-Titulo Original : Disease-proof Slash Your Risk Of Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, And More--by 80 Percent-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: “If you want to build better health and a better future, this book makes an excellent tool kit.”-David A. Kessler, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the FDA It sometimes seems as if everyone around us is being diagnosed with a chronic illness-and that we might soon join them. In Disease-Proof, leading specialist in preventive medicine Dr. David Katz draws upon the latest scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience to explain how we can slash our risk of every major chronic disease-heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, dementia, and obesity-by an astounding 80%. Dr. Katz arms us with skillpower: a proven, user-friendly set of tools that helps us make simple behavioral changes that have a tremendous effect on our health and well-being. Inspiring, groundbreaking, and prescriptive, Disease-Proof proves making lasting lifestyle changes is easier than we think. Review “David Katz is among my most respected colleagues. When it comes to using lifestyle as medicine, there simply isn’t a higher authority. In Disease-Proof, Dr. Katz advances a mission we share: empowering people to use what we know about the power of lifestyle to promote health. This is an important book.”-Mehmet Oz, MD “By offering insight into the hidden and not-so-hidden threats to our collective waistlines and our health and providing step-by-step advice to reverse the current obesity epidemic and the chronic diseases that go with it, Disease-Proof will empower readers to take control of their current and future health. Anyone whos interested in protecting themselves and their loved ones from these problems will want to read this book-sooner not later.-Dean Ornish, MD, author of The Spectrum “Powerful…. Disease-Proof provides much practical wisdom about learning and applying the skills of a healthy lifestyle.”-Ed Dodge, MD, MPH, ThePowerofLifestyle “At a time when 75 percent of our health care spending is for preventable, chronic diseases, and when we are facing an epidemic of legal drug dependency, Disease-Proof is a book we desperately need -- a reminder that, in more ways than we may realize, our health is in our hands. Dr. Katzs conclusion that we all have the ability to lead healthier lives is sensible, well-reasoned, empowering, and based on the latest scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience.”-- Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group “Disease-Proof helps level the playing field between those who may have vast wealth and resources they can employ in order to attain better quality food and expert trainers, and those who may not have the time or money to ‘outsource’ their health.”-NaturallySavvy “Dr. Katz knows how challenging the pursuit of both health and a healthy weight can be. He also has a unique ability to convert his knowledge and insights into practical programs and tools - a talent richly displayed in Disease-Proof. If you want to build better health and a better future, this book makes an excellent tool kit.”-David A. Kessler, MD, former Commissioner, FDA and author of The End of Overeating Comprehensive, accessible, and indispensable, Disease-Proof makes a compelling case for how we can reclaim our medical destinies and prevent many of the chronic diseases that are currently afflicting adults and children alike. Its an urgently needed wake-up call for millions of Americans who believe their health is largely beyond their control.-David Satcher, MD, PhD, former Surgeon General and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and founder of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine “ Disease-Proof is not only about knowing what to do to stay healthy; it’s also about developing the skills to apply that knowledge. Katz and Colino make the skills look easy. I especially appreciate how they encourage readers to take responsibility for the health of...

-Titulo Original : A Primer Of Freudian Psychology-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Culled from forty years of writing by the founder of psychoanalysis, A Primer Of Freudian Psychology introduces Freuds theories on the dynamics and development of the human mind. Hall also provides a brief biography of Sigmund Freud and examines how he arrived at his groundbreaking conclusions. In discussing the elements that form personality, the author explains the pioneer thinkers ideas on defense mechanisms, the channeling of instinctual drives, and the role of sex in male and female maturation. Lucid, illuminating, and instructive, this is an important book for all who seek to understand human behavior, in themselves and others. About the Author Calvin S. Hall held teaching posts at several universities including Case-Western Reserve, Syracuse University, the University of Miami, Reserve University, and was Professor Emeritus at the University of California in Santa Cruz...

-Titulo Original : The Mcdougall Program 12 Days To Dynamic Health-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: A groundbreaking diet book from the bestselling author of The Starch Solution and The Healthiest Diet on the Planet Dr. John McDougall, bestselling author and creator of the nationally renowned diet and exercise program at the St. Helena Hospital in Deer Park, California, introduces his remarkable twelve-day plan. Building on the idea that the traditional meat-rich American diet is hazardous to our health, Dr. McDougall has developed a medically sound, low-fat, starch-based diet that not only facilitates weight loss but also reverses serious illness, without drugs, and provides a broad range of dramatic and lasting health benefits. Step-by-step, he takes you through his revolutionary new program, providing: * Over 130 easy-to-prepare recipes * Delicious day-by-day menus * Suggestions for healthful dining out Plus a comprehensive listing of health problems from arthritis to ulcer disease, comparing the traditional, often drastic medical approach and The McDougall Programs nutritionally based alternative. As featured in the book and movie Forks and Knives, John A McDougall delivers a powerful and effective food regiment. Review Dr. John McDougall is a true pioneer in using low-fat vegetarian diets to treat and help prevent a variety of diseases. -Dr. Dean Ornish, bestselling author of Dr. Dean Ornishs Program for Reversing Heart Disease This book is not just another diet book. It is, perhaps, the best practical guide to nutritional well-beig ever written. -T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., director of the China Health Project, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University Its a wonderful book! -William C. Roberts, M.D., editor in chief of The American Journal of Cardiology Excellent guidance … Recent studies have shown the value of radical dietary changes in potentially reversing heart disease.-Robert E. Kowalski, bestselling author of The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure A bountiful supply of nutritional self-help information … For people who are just now being initiated into taking charge of their own lives, overcoming disease, and maximizing wellness, this is the essential first step. … Dr. McDougall will be taking his place along with Carlton Fredericks, Linus Pauling, and Adelle Davis. -Gary Null Ph.D., author of A Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition About the Author John McDougall, M.D., is the author of many previous books, including The McDougall Program, The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss, and The New McDougall Cookbook. His latest title is The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best. He is the founder and director of the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital in Napa Valley, California, and has a nationally syndicated television show as well as a weekly radio program. He lives in Santa Rosa, California...

-Titulo Original : The Mcdougall Program For Maximum Weight Loss-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: From the bestselling author of The Starch Solution and The Healthiest Diet on the Planet“You never have to be fat or hungry again.”- Your Health Lose weight, eat as much as you want, feel healthy, and look great. This may sound like an impossible dream, but with The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss it is a dream come true for thousands of people. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. John A. McDougall draws on the latest scientific and medical information about nutrition, metabolism, and hunger to provide a simple weight-loss plan. Featuring more than 100 healthy and delicious recipes by Mary McDougall and packed with all the information and encouragement you need, this total weight-loss program also brings you: * Studies and documentation on the McDougall approach * The secrets of carbohydrates, your metabolism, and weight loss * The truth about fat-in your diet and on your body * Complete McDougall menu plans and cooking methods * Supermarket shopping guides * How to deal with eating disorders * Dining out information * And more! “Its rewards include not just a slimmer figure but enhanced physical vitality, mental clarity, and self-esteem.”-Bookpage Review “Lifesaving information.” -Dean Ornish, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Spectrum “Dr. John McDougall turns the toxic stew of American diets into vegetable garden broth.”- Sonoma Business News “Scientific understanding of good nutrition is but one step; putting it into practice is quite another. John and Mary McDougall have done both.”- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., co-author of The China Study, professor Emeritus, Cornell University, and Karen Campbell “The McDougalls’ work is wonderful… a gateway to greater health and better living.”- John and Deo Robbins, founders of EarthSave “Dr. John McDougall pushes lifestyle changes that keep your belly full and your tummy flat.”- Niagara Gazette “More compelling reasons for health-conscious individuals to switch to a high-carbohydrate diet.”- Richmond Mirror “You never have to be fat or hungry again.”- Your Health “Its rewards include not just a slimmer figure but enhanced physical vitality, mental clarity, and self-esteem.”- Bookpage About the Author John McDougall, M.D., is the author of many previous books, including The McDougall Program, The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss, and The New McDougall Cookbook. He is also the author of The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best. He is the founder and director of the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital in Napa Valley, California, and has a nationally syndicated television show as well as a weekly radio program. He lives in Santa Rosa, California...

