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-Titulo Original : 13 Hours The Inside Account Of What Really Happened In Benghazi-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack.13 Hours sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country.13 Hours is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book--but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men--and what they accomplished--is unforgettable. About the Author Mitchell Zuckoff is the author of six previous nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestsellers Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time, and a professor of journalism at Boston University.The Annex Security Team consists of the five surviving CIA contract operators who responded to the September 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi...

-Titulo Original : The Trial Of Henry Kissinger-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: Review Hitchens is a brilliant polemicist and a tireless reporter. Both sets of skills are on display throughout this book as he presents damning documentary evidence against Kissinger in case after case. San Francisco Chronicle A disturbing glimpse into the dark side of American power, whose consequences in remote corners of the globe are all too often ignored. Its countless victims have found an impassioned and skillful advocate in Christopher Hitchens. Sunday Times (London)An eloquent and devastating indictment of Henry Kissingers involvement in the war in Indochina, genocide in East Timor, and many other acts of indiscriminate murder. Village VoiceThis book is so studiedly defamatory that if Kissinger values his reputation, he really must sue. Literary ReviewI find it contemptible. Henry Kissinger If the courts and lawyers of this country will not do their duty, we shall watch as the victims and survivors of this man pursue justice and vindication in their own dignified and painstaking way, and at their own expense, and we shall be put to shame. Forget Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, Kim Jong-il, or Gaddafi: America need look no further than its own lauded leaders for a war criminal whose offenses rival those of the most heinous dictators in recent history-Henry Kissinger. Employing evidence based on firsthand testimony, unpublished documents, and new information uncovered by the Freedom of Information Act, and using only what would hold up in international courts of law, The Trial of Henry Kissinger outlines atrocities authorized by the former secretary of state in Indochina, Bangladesh, Chile, Cyprus, East Timor, and in the plight of the Iraqi Kurds, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture. With the precision and tenacity of a prosecutor, Hitchens offers an unrepentant portrait of a felonious diplomat who maintained that laws were like cobwebs, and implores governments around the world, including our own, to bring him swiftly to justice. About the Author Christopher Hitchens was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair,Slate, and the Atlantic, and the author of numerous books, including works on Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Orwell. He also wrote the international bestsellers god Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, Hitch-22: A Memoir, and Arguably. He died in December 2011...

-Titulo Original : The Matriarch Barbara Bush And The Making Of An American Dynasty-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER[The] rare biography of a public figure thats not only beautifully written, but also shockingly revelatory. -- The AtlanticA vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history.Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the countrys most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told.THE MATRIARCH tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era. Written by USA TODAYs Washington Bureau chief Susan Page, this biography is informed by more than one hundred interviews with Bush friends and family members, hours of conversation with Mrs. Bush herself in the final six months of her life, and access to her diaries that spanned decades. THE MATRIARCH examines not only her public persona but also less well-known aspects of her remarkable life. As a girl in Rye, New York, Barbara Bush weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide. And as first the wife and then the mother of American presidents, she made history as the only woman to see -- and advise -- both her husband and son in the Oval Office.As with many women of her era, Barbara Bush was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. She invested herself deeply in expanding literacy programs in America, played a critical role in the end of the Cold War, and led the way in demonstrating love and compassion to those with HIV/AIDS. With her cooperation, this book offers Barbara Bushs last words for history -- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her familys legacy.Barbara Bushs accomplishments, struggles, and contributions are many. Now, Susan Page explores them all in THE MATRIARCH, a groundbreaking book certain to cement Barbara Bush as one of the most unique and influential women in American history. Review [A] highly readable portrait...Like the arc of her life itself, [Bush] created a bridge for first ladies that reached from traditional feminine pursuits to modern feminism. This definitive biography is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the complex role of presidential spouses. The Washington PostThe Matriarch will be read, and worth reading, for a long time to come. Wall Street JournalSusan Page has given us an insightful and engaging portrait of a remarkable American. Wife to one President, mother to another, Barbara Bush was fascinating and complicated, and this absorbing biography brings the woman George H.W. Bush called the Silver Fox to vivid life. Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker BushFormidable and fearless, candid and sharp, Barbara Bush was among the most interesting people of our time. Susan Pages intimate biography covers both the triumphs and tribulations that made her so fascinating and beloved. Walter Isaacson, Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, and EinsteinWhat a fascinating read! By giving Page access to her diaries and agreeing to long interviews, Barbara Bush finally reveals the person behind the pearls. And she turns out to be one of the most interesting and influential women of the twentieth century. Cokie Roberts, New York Times bestselling author of Ladies of Liberty and political commentator for NPR and ABC NewsExcept for Eleanor Roosevelt, first-rate biographies of First Ladies are rare. Susan Pages volume on Barbara Bus...

