-Titulo Original : At Any Cost A Fathers Betrayal, A Wifes Murder, And A Ten-year War For Justice-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author REBECCA ROSENBERG received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. A staff reporter at the New York Post, she currently covers Manhattan Supreme Court. She has been a featured journalist on NBCs Dateline, CBSs 48 Hours, and the Investigation Discovery network.SELIM ALGAR graduated from U.C. Berkeley and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has been a staff reporter at the New York Post since 2005 and covers the New York City Department of Education. His work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, The San Francisco Examiner, The Austin-American Statesman and NBCSports . At Any Cost unravels the twisted story of Rod Covlin, whose unrepentant greed drove him to an unspeakable act of murder and betrayal that rocked New York City.Wealthy, beautiful, and brilliant, Shele Danishefsky had fulfillment at her fingertips. Having conquered Wall Street, she was eager to build a family with her much younger husband, promising Ivy League graduate Rod Covlin. But when his hidden vices surfaced, marital harmony gave way to a merciless divorce. Rod had long depended on Sheles income to fund his tastes for high stakes backgammon and infidelity--and she finally vowed to sever him from her will. In late December 2009, Shele made an appointment with her lawyer to block him from her millions. She would never make it to that meeting.Two days later, on New Year’s Eve, Shele was found dead in the bathtub of her Upper West Side apartment. Police ruled it an accident, and Shele’s deeply Orthodox Jewish family quickly buried her without an autopsy on religious grounds. Rod had a clear path to his ex-wifes fortune, but suspicions about her death lingered. As the two families warred over custody of Shele’s children and their inheritance Rod concocted a series of increasingly demented schemes, even plotting to kill his own parents, to secure the treasure. And as investigators closed in, Rod committed a final, desperate act to frame his own daughter for her mother’s death.Journalists Rebecca Rosenberg and Selim Algar reconstruct the ten years that passed between the day Shele was found dead and the day her killer faced justice in this riveting account of how one man’s irrepressible greed devolved into obsession, manipulation, and murder. Review Journalists Rosenberg and Algar take a chilling plunge into the mind of a psychopath…Vivid prose bolsters this tale of justice delayed but finally triumphant. True crime fans will be enthralled. -Publishers Weekly (starred)A fascinating story of murder and betrayal. --New York Post “Courtroom drama buffs will relish this.” --BooklistRosenberg and Algar deftly humanize Danishefsky...a vivid portrait of the complications that family dynamics, religious considerations, and investigative errors produced to obfuscate justice. --Library Journa...

-Titulo Original : A Marvelous Life The Amazing Story Of Stan Lee-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author DANNY FINGEROTH was an award-winning writer and editor at Marvel Comics. A highly-regarded pop culture critic and historian, he is the author of books including Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society and co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, an annotated collection of Lee-rarities from his personal archives. Fingeroth worked with Lee on numerous projects and conducted original, in-depth interviews with him (and many others) in the course of researching A Marvelous Life. Fingeroth has lectured on comics at Columbia University, the Smithsonian Institute, and at Milan’s MiMaster Institute, among many other venues. The definitive biography of the beloved often controversial co-creator of many legendary superheroes, A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee presents the origin of “Stan the Man,” who spun a storytelling web of comic book heroic adventures into a pop culture phenomenon: the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee was the most famous American comic book creator who ever lived.Thanks, especially, to his many cameos in Marvel movies and TV shows, Lee was and even after his 2018 death, still is the voice and face of comics and popular culture in general, and Marvel Comics in particular. How he got to that place is a story that has never been fully told until now.With creative partners including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko with whom he had tempestuous relationships that rivaled any superhero battle Lee created world-famous characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Hulk! But Lee’s career was haunted by conflict and controversy. Was he the most innovative creator to ever do comics? Was he a lucky no-talent whose only skill was taking credit for others’ work? Or was he something else altogether? Danny Fingeroth’s A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Leeattempts to answer some of those questions. It is the first comprehensive biography of this powerhouse of ideas who, with his invention of Marvel Comics, changed the world’s ideas of what a hero is and how a story should be told. With exclusive interviews with Lee himself, as well as with colleagues, relatives, friends and detractors Fingeroth makes a doubly remarkable case for Lee’s achievements, while not ignoring the controversies that dogged him his entire life and even past his death. With unique access to Lee’s personal archives at the University of Wyoming, Fingeroth explores never-before-examined aspects of Lee’s life and career, and digs under the surface of what people thought they knew about him.Fingeroth, himself a longtime writer and editor at Marvel Comics, and now a lauded pop culture critic and historian, knew and worked with Stan Lee for over four decades. With his unique insights as a comics world insider, Fingeroth is able to put Lee’s life and work in a unique context that makes events and actions come to life as no other writer could. Despite F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous warning that “There are no second acts in American lives,” Stan Lee created a second act for himself that changed everything for him, his family, his industry, and ultimately for all of popular culture. How he did it and what it cost him is a larger-than-life tale of a man who helped create the modern superhero mythology that has become a part of all our lives. Review [Fingeroths] intimate yet balanced account, highlights Lee’s humanity, humor and even humility. But it doesn’t ignore how his canny self-promotion at times shortchanged his collaborators and constrained his own choices. Wall Street JournalAcross a lifetime of creativity, collaboration and endless hustle, Stan Lee saw possibilities no else could imagine and made them real. And if you want to understand how Lee and Marvel did it, Danny Fingeroths new book A Marvelous Life is the place to start. As a lifelong fan of Spider-Man, The X-Men, Star-Lord and the rest, it was delightful intr...

-Titulo Original : Twilight Of Empire The Tragedy At Mayerling And The End Of The Habsburgs-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Greg King is the author of many internationally published works of history, including The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Majesty Magazine, Royalty Magazine and Royalty Digest. He lives in the Seattle area.Penny Wilson is the author of Lusitania and The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria with Greg King and several internationally published works of history on late Imperial Russia. Her historical work has appeared in Majesty Magazine, Atlantis Magazine, and Royalty Digest. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three Huskies. On a snowy January morning in 1889, a worried servant hacked open a locked door at the remote hunting lodge deep in the Vienna Woods. Inside, he found two bodies sprawled on an ornate bed, blood oozing from their mouths. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary appeared to have shot his seventeen-year-old mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera as she slept, sat with the corpse for hours and, when dawn broke, turned the pistol on himself.A century has transformed this bloody scene into romantic tragedy: star-crossed lovers who preferred death together than to be parted by a cold, unfeeling Viennese Court. But Mayerling is also the story of family secrets: incestuous relationships and mental instability; blackmail, venereal disease, and political treason; and a disillusioned, morphine-addicted Crown Prince and a naive schoolgirl caught up in a dangerous and deadly waltz inside a decaying empire. What happened in that locked room remains one of history’s most evocative mysteries: What led Rudolf and mistress to this desperate act? Was it really a suicide pact? Or did something far more disturbing take place at that remote hunting lodge and result in murder?Drawing interviews with members of the Habsburg family and archival sources in Vienna, Greg King and Penny Wilson reconstruct this historical mystery, laying out evidence and information long ignored that conclusively refutes the romantic myth and the conspiracy stories. Review “It is Greg King and Penny Wilson’s aim, in“Twilight of Empire,” to provide a satisfying explanation for the incident at Mayerling. In this they have succeeded marvelously, offering up a lucid and entertaining historical portrait along the way.” TheWall Street Journal[A] fascinating reconstruction of the complex historical, political, and personal framework that preceded the tragedy...This fine example of historical detective work by the always-entertaining and-enlightening King-and-Wilson duo is all the more compelling because this unfortunate event had a resounding ripple effect that contributed to both the demise of the Habsburg Empire and the onset of WWI. - Booklist“[T]he authors lay out a variety of theories for readers to ponder. Recommended for fans of imperial histories, royal scandals, or tragic romances.” - Kirkus“[A] lurid tale of lust and death in the waning days of the Habsburg Empire...Royal historians King and Wilson use archival research to effectively debunk the rumors that still swirl around Mayerling, revealing the tragic personal histories of its key figures while providing an evocative look at Viennese high society.” - Publishers Weekl...

