-Titulo Original : Return Of The King Lebron James, The Cleveland Cavaliers And The Greatest Comeback In Nba History-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: In this New York Times bestseller, get the inside scoop into LeBron Jamess return -- and ultimate triumph -- in Cleveland. What really happened when LeBron James stunned the NBA by leaving a potential dynasty in Miami to come home to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers? How did the Cavs use secret meetings to put together the deal to add star Kevin Love? Who really made the controversial decision to fire coach David Blatt when the team was in first place? Where did the greatest comeback in NBA history truly begin-and end? Return of the King takes you onto the private planes, inside the locker-room conversations, and into the middle of the intense huddles where one of the greatest stories in basketball history took place, resulting in the Cavs winning the 2016 NBA title after trailing the Golden State Warriors three games to one. Youll hear from all the characters involved: the players, the executives, the agents, and the owners as they reveal stories never before told. Get the background on all the controversies, the rivalries, and the bad blood from two reporters who were there for every day, plot twist, and social media snafu as they take you through the fascinating ride that culminated in a heart-stopping Game Seven. Review On the surface, this story may seem like it would only appeal to Cavaliers fans -- dont be dissuaded. The work illustrates the highs and lows necessary to reach the level of a champion, and will be the basketball book to own in 2017. Library Journal Starred Review[A] dishy and fun narrative...With lively writing and rich anecdotes that reveal the struggles that made the triumph anything but inevitable, Windhorst and McMenamin provide the definitive account of the greatest accomplishment of one of the games greatest players. The Washington PostIve always admired Brians acumen and his seasoned perspective. This story with Dave McMenamin of LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers championship run is captivating and filled with spectacular detail. Tracy McGrady, 7-time NBA All-StarBrian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin are courtside and in the locker room for the most improbable comeback in NBA history. Through exhaustive, incisive reporting, the duo have delivered an important, essential book for all NBA fans. Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball RevolutionThis account of how a championship was built is the best NBA book in many years. BooklistBrian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin dont just cover the NBA. They live it. And in RETURN OF THE KING, their storytelling has never been better. From the decision-making process in the Cavaliers front office which led to LeBron James return, to the assembly of a championship roster, to the players-only email from GM David Griffin with the Cavs down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, to the candid exchanges between LeBron and Tyronn Lue, there is nothing left uncovered. Man, what a compelling read! Ernie Johnson, studio host of TNTs Inside the NBAOn the court and off, the LeBron James journey back to Cleveland and back to a championship is one of the most intriguing stories in NBA history. Brian and Dave do a masterful job of adding context, details, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes to the signing, the season, and the series. RETURN OF THE KING is a great way to remember all that led up to the Finals and the greatest comeback. Mike Tirico, NBC Sports About the Author Brian Windhorst has covered the NBA for ESPN since 2010. He began covering LeBron James in 1999 and was the daily beat writer on the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer from 2003 to 2010. He is also the co-author of three books, including the New York Times bestseller Return of the King, The Franchise, and The Making of an MVP...

-Titulo Original : Murder Thy Neighbor (id True Crime, 4)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: As seen on ID, these two true-crime thrillers follow a neighbors quarrel that turns violent and cyber-bullying that explodes in a double murder.Murder Thy Neighbor: Ann Hoover is a nice woman but shes come to hate her neighbor. Roy Kirk moved in next door with plans to renovate. But as the weeks go by, his DIY construction turns to shambles. When Ann takes him to court, Kirks retaliation will be shockingly gruesome (with Andrew Bourelle).Murder IRL: Jenelle Potter has always been better at connecting with people through social media. With overprotective parents, she hasnt had very many options to meet people, until she links up with Billy. But her feelings for Billy are unreciprocated, causing Jenelle to start a virtual war-a war that enters the real world (with Max DiLallo). About the Author James Patterson is the worlds bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Womens Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate.Pattersons writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who doesnt like to read, only people who havent found the right book. Hes given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family....

-Titulo Original : Murder Of Innocence (id True Crime, 5)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Dive into two dark stories of crime and murder from a New York Times bestselling author, inspired by true crime horrors where murder isnt always the worst thing that can happen to you . . . Murder of Innocence: Its impossible to resist Andrew Luster. Hes rich, charming, and good-looking, and dozens of women have fallen under his spell. But Andrew is no mere womanizer. Hes a predator, and itll take a global effort to put him behind bars. (with Max DiLallo) A Murderous Affair: Mark Putnam is a rookie FBI agent given his first assignment in a remote part of Kentucky, a land of coal miners and meth dealers. Within his first months on the job, a young female informant named Susan Smith helps him make a big break in an important case. Rumors begin circulating that the agent and his informant are having an affair. After Susan starts telling people that she is pregnant with the FBI agents baby, she suddenly disappears. (with Andrew Bourelle) About the Author James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Pattersons books have sold more than 375 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family...

