-Titulo Original : Demagogue The Life And Long Shadow Of Senator Joe Mccarthy-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use “McCarthyism” to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. His chaotic, meteoric rise is a gripping and terrifying object lesson for us all. Yet his equally sudden fall from fame offers hope that, given the rope, most American demagogues eventually hang themselves. Only now, through best-selling author Larry Tye’s look at the senator’s records, can the full story be told. Review Featured on Fresh Air! A Christian Science Monitor best nonfiction book of 2020 An Amazon best history book of 2020 “The fullest account yet of the crusading junior senator from Wisconsin...the rigor of his research ensures he goes far beyond the caricature to give us a portrait of nuance and depth.”-Wall Street Journal “Tye captures ‘Low Blow Joe’ in all his shambolic ingloriousness . . . The result is an epic expose that . . . will leave [readers] shaking their heads over the rise and fall of the greatest demagogue in American history, with the possible exception of the current White House incumbent.” -The Boston Globe “’Demagogue’ does an impressive job of shedding new light on Joe McCarthy, but the more light is shed, the more repulsive he appears. ‘The more we learn,’ Tye writes, ‘the fewer heroes this story has.’”-Christian Science Monitor “Tye has produced a compelling and rich biography that will become the new authoritative text on its subject.”-Los Angeles Review of Books “…vivid chronicle of the ascent, reign, and decline of Joseph McCarthy.”-National Book Review “Demagogue is a beautifully written, richly researched tragedy, a morality tale in three acts. In the end, it proves that most demagogues, like the legendary emperor, usually have no clothes. And it’s not a pretty sight to behold.”-New York Journal of Books “An interesting, readable account…new material from McCarthy’s personal archive add interesting and colorful detail to what has previously been known.”-Life and Liberty “Tantalizing.”-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “In an age when we see the resurrection of Senator Joe McCarthy’s tactics-exaggeration and lies, guilt by association, the smearing of political opponents, and above all the acquiescence of enablers who know better-Larry Tye’s Demagogue is a gripping, essential read. Drawing on records newly unsealed after sixty years, Tye explains how McCarthy’s fear-mongering caught fire, offering timely insight into the rise of bullies and what is required to defeat them.” -Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and New York Times bestselling author of The Education of an Idealist “For many contemporary readers, Joseph McCarthy is a done and dusted relic for the history books, but Tye (Bobby Kennedy, 2016) brings him back to ferocious life . . . Tye is an even-handed reporter, tracking the truth of stories advanced by both McCarthys devotees and detractors . . . This is a must-read biography for anyone fascinated by American history, and every reader will blanch at its events resemblances to todays fraught political conflicts.” -Booklist, STARRED “Larry Tye’s Demagogue nails the defining biography of Joe McCarthy. I grew up a Cold War kid watching it all on television. I thought I knew it all, but Tye makes it real. To understand Donald Trump, you have to understand Joe McCarthy first, and Tye’s your guide.” -John Kerry, former US Secretary of State “Tye has written a fabulous, cant-pu...

-Titulo Original : The Tigress Of Forli Renaissance Italys Most Courageous And Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza De Medici-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The astonishing life of Caterina Sforza, one of the most prominent women of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior with enough fierceness to make Machiavelli himself wince.In this glittering biography, Elizabeth Lev reexamines Caterinas extraordinary life and accomplishments.Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope’s corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italy’s political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Rome’s papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forli. Following her husband’s assassination, she ruled Italy’s crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy-and an icon’s fashion sense. In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny-including Cosimo de Medici-to follow her example to greatness.A rich evocation of the Renaissance, The Tigress of Forli reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure. Review A rich account of a dramatic and tragic life: a tale of murder, childhood marriage, revenge, rape, accession to power by a Florentine woman, and a violent downfall. Lev offers a rich, nuanced portrait of a highly controversial beauty and military leader and her violent albeit glittering Italian Renaissance milieu. - Publishers Weekly An engrossing biography of one of Renaissance Italy’s most accomplished powerbrokers. The author writes with a light touch and an eye for the pageantry and drama of the time-her subject was known as one of the best-dressed women in Italy-while colorfully recounting weighty affairs of state. An inspiring tale of the courage and fortitude of an enigmatic and indomitable woman.-Kirkus Lev continues the recent biographical trend of unearthing extraordinary women from the historical dustpile. The Renaissance is hot right now, and this well-researched biography is a welcome addition to the reexamination of the era. -Booklist - From the Inside Flap A rich, nuanced portrait of a highly controversial beauty and military leader, and her violent albeit glittering Italian Renaissance milieu.--Publishers Weekly A strategist to match Machiavelli; a warrior who stood toe to toe with the Borgias; a wife whose three marriages would end in bloodshed and heartbreak; and a mother determined to maintain her familys honor, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici was a true Renaissance celebrity, beloved and vilified in equal measure. In this dazzling biography, Elizabeth Lev illuminates her extraordinary life and accomplishments. Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the popes corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italys political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Romes papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forli. Following her husbands assassination, she ruled Italys crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy, and an icons fashion sense. In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny--including Cosimo de Medici--to follow her example to greatness. A rich evocation of Renaissance life, The Tigress of Forli reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure. From the Back Cover “Well-written and meticulously researched, The Tigress of Forli recreates the world of Renaissance Italy in all its grandeur and violence. At the center stands a remarkable woman, Caterina Riario Sforza. Mother, warrior, and icon, Caterina is unforgettable, and so is the exciting story that Elizabeth Lev tells here.”-Barry Strauss, author of Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar and the Genius of Leadership The legendary Countess loved and jousted with many men throughout her life, including Pope Sixtus IV, Caterina’s benefactor and uncle by ma...

-Titulo Original : Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, And The Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The award-winning, new definitive history of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough RidersThrilling. ... A CLASSIC. -True WestWINNER: Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award; New Mexico-Arizona Book Award; and Colorado Book AwardThe now-legendary Rough Riders were a volunteer regiment recruited in 1898 to help drive the Spaniards out of Cuba. Drawn from America’s southwestern territories and led by the irrepressible Theodore Roosevelt, these men included not only cowboys and other Westerners, but also several Ivy Leaguers and clubmen, many of them friends of “TR.” Roosevelt and his men quickly came to symbolize American ruggedness, daring, and individualism. He led them to victory in the famed Battle of San Juan Hill, which made TR a national hero and cemented the Rough Riders’ iconic place in history.Now Mark Lee Gardner synthesizes previously unknown primary accounts-private letters, diaries, and period newspaper reports from public and private archives across the country-to breathe fresh life into the Rough Riders and pay tribute to their daring feats and indomitable leader. Review “Mark Lee Gardner’s excellent book blends history, biography, and well-detailed combat narrative as it shows how Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders became national heroes.” - Dallas Morning News“Thrilling. ... Timeless. ... A classic, inspiring biography of a true American hero.” - True West“Rough Riders is excellent. It’s not just first-rate history but a ripping yarn that shines new light on Theodore Roosevelt’s extraordinary life.” - Ron Hansen, author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford“Definitive.” - True West“A thrill ride for history buffs. ... A must read for Roosevelt aficionados and those who appreciate compelling stories of military history.” - USA Today“Few episodes from our past have done more to capture, and shape, central themes of the American character (real and imagined) than Teddy Roosevelt’s exploits with the Rough Riders. In Mark Gardner’s expert hands, a great American foundation story has been brought to vivid life.” - Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Blood and Thunder“As Hollywood’s resident expert on Theodore Roosevelt, I found Mark Lee Gardner’s Rough Riders to be a finely-honed and fresh look at this country’s only ‘cowboy’ regiment to ever see combat.” - John Milius, co-screenwriter of Apocalypse Now and director of The Wind and the Lion and Rough Riders (1997 TV film), both about Roosevelt“Fast-paced and thoroughly researched. ... A rousing and robust story.” - Kirkus Reviews“Gardner brings the Rough Riders to life with clear, vivid prose and keen insights. You can almost smell the saddle leather and gunsmoke, hear the bugles calling to a glorious adventure second to none. Gardner leads this literary charge -- and it’s indeed a grand one.” - Paul Andrew Hutton, author of The Apache Wars“Gardner delivers rousing blow-by-blow accounts of the various battles and showcases Roosevelt’s hypermasculine panache.” - Library Journal“Gardner provides some terrifying, exhilarating stories of battle... and celebrates Roosevelt.” - Publishers Weekly“Rich in action and telling details.” - Albuquerque Journal“Overflowing with intelligently packaged information about Roosevelt and his regiment, massaged into an appealing action-narrative style as instructive alike to enthusiast and newcomer as it is enjoyable to read.” - Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal“[Gardner’s] fast pace and comprehensive research... carry readers into a brief and memorable period of history.” - New Mexico Magazine“Gardner’s book is well-researched, and his narrative is absorbing.” - San Antonio Express-News“Gardner’s account of the famous charge up San Juan Hill pulses with the kinetic confusion of men under fire. ... Gardner ably defends Roosevelt’s accomplishments on the battlefield.” - Newsday“Breathes new life into [the Rough ...

