicles the tragic downfall of the royal family of Thebes. The ancient myth of Oedipus, which still reverberates to this day, provided Sophocles with material for three great tragedies-Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone-that together recount the downfall of Oedipus, king of Thebes, his death in exile, and the heroic, defiant stand made by his daughter Antigone. Written for a modern audience, these English translations of Sophocles’ trilogy aim to capture the directness, simplicity, and concentrated richness of Sophocles’ plays in clear, credible English verse that is both readable and actable...
  • Book : Tripped Nazi Germany, The Cia, And The Dawn Of The..
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    Book : Tripped Nazi Germany, The Cia, And The Dawn Of The..

    -Titulo Original : Tripped Nazi Germany, The Cia, And The Dawn Of The Psychedelic Age-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: “A fleet-footed and propulsive account . . . Brilliantly sifting a massive history for its ideological through lines, this is a must-read. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) The author of the New York Times bestseller Blitzed returns with a provocative new history of drugs and postwar America, examining the untold story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced CIA research and secretly shaped the War on Drugs. Berlin 1945. Following the fall of the Third Reich, drug use-long kept under control by the Nazis’ strict anti-drug laws-is rampant throughout the city. Split into four sectors, Berlins drug policies are being enforced under the individual jurisdictions of each allied power-the Soviet Union, Britain, France, and the US. In the American zone, Arthur J. Giuliani of the nascent Federal Bureau of Narcotics is tasked with learning about the Nazis’ anti-drug laws and bringing home anything that might prove “useful” to the United States. Five years later, Harvard professor Dr. Henry Beecher began work with the US government to uncover the research behind the Nazis psychedelics program. Begun as an attempt to find a “truth serum” and experiment with mind control, the Nazi study initially involved mescaline, but quickly expanded to include LSD. Originally created for medical purposes by Swiss pharmaceutical Sandoz, the Nazis coopted the drug for their mind control military research-research that, following the war, the US was desperate to acquire. This research birthed MKUltra, the CIAs notorious brainwashing and psychological torture program during the 1950s and 1960s, and ultimately shaped US drug policy regarding psychedelics for over half a century. Based on extensive archival research on both sides of the Atlantic, Tripped is a wild, unconventional postwar history, a spiritual sequel to Norman Ohler’s New York Times bestseller Blitzed. Revealing the close relationship and hidden connections between the Nazis and the early days of drugs in America, Ohler shares how this secret history held back therapeutic research of psychedelic drugs for decades and eventually became part of the foundation of America’s War on Drugs...
  • Book : Young Woman And The Sea How Trudy Ederle Conquered..
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    Book : Young Woman And The Sea How Trudy Ederle Conquered..

    -Titulo Original : Young Woman And The Sea How Trudy Ederle Conquered The English Channel And Inspired The World-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY STARRING DAISY RIDLEY. The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a new era for women in sports By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong. As her German immigrant parents cheered her, and her sister and fellow swimmer Meg helped fashion both her scandalous two-piece swimsuit and leak-proof goggles, Trudy was determined to succeed. “England or drown is my motto,” she said, plunging into the frigid Channel for her second attempt at the crossing. Fourteen hours later, two hours faster than any man, and after weathering a gale and waves that approached six-feet, she stepped onto Kingsdowne Beach as the most famous woman in the world. Based on years of archival research that unearthed Ederle’s memory from obscurity, Young Woman and the Sea brings to life the real Trudy Ederle, the challenges that came with her fame, and the historic mark her achievement made for all women athletes who followed...
  • Book : How Economics Explains The World A Short History Of..
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    Book : How Economics Explains The World A Short History Of..