-Titulo Original : Fighting For Space Two Pilots And Their Historic Battle For Female Spaceflight-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. When the space age dawned in the late 1950s, Jackie Cochran held more propeller and jet flying records than any pilot of the twentieth century-man or woman. She had led the Womens Auxiliary Service Pilots during the Second World War, was the first woman to break the sound barrier, ran her own luxury cosmetics company, and counted multiple presidents among her personal friends. She was more qualified than any woman in the world to make the leap from atmosphere to orbit. Yet it was Jerrie Cobb, twenty-five years Jackies junior and a record-holding pilot in her own right, who finagled her way into taking the same medical tests as the Mercury astronauts. The prospect of flying in space quickly became her obsession. While the American and international media spun the shocking story of a woman astronaut program, Jackie and Jerrie struggled to gain control of the narrative, each hoping to turn the rumored program into their own ideal reality-an issue that ultimately went all the way to Congress. This dual biography of audacious trailblazers Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb presents these fascinating and fearless women in all their glory and grit, using their stories as guides through the shifting social, political, and technical landscape of the time. Review Breathtaking...If you come to this book without any knowledge of the nascent days of spaceflight, Teitels writing will immediately immerse you in this foreign landscape, making you feel like youre experiencing the personal journeys of these remarkable characters right alongside them. If you do have a knowledge of many of the events, her writing will likely only deepen whatever your opinion was going into the story. ForbesCleverly intertwines the stories of two women pilots...Teitel allows us to feel personally engaged with two fascinating characters who each made pretty quirky decisions...A remarkable story. MediumDeftly crafted...Fighting for Space ably and informatively showcases this pair of inherently fascinating and absolutely fearless women using their life stories as guides through the every shifting social, political, and technical landscapes of their time. Midwest Book ReviewIn this smart, fun, compelling, and deeply researched book, Teitel tells the tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, who scrapped with each other and, more important, with a blinkered, male-dominated space agency, for their chance to be among the first humans to leave the planet. Its a story of ambition, talent, gender equality, and of a media frenzy that seems more twenty-first century than 1950s. Teitels prose is as infectious as the space-history videos that have made her a YouTube sensation, and she has picked a story that must have been a delight to write. Its certainly a delight to read. Jeff Kluger, author of Apollo8 and coauthor of Apollo 13 with Jim LovellHistory is often not as simple as it seems. In the case of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, this book offers a revealing insight on two characters we thought we knew but didnt. From different generations and with profoundly different but equally dogged motivations, these two pilots crossed paths and fought battles in the new world of women pushing for a place in the air, and perhaps even in space. Amy Shira Teitel digs beneath the stories to reveal motivations that are not always as straightforward and admirable as other accounts suggest. A wealth of original research reminds us that people are complex, and sometimes it is those complexities that allow them to get as far as they do in the pursuit of enormous goals-or hold them back. Francis French, author of In the Shadow of the MoonSpaceflight historian Teitel took a deep dive into a host of public records to craft this dual biography of Cochran and Cobb, creating a firm portrait of two driven...

-Titulo Original : Home Sweet Murder (id True Crime, 2)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: As seen on the Discovery ID TV series Murder is Forever, these two true-crime thrillers follow a lawyer struggling to stop a killer and a detective angling to solve a double homicide.Home Sweet Murder (with Andrew Bourelle): Lawyer Leo Fisher and his wife Sue are a sixty-one-year-old couple enjoying a quiet Sunday dinner at home. Until a man in a suit rings their front door claiming to be an SEC agent. By the end of the evening, two people will be shot, stabbed, and tortured. And two others will fare worse . . . Murder on the Run (with Scott Slaven): The middle-aged housekeeper found dead with a knife in her throat was bad. But the little boy was worse. After a bloody double homicide that puts Omaha, Nebraska, on the map, Detective Derek Mois promises the boys parents he will catch the killer, no matter how long or far he runs . . . Review Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that. Now...with his mission still unfolding, James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone seriesBehind all the noise and numbers, we shouldnt forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what James Patterson has, in spades. Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series About the Author James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community at the 2015 National Book Awards. Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 355 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries...

-Titulo Original : The Eagle And The Rose A Remarkable True Story-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: For the first time in trade paperback comes Alteas bestselling account of her true experiences as an internationally renowned medium and healer...

-Titulo Original : The Vixen Diaries-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: About the Author Karrine Steffans became a New York Times bestselling author after releasing her debut tell-all book Confessions of a Video Vixen in June of 2005. Since the success of her book, Karrine speaks at universities and celebrity panels. Check out Karrines website at karrine . This titillating expose chronicles the personal and professional adventures of this tabloid-laden socialite, dispelling some rumors, while confirming others. Diaries unveils the heavily shrouded Hollywood backrooms and its coveted secrets. Offering her ardent fans answers to burning questions and presenting lessons learned, this book will surely not disappoint. Karrine Steffans continues to dish out juicy gossip and the much sought after details of her star studded lifestyle and the celebrity men that helped her get where she needed to be. Karrine draws you in to get an up-close and personal look at the Hollywood life of fast money and sex; all the things that make for a great movie. She discusses her interactions with people after the release of Confessions of a Video Vixen and how she copes with it all...

-Titulo Original : Murder, Interrupted (id True Crime, 1)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: As seen on Discoverys Murder is Forever TV series: In these two true crime thrillers, a reluctant hitman and a cheating husband fight for their lives . . . and a single mother exacts her revenge.In Murder, Interrupted (with Alex Abramovich), rich, cheating financier Frank Howard wants his wife dead, and hes willing to pay Billie Earl Johnson whatever it takes: $750,000, to be exact. When his bullet misses the mark, Billie Earl and Frank will turn on each other in a fight for their lives . . . Mother of All Murders (with Christopher Charles) is the story of local celebrity Dee Dee Blancharde. Television reports praise her as a single mother who tirelessly cares for her wheelchair-bound, chronically ill daughter. But when the teenaged Gypsy Rose realizes she isnt actually sick and Dee Dee has lied all these years, Gypsy Rose exacts her revenge . . . Review Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that. Now...with his mission still unfolding, James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone seriesBehind all the noise and numbers, we shouldnt forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what James Patterson has, in spades. Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series About the Author James Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 355 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries...