-Titulo Original : And The Good News Is... Lessons And Advice From The Bright Side-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: From her years as the presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News The Five, Dana Perino reveals the lessons shes learned that have guided her through life, kept her level-headed, and led to her success, even in the face of adversity. Thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising, And the Good News is . . . traces Dana Perinos unlikely journey through politics and television. Its a remarkable American story-made up of equal parts determination and clear-eyed optimism. From facing professional challenges and confronting personal fears to stepping up to a podium for a President, Dana has come to expect the unexpected and has an uncanny ability to find the good news in any tough situation. And the Good News is . . . takes us from her Western childhood in Wyoming and Colorado to a chance meeting on an airplane that changes her life entirely. Then, with refreshing honesty and humor, she recounts her frustration with a string of unsatisfying jobs and living circumstances until a key career tip leads her back to Washington, D.C. to work for the Bush Administration. Dana also shares here her best work and life lessons-tips that will help you to get your point across convincingly while allowing your own grace and personality to shine through. As someone who still believes in working together to solve the problems our nation faces, Dana offers clear, practical advice on how to restore civility to our personal and public conversations. The result is a fascinating read that can help anyone become more successful, productive, and joyously content. Review This book is a gem--modest and moving, clear and unpretentious. It gives the kind of practical and even ethical advice everyone starting out needs, but its also funny and full of great stories. Dana is a true role model. Peggy NoonanA lovely memoir, both charming and wise, studded with invaluable life lessons garnered on her fascinating journey to the highest levels of media and government. A wonderful read. Charles KrauthammerPart autobiography, part memoir of a press secretary in the White House, part career and life guidance, and part appeal to civility, Dana Perinos AND THE GOOD NEWS IS... is all parts captivating. Donna BrazileWith this delightful blend of the political, personal, and professional, Dana Perino gives us a useful glimpse into one of the most remarkable workplaces in the world, the White House. Political junkies will revel in her insider tales but every reader will come away knowing more about the human dimension of working in the most powerful place on the planet. Mike McCurry, former White House Press Secretary to President Bill ClintonCongrats to Dana Perino! Its a great read, BTW. Little House on the Prairie meets West Wing. Chris Stirewalt, Digital Politics Editor Fox NewsThis book is perfect for anyone interested in politics, media or simply advice about taking courageous chances in life, love and work. Dana has written a book that is as accessible for those who are just starting out on their career path as for those who are long-time students of current events and history. Julie Roginsky, Fox News ContributorThe book is a study in character, and why surrounding ones self with people of good character (from Danas husband, parents and grandparents to Tony Snow and George W. Bush) leads to a life well lived. Doug Brunt, author of The Means and Ghosts of ManhattanIf you want to be inspired by a successful woman who goes from ranching in the West, to the White House, to helping in Africa, to a fine marriage and a loving dog, you will find it in this book. You will also find the kind of honest advice about life, politics and the Presidency that makes you feel good. Now theres a rarity. Marlin Fitzwater, former White House Press Secretary to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush About the Author Dana Perino is a Fox News Contributor and co-host of one of the most pop...

-Titulo Original : Mortality-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: On June 8, 2010, while on a book tour for his bestselling memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens was stricken in his New York hotel room with excruciating pain in his chest and thorax. As he would later write in the first of a series of award-winning columns for Vanity Fair, he suddenly found himself being deported from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady. Over the next eighteen months, until his death in Houston on December 15, 2011, he wrote constantly and brilliantly on politics and culture, astonishing readers with his capacity for superior work even in extremis. Throughout the course of his ordeal battling esophageal cancer, Hitchens adamantly and bravely refused the solace of religion, preferring to confront death with both eyes open. In this riveting account of his affliction, Hitchens poignantly describes the torments of illness, discusses its taboos, and explores how disease transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us. By turns personal and philosophical, Hitchens embraces the full panoply of human emotions as cancer invades his body and compels him to grapple with the enigma of death.Mortality is the exemplary story of one mans refusal to cower in the face of the unknown, as well as a searching look at the human predicament. Crisp and vivid, veined throughout with penetrating intelligence, Hitchenss testament is a courageous and lucid work of literature, an affirmation of the dignity and worth of man. Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2012: Curious and prolific to the end, combative writer Christopher Hitchens leaves us with a posthumously published analysis of his dying days. Mortality is the anti-Last Lecture: Stripping away semantics and sentimentality, Hitchens treats his cancer as he would any other topic--with dogged inquisitiveness and brutal honesty. Which makes it all the more poignant when he begins losing his voice, his freedom of speech, and sinks deeper into his year of living dyingly. Funny, smart, irreverent, and surprisingly moving, this lucid, unflinching end-of-life journey through Tumorville is brave and powerful stuff. The unfinished jottings that comprise the final pages are a heartbreaking display of a mind that never stopped till the very end. --Neal Thompson From Bookforum Mortality is an odd little book, neither fully a cancer memoir nor a meditation on the meanings we attribute to the disease . . . More honestly ironic, more like the Hitchens of old, before the religion wars and the war on terror and the gonzo grandstanding. It is Mortality at its most generous and most human: just another man dying, making a joke and telling a story. -Jeff Sharlet Review Dealing unflinchingly with bodily ravagement, reflecting on lifes beauty and remaining rakish about his ideological foes, Hitchens proves that great writers are truly immortal. (People, 4-star review )Remarkable . . . The books power lies in its simplicity, in its straightforward, intelligent documenting, its startling refusal of showiness or melodrama or grandeur....The great polemicist, essayist, conversationalist, provocateur, arguer, has done something extraordinary in this book. He has created yet another style, another mode, another way of being and thinking and dreaming, on his death bed; he has written in many ways an un-Hitchens-like book, eluding proclamations, resolutions, mastery, wit, at-easeness with opinion, in favor of unnerving directness, of harrowing documentation. He has allowed his dismantled confidence, his undoing to breathe, and to live in the pages, in a way that is startling and new and an achievement unlike his others, different in kind, yet equally ambitious and relentlessly honest. (Slate Katie Roiphe )Like virtually everything he wrote over his long, distinguished career, diamond-hard and brilliant . . .vivid, heart-wrenching and hau...