-Titulo Original : A Box Of Bunny Suicides-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Rabbits. We’ll never quite know why, but sometimes they decide they’ve just had enough of this world. A Box of Bunny Suicides follows over two hundred bunnies as they find ever more outlandish ways to do themselves in. From an encounter with the business end of Darth Vader’s light saber to hiding under an elephant’s footstool, no stone goes unturned (or undropped, or uncatapulted) as these twisted little cuties sign off in style. A Box of Bunny Suicides combines Andy Riley’s two cult favorite books, The Book of Bunny Suicides and The Return of the Bunny Suicides, and will appeal to anyone intouch with their darker side. Review Brilliantly researchedaone of the most important books of the year. (Hugh Grant) Watership Down for the deeply sick. Very imaginative, very funny, very worrying if you are the authoras mother. (Richard Curtis) Itas the funniest, bunniest book Iave ever read. (Elton John) Brilliantly researched?one of the most important books of the year. (Hugh Grant) Watership Down for the deeply sick. Very imaginative, very funny, very worrying if you are the authors mother. (Richard Curtis) Its the funniest, bunniest book I?ve ever read. (Elton John) Brilliantly researchedone of the most important books of the year. (Hugh Grant) Watership Down for the deeply sick. Very imaginative, very funny, very worrying if you are the authors mother. (Richard Curtis) Its the funniest, bunniest book Ive ever read. (Elton John) Brilliantly researched -- one of the most important books of the year. (Hugh Grant) Watership Down for the deeply sick. Very imaginative, very funny, very worrying if you are the authors mother. (Richard Curtis) Its the funniest, bunniest book Ive ever read. (Elton John) About the Author Andy Riley is a scriptwriter for television and film. His credits include Trigger Happy TV, Smack the Pony, Black Books, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award-winning Robbie the Reindeer, and the new Disney animated film Gnomeo and Juliet-with a score by Tim Rice and Elton John. He draws a weekly comic strip called “Roasted” for The Observer magazine...

-Titulo Original : Poorlier Drawn Lines-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Don’t Miss Poorly Drawn Lines on Cake, airing on FX and streaming on FX on Hulu!From New York Times bestselling author and artist Reza Farazmand, a new collection of absurdist, insightful comics about surviving friendships, foes, and all of lifes little quirks in the age of technology. Poorlier Drawn Lines is the hilarious third installment of Reza Farazmands New York Times bestselling Poorly Drawn Lines series. It follows up his 2017 hit Comics for a Strange World, and takes place in the same bizarre, now utterly beloved universe with familiar characters Rezas devoted fans love. This new collection from the webcomic artist brings his signature snark and poignant observations of these singularly strange and confusing times. In the world of Poorly Drawn Lines, nothing is too weird or too outlandish for parody. Featuring brand-new content alongside some of the most popular comics of the past year, Poorlier Drawn Lines will be the perfect gift for the nerds in your life. About the Author Reza Farazmand is a New York Times-bestselling author, comedy writer, and creator of the popular internet comic series Poorly Drawn Lines. He has published four books, including the graphic novel City Monster and the comic and essay collection Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas and Amazing Stories, along with two followup collections: Comics for a Strange World and Poorlier Drawn Lines. His work has been featured in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Adventure Time comics, Buzzfeed, NPR, and on Comedy Central. He lives and draws in Los Angeles...

-Titulo Original : Find It, Fix It, Flip It! Make Millions In Real Estate--one House At A Time-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Michael Corbett is the best selling author and Real Estate Expert for NBCs EXTRA, EXTRAs Mansions and Millionaires, ABCs THE VIEW, FOX News and GOOD DAY LA. He a regular contributor to CNN, TIME , SMART MONEY Magazine, FOX Business, Real Estate and BankRate . Michael is also the real estate expert and contributor to the real estate website Trula In this book he shares his strategies, tips, and never-before-revealed insider techniques that have helped him make a fortune in real estate no matter what the market is doing! Especially in Todays Market, it is essential to lean how to be smart, safe and conservative when flipping. This book is for aspiring flippers, first-time home buyers, or any homeowner who wants to create big profits and own their ultimate dream home mortgage free! Starting with the essentials, Corbett shares how to crunch the numbers to instantly determine a houses profit potential. He teaches you how to streer clear of the no money down gurus by teaching you the safe and practical strategies you need to know in this market. He then covers every step from purchase to sale: Learn to take advantage of Todays Market opportunites Get the profit-making house at the price you can afford Make the improvements that make you millions Insider secrets that save you thousands Safeguard your profits from the markets ups and downs Sell your home tax free and pocket the profits Filled with practical tips, illustrated with before-and-after case studies and easy to use charts and worksheets, Find It, Fix It, Flip It! offers the insider expertise needed to tap into an exciting and potentially limitless source of income and financial independence. Lean Real Estate the Right Way! From Booklist Much has been written about real estate these days, from inflated prices to the softening of the market. It can be difficult to sort the good from the bad, the reality from the hyperbole, but Corbett, television host and actor, manages to relay practical use-it-now information. Whats his gig? Insider-type information and established methods that will drive successful deals. His hints include controlling every step of the process; including a closet for each room legally to be considered a bedroom; upgrading to high-tech digital thermostats; and avoiding FSBOs (for sale by owners). Before-and-after photographs enliven a fairly high-powered text, as do a bundle of flip tips and trade secrets. Occasionally, self-help verbiage creeps in, such as give yourself the power to accomplish anything you set your sights on. Otherwise, chock-full of value-added information--enough, perhaps, to overcome a saggy real-estate venture. Barbara Jacobs Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Review What sets this book apart is fixing up a rundown house by not only adding value, also improving the buyers lifestyle. On my scale of one to 10, this superb new book, which cannot be recommended too highly, rates an off-the-chart 12.--Miami Herald Armed with an effective strategy and empowering psychology, Michael Corbett shows us how to turn passion into profit. --Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken The Giant Within About the Author Michael Corbett is the Real Estate and Lifestyle host of the nationally syndicated newsmagazine EXTRA. Utilizing his expertise in Real Estate, Home and Lifestyle, Corbett Hosts, created and produces NBCs EXTRAS MANSIONS AND MILLIONAIRES! An accomplished Best Selling Author, Michael is sharing his real estate expertise with his top selling books, Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate....One House at a Time! and Ready, Set Sold!: How to Get Your House Sold Fast - for Top Dollar! (Penguin Group Publishing). His books have been on the Business Weeks Best Seller List for 18 consecutive months! And garnered his books the prestigious honor of being voted one of PUBLISHER...