-Titulo Original : Shaq Uncut My Story-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Review Shaq was the most unique player in the history of the NBA. He was bigger than life in every way. The dominant game, the dominant personality, his work behind the scenes for charity...nobody has done more for our game than Shaq. Hall of Famer Larry BirdShaq was more confident in his skin than anyone else of his stature. Theres a warmth to him that is unmistakable. At the same time, he was the scariest player Ive ever seen. He was that dominant. Ive had a number of great relationships with great players, but hes the one who will always stand out in my mind. Hall of Famer Jerry WestHes the most dominant player Ive ever seen. His presence, his physicality, his size and his speed made him an athletic phenomenon. He could run, he could move, he had unbelievable hands and he never got enough credit for being a great passer. He was one of a kind. Boston Celtics head coach Doc RiversShaqs a wonderful person and hes been one of the greatest players ever. He understood the game; dealing with the fans, dealing with the press. .. Great, great player, a great, great personality. Hall of Famer Charles BarkleyWhat a career for Shaq Diesel!! The most dominating force to ever play the game. Great person to be around as well. Comedy all the time!! LeBron James, via TwitterHes a giant. Hes physically imposing; he has an imposing smile. In the game, he imposed his will, and he has done it for quite a long time. Its been a great run here, and were going to miss him greatly. We hope we can find ways to keep him involved in the game. NBA Commissioner David Stern Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. The Real Deal. The Big Shamrock. Shaq. You know him by any number of names, and chances are you know all about his legendary basketball career: Shaquille Shaq ONeal is a four-time NBA champion and a three-time NBA Finals MVP. After being an All-American at Louisiana State University, he was the overall number one draft pick in the NBA in 1992. In his 19-year career, Shaq racked up 28,596 career points (including 5,935 free throws!), 13,099 rebounds, 3,026 assists, 2,732 blocks, and 15 All-Star appearances. These are statistics that are almost as massive as the man himself. His presence-both physically and psychologically-made him a dominant force in the game for two decades. But if you follow the game, you also know that theres a lot more to Shaquille ONeal than just basketball. Shaq is famous for his playful, and at times, provocative personality. He is, literally, outsize in both scale and persona. Whether rapping on any of his five albums, challenging celebrities on his hit television show Shaq Vs., studying for his PhD or serving as a reserve police officer, theres no question that Shaq has led a unique and multi-dimensional life. And in this rollicking new autobiography, Shaq discusses his remarkable journey, including his candid thoughts on teammates and coaches like Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Phil Jackson, and Pat Riley. From growing up in difficult circumstances and getting cut from his high school basketball team to his larger-than-life basketball career, Shaq lays it all out in Shaq Uncut: My Story. About the Author Shaquille ONeal is a four time NBA champion, television star, musical artist and renaissance man. He recently retired from the Boston Celtics. Bestselling author Jackie MacMullan is considered the nations leading writer on basketball. Her last book When the Game was Ours by Magic Johnson and Larry Bird was a major bestseller. Jackie is a constant presence on ESPN and was a long-time columnist for Sports Illustrated and the Boston Globe...

-Titulo Original : Choose Your Own Disaster-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Ahilarious and heartbreaking (Jo Piazza) and unflinchingly honest memoir about one young womans terrible and life-changing decisions while hoping--and sometimes failing--to find herself, in the style of Never Have I Ever and Adulting. Join Dana Schwartz on a journey revisiting all of the awful choices she made in her early twenties through the internets favorite method of self-knowledge: the quiz. Part-memoir, part-VERY long personality test, Choose Your Own Disaster is a manifesto about the millennial experience and modern feminism and how the easy advice of you can be anything you want! is actually pretty fucking difficult when there are so many possible versions of yourself it seems like you could be. Dana has no idea who she is, but at least she knows shes a Carrie, a Ravenclaw, a Raphael, a Belle, a former emo kid, a Twitter addict, and a millennial just trying her best. This long-form personality quiz manages to combine humor with unflinching honesty as one young woman tries to find herself amid the many, many choices that your twenties have to offer. Review A hilarious and heartbreaking journey of how hard it is to figure out how to be the woman we all think we should be. Schwartzs book is a witty and incisive guide for women navigating a world that is violently shifting beneath our feet on a daily basis. JO PIAZZA, bestselling author of The Knockoff and Fitness Junkie CHOOSE YOUR OWN DISASTER had me so hooked that more than once I looked up from reading it and realized I had no idea how many subway stops had gone by. Danas disasters will entertain you, but its her endearingly honest and unflinching perspective that will keep you turning the page. ERIN CHACK, author of This Is Really Happening Reading CHOOSE YOUR OWN DISASTER feels like a hilarious night out with your best friend. Your early twenties are messy, dark, and exhilarating-Dana Schwartz captures all of that with unflinching honesty and a spot-on sense of humor. HANNAH ORENSTEIN, author of Playing with Matches Equal parts amusing and cringe-worthy, these stories will have millennial readers relating and older ones nodding, Yes. Ive made similar mistakes. Library JournalThis long-form personality quiz manages to combine humor with unflinching honesty as one young woman tries to find herself amid the many, many choices that your twenties have to offer. BustleThe snappy direct address gives the feel of a playful internet bit, is sure to please Schwartzs loyal fans. BooklistWhat do millennials love more than a quiz? NOTHING (except for killing off the diamond and napkin industries). Thats part of what makes Dana Schwartzs unflinching, hilarious, and feminist memoir, Choose Your Own Disaster, such a fun ride. PopSugarChoose Your Own Disaster is a salted caramel of a memoir. Her travails as an early 20-something aspiring writer/rom-com character are the perfect mixture of salty and sweet. The Washington Post About the Author Dana Schwartz is an arts and culture writer based in Los Angeles with writing for the New Yorker, the Guardian, New York Observer, Marie Claire, Glamour, Mic, GQ, VICE, and more. She is currently a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly. She created a parody Twitter account called @GuyInYourMFA based on the people shes encountered in fiction workshops, and another one called @DystopianYA about the tropes in all of the young adult fiction books shes read. Her own (non-dystopian) YA book, And Were Off, was published May 2017 by Penguin/Razorbil...