    -Titulo Original : How Economics Explains The World A Short History Of Humanity A Brief And Powerful Economic History With Timeless Lessons, Perfect For Fall 2024, Learn How Markets Mold Society-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: “If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leighs clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” -Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world-all in under 200 pages InHow Economics Explains the World, Harvard-trained economist Andrew Leigh presents a new way to understand the human story. From the dawn of agriculture to AI, here is story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have, to an astonishing degree, determined our past, present, and future. This small book indeed tells a big story. It is the story of capitalism - of how our market system developed. It is the story of the discipline of economics, and some of the key figures who formed it. And it is the story of how economic forces have shaped world history. Why didn’t Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? What happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s? Why did the Allies win World War II? Why did inequality in many advanced countries fall during the 1950s and 1960s? How did property rights drive China’s growth surge in the 1980s? How does climate change threaten our future prosperity? You’ll find answers to these questions and more in How Economics Explains the World...
  • Book : Unredacted Russia, Trump, And The Fight For Democrac
    Precio:  $88,009.00

    Book : Unredacted Russia, Trump, And The Fight For Democrac

    -Titulo Original : Unredacted Russia, Trump, And The Fight For Democracy-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The intelligence officer behind the explosive “Steele Dossier” steps out of the shadows, revealing a searing new report on the threat Putin and Trump pose to democracy, based on alarming intelligence exposed in these pages for the first time “Putin is now desperate to have Donald Trump back in the White House. If he succeeds in helping Trump get reelected, I am convinced that the global political order will be utterly changed. We shall have entered a new historical era of strategic chaos, a ‘new world disorder.’ The consequences of Trump winning the 2024 election are catastrophic.” -from Unredacted To a unique degree, Christopher Steele has been an eyewitness observer of modern Russian history. He was a British diplomat and intelligence professional in Moscow when the Soviet Union was collapsing. Steele was there when the putsch against Mikhail Gorbachev took place and when Boris Yeltsin took over the newly independent Russia. After Vladimir Putin came to power, Steele rose to become one of British government’s leading Russia experts and played a central role in the investigation into the Kremlin-ordered murder of Alexander Litvinenko. Then, in 2016, he wrote a series of explosive reports about the then presidential candidate Donald Trump and his links to Russia. Now known to the world as the “Steele Dossier,” these intelligence documents drew the world’s attention to Russia’s relationship with Trump-and reluctantly thrust Steele into the center of a global maelstrom. Since Trump’s election, he has quietly continued his work. Indeed, Steele has had even better access to sources of information and intelligence on Russia-ones that have given him a privileged view of what’s going on inside the Kremlin, and how much we in the West should worry about it. In Unredacted, Steele shares for the first time what that inside view looks like, how he came to the point of gaining such a level of insight, and what Western governments-and all of us-can and should do to counter this generational threat...
  • Book : The Blue Hour - Hawkins, Paula
    Precio:  $83,519.00

    Book : The Blue Hour - Hawkins, Paula

    -Titulo Original : The Blue Hour: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile. - Lee Child An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller... truly exceptional. - Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods A masterful exploration of the nature of obsession...I loved it. - Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek The propulsive and powerful new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train Welcome to Eris: an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day. Once home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago. Now home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation. But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling. And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge.... A masterful novel that is as page-turning as it is unsettling, The Blue Hour recalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Hawkins’s place among the very best of our most nuanced and stylish storytellers. Atmospheric and marvelously twisty. - Danya Kukafka, author of Notes on an Execution “Reminiscent of du Maurier: art, islands, missing spouses ... Hard to put down.” - Mick Herron A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling. - Shari Lapen...
  • Book : The Night Before Christmas At Dunder Mifflin -...
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    Book : The Night Before Christmas At Dunder Mifflin -...