-Titulo Original : Jim Cramers Get Rich Carefully-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Mad Money host Jim Cramer shows you how to invest your savings and turn them into real, lasting wealth. Tired of phony promises about getting rich quickly? How about trying something different? How about going for lasting wealth-and doing it the cautious way? In Get Rich Carefully, Jim Cramer draws on his unparalleled knowledge of the stock market to help you navigate our recovering economy and make big money without taking big risks. In plain English, Cramer lays it on the line. No-waffling, no on-the-one-hand-or-the-other hedging, just the straight stuff. He names names, highlights individual and sector plays, identifies the long-term investing themes-and explains how to develop the discipline you need to exploit them. An invaluable personal finance book, Get Rich Carefully is your guide to turning your savings into real, lasting wealth in a practical, highly readable, and entertaining way. Review *The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller*“Look to this book for guiding principles rather than specific stock tips … Forget about getting rich quick: The new investment climate, writes Mad Money host Cramer, is “treacherous…bizarre stock movements have become the staple, if not the hallmark, of this era.” Cramer, formerly known for his exuberant approach … has since taken a visibly more deliberate approach to the matter. This new book reflects his caution ... Cramer’s long list of dos and don’ts (Relative valuations don’t justify a purchase”; “Stop falling in love with your stocks”) is worth the price of the book.”-Kirkus “In highly accessible language, Cramer explains how the stock market is influenced by economic data, Fed policy, world events, the actions of hedge funds, and the trend toward sector funds even when the underlying fundamentals of a stock remain stable. Drawing on his long experience, both mistakes and successes, Cramer demystifies the stock market and offers sound investing advice and an insightful overview of the market for cautious investors.” - Booklist“Jim is a whirlwind, a true force of nature. He embodies not only the strongest work ethic extant (something Omega Advisors Lee Cooperman taught me is at the epicenter of investment success) but in my decades in the investment business I know of no other person that possesses the breadth of knowledge about individual stocks. He is a reservoir of information…And that is why Jim Cramers Get Rich Carefully … is a must-read…My advice? Run, dont walk, to read Jim Cramers Get Rich Carefully. Booyah!”-Doug Kass, TheStreet “Who wouldnt want to Get Rich Carefully, as the title of Jim Cramers new book promises? The stock market may seem scary, but Cramer says you can make money with research, logic and prudence….Whether Cramers advice will make you a boatload of money or not, his rational explanations make stocks seem less intimidating.”-Jessica Gresko, Associated Press “Careful isnt the word that usually comes to mind when investors think of Jim Cramer…[b]ut Cramer says his show has changed, and his newest book reflects this epiphany. Cramer is now professing a different, more traditional, approach to the stock picking.”-USA Today“A must-read… My advice? Run, dont walk, to read Jim Cramers Get Rich Carefully.”-Doug Kass, TheStreet “Inspiring … even investors on the wrong side of Wall Street’s recent shakeups may find the courage to get back in the game.” -Publishers Weekly “[Cramer] is the greatest public generator of excitement and knowledge about the market today.” -David Denby, The New Yorker About the Author James Cramer is a former journalist and hedge fund manager, who is now television’s top-rated financial guru. He lives in New York City. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Author’s NoteAs I put this book to bed, I know we are in for still another year during which Washington will provide no rest for the weary. This book is about getting rich carefull...

-Titulo Original : The 3% Signal The Investing Technique That Will Change Your Life-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Take the stress out of investing with this revolutionary new strategy from the author of The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing, now in its fifth edition In todays troubling economic times, the quality of our retirement depends upon our own portfolio management. But for most of us, investing can be stressful and confusing, especially when supposedly expert predictions fail. Enter The 3% Signal. Simple and effective, Kellys plan can be applied to any type of account, including 401(k)s -- and requires only fifteen minutes of strategizing per quarter. No stress. No noise. No confusion. By targeting three percent growth and adjusting holdings to meet that goal, even novice investors can level the financial playing field and ensure a secure retirement free from the stress of noisy advice that doesnt work. The plans simple technique cuts through the folly of human emotion by reacting intelligently to price changes and automatically buying low and selling high. Relayed in the same easy-to-understand language that has made The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing such a staple in the investing community, The 3% Signal is sure to become your most trusted guide to investing success. Review We often hear, and have come to believe, that models beat experts. Kelly offers the individual investor a simple, mechanical model that instills discipline, removes a lot of self-sabotaging emotion, and has a good track record. Will it continue to outperform? Actually, it just might.-Brenda Jubin, Reading The Markets book review at Investing and ValueWalk From the Author Two New Terms from the Book3Sig: Shorthand for The 3% Signal, both the books title and the technique it describes.Z-val: Shorthand introduced in The 3% Signal forzero-validity forecasters and zero-validity environment. The latterphrase was coined by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, where he wrote that stock pickers and political scientists who makelong-term forecasts operate in a zero-validity environment. Theirfailures reflect the basic unpredictability of the events that they tryto forecast. This is why stock market forecasters are proven to sportan accuracy rate of about 50 percent, same as a coin toss ... yet theycontinue forecasting.Quote from the BookYoull discover how to check inquarterly to see whether the stock funds growth is below target, ontarget, or above target, then move money in the appropriate directionbetween the stock fund and the bond fund. This action, using theunperturbed clarity of prices alone, automates the investmentmasterstroke of buying low and selling high -- with no z-val interference of any kind.Reader Review Highlights3Sig is, in my opinion, a move to improve upon dollar-cost averaging and indexing. While I am oversimplifying 3Sig by saying that, and there is more to it, I think that vaguely explains the idea to the uninitiated reader. By and large, I do believe that Kelly has mostly succeeded in this improvement. -- Scott W. McMurray IIIn Kellys model, prices tell you exactly how to adjust things so that you do buy low and sell high atgiven intervals -- and without deluding yourself that you can predictwhat the market will do. -- David G. DeutschI trade options for a living (my own account). After reading the book I am now using his strategy on a portion of my portfolio. Overall, the strategy is good for the passive investor or full time trader. If anyone is skeptical, you may like to know that I have backtested Kellys 3% strategy versus many other strategies (Covered Calls, Selling Puts, etc) and his strategy constantly outperforms over the long run. -- John WilsonThis is the one and only book I recommend relative to equities because, frankly, its perfect. You quit listening, and start managing. Systematically. Four times per year. Meanwhile, you spend your newfound time on the rest of your life and leave y...