-Titulo Original : Murder Beyond The Grave (id True Crime, 3)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: A wealthy kidnapped man fights for his life and a real estate deal turns deadly in these two true crime thrillers that inspired Discoverys Murder is Forever TV series.Murder Beyond the Grave(with Andrew Bourelle): Stephen Small has it all: a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife, and three boys. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, and held for ransom, Stephen has forty-eight hours of oxygen. The clock is ticking . . .Murder in Paradise (with Christopher Charles): High in the Sierra Nevada mountains, developers Jim and Bonnie Hood excitedly tour Camp Nelson Lodge. They intend to buy and modernize this beautiful rustic property, but the locals dont like rich outsiders changing their way of life. After a grisly shooting, everybody will discover just how you can make a killing in real estate . . . Review Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that. Now...with his mission still unfolding, James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone seriesBehind all the noise and numbers, we shouldnt forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what James Patterson has, in spades. Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series About the Author James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community at the 2015 National Book Awards. Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 355 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries...

-Titulo Original : Murder, Interrupted (id True Crime, 1)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: As seen on Discoverys Murder is Forever TV series: In these two true crime thrillers, a reluctant hitman and a cheating husband fight for their lives . . . and a single mother exacts her revenge.In Murder, Interrupted (with Alex Abramovich), rich, cheating financier Frank Howard wants his wife dead, and hes willing to pay Billie Earl Johnson whatever it takes: $750,000, to be exact. When his bullet misses the mark, Billie Earl and Frank will turn on each other in a fight for their lives . . . Mother of All Murders (with Christopher Charles) is the story of local celebrity Dee Dee Blancharde. Television reports praise her as a single mother who tirelessly cares for her wheelchair-bound, chronically ill daughter. But when the teenaged Gypsy Rose realizes she isnt actually sick and Dee Dee has lied all these years, Gypsy Rose exacts her revenge . . . Review Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that. Now...with his mission still unfolding, James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone seriesBehind all the noise and numbers, we shouldnt forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what James Patterson has, in spades. Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series About the Author James Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 355 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries...

-Titulo Original : Trust Me, Im Dr. Ozzy Advice From Rocks Ultimate Survivor-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly. The Full Ozzy Genome contained variants that scientists had never before encountered and the findings were presented at the prestigious TEDMED Conference in San Diego-making headlines around the world. The procedure was in part sponsored by The Sunday Times of London, which had already caused an international fururoe by appointing Ozzy Osbourne its star health advice columnist. The newpaper argued that Ozzys mutliple near-death experiences, 40-year history of drug abuse, and extreme hypocondria qualified him more than any other for the job. The column was an overnight hit, being quickly picked up by Rolling Stone to give it a global audience of millions. In Trust Me, Im Dr. Ozzy, Ozzy answers readers questions with his outrageous wit and surprising wisdom, digging deep into his past to tell the memoir-style survival stories never published before-and offer guidance that no sane human being should follow. Part humor, part memoir, and part bad advice, Trust Me, Im Dr. Ozzy will include some of the best material from his published columns, answers to celebrities medical questions, charts, sidebars, and more. About the Author Ozzy Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, in 1948. He has sold over a hundred million records both with Black Sabbath and as a Grammy Award-winning solo artist. He has five children and lives with his wife, Sharon, in California and Buckinghamshire...

-Titulo Original : 17 Carnations The Royals, The Nazis, And The Biggest Cover-up In History-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: For fans of the Netflix series The Crown, a meticulously researched historical tour de force about the secret ties among Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, the Duke of Windsor, and Adolf Hitler before, during, and after World War II. Andrew Morton tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, his American wife, Wallis Simpson, the bizarre wartime Nazi plot to make him a puppet king after the invasion of Britain, and the attempted cover-up by Churchill, General Eisenhower, and King George VI of the dukes relations with Hitler. From the alleged affair between Simpson and the German foreign minister to the discovery of top secret correspondence about the man dubbed the traitor king and the Nazi high command, this is a saga of intrigue, betrayal, and deception suffused with a heady aroma of sex and suspicion. For the first time, Morton reveals the full story behind the cover-up of those damning letters and diagrams: the daring heist ordered by King George VI, the smooth duplicity of a Soviet spy as well as the bitter rows and recriminations among the British and American diplomats, politicians, and academics. Drawing on FBI documents, exclusive pictures, and material from the German, Russian, and British royal archives, as well as the personal correspondence of Churchill, Eisenhower, and the Windsors themselves, 17 CARNATIONS is a dazzling historical drama, full of adventure, intrigue, and startling revelations, written by a master of the genre...