    -Titulo Original : The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin: A hilarious and heartwarming retelling of a Christmas classic and perfect holiday gift for fans of The Office.-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The first official The Office holiday storybook-a new classic for fans of all ages! Spend “The Night Before Christmas” at Dunder Mifflin in this hilarious and timeless illustrated retelling of the beloved poem, featuring a visit from Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Kevin Malone (author Brian Baumgartner). “’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Dunder Mifflin, not an accountant was stirring…” It’s Christmas Eve at Scranton’s finest paper company, and Michael Scott is nowhere to be found. As the office dozes off after their raucous holiday party, two mysterious visitors sneak in: a Santa peddling holiday cheer and that’s what she said jokes, and his beet-loving, dutiful, right-hand elf. Armed with absurd gifts for the staff, tacky decorations for the office, and absolutely nothing good for Toby, the two prepare to give Dunder Mifflin a holiday they’ll never forget. A hilarious twist on a Christmas classic, The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin is a rollicking, festive, and heartwarming jaunt through everyone’s favorite office, the perfect holiday treat for any fan of the show...
  • Book : This Motherless Land - May, Nikki
    Precio:  $83,019.00

    Book : This Motherless Land - May, Nikki

    -Titulo Original : This Motherless Land: A Read with Jenna Pick-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY A vibrant coming-of-age story. - Charmaine Wilkerson I was completely immersed.” - Nita Prose From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a stunning reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park: Split between England and Nigeria, two extraordinary cousins are set on vastly different paths as they come to terms with their shared family history-a masterful exploration of race, identity, and love. Quiet Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art teacher mother, her professor father, and even her annoying little brother (most of the time). But when tragedy strikes, she’s sent to England, a place she knows only from her mother’s stories. To her dismay, she finds the much-lauded estate dilapidated, the food tasteless, the weather grey. Worse still, her mother’s family are cold and distant. With one exception: her cousin Liv. Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family. She becomes fiercely protective of her little cousin, and her warmth and kindness give Funke a place to heal. The two girls grow into adulthood the closest of friends. But the choices their mothers made haunt Funke and Liv and when a second tragedy occurs their friendship is torn apart. Against the long shadow of their shared family history, each woman will struggle to chart a path forward, separated by country, misunderstanding, and ambition. Moving between Somerset and Lagos over the course of two decades, This Motherless Land is a sweeping examination of identity, culture, race, and love that asks how we find belonging and whether a family’s generational wrongs can be righted...
  • Book : Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret - Stevenson,..
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    Book : Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret - Stevenson,..

    -Titulo Original : Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret: A Festive Mystery: A Whodunit Full of Twists and Turns, Perfect for Fall 2024, A Clever and Cozy Mystery (The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries, 3)-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, “deviously good fun” (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe. My name’s Ernest Cunningham. I used to be a fan of reading Golden Age murder mysteries, until I found myself with a haphazard career getting stuck in the middle of real-life ones. I’d hoped, this Christmas, that any self-respecting murderer would kick their feet up and take it easy over the holidays. I was wrong. So here I am, backstage at the show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. My suspects are all professional tricksters: masters of the art of misdirection. THE MAGICIAN THE ASSISTANT THE EXECUTIVE THE HYPNOTIST THE IDENTICAL TWIN THE COUNSELLOR THE TECH My clues are even more abstract: A suspect covered in blood, without a memory of how it got there. A murder committed without setting foot inside the room where it happens. And an advent calendar. Because, you know, it’s Christmas. If I can see through the illusions, I know I can solve it. After all, a good murder is just like a magic trick, isn’t it...
  • Book : The Best American Short Stories 2024 - Groff, Laure
    Precio:  $59,579.00

    Book : The Best American Short Stories 2024 - Groff, Laure

    -Titulo Original : The Best American Short Stories 2024: Lauren Groff Edits the Newest Entry in the Renowned and Popular Story Series, Explore the Best Short Stories of the Year-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor. “There have never been as many exquisitely built stories in existence than there are now,” proclaims guest editor Lauren Groff in her introduction. This abundance led to a volume of robust stories with the nerve to push against narrative expectations. The Best American Short Stories 2024 boasts a collection of twenty stories that “buzz with their own strange logic.” A man becomes a tourist in his own hometown. An unemployed jeweler sails in an antique slave ship. A therapist decides to call an ex-patient years after their last session. Daring and resonant, the stories in this volume invite in Groff “a feeling that both the author and I were simultaneously discovering something together.” The Best American Short Stories 2024 includes JAMEL BRINKLEY * ALEXANDRA CHANG * LAURIE COLWIN * MOLLY DEKTAR * TAISIA KITAISKAIA * DANIEL MASON * JIM SHEPARD * AZAREEN VAN DER VLIET OLOOMI * PAUL YOON * and other...
  • Book : The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2024 -
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    Book : The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2024 -