-Titulo Original : Average Is Over Powering America Beyond The Age Of The Great Stagnation-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation. The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three quarters of the jobs created here pay only marginally more than minimum wage. Why is there growth only at the top and the bottom? Economist and bestselling author Tyler Cowen explains that high earners are taking ever more advantage of machine intelligence and achieving ever-better results. Meanwhile, nearly every business sector relies less and less on manual labor, and that means a steady, secure life somewhere in the middle-average-is over. In Average is Over, Cowen lays out how the new economy works and identifies what workers and entrepreneurs young and old must do to thrive in this radically new economic landscape. Review Praise for Average is Over“A lively and worryingly prophetic read... some of the most talked-about issues in present-day America... observations that are genuinely enlightening, interesting, and underappreciated”-The Daily Beast “A book that is gripping policy makers in Washington… An engaging and eclectic thinker.”-The Sunday Times “Cowen’s book represents a fundamental challenge.”-Wall Street Journal “A buckle-your-seatbelts, swiftly moving tour of the new economic landscape.”-Kirkus Reviews About the Author TYLER COWEN is a professor of economics at George Mason University. His blog, Marginal Revolution, is one of the world’s most influential economics blogs. He also writes for the New York Times, Financial Times and The Economist and is the cofounder of Marginal Revolution University. The author of five previous books, Cowen lives in Fairfax, Virginia. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1Work and Wages in iWorld his book is far from all good news. Being young and having no job remains stubbornly common. Wages for young people fortunate enough to get a job have gone down. Inflation-adjusted wages for young high school graduates were 11 percent higher in 2000 than they were more than a decade later, and inflation-adjusted wages of young college graduates (four years only) have fallen by more than 5 percent. Unemployment rates for young college graduates have been running for years now in the neighborhood of 10 percent and underemployment rates near 20 percent. The sorry truth is that a lot of young people are facing diminished job opportunities, even several years after the formal end of the recession in 2009, when the economy began to once again expand after a historic contraction.Many people are seeing the erosion of their economic futures. The labor market troubles of the young-which you can observe in many countries-are a harbinger of the new world of work to come.Lacking the right training means being shut out of opportunities like never before.At the same time, the very top earners, who often have advanced postsecondary degrees, are earning much more. Average is over is the catchphrase of our age, and it is likely to apply all the more to our future.This maxim will apply to the quality of your job, to your earnings, to where you live, to your education and to the education of your children, and maybe even to your most intimate relationships. Marriages, families, businesses, countries, cities, and regions all will see a greater split in material outcomes; namely, they will either rise to the top in terms of quality or make do with unimpressive results.These trends stem from some fairly basic and hard-to-reverse forces: the increasing productivity of intelligent machines, economic globalization, and the split of modern economies into both very stagnant sectors and some very dynamic sectors. Consider the iPhone. The iPhone is...

-Titulo Original : Stir My Broken Brain And The Meals That Brought Me Home-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: A national bestseller and winner of a Living Now Book Award, Stir is an exquisite memoir about how food connects us to ourselves, our lives, and each other. At 28, Jessica Fechtor was happily immersed in graduate school and her young marriage, and thinking about starting a family. Then one day, she went for a run and an aneurysm burst in her brain. She nearly died. She lost her sense of smell, the sight in her left eye, and was forced to the sidelines of the life she loved.Jessica’s journey to recovery began in the kitchen as soon as she was able to stand at the stovetop and stir. There, she drew strength from the restorative power of cooking and baking. Written with intelligence, humor, and warmth, Stir is a heartfelt examination of what it means to nourish and be nourished. Woven throughout the narrative are 27 recipes for dishes that comfort and delight. For readers of M.F.K.Fisher, Molly Wizenberg, and Tamar Adler, as well as Oliver Sacks, Jill Bolte Taylor, and Susannah Cahalan, Stir is sure to inspire, and send you straight to the kitchen. Review “Pairing food with the nightmare of surviving a brain aneurysm shouldnt work-but under Jessica Fechtors wise and wonderful narration, the pairing not only works, it shines.-Susannah Cahalan, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire “Jessica Fechtor writes with remarkable lucidity, courage, and grace about the darkest and brightest moments a person can know. Stir will feed you, even after the last page is turned.-Molly Wizenberg, creator of Orangette and author of the New York Times bestseller A Homemade Life “Utterly captivating, engrossing, un-put-down-ably, terrifyingly magnificent. In a world filled with dross, Stir is breathtaking.”-Elissa Altman, author of Poor Man’s Feast “Written with the flare of a novelist and the precision of an academic, Stir is a brave, beautiful narrative of illness and recovery. But it is not only that. It is a meditation on food and the kitchen, what it means to cook, and how the choices we make at the table can define who we are - and who we want to be.”-Molly Birnbaum, author of Season to Taste “Fechtors gentle lyricism cannot hide her fierce determination not only to survive, but to flourish.-Luisa Weiss, creator of The Wednesday Chef and author of My Berlin Kitchen “Stir is a beautiful, sometimes sad, often heart-lifting story of putting back together what has fallen apart. It is a poignant reminder of how inexorably tied our hearts and minds are to our stomachs, and what a blessing that can be.”-Tamar Adler, author of An Everlasting Meal “Though Stir winds us through Ms. Fechtor’s illness, its complications and ultimately her recovery, this book isn’t a tale of sickness and health. And though it is filled with inviting concoctions…it isn’t merely a book about food and how to make it. Rather, it’s a recipe for living a life of meaning and an homage to the people in her life who nourished her.”-Wall Street Journal “An inspiring journey, with recipes. With a novelist’s touch, Fechtor chronicles her recovery from a brain aneurysm that hit her as a Harvard graduate student at 28, sending her life on a far different path than she had imagined.”-Seattle Times “Charmingly peppered with personal recipes, [STIR] thoroughly inspired readers and immersed them in Fechtor’s life against all odds.”-Elle “Jessica Fechtor blends the story of her near-fatal brain aneurysm with recipes as if its a natural combination. And for someone with her optimism and modesty, it is. A feel good memoir.”-Shelf Awareness “Beautiful”-Pyschcentral “With warmth, humor and clarity, she explains in Stir how cooking helped her to reclaim her life.”-Columbus Dispatch “Reading the book, I was compelled to reach for a pen every few pages, to underline things I didn’t want to forget - things I had to remember.“-The Forward “Fechtor writes beautifully and is a warm, gracious guide through her own ...

-Titulo Original : Everythings Trash, But Its Okay-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: DON’T MISS PHOEBE ROBINSON’S COMEDY SERIES EVERYTHING’S TRASH-COMING SOON TO FREEFORM!New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens Phoebe Robinson is back with a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and the dumpster fire that is our world.Wouldnt it be great if life came with instructions? Of course, but like access to Michael B. Jordans house, none of us are getting any. Thankfully, Phoebe Robinson is ready to share everything she has experienced to prove that if you can laugh at her topsy-turvy life, you can laugh at your own.Written in her trademark unfiltered and witty style, Robinsons latest collection is a call to arms. Outfitted with on-point pop culture references, these essays tackle a wide range of topics: giving feminism a tough-love talk on intersectionality, telling societys beauty standards to kick rocks, and calling foul on our cultures obsession with work. Robinson also gets personal, exploring money problems shes hidden from her parents, how dating is mainly a warmed-over bowl of hot mess, and definitely most important, meeting Bono not once, but twice. Shes struggled with being a woman with a political mind and a woman with an ever-changing jeans size. She knows about trash because she sees it every day--and because shes seen roughly one hundred thousand hours of reality TV and zero hours of Schindlers List.With the intimate voice of a new best friend, Everythings Trash, But Its Okay is a candid perspective for a generation that has had the rug pulled out from under it too many times to count. Review Praise for Everythings Trash, But Its Okay“Phoebe Robinson brings her infectious charm and utterly delightful sense of humor to her second essay collection, Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay. From body image to contemporary feminism to our culture of overwork, Robinson offers deft cultural criticism and hilarious personal anecdotes that will make readers laugh, cringe, and cry. Everything may indeed be trash but writing like this reminds us that we’re gonna make it through all the terrible things with honesty, laughter, and faith.”-Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author“[Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay] is an irresistible mash-up of stream-of-consciousness venting and measured appraisals of everything from white feminism to Bono.” -Natalie Kitroeff, The New York Times“[Robinson’s] like your own approachably honest bestie - the kind you’d want riding shotgun on a cross-country road trip so that her sneakily incisive tangents could stretch and weave like so many highway miles… Even when she gets serious, doling out hard-won insights about money, body shaming or the challenges interracial couples face, Robinson keeps her wits about her.” -Washington PostRobinson is like the Nora Ephron of the selfie generation.-PureWow“New York Times bestselling author Phoebe Robinson is out to inspire the entirety of the female population with this new collection of essays. Pushing women to take action instead of sitting on the sidelines, Robinson tackles topics of feminism, insane beauty standards, our cultures work ethic, and more....Told with confidence and light, this memoir is a go-to read for the modern woman.”-PopSugar“Her writing is insightful, free of pretense and full of humor. In an array of mediums, she combines an ability to laugh about some of her personal experiences and a willingness to learn from them all, so we can, too.” -Forbes 2 Dope Queens cohost and true badass Phoebe Robinson finds the funny in societal chaos in Everythings Trash, But Its Okay.-CosmopolitanRobinson spins stories that are laugh-out-loud funny yet carry an unmistakable undertone of seriousness regarding sexism and race relations.... [Her] side-splitting memoir will both entertain and empower her readers.-Publishers WeeklyPhoebe Robinsons particular set of skills as a humorist is on full display in her second book. Educate your...