-Titulo Original : Lebron, Inc. The Making Of A Billion-dollar Athlete-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron Jamess incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul.With eight straight trips to the NBA Finals, LeBron James has proven himself one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan before him, LeBron has also become a global brand and businessman who has altered the way professional athletes think about their value, maximize their leverage, and use their voice. LEBRON, INC tells the story of Jamess journey down the path to becoming a billionaire sports icon -- his successes, his failures, and the lessons both have taught him along the way. With plenty of newsmaking tidbits about his rollercoaster last season in Cleveland and high-profile move to the Lakers, LEBRON, INC. shows how James has changed the way most elite athletes manage their careers, and how he launched a movement among his peers that may last decades beyond his playing days. Review Windhorst knows himself some LeBron, as he demonstrates here in detailing how a basketball player transformed himself into a shrewd entrepreneur worth well over a billion dollars...A fascinating look inside the prototype for the new corporate athlete. BooklistThis is a shoo-in for business-minded sports fans. Publishers WeeklyFor LeBron devotees and readers interested in the mechanics of off-the-court business dealings, this is a good choice. Kirkus[LEBRON, INC.] explains, as no one has done before, how the business of basketball, including most importantly the endorsement game, is played. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Arial}New York Journal of BooksPRAISE FOR RETURN OF THE KING: On the surface, this story may seem like it would only appeal to Cavaliers fans -- dont be dissuaded. The work illustrates the highs and lows necessary to reach the level of a champion, and will be the basketball book to own in 2017. Library Journal (Starred Review)[A] dishy and fun narrative...With lively writing and rich anecdotes that reveal the struggles that made the triumph anything but inevitable, Windhorst and McMenamin provide the definitive account of the greatest accomplishment of one of the games greatest players. The Washington PostIve always admired Brians acumen and his seasoned perspective. This story with Dave McMenamin of LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers championship run is captivating and filled with spectacular detail. Tracy McGrady, 7-time NBA All-StarBrian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin are courtside and in the locker room for the most improbable comeback in NBA history. Through exhaustive, incisive reporting, the duo have delivered an important, essential book for all NBA fans. Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball RevolutionThis account of how a championship was built is the best NBA book in many years. BooklistBrian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin dont just cover the NBA. They live it. And in RETURN OF THE KING, their storytelling has never been better. From the decision-making process in the Cavaliers front office which led to LeBron James return, to the assembly of a championship roster, to the players-only email from GM David Griffin with the Cavs down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, to the candid exchanges between LeBron and Tyronn Lue, there is nothing left uncovered. Man, what a compelling read! Ernie Johnson, studio host of TNTs Inside the NBAOn the court and off, the LeBron James journey back to Cleveland and back to a championship is one of the most intriguing stories in NBA history. Brian and Dave do a masterful job of adding context, details, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes to the signing, the season, and the series. RETURN OF THE KING is a great way to remember all that led up to the Finals and the greatest c...

-Titulo Original : Banished Surviving My Years In The Westboro Baptist Church-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: -Now a New York Times bestseller- Youve likely heard of the Westboro Baptist Church. Perhaps youve seen their pickets on the news, the members holding signs with messages that are too offensive to copy here, protesting at events such as the funerals of soldiers, the 9-year old victim of the recent Tucson shooting, and Elizabeth Edwards, all in front of their grieving families. The WBC is fervently anti-gay, anti-Semitic, and anti- practically everything and everyone. And they arent going anywhere: in March, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the WBCs right to picket funerals. Since no organized religion will claim affiliation with the WBC, its perhaps more accurate to think of them as a cult. Lauren Drain was thrust into that cult at the age of 15, and then spat back out again seven years later. BANISHED is the first look inside the organization, as well as a fascinating story of adaptation and perseverance. Lauren spent her early years enjoying a normal life with her family in Florida. But when her formerly liberal and secular father set out to produce a documentary about the WBC, his detached interest gradually evolved into fascination, and he moved the entire family to Kansas to join the church and live on their compound. Over the next seven years, Lauren fully assimilated their extreme beliefs, and became a member of the church and an active and vocal picketer. But as she matured and began to challenge some of the churchs tenets, she was unceremoniously cast out from the church and permanently cut off from her family and from everyone else she knew and loved. BANISHED is the story of Laurens fight to find herself amidst dramatic changes in a world of extremists and a life in exile. Review Banished is an insightful and candid testimony by a brave young woman who even now refuses to speak ill of the family who has disowned her. -Landmark ReportProvides important insights into how fundamentalist movements attract and reprogram eager seekers, and the psychological effort required for survivors to adapt to life outside their reality-distortion field. -The Daily BeastHer narrative of these horrifying pickets are detailed (we became almost possessed) -Publishers WeeklyProvides a disturbing look into the fringe group. -USA TODAY From the Author I have dedicated this book to my siblings, whom I still hold incredibly dear to my heart and who were my inspiration for writing this book. Although I will never again hold up a sign judging another person, I want you each to know that I have not lost faith in God. I believe love of family is one of the most incredible and precious things in life and a gift from God. I will forever miss and love you, my sweet Faithy Marie, who I know I will never get to know as I deserve to, being your eldest sister. To this day, I can hear your cute little voice in my head saying I love you, Sissy, as you hugged and kissed me before bed each night, as if it were yesterday. I wish I hadnt missed a single day of you growing up, as it was such a pleasure to watch. Boaz Abel, you are my only brother and have the sweetest little personality, always wanting to take care of young Faithy and protect her, even when you were as young as a toddler. I remember you always running around the house, dressing up in costumes, begging me to take you to fun places, and sneaking down into my room when I was studying. I will never forget the look on your face when I came back to the house after be- ing kicked out, or that you grabbed me tightly when we both knew we wouldnt see each other again. You are such a sweet boy with tremendous potential, and I hope one day you will see that Gods love is not celebrated through hate. Taylor, you are a grown woman now, but I can honestly say I will always see you as my little sister and closest friend for six- teen years of my life. The sadness I have over our separation is beyond what words can express. The thin...