    -Titulo Original : The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024: A Thought-Provoking Anthology with Award-Winning Environmental Insights, Perfect for Fall 2024-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. “This was the most anomalous year (so far) in human history,” guest editor Bill McKibben writes, “the year in which the relationship between people and planet showed its most dramatic signs yet of unraveling.” The selections in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 reveal a trying year for our planet-from the Lahaina wildfire tragedy to the lush Amazon jungle slowly turning to savanna-while also celebrating the earth’s beautiful and mysterious ways-from the largest beaver dam on earth to the heroic innovation to prevent birds from crashing into Chicago’s expanse of glass buildings. These essays offer solace in trying times, showing a way for a better future. They are, as McKibben says, “a reminder that this world is still a lovely and deep place, well worth the fighting for.” The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 includes IAN FRAZIER * AMANDA GEFTER * DOUGLAS FOX * SARAH KAPLAN * BEN GOLDFARB * RAYMOND ZHONG * ALEX CUADROS * AND OTHER...
  • Book : Peterson field guide to birds of western north...
    Precio:  $80,509.00

    Book : Peterson field guide to birds of western north...

    -Titulo Original : Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Western North America, Fifth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A new edition of the best-selling field guide with 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii. For decades, the Peterson Field Guide to Birdsof Western North America has been a popular and trusted guide for birders of all levels, thanks to its famous system of identification and unparalleled illustrations. Following the Spring 2020 update to Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, this guide will feature updated text and range maps, and art updated to reflect current knowledge in ornithology. Now that the American Birding Association has expanded its species Checklist to include Hawaii, this guide will include 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii...
  • Book : Kaufman field guide to nature of the midwest (kaufman...
    Precio:  $68,059.00

    Book : Kaufman field guide to nature of the midwest (kaufman...

    -Titulo Original : Kaufman Field Guide To Nature Of The Midwest (Kaufman Field Guides)-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The only field guide to bring along to identify the birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, rocks, and sky of the Midwest Even if we focus on certain things in the outdoors, most of us are curious about everything else that might turn up. Serious birders, botanists, and entomologists all have their specialized guides, but this book is the guide to “everything else-the one guide to take when you go out for a walk. Wow, that’s a cool-looking mushroom. Wonder what it is. Hey, look at that weird insect. Birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, grasses, even constellations overhead and rocks underfoot-it’s all here. With authoritative yet broad coverage, nontechnical language, and more than two thousand color photographs, this book is an essential reference for nature lovers living in or visiting Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa...
  • Book : To Rescue The Constitution - Baier, Bret
    Precio:  $55,589.00