-Titulo Original : The Lost Girls The True Story Of The Cleveland Abductions And The Incredible Rescue Of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, And Gina Dejesus-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author English-born JOHN GLATT is the author of more than twenty-five books including The Lost Girls and My Sweet Angel, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, ABC’s 20/20, BBC World News, and A&E Biography. A New York Times Bestseller!New York Times bestselling crime writer John Glatt tells the true story behind the kidnappings and long-overdue rescue of three women found in a Cleveland basement.The Lost Girls tells the truly amazing story of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who were kidnapped, imprisoned, and repeatedly raped and beaten in a Cleveland house for over a decade by Ariel Castro, and their amazing escape in May 2013, which made headlines all over the world. The book has an exclusive interview and photographs of Ariel Castros secret fiance, who spent many romantic nights in his house of horror, without realizing he had bound and chained captives just a few feet away. There are also revealing interviews with several Castro family members, musician friends and several neighbors who witnessed the dramatic rescue. Review “The murder case John Glatt recounts in lurid detail is too bizarre for a work of fiction. . . . a true crime story harking back to the fabled era when stars like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra entertained the crowds at the front of the house while mobsters ran the show behind the scenes.” New York Times Book Review on Prince of Paradise“John Glatt is one of the finest true crime craftsmen writing today.” Howard Goldberg, VH1 “Veteran crime scribe Glatt gives us all the atmosphere, characters and facts to make an engrossing thriller. ” New York Post (required reading section) on Prince of Paradis...

-Titulo Original : Working Backwards Insights, Stories, And Secrets From Inside Amazon-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Colin Bryar joined Amazon in 1998 -- four years after its founding -- and spent the next 12 years as part of Amazons senior leadership team as Amazon grew from a domestic (US-only) seller of books to a global, multi-dimensional powerhouse and innovator. Colin served as a Vice President at Amazon, and for two of his years he was Chief of Staff to Jeff Bezos, AKA Jeffs shadow, during which he spent each day attending meetings, traveling with, and discussing business and life with Jeff. After Amazon, he and his family relocated to Singapore for two years where Colin served as Chief Operating Officer of e-commerce company RedMart, which was subsequently sold to Alibaba. Colin is co-founder of Working Backwards LLC where he coaches executives at both large and early-stage companies on how to implement the management practices developed at Amazon.Bill Carr joined Amazon in 1999 and spent more than 15 years with the company. As Vice President of Digital Media, Bill launched and managed the companys global digital music and video businesses, including Amazon Music, Prime Video, and Amazon Studios. After Amazon, Bill was an Executive In Residence with Maveron, LLC, an early-stage, consumer-only venture capital firm. Bill later served as the Chief Operating Officer of OfferUp, the largest mobile marketplace for local buyers and sellers in the U.S. Today Bill is co-founder of Working Backwards LLC where he coaches executives at both large and early-stage companies on how to implement the management practices developed at Amazon. Working Backwards is an insiders breakdown of Amazons approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time Amazon executives with lessons and techniques you can apply to your own company, and career, right now. In Working Backwards, two long-serving Amazon executives reveal the principles and practices that have driven the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience between them much of it during the period of unmatched innovation that created products and services including Kindle, Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios, and Amazon Web Services Bryar and Carr offer unprecedented access to the Amazon way as it was developed and proven to be repeatable, scalable, and adaptable.With keen analysis and practical steps for applying it at your own company no matter the size the authors illuminate how Amazon’s fourteen leadership principles inform decision-making at all levels of the company. With a focus on customer obsession, long-term thinking, eagerness to invent, and operational excellence, Amazon’s ground-level practices ensure these characteristics are translated into action and flow through all aspects of the business.Working Backwards is both a practical guidebook and the story of how the company grew to become so successful. It is filled with the authors’ in-the-room recollections of what “Being Amazonian” is like and how their time at the company affected their personal and professional lives. They demonstrate that success on Amazon’s scale is not achieved by the genius of any single leader, but rather through commitment to and execution of a set of well-defined, rigorously-executed principles and practices shared here for the very first time.Whatever your talent, career or organization might be, find out how you can put Working Backwards to work for you. Review “Rather than offering a dull catalog of the company’s 14 leadership principles and three implementation mechanisms, Mr. Bryar and Mr. Carr provide concrete and accessible examples of how these are put into practice across a range of functions, from hiring and communications to organizational and product design. --New York Times“[Working Backwards] should be read by anyone interested in the real thing the principles, processes and practices of 21st century management and leadership.” --Steve ...

-Titulo Original : Wanting The Power Of Mimetic Desire In Everyday Life-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: * Financial Times Business Book of the Month * Next Big Idea Club Nominee *A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there’s a psychological force just as powerful yet almost nobody has heard of it. It’s responsible for bringing groups of people together and pulling them apart, making certain goals attractive to some and not to others, and fueling cycles of anxiety and conflict. In Wanting, Luke Burgis draws on the work of French polymath Rene Girard to bring this hidden force to light and reveals how it shapes our lives and societies. According to Girard, humans don’t desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners, friends, careers, clothes, and vacation destinations. Mimetic desire is responsible for the formation of our very identities. It explains the enduring relevancy of Shakespeare’s plays, why Peter Thiel decided to be the first investor in , and why our world is growing more divided as it becomes more connected.Wanting also shows that conflict does not arise because of our differences it comes from our sameness. Because we learn to want what other people want, we often end up competing for the same things. Ignoring our large similarities, we cling to our perceived differences.Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur, teacher, and student of classical philosophy and theology, Burgis shares tactics that help turn blind wanting into intentional wanting--not by trying to rid ourselves of desire, but by desiring differently. It’s possible to be more in control of the things we want, to achieve more independence from trends and bubbles, and to find more meaning in our work and lives.The future will be shaped by our desires. Wanting shows us how to desire a better one. Review Fascinating, well-written, and original--I had a hard time putting this down. Everyone wants to believe they can think on their own but we are all creatures of imitation. Lukes book changed how I think about thinking. Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money“This is the clearest, most accessible introduction to Rene Girard available.” -- Peter ThielWanting is a thought-provoking book. It’s also a deeply moral one. --Sunday Times (UK)“Fresh perspectives on our desires, what is really driving them and how we can take more control.” --Financial Times on Wanting, a Business Book of the Month selection[A] fascinating treatise that desire is often misdirected. ... Through thoughtful anecdotes, Burgis makes a case that the transformation of desire happens when we become less concerned about the fulfillment of our own desires and more concerned about the fulfillment of others’ desires. --Publishers Weekly“Packed with insights about busting out of mimetic violence.” Irshad Manji, author of Dont Label Me“This is the clear and concise book that I’ve wanted to write for thirty years, ever since discovering the groundbreaking, vital importance of mimetic theory for the survival of the human species.” Paul Neuchterlein, theologian This book is hugely important and doubly necessary because it describes a force influencing human behaviour which is inarguably powerful and universal, yet which we seem evolutionarily wired not to notice at all. Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group and author of Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and LifeIn his book Wanting, Luke Burgis manages to do what is often impossible he makes a complex and nuanced theory accessible to everyone by relating it to lived experiences with practical takeaways like a list of valuable tactics the reader can use and put into practice immediately. I highly recommend this brilliant look at a fascinating theory of what really drives human desire. James P. OSha...

-Titulo Original : Digital Body Language How To Build Trust And Connection, No Matter The Distance-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author ERICA DHAWAN is a globally recognized leadership expert and keynote speaker helping organizations and leaders innovate faster and further, together. Erica has spoken, worldwide, to organizations and enterprises that range from the World Economic Forum to U.S. and global Fortune 500 companies, associations, sports teams, and government institutions. Named as one of the top management professionals around the world by Global Gurus, she is the founder and CEO of Cotential - a company that has helped leaders and teams leverage twenty-first-century collaboration skills globally. Her writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including Fast Company and Harvard Business Review, and she is the author of Digital Body Language and Get Big Things Done. She has an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, MBA from MIT Sloan, and BS from The Wharton School. An instant Wall Street Journal BestsellerThe definitive guide to communicating and connecting in a hybrid world.Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of “oops sorry no you go” and “can you hear me?!” Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can’t make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other?Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visible -- or are they? In Digital Body Language, Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture. In real life, we lean in, uncross our arms, smile, nod and make eye contact to show we listen and care. Online, reading carefully is the new listening. Writing clearly is the new empathy. And a phone or video call is worth a thousand emails.Digital Body Language will turn your daily misunderstandings into a set of collectively understood laws that foster connection, no matter the distance. Dhawan investigates a wide array of exchanges from large conferences and video meetings to daily emails, texts, IMs, and conference calls and offers insights and solutions to build trust and clarity to anyone in our ever changing world. Review “This book is a welcome and practical guide to the ways in which we need to rethink how we interpret on-screen and inbox behaviour. Developing a common digital body language will help everyone while also opening a path to better ways for all of us to relate to one another and create a sense of inclusion and belonging.” -- Financial Times “Fascinating, helpful, and engaging … Dhawan offers this timely book on digital body language and creative ways to foster inclusion and belonging in digital communications in the workplace.” --Booklist“Dhawan’s high-energy advice comes right on time. Anyone trying to find their way through the new normal of office life will learn something from this real-world guide to respectful, productive communication.” --Publishers Weekly“Written in an approachable style, this will be a useful resource for anyone who struggles with online communication.” Library JournalDigital Body Language is an indispensable guide to a business world turned upside down by video calls, group texts, and remote work. With Dhawan’s expert guidance, you’ll learn how to read and send the subtle cues that signal trust, competence, and authenticity. You’ll discover practical tips for using everything from exclamation points to emojis. Most of all, you’ll understand that that effective communication and collaboration begin with valuing others.” Daniel H. Pink, author of When, Drive, and To Sell Is Human“A profound look at how to foster inclusion and better leadership in our digital world...

