-Titulo Original : Lost in Yonkers (Drama, Plume)-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, And Other Everyday Hurts-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back.   We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked—it’s nonexistent. Fortunately, there is such a thing as mental first aid for battered emotions. Drawing on the latest scientific research and using real-life examples, practicing psychologist Guy Winch, Ph.D. offers specific step-by-step treatments that are fast, simple, and effective...

-Titulo Original : Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers Guide From The Nieman Foundation At Harvard University-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: The country’s most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvard’s Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism. Telling True Stories presents their best advice—covering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling your first book. More than fifty well-known writers offer their most powerful tips, including: • on the emotional core of the story • on writing about private lives • on the limits of profiles • on narrative writing and screenwriters • on telling the story and telling the truth • Dozens of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists from the Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and more . . .The essays contain important counsel for new and career journalists, as well as for freelance writers, radio producers, and memoirists. Packed with refreshingly candid and insightful recommendations, Telling True Stories will show anyone fascinated by the art of writing nonfiction how to bring people, scenes, and ideas to life on the page....

-Titulo Original : Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : A Dream Of Passion: The Development Of The Method-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas And Amazing Stories-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: bestselling collection of absurd comics is the perfect funny gift for everyone in your life. “Poorly Drawn Lines is the funniest comic I've read since The Far Side.”—; ) Life is weird. Embrace it. A bear flies through space. A hamster suffers a breakdown. A child marvels at the wonder of nature as worms emerge from the ground to look for vodka (as they always have). Elsewhere, a garden snake is arrested by animal control and jailed for home invasion. These are common occurrences in the world of Reza Farazmand’s wildly popular webcomic, Poorly Drawn Lines. Traveling from deep space to alternate realities to the bottom of the ocean, this collection includes fan favorites alongside never-before-seen comics and original essays. For the first time, Farazmand shares his inimitable take on love, nature, social acceptance, and robots...

-Titulo Original : Devil Take The Hindmost: A History Of Financial Speculation-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough To Live Forever-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Talking To Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Mans Quest For True Love And A Cooler Haircut-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Cosmos And Psyche: Intimations Of A New World View-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: In 1960 in the Dominican Republic, four young women from a pious Catholic family were assassinated after visiting their husbands who had been jailed as suspected rebel leaders. The Mirabal sisters became mythical figures in their country, where they are known as Las Mariposas (the butterflies). Three decades later, Álvarez brings the Mirabal sisters back to life in an extraordinary novel. Ellas eran las cuatro hermanas Mirabal—símbolos de una esperanza desafiante en un país ensombrecido por la dictadura y la desesperación. Sacrificaron sus vidas, seguras, y confortables, en nombre de la libertad. Ellas eran “las Mariposas,” y en esta novela extraordinaria, Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa, y Dedé nos cuentan, a través de las décadas, sus propias historias. Desde anécdotas sobre lazos para el pelo y secretos enamoramientos al contrabando de armas y las torturas en la cárcel. Con ellas aprendemos los horrores cotidianos de la vida bajo el dictador dominicano Trujillo. A través del arte y la magia de la aclamada e imaginativa novelista Julia Álvarez, la dramática y vibrante vida de estas martirizadas mariposas toma forma en una historia cálida, brillante y desgarradora en la que se nos muestra el incalculable coste humando derivado de la opresión política. “Un regalo de amor sinfónico y espléndido…un magnífico tesoro para todas las culturas y todos los tiempos…una novela que celebra la corriente de vida que fluye entre las mujeres, conectándolas y dándolas coraje para luchar por la justicia y la resistencia, y corazones para amar y perdonar libremente…Julia Álvarez es una escritora asombrosa.”—St. Petersburg Times “Maravilloso…una narración enriquecedora…entrelaza hábilmente la realidad y la ficción hasta alcanzar un sobrecogedor clímax.”—Newsweek “Una novela con un tremendo poder… un libro bello y valiente.”—West Coast Review of Book...

-Titulo Original : How To Ruin Everything: Essays-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program To End Negative Behavior And Feel Great Again-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : The Physics Of Nascar: The Science Behind The Speed-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : The Collected Plays Of Neil Simon, Volume 1: The Odd Couple; Plaza Suite; Barefoot In The Park; Come Blow Your Horn; The Star-Spangled Girl; Last Of The Red Hot Lovers; Promises, Promises-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: contains the triumphs that put his unique brand of comic genius on the American stage, and made him the most successful playwright of his generation. This volume includes: • Come Blow Your Horn • Barefoot in the Park • The Odd Couple • Plaza Suite • The Star-Spangled Girl • Promises, Promises • Last of the Red Hot Lover • And an Introduction by the author: “Portrait of the Writer as a Schizophrenic” Neil Simon’s mixture of verbal wit and beautifully crafted farce, ethnic humor and insight into universal foible, and above all compassion and understanding, make even his sharpest barbs touch the heart as well as the funny bone. These seven plays, beginning with his unforgettable debut, Come Blow Your Horn, make us laugh uproariously even as we indelibly identify with the objects of our laughter...