-Titulo Original : The Verge Reformation, Renaissance, And Forty Years That Shook The World-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn. In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author Patrick Wyman examines two complementary and contradictory sides of the same historical coin: the world-altering implications of the developments of printed mass media, extreme taxation, exploitative globalization, humanistic learning, gunpowder warfare, and mass religious conflict in the long term, and their intensely disruptive consequences in the short-term.As told through the lives of ten real people-from famous figures like Christopher Columbus and wealthy banker Jakob Fugger to a ruthless small-time merchant and a one-armed mercenary captain-The Verge illustrates how their lives, and the times in which they lived, set the stage for an unprecedented globalized future.Over an intense forty-year period, the seeds for the so-called Great Divergence between Western Europe and the rest of the globe would be planted. From Columbuss voyage across the Atlantic to Martin Luthers sparking the Protestant Reformation, the foundations of our own, recognizably modern world came into being.For the past 500 years, historians, economists, and the policy-oriented have argued which of these individual developments best explains the Wests rise from backwater periphery to global dominance. As The Verge presents it, however, the answer is far more nuanced. Review Whip-smart and crackling with life, THE VERGE shines brilliant new light on the era when the world as we know it was made. The turn of the Middle Ages into the early modern age was an exciting, confounding, sometimes terrifying time, revolutionary in almost every way. And Patrick Wyman is the perfect guide to its convulsions: he has a scholar’s brain but a raconteur’s touch for finding humanity in even the most complex story. This is popular history as it should be written, and a terrific debut from a very accomplished writer. Dan Jones, New York Times bestselling author of THE PLANTAGENETS and THE TEMPLARSExtraordinary-THE VERGE deftly illustrates how a crucial forty-year takeoff period led Europe to world domination. Roger Crowley, New York Times bestselling author of EMPIRES OF THE SEA and THE ACCURSED TOWER: THE FALL OF ACRE AND THE END OF THE CRUSADES“In THE VERGE, Patrick Wyman expertly weaves the story of the birth of modernity. With a masterful gift for storytelling, Wyman connects fascinating individual lives to the massive social changes they unleashed, making THE VERGE as engrossing as it is informative. Wyman takes us from fleets in the Atlantic, to silver mines in Hungary, to wool traders in England, to the richest banks in Europe, clearly illustrating the sophisticated economic, technological, and political forces driving Europe towards global domination. THE VERGE is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the origins of the modern world.” Mike Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of THE STORM BEFORE THE STORMIf you want to understand why the world is the way it is today, you need to understand the events that took place in Western Europe during the 16th century. THE VERGE provides a glimpse into the world as it was 500 years ago, with a freshness and vivacity that can only come from someone with an intimate knowledge of how to write about both history and combat. Wyman uses the lives of key people-a queen, a colonizer, a banker, a knight-to introduce readers to the profound economic, political, technological, and social developments that provoked the development of the modern world. THE VERGE is an accessible and fascinating glimpse into the lives and thoughts of people who transformed the world. Jennifer Raff, ass...

-Titulo Original : Yes We (still) Can Politics In The Age Of Obama, Twitter, And Trump-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: From Obamas former communications director and current co-host of Pod Save America comes a colorful account of how politics, the media, and the Internet changed during the Obama presidency and how Democrats can fight back in the Trump era. On November 9th, 2016, Dan Pfeiffer woke up like most of the world wondering WTF just happened. How had Donald Trump won the White House? How was it that a decent and thoughtful president had been succeeded by a buffoonish reality star, and what do we do now? Instead of throwing away his phone and moving to another country (which were his first and second thoughts), Pfeiffer decided to tell this surreal story, recounting how Barack Obama navigated the insane political forces that created Trump, explaining why everyone got 2016 wrong, and offering a path for where Democrats go from here. Pfeiffer was one of Obamas first hires when he decided to run for president, and was at his side through two presidential campaigns and six years in the White House. Using never-before-heard stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes, Yes We (Still) Can examines how Obama succeeded despite Twitter trolls, Fox News (and their fake news), and a Republican Party that lost its collective mind. An irreverent, no-BS take on the crazy politics of our time, Yes We (Still) Can is a must-read for everyone who is disturbed by Trump, misses Obama, and is marching, calling, and hoping for a better future for the country. Review Dan is one of the most brilliant observers of politics and media in America, and hes never lost faith in the idea that activism and public service are noble, worthwhile pursuits -- especially for young people who want to make a difference. We learned a lot from YES WE (STILL) CAN, and we literally host a show with the guy every week. In other words, were annoyed that he saved the best stuff for the book. Pod Save America cohosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy VietorI love YES WE (STILL) CAN for many reasons, but most importantly because you will all get to know and learn from the best bro I know. Dan Pfeiffers wit, brain, charm, humor, and compassion make him a formidable storyteller, the best colleague, and an even better friend. Also without him, I never would have learned how to tweet. Seriously. Alyssa Mastromonaco, New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?YES WE (STILL) CAN captures the lessons of Yes We Did during the Obama years and offers clear lessons for why 2016 happened, and how progressives must adapt to win again. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}David Plouffe, former campaign manager and White House senior advisor to President ObamaIn YES WE (STILL) CAN, Dan Pfeiffer has found a way to be nostalgic for the past while still motivating you in the present. Come for the uplifting stories about his journey with President Obama, stay for the honest (and optimistic) outlook on how Democrats can get their groove back and end the Trump era. A must-read for anyone who has asked the question: Now what do we do? Jason Kander, host of Majority 54 and president of Let America VoteAmusing and insightful. This is a nostalgic and hopeful must-read for everyone who is unnerved by Trump, misses Obama, and is and determined to fight for a better future for the country. EsquireA nostalgic look back and hopeful look forward. Kirkus An entertaining work of memoir-cum-political strategy...Those who share Pfeiffers admiration of Obama...will love both the chatty insider anecdotes and the advice. Publishers Weekly About the Author Dan Pfeiffer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Yes We (Still) Can and a cohost on Pod Save America. One of Barack Obamas longest serving advisors, he was White House director of communications under President Obama (2009-2013) and senior advisor to the president (2013-2015). He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife, Howli, and their da...