-Titulo Original : No Ego How Leaders Can Cut The Cost Of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, And Drive Big Results-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author CY WAKEMAN is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001 she founded Reality-Based Leadership. She is the author of Reality-Based Leadership, No Ego, and the New York Times bestseller The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace. In 2017, she was named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Gurus by Global Gurus, a Top 100 Leadership Expert to Follow on Twitter, and was deemed the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. The New York Times bestselling author of Reality-Based Leadership rejects the current fad of engaging employees and the emotional drama of meeting their needs--returning leadership to leaders and productivity to businesses.For years now, leaders in almost every industry have accepted two completely false assumptions--that change is hard, and that engagement drives results. Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to shield employees from change, involve them in high-level decision-making, and keep them happy with endless “satisfaction surveys” and workplace perks. But what these engagement programs actually do, Cy Wakeman says, is inflate expectations and sow unhappiness, leaving employees unprepared to adapt to even minor changes necessary to the organization’s survival. Rather than driving performance and creating efficiencies, these programs fuel entitlement and drama, costing millions in time and profit.It is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. Stop worrying about your employees’ happiness, and start worrying about their accountability. Cy Wakeman teaches you how to hire “emotionally inexpensive” people, solicit only the opinions you need, and promote self-awareness in your whole team. No Ego disposes with unproven HR maxims, and instead offers a complete plan to turn your office from a den of discontent to a happy, productive place. Review “Cys philosophy is important for business leaders to understand - if you dont invest in the right tools to empower your people, youre going to lose. - Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia and New York Times bestselling author of Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook and Crush It!Wakeman presents a convincing array of real examples that we have all seen - Inc“Cy Wakeman does a great job in illustrating how leaders can build a workplace free of drama and full of accountability - the true amplifier of one’s strengths.” - Marcus Buckingham, New York Times bestselling author of First, Break All the Rules; Now, Discover Your Strengths; and The One Thing You Need to Know “This is the most effective, productive, and practical solution any business leader would want. I cannot tell you how much money, time, and emotional waste we have saved because of Cy’s philosophy.” - Frank Calderoni, CEO Anaplan, Former CFO Red Hat and Cisco“Using her expertise in psychology, Cy shows leaders simple tools they can use - instantly - to diffuse drama, cultivate accountability, and deliver game-changing business results. Leaders looking to remain relevant in the future can’t miss this modern leadership approach.” - Lolly Daskal, author of The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness “If youre tired of all the drama and B.S. in your workplace, then this book is for you. Read it and reap ... great results!” - BJ Gallagher, author of A Peacock in theLand of Penguins: A Fable About Creativity and Courage“Cy Wakeman dismantles conventional HR and Leadership wisdom and provides thought-provoking new ways of viewing the role of the leader and the possibility of creating a drama-free workplace!” - Jeff Hyman, Chief Talent Officer, Strong Suit & Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management “Cys No Ego approach simply works.” - Andy Thomas, CEO, Craft Brew Alliance“The right book at the right time! In her brilliant new book, Cy Wakeman describes a leadership philosophy that puts an end to ego-driven leadership.” - Jesse Lyn Stoner, coauthor...

-Titulo Original : 2030 How Todays Biggest Trends Will Collide And Reshape The Future Of Everything-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Mauro F. Guillen is one of the most original thinkers at the Wharton School, where he holds the Zandman Professorship in International Management and teaches in its flagship Advanced Management Program and many other courses for executives, MBAs, and undergraduates. An expert on global market trends, he is a sought-after speaker and consultant. He combines his training as a sociologist at Yale and as a business economist in his native Spain to methodically identify and quantify the most promising opportunities at the intersection of demographic, economic, and technological developments. His online classes on Coursera have attracted over 100,000 participants from around the world. He has won multiple teaching awards at Wharton, where his presentation on global market trends has become a permanent feature of over fifty executive education programs annually. His previous books include The Architecture of Collapse, Global Turning Points, and Emerging Markets Rule. AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWall Street Journal BestsellerA Porchlight Book BestsellerFinancial Times Best Books of 2020 Finance Favorite Business Books of 2020 JP Morgan NextList 2021 selectionBold, provocative...illuminates why we’re having fewer babies, the middle class is stagnating, unemployment is shifting, and new powers are rising.” ADAM GRANTThe world is changing drastically before our eyes will you be prepared for what comes next? A groundbreaking analysis from one of the worlds foremost experts on global trends, including analysis on how COVID-19 will amplify and accelerate each of these changes. Once upon a time, the world was neatly divided into prosperous and backward economies. Babies were plentiful, workers outnumbered retirees, and people aspiring towards the middle class yearned to own homes and cars. Companies didnt need to see any further than Europe and the United States to do well. Printed money was legal tender for all debts, public and private. We grew up learning how to play the game, and we expected the rules to remain the same as we took our first job, started a family, saw our children grow up, and went into retirement with our finances secure.That world and those rules are over.By 2030, a new reality will take hold, and before you know it:- There will be more grandparents than grandchildren- The middle-class in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa will outnumber the US and Europe combined- The global economy will be driven by the non-Western consumer for the first time in modern history- There will be more global wealth owned by women than men- There will be more robots than workers- There will be more computers than human brains- There will be more currencies than countriesAll these trends, currently underway, will converge in the year 2030 and change everything you know about culture, the economy, and the world.According to Mauro F. Guillen, the only way to truly understand the global transformations underway and their impacts is to think laterally. That is, using “peripheral vision,” or approaching problems creatively and from unorthodox points of view. Rather than focusing on a single trend climate-change or the rise of illiberal regimes, for example Guillen encourages us to consider the dynamic inter-play between a range of forces that will converge on a single tipping point 2030 that will be, for better or worse, the point of no return.2030 is both a remarkable guide to the coming changes and an exercise in the power of “lateral thinking,” thereby revolutionizing the way you think about cataclysmic change and its consequences. Review Wall Street Journal BestsellerOne of Adam Grants 15 Leadership Books of the SummerAn interesting book...it talked about the kinds of trends we might see in society over the next decade and how do we prepare for that today. Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, on a podcastNow more than ever, its clear that the future will be radically dif...