-Titulo Original : All-american Murder The Rise And Fall Of Aaron Hernandez, The Superstar Whose Life Ended On Murderers Row (james Patterson True Crime, 1)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Discover the shocking #1 New York Times bestseller: the true story of a young NFL players first-degree murder conviction and untimely death -- and his journey from the Patriots to prison.Aaron Hernandez was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reached the Super Bowl. His every move as a tight end with the New England Patriots played out the headlines, yet he led a secret life -- one that ended in a maximum-security prison. What drove him to go so wrong, so fast?Between the summers of 2012 and 2013, not long after Hernandez made his first Pro Bowl, he was linked to a series of violent incidents culminating in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who dated the sister of Hernandezs fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins.All-American Murder is the first book to investigate Aaron Hernandezs first-degree murder conviction and the mystery of his own shocking and untimely death. Review Patterson has mastered the art of writing page-turning bestsellers. Chicago Sun-TimesThe page-turningest author in the game right now. San Francisco Chronicle Patterson is a master. Toronto Globe and Mail About the Author James Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four college and universities. He has also donated millions of dollars to independent bookstores and school libraries...

-Titulo Original : Home Sweet Murder (id True Crime, 2)-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: As seen on the Discovery ID TV series Murder is Forever, these two true-crime thrillers follow a lawyer struggling to stop a killer and a detective angling to solve a double homicide.Home Sweet Murder (with Andrew Bourelle): Lawyer Leo Fisher and his wife Sue are a sixty-one-year-old couple enjoying a quiet Sunday dinner at home. Until a man in a suit rings their front door claiming to be an SEC agent. By the end of the evening, two people will be shot, stabbed, and tortured. And two others will fare worse . . . Murder on the Run (with Scott Slaven): The middle-aged housekeeper found dead with a knife in her throat was bad. But the little boy was worse. After a bloody double homicide that puts Omaha, Nebraska, on the map, Detective Derek Mois promises the boys parents he will catch the killer, no matter how long or far he runs . . . Review Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that. Now...with his mission still unfolding, James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone seriesBehind all the noise and numbers, we shouldnt forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what James Patterson has, in spades. Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series About the Author James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community at the 2015 National Book Awards. Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 355 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries...

-Titulo Original : Feminasty-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: From the wickedly funny and feminist creator and host of the Throwing Shade podcast, a collection of hilarious personal essays and political commentary perfect for fans of Lindy West and Roxane Gay. Since women earned the right to vote a little under one hundred years ago, our progress hasnt been the Olympic sprint toward gender equality first wave feminists hoped for, but more of a slow, elderly mall walk (with frequent stops to Cinnabon) over the four hundred million hurdles we still face. Some of these obstacles are obvious-unequal pay, under-representation in government, reproductive restrictions, lack of floor-length mirrors in hotel rooms. But a lot of them are harder to identify. Theyre the white noise of oppression that weve accepted as lady business as usual, and the patriarchy wants to keep it that way. Erin Gibson has a singular goal-to create a utopian future where women are recognized as humans. In Feminasty -- titled after her nickname on the hit podcast Throwing Shade -- she has written a collection of make-you-laugh-until-you-cry essays that expose the hidden rules that make life as a woman unnecessarily hard and deconstructs them in a way thats bold, provocative and hilarious. Whether its shaming women for having their periods, allowing them into STEM fields but never treating them like they truly belong, or dictating strict rules for how they should dress in every situation, Erin breaks down the organized chaos of old fashioned sexism, intentional and otherwise, that systemically keeps women down. Review We dare you to find a more relatable book title. Comedian and Throwing Shade podcast host Erin Gibson gave us the gift of this collection of omg-Im-literally-dying level hilarious essays that tackle the hidden rules that make life as a woman harder. Not only will you learn sh*t, but youll also laugh a lot. What could be better than that? Betches The rhetorical purposes of the work are clear: Gibson seeks to lift up women at every opportunity, especially by changing the gender balance in political power. Kirkus ReviewsGibson uses her very presence as an act of defiance-shes a loud Southern lady with size-11 feet who grew up poor white trash-and readers will be grateful that she cant keep her mouth shut. BooklistErin Gibson--one-half of the crazy-popular Throwing Shade podcast--is as sharply funny as she is unabashedly feminist. Damn smart, too. Each of the essays in this book is an eye-opening lesson in how the patriarchy is working against us, and how to fight back. #themoreyouknow CosmopolitanIn her edgy, fierce, and funny debut essay collection, comedian and Throwing Shade podcast cohost Gibson serves up scathing wit and graphic observations on the insane ways people try to control women...The result is a bubbly acid bath of clever invective encouraging her fellow women to make the world a better place. Publishers WeeklyFeminasty is laugh-out-loud funny. But itll also make you seriously mad. Erin Gibson, co-host of the podcast Throwing Shade, sheds light on niche womens issues that arent at the forefront of the news but desperately need our attention. HelloGiggles Gibson blazes across the page like a firework shooting over a landscape of ALL CAPS and italics for emphasis...Feminasty is a Best-Friend Book. Reading it feels like having a feminist hype-woman in your corner. Shes taking patriarchal bullies apart with the catty, flippant venom they deserve. Shes pouring you a glass of something bubbly. Shes making you laugh til it runs out your nose. Portland Mercury About the Author Emmy-nominated Southern loudmouth Erin Gibson is an expert at mixing social commentary, political satire, and vagina jokes into neat little comedy packages. Based in Los Angeles, shes one half of the Throwing Shade empire, which includes an award-winning political absurdist comedy podcast, international live touring show, the Funny or Die web ...