-Titulo Original : Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, And Charlie Finleys Swingin As-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: “An exciting and engrossing book with stories that are worth telling. This work will engage fans of Charlie O. Finley and the Oakland Athletics, along with anyone captivated by baseball history.” - Library Journal, starred review The Oakland A’s of the early 1970s: Never before had an entire organization so collectively traumatized baseball’s establishment with its outlandish behavior and business decisions. The high drama that played out on the field-five straight division titles and three straight championships-was exceeded only by the drama in the clubhouse and front office. Under the visionary leadership of owner Charles O. Finley, the team assembled such luminary figures as Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Vida Blue, and with garish uniforms and revolutionary facial hair, knocked baseball into the modern age. Finley’s insatiable need for control-he was his own general manager and dictated everything from the ballpark organist’s playlist to the menu for the media lounge-made him ill-suited for the advent of free agency. Within two years, his dynasty was lost. A sprawling, brawling history of one of the game’s most unforgettable teams, Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic is a paean to the sport’s most turbulent, magical team, during one of major league baseball’s most turbulent, magical times. Review Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic masterfully recounts a thrilling period in Oakland A’s history. Jason’s storytelling vividly captures the cast of characters that made up the Athletics of the 70’s, starting with their ringleader, Charlie Finley. The stories of those memorable teams come to life in the pages of this fascinating book. - Billy Beane, executive vice president of baseball operations, Oakland A’s “Not to be believed, and yet 100 percent true - this is Jason Turbow’s colorful, hilarious, and impossible-to-put-down account of the Swingin’ A’s, from their tyrannical, unhinged, and wildly innovative owner to the brawling players whose locker-room dysfunction fueled one of baseball’s greatest dynasties.” -Steve Fainaru, senior writer for ESPN and author of League of Denial “Full of great characters, from Finley to Reggie to Catfish, this rollicking look at some of the most entertaining teams in baseball history is a must-read for any fan of the sport. Jason Turbows passion, and love for the game, comes through.” -Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of One Shot at Forever Carefully researched and often hilarious . . . Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic has plenty to offer fans both serious and casual . . . Turbow has unearthed new perspectives on brief but important chapters in team history. - San Francisco Chronicle A must-read for A’s fans?. - San Jose Mercury News The history of a fascinating franchise during professional baseballs colorful 1970s era . . . The narrative benefits immensely from Turbows many interviews with the long-retired players from the Athletics dominant stretch . . . A pleasing slice of baseball nostalgia that offers relevance to todays game. - Kirkus Reviews “Turbow captures that glorious time period, brilliantly weaving fascinating tales of the teams colorful cast of characters while offering a behind-the-scenes look at a great time in sports history . . . Turbow vividly captures the ups and downs of his team through interviews with former players. VERDICT An exciting and engrossing book with stories that are worth telling. This work will engage fans of Charlie O. Finley and the Oakland Athletics, along with anyone captivated by baseball history.” - Library Journal, starred review Offers a chance to relive a period of outlandish moments in America’s pastime.” - Publishers Weekly Just enough tidbits . . . to give the book some pop. Entertaining reading for fans whose interest in baseball history extends back 40 years. - Booklist The read of the season. - BookPag...

-Titulo Original : The Mantle Of Command Fdr At War, 1941-1942-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A dramatic, eye-opening account of how FDR took personal charge of the military direction of World War II.Based on years of archival research and interviews with the last surviving Roosevelt aides and family members, The Mantle of Command offers a radical new perspective on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s masterful-and underappreciated-leadership of the Allied war effort. After the disaster of Pearl Harbor, we see Roosevelt devising a global strategy that will defeat Hitler and the Japanese, rescue Churchill and the British people, and quell a near insurrection of his own American generals and War Department. All the while, Hamilton’s account drives toward Operation Torch-the invasion of French Northwest Africa-and the outcome of the war hangs in the balance. The Mantle of Command is an intimate, sweeping look at a great president in history’s greatest conflict.“This bold argument . . . will undoubtedly change the way we see Franklin Roosevelt.”-Christian Science Monitor “Masterly.”-Wall Street Journal Review The Mantle of Command is splendid: It’s the memoir Roosevelt didn’t get to write. -New York Times Book Review Masterly. -Wall Street Journal FDR has frequently been underestimated as a military leader, yielding, in the historical imagination, to George Marshall and Winston Churchill, among others. Nigel Hamilton attacks this view with his characteristic verve, portraying a president with the reins of war fully, if often subtly, in his hands. The conventional wisdom will never be the same. -H.W. Brands, author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Nigel Hamilton’s Mantle of Command is a stirring and noteworthy book about Roosevelt’s crucial role as commander-in-chief during World War II. Hamilton writes with insight, passion, and a great grasp of history. I believe this book will become the standard by which other books about FDR’s role in World War II will be measured. - Carlo D’Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War and Warlord: A Life of Churchill at War, 1874-1945 This is not the Roosevelt (or Churchill) youd expect. From the start, an aggressive, in-charge FDR emerges from a wonderful weaving of established scholarship and the fascinating bits and pieces that make history live. Churchill is an inspirational nag, with a busy, unfocused strategic vision. A key entry into the ongoing debate over who made grand strategy in the early war years - Roosevelt or Churchill? - Warren F. Kimball, author of Forged in War: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Second World War Nigel Hamilton in Mantle of Command presents a very different wartime Franklin Delano Roosevelt than the one we are used to seeing. Whether or not one agrees with all his conclusions, Hamilton clearly shows that FDR was an extremely strong and effective commander-in-chief. This volume should go a long way to dispelling popular myths about Roosevelt as a naive and weak war leader. - Mark Stoler, editor of the George C. Marshall Papers & Professor Emeritus of History, University of Vermont Nigel Hamilton has written a spirited and thoughtful ‘revisionist’ study of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as commander-in-chief during the first phase of U.S. involvement in the Second World War. Hamilton’s narrative skill brings alive the human dramas, logistic hurdles, and strategic debates to show how FDR’s indispensable drive and forward-looking leadership tamed his own ‘team of rivals’ and set the United States and its Allies on the road to victory over the Axis. The books enlivens the often murky worlds of bureaucratic struggle and military detail to demonstrate how important it was for the United States to ‘get it right’ early in the war and how FDR accomplished this. -Michael Schaller, author of Douglas MacArthur & Regents Professor of History, University of Arizona - From the Back Cover “This bold argument . . . will undoubtedly change the way we se...

-Titulo Original : Pedro-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: From the Back Cover “There is little the eight-time All-Star holds back about any subject as he offers a revealing look at a colorful career . . . The intimate details Martinez offers up from both inside and outside the clubhouse make the book a winner.”-Washington Post Pedro Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasn’t “durable” enough, who they said was a punk. Yet Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game, an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, World Series champion, and Hall of Famer. In Pedro, the always colorful pitcher opens up to tell his remarkable story. From his days in the minor leagues clawing for respect; to his early days in lonely Montreal; to his legendary run with the Red Sox when, start after start, he dazzled with his pitching genius; to his twilight years on the mound as he put the finishing touches on a body of work that made him an icon, this memoir by one of baseball’s most enigmatic figures will entertain and inspire generations of fans to come. “This is the beauty of this book, the machinations of a modern pitchers mind . . . Knowing and gritty, this memoir should’ve been printed on rawhide.”-Los Angeles Times PEDRO MARTINEZ is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. An eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, 2004 World Series champion, and Hall of Fame member. He currently serves as a special consultant for the Boston Red Sox. MICHAEL SILVERMAN is a baseball columnist for the Boston Herald. A former national board member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Silverman has had a vote in the Hall of Fame since 2007. A New York Times bestseller“Pedro the book is as smart, as funny, and as diva-esque as Pedro the pitcher . . . Buy the book. Read the book. Celebrate a golden era in Boston baseball.” - Boston Globe “There is little the eight-time All-Star holds back about any subject as he offers a revealing look at a colorful career . . . The intimate details Martinez offers up from both inside and outside the clubhouse make the book a winner.”-Washington Post Pedro Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasn’t “durable” enough, who they said was a punk. Yet Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game, an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, World Series champion, and Hall of Famer. In Pedro, the always colorful pitcher opens up to tell his remarkable story. From his days in the minor leagues clawing for respect; to his early days in lonely Montreal; to his legendary run with the Red Sox when, start after start, he dazzled with his pitching genius; to his twilight years on the mound as he put the finishing touches on a body of work that made him an icon, this memoir by one of baseball’s most enigmatic figures will entertain and inspire generations of fans to come. “This is the beauty of this book, the machinations of a modern pitchers mind . . . Knowing and gritty, this memoir should’ve been printed on rawhide.”-Los Angeles Times Review “This is the beauty of this book, the machinations of a modern pitchers mind . . . There is delicious inside-baseball material here . . . Boston fans, who know Martinez helped turn around their franchise, will certainly buy this book as a totem to one of the magic moments in baseball history: their 2004 title. So, too, should any true fan of the game. Knowing and gritty, this memoir shouldve been printed on rawhide.” -- Los Angeles Times “There is little the eight-time all-star holds back about any subject as he offers a revealing look at a colorful career. . . ‘Pedro’ is an easy read, one that you don’t have to be an ardent seamhead to enjoy. . . The intimate details Martinez offers up from both inside and outside the clubhou...