-Titulo Original : Loonshots How To Nurture The Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, And Transform Industries-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. LoonshotsHow to Nuture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, cure Diseases, and Transform IndustriesBy Safi BahcallSt. Martins PressCopyright © 2019 Safi BahcallAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-250-18596-9ContentsTitle Page, Copyright Notice, Dedication, Epigraphs, Prologue, Introduction, PART ONE: ENGINEERS OF SERENDIPITY, 1. How Loonshots Won a War, 2. The Surprising Fragility of the Loonshot, 3. The Two Types of Loonshots: Trippe vs. Crandall, 4. Edwin Land and the Moses Trap, 5. Escaping the Moses Trap, PART TWO: THE SCIENCE OF SUDDEN CHANGE, Interlude: The Importance of Being Emergent, 6. Phase Transitions, I: Marriage, Forest Fires, and Terrorists, 7. Phase Transitions, II: The Magic Number 150, 8. The Fourth Rule, PART THREE: THE MOTHER OF ALL LOONSHOTS, 9. Why The World Speaks English, Afterword: Loonshots vs. Disruption, Acknowledgments, Glossary, Appendix a. Summary: The Bush-Vail Rules, Appendix b. The Innovation Equation, Illustration Credits, Source Notes, Endnotes, Index, About the Author, Copyright, CHAPTER 1How Loonshots Won a WarLife on the edgeHad there been prediction markets in 1939, the odds would have favored Nazi Germany.In the looming battle between world powers, the Allies lagged far behind Germany in what Winston Churchill described as the secret war: the race for more powerful technologies. Germanys new submarines, called U-boats, threatened to dominate the Atlantic and strangle supply lines to Europe. The planes of the Luftwaffe, ready to bomb Europe into submission, outclassed those of any other air force. And the discovery of nuclear fission early that year, by two German scientists, put Hitler within reach of a weapon with almost unfathomable power.Had the technology race been lost, Churchill wrote, all the bravery and sacrifices of the people would have been in vain.By the time Vannevar Bush, dean of engineering at MIT, quit his job, moved to Washington, and talked his way into a meeting with the president in the summer of 1940, the US Navy already held the key to winning that race. Theyd had it for eighteen years. They just didnt know it.To find that key and win that race, Bush invented a new system for nurturing radical breakthroughs.It was the secret recipe for winning the secret war.THE DORCHESTERIn late September 1922, two ham-radio enthusiasts at the US Naval Air Station just outside Washington, DC, set up a shortwave radio transmitter on the edge of the station overlooking the Potomac River. Leo Young, 31, from a small farm town in Ohio, had been building radio sets since high school. His partner, Hoyt Taylor, 42, a former physics professor, was the Navys senior radio scientist. Theyd come together to test whether high-frequency radio could help ships communicate more reliably at sea.Young rigged the radios transmitter to operate at 60 megahertz, 20 times higher than the level for which it had been designed. He jacked up the sensitivity of its receiver using a technique hed discovered in an engineering journal. Equipment suitably tweaked, the two turned on the transmitter, loaded the receiver onto a truck, and drove to Hains Point, a park directly across the Potomac from the naval air station.They placed the receiver on the stone seawall at the edge of the park and aimed it at the transmitter across the river. The receiver emitted the steady tone of a clear signal. Suddenly, the tone doubled in volume. Then it disappeared completely for a few seconds. Then it came back at double volume for a moment before settling back to the original, steady tone. They looked up and saw that a ship, the Dorchester, had passed between the receiver and the transmitter.To the two engineers, the doubling in strength was an unmistakable sign of something called radio-wave interference: two synchronized beams adding together. When the hull of the Dorchester reached a sweet-spot distance from the line of sight between transmitter and receiver,...

-Titulo Original : Believe In People Bottom-up Solutions For A Top-down World-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: A surprising take on how you can help tackle the really big problems in society-from one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs.People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions that should help everyone rise are not doing the job. Crumbling communities. One-size fits all education. Businesses that rig the economy. Public policy that stifles opportunity and emboldens the extremes. As a result, this country is quickly heading toward a two-tiered society.Today’s challenges call for nothing short of a paradigm shift - away from a top-down approach that sees people as problems to be managed, toward bottom-up solutions that empower everyone to realize their potential and foster a more inclusive society.Such a shift starts by asking: What would it mean to truly believe in people?Businessman and philanthropist Charles Koch has devoted his life to answering that question. Learn what he’s discovered during his 60-year career to help you apply the principles of empowerment in your life, in your business, and in society.By learning from the social movements and applying the principles that have enabled social progress throughout history, Koch has achieved more than he dreamed possible - building one of the world’s most successful companies and founding Stand Together, one of America’s most innovative philanthropic communities. Stand Together CEO Brian Hooks and Koch show how the only way to solve the really big problems - from poverty and addiction to harmful business practices and destructive public policy - is for each and every one of us to find and take action in our unique role as part of the solution.Full of compelling examples of what works - including several first-person accounts from individuals whose lives have been transformed - Koch and Hooks’ refreshing approach promotes partnership instead of partisanship and speaks to people from different perspectives and all walks of life. They show that no injustice is too tough to overcome if you share a deep belief in people, are willing to unite with anyone to do right, and work to empower others from the bottom up. Review “Forget everything you thought you knew about Charles Koch and read this book. Charles and Brian offer a clear path to success for anyone who wants to make a difference. An unrelenting picture of optimism thats a roadmap for solving our countrys biggest problems.” Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz “Believe in People is a wise, thoughtful, and optimistic book. At its heart, it is a book about listening to the quiet voice inside each of us that whispers truths about finding our highest calling and discovering our best selves. A timely and important read.” David Isay, Founder, StoryCorps “Charles Kochs vision for a better America and his call to action for a new bottom-up movement make Believe in People a compelling and provocative read.” Michael Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF “Believe in People is Charles Kochs most personal book, most substantive book, and best book all wrapped up into one. Heartily recommended.” Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Chair in Economics and Chairman, Mercatus Center at George Mason University “Believe in People is a historical roadmap of inspiring people to inspire others. We all need a hero to follow and a game plan for success, awareness, and change. This is the DNA of who Charles Koch is! Lifting others when you rise.” Nancy Lieberman, Basketball Hall of Famer, Nancy Lieberman Charities Founder“In many ways, Believe in People is one of the best arguments for the value of workplace diversity. Charles Koch and Brian Hooks make the case for the greater power of social change driven by a diversity of every kind of perspective. What makes it different from other, similar approaches, is that this one is based, ultimately, on letting go. It is based on creating systems that allow for ingenuity to f...

-Titulo Original : Just Work How To Root Out Bias, Prejudice, And Bullying To Build A Kick-ass Culture Of Inclusivity-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author KIM SCOTT is the co-founder of an executive education firm and workplace comedy series, The Feedback Loop, based on her perennially bestselling book, Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss without Losing your Humanity. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. She was a member of the faculty at Apple University and before that led operations teams for AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick at Google. Kim was a senior policy advisor at the FCC, managed a pediatric clinic in Kosovo, started a diamond cutting factory in Moscow, and was an analyst on the Soviet Companies Fund. She lives with her family in Silicon Valley. From Kim Scott, author of the revolutionary New York Times bestseller Radical Candor, comes Just Work how we can recognize, attack, and eliminate workplace injustice and transform our careers and organizations in the process.We all of us consistently exclude, underestimate, and underutilize huge numbers of people in the workforce even as we include, overestimate, and promote others, often beyond their level of competence. Not only is this immoral and unjust, its bad for business. Just Work is the solution.Just Work is Kim Scotts new book, revealing a practical framework for both respecting everyone’s individuality and collaborating effectively. This is the essential guide leaders and their employees need to create more just workplaces and establish new norms of collaboration and respect. Review Urgent and actionable, this passionate manifesto will be a welcome addition to any leader’s desk. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Just Work [is] presented with thoughtful clarity and sensitivity. … Scott’s advice is rooted firmly in common sense, with a nod to the realities of human nature.” -- BooklistIf youve been wringing your hands or hiding your head in the sand about the issues of injustice in your workplace (yes, yours!), this is the book to read. You will learn how to recognize and eradicate the bias, bad behavior and discrimination that is holding back your team and company from succeeding at the highest levels possible. --Sarah Kunst, Managing Director of Cleo Capital Its about time someone tackled this thorny subject. Bravo! Many workplaces get tangled up or ignore the issues when dealing with bias and difference. Thank goodness for Kim Scott and her dose of candor, offering us not just the words, but the courage and compassion required to deal with conflicting points of view. Just Work holds our hands, kicks our butts and shows us how. --Beth Comstock, author, Imagine It Forward, and former Vice Chair, GE Just Work left me optimistic that we can create just workplaces. Kim Scott carefully explains how bias, prejudice and bullying undermine all organizations--even those with the best of intentions and provides an actionable system for countering each. Her acknowledgment that none of us herself included are free of this behavior marks an important starting point for a difficult but necessary conversation. --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard UniversityPacked with stories from Scott’s career, Just Work offers a solutions-focused perspective on #MeToo, acknowledging that gender injustice doesn’t exist in a vacuum and broadening the frame to consider diversity and inclusion writ large. Each of us has an important role in creating a fair and reasonable workplace. When we play that role and create the conditions for others to do the same, we can create real change today in the place where most of us spend most of our time--at work. --Darren Walker, President of the Ford FoundationMany books describe how to create a better workplace. What makes Just Work exceptionally interesting and valuable is that Kim Scott vividly describes specific situations: experiences she went through herself or saw happen t...