-Titulo Original : Inside The Kingdom-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Osama bin Ladens former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden familys role within it, as well as the treatment of Saudi women.On September 11th, 2001, Carmen bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She instinctively knew that her ex-brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. Carmen bin Ladin, half Swiss and half Persian, married into and later divorced from the bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that she neither knew nor understood. Her story takes us inside the bin Laden family and one of the most powerful, secretive, and repressed kingdoms in the world. About the Author Carmen bin Ladin, born Carmen Dufour, in Geneva, Switzerland, is a member of the bin Laden family. She was raised in Lausanne by her mother only in Switzerland with three little sisters (Salome, Beatrice, and Magnolia). Her father is Swiss (Dufour) and her mother Persian (Mirdoht-Sheybani).Carmen (56 years old) was married to one of Osama bin Ladens older brothers, Yeslam bin Ladin, until 1988. They were married in 1974 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She has three daughters, Wafah Dufour (born 1975), Najia (born 1978), and Noor (born 1987)...

-Titulo Original : The Billionaires Apprentice-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: Review Thanks to author Anita Raghavans intrepid reporting, THE BILLIONAIRES APPRENTICE combines the drama of the federal government unraveling an insider trading ring with the historical sweep of immigrants rising from nothing to the corridors of corporate power. Bethany McLean, co-author of the bestsellers The Smartest Guys In the Room and All the Devils Are HereAnita Raghavans journalistic and writing skill comes through on every page of THE BILLIONAIRES APPRENTICE. I couldnt put it down; its a true story that reads like a thriller. William D. Cohan, bestselling author of The Last Tycoons, House of Cards, and Money and Power THE BILLIONAIRES APPRENTICE is that rare work of nonfiction that follows an ambitious hero as he climbs to the pinnacle of power inside the top boardrooms of corporate America, gets seduced, and falls in a spectacular insider trading scandal. This is a modern-day Greek tragedy that plays out among the upper echelons of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the global business elite. Doggedly reported and utterly compelling. Bryan Burrough, bestselling author of Barbarians at the Gate and The Big RichRaghavan excels with her account . . . She provides an insightful account of South Asian immigration to the U.S. since the 1960s and shows how relations established in Indias elite education system provided some of the ties that bound the conspirators together. KirkusThrough meticulous research, copious history, vivid characters, and entertaining prose, Raghavan weaves together many different worlds, eras, and personality types to deliver a compelling view of the multi-cultural politics of todays Wall Street. Huffington PostRiveting. BloombergThe best form of journalism, an early draft of history. The New York Times Book ReviewAnita Raghavans THE BILLIONAIRES APPRENTICE [is] a riveting account of the takedown of Raj Rajaratnam...[Ms. Raghavan] has written a briskly paced account full of fascinating detail...this book deserves to be on the shelf of anyone lusting after a little Wall Street schadenfreude this summer. Wall Street Journal[a] deeply researched, fascinating and well-written book. Financial TimesIn THE BILLIONAIRES APPRENTICE Raghavan provides readers with the best account yet of Rajaratnam and his Indian American mafia - who they were, what they did and how they did it. Washington Post Just as WASPs, Irish-Catholics and Our Crowd Jews once made the ascent from immigrants to powerbrokers, it is now the Indian-Americans turn. Citigroup, PepsiCo and Mastercard are just a handful of the Fortune 500 companies led by a group known as the Twice Blessed. Yet little is known about how these Indian emigres (and children of emigres) rose through the ranks. Until now... The collapse of the Galleon Group--a hedge fund that managed more than $7 billion in assets--from criminal charges of insider trading was a sensational case that pitted prosecutor Preet Bharara, himself the son of Indian immigrants, against the best and brightest of the South Asian business community. At the center of the case was self-described King of Kings, Galleons founder Raj Rajaratnam, a Sri-Lankan-born, Wharton-educated billionaire. But the most shocking allegation was that the eminence grise of Indian business, Rajat Gupta, was Rajaratnams accomplice and mole. If not for Guptas nose-to-the-grindstone rise to head up McKinsey & Co and a position on the Goldman Sachs board, men like Rajaratnam would have never made it to the top of Americas moneyed elite. Author Anita Raghavan criss-crosses the globe from Wall Street boardrooms to Delhis Indian Institute of Technology as she uncovers the secrets of this subculture--an incredible tale of triumph, temptation and tragedy. About the Author Anita Raghavan was born in Malaysia but came to the United States in 1970. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she spent eighteen years at the Wall Street Journal...