-Titulo Original : Gone Til November A Journal Of Rikers Island-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: “Transfixing…[Wayne’s] prison diary is, above all, a testament to the irrepressibility of his charisma-his is a force that can never go dormant, even when it’s not plainly on display.” -The New YorkerFrom rap superstar Lil Wayne comes Gone ’Til November, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010.In 2010, recording artist Lil Wayne was at the height of his career. A fixture in the rap game for more than a decade, Lil Wayne (aka Weezy) had established himself as both a prolific musician and a savvy businessman, smashing long-held industry records, winning multiple Grammy Awards, and signing up-and-coming talent like Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money label. All of this momentum came to a halt when he was convicted of possession of a firearm and sentenced to a yearlong stay at Rikers Island. Suddenly, the artist at the top of his game was now an inmate at the mercy of the American penal system. At long last, Gone ’Til November reveals the true story of what really happened while Wayne was behind bars, exploring everything from his daily rituals to his interactions with other inmates to how he was able to keep himself motivated and grateful. Taken directly from Wayne’s own journal, this intimate, personal account of his incarceration is an utterly humane look at the man behind the artist. Review “Transfixing…[Wayne’s] prison diary is, above all, a testament to the irrepressibility of his charisma-his is a force that can never go dormant, even when it’s not plainly on display.”-The New YorkerInspiring ... an intimate and personal look into the mind of Lil Wayne.-New York Journal of Books [Wayne’s] slangy, informal tone shines vibrantly throughout … as an account of daily life in prison and its discontents, and as an exhortation to avoid incarceration, Gone Til November offers a rare perspective.-Shelf Awareness About the Author Having sold millions of albums worldwide and garnered four Grammy Awards, Lil Wayne is one of the most successful and critically lauded artists in hip hop. He released his first project at the age of twelve and went on to release his first solo album in 1999 when he was just seventeen. He released his first installment of his legendary Tha Carter series in 2004 before releasing three others, including the landmark Tha Carter III in 2008. Lil Wayne also holds the record for the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a male solo artist with 109 entries, having surpassed the record previously set by Elvis Presley. His most recent studio album, I Am Not A Human Being II, was released in 2013 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 charts. In 2015, Wayne released FWA (Free Weezy Album) exclusively on Tidal, where it was streamed a staggering ten million times within the first seven days alone. Outside of his iconic music career, Lil Wayne is the CEO of his own Young Money Records, as well as the successful apparel brand Trukfit. He also recently launched his own app, Lil Wayne: Sqvad Up...

-Titulo Original : Prime Obsession Bernhard Riemann And The Greatest Unsolved Problem In Mathematics-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: The definitive story of the Riemann Hypothesis, a fascinating and epic mathematical mystery that continues to challege the world.In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathematician, made a hypothesis while presenting a paper to the Berlin Academy titled “On the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity.” Today, after 150 years of careful research and exhaustive study, the Riemann Hyphothesis remains unsolved, with a one-million-dollar prize earmarked for the first person to conquer it.Alternating passages of extraordinarily lucid mathematical exposition with chapters of elegantly composed biography and history, Prime Obsession is a fascinating and fluent account of an epic mathematical mystery that continues to challenge and excite the world. Review Derbyshire’s attempt to take nonmathematicians into this subject had me on the edge of my seat.-Los Angeles Times Riemann and his colleagues come to life as real characters and not just adjectives for conjectures and theorems.-Scientific American About the Author JOHN DERBYSHIRE is a contributing editor for National Review, where he writes a regular column. He also contributes regularly to National Review Online and writes frequently for a number of other publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the American Conservative, the Washington Examiner, and the New Criterion. In addition to his opinion journalism, he writes on the subject of mathematics and is the author of the books Prime Obsession and Unknown Quantity. His novel, Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream, was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A native of England, Derbyshire now lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife and two children...

-Titulo Original : The Man In The Rockefeller Suit The Astonishing Rise And Spectacular Fall Of A Serial Impostor-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: “Forget fiction. Pop this jaw-dropper in your beach bag.” -USA Today This shocking expose goes behind the headlines to uncover the true story of Clark Rockefeller, wealthy scion of a great American family, who kidnapped his own daughter and vanished. The police and FBI were baffled. Tips poured in, but every lead was a dead end … because “Clark Rockefeller” did not exist. In a gripping work of investigative journalism, Mark Seal reveals how German native Christian Gerhartsreiter came to the United States, where he stepped in and out of identities for decades, eventually posing as a Rockefeller for twelve years, married to a wealthy woman who had no idea who he really was. Fast-paced, hypnotic, and now updated with more stunning details, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit chillingly reveals the audacity and cunning of a shape-shifting con man. Review “Has all the pace and drive of a suspense novel.” - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times“No mystery writer would script this-it’s too unbelievable. - The Christian Science Monitor“Impeccably reported.” - Los Angeles Times“Fascinating.” - People (four stars) About the Author Mark Seal is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where his piece on Gerhartsreiter was a finalist for a 2010 National Magazine Award. He is also the author of Wildflower. He lives in Aspen, Colorado. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. When the fingerprints came back from the lab, one thing was finally clear: the kidnapper was definitely not a Rockefeller. He was Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a forty-seven-year-old German immigrant who had come to America as a student in 1978. Shortly after his arrival, he disappeared into what the Boston district attorney would call “the longest con Ive seen in my professional career.” The elaborate, labyrinthine nature of Gerhartsreiters shapeshifting adventures, from the time he set foot in this country as a seventeen-year-old student right up to his disappearance, makes his story more bizarre than any gifted writer of fiction could possibly invent...