-Titulo Original : Automating Inequality How High-tech Tools Profile, Police, And Punish The Poor-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Virginia Eubanksis an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY. She is the author of Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age and co-editor, with Alethia Jones, of Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around: Forty Years of Movement Building with Barbara Smith. Her writing about technology and social justice has appeared in Scientific American, The Nation, Harper’s, and Wired. For two decades, Eubanks has worked in community technology and economic justice movements. She lives in Troy, NY. WINNER: The 2019 Lillian Smith Book Award, 2018 McGannon Center Book Prize, and shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social JusticeAstra Taylor, author of The Peoples Platform: The single most important book about technology you will read this year.Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body: A must-read.A powerful investigative look at data-based discrimination?and how technology affects civil and human rights and economic equityThe State of Indiana denies one million applications for healthcare, foodstamps and cash benefits in three years because a new computer system interprets any mistake as “failure to cooperate.” In Los Angeles, an algorithm calculates the comparative vulnerability of tens of thousands of homeless people in order to prioritize them for an inadequate pool of housing resources. In Pittsburgh, a child welfare agency uses a statistical model to try to predict which children might be future victims of abuse or neglect.Since the dawn of the digital age, decision-making in finance, employment, politics, health and human services has undergone revolutionary change. Today, automated systems rather than humans control which neighborhoods get policed, which families attain needed resources, and who is investigated for fraud. While we all live under this new regime of data, the most invasive and punitive systems are aimed at the poor.In Automating Inequality, Virginia Eubanks systematically investigates the impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and working-class people in America. The book is full of heart-wrenching and eye-opening stories, from a woman in Indiana whose benefits are literally cut off as she lays dying to a family in Pennsylvania in daily fear of losing their daughter because they fit a certain statistical profile.The U.S. has always used its most cutting-edge science and technology to contain, investigate, discipline and punish the destitute. Like the county poorhouse and scientific charity before them, digital tracking and automated decision-making hide poverty from the middle-class public and give the nation the ethical distance it needs to make inhumane choices: which families get food and which starve, who has housing and who remains homeless, and which families are broken up by the state. In the process, they weaken democracy and betray our most cherished national values.This deeply researched and passionate book could not be more timely. Review ONE OF Voxs 12 GREAT SOCIAL SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE 2010s This is a rigorous, compelling piece of qualitative social science and one of the best-crafted nonfiction books I’ve ever read, period. As a journalist, it made me actively envious of its prose.... a reminder of what can go awry when politicians mistake technical solutions for political solutions. Dylan Matthews, VoxRequired reading for the modern age, Automating Inequality explains through beautifully rendered individual stories and deeply researched historical analysis why we must remain vigilant and skeptical of the promises of artificial intelligence fed to us by those who stand to gain from their adoption. Cathy ONeil, New York Times bestselling author of Weapons of Math Destruction[Automating Inequalitys] argument is that the use of automated decision-making in social service programs creates a digit...

-Titulo Original : Common Sense Economics What Everyone Should Know About Wealth And Prosperity-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Common Sense EconomicsWhat Everyone Should Know About Wealth and ProsperityBy James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, Tawni H. Ferrarini, Joseph P. CalhounSt. Martins PressCopyright © 2016 James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, Tawni H. Ferrarini, and Joseph P. CalhounAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-250-10694-0ContentsTITLE PAGE, COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEDICATION, PREFACE, Part 1: Twelve Key Elements of Economics, Part 2: Seven Major Sources of Economic Progress, Part 3: Ten Key Elements of Economic Thinking About the Role of Government, Part 4: Twelve Key Elements of Practical Personal Finance, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, DIGITAL ASSETS, SUPPLEMENTAL UNITS, AND WEBSITE, SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READINGS, GLOSSARY, NOTES, INDEX, ABOUT THE AUTHORS, COPYRIGHT, CHAPTER 1PART 1Twelve Key Elements of EconomicsTWELVE KEY ELEMENTS OF ECONOMICS1. Incentives matter: Changes in benefits and costs will influence choices in a predictable manner.2. There is no such thing as a free lunch: Goods are scarce and therefore we have to make choices.3. Decisions are made at the margin: If we want to get the most out of our resources, options should be chosen only when the marginal benefits exceed the marginal cost.4. Trade promotes economic progress.5. Transaction costs are an obstacle to trade.6. Prices bring the choices of buyers and sellers into balance.7. Profits direct businesses toward productive activities that increase the value of resources, while losses direct them away from wasteful activities that reduce resource value.8. People earn income by providing others with things they value.9. Production of goods and services people value, not just jobs, provides the source of high living standards.10. Economic progress comes primarily through trade, investment, better ways of doing things, and sound economic institutions.11. The invisible hand of market prices directs buyers and sellers toward activities that promote the general welfare.12. Too often long-term consequences, or the secondary effects, of an action are ignored.IntroductionLife is about choices, and economics is about how incentives affect those choices and shape our lives. Choices about our education, how we spend and invest, what we do in the workplace, and many other personal decisions will influence our well-being and quality of life. Moreover, the choices we make as voters and citizens affect the laws or rules of the game, and these rules exert an enormous impact on our freedom and prosperity. To choose intelligently, both for ourselves and for society generally, we must understand some basic principles about how people choose, what motivates their actions, and how their actions influence their personal welfare and that of others. Thus, economics is about human decision-making, the analysis of the forces underlying choice, and the implications for how societies work.The economic way of thinking involves the integration of key concepts into your thought process. The following section presents twelve concepts that are crucial for the understanding of economies, and why some countries grow and achieve high income levels while others stagnate and remain poor. You will learn such things as the true meaning of costs, why prices matter, how trade furthers prosperity, and why production of things people value underpins our standard of living. In the subsequent parts of the book, these concepts will be used to address other vitally important topics.1. Incentives matter: Changes in benefits and costs will influence choices in a predictable manner.All of economics rests on one simple principle: Changes in incentives influence human behavior in predictable ways. Both monetary and nonmonetary factors influence incentives. If something becomes more costly, people will be less likely to choose it. Correspondingly, when the benefits derived from an option increase, people will be more likely to choose it. This simple...

-Titulo Original : Talk Like Ted The 9 Public-speaking Secrets Of The Worlds Top Minds-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author CARMINE GALLO, bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, is the communications coach for the world’s most admired brands. A former anchor and correspondent for CNN and CBS, Gallo is a popular keynote speaker who has worked with executives at Intel, Cisco, Chevron, Hewlett-Packard, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, and many others and writes the Forbes column “My Communications Coach.” He lives in Pleasanton, California, with his wife and two daughters. Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a successful presentation. Now public speaking coach and bestselling author Carmine Gallo explores what makes a great presentation by examining the widely acclaimed TED Talks, which have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED ? which stands for technology, entertainment, and design ? brings together the worlds leading thinkers. These are the presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.In his book, Carmine Gallo has broken down hundreds of TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters, as well as the top researchers in the fields of psychology, communications, and neuroscience to reveal the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. Gallos step-by-step method makes it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.Carmine Gallos top 10 Wall Street Journal Bestseller Talk Like TED will give anyone who is insecure about their public speaking abilities the tools to communicate the ideas that matter most to them, the skill to win over hearts and minds, and the confidence to deliver the talk of their lives.The opinions expressed by Carmine Gallo in TALK LIKE TED are his own. His book is not endorsed, sponsored or authorized by TED Conferences, LLC or its affiliates. From Booklist TED Talks have earned an enviable reputation for public speaking that likely only increases the jitters for most people called on to make presentations. But after analyzing 500 presentations, Gallo, author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (2009), identifies the common elements that make TED Talks so successful. He offers nine secrets, including mastering the art of storytelling, being passionate about the subject matter, speaking conversationally, using humor, delivering “jaw-dropping moments,” and keeping presentations to 18 minutes. Gallo divides the lessons into three parts, focusing on the emotional, novel, and memorable. Drawing on research by psychologists and communication experts, Gallo provides detailed analysis of TED Talks. The book is most fascinating, however, when Gallo recalls interviews with some of the most successful TED speakers, offering recollections of their processes in preparing for the talk. Gallo’s references to particular TED speakers are sure to send readers to the TED website to check on the talks themselves. This is sound advice and encouragement for those who need to make presentations and an enjoyable resource for fans of TED Talks. --Vanessa Bush Review “Talk Like TED is a smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation. But Gallo goes deeper than mere instruction. This book is ultimately about discovering what moves you and then creating the means of moving others with your vision.” Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of To Sell Is Human and Drive“Lively and appealing… the book draws on current brain science to explain what wins over, and fires ...