-Titulo Original : After The Eclipse-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. A fierce memoir of a mother’s murder, a daughter’s coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and her mission to know the woman who gave her life.When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a partial eclipse; she took it as a good omen for her and her mother, Crystal. But that moment of darkness foreshadowed a much larger one: two days later, Crystal was murdered in their home in rural Maine. It took twelve years to find the killer. In that time, Sarah rebuilt her life amid abandonment, police interrogations, and the exacting toll of trauma. She dreamed of a trial, but when the day came, it brought no closure. It was not her mother’s death she wanted to understand, but her life. She began her own investigation, one that drew her back to Maine, deep into the darkness of a small American town. “Pull[ing] the reader swiftly along on parallel tracks of mystery and elegy” in After the Eclipse, “Perry succeeds in restoring her mother’s humanity and her own” (The New York Times Book Review). Review A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Best Book of the Year by BookPage A Must-Read Title of the Fall by Entertainment Weekly, W Magazine, and the Portland Press Herald A Best Nonfiction Title of the Year from Nylon A Great Nonfiction Title of September by Bustle A Notable Nonfiction Debut of the Year by Poets & Writers A Notable Fall Title by Book Reporter A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick A Publisher’s Weekly Pick of the Week “Stunning . . . A graceful and powerful memorial.”-Entertainment Weekly “After the Eclipse pulls the reader swiftly along on parallel tracks of mystery and elegy . . . Perry’s scrupulous research and painstaking rendering of her experiences make her a trustworthy guide through such emotionally charged terrain. She’s also a wonderful writer with an assured sense of when to zoom in to her body’s somatic response for a piercing immediacy and when to pull back to convey the measured perspective gained through the distance of time. Many moments of beauty and tenderness rise up through the darkness. In the end, Perry succeeds in restoring her mother’s humanity, and her own.”-Bliss Broyard, New York Times Book Review “A gut punch . . . A heartbreaking yet hopeful testament to human resilience.”-Samantha Irby, Marie Claire “After the Eclipse is both a heartfelt memoir and a suspenseful story. With its many twist and turns, the mystery of this murdered woman and the small town of people who knew and loved her, it feels like I’m reading a prequel to Twin Peaks.”-Gabourey Sidibe, Book of the Month Club “Raw and perfect . . . I’ve never read a better depiction of how a sudden, violent event rips through a human being’s apprehension of reality . . . [It’s] an unfussy, richly textured remembrance of a town, a family, a particular place on the planet that its author knows all the way down to her bones-the strengths of a classic memoir . . . After the Eclipse [has] an eerie, heartbreaking power that it shares with the very best of true crime.”-Laura Miller, Slate “Perry weaves together her painful memories of that night with archival research and journalistic interviews to not only piece together the details of her mother’s death, but illuminate the woman she was before it. With clear, powerful prose, Perry paints a portrait of unconventional motherhood while questioning society’s handling of violence against women. Reminiscent of Maggie Nelson’s The Red Parts, After the Eclipse tells the very human story at the center of a needless crime.”-W Magazine “Profoundly moving . . . Explores the systemic misogyny and classism in small-town America, and revolves around the life of Perry’s mother, Crystal, who shines from the borders of this often unbearably dark story as bright as the sun on a summer day . . . Powerful.”-Nylon “With rich prose, Sarah Perry tackles grief, and how we persevere in the face of tragedy.”-Portland Press Herald -...

-Titulo Original : Queen Of Scots The True Life Of Mary Stuart-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. A biography as enthralling as a detective story, of the woman who reigned over sixteenth-century Scotland (New York Times Book Review).In Mary Queen of Scots, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history’s most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Stuart as a romantic leading lady-achieving her ends through feminine wiles-and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Through Guy’s pioneering research and superbly readable prose, we come to see Mary as a skillful diplomat, maneuvering ingeniously among a dizzying array of factions that sought to control or dethrone her. It is an enthralling, myth-shattering look at a complex woman and ruler and her time. “The definitive biography . . . gripping . . . a pure pleasure to read.”-Washington Post Book World Review Spirited and satisfying....Guys account has all the twists and turns of a good thriller--and plenty of horror, too. Kirkus ReviewsAs enthralling as a detective story... --Gerard Kilroy The New York Times Book ReviewRecent royal shenanigans look tame compared with what John Guy unearths in QUEEN OF SCOTS. --Claire Lui Entertainment WeeklyQueen of Scots is a triumph of biography, artistry, and historical detective work. John Guy has produced a masterpiece, full of fire and tragedy. --Amanda Foreman, author of GeorgianaRarely have first-class scholarship and first-class storytelling been so effectively combined. --John Adamson, Daily Telegraph[An] absorbing biography . . . meticulously researched . . . scholarly and intriguing. --Peter Ackroyd The Times of LondonA definitive biography. . . . Reads as thrillingly as a detective story, and is rich in detail and authoritative in its analysis. --Miranda Seymour, The Sunday Times I couldnt put this book down....Never before has [Marys story] been told with such detail, accuracy, insight and drama. --Gerard DeGroot, Scotland on Sunday - About the Author John Guy is an award-winning historian of Tudor England. A Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, he is the author of Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart, a major international bestseller that won the Whitbread Award and the Marsh Biography Award and was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. His other books include A Daughters Love: Thomas More and His Dearest Meg; Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel; and a landmark, bestselling history of Tudor England. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Queen of ScotsThe True Life of Mary StuartBy John GuyMariner BooksCopyright ©2005 John GuyAll right reserved.ISBN: 9780618619177Prologue Around eight oclock in the morning on Wednesday, February 8, 1587, whenit was light enough to see without candles, Sir Thomas Andrews, sheriff ofthe county of Northamptonshire, knocked on a door. The place wasFotheringhay Castle, about seventy-five miles from London. All that remainsthere now beneath the weeds is the raised earthen rampart of the inner baileyand a truncated mound, or motte, on the site of the keep, a few hundredyards from the village beside a sluggish stretch of the River Nene. But in the sixteenth century the place was bustling with life. Fotheringhay was a royal manor. Richard III had been born at the castle in 1452. Henry VII, the first of the Tudor kings, who had slain Richard at the battle of Bosworth, gave the estate as a dowry to his wife, Elizabeth of York, and Henry VIII granted it to his first bride, Catherine of Aragon, who extensively refurbished the castle. In 1558, Elizabeth I inherited the property when she succeeded to the throne on the death of her elder sister, Mary Tudor. Despite its royal asso...

-Titulo Original : Overtime Jim Harbaugh And The Michigan Wolverines At The Crossroads Of College Football-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: NATIONAL BESTSELLEROne of the best insider-football books ever written.” -Douglas BrinkleyA riveting chronicle of Michigans Jim Harbaugh era, and an unprecedented look at the inner workings (Sporting News) of a big-time college football programFor the past year, John U. Bacon has received rare access to Jim Harbaugh’s University of Michigan football team: coaches, players, and staffers, in closed-door meetings, locker rooms, meals, and classes. Overtime captures this storied program at the crossroads, as the sport’s winningest team battles to reclaim its former glory. But what if the price of success today comes at the cost of your soul? Do you pay it, or compete without compromising?In the spirit of HBO’s Hardknocks, Overtime delivers a deeply reported human portrait that follows the Wolverine coaches, players, and staffers through the 2018 season, including Harbaugh, offensive stars Shea Patterson and Karan Higdon, NFL-ready defensive standouts Rashan Gary, Devin Bush Jr., and Chase Winovich, second-stringers striving to find their place on the team, and their parents’ reactions to it all. Bacon met with them every week during a season that saw the Wolverines ride a ten-game winning streak to #4 in the nation, then take a beating at the hands of arch-rival Ohio State, led by controversial coach Urban Meyer, Harbaugh’s foil. Overtime also previews the crucial 2019 campaign ahead. Above all, thisis a human story. In Overtime we not only discover what these public figures are like behind the scenes, we learn what the experience means to them as they go through it - the trials, the triumphs, and the unexpected answers to a central question: Is it worth it?From the “poet laureate of Michigan football” (according to New York Times’s Joe Drape), and one of the keenest observers of college football, Overtime offers a window into a legendary program and the sport itself that only John U. Bacon could deliver. Review “John U. Bacon’s Overtime is a brilliant look into the wild and wonderful world of U.S. college football. While Bacon’s intense focus is on the Michigan Wolverines, his first-rate storytelling transcends Ann Arbor. This is one of the best insider-football books ever written. Highly recommended!” - DOUGLAS BRINKLEY, Professor of History at Rice University and author of American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race“John U. Bacon’s writing is essential to anyone who wants to understand how Big Time College Sports works and why it is stuck in our hearts even when it makes us crazy.” - JOE DRAPE, New York Times sports reporter“Provide[s] an insider’s look at Michigan’s closely guarded football secrets. ... Overtime-through Bacon’s sleuthing and careful reporting-investigates how college football’s winningest program... is built from the inside out.” - Forbes“Buy it. Read it. Appreciate the richness of the reporting, writing, and context.” - GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, reporter, ESPN’s College GameDay“John Bacon is a riveting story-teller on any subject. This book may be about Michigan, but it captures the human, physical and financial challenges of college football nationally. John explores this story-as with everything he does-with enormous heart and enthusiasm. A fun and important read.” - ROBIN WRIGHT, award-winning author of Rock the Casbah“Scintillating. … A page-turner. … A must-read. … A pivotal glimpse into … why college football is about so much more than mere wins and losses.” - WolverinesWire/USA Today Sports“Bacon’s knowledge and passion for Wolverines’ football is apparent; however, most impressive is the in-depth access he receives to players and coaches. ... A comprehensive look. ... A must-read.” - Library Journal, STARRED Review“Profound. … Excellent. ... An unprecedented look at the inner workings of Michigan’s 2018 season. … Overtime delivers.” - Sporting News“I’ve read everything John U. Bacon has ever written and I’ve never been bored or disappointed. ... A qui...