-Titulo Original : The Meaning Of Matthew: My Sons Murder In Laramie, And A World Transformed-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Caminando El Amazonas: 860 Dias. Paso A Paso. (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Plum...

-Titulo Original : Subpar Parks: Americas Most Extraordinary National Parks And Their Least Impressed Visitors-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: **A New York Times Bestseller!**Based on the wildly popular account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and brand-new content, all celebrating the incredible beauty and variety of America’s national parks juxtaposed with the clueless and hilarious one-star reviews posted by visitors. Subpar Parks, both on the popular page and in this humorous, informative, and collectible book, combines two things that seem like they might not work together yet somehow harmonize perfectly: beautiful illustrations and informative, amusing text celebrating each national park paired with the one-star reviews disappointed tourists have left online. Millions of visitors each year enjoy Glacier National Park, but for one visitor, it was simply Too cold for me! Another saw the mind-boggling vistas of Bryce Canyon as Too spiky! Never mind the person who visited the thermal pools at Yellowstone National Park and left thinking, “Save yourself some money, boil some water at home.” Featuring more than 50 percent new material, the book will include more depth and insight into the most popular parks, such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Acadia National Parks; anecdotes and tips from rangers; and much more about author Amber Shares personal love and connection to the outdoors. Equal parts humor and love for the national parks and the great outdoors, its the perfect gift for anyone who loves to spend time outside as well as have a good read (and laugh) once they come indoors. Review A hilarious gift for your fave nature lover (or misanthrope). -Real Simple “Both playful and earnest…Share’s delightful book will make a terrific gift for anyone who loves our country’s natural wonders-and has a sense of humor about them.” - Bookpage (starred review) “Funny, smart and majestically illustrated…Whether you wish to plan your next vacation, relive an adventure, armchair travel or be amused, Amber Sharess labor of love is the book for you.” - Shelf Awareness “Amber Share’s new book Subpar Parks turns one-star reviews into gold.” -Thrillist Delightful. - Frommers Get gorgeous illustrations with comedic captions with content on over 75 U.S. national parks, monuments, and preserves with Share’s humorous, outdoorsy page-turner. - Gear Junkie About the Author Amber Share is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2010 with a degree in advertising and a minor in art. After several years as a professional graphic designer working on hand-lettering and illustration on the side, she left her job in graphic design to pursue illustration full time. As an avid hiker and backpacker, she spends a lot of time in local, state, and national parks, which inspired this project and this book...

-Titulo Original : Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an expose of international corruption, and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generationsWith a presidential election around the corner, questions of Americas military buildup, environmental impact, and foreign policy are on everyones mind. Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins goes behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions to our most pressing problems. Drawing on interviews with other EHMs, jackals, CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current American Empire, including: How the defeats in Vietnam and Iraq have benefited big business The role of Israel as Fortress America in the Middle East Tragic repercussions of the IMFs Asian Economic Collapse The current Latin American revolution and its lessons for democracy U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela From the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in our daily headlines. Having raised the alarm, Perkins passionately addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations. Review “[A] gripping tell-all book.” - The Rocky Mountain News “Astonishing.” -Boston Herald “This riveting look at a world of intrigue reads like a spy novel...Highly recommended.” -Library Journal “Here are the real-life details-nasty, manipulative, plain evil-of international corporate skullduggery spun into a tale rivaling the darkest espionage thriller.” -Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy From the Back Cover [A] gripping tell-all book. The Rocky Mountain News Astonishing. Boston Herald This riveting look at a world of intrigue reads like a spy novel . . . Highly recommended. Library Journal About the Author John Perkins is founder and president of the Dream Change Coalition, which works closely with Amazonian and other indigenous people to help preserve their environments and cultures. From 1971 to 1981 he worked for the international consulting firm of Chas.T. Main, where he became chief economist and director of economics and regional planning. Perkins has lectured and taught at universities and learning centers on four continents and is a regular lecturer for the Omega Center...