-Titulo Original : Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers To When You Work In The White House-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this . . .Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senators early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears, and lots of briefing binders.But for every historic occasion -- meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks, or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm -- there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day. Like the time she learned the hard way that there arent nearly enough bathrooms at the Vatican.Full of hilarious, never-before-told stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is an intimate portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done, and the story of how one woman challenged, again and again, what a White House official is supposed to look like. Here Alyssa shares the strategies that made her successful in politics and beyond, including the importance of confidence, the value of not being a jerk, and why ultimately everything comes down to hard work (and always carrying a spare tampon).Told in a smart, original voice and topped off with a couple of really good cat stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is a promising debut from a savvy political star. Review Always fascinating and very funny, Alyssas book is full of juicy stories from one of the worlds most glamorous jobs. Mindy Kaling, New York Times bestselling author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) and Why Not Me? WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? is everything weve come to know and love about Alyssa over the decade we worked with her: brilliant, funny, grounded, and inspiring. Anyone whos interested in politics - especially young people - should read this book. Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau, former communications director and speechwriter for President Barack ObamaFew people have had as much access and influence over national events over the last decade as Alyssa Mastromonaco. No matter how serious the crisis or hard the problem, Alyssa took care of it with great skill and professionalism, and even greater humor. This book tells the story of a young woman succeeding under extraordinary circumstances, and throughout it all, never taking herself too seriously. Stephanie Cutter, former deputy campaign manager for President Barack ObamaIve often wondered how a woman can be so many things wrapped up in one dynamic package. Alyssa is my fairy godmother: shes wise, resourceful, insanely smart, and makes me laugh in a very special way. Her stories - from the front line of the White House to her kitchen - will entertain, inspire, and humor you for a long time to come. Amanda de CadenetAlyssa is a force: whip-smart, humble, and funny as hell. Her writing is as fearless as she is. Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO of GirlbossA candid and charming memoir of her unexpected career in government...The memoir abounds with intimate glimpses of Washington, D.C., celebrities (Biden, Clinton, Michelle Obama, and scores more) and cheerfully dispensed survival strategies. An entertaining look inside the White House. KirkusWhen imagining working in the White House, many picture meaningful meetings, glamorous dinners, and high-stakes decision making. It can be all of those things. But as Alyssa Mastromonaco writes in WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?, the reader gets a real and raw peek behind the curtains where Alyssa experiences the good, the bad, the distressing, and the often hilarious. Alyssa has real grit and grace, and her book is her story very well told. Dana Perino, New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is... and Let Me Tell You About Jasper...A combination memoir and compendium of very goo...

-Titulo Original : 13 Hours The Inside Account Of What Really Happened In Benghazi-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack.13 Hours sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country.13 Hours is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book--but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men--and what they accomplished--is unforgettable. Review A crisply written, gripping narrative of the events of the battle in Benghazi that adds considerable detail to the public record of what happened there...[an] authoritative account. The Wall Street Journal A great number of journalists and government instrumentalities have tilted at Benghazi...All of those efforts look fragmentary when placed side-by-side with 13 HOURS. The Washington Post 13 HOURS provide(s) a moving reminder of the sacrifice made by these men who had voluntarily put themselves in harms way, and who believed in their work and their country. The Boston Globe 13 HOURS...sets the record straight for historians to ponder. The Buffalo News About the Author Mitchell Zuckoff is the author of six previous nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestsellers Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time, and a professor of journalism at Boston University.The Annex Security Team consists of the five surviving CIA contract operators who responded to the September 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi...

-Titulo Original : The Man I Knew The Amazing Story Of George H. W. Bushs Post-presidency-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: Review “Jean Becker’s beautiful book, THE MAN I KNEW, is a touching and fascinating look at a man both of us loved and admired-George H.W. Bush. As his chief of staff for almost two decades, Becker lovingly reveals stories about her boss that capture all aspects of his life as the ‘Former Leader of the Free World,’ as he sometimes called himself after leaving the White House. Her book is a must read for anyone interested in one of the very best presidents in our history.” James A. Baker IIIOther than Barbara Bush, Jean Becker probably knew George H.W. Bush better than anyone, so her enchanting, moving and altogether wonderful memoir of her years as his chief of staff is aptly titled. THE MAN I KNEW is an important-no, necessary-addition to the shelf of books about the most beautifully-souled man who ever led this country. Christopher BuckleyWhat really stunned me about President Bush 41 is that eventually his impression of me doing him was better than my original impression of him. No one said ‘na ga da it’ (not going to do it) quite like 41! I am honored that our friendship is part of this funny, insightful book of a man I came to greatly admire.” Dana Carvey“With her ever-sharp eyes, ears and pen, Jean Becker has given us the last great book on George H. W. Bush-the story of a former president who knew how to live and how to die and how to keep his friends and loved ones close-and laughing-all the way.” Michael Duffy“Jean Becker’s intimate portrait of President George H. W. Bush captures the essence of this extraordinary public servant who devoted his life to leading by example and inspiring the best in all of us who had the privilege of knowing him. His service continued in his post presidency life, and Jean’s deliciously funny, magnanimous remembrance is a timely reminder of a man who taught us how to become a kinder, gentler nation. Valerie Jarrett“What I love best about THE MAN I KNEWis the reader will be reintroduced to the funny, dear, generous-did I say funny?-father I adored. I am grateful to Jean Becker for sharing her stories from the 25 years she was my dad’s chief of staff. Even I heard a few things I didn’t know!” Doro Bush KochJean Becker was Poppy Bush’s very own beloved, personal Point of Light. And she remains the Keeper of the Flame for all those honored to be among 41’s Foxhole Buddies, who to a (wo)man credit the remarkable leader for their favorite memories, best attributes, and dedication to public service. In her highly skilled hands, Becker captures the unique history, humanity and humility of the man beloved by multi-generational legions across the political spectrum. THE MAN I KNEW offers readers an authentic, in-the-room, flesh and blood portraiture of a larger-than-life American hero in action, always steady at the helm in unsteady times, with critical lessons for our own turbulent times. Mary MatalinWith grace, wit, insight, and a loving but not uncritical eye, Jean Becker has given us a great gift: a moving, honest, and illuminating portrait of the final decades of one of the finest men in American history. This terrific book shows us that George H.W. Bush was always more complicated and more interesting than his public image, and Beckers first-hand report of his long and consequential post-presidency reminds us anew of how lucky America and the world were that the 41st President chose a life in the arena. THE MAN I KNEW is an invaluable addition to the canon of American presidential literature. Jon Meacham“…whatever he accomplished in office, the elder Bush succeeded marvelously in the 26 years after he left.” Kirkus AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A heartfelt portrait of President George H.W. Bush-and his post-presidential life-by a confidante who knew him well.As chief of staff, Jean Becker had a ringside seat to the never-boring story of George Herbert Walker Bushs life post-presidency, including being at his side when he died and subseque...