-Titulo Original : War And Peace Fdrs Final Odyssey D-day To Yalta, 1943-1945 (fdr At War, 3)-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The stirring climax to Nigel Hamilton’s three-part saga of FDR at war-proof that he was the Second World War’s key strategist, even on his deathbed “A first-class, lens-changing work.” -James N. Mattis, former US secretary of defense Nigel Hamilton’s celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy. Just as FDR was proven right by the D-day landings he had championed, so was he found to be mortally ill in the spring of 1944. He was the architect of a victorious peace that he would not live to witness. Using hitherto unpublished documents and interviews, Hamilton rewrites the famous account of World War II strategy given by Winston Churchill in his memoirs. Seventy-five years after the D-day landings we finally get to see, close-up and in dramatic detail, who was responsible for rescuing, and insisting upon, the great American-led invasion of France in June 1944, and why the invasion was led by Eisenhower. As FDR’s D-day triumph turns to personal tragedy, we watch with heartbreaking compassion the course of the disease, and how, in the months left him as US commander in chief, the dying president attempted at Hawaii, Quebec, and Yalta to prepare the United Nations for an American-backed postwar world order. Now we know: even on his deathbed, FDR was the war’s great visionary. Review “A first-class, lens-changing work.” - James N. Mattis, former US secretary of defense If history belongs to the best and latest writer, Nigel Hamilton has won the war for Roosevelt’s legacy from Churchill.- Wall Street Journal Compelling...as gripping and powerfully argued as the first two. - New York Times Book Review “Thorough and deliberate . . . Vividly recreates FDR’s decline and makes his accomplishments all the more impressive. Like its predecessors in the trilogy, this volume will reward readers of World War II and presidential history.” - Publishers Weekly “Significant study . . . of considerable interest to students of presidential and American military history.” - Kirkus Reviews “With deft storytelling and impeccable scholarship, Nigel Hamilton completes his essential trilogy of FDR and World War II with a bang. War and Peace is a masterful reevaluation of D-day, Hitler’s demise, and the Yalta Conference. A stunning achievement!” - Douglas Brinkley, author of Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America “On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of D-day, War and Peace is the dramatic culmination of Nigel Hamilton’s magnificent trilogy of FDR’s wartime leadership as commander in chief. It is also a vivid example of the critical importance of presidential leadership in times of national crisis. This sweeping narrative of Roosevelt’s triumphs and the tragedy of his untimely death in 1945 is history and biography at its very finest.” - Carlo D’Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War and Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945 PRAISE FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF “Ably dramatizes Roosevelt’s wranglings with Churchill during World War II . . . Provocative . . . It is stimulating to follow Hamilton as he lays out his argument.” - Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review “Superb.” - Fareed Zakaria “A detailed look at Franklin Roosevelt’s role in the Allied strategy midway through World War II, with an emphasis on his relations with Winston Churchill. Hamilton shows Roosevelt’s clear vision of how to win the war and how to create a postwar society that would prevent such wars from recurring . . . [Commander in Chief] presents a convincing portrait of its main subject, strengthening readers’ confidence in the author’s conclusions. The book is strongly pro-Roosevelt, but Hamilton gives a solid inside view of the strategic thinking that went into the campaign against Hitler as America laid the groundwork for the D-day invasion the following year.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review PRAISE FOR MANTLE OF COMMAND “The Mantle of Command is s...

-Titulo Original : Francona The Red Sox Years-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Eloquent and dazzling, the story of Terry Franconas tenure as manager of the Boston Red Sox (Philadelphia Daily News). When Terry Francona took over as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2004, the storied franchise hadn’t won a World Series championship in eighty-six years. Led by Francona, the team won two over the course of four years. During the full eight years of Francona’s tenure, the Red Sox were transformed from “cursed” into one of the most successful and profitable teams in baseball history-only to fall back to last place as soon as Francona was gone.Francona: The Red Sox Years lets readers in on the inner workings of the Red Sox clubhouse like no book has ever done before. From the highs of the World Series to the lows of the final months of the 2011 season-the most epic collapse of a team in baseball history-this book features the never-before-told stories about Sox fans’ favorite players, moments, wins, and losses.“A scorched-earth memoir . . . [that] touches fleetingly on steroid use, sabermetrics, and Michael Jordan’s stint in the minor leagues . . . but saves its heaviest artillery for the owners . . . [and] Theo Epstein backs him up.”-New York Times Book ReviewIt’s not often that baseball aficionados and gossip gluttons can plunk down on a shared portion of outfield grass with the same book for an afternoon of readerly delight, but Francona can bridge those kinds of differences.”-Boston Globe Review Longlisted for the 2014 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Surprising…brutally honest…Francona’s tenure included the highest-high, the first Red Sox title in 86 years and the lowest-low when a collapse kept the team from the playoffs that led to the managers ouster. - USA Today The long-awaited memoir…It’s not often that baseball aficionados and gossip gluttons can plunk down on a shared portion of outfield grass with the same book for an afternoon of readerly delight, but Francona can bridge those kinds of differences. - Boston Globe Terry Franconas new book is not only a must read, but it is a fascinating and entertaining look into the daily life on Yawkey Way during that memorable time period...full of surprising and fun anecdotes…There are glimpses of his relationships with the players - good and bad…and in most cases Shaughnessy’s thorough reporting includes perspective from the players, executives and owners. - MLB A scorched-earth memoir …[that] touches fleetingly on steroid use, sabermetrics and Michael Jordan’s stint in the minor leagues…but saves is heaviest artillery for the owners…[and] Theo Epstein backs him up. - New York Times Book Review A good read, well worth it for any Red Sox fan or anyone interested in the last decade of baseball. Francona and Shaughnessy tell how the Red Sox became champions and also how it all fell apart. - CBSSports A great read…good fun and dishy. - NBCSports A bombshell. - Comcast Sports Francona: The Red Sox Years is a compelling behind-the-scenes depiction…of an eight-year period that witnessed both the most spectacular successes in franchise history as well as some of the most devastating failures. - WEEI An exhilarating and torturous recounting of Franconas eight-year run as the Red Sox manager…He knows how the game is supposed to be played, and how the players are supposed to act…Francona gets it. Thats what the book reveals most. - The News Herald An often hilarious but never salacious peek behind clubhouse doors…much of the book’s advance buzz has focused on management’s backward emphasis on sizzle…but it’s the candor, often delivered with deft humor, about the players that will appeal to Red Sox fans. - Chad Finn, Boston Globe Reveals [Francona’s] favorite highs from his historic stint with the team, and how he dealt with the crushing lows. - Men’s Health A fascinating and detailed look at how a franchise so desperate to win big and attract huge tel...