    Book : To Rescue The Constitution - Baier, Bret

    -Titulo Original : To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment: Bret Baier's masterful exploration of America's early struggles. A perfect gift for history buffs and teachers.-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a young United States. -Jay Winik A sweeping narrative ranging from the unsettled early American frontier and the battlefields of the Revolution to the history-making clashes within Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Bret Baier’s To Rescue the Constitution dramatically illuminates the life of George Washington, the Founder who did more than perhaps any other individual to secure the future of the United States. George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. There is no doubt that the struggling new nation needed to be rescued-and that Washington was the only American who could bring them together. After the victorious War of Independence, when a spirit of unity and patriotism might have been expected, instead the nation fractured. The states were no more than a loosely knit and contentious confederation, with no strong central union. It was an urgent matter that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention to meet in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787. Setting aside his plan to retire to Mount Vernon, Washington agreed to be a delegate at Philadelphia. There he was unanimously elected president of the convention. After successfully bringing the Constitution into being, Washington then sacrificed any hope of returning to private life by accepting the unanimous election to be the nation’s first president. Washington was not known for brilliant oratory or prose, but his quiet, steady leadership gave life to the Constitution by showing how it should be enacted. In this vivid and moving portrait of America’s early struggles, Baier captures the critical moments when Washington’s leadership brought the nation from the brink of collapse. Baier exposes an early America that is grittier and far more divided than is often portrayed-one we can see reflected in today’s conflicts...
  • Book : African History Of Africa, An - Badawi, Zeinab
    Precio:  $92,229.00

    Book : African History Of Africa, An - Badawi, Zeinab

    -Titulo Original : African History of Africa, An: An Eye-Opening Historical Survey of Africa with a Fresh Perspective, Perfect for Winter 2025, Expand Your Knowledge of African Civilizations-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Already a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the continent’s extraordinary legacy from prehistory to the present from the African perspective. “Equal parts gripping and galvanizing. . . . Researched across more than 30 countries, it brings the dazzling civilizations of pre-colonial Africa vividly to life. A book that feels both long-overdue-and wholly worth the wait.” -British Vogue Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone. For too long, Africa’s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, or simply ignored. Now, Zeinab Badawi sets the record straight. In this fascinating book, Badawi guides us through Africa’s spectacular history-from the very origins of our species, through ancient civilizations and medieval empires with remarkable queens and kings, to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence. Visiting more than thirty African countries to interview countless historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and local storytellers, she unearths buried histories from across the continent and gives Africa its rightful place in our global story. The result is a gripping new account of Africa: an epic, sweeping history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet, told through the voices of Africans themselves...
  • Book : Separated - Soboroff, Jacob
    Precio:  $56,089.00

    Book : Separated - Soboroff, Jacob

    -Titulo Original : Separated: Inside an American Tragedy-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Now a major film by Academy Award winner Errol Morris The seminal book on the child-separation policy. -Rachel Maddow Award-winning NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff lays bare the full truth behind America’s systematic separation of families at the US-Mexico border. Featuring updated reporting and a new afterword. New York Times Bestseller | Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist | American Book Award Winner | American Bar Associations Silver Gavel Award Finalist In June 2018, Donald Trump’s most notorious decision as president had secretly been in effect for months before most Americans became aware of the astonishing inhumanity being perpetrated by their own government. Jacob Soboroff was among the first journalists to expose this reality after seeing firsthand the living conditions of the children in custody. His influential series of reports ignited public scrutiny that contributed to the president reversing his own policy and earned Soboroff the Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Broadcast Journalism and, with his colleagues, the 2019 Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism. But beyond the headlines, the complete, multilayered story lay untold. How, exactly, had such a humanitarian tragedy-now deemed “torture” by physicians-happened on American soil? Most important, what has been the human experience of those separated children and parents? Soboroff has spent the past two years reporting the many strands of this complex narrative, developing sources from within the Trump administration who share critical details for the first time. He also traces the dramatic odyssey of one separated family from Guatemala, where their lives were threatened by narcos, to seek asylum at the U.S. border, where they were separated-the son ending up in Texas, and the father thousands of miles away, in the Mojave desert of central California. And he joins the heroes who emerged to challenge the policy, and who worked on the ground to reunite parents with children. In this essential reckoning, Soboroff weaves together these key voices with his own experience covering this national issue-at the border in Texas, California, and Arizona; with administration officials in Washington, D.C., and inside the disturbing detention facilities. Separated lays out compassionately, yet in the starkest of terms, its human toll, and makes clear what is at stake as America struggles to reset its immigration policies post-Trump...
  • Book : The success principles workbook - Canfield, Jack
    Precio:  $83,439.00