-Titulo Original : How Stella Saved The Farm A Tale About Making Innovation Happen-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Vijay Govindarajan is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business and founding director of the Tuck School’s Center for Global Leadership. He has worked with dozens of Fortune 500 corporations and speaks at conferences around the world. He is the co-author of Beyond the Idea and How Stella Saved the Farm. He lives in New Hampshire.Chris Trimble has dedicated more than ten years to studying a single challenge that vexes even the best-managed corporations: how to execute an innovation initiative. With Govindarajan he coauthored the New York Times bestseller Reverse Innovation (2012). He lives in Vermont. How Stella Saved the Farm is a simple parable about making innovation happen, written by the authors of the New York Times bestselling Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. This story resonates in organizations of all types public sector, private sector, and social sector, from mammoth corporations to small organizations employing just a few dozen people.The parable is about a farm in trouble. Bankruptcy, or the grim prospect of being acquired by a hostile competitor, threaten. The farm succeeds only if the team pulls together and innovates.The main characters in the story Stella, Deirdre, Bull, Mav, Einstein, Rambo, Maisie, and Andrea are all like people you know, maybe even yourself. The tale includes an unexpected leadership challenge, an ambitious call to action, a bold idea, countless internal obstacles and conflicts, fears, joys, triumphs, and even a love interest.Its a story that can be enjoyed by anyone. How Stella Saved the Farm delivers eight simple lessons to guide innovation initiatives to success. It prepares business leaders to avoid some of innovations most toxic myths, teaches how to build the right kind of team, and shows how to learn quickly from experience. Review “We have found How Stella Saved the Farm to be a very useful tool for raising the key challenges in organizing and executing innovation initiatives.” James Euchner, VP, Global Innovation at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company“Deere has already held innovation workshops based on Stella, with very positive results. This is a powerful, practical tool for learning and executive development.” Mary Jones, Vice President Global Human Resources, Deere & Company“This elegant story, rich in insight into what it takes to make innovation happen, has already had tremendous impact in GE executive development programs and on key innovation projects.” Stephen Liguori, Executive Director - Global Innovation and New Models, General Electric“Govindarajan and Trimble have managed to do the unthinkable -- develop a case study that is both seriously thought-provoking and truly entertaining.” Dolph Johnson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Hasbro“At first glance, I was skeptical. By the end, I was blown away. In a quick, fun read I found brilliant simplicity, capturing best practices for enabling and managing innovation. I continue to recommend Stella to executives seeking to turn new ideas into material business outcomes.” Roy Rosin, former vice president of Innovation, Intuit“Delightful to read. And, it sliced right through the complexities of innovation.” Kathy OHara, Leadership and Organization Development Manager, AT&T Consumer IT“Simple. Powerful. Memorable. This story resonates with our own experiences.” Jonathan Hornby, director of Worldwide Marketing, SAS Institute, and author of Radical Action for Radical Times“Lively characters and practical lessons.” Abdul Halim bin Abdul Manaf, Product and Quality Program Manager, Freescale Semiconductor“A wonderful story with terrific insights into innovation.” Kristi Marsella, vice president, Talent Management, E&J Gallo Winery“Fantastic, practical, and business-minded read. Relevant for the business challenges of innovation, organizational renewal, and growth.” Sipho Gumb...

-Titulo Original : Dead Companies Walking How A Hedge Fund Manager Finds Opportunity In Unexpected Places-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Scott Fearon worked as a stock analyst and mutual fund manager before launching his own hedge fund, Crown Capital Management, in 1991. Since its inception, the fund has averaged an 11.4 percent annual return after all fees 50 percent greater than the benchmark S&P 500 index’s total return over the same time period, and well above the hedge fund industry average. He has written for Seeking Alpha and lives in Marin County, California.Jesse Powell is the coauthor, with Scott Fearon, of the investing book Dead Companies Walking. As an editor, consultant, and ghostwriter, Powell has collaborated on prestigious, award-winning, bestselling, and critically acclaimed books. He lives in San Francisco. Unlike most investors, who live in fear of failure, Scott Fearon actively seeks it out. He has earned millions of dollars for his hedge fund over the last thirty years shorting the stocks of businesses he believed were on their way to bankruptcy. In Dead Companies Walking, Fearon describes his methods for spotting these doomed businesses, and how they can be extremely profitable investments. In his experience, corporate managers routinely commit six common mistakes that can derail even the most promising companies: they learn from only the recent past; they rely too heavily on a formula for success; they misunderstand their target customers; they fall victim to the magical storytelling of a mania; they fail to adapt to tectonic shifts in their industry; and they are physically or emotionally removed from their companies operations. Fearon has interviewed thousands of executives across America, many of whom, unknowingly, were headed toward bankruptcy - from the Texas oil barons of the 80s to the tech wunderkinds of the late 90s to the flush real estate developers of the mid-2000s. Here, he explores recent examples like JC Penney, Herbalife and Blockbuster Entertainment to help investors better predict the next booms and busts and come out on top. Review “If you want to read a sharp, insightful, bitingly funny, crystal-clear, quick-read book that could help you avoid making fatal mistakes with your business, pick up Dead Companies Walking.” CFO Magazine“An excellent investing book” Barbarian Capital“Sharp insights into human fallibility as a potential source of moneymaking opportunity.” Kirkus Reviews“[A] surprisingly entertaining mix of business guide and memoir. The final takeaway of this spirited book is that “learning to love failure all over again” can help America recover the adventurous spirit that Fearon believes our economy needs.” Publishers Weekly“Scott Fearon’s Dead Companies Walking is chock full of wisdom not just about investing but about the way to read between the lines about just about anything in life. Fearon’s book reads like a rollicking adventure it’s vivid, entertaining and informative and it offers enduring lessons about Wall Street and beyond.” Professor Alec Klein, bestselling author of Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner“Beginning with his drive from Illinois to Texas, Mr. Fearon weaves a fascinating odyssey captaining his hedge fund. Funny. True. Plain English. Anyone who has ever bought a stock or managed a business, big or small, will devour this book.” J. Carlo Cannell, managing partner, Cannell Capital LLC“[Scott Fearons] insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Every business, young or old, needs to avoid the ... mistakes that he outlines.” Martin Zwilling, Forbes“If you run a business, read this book. It contains great management lessons and why we should all embrace failure. If you manage your own money, read this book. Picking winners is a loser’s game and Scott spells out why short selling and understanding why most companies fail can help protect your portfolio.” Lee Munson, President and CIO, Portfolio Wealth Advisors and author o...

-Titulo Original : The Message Of You Turn Your Life Story Into A Money-making Speaking Career-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author JUDY CARTER is a speaker, standup, and the author of The Comedy Bible and Standup Comedy: The Book. Her message--how to use comedy techniques to decrease cubicle stress--makes Carter an in-demand speaker for Fortune 500 companies. Judys been featured in hundreds of publications and television shows, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Oprah, and CNN. When shes not speaking, snowboarding, or scuba diving, Judy coaches people on how to be funnier. Her private clients include reality TV stars, pro wrestlers, celebs, and even a United States senator. Information about Judy is available at judycarter A step-by-step handbook that teaches readers to find the extraordinary stories tucked deep within them to make a difference in the lives of others and to get paid as a motivational speakerTHE MESSAGE OF YOU begins with a simple belief - that your greatest speech already exists and that it has already been delivered in front of a live audience masterfully and powerfully by you. Best-selling author and international comic, Judy Carter sets out to prove that THE MESSAGE OF YOU is in the advice you give to your friends; in the lessons you teach your children; in the stories you tell your family. Its expressed through the volunteer work you do, the way you run your business, the way you turned your messes into successes. THE MESSAGE OF YOU is a distillation of all of your experiences, both personal and professional, that form the narrative meaning of your life. A meaning that you can develop into a well-written, funny speech to inspire audiences, enhance your current profession, and launch a successful money making career as a professional speaker. In Part One of the book, Judy leads you through a series of in-depth exercises meant to mine your personal and professional experiences for stories that establish your qualifications, your problem/solutions, your action steps and your methodology. In Part Two, Judy has created a six-step structure for writing an entertaining and informative speech, guiding you through each step in detail. But the real bonus of THE MESSAGE OF YOU is that Judy is a comic. Her Comedy Pass chapter takes you through simple but effective comedy writing techniques that will transform even a flat PowerPoint snoozer into a knee-slapping showstopper of a keynote. Once your speech is well-written and funny, Judy takes you through Part Three, teaching you how to take your message to the masses with inexpensive but essential marketing tips. The Message of You offers an accessible approach, big picture guidance, and nitty-gritty nuts and bolts of sound advice. Judy has been a comedy and speaking coach for over twenty years. Shes a firm believer that how you present your ideas is just as important as the ideas themselves. She knows that humor and strong content are the missing ingredients in most speeches and her book, THE MESSAGE OF YOU helps you discover both your message and your comedic voice by taking you through the same process she uses to coach her private clients. Review “Judy Carter is not just funny but she also knows how to help others find their authentic message and communicate it in a way that makes audiences laugh.” Lily Tomlin“If I told you that this book was about public speaking, I’d only be giving you half the story. It’s really about discovering your own unique message your story and sharing it with people. As someone with a few speeches under his belt, I can tell you that Judy Carter knows what she’s talking about: Storytelling is a huge part of being a successful speaker. Yes, you do have a message worth sharing and when you touch the lives of others, your life will be changed as well. Read this book and unlock The Message of You.” Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Great Leaders Grow“Judy Carter knows how to make money on the lecture circuit. And when you read this excellent book, youll know...