-Titulo Original : War-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: In his breakout bestseller, The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger created a wild ride that brilliantly captures the awesome power of the raging sea and the often futile attempts of humans to withstand it (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat--the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistans Korengal Valley. Through the experiences of these young men at war, he shows what it means to fight, to serve, and to face down mortal danger on a daily basis. Review With his narrative gifts and vivid prose -- as free, thank God, of literary posturing as it is of war-correspondent chest-thumping -- Junger masterfully chronicles the platoons 15-month tour of duty...Junger makes us see the terror, monotony, misery, comradeship and lunatic excitement that have been elements of all wars since, say, the siege of Troy. He thus becomes a kind of 21st-century battle singer, narrating the deeds and misdeeds of his heroes while explaining what makes them do what they do...Its the best writing Ive seen on the subject since J. Glenn Grays 1959 classic, The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle. . . . Jungers sketches of the men are deft, his ear for their quirky speech (aided by video recordings) spot on . . . This splendid book should help the rest of us understand them -- and war itself -- a little better. Philip Caputo, Washington PostAbsorbing and original . . . Junger is aiming for more than just a boots-on-the-ground narrative of the travails of fighting men . . . . WAR strives to offer not just a picture of American fighting men but a discourse on the nature of war itself. This is no small ambition . . . He writes some beautiful sentences about this ugly world. Dexter Filkins, New York Times Book ReviewWith his blue-eyed, chiseled and starting-to-grizzle looks, Junger is just the specimen Hollywood would cast as a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan to ensure a box office hit...But to assume that Junger had easy access diminishes his reporting skills and his commitment to the story. At age 48, hes a generation older than most of the soldiers he accompanied into combat over the course of their 15-month deployment and who instinctively put up their guard against an outsider...The resulting book is written in the first person, but it is observational, offering no critique of the combat he witnessed, taking no position on the efficiency, logic or value of the war. He offers a close-up view of men and the raw elements of war: fear and courage, killing and death, love and brotherhood. Marjorie Miller, Los Angeles TimesIt is a gripping account of how modern warfare is experienced by those who do the fighting, and its focus is that of a laser, not a floodlight . . . WAR is full of stories that prove the adage about all politics being local. Eugene Robinson, Washington Post About the Author Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City...

-Titulo Original : Hitch-22 A Memoir-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: Review As contemptuous, digressive, righteous, and riotously funny as the rest of the authors incessant output, this memoir is an effective coming-of-age story, regardless of what one may think of the resulting adult . . . Hitchens paints a credible and even affecting self-portrait. The New YorkerIn this frank, often wickedly funny account, Hitchens traces his evolution as a fiercely independent thinker and enemy of people who are convinced of their absolute certainty ... Revealing and riveting. Kirkus ReviewThe most erudite and astute political and social commentator of this era has written a memoir that not only give the reader a view of the man behind the words but also a perceptive look at society over the past decades. Hitchens fascinates with the life he has lived and observed and, as always, relates his story with precision and consideration. Bill Cusamano, Nicolas BooksHitch is as Hitch does, and hes not apologizing to anyone. Drew Toal, Time Out New York[H]e has so many great quotes and quotables . . . that one cannot read his latest masterpiece for having to stop, find a pencil and page stickers in order to underline and signify his many remarks, each greater than the other. Liz Smith, wowOwow Few writers can match his cerebral pyrotechnics. Fewer still can emulate his punch as an intellectual character assassin. It is hard not to admire the sheer virtuosity of his prose ... With Hitchens one simply goes along for the ride. The destination hardly matters. Ed Luce, The Financial Times[D]electable, sassy fun . . . this book is intelligent and humane . . . Hitch-22 reminded me why I love the author of The Missionary Position, his fervent slapping of Mother Teresa, and his book about the war crimes of Henry Kissinger. Hitchens takes no prisoners, not even himself. Mark Oppenheimer, The New Haven ReviewAfter reading Hitch-22, the only thing you can be sure of is that this flawed knight will not breathe contentedly unless he has a dragon to slay. Ariel Gonzales, The Miami Herald... a fat and juicy memoir of a fat and juicy life. Diana McLellan, The Washington Post ... a complex portrait of a public intellectual. Alexandra Alter, The Wall Street Journal[An] extraordinary memoir by a truly astonishing figure of our literary age . . . This is among the most awaited books of the season, and while it confounds, misleads, exasperates and, on occasion, even bores, it also entertains to an almost shocking degree and illuminates almost as much. I laughed out loud - raucously and continuously - reading this book. Jeff Simon, Buffalo NewsHitch-22 is among the loveliest paeans to the dearness of ones friends . . . Ive ever read. The business and pleasure sides of Mr. Hitchenss personality can make him seem, whether you agree with him or not, among the most purely alive people on the planet. Dwight Garner, The New York TimesIf you find yourself in the midst of Christopher Hitchenss memoir and he hasnt said something to anger, inspire, or at least annoy you, wait a few pages. More the account of an intellectual and political odyssey than a conventional autobiography, HITCH-22 chronicles the critic-journalist-activists often storm-tossed journey across the ideological spectrum. What makes it a most rewarding trip is that hes a traveling companion with a vigorous mind and a gift for sparkling prose. bookreporter Whether hes dodging bullets in Sarajevo, dissing Bill Clinton, (with whom he says he shared a girlfriend at Oxford) or explaining his switch from leftist to Iraq war supporter, this foreign correspondent, pundit, and bon vivant makes for an enlightening companion. Give HITCH 22 an 11 out of 10 for smarts, then double it for entertainment value. Kyle Smith, People Magazinea fascinating, absorbing book: the rare contemporary memoir that is the record of a life of true accomplishment and authentic adventure . . . Htitchens is bravely, or at least defiantly, candid about qualitie...