-Titulo Original : Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) Third Edition Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, And Hurtful Acts-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves. Why is it so hard to say “I made a mistake”-and really believe it? When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right-a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-justification-how it works, the damage it can cause, and how we can overcome it.“Entertaining, illuminating and-when you recognize yourself in the stories it tells-mortifying.”-Wall Street Journal “Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made-but not in this book!”-Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness Review PRAISE FOR CAROL TAVRIS’S ANGERWitty, provocative, and impressively documented, this work lights a candle in cursed darkness. LOS ANGELES TIMES PRAISE FOR ELLIOT ARONSON’S THE SOCIAL ANIMALA rare gem of a book, easy to read but also scientifically sophisticated. CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY - About the Author CAROL TAVRIS is a social psychologist, lecturer, and writer whose books include Anger and The Mismeasure of Woman. She has written on psychological topics for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and a member of the editorial board of Psychological Science in the Public Interest. She lives in Los Angeles.ELLIOT ARONSON is one of the most distinguished social psychologists in the world. His books include The Social Animal and The Jigsaw Classroom. Chosen by his peers as one of the hundred most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the only psychologist to have won all three of the American Psychological Association’s top awards-for writing, teaching, and research. He lives in Santa Cruz, California. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction Knaves, Fools, Villains, and Hypocrites: How Do They Live With Themselves? Mistakes were quite possibly made by the administrations in which I served.Henry Kissinger (responding to charges that he committed war crimes in his role in the United States actions in Vietnam, Cambodia, and South America in the 1970s) If, in hindsight, we also discover that mistakes may have been made .?.?. I am deeply sorry.Cardinal Edward Egan of New York (referring to the bishops who failed to deal with child molesters among the Catholic clergy) We know mistakes were made.Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase (referring to enormous bonuses paid to the companys executives after the government bailout had kept them from bankruptcy) Mistakes were made in communicating to the public and customers about the ingredients in our French fries and hash browns.mcDonalds (apologizing to vegetarians for failing to inform them that the natural flavoring in its potatoes contained beef byproducts) This weeks question: How can you tell when a presidential scandal is serious? A. The presidents poll numbers drop. B. The press goes after him. C. The opposition calls for his impeachment. D. His own party members turn on him. E. Or the White House says, mistakes were made.Bill Schneider, CNNs Inside Politics As fallible human beings, all of us share the impulse to justify ourselves...

-Titulo Original : Let Them Lead Unexpected Lessons In Leadership From Americas Worst High School Hockey Team-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: An uplifting leadership book about a coach who helped transform the nation’s worst high school hockey team into one of the best. Bacon’s strategy is straightforward: set high expectations, make them accountable to each other, and inspire them all to lead their team. When John U. Bacon played for the Ann Arbor Huron High School River Rats, he never scored a goal. Yet somehow, years later he found himself leading his alma mater’s downtrodden program. How bad? The team hadn’t won a game in over a year, making them the nation’s worst squad-a fact they celebrated. With almost everyone expecting more failure, Bacon made it special to play for Huron by making it hard, which inspired the players to excel. Then he defied conventional wisdom again by putting the players in charge of team discipline, goal-setting, and even decision-making - and it worked. In just three seasons the River Rats bypassed 95-percent of the nation’s teams. A true story filled with unforgettable characters, stories, and lessons that apply to organizations everywhere, Let Them Lead includes the leader’s mistakes and the reactions of the players, who have since achieved great success as leaders themselves. Let Them Lead is a fast-paced, feel-good book that leaders of all kinds can embrace to motivate their teams to work harder, work together, and take responsibility for their own success. Review “Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team, is where Ted Lasso meets the Mighty Ducks.” -Dan Shaughnessy, Columnist, The Boston Globe Plenty of adjectives describe Let Them Lead - practical, readable, lively, compelling, thought-provoking. Whether the story of the hockey program or the leadership principles proves the greater draw, both will stay with readers after finishing the book. This is a volume worth returning to for insight and inspiration. -John Young, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Hey, Mighty Ducks. Meet the River Rats. It is not just a high-school hockey book, and it is not just a self-help book for aspiring bosses, teachers and coaches. Bacon works two timelines into one good story with ease. He’s quick to point out he played 86 high school games without scoring a goal. He found a greater reward as a coach, and that’s the heart of a must-read book for those who want to learn more about that pursuit. Great read for youth coaches!” -Bill Bender, The Sporting News “Journalist Bacon delivers a heartfelt narrative about the leadership skills he learned when he returned to his alma mater to coach the lowest-ranked high school hockey team in Michigan… Interspersed are moving stories about the confidence, motivation, and humility the players gained. These valuable lessons will inspire readers regardless of whether they’ve ever picked up a hockey stick.” -Publishers Weekly You get hooked by the River Rats, and you just have to see how this thing turns out. In making it hard to be a part of the team, more kids wanted to join it. This feel-good tome resonates whether you’re a coach or a corporate type. It’s an easy read, and youll take a lot from it. -John Johnson, Michigan High School Athletic Association Just finished this excellent book, which weaves lessons for life and leadership throughout an entertaining, inspiring story. It transcends hockey and sports. Great for coaches, parents, players and leaders in all walks of life. -Nick Cotsonika, Columnist, NHL “Highly recommended. To call it a great sports book is to dramatically undersell it. Theres something in it for everyone. Seriously, a must read. Do yourself a big favor: Put it on your reading list and order it now.” -Keith Gave, author, The Russian Five, and director, The Russian Five documentary “How do you take the country’s worst hockey team and turn it into one of the best? John Bacon knows the answer, because he made it happen. This book is brimming with brilliant, concrete and action...

-Titulo Original : Leading From Anywhere The Essential Guide To Managing Remote Teams-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: “Leading from Anywhere is the best book on remote work I’ve ever read-incisive, original, and eminently practical. Read it-and take notes!”-Daniel H. Pink, author of When, Drive, and To Sell Is Human The ultimate guide to leading remote teams, tackling the key challenges that managers face-from hiring and onboarding new members from afar to building culture remotely, tracking productivity, communicating speedily, and avoiding burnout It’s undeniable that we’re entering a new era of remote work. While many leaders seek to run business as usual, why settle for the usual when remote teams allow us to work even better? The research shows that employees are more productive and engaged when they have the freedom to work from anywhere. Which means leaders need the skills to lead from anywhere. In this meticulously researched, refreshingly practical book, top business thought leader David Burkus provides managers with the field guide to leading remotely, packed with everyday examples and illuminating insights. Structured around the life cycle of working on a team, Burkus tackles the key inflection points and challenges that remote managers face, from taking the team remote and adding new members to communicating effectively and quickly, managing performance, keeping the team engaged, and even helping them strike the right balance between work and life.Leading from Anywhere provides everything you’ll need to survive and thrive as the leader of a remote team-something all leaders will need to consider themselves from now on. Review “Read this before your next video call.” -Tasha Eurich, organizational psychologist and New York Times best-selling author of Insight and Bankable Leadership “David Burkus has assembled the best collection of ideas I have read on how to adapt in this world that is changing at warp speed. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, read this book as fast as you can!” -Tom Rath, best-selling author of StrengthsFinder 2.0 and Life’s Great Question “In Leading from Anywhere, David Burkus gives leaders the confidence to embrace, not fear, remote work as a way to operate their businesses and help their people thrive.” -Cali Williams Yost, CEO and founder of Flex Strategy Group and author of Work Life: Finding the Fit That’s Right for You “This is the ultimate field guide to leading a remote team successfully.” -Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times best-selling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - About the Author One of the worlds leading business thinkers, David Burkus forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders and teams do their best work ever. He is the best-selling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the worlds top business thought leaders by Thinkers50. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. Hes worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy...

-Titulo Original : Ai Superpowers China, Silicon Valley, And The New World Order-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Kai-Fu Lee believes China will be the next tech-innovation superpower and in AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, he explains why. Taiwan-born Lee is perfectly positioned for the task.-New York Magazine In this thought-provoking book, Lee argues powerfully that because of the unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power. Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs. But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well. Is universal basic income the solution? In Lee’s opinion, probably not. But he provides a clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon, which jobs can be enhanced with AI, and most importantly, how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound changes in the future of human history. Review A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller! Featured on CBS 60 Minutes Kai-Fu Lee named a Wired Icon, as part of Wired Magazines 25th Anniversary Feature Publishers Weekly Fall 2018 Top 10 in Business & Economics Featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Wired, Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider, Forbes, and more. After thirty years of pioneering work in artificial intelligence at Google China, Microsoft, Apple and other companies, Lee says he’s figured out the blueprint for humans to thrive in the coming decade of massive technological disruption: Let us choose to let machines be machines, and let humans be humans.-Forbes Provocative.-Fortune Kai-Fu Lee believes China will be the next tech-innovation superpower and in his new (and first) book, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, he explains why. Taiwan-born Lee is perfectly positioned for the task.-New York Magazine Both a provocative and readable distillation of the conventional wisdom on AI supremacy, as well as a challenge to it.-Financial Times AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, by Kai-Fu Lee, about the ways that artificial intelligence is reshaping the world and the economic upheaval new technology will generate. We need to start thinking now about how to address these gigantic changes.-Senator Mark Warner, when asked about the best book hes read all year, Politico “Kai-Fu Lees smart analysis on human-AI coexistence is clear-eyed and a must-read. We must look deep within ourselves for the values and wisdom to guide AIs development.” -Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft “In his brilliant book, Kai-Fu Lee applies his superpowers to predicting the disruptive shifts that will define the AI-powered future and proposes a revolutionary social contract that forges a new synergy between AI and the human heart.” -Marc Benioff, Chairman & CEO Salesforce “AI is surpassing human intelligence in more and more domains, transforming the planet. Kai-Fu Lee has been at the epicentre of the AI revolution for thirty years and has now written the definitive guide.” -Erik Brynjolfsson, professor, MIT, bestselling co-author of The Second Machine Age and Machine, Platform, Crowd “Kai-Fu Lee is at the forefront of the coming AI revolution, helping us transcend the limitations of thought, reach, and vision. This seminal book on AI is a must read for anyone serious about understanding the future of our species.” -Peter Diamandis, Executive Founder, Singularity University; bestselling author of Abundance and BOLD. “Truly one of the wisest and most surprising takes on AI. Kai-Fu Lee connects it with humans in a logical yet inspiring way. You’...