-Titulo Original : Blood And Treasure Daniel Boone And The Fight For Americas First Frontier-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author BOB DRURY, the recipient of several national journalism awards, is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist as well as a Pulitzer Prize nominee. Drury honed his investigative skills writing for all four New York City newspapers as well as a variety of national publications. His journalism career has arced from sports to crime to adventure travel to foreign correspondence. He is also the author, co-author, or editor of ten non-fiction books, including Valley Forge and Lucky 666.TOM CLAVIN is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper and web site editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His books include The Heart of Everything That Is and the bestselling Frontier trilogy, Dodge City, Wild Bill and Tombstone. He lives in Sag Harbor, NY. The Instant New York Times BestellerNational Bestseller[The] authors’ finest work to date. Wall Street JournalThe explosive true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for Americas frontier by two bestselling authors at the height of their writing power Bob Drury and Tom Clavin.It is the mid-eighteenth century, and in the thirteen colonies founded by Great Britain, anxious colonists desperate to conquer and settle North America’s “First Frontier” beyond the Appalachian Mountains commence a series of bloody battles. These violent conflicts are waged against the Native American tribes whose lands they covet, the French, and the mother country itself in an American Revolution destined to reverberate around the world.This is the setting of Blood and Treasure, and the guide to this epic narrative is America’s first and arguably greatest pathfinder, Daniel Boone not the coonskin cap-wearing caricature of popular culture but the flesh-and-blood frontiersman and Revolutionary War hero whose explorations into the forested frontier beyond the great mountains would become the stuff of legend. Now, thanks to painstaking research by two award-winning authors, the story of the brutal birth of the United States is told through the eyes of both the ordinary and larger-than-life men and women who witnessed it.This fast-paced and fiery narrative, fueled by contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts, is a stirring chronicle of the conflict over America’s “First Frontier” that places the reader at the center of this remarkable epoch and its gripping tales of courage and sacrifice. Review Praise for Blood and Treasure:Masterfully researched saga. The Virginia Gazette“Bob Drury and Tom Clavin together have given us a half-dozen elegantly written narratives of exhilarating episodes in American history. [Blood and Treasure] may be the authors’ finest work to date. Redolent of time and place, a raw and rugged tale.” Wall Street JournalFor anyone who loves the adventurous side of American history, “Blood and Treasure” is a gem. It’s full of action, thorough and wide. Seek out this treasure and you won’t be disappointed. Terri Schlichenmeyer for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle“Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, challenge conventional wisdom about an American origin story and, in the process, weave a tale fit for the big screen.” Washington Free Beacon Clavin and Drury return with an enlightening biography of Daniel Boone set against the backdrop of 18th-century America’s conflicts with England and Native tribes. [They] successfully separate fact from fiction while keeping the pages turning. History buffs will be entertained. Publishers Weekly Popular historians Drury and Clavin deliver a ripsnortin’ tale of the early frontier and its first and most powerful legend. [Blood and Treasure] offers a vivid account of Boone’s frontier years, one that may not be for the faint of heart. Kir...

-Titulo Original : Raising Men Lessons Navy Seals Learned From Their Training And Taught To Their Sons-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author ERIC DAVIS is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and decorated veteran of the Global War on Terror. Eric has been recognized as one of the premier sniper instructors in the U.S. military and has served as a Master Training Specialist at the SEAL sniper school in Coronado, CA. Eric began to master his writing in the SEAL teams by designing, writing, and producing numerous final training exercise scenarios. Eric is now the founder and CEO of averagefrog , which repurposes the proven performance principles of the SEAL teams to help people to live a good life and lead others to do the same. He is also a featured writer on sofrep , navyseals , specialoperations , and The Loadout Room. Eric lives in Orange County, CA, with his wife and is a dedicated and loving father to four wonderful and successful children. He is enthusiastic about being active with his children and converting those experiences into valuable life lessons that he wants to share with others through his book.DINA SANTORELLI has been a freelance writer for over 15 years and has written frequently about entertainment and pop culture topics. Voted one of the Best Long Island Authors for 2013 (Long Island Press), Dina has collaborated on a variety of book projects, including Good Girls Dont Get Fat (Harlequin, 2010), The Brown Betty Cookbook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) and Bully (Weinstein, 2013), the companion book to the acclaimed documentary. Additionally, Dinas debut novel, Baby Grand, is a Top Rated Mystery & Thriller on Amazon Kindle. Dina currently serves as the Executive Editor of Salute and Family magazines. After Eric Davis spent over 16 years in the military, including a decade in the SEAL Teams, his family was more than used to his absence on deployments and secret missions that could obscure his whereabouts for months at a time. Without a father figure in his own life since the age of fifteen, Eric was desperate to maintain the bonds he’d fought so hard to forge when his children were young particularly with his son, Jason, because he knew how difficult it was to face the challenge of becoming a man on one’s own. Unfortunately, Eric learned the hard way that Quality Time doesn’t always show up in Quantity Time. , television, phones, video games, school, jobs, friends they all got in the way of a real, meaningful father-son relationship. It was time to take action.As a SEAL, Eric learned to innovate and push boundaries, allowing him to function at levels beyond what was expected, comfortable, ordinary, and even imaginable, and he knew that as a father he needed to do the same with his son. Meeting extreme with extreme was the only answer.Using a unique blend of discipline, leadership, adventure, and grace, Eric and his SEAL brothers will teach you how to connect, and reconnect, with your sons and learn how to raise real men the Navy SEAL way. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Raising MenLessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their SonsBy Eric Davis, Dina SantorelliSt. Martins PressCopyright © 2016 SOFREP, Inc. dba/Force12All rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-250-09173-4ContentsTitle Page, Copyright Notice, Authors Note, Introduction: Do It on Purpose, 1. Building a Team, 2. Lead from the Front, 3. Dont Be Right. Be Effective., 4. Its Easier to Keep Up Than Catch Up, 5. Hesitation Kills, 6. Mind Over Matter - If You Dont Mind, It Doesnt Matter, 7. It Pays to Be a Winner, 8. The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday, 9. Get Off Your Ass, 10. Respect a Fight, 11. Taking Back Whats Mine, Acknowledgments, Resources/Further Reading, About the Author, Copyright, CHAPTER 1BUILDING A TEAMMy class was already a few weeks into BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) when Instructor Samuels directed us into the First Phase classroom for a special brief. We shuffled in quickly but quietly, looking more like prisoners of war than SEAL trainees - heads down, ...

-Titulo Original : Robert E. Lee And Me A Southerners Reckoning With The Myth Of The Lost Cause-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency. --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidules Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a southerner, Ty Seidule believes that American history demands a reckoning.In a unique blend of history and reflection, Seidule deconstructs the truth about the Confederacy that its undisputed primary goal was the subjugation and enslavement of Black Americans and directly challenges the idea of honoring those who labored to preserve that system and committed treason in their failed attempt to achieve it. Through the arc of Seidule’s own life, as well as the culture that formed him, he seeks a path to understanding why the facts of the Civil War have remained buried beneath layers of myth and even outright lies and how they embody a cultural gulf that separates millions of Americans to this day.Part history lecture, part meditation on the Civil War and its fallout, and part memoir, Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the deeply-held legends and myths of the Confederacy and provides a surprising interpretation of essential truths that our country still has a difficult time articulating and accepting. Review NPRs Books We Love Staff Pick, 2021One of Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite Books of 2021“With the vigor of a prosecutor, Seidule dismantles the near-sacred beliefs among many Southerners that the Civil War was a noble cause to preserve a way of life that benefitted everyone…an extraordinary and courageous book, a confessional of America’s great sins of slavery and racial oppression, a call to confront our wrongs, reject our mythologized racist past and resolve to create a just future for all.” -Associated PressA powerful and introspective look into white Americans’ continuing romance with the Confederacy, and the lasting damage that has done. --New York Times Book Review“Seidule has written a vital account of the destructiveness of the Lost Cause ideology throughout American history. Perhaps the best attribute of this fine book is the author’s honesty. It’s difficult to imagine a more timely book than “Robert E. Lee and Me.” At this pivotal moment, when we are debating some of the most painful aspects of our history, Seidule’s unsparing assessment of the Lost Cause provides an indispensable contribution to the discussion.” -The Washington PostIn this fine book Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency. I cant think of a better book to enrich and invigorate our national discussion about race and memory and the troubled legacy of Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy. --Ron Chernow, bestselling author of Hamilton“Retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule’s gripping Robert E. Lee and Me is required reading for those wanting to participate in the conversation concerning Confederate memorialization, the “Lost Cause,” or the troubled history of race in America.” -Army Magazine“Robert E. Lee and Me is a cri de coeur, one man’s journey to humanity and his salvation from the pernicious lies of white supremacy. Few others could write this book with such sterling credibility. Only a man of the South, a Virginian, and a soldier with a Ph.D. in history could so persuasively mount the case against a national hero, and label him a traitor.” -Washington Independent Revie...

-Titulo Original : The Nine The True Story Of A Band Of Women Who Survived The Worst Of Nazi Germany-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author GWEN STRAUSS poems, short stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals including The New Republic, London Sunday Times, New England Review, and Kenyon Review and she has published a collection of poetry, Trail of Stones. She was born and spent her early years in Haiti. Strauss lives in Southern France, where she is the Director of the artists residency program at the Dora Maar House. [A] narrative of unfathomable courage... Ms. Strauss does her readers and her subjects a worthy service by returning to this appalling history of the courage of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war. Wall Street JournalUtterly gripping. Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of Women’s resistance during World War II needs to be told and The Nine accomplishes this in spades. Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of Cilkas JourneyThe Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Helene Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris.The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children in scattered apartments. They were arrested by French police, interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo. They were subjected to a series of French prisons and deported to Germany. The group formed along the way, meeting at different points, in prison, in transit, and at Ravensbruck. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group of friends. During the final days of the war, forced onto a death march, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape.Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative from Gwen Strauss is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times. Review Goodreads list of NEW & ANTICIPATED HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHIESThough the dangers the women face are significant, their unorthodox means of travel help contribute to an unexpected feeling of picaresque adventure, as the women lie and scavenge their way toward freedom... The womens bravery and ingenuity as they traverse an almost apocalyptic landscape makes for a thrilling narrative...Gripping. Shelf AwarenessAn incredible story about the power of friendship and the faith in humanity in one of the darkest times in history. Lee Woodruff [Strauss] gets her facts right... A breathless story of almost superhuman heroism and suffering with a (mostly) happy ending. KirkusA paean to female bravery and life-saving friendship. iNews Intimate.. chilling... A moving testament to the power of friendship BooklistThe Nine is poignant, powerful, and shattering, distilling the horror of the Holocaust through the lens of nine unforgettable women. Banding together in the hellscape of Ravensbruck, the nine resistance fighters turned prisoners make a desperate bid for escape in the chaos of the wars end, embarking across battle-ravaged Germany toward home. Gwen Strauss melds a poets pen and a decade of research into a tale of friendship, courage, and indomitable will. Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice NetworkThis haunting account provides yet more evidence not only of the power of female friendship but that the often unrecorded courage and resilience of ordinary women must be honoured and celebrated. It’s a most inspiring read...Utterly gripping. Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes “I love this book. It delivers beauty, grace, horror, and suspense an important work that also happens to be a hell of a read!” Anthony Swofford, author of ...

-Titulo Original : Into The Forest A Holocaust Story Of Survival, Triumph, And Love-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author Rebecca Frankel is the author of New York Times bestselling book, War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love. She is former executive editor at Foreign Policy magazine. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic, among others. A Connecticut native, she lives in Washington, DC. A 2021 National Jewish Book Award FinalistOne of Smithsonian Magazines Best History Books of 2021An uplifting tale, suffused with a karmic righteousness that is, at times, exhilarating. Wall Street JournalA gripping narrative that reads like a page turning thriller novel. NPRIn the summer of 1942, the Rabinowitz family narrowly escaped the Nazi ghetto in their Polish town by fleeing to the forbidding Bialowieza Forest. They miraculously survived two years in the woods through brutal winters, Typhus outbreaks, and merciless Nazi raids until they were liberated by the Red Army in 1944. After the war they trekked across the Alps into Italy where they settled as refugees before eventually immigrating to the United States.During the first ghetto massacre, Miriam Rabinowitz rescued a young boy named Philip by pretending he was her son. Nearly a decade later, a chance encounter at a wedding in Brooklyn would lead Philip to find the woman who saved him. And to discover her daughter Ruth was the love of his life.From a little-known chapter of Holocaust history, one family’s inspiring true story. Review Almas 8 JEWISH BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ THIS SEPTEMBER NAMED ONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNALS BEST 10 BOOK OF SEPTEMBER Page-turning... an even more improbable fairy tale about rescue, reunion and romantic love. The Forward “[An] extraordinary story. Booklist A gripping story of one family’s courage and resourcefulness under life-threatening conditions. Kirkus (Starred review) Inspirational... Readers will be on the edge of their seats. Publishers WeeklyAn excellent choice for serious book clubs that have previously chosen challenging titles like Tatiana de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key and Irene Nemirovsky’s Suite Française. Book Trib“Frankel demonstrates the resilience of the human spirit, even when all appears to be lost.” Peter Bergen, author of The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden One of the most moving, thrilling, inspiring books anyone will read all year, fiction or non-fiction! David Rothkopf, author of Traitor Gave me goosebumps, actual goosebumps... Thrilling and heartwarming, without masking horror and tragedy.” David Plotz, former CEO Atlas Obscura, author of Good Book Set in one of the worlds last remaining primeval forests, this story of horror and heroism has the trappings of a grim fairy tale: Once upon a terrible time, after so much loss and devastation, one unlikely couple found their happily ever after. Ilana Kurshan, author of If All the Seas Were Ink, winner of the Sami Rohr Prize “Hard to put down... A tragic, yet uplifting, tale of human fortitude and love that needs to be told and widely read.” Allan Levine, author of Fugitives of the Forest “What makes Into the Forest truly memorable is Frankel’s uncanny empathy for her characters... She never allows us to look away, nor do we want to, no matter how terrible the events of this powerful narrative.” Glenn Frankel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and autho...

-Titulo Original : A Life Well Played My Stories (commemorative Edition)-Fabricante : St. Martins Press-Descripcion Original: About the Author ARNOLD PALMER is regarded as one of the greatest players in professional golf history. He won seven major championships: The Masters four times, the U.S. Open once, and the Open Championship twice. The King was the first superstar of the sports television age and is one of the athletes credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport. Palmer won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998 and, in 1974, was one of the original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He passed away in 2016 after completing his book, A Life Well Played. The commemorative edition of the instant New York Times bestseller--now with a foreword by Jack Nicklaus!A wonderful compilation that reflects who he was as a person, as a golfer, and as someone who believed in giving back. He was a champion at each turn, and it was an honor not just knowing him and competing against him for nearly 60 years, but also being his friend. Jack Nicklaus, from the forewordThis book is Palmer’s parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player has had a bigger impact on the sport of golf than Arnold Palmer. In fact, Palmer is considered by many to be the most important professional golfer in history, an American icon. In A Life Well Played, Palmer takes stock of the many experiences of his life, bringing new details and insights to some familiar stories and sharing new ones. This book is for Arnies Army and all golf fans but it is more than just a golf book; Palmer had tremendous success off the course as well and is most notable for his exemplary sportsmanship and business success, while always giving back to the fans who made it all possible. Gracious, fair, and a true gentleman, Arnie was the gold standard of how to conduct yourself in your career, life, and relationships. Perfect for men and women of all ages, his final book offers advice and guidance, sharing personal stories of his career on the course, success in business, and the great relationships that gave meaning to his life...