-Titulo Original : Company Aytch A Classic Memoir Of The Civil War-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Told from the point of view of an ordinary foot soldier, this personal memoir has been hailed as one of the liveliest, wittiest, and most significant commentaries ever written on the Civil War.Among the plethora of books about the Civil War, Company Aytch stands out for its uniquely personal view of the events as related by a most engaging writer-a man with Twain-like talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the Confederate army. Samuel Rush Watkins was a private in the confederate Army, a twenty-one-year-old Southerner from Tennessee who knew about war but had never experienced it firsthand. With the immediacy of a dispatch from the front lines, here are Watkins firsthand observations and recollections, from combat on the battlefields of Shiloh and Chickamauga to encounters with Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, from the tedium of grueling marches to the terror of fellow soldiers deaths, from breaking bread with a Georgia family to confronting the enemy eye to eye.By turns humorous and harrowing, fervent and philosophical, Company Aytch offers a rare and exhilarating glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who lived it-and lived to tell about it.This edition of Company Aytch also contains six previously uncollected articles by Sam Watkins, plus other valuable supplementary materials, including a map and period illustrations, a glossary of technical and military terms, a chronology of events, a concise history of Watkinss regiment, a biographical directory of individuals mentioned in the narrative, and geographic and topical indexes. Review Praise for Company Aytch“A memoir of staggering significance, wit, and beauty.”-Ken Burns“This lively memoir is part of an ilk within the genre that contends with the harsh barbarism of combat using wry humor. Surviving impossible situations and seemingly countless battles, Confederate soldier Watkins manages not only to capture clearly a soldiers experience but also inadvertently to write a solid history of the war itself.”-Library Journal From the Back Cover Samuel Rush Watkins was a private in the Confederate Army, a twenty-one-year-old Southerner from Tennessee who knew about war but had never experienced it firsthand.--BOOK JACKET. With the immediacy of a dispatch from the front lines, here are Watkins firsthand observations and recollections, from combat on the battlefields of Shiloh (On Sunday morning, the order was given for the whole army to advance, and to attack immediately. The fire opened - a ripping, roaring boom, bang!) and Chickamauga (We debouched through the woods, firing as we marched. The Yankee line was about two hundred yards off. In ten minutes we were face to face with the foe) to encounters with Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, from the tedium of grueling marches to the terror of fellow soldiers deaths, from breaking bread with a Georgia family to confronting the enemy eye to eye.--BOOK JACKET. About the Author Samuel Sam Rush Watkins (1839-1901) was a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He is known today for his memoir Company Aytch: Or, a Side Show of the Big Show, often heralded as one of the best primary sources about the common soldiers Civil War experience. Of the 120 men who enlisted in Company H in 1861, Sam Watkins was one of only seven alive when General Joseph E. Johnstons Army of Tennessee surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman. Soon after the war ended, Watkins began writing his memoir, now heralded by many historians as one of the best war memoirs of all time. Watkins captures the pride, misery, glory, and horror experienced by the common foot soldier. Watkins is featured and quoted in Ken Burns documentary The Civil War...

-Titulo Original : Geronimo His Own Story The Autobiography Of A Great Patriot Warrior-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: “I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story. I hope that he and those in authority under him will read my story and judge whether my people have been rightly treated.”-Geronimo This book contains one of the most extraordinary and invaluable documents in the annals of Native American history-the authentic testament of a remarkable “war shaman” who for several years held off both Mexico and the United States in fierce defense of Apache lands. During 1905 and 1906, Geronimo, the legendary Apache warrior and honorary war chief, dictated his story through a native interpreter to S.M. Barrett, then superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. As Geronimo was by then a prisoner of war, Barrett had made appeals all the way up the chain of command to President Teddy Roosevelt for permission to record the words of the “Indian outlaw.” Geronimo came to each interview knowing exactly what he wanted to cover, beginning with his telling of the Apache creation story. When, at the end of the first session, Barrett posed a question, the only answer he received was a pronouncement-“Write what I have spoken.” Now Geronimo’s narrative, with S.M. Barrett’s original commentary, has been set in historical perspective by Frederick Turner’s new introduction on the latest scholarship about the period. These elements combine in Geronimo: His Own Story to provide unique insights into the beliefs, customs, and way of life of a remarkable man and his people. About the Author Geronimo was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache, who led his peoples defense of their homeland against the United States. He dictated his autobiography through an interpreter to S.M. Barrett, then superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. Frederick W. Turner is an American historian and writer. He annotated the revised edition of Geronimos 1906 autobiography...

-Titulo Original : You Cant Touch My Hair And Other Things I Still Have To Explain-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * “A must-read...Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.”-Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad CityA hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe RobinsonBeing a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: shes been unceremoniously relegated to the role of “the black friend,” as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; shes been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel (“isn’t that...white people music?”); shes been called “uppity” for having an opinion in the workplace; shes been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, shes ready to take these topics to the page-and she’s going to make you laugh as she’s doing it.Using her trademark wit alongside pop-culture references galore, Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is “Queen. Bae. Jesus,” to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, 2 Dope Queens, to the top spot on iTunes. As personal as it is political, You Cant Touch My Hair examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart, announcing Robinson as a writer on the rise.One of Glamours “Top 10 Books of 2016” Review Praise for You Can’t Touch My HairFeatured in NPR Weekend Edition, New York Magazine, Refinery 29, and Cosmo“A must-read...Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.”-Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad City“Phoebe Robinson has a way of casually, candidly rough-housing with tough topics like race and sex and gender that makes you feel a little safer and a lot less alone. If something as wise and funny as You Cant Touch My Hair exists in the world, we cant all be doomed. Phoebe is my hero and this book is my wife.”-Lindy West, New York Times bestselling author of Shrill“You Cant Touch My Hair is the book we need right now. Robinson makes us think about race and feminism in new ways, thanks to her whip-smart comedy and expert use of a pop culture reference. The future is very bright because Robinson and her book are in it.”-Jill Soloway, creator of Transparent“Smart, funny, and insightful.”-Carrie Brownstein, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger Makes Me a Modern GirlHonest, touching, laugh-out-loud funny.”-Kevin Bacon, actor and musician“A must read! So funny!”-Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black actress“You Cant Touch My Hair is one of the funniest books about race, dating, and Michael Fassbender. The world is burning, and Phoebe Robinson is the literary feminist savior weve been looking for.”-Hasan Minhaj, senior correspondent on The Daily Show“Trenchant and hilarious.”-St. Vincent,musician“Phoebe Robinson says the things that need to be said, and does so eloquently and hilariously.”-Mara Wilson, author of Where Am I Now?“[Robinson’s] essays range from the political to the personal to the pop-cultural-sometimes encompassing all three at the same time...[with a] highly distinct, personable voice that makes you feel like shes your high-school BFF.”-ELLE“[A] hilarious yet thought-provoking collection of essays...[Robinson’s] writing covers both serious (i.e. race, gender, etc.) and lighthearted (e.g. pop culture) issues, all with her unique flair. In a nutshell, her book is a grab bag of entertainment and insight.”-BustleInsightful...one of the most promising nonfiction voices to emerge this year.”-Ess...

-Titulo Original : Life After Death-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: The New York Times bestselling memoir by Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three, who was falsely convicted of three murders and spent nearly eighteen years on Death Row.In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.-who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three-were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison; while eighteen-year-old Echols, deemed the “ringleader,” was sentenced to death. Over the next two decades, the WM3 became known worldwide as a symbol of wrongful conviction and imprisonment, with thousands of supporters and many notable celebrities who called for a new trial. In a shocking turn of events, all three men were released in August 2011.Now Echols shares his story in full-from abuse by prison guards and wardens, to portraits of fellow inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane while incarcerated for nearly two decades. In these pages, Echols reveals himself a brilliant writer, infusing his narrative with tragedy and irony in equal measure: he describes the terrors he experienced every day and his outrage toward the American justice system, and offers a firsthand account of living on Death Row in heartbreaking, agonizing detail. Life After Death is destined to be a riveting, explosive classic of prison literature. Review Praise for Life After Death“[Echols] has written a haunting book, and the story it tells is hardly over. He is living out a sequel that is no less strange and magickal than what he has already been through.”-Janet Maslin, The New York Times [A] tale of romance, resilience, and the power of the written word.-O, the Oprah Magazine “Damien Echols spent eighteen years on death row for murders he did not commit. Somehow, in the depths of his unspeakable nightmare, he found the courage and strength not only to survive, but to grow, to create, to forgive, and to understand. Life After Death is a brilliant, haunting, painful, and uplifting narrative of a hopeless childhood, a wrongful conviction, a brutal incarceration, and the beginning of a new life.”-John GrishamDamien Echols suffered a shocking miscarriage of justice. A nightmare few could endure. An innocent man on death row for more than eighteen years, abused by the very system we all fund. His story will appall, fascinate, and render you feeble with tears and laughter. A brilliant memoir to battle with literary giants of the calibre of Jean Genet, Gregory David Roberts, and Dostoevsky.-Johnny Depp“Wrongfully imprisoned by willfully ignorant cops, prosecutors and judge, Damien Echols draws on all his wits and his unique view of humanity to survive eighteen years on death row. My admiration for him, and the strength of his spirit, increases with every page.”-Sir Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter“I am in awe of Damiens ability to write so beautifully, with such ease, humor and honesty-this is inspired storytelling, a wonderful book!”-Fran Walsh, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, composer and producer“The life of Damien Echols is a journey similar to that of the metal that becomes a samurai’s sword. Heated and pounded until it becomes hardened, it can hold its edge for centuries. It is incredible that Damien endured and survived one of the most tragic miscarriages of American justice, and emerged such a centered, articulate and extraordinary man and writer. Life After Death proves that he paid dearly for his wisdom.”-Henry Rollins“Exceptional memoir by the most famous of the West Memphis Three. [B]are facts alone would make for an interesting story. However, Echols is at heart a poet and mystic, and he has written not just a quickie one-off book to capitalize on a lurid...