-Titulo Original : The Club How The English Premier League Became The Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force In Sports-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The Club is the inside story of how English soccer’s Premier League became the wildest, richest, most popular sports product on the planet, a narrative that is part Great Expectations, part Game of Thrones, in equal measure. (Roger Bennett, NBC Sports, Men in Blazers) This is a sports and business tale of how money, ambition, and twenty-five years of drama remade an ancient institution into a twenty-first-century entertainment empire. No one knew it when their experiment began, but without any particular genius or acumen, the motley cast of billionaires and hucksters behind the modern Premier League struck gold. Pretty soon, everyone wanted to try their luck, from Russian oligarchs to Emirati sheikhs, American tycoons, and Asian Tiger titans. Some succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Some lost everything. Today, players are sold for tens of millions, clubs are valued in the billions, and games are beamed out to nearly two hundred countries, all while the league struggles to preserve its English soul. Deeply researched and drawing on one hundred exclusive interviews, including the key decision makers at every major English team, The Club is the definitive and wildly entertaining narrative of how the Premier League took over the world. Review The transformation of the English Premier League, from the muddy pitches, primitive tactics, and unglamorous pub culture of its early days to the coveted, lavish, global colossus we now know and love is a rollicking tale. Robinson and Clegg delight in every detail of that evolution from backwater to behemoth, spinning a narrative that is part Great Expectations, part Game of Thrones, in equal measure. -Roger Bennett, NBC Sports, Men in Blazers “The Club is a richly detailed, remarkably told story of how the Premier League became the unstoppable force that it is today. Joshua and Jonathan provide unparalleled access to the people who make the league go, from the owners to the managers to the stars on the field. The Club is the definitive guide to the definitive league in sports.” -Billy Beane, Vice President for Baseball Operations, Oakland A’s Clegg and Robinson are expert storytellers in unspooling the narrative of one of Britains most successful exports, illustrating the creative tensions between owners that made it possible. The work is at once thorough but also readable and entertaining, with protagonists presented as real live characters, rather than faceless suits: a testament to their reporting and writing skills. -Gabriele Marcotti, ESPN “Not even thirty years ago, supporting an English soccer club meant risking life and limb to stand among brawling hordes on damp terraces, choking down a halftime cup of Bovril, and doing your best to never, ever enter the bathrooms. Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg put readers in a padded boardroom seat next to the impresarios, visionaries, and hucksters - and, later, the oligarchs, sheiks, and hedge fund tycoons - who transformed a motley collection of unprofitable clubs into the international king of all sports leagues. The Club is an antic and definitive account of all that has been gained - and lost - along the way with the improbable ascent of the Premier League - quality, money, power, money, non-vomitous toilets, money - as well as all that’s been lost.” -Ben Reiter, bestselling author of Astroball A fascinating and necessary investigation into the forces that led to the creation of the Premier League. Meticulous in its research. -Jonathan Wilson, author of Inverting the Pyramid - About the Author Joshua Robinson is the European sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, and has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post and Sports Illustrated. Jonathan Clegg is a senior editor for The Wall Street Journal. His work has also appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Independent (U.K.), and FourFourTwo magazine....

-Titulo Original : $2.00 A Day Living On Almost Nothing In America-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, dont even think exists-from a leading national poverty expert who “defies convention.” (The New York Times) Jessica Compton’s family of four would have no income if she didn’t donate plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter, Brianna, in Chicago, often have no food but spoiled milk on weekends. After two decades of brilliant research on American poverty, Kathryn Edin noticed something she hadn’t seen before-households surviving on virtually no cash income. Edin teamed with Luke Shaefer, an expert on calculating incomes of the poor, to discover that the number of American families living on $2.00 per person, per day, was one and a half million households, including about three million children. Where do these families live? How did they get so desperately poor? Through this book’s eye-opening analysis and many compelling profiles, moving and startling answers emerge. $2.00 a Day delivers provocative ideas to our national debate on income inequality. “Powerful . . . Presents a deeply moving human face that brings the stunning numbers to life. It is an explosive book . . . The stories will make you angry and break your heart.”-American Prospect “Harrowing . . . [An] important and heart-rending book, in the tradition of Michael Harrington’s The Other America.”-Los Angeles Times Review “A remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States . . . This essential book is a call to action, and one hopes it will accomplish what Michael Harrington’s ‘The Other Americans’ achieved in the late 1960s-arousing both the nation’s consciousness and conscience about the plight of a growing number of invisible citizens. The rise of such absolute poverty since the passage of welfare reform belies all the categorical talk about opportunity and the American dream.” -The New York Times Book Review With any luck (calling Bernie Sanders) this important book will spark election year debate over how America cares for its most vulnerable. -Mother Jones “Affluent Americans often cherish the belief that poverty in America is far more comfortable than poverty in the rest of the world. Edin and Shaefers devastating account of life at $2 or less a day blows that myth out of the water. This is world class poverty at a level that should mobilize not only national alarm, but international attention.”-Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickeled and Dimed In $2.00 A Day, Kathy Edin and Luke Shaefer reveal a shameful truth about our prosperous nation: many-far too many-get by on what many of us spend on coffee each day. Its a chilling book, and should be essential reading for all of us. -Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here “Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer deliver an incisive pocket history of 1990s welfare reform-and then blow the lid off what has happened in the decades afterward. Edin’s and Shaefer’s portraits of people in Chicago, Mississippi, Tennessee, Baltimore, and more forced into underground, damaging survival strategies, here in first-world America, are truly chilling. This is income inequality in America at its most stark and most hidden.” -Michael Eric Dyson, author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster “Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer, with compelling statistics and wrenching human stories, illustrate how-with incomes far below the pay of low-wage jobs that cripples families by the millions-a shocking number of Americans live in an almost unimaginable depth of poverty, with near-zero incomes. We have let the bottom go out of the American economy. This powerful book should be required reading for everyone.” -Peter Edelman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center and author, So Rich So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Pove...

-Titulo Original : Lights Out Pride, Delusion, And The Fall Of General Electric-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER If you’re in any kind of leadership role-whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else-there’s a lot you can learn here.-Bill Gates, Gates NotesHow could General Electric-perhaps America’s most iconic corporation-suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace? This is the definitive history of General Electric’s epic decline, as told by the two Wall Street Journal reporters who covered its fall. Since its founding in 1892, GE has been more than just a corporation. For generations, it was job security, a solidly safe investment, and an elite business education for top managers. GE electrified America, powering everything from lightbulbs to turbines, and became fully integrated into the American societal mindset as few companies ever had. And after two decades of leadership under legendary CEO Jack Welch, GE entered the twenty-first century as America’s most valuable corporation. Yet, fewer than two decades later, the GE of old was gone. Lights Out examines how Welch’s handpicked successor, Jeff Immelt, tried to fix flaws in Welch’s profit machine, while stumbling headlong into mistakes of his own. In the end, GE’s traditional win-at-all-costs driven culture seemed to lose its direction, which ultimately caused the company’s decline on both a personal and organizational scale. Lights Out details how one of America’s all-time great companies has been reduced to a cautionary tale for our times. Review How could a company as big and successful as GE fail? I’ve been thinking about that question for several years, and Lights Out finally gave me many of the answers I was seeking. The authors give you an unflinching look at the mistakes and missteps made by GE’s leadership. If you’re in any kind of leadership role-whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else-there’s a lot you can learn here.-Bill Gates, Gates Notes 5 Ideas for Summer Reading “A gripping and deeply reported account of the devastating disintegration of one of the most iconic firms ever to exist. To all of us shocked by GE’s seemingly abrupt fall from grace, this book lays out in painful detail how such a thing could have happened.” -Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School, author of Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen “Gryta and Mann tell a bracing tale of corporate venality, incompetence, and shortsighted deal-making. It’s a parable with no heroes but many lessons for anyone who wants to know how twenty-first century corporate management, which venerates stock price above all other measures of value, has gone so disastrously awry.” -Andrew Rice, New York Magazine “Lights Out is the definitive story of an American business powerhouse losing its way. Gryta and Mann’s meticulous reporting puts us in the rooms-and on the private jets-where GE’s leaders struggled over the company’s fate, with billions of dollars in the balance. More than just an intimate profile of one company, this book is a captivating tale of human complexity, greed, and hubris.” -Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind: Drugs. Murder. Empire. Betrayal “This vital history of an American institution warns us of what happens when a company pursues growth for growth’s sake, and its leaders struggle to understand what they can and cannot control.” -David Gura, anchor and correspondent, MSNBC “Possessing all the suspense of a true-crime account, Gryta and Mann’s riveting look at GE’s previous two decades underlines the harsh facts of survival in twenty-first-century business.” -Publishers Weekly “Gryta and Mann expand on their Wall Street Journal reporting to create a compelling narrative of a giant’s spectacular fall in this powerful and fascinating read.” -Booklist “This revealing and accessible postmortem of GE’s downward spiral will be important reading for a wide audience, including customers, employees, former employees, and investors, as well as anyo...