-Titulo Original : The Good Nurse A True Story Of Medicine, Madness, And Murder-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: An intimate -- and frightening -- glimpse inside the mind of Americas most prolific serial killer, Charles Cullen, whose 16-year long nursing career left as many as 400 dead. After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed The Angel of Death by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Cullens murderous career in the worlds most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, journalist Charles Graeber presents the whole story for the first time. Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, interviews, wire-tap recordings and videotapes, as well as exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself and the confidential informant who helped bring him down, The Good Nurse weaves an urgent, terrifying tale of murder, friendship, and betrayal. Graebers portrait of Cullen depicts a surprisingly intelligent and complicated young man whose promising career was overwhelmed by his compulsion to kill, and whose shy demeanor masked a twisted interior life hidden even to his family and friends. Were it not for the hardboiled, unrelenting work of two former Newark homicide detectives racing to put together the pieces of Cullens professional past, and a fellow nurse willing to put everything at risk, including her job and the safety of her children, theres no telling how many more lives could have been lost. In the tradition of In Cold Blood,The Good Nurse does more than chronicle Cullens deadly career and the breathless efforts to stop him; it paints an incredibly vivid portrait of madness and offers a penetrating look inside Americas medical system. Harrowing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at medicine, hospitals, and the people who work in them, in an entirely different way. Review Put this one on the shelf next to Ann Rules classic about Ted Bundy, The Stranger Beside Me - its that good. Grade: A Entertainment WeeklyA stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood....the story appeals to prurient interests, as does any graphic tale of true crime. But THE GOOD NURSE succeeds in being about much more than Mr. Cullens murderous kinks. The causes of his pathology are not interesting. But the eagerness of ambitious hospital administrators to cover up his misdeeds is revelatory. And the police investigation that brought him down is a thriller in every sense of that word. Janet Maslin, New York TimesThe most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful.... From a long series of conversations with Cullen, the detectives who solved the case and Amy, a nurse who once was Cullens best friend and eventually got him to confess, among many other sources, Graeber has crafted a book that is a revelation. THE GOOD NURSE is gripping, sad, suspenseful, rhythmic and beautifully documented (the endnotes to this book are impressive). Kirkus ReviewsGraeber doesnt pull punches... A deeply unsettling addition to the true crime genre. Publishers WeeklyRiveting PeopleA standout true-crime book, one that doubles as both a thrilling horror story and a cautionary tale, and frightens and frustrates in equal measure. The Boston GlobeAbsolutely frightening. The Detroit NewsAlarming CNN The story is consistently incredible, but credit it you must, for it is the ...

-Titulo Original : Every Day Is A Gift A Memoir-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Learn the incredible story of Illinois senator and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth and see what inspired her to follow the path that made her who she is today.In Every Day Is a Gift, Tammy Duckworth takes readers through the amazing-and amazingly true-stories from her incomparable life. In November of 2004, an Iraqi RPG blew through the cockpit of Tammy Duckworths U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The explosion, which destroyed her legs and mangled her right arm, was a turning point in her life. But as Duckworth shows in Every Day Is a Gift, that moment was just one in a lifetime of extraordinary turns.The biracial daughter of an American father and a Thai-Chinese mother, Duckworth faced discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war-all before the age of 16. As a child, she dodged bullets as her family fled war-torn Phnom Penh. As a teenager, she sold roses by the side of the road to save her family from hunger and homelessness in Hawaii. Through these experiences, she developed a fierce resilience that would prove invaluable in the years to come.Duckworth joined the Army, becoming one of a handful of female helicopter pilots at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She served eight months in Iraq before an insurgents RPG shot down her helicopter, an attack that took her legs-and nearly took her life. She then spent thirteen months recovering at Walter Reed, learning to walk again on prosthetic legs and planning her return to the cockpit. But Duckworth found a new mission after meeting her states senators, Barack Obama and Dick Durbin. After winning two terms as a U.S. Representative, she won election to the U.S. Senate in 2016. And she and her husband Bryan fulfilled another dream when she gave birth to two daughters, becoming the first sitting senator to give birth.From childhood to motherhood and beyond, Every Day Is a Gift is the remarkable story of one of Americas most dedicated public servants. Review Raw, unfiltered, powerful, a compelling story of courage and determination against overwhelming odds. Tammy Duckworth is a true warrior who overcame a difficult upbringing, a glass ceiling, and a horrific helicopter shootdown to become one of the most respected senators on Capitol Hill. Nothing can stop her. Adm. William H. McRaven (US Navy, Ret.), New York Times bestselling author of MAKE YOUR BEDEVERY DAY IS A GIFT isn’t your usual political memoir, but it is a quintessentially American story. Tammy Duckworth’s life journey-from a difficult, peripatetic childhood in Southeast Asia though serving in the U.S. Army, House, and now the Senate-is a story of amazing grit and determination, colored throughout by a love of this country and what it stands for. Mitt Romney“Soldier, Senator, Mother-Tammy Duckworth is all these and more. She’s a woman who overcame childhood poverty, learned to fly, fought for our country-and then created a whole new life for herself when her old one was shattered by enemy fire. The word I would use for Tammy is inspiration, which is what I felt upon reading this remarkable memoir. Amy Klobuchar“Tammy Duckworth’s inspiring life story reads like a novel, defined by moments of exceptional grace and resilience. As a fellow veteran, I was moved by the gripping account of her service in uniform, including the shoot-down that nearly took her life, the dramatic rescue and her harrowing 13-month recovery. She is an extraordinary leader and an exemplary American, and this book reminds us why.” Pete Buttigieg“Senator Duckworth’s memoir is a compelling and engrossing narrative that invites readers into her fascinating life… Excellent work that will allow readers to get to know one of today’s most unique political voices. Readers from a wide range of backgrounds will find something to relate to in Duckworth’s story.” Library Journal (starred review)“With a breezy candor that is, by turns, intimate and assertive, Duckworth off...