-Titulo Original : The Feeling Good Handbook-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: From the author of the national bestseller Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy comes a guide to mental wellness that helps you get beyond depression and anxiety and make life an exhilarating experience! With his phenomenally successful Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, Dr. David Burns introduced a groundbreaking, drug-free treatment for depression. In this bestselling companion, he reveals powerful new techniques and provides step-by-step exercises that help you cope with the full range of everyday problems. * Free yourself from fears, phobias, and panic attacks.* Overcome self-defeating attitudes.* Discover the five secrets of intimate communication.* Put an end to marital conflict.* Conquer procrastination and unleash your potential for success. With everything you need to know about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs and anxiety disorders, such as agoraphobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, this remarkable guide can show you how to feel good about yourself and the people you care about. You will discover that life can be an exhilarating experience. “A wonderful achievement-the best in its class.”-M. Anthony Bates, clinical psychologist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia “Clear, systematic, forceful.”-Albert Ellis, PhD, president of the Albert Ellis Institute Review The CBT bible.-The ObserverInvaluable guide to dealing with fears, anxieties, panic attacks, procrastination and communication problems.-USA Today“A wonderful achievement-the best in its class.”-M. Anthony Bates, Clinical Psychologist, Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia “Clear, systematic, forceful.”-Albert Ellis, PhD, President, Albert Ellis Institute From the Back Cover A wonderful achievement - the best in its class. -M. Anthony Bates, Clinical Psychologist, Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia Clear, systematic, forceful. -Albert Ellis, Ph.D., President, Institute for Rational-Emotional Therapy This book makes a difference. Anyone who experiences emotional distress (that is, everyone) will find this book invaluable. Dr. Burns represents dozens of helpful exercises in his inimitable, lively, and self-revealing style. -Jackie Persons, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, and Director, San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Burns has done it again. He has provided us with clearly described and practical guidelines for dealing with fears, anxieties, panic attacks, procrastination, and communication problems . . . invaluable. -Marvin Goldfried, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook If you are looking for sound, workable advice on how to change your life a little or a lot, this is the book for you. -Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., Director, Center for Cognitive Therapy, New York About the Author DAVID D. BURNS, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist whose groundbreaking Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy was rated number one in a national survey of mental health professionals as the most frequently recommended self-help book on depression. The companion, The Feeling Good Handbook, was rated number two. Dr. Burns is a popular lecturer and guest on national radio and television. He is currently clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Stanford Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology...

-Titulo Original : Sweet Diamond Dust: And Other Stories-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: “Hypnotic… should not be missed.”- Lucy Stark, Voices from the Gaps Originally published in Spanish under the title Maldito Amor (Cursed Love), Sweet Diamond Dust introduced American readers to a voice that is by turns lyrical and wickedly satiric. A finalist for the National Book Award with her 1995 novel, The House on the Lagoon, Ferre here uses family history as a metaphor for the class struggles and political evolution of Latin America and Puerto Rico in particular. The result is writing of the highest order-provocative, profound, yet delightfully readable. The sweet diamond dust of the title story is, of course, sugar. In this tale the De La Valle familys secrets, ambitions, and passions, interwoven with the fate of the local sugar mill, are recounted by various relatives, friends, and servants. As the characters struggle under the burden of privilege, the story, permeated with haunting echoes of Puerto Ricos own turbulent history, becomes a splendid allegory for a nations past. The three accompanying stories each follow the lives of the descendants of the De La Valle family, making the book a drama in four parts, raising troubling issues of race, religion, freedom, and sex, with Ferres trademark irony and startling imagery-a literary experience no reader would want to miss. Review “Lyrically voices the generation-bridging tale of the De La Valle family and their Puerto Rican sugar mill through the eyes and souls of several family members, longtime servants and dear friends… With a majestic plot, nestled in the hills of those Guamani Mountains, along with the De La Valle family and their sugar mill, Ferre exposes the secrets of a family and the glories of a country under pressure from American business threats. All at once, Sweet Diamond Dust explores the life of a family and of a business, through the generations and into our modern world.”- Lucy Stark, Voices from the Gaps “[Ferre] is a perfect embodiment of the Janus-like identity Puerto Rico emanates today, a mythical creature with two heads set back to back, impossibly ‘loyal to two fatherlands,’ as the memorialist Bernardo Vega once put it.”-Ilan Stavans, World Literature Today About the Author Rosario Ferre is Puerto Ricos leading woman of letters, with several books of poetry, short fiction, biography, and feminist criticism to her credit. She lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico...

-Titulo Original : Kaleidomorphia Celebrating Kerby Rosaness Coloring Challenges-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: *A National Bestseller* The astonishing second compilation of striking images taken from the Morphia series, with colored-in examples Kaleidomorphia is a stunning second compilation of Kerby Rosaness most remarkable artwork from his beloved mega-bestselling Morphia series. This collection, just like the first, Colormorphia, features a full-color sixteen-page section that showcases some of the most accomplished completed artworks produced by Kerbys fans. These pages demonstrate the range of approaches colorists can experiment with when coloring. The artworks displayed in the color section are included in the black-and-white section of the book, too, giving the reader the opportunity to duplicate the approach