-Titulo Original : Company Of One Why Staying Small Is The Next Big Thing For Business-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: What if the real key to a more fulfilling career was not to scale up but to work for yourself and become a successful and sustainable company of one? The New York Times bestselling author of Deep Work Cal Newport calls this book a “must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches.” Company of One offers a refreshingly original business strategy that’s focused on a commitment to being better instead of bigger. Why? Because staying small provides one with the freedom to pursue more meaningful pleasures in life and avoid the headaches that come with traditional growth-oriented business. Having personally discovered the benefits of cutting out the corporate hierarchy that constantly demands more, author Paul Jarvis explains how you can do the same. With this groundbreaking guide, you’ll learn how to set up your shop, determine your desired revenues, deal with unexpected crises, keep your key clients happy, and find self-fulfillment every step of the way. Review Jarvis makes a compelling case for making your business better instead of bigger. A must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches. -CAL NEWPORT, bestselling author of DEEP WORK “Youre not a machine, so why would you run your business like one? Company of One shows you another way. If youve ever wondered how to have a business that works for you-instead of the other way around-you need this book.” -CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, bestselling author of SIDE HUSTLE and THE $100 STARTUP Growth has been hacked to simply mean “more”. More revenue, more customers, more employees, more products, more, more, more. That’s a tragically myopic view of growth. Paul Jarvis will help you open your eyes to a broader, wiser definition of growth. One of learning, one of betterment, one of contentment. There’s never been a more opportune time to launch or run companies that embrace having and being “enough”. The most important ingredient is a new world view. Company of One can give you just that. -DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON, Creator of RUBY ON RAILS and Founder of BASECAMP Your business can thrive with less! Company of One is an riveting, lucidly written guide to run a successful minimalist business. -Joshua Fields Millburn, host of The Minimalists podcast “The default equation of more = better in business isn’t working anymore. If you want to build something that matters, make a difference for your family and the world, and actually enjoy what you do, Company of One offers the inspiration and step by step actions that will change the way you do business, and the way you do life.” -COURTNEY CARVER, bestselling author of SOULFUL SIMPLICITY Paul Jarvis beautifully illustrates that “Small is the new big.” Its true. Its not about how many employees you have (or how many customers you serve). It is about “who” you are working with. This is a revolutionary idea for our times: build your business based on your values. Theres nothing small about that. This book is a treasure. -MITCH JOEL, founder, Six Pixels Group, and author of SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION and CTRL ALT Delete “Ever since starting MailChimp 18 years ago, I’ve always been told that my way was wrong. My way has never been to “be big.” My way was always to “be useful.” My company has become a global brand with millions of customers, over $525 million in annual revenue, and almost 1000 employees united by a single mission to empower companies of one. Go figure. Theres not one, right way. Only your way. Paul’s book can help you find your way.” -BEN CHESTNUT, CEO and founder of MailChimp Company of One will give you invaluable insights to focus on the purposeful, interesting, and impactful work you actually love doing, right alongside permission to stop blindly chasing growth by defining success on your own terms. This book is great for freelancers, side-hustlers, and small business owners who are looking to bring autonomy, self-reliance, ...

-Titulo Original : Seeing Around Corners How To Spot Inflection Points In Business Before They Happen-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: The first prescriptive, innovative guide to seeing inflection points before they happen-and how to harness these disruptive influences to give your company a strategic advantage.Paradigmatic shifts in the business landscape, known as inflection points, can either create new, entrepreneurial opportunities (see Amazon and Netflix) or they can lead to devastating consequences (e.g., Blockbuster and Toys R Us). Only those leaders who can “see around corners”-that is, spot the disruptive inflection points developing before they hit-are poised to succeed in this market. Columbia Business School Professor and corporate consultant Rita McGrath contends that inflection points, though they may seem sudden, are not random. Every seemingly overnight shift is the final stage of a process that has been subtly building for some time. Armed with the right strategies and tools, smart businesses can see these inflection points coming and use them to gain a competitive advantage. Seeing Around Corners is the first hands-on guide to anticipating, understanding, and capitalizing on the inflection points shaping the marketplace. Review FEATURING A FOREWORD BY CLAYTON CHRISTENSEN “At IDEO, we have been helping clients see what their future could be for decades. I’m excited that we now have such a human, entertaining, and thoughtful guide to explain why it is so important to get ready for the next inflection point. There is not a leader or organization that won’t benefit from diving into this splendid book.” -TIM BROWN, Chair of IDEO and author of Change By Design This book is chockful of arresting reflections on inflection points, and practical tips on how to recognize them, understand them, and above all, to take advantage of them. A necessity on the bookshelf of every leader. -HAYAGREEVA HUGGY RAO, Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University “Rita McGrath learned how to see around corners early in the age of disruption and has been ahead of the curve ever since. Along with Clayton Christensen, she is one of my go-to thinkers on how people need to be thinking about disruptive change. This entertaining, straightforward book should be a constant companion as you consider your next steps, both as a business leader and an individual. Compelling story telling, important data, incisive analysis-a great, important read.” -WHITNEY JOHNSON, Founder and CEO at WLJ Advisors. Award-winning Author of Build an A Team “Seeing Around Corners really captures the essence of working together - both process and expected behaviors - and how it enables all of us to know where we are, where we are going, and then anticipate and act on the inflection points to continuously deliver value for the greater good!” -ALAN MULALLY, former CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and the Ford Motor Company ”I never miss the opportunity to include Rita McGrath in my executive events - read this book and you’ll know why!” -Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. “Rita McGrath has long been one of my go-to thinkers on strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship. Seeing Around Corners builds beautifully on her earlier works by showing us that anticipating significant change is not some innate talent that only a few have. Rather, it is a discipline that can be learned and systematically improved. A game-changer!” -ALEX OSTERWALDER, Co-Founder, Strategyzer , bestselling author of Business Model Generation “Yesterday’s strategy tools are increasingly incompatible with today’s dynamic environment. Seeing Around Corners is a vital addition to the strategy field. It is Rita McGrath at her best, combining thought-provoking frameworks, practical guidance and deeply researched, engaging case studies. Highly recommended.” -SCOTT D. ANTHONY, Senior Partner, Innosight, author of Dual Transformati...

-Titulo Original : The Prize Whos In Charge Of Americas Schools?-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: “One of the most important books on education to come along in years.” - New York Times Book Review A New York Times Notable Book - A Best Book of the Year, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Publishers Weekly - A Best History Book of 2015, Amazon - Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize - Finalist for the Bernstein Award - Winner of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Authors Award? “Impeccably researched . . . Russakoff pulls readers in with richly drawn real-world characters.” - Atlantic “Stunning . . . Russakoff’s narrative is rich with details and anecdotes that showcase the quality of her writing and bring Newark to life.” - Chicago Tribune When Mark Zuckerberg announced his $100 million pledge to transform the Newark schools and create an education model that could be applied to any city in the nation, it looked like a huge win for New Jersey politicians Cory Booker and Chris Christie. But their plan met the opposition of Newark’s key education players, who were fiercely protective of their billion-dollar-a-year system - a prize that, for generations, had enriched seemingly everyone, except Newark’s students. With deeply drawn portraits of everyone from the philanthropists throwing millions at a haphazard plan, to the teachers fighting to reach students damaged by extreme poverty and violence, The Prize is a riveting account of the complexities and challenges that face all of America’s failing schools. “Russakoff provides insights that should prove useful both to contemporary school reformers and to citizens hoping to understand their efforts.” - Washington Post “A moving and thought-provoking book . . . Invaluable.” - New York Times Review A New York Times Bestseller “A brilliantly reported behind-the-scenes account of one city’s attempt to right its failing public schools. . . .Russakoff maintains a cleareyed distance, her observations penetratingly honest and incisive to what she sees and what she hears. I suspect some may have regretted letting Russakoff in. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide. . . . THE PRIZE is paradoxically a sobering yet exhilarating tale. For alongside the stories of those calling the shots, Russakoff tells the stories of those most profoundly affected by their decisions: teachers, students and their parents. . . . I repeatedly found myself writing in the margins, ‘Wow,’ either because of the heroic efforts by teachers and staffers or because of the obstacles facing their students. . . . THE PRIZE may well be one of the most important books on education to come along in years.” -Alex Kotlowitz, New York Times Book Review “A stunning account of efforts by wealthy outsiders and ambitious politicians to fix Newarks failing public schools. Veteran journalist Dale Russakoffs narrative is rich with details and anecdotes that showcase the quality of her writing and bring Newark to life for people who have never lived or visited there….The story likely will unnerve educators, reformers, taxpayers, politicians, parents and students anywhere. -Chicago Tribune if you read Russakoff’s account and find your beliefs vindicated, you’re not trying hard enough. -The Seventy Four “Washington Post reporter Russakoff’s fascinating study of the struggle to reform the Newark school system reveals the inner workings of a wide range of systemic and grassroots problems (charter schools, testing, accountability, private donors) plaguing education reform today… Russakoff’s eagle-eyed view of the current state of the public education system in Newark and the United States is one of the finest education surveys in recent memory.” -Publishers Weekly, STARRED This is of one the most disturbing and powerful books Ive read in years. The point of this story is not that the well intentioned Mark Zuckerberg and his wife gave $100 million to help those less fortunate. The point is they gave it to the wrong people. This deeply rese...