-Titulo Original : There Was A Little Girl The Real Story Of My Mother And Me-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: The perfect gift for Brooke Shields fans, There Was a Little Girl explores Brookes relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in this extraordinary, heartfelt memoir that became a New York Times bestseller. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Brookes iconic modeling career began by chance when she was only eleven months old, and Teris skills as both Brookes mother and her manager were formidable. But in private she was troubled and drank heavily. As Brooke became an adult the pair made choices and sacrifices that would affect their relationship forever. And when Brooke’s own daughters were born she found that her experience as a mother was shaped in every way by the woman who raised her. But despite the many ups and downs, Brooke was by Teri’s side when she died in 2012, a loving daughter until the end. Only Brooke knows the truth of the remarkable, difficult, complicated woman who was her mother. And now, in an honest, open memoir about her life growing up, Brooke will reveal stories and feelings that are relatable to anyone who has been a mother or daughter. Review “Shields writes with considerable reflection; shes done the hard work of making sense of the contradictions in her mother, and now we get the benefit of her sharing what shes learned.”-Kirkus Reviews“Shields writes vividly and humorously about her mothers life growing up in Depression-era Newark; her days as a flirtatious coat-check girl and her short-lived marriage to Brookes father, Frank Shields, who came from aristocratic stock…. The book reads like a parents heartfelt and exasperated lament-but the irony here is that her mother is the one behaving like the problem child.”-The Independent (London) “A brutally frank recollection of Shields career path, romances, marriages and entry into motherhood, but the basic thesis of the book is a deep examination of her intense relationship with her own mother, Teri Schmon Shields-a woman who molded Brookes life, both personal and professional, for decades.”-Chicago Sun-Times “An emotionally raw memoir.”-USA Today About the Author BROOKE SHIELDS is an award-winning actress and a Princeton gratuate with honors in French Literature. She starred in iconic films such as Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon, and Endless Love. She is a renowned model and starred in the long-running TV show Suddenly Susan and the critically acclaimed Lipstick Jungle. She wrote the New York Times bestseller Down Came the Rain and also penned two childrens books. She lives in New York City with her husband, writer and producer Chris Henchy, and their two daughters. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. IntroductionI’m told that even decorated soldiers’ last words are often calling for “Mommy.”That is the first feeling that washed over me.And on November 5, 2012, six days after I watched my mother die right in front of me, I opened up the New York Times obituaries and the feeling hit again . . . but it came with a wave of anger. I was so hurt my vision blurred. I couldn’t believe what I’d just read, and I asked myself: How could I have been so stupid and so naive? How could I have let my guard down? How could they have done this to my mommy?* * *Days earlier, I’d written my own simple and rather short obituary about my mom and had sent in the required $1,500. The following afternoon I got a call from the Times saying they wanted to print it on the front page of the obituary section. I said they could position it wherever they wanted.They explained that they thought Mom deserved to have a more prominent placement. This made me feel like maybe after all these years, Mom would finally get some modicum of respect. And deep down we all want to know our moms deserve respect, don’t we? TheT...

-Titulo Original : Boss Richard J. Daley Of Chicago-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”- Jimmy BreslinNew edition of the classic story of the late Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daley’s cardinal sins as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life the most powerful political figure of his time: his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of “king maker.” The politician, the machine, the city-Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars.New edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago. From Publishers Weekly First published in 1971 when the late Daley was mayor of Chicago, this classic provides a detailed and, for some, eye-opening account of Daleys rise to absolute control of the Chicago Democratic political machine, said PW , finding the book sardonic and sometimes hilarious reading. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time. Perhaps it will stand as the best book ever written about the American condition at this time. It comes at you from the saloons and neighborhoods, the police stations and political backrooms. It is about lies and viciousness, about the worship of cement and the hatred toward blacks, about troubling cowardice that hides behind religion and patriotism while the poor get clubbed and killed. … Royko’s book also does more written damage to a man than perhaps anything I have ever read. … I know of no place where it will not be read and quoted and kept and read again. - Jimmy Breslin“A pungent and precise portrait of how big-city politics work. And it is brisk and lively reading in the bargain. … Muckraking at its best, a remorseless book that bites and tears.” - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times“There’s nobody better than Mike Royko writing politics anywhere in the country today. About the book? It’s Daley; Royko’s got him to the life. And it’s Chicago. Even if you’ve never been there you know it’s Chicago. A fine job.”-Russell Baker, The New York TimesStunning, astonishing, myth-shattering! - Studs Terkel, New York Times Book ReviewWithout question the most devastating dissection of a personal municipal fief Ive ever read … Brilliant! - John Barkham, Saturday Review SyndicateA great book … Chicago and the lesser towns that make up urban America may or may not die. But you wont understand why they hurst so much until you read Boss. - The Washington Post About the Author Mike Royko was a nationally syndicated columnist working for the Chicago Tribune. His other books include Like I Was Saying and Sez Who? Sez Me...