-Titulo Original : Haben The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: This autobiography by a millennial Helen Keller teems with grace and grit. -- O, The Oprah MagazineA profoundly important memoir. -- The Times** As featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, and on The TODAY Show ** A New York Times New & Noteworthy Pick ** An O Magazine Book of the Month Pick ** A Publishers Weekly Bestseller **The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldnt see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents harrowing experiences during Eritreas thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the world in search of the secret to belonging. She explored numerous fascinating places, including Mali, where she helped build a school under the scorching Saharan sun. Her many adventures over the years range from the hair-raising to the hilarious.Haben defines disability as an opportunity for innovation. She learned non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to handling an electric saw. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Haben pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law, and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.Haben takes readers through a thrilling game of blind hide-and-seek in Louisiana, a treacherous climb up an iceberg in Alaska, and a magical moment with President Obama at The White House. Warm, funny, thoughtful, and uplifting, this captivating memoir is a testament to one womans determination to find the keys to connection. Review Inspiring. The New York TimesA stirring memoir of love and resilience. Haben proves there are no limits for living joyously in the world. A fierce, glorious advocate for equal opportunity, she demonstrates that accessibility for all benefits all. Her memoir is a soul-inspiring gift. Jewell Parker Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost BoysReading Habens story moved me in a way I didnt think was possible. Shes a gifted writer, and her story will teach you about strength, perseverance, and determination. This is a strong reminder to embrace the unknown, to stand up for yourself, and to never give up. Mashal Waqar, co-founder and COO, The TempestExtraordinary...Habens is a story of inspiration-and new American patriotism. She gives all of us fresh strength and hope. Lorene Cary, author of Black Ice and founder of Art SanctuaryWhat makes Habens prodigious story even more remarkable is that shes not satisfied with being inspiring. Because she knows that achievement only happens when there is more than the support of individual extraordinary people, she pushes institutions and leaders in the academy, the government, and in big tech to widen the corridors of power and opportunity. Her intersectional approach to her work as an advocate for the disabled and as a Deafblind daughter of refugees refuses tokenization and demands true inclusion. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 9.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; line-height: 11.1px; font: 11.0px Times}dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker, writer, and organizerGirma...is a talented narrator who captures defining moments in her life in a series of lyrical cameos. She writes with remarkable assurance and yet with a lightness of touch when tackling difficult issues. [A] profoundly important memoir. The TimesGently powerful...vivid...This really is just the beginning of what is likely to be a long and fascinating story. ForbesWith wit and passion, Haben, a disability rights lawyer, public speaker, and the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law, takes readers through her often unaccommod...

-Titulo Original : The Master The Long Run And Beautiful Game Of Roger Federer-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: Review Roger Federer is the most beautiful and balletic player Ive ever seen. In this entertaining and deeply researched book, Christopher Clarey, the top tennis writer of today, tells the story of how Federer became one of our sports greatest champions and how much harder it was than he made it look. Billie Jean King, former World No. 1 professional tennis player“Style married with substance. Heft married with levity. Polished, detail-oriented, executed with grace. Roger Federer gets the biography he deserves.” L. Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author of THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SPORTSRoger Federer plays tennis like Michelangelo painted: every stroke is perfection, the end result a masterpiece. Christopher Clarey captured just that. Martina Navratilova, former World No. 1 professional tennis playerChristopher Clarey is a rare combination: the consummate insider with an objective lens. With THE MASTER, he delivers a deep and enlightening view of Roger’s life and career that sports fans will be parsing for decades.” Jim Courier, former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam singles championAn iconic master in his own field, Christopher Clarey is the perfect writer to wrap up the gift that is Roger Federers career. Youre not going to get a better look into his life, personality, and character. Christopher got close but not too close to Roger to compromise his perspective on this great champion. He shows sides and layers of Roger through conversations and stories that we have never been privy to before. I have deep respect for Christophers fair and thoughtful journalism. Chris Evert, American former world No. 1 tennis player and winner of 18 Grand Slam singles championshipsChristopher Clarey follows Roger Federer from insecure teen to mature champion who takes his family with him on the road and loves visiting new places. It takes a master to know a master. Among the many highlights of this valuable biography: informed glimpses of other great stars in Federer’s long career. George Vecsey, New York Times sports columnist and bestselling author of MARTINA and LORETTA LYNN: COAL MINERS DAUGHTERPerhaps no athletic figure of the past half century has so thoroughly captured the imagination of the worldwide public quite like Roger Federer. In this compelling book, the cerebral Christopher Clarey takes us behind the scenes to examine Federer across the board and up close as a man of deep sensitivity, a champion of singular creativity and a transcendent sports figure. Steve Flink, leading tennis historian and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, author of THE GREATEST TENNIS MATCH OF ALL TIME“With the same elegance and excellence that defined Roger Federer’s great career, Christopher Clarey has chronicled the making of a legend. THE MASTER is a truly enjoyable deep dive into the qualities that set Federer apart from the rest.” Mike Tirico, host of NBC SportsChristopher Clarey, the longtime tennis correspondent for the New York Times and International Herald Tribune, has crafted a treat not just for Roger Federer fans, but for tennis aficionados who revel in behind-the-scenes details of life on the tour, strategy on the court and the evolution of a tennis star. From his various conversations with and about Federer over more than 20 years covering him, Clarey zeroes in on the formative places, people and matches in Federer’s journey to the top. Through his coaches, his friends, his rivals, his idols, and Federer himself, THE MASTER travels the world creating time capsules for a golden era of tennis. Naila-Jean Meyers, former New York Times tennis editorMagnificent. THE MASTER is awash in absorbing stories, history and assimilation, and the kind of insider insights that only Chris Clarey could provide. His words are as elegant and graceful as his subject. Mary Carillo, Olympic correspondent and tennis analyst, NBC SportsTHE MASTER is a book we’ve been waiting for, for year...