-Titulo Original : The Affluent Society-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: Review Conventional wisdom has it that John Kenneth Galbraiths The Affluent Society spawned the neoliberalism we see in Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and other world leaders. The economists prose, lofty but still easily manageable, laid down the gauntlet for the post-cold war class struggle that was still far in the future in 1958. Galbraith saw the widening gap between the richest and the poorest as an emergent threat to economic stability, and proposed significant investment in parks, transportation, education, and other public amenities--what we now call infrastructure--to ameliorate these differences and postpone depression and revolution indefinitely. Widely criticized by conservatives and libertarians wary of public expenditures or increased government influence, Galbraith still influences liberal and neoliberal thinking. He has acknowledged that his work, like that of most social scientists, contains flaws (like his dire prediction of an out-of-control unemployment and inflation spiral that petered out in the 1980s), but much of it remains fresh and true even today. Four years before Silent Spring, he wrote about the consumerist blight that threatened our wild lands equally as much as our cities; his hoped-for increase in environmental awareness has grown significantly in recent years. Whether you support the political implementations of his views, experiencing his writing is important to put those views in context. More than this, though, it is an honest pleasure to read such original ideas so well expressed. --Rob Lightner John Kenneth Galbraiths classic investigation of private wealth and public poverty in postwar America With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith gets at the heart of what economic security means in The Affluent Society. Warning against individual and societal complacence about economic inequity, he offers an economic model for investing in public wealth that challenges “conventional wisdom” (a phrase he coined that has since entered our vernacular) about the long-term value of a production-based economy and the true nature of poverty. Both politically divisive and remarkably prescient, The Affluent Society is as relevant today on the question of wealth in America as it was in 1958. Review One of the most gifted writers alive . . . tumbling the tribal Gods of both left and right. Boston GlobeWith his customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Galbraith cuts to the heart of what economic security means (and doesnt mean) in todays world and lays bare the hazards of complacency about economic inequity. The New York Times About the Author John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was a critically acclaimed author and one of Americas foremost economists. His most famous works include The Affluent Society, The Good Society, and The Great Crash. Galbraith was the recipient of the Order of Canada and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, and he was twice awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom...

-Titulo Original : The Ministry Of Common Sense How To Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, And Corporate Bs-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: WALL STREET JOURNAL Bestseller A humorous yet practical five-step guide to ridding ourselves-and our companies-of bureaucratic bottlenecks and red tape During the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSA is allowing passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. You need a chainsaw to pry open your new pair of headphones from their package. Your eighth Zoom meeting of the day keeps freezing, and if you hear “No, wait; no, you go first” again, you will implode. But first you have to sit through an endless Power Point presentation that everyone claims they’ve read, no one has, and that could have been summarized in one page. What has happened to common sense? And how can we get it back? Companies, it seems, have become so entangled in their own internal issues, and further beset by reams of invisible red tape, that they’ve lost sight of their core purpose. Inevitably, they pay the price. Best-selling author Martin Lindstrom combines numerous real life examples of corporate common sense gone wrong with his own ingenious plan for restoring logic-and sanity-to the companies and people that need it most. A must-read for today’s executives, managers, and employees, The Ministry of Common Sense is funny, entertaining, and immensely practical. Review Anyone who has ever worked in a big corporate structure will be nodding along and underlining every page in this book as management consultant and branding expert Martin Lindstrom recounts extraordinary encounters with his clients. He exposes and then offers a plan for eradicating internal nonsense... There are lots of good examples and farcical anecdotes here. -The Financial Times “The Ministry of Common Sense forces us all to take a hard look in the mirror if we want to take our businesses to the next level to win big - and do so by simply eliminating needless layers of corporate BRIGHT RED tape. Thanks for this book, Martin, because you have saved me from senseless meetings! -Tyra Banks, Supermodel turned Super Businesswoman “You will laugh, you will cry, and you will learn the power of common sense in this incredible gift of a book. Oh, and buy one for your boss too!”- Chester Elton, best-selling author ofThe Carrot Principle, All In, and Leading with Gratitude Lindstrom proves that, more often than not, the bigger your policy manual the smaller you organization’s common sense. More importantly, he shows leaders at all levels how to reverse that alarming trend. - David Burkus, author of Under New Management Essential reading for all of us who feel bogged down in workplace bureaucracy and wish to improve our quality of life at work. - Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global Fun, fast-paced, and as actionable as it is insightful. Get ready to find out all the ways your organization can gain from better common sense. Highly recommended. - Renee Mauborgne, INSEAD Professor and co-author of Blue Ocean Strategy and Blue Ocean Shift Martin Lindstrom’s delightful romp shows how too many organizations seemed designed to drive their customers and employees crazy. And this gem if filled with useful (and fun) tips and tools that will help leaders build teams and organizations where common sense is the rule rather than the exception. - Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor and author of bestsellers including The No Asshole Rule and Scaling Up Excellence - About the Author Best-selling business author MARTIN LINDSTROM is a well-known international management consultant who routinely sees various kinds of corporate constipation all over the world. Over the years, he has learned how to quickly pinpoint and then eradicate these bothersome hurdles in companies of all sizes.He is the founder and chairman of Lindstrom Company, the worlds leading business and culture transfor- mation group, operating across five continents and in more than thirty ...

-Titulo Original : Steal The Show From Speeches To Job Interviews To Deal-closing Pitches, How To Guarantee A Standing Ovation For All The Performances In Your Life-Fabricante : Mariner Books-Descripcion Original: A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. A powerful way to master every performance in your career and life from a top business coach and former professional actor.Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success-professional and personal-hinges on being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derives from talent alone. Confident communication is a skill, and anyone can learn how to do it. In Steal the Show, New York Times best-selling author, top-rated corporate speaker, and former professional actor Michael Port teaches you how to make the most of your own moments in the spotlight. He makes it easy to give your presentations a clear focus, engage your listeners, manage your nerves, play the right role in every situation to give your message maximum impact, and much more. Drawing on his MFA training at the prestigious Graduate Acting Program at New York University, Port has engineered a system that the non-actor can use to ensure his or her voice is heard when it matters most. “An indispensable guide for introverts and extroverts alike.”- Inc. Magazine Review A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller! An indispensable guide for introverts and extroverts alike who want to shine when performing in public. - Inc. Magazine Steal the Show surprised me. It might be the most unique and practical book written on the topic of public speaking and performance in everyday life. And its about so much more than just public speaking. Youll learn how to express yourself authentically, be more creative and increase your confidence in all aspects of life. --Howard Behar, former president, Starbucks Coffee Speaking in public is not just an art, its a craft that can be learned and improved upon in order to change the treasures that can be mined. On that account, Ports latest book, steals the show. - Peter Guber, CEO, Mandalay Entertainment & #1 NYT bestselling author, TELL TO WIN “If anyone knows how to steal the show, it’s Michael Port. In this tour de force, he shares his secret method on how anyone, even the most inexperienced, can wow an audience. Jeff Goins, Best-selling author of The Art of Work “It takes decades of coaching and practice to become a truly fascinating speaker. But it turns out, there’s a shortcut: you can apply Michael Ports principles to immediately stand out and steal the show. --Sally Hogshead, Hall of Fame Speaker and NY Times Bestselling author of How the World Sees You “An engaging book on how to dazzle audiences. Michael Port shares effective techniques for rehearsing and performing.” --Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take - From the Back Cover A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success-professional and personal-hinges on being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derives from talent alone. Confident communication is a skill, and anyone can learn how to do it. In Steal the Show, New York Times best-selling author, top-rated corporate speaker, and former professional actor Michael Port teaches you how to make the most of your own moments in the spotlight. He makes it easy to give your presentations a clear focus, engage your listeners, manage your nerves, play the right role in every situation to give your message maximum impact, and much more. Drawing on his MFA training at the prestigious Graduate Acting Program at New York University, Port has engineered a system that the non-actor can use to ensure his or her voice is heard when it matters most. “The most unique and practical book written on the topic of public speaking and performance in everyday life. You’ll learn how to express yourself authen...