    Book : The success principles workbook - Canfield, Jack

    -Titulo Original : The Success Principles Workbook: An Action Plan for Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: YOUR ACTION PLAN FOR SUCCESS! Don’t just dream about the life you want. Take action with this essential companion guide to Jack Canfield’s #1 success book. Hailed by Oprah Winfrey as “a guide to how to lift your life to where it can be,” The Success Principles® from #1New York Times bestselling author Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul®, The Power of Focus) has inspired more than one million readers to achieve their dreams and fulfill their purpose. But knowledge is nothing without action. Now, with The Success Principles Workbook, Canfield challenges you to put the principles into action and get the very most out of his central lessons. The Success Principles Workbook revisits the original book’s core principles-including “Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life” and “ Decide What You Want”-then provides step-by-step instructions, self-discovery exercises, Make-It-a-Habit worksheets, and guided journaling to keep you on a path to success. Whether you want to fulfill your professional and personal goals, create an exciting new lifestyle, retire early, develop a better network, or achieve your deepest purpose, this indispensable book will provide the clarity you’ve been seeking to give you the future you’ve always wanted...
  • Book : The Lego Story How A Little Toy Sparked The Worlds...
    Precio:  $93,959.00
    Expira: 12/04/2024

    Book : The Lego Story How A Little Toy Sparked The Worlds...

    -Titulo Original : The Lego Story How A Little Toy Sparked The Worlds Imagination-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: About the Author Jens Andersen is an award-winning Danish author and literary critic whose works include acclaimed biographies of Hans Christian Andersen and Astrid Lindgren. He has a Ph.D. in Nordic Literature from Copenhagen University. Jens lives in Denmark and writes for several Danish newspapers. “Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan.” -Blocks The definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family that still owns the company This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand. -Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation owner It’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity. This book tells the extraordinary story of a global company and a Danish family who for ninety years have defended children’s right to play-and who believe grown-ups, too, should make the time to nurture their inner child. The LEGO Story is built on Jens Andersen’s unique access to LEGO’s own archives, as well as on Andersen’s extensive conversations with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former president and CEO of the LEGO group and grandson of its founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen. A riveting cultural history of changing generations’ views of childhood and the importance of play, The LEGO Story also a fascinating case study of how innovation and creativity helped leaders transform LEGO from a small carpentry business into the world’s largest producer of play materials and one of the most beloved brands in the world. Richly illustrated with never-before-seen photos from the family’s private archive, this is the ultimate book for fans of LEGO, revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the brand. Review “This compelling cultural history of the Danish company that revolutionized toys for children and adults draws from the author’s unique access to Lego’s archives and interviews with its former president.” - New York Times Book Review “The LEGO Story is absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan. If you know nothing about the company and founding family’s history, then this is the perfect starting point. If you already know a lot of it, then this is packed with new information that you haven’t heard before. Whatever you do though, make sure you finish any urgent build projects before you start reading - this pacey, enjoyable book is really hard to put down.” - Blocks This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand. - Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation owner How did stackable plastic blocks made by a Danish toy company become as ubiquitous in America as Tylenol and Kleenex? The Lego Story starts with the Christiansen family’s Great Depression-era decision to switch from carpentry to toys in order to stay afloat and brings us to the present. - Vulture, 6 Books You Should Read This November LEGO owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen spills all in [this] authorized biography. ... Charting 90 years of LEGO history, complete with archival photographs, The LEGO Story goes beyond the life and times of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen to detail how his grandfather Ole Kirk first started the LEGO Group in 1932. Along the way, Andersen recounts how the Kristiansen family transformed the company from a small carpentry business into a world-leading toy manufacturer. - Brick Fanatics “A welcome gift for the LEGO lover in the family and a revealing work of business history.” - Kirkus Reviews “Charming. … Andersen does a great job showing the company’s lasting power through 90 years of change, and the archival photos are a treat. This will...
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