-Titulo Original : Love & War Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters And One Louisiana Home-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: New York Times bestsellerTwenty years after the publication of the bestselling All’s Fair, James Carville and Mary Matalin look at how they-and America-have changed in the last two decades. James Carville and Mary Matalin have long held the mantle of the nation’s most ideologically mismatched and intensely opinionated political couple. In this follow-up to All’s Fair, Carville and Matalin pick up the story they began in that groundbreaking bestseller and talk family, faith, love, and politics in their two winning voices. If nothing else, this new collaboration proves that after twenty years of marriage they can still manage to agree on a few things. A fascinating look at the last two decades in American politics and an intimate, quick-witted primer on grown-up relationships and values, Love & War provides unprecedented insight into one of our nation’s most intriguing and powerful couples. With their natural charm and sharp intelligence, Carville and Matalin have written undoubtedly the most spirited memoir of the year. Review *The New York Times bestseller*“Compelling … A solid memoir of political lives from both sides of the spectrum.”-Kirkus “Compelling … the voices are the glue for and the animating features of an ultimately tender book that shines a light on their successful union, not to mention the Crescent City, and shows how big and small a role politics plays in our lives.”-USA Today About the Author James Carville is an American political consultant, commentator, educator, attorney, and prominent liberal pundit.Mary Matalin is an American political consultant well-known for her work with the Republican Party. Matalin and Carville live in New Orleans with their two daughters. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1: You Can Always Go Home AgainMARYIt was a New Orleans summer night in 2007. Dusk was just ending and the air was thick, like a cocktail of air and water. I ventured outside to walk the dogs. The street was dark, weirdly quiet. I looked back at the empty house we’d just moved into, a rambling mansion by my standards, but certainly not by the standards of New Orleans, a world unto itself, a distinctly American city with a romantic European grandeur.I wondered what the new house, and a new city, would bring us. After twenty years of holy and unholy matrimony-including storms, hurricanes, wars, disruptive house moves that James always hated, raising two daughters into teenagehood and our own separate moments on the frontlines of political battles, presidential elections, punditry pontification and, yes, if I can go braggadocio on you, even history-we had worked out a way of living together, staying together and being happier.There had been too many trials. Even more errors. One thing we learned: if peace could visit us, even illusively, it required well-thought-out living arrangements.James and I needed space. Mostly from each other.To be happy under the same roof, we required our own offices, our own bathrooms and our own closets. We needed a well-functioning kitchen with a double sink, a big icebox and enough room so our family, all of us-true foodies and amateur cooks-could concoct our meals. We needed a dining room for big gatherings, a lair for mass viewings of TV football games, and a hangout place where our daughters, Matty and Emerson, could be with their friends, inclusive of but not restricted to pajama parties.I had my own personal requirements: windows that open for fresh air, a garden where all my animals could run. I needed bookshelves, lots and lots of shelves for my old books, loved and cared for and purchased over a lifetime, way before I had girls who grew up to be book junkies and collectors themselves. Once it had seemed like a huge luxury, but I was now dependent on a soaking tub for temporary escapes from reality. A fireplace wasn’t mandatory but greatly appreciated.James had his own list of must-haves. ...

-Titulo Original : Nigger An Autobiography-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory’s million-copy-plus bestselling memoir-now in trade paperback for the first time.“Powerful and ugly and beautiful...a moving story of a man who deeply wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about it.”-The New York TimesFifty-five years ago, in 1964, an incredibly honest and revealing memoir by one of the Americas best-loved comedians and activists, Dick Gregory, was published. With a shocking title and breathtaking writing, Dick Gregory defined a genre and changed the way race was discussed in America.Telling stories that range from his hardscrabble childhood in St. Louis to his pioneering early days as a comedian to his indefatigable activism alongside Medgar Evers and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gregorys memoir riveted readers in the sixties. In the years and decades to come, the stories and lessons became more relevant than ever, and the book attained the status of a classic. The book has sold over a million copies and become core text about race relations and civil rights, continuing to inspire readers everywhere with Dick Gregorys incredible story about triumphing over racism and poverty to become an American legend. About the Author A friend of luminaries including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Medgar Evers, and the forebear of todays popular black comics, including Larry Wilmore, W. Kamau Bell, Dave Chappelle, and Trevor Noah, Dick Gregory was a provocative and incisive cultural force for more than 50 years. As an entertainer, he always kept it indisputably real about race issues in America, fearlessly lacing humor with hard truths. As a leading activist against injustice, he marched at Selma during the civil rights movement, organized student rallies to protest the Vietnam War; sat in at rallies for Native American and feminist rights; fought apartheid in South Africa; and participated in hunger strikes in support of Black Lives Matter. He died in 2017. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I Its a sad and beautiful feeling to walk home slow on Christmas Eve after youve been out hustling all day, shining shoes in the white taverns and going to the store for the neighbors and buying and stealing presents from the ten-cent store, and now its dark and still along the street and your feet feel warm and sweaty inside your tennis sneakers even if the wind finds the holes in your mittens. The electric Santa Clauses wink at you from windows. You stop off at your best friends house and look at his tree and give him a ball-point pen with his name on it. You reach into your shopping bag and give something to everybody there, even the ones you dont know. It doesnt matter that they dont have anything for you because it feels so good to be in a warm happy place where grownups are laughing. There are Daddies around. Your best friends so happy and excited, standing there trying on all his new clothes. As you walk down the stairs you hear his mother say: Boo, you forgot to say good-by to Richard, say good-by to Richard, Boo, and wish him a . . . Then youre out on the street again and some of the lights have gone out. You take the long way home, and Mister Ben, the grocer, says: Merry Christmas, Richard, and you give him a present out of the shopping bag, and you smile at a wino and give him a nickel, and you even wave at Grimes, the mean cop. Its a good feeling. You dont want to get home too fast. And then you hit North Taylor, your street, and something catches your eye and you lift your head up and its there in your window. Cant believe it. You start running and the only thing in the whole world youre mad about is that you cant run fast enough. For the first time in a long while the cracked orange door says: Come on in, little man, youre home now, and theres a wreath and lights in the window and a tree in the kitchen near the coal closet and you hug your Momma, her face ...

-Titulo Original : A Beautiful, Terrible Thing A Memoir Of Marriage And Betrayal-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir.“Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”-Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful WorldOne night. One email. Two realities...Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter.After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage.In alternating Before and After chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isnt part of the long con of lies and manipulation. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. With the pacing and twists of a psychological thriller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing looks at how a fairy tale can become a nightmare and what happens when “it could never happen to me” actually does. Review Praise for A Beautiful, Terrible Thing“Waite has a knack for showing the ways that cognitive dissonance can chart pathways in the mind that cause emotional confusion to obscure rational thought.”-Meghan Daum, New York Times Book Review“[Waites] memoir is a great source of strength.”-Hello Giggles“A powerful memoir.”-The New York Post“Heartbreaking and riveting.”-Bustle“Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren’t real. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, and infidelity she endured with unrestrained honesty and deft candor. I couldn’t turn away.”-Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem and Everything You Ever Wanted “How do we really know the ones we love? Sometimes we dont, and in Jen Waites harrowing, deeply intimate memoir, she gradually comes to discover that the husband she adores might actually be a sociopath. As raw and ragged as the edge of a blade, what makes this book so chilling is that its truly possible to fall in love with evil, and it can happen to anyone. Be forewarned: you wont sleep until you finish the last page.”-Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World and the New York Times bestsellers, Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow“Gripping from start to finish. A compelling and cautionary tale about how the longing to be adored and live inside a fairy tale makes you vulnerable to those charming sociopaths in search of someone to exploit.”-Joe Burgo, PhD, author of The Narcissist You Know“A twisting, compulsively readable story of devastating betrayal and survival. I could not put this book down.”-Leigh Stein, author of Land of Enchantment “Jen Waite has illuminated the experience of betrayal with important and lyric light. Robert Mapplethorpe said, ‘Nothing is finished until you see it.’ I would add that nothing is finished until you tell it as well and as fairly as she has.”-Suzanne Finnamore, bestselling author of Otherwise Engaged and Split“A dramatic and powerful case study of dating and marrying someone who may have a hidden personality disorder. Without knowing the warning signs, you too can be caught by surprise.”-Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD, coauthor of Splitting “A woman discovers her husband is not whom she thought he was. [T]ension, disbelief, and grief permeate the pages...Those who have been in a manipulative partnership with a narcissistic or abusive person will find Waite’s honest retelling relevant and potent.”-Kirkus Reviews“In this emotionally charged memoir, Waite describes how the man she married turned out to be not at all what he seemed. A well-written and at times gripping story of deceit.”-Publishers Weekly About the Author Jen Waite lives in Maine with her young daughter. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights res...