-Titulo Original : Undress Me In The Temple Of Heaven-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: They were young, brilliant, and bold. They set out to conquer the world. But the world had other plans for them. Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilmans new memoir is a hilarious and harrowing journey, a modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes. In 1986, fresh out of college, Gilman and her friend Claire yearned to do something daring and original that did not involve getting a job. Inspired by a place mat at the International House of Pancakes, they decided to embark on an ambitious trip around the globe, starting in the Peoples Republic of China. At that point, China had been open to independent travelers for roughly ten minutes. Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche, an astrological love guide, and an arsenal of bravado, the two friends plunged into the dusty streets of Shanghai. Unsurprisingly, they quickly found themselves in over their heads. As they ventured off the map deep into Chinese territory, they were stripped of everything familiar and forced to confront their limitations amid culture shock and government surveillance. What began as a journey full of humor, eroticism, and enlightenment grew increasingly sinister-becoming a real-life international thriller that transformed them forever.Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven is a flat-out page-turner, an astonishing true story of hubris and redemption told with Gilmans trademark compassion, lyricism, and wit. Review On UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN:[A] standout travel memoir...Gilmans descriptions of their trials and tribulations crackle with wit. BooklistYouthfully upbeat, Gilman delivers an entertaining memoir...offering the full wallop of disorienting, in-the-moment, transformative travel adventures. Publishers Weekly[An] ambitious and intimate coming-of-age memoir. KirkusWith her trademark intelligent, irreverent voice Gilman takes us on a journey that feels terrifyingly real, immediate and life-threatening. The woman is no less than a godsend to a reading world that has become too used to lies, half-truth and spin. Alexandra Fuller About the Author Susan Jane Gilman is the author of Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dressand Kiss My Tiara. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan, and has written commentary for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Ms. magazine, among others. Her fiction and essays have received several literary awards. Though she lives in Geneva, Switzerland, she remains, eternally, a child of New York...

-Titulo Original : Why I Left Goldman Sachs A Wall Street Story-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: An insightful and devastating account of how Wall Street lost its way from an insider who experienced the culture of Goldman Sachs first-hand. On March 14, 2012, more than three million people read Greg Smiths bombshell Op-Ed in the New York Times titled Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs. The column immediately went viral, became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, and drew passionate responses from former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch, and New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg. Mostly, though, it hit a nerve among the general public who question the role of Wall Street in society -- and the callous take-the-money-and-run mentality that brought the world economy to its knees a few short years ago. Smith now picks up where his Op-Ed left off. His story begins in the summer of 2000, when an idealistic 21-year-old arrives as an intern at Goldman Sachs and learns about the firms Business Principle #1: Our clients interests always come first. This remains Smiths mantra as he rises from intern to analyst to sales trader, with clients controlling assets of more than a trillion dollars. From the shenanigans of his summer internship during the technology bubble to Las Vegas hot tubs and the excesses of the real estate boom; from the career lifeline he received from an NFL Hall of Famer during the bear market to the day Warren Buffett came to save Goldman Sachs from extinction-Smith will take the reader on his personal journey through the firm, and bring us inside the worlds most powerful bank. Smith describes in page-turning detail how the most storied investment bank on Wall Street went from taking iconic companies like Ford, Sears, and Microsoft public to becoming a vampire squid that referred to its clients as muppets and paid the government a record half-billion dollars to settle SEC charges. He shows the evolution of Wall Street into an industry riddled with conflicts of interest and a profit-at-all-costs mentality: a perfectly rigged game at the expense of the economy and the society at large. After conversations with nine Goldman Sachs partners over a twelve-month period proved fruitless, Smith came to believe that the only way the system would ever change was for an insider to finally speak out publicly. He walked away from his career and took matters into his own hands. This is his story. From Booklist Goldman Sachs, the “Rolls Royce of investment banks,” has remained in business for more than 140 years, primarily due to a strict set of moral values that revolve around the principle that the “clients’ interests always come first.” These were the principles that were in place when Smith joined the firm as a junior analyst in the early 2000s. He describes entering an extremely competitive environment in which only the upper echelon of the best and the brightest survive, in which confidentiality, honesty, and integrity are fundamental to every business decision, and in which justice can be swift and brutal. A well-liked and promising study, Smith rose quickly through the ranks, witnessing firsthand the immediate effects of the tech bubble, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing meltdown. Through the turmoil, Goldman Sachs remained the one bellwether securities firm that could not be toppled, but inside the firm, the culture was changing. Rather than simply advising and trading for customers, Sachs began to resemble a hedge fund, doing proprietary trading and often taking positions opposite those they recommended to clients, a huge conflict of interest. Ultimately, the climate eroded so badly that only the largest commissions, known as “elephant trades,” became the driving force for everything the company aimed for, as clients’ interests fell completely by the wayside. This finally led to Smith’s famous March 14, 2012, op-ed for the New York Times, titled “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs.” Despite Smith’s pointed criticism of Goldman Sachs, he is otherw...

-Titulo Original : Secret Diary Of A Call Girl-Fabricante : Grand Central Publishing-Descripcion Original: About the Author Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a London call girl. She is a regular contributor to a number of newspapers and magazines. She lives and works in London. This internationally celebrated memoir is now a new Showtime original series. Belle couldnt find a job after University. Her impressive degree was not paying her rent or buying her food. But after a fantastic threesome with a very rich couple who gave her a ton of money, Belle realized that she could earn more than anyone she knew--by becoming a call girl. The rest is history. Belle became a 20-something London working girl--and had the audacity to write about it--anonymously. The shockingly candid and explicit diary she put on the Internet became a London sensation. She shares her entire journey inside the world of high-priced escorts, including fascinating and explicit insights about her job and her clients, her various boyfriends, and a taboo lifestyle that has to be read to be believed. The witty observations, shocking revelations, and hilarious scenarios deliver like the very best fiction and make for a titillating reading experience unlike any other...