-Titulo Original : Columbine-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: Ten years in the works, a masterpiece of reportage, this is the definitive account of the Columbine massacre, its aftermath, and its significance, from the acclaimed journalist who followed the story from the outset. The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror . . . So begins a new epilogue, illustrating how Columbine became the template for nearly two decades of spectacle murders. It is a false script, seized upon by a generation of new killers. In the wake of Newtown, Aurora, and Virginia Tech, the imperative to understand the crime that sparked this plague grows more urgent every year. What really happened April 20, 1999? The horror left an indelible stamp on the American psyche, but most of what we know is wrong. It wasnt about jocks, Goths, or the Trench Coat Mafia. Dave Cullen was one of the first reporters on scene, and spent ten years on this book-widely recognized as the definitive account. With a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen, he draws on mountains of evidence, insight from the worlds leading forensic psychologists, and the killers own words and drawings-several reproduced in a new appendix. Cullen paints raw portraits of two polar opposite killers. They contrast starkly with the flashes of resilience and redemption among the survivors. Expanded with a New Epilogue Review Salon magazines Dave Cullen has been on top of the Columbine story from the start... We dont like our evil to be banal. Ten years after Columbine, it only now may be sinking in that the psychopathic killers were not jock-hating dorks from a Trench Coat Mafia, or, as ABC News maintained at the time, part of a dark, underground national phenomenon known as the Gothic movement. In the new bestseller COLUMBINE, the journalist Dave Cullen reaffirms that Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were instead ordinary American teenagers who worked at the local pizza joint, loved their parents and were popular among their classmates. Frank Rich, The New York TimesDave Cullen is the Dante of this high school hell. I came away from it thinking of Jack Nicholson hollering You want the truth? You cant handle the truth! Read this quietly powerful account of Columbine and find out if you can. Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and The Shakespeare WarsHalf the anguish of Columbine is our mystification. How did those boys get so twisted, so murderous? Now, after nine years of great reporting, Dave Cullen has done the impossible: you will know these killers -- and it will shake you up. This is a big-time work that will endure. Richard Ben Cramer, author of Joe DiMaggio and What It TakesIn this remarkable account of the April 20, 1999, Columbine High School shooting, journalist Cullen not only dispels several of the prevailing myths about the event but tackles the hardest question of all: why did it happen? Drawing on extensive interviews, police reports and his own reporting, Cullen meticulously pieces together what happened when 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 13 people before turning their guns on themselves.... Cullen expertly balances the psychological analysis-enhanced by several of the nations leading experts on psychopathology-with an examination of the shootings effects on survivors, victims families and the Columbine community. Readers will come away from Cullens unflinching account with a deeper understanding of what drove these boys to kill, even if the answers arent easy to stomach. Publishers Weekly, Starred ReivewComprehensive...Its a book that hits you like a crime scene photo, a reminder of what journalism at its best is all about. Cullen knows his material from the inside; he covered Columbine, for Salon and Slate primarily, beginning around noon on the day of the attack. But if this gives him a certain purchase on the story, his perspective is what resonates. LA TimesCullens book is a nerve-wracking, methodical and ...

-Titulo Original : Storynomics Story-driven Marketing In The Post-advertising World-Fabricante : Twelve-Descripcion Original: Based on the hottest, most in-demand seminar offered by the legendary story master Robert McKee -- Storynomics translates the lessons of storytelling in business into economic and leadership success. Robert McKees popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Academy Awards and Emmy Awards runs off the page. The cornerstone of his program is his singular book, Story, which has defined how we talk about the art of story creation. Now in Storynomics, McKee partners with digital marketing expert and Skyword CEO Tom Gerace to map a path for brands seeking to navigate the rapid decline of interrupt advertising. After successfully guiding organizations as diverse as Samsung, Marriott International, Philips, Microsoft, Nike, IBM, and Siemens to transform their marketing from an ad-centric to story-centric approach, McKee and Gerace now bring this knowledge to business leaders and entrepreneurs alike. Drawing from dozens of story-driven strategies and case studies taken from leading B2B and B2C brands, Storynomics demonstrates how original storytelling delivers results that surpass traditional advertising. How will brands and their customers connect in the future? Storynomics provides the answer. Review PRAISE FOR STORYNOMICS AND ROBERT MCKEEEssential reading for any company looking to build a loyal audience through great storytelling. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Simon Mulcahy, Chief Marketing Officer, SalesforceStorynomics should be required training for every marketer -- regardless of level or industry. It is truly a special treat to learn from these masters of storytelling. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}David Beebe, Emmy-winning Producer, Brand Storyteller; Former VP, Global Creative and Content Marketing & Founder of Marriott Content Studio, Marriott InternationalWe have worked with Robert McKee for over five years and his Storynomics techniques have opened the door to our innovation and growth. A must read! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Robert J. DeKoch, President & COO, The BOLDT CompanyIf you want a clear and concise look at how modern brands are connecting with their customers today, Storynomics is it. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Brian Moody, Executive Editor, AutotraderSome look at recent upheavals in the marketing landscape and see shrinking opportunities, rising costs, and distracted, indifferent audiences. Storynomics is written for another group: those who see in these changes an opportunity to tell a deeper, more personal story to their audiences. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Pat Partridge, Chief Marketing Officer, Western Governors UniversityMcKee is the worlds best-known and most respected lecturer of Storytelling Arts. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Wall Street JournalMcKee and Gerace are storytelling whizzes who give great advice and great supporting stories. Their tips and recommendations are simple to follow with a step-by-step methodology. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Eduardo Arteaga, AVP of Digital Marketing, US BancorpBetween ad blockers, skippable commercials, and everything in between, marketers need to evolve to market in a form that is accepted by potential customers. Storynomics provides a blueprint marketing strategy that helps you connect to your audience in a meaningful way. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica Neue; color: #454545}Jessica Snavely, Director Performance Marketing, Automattic About the Author Robert McKee, a Fulbright Scholar, is the worlds most sought-after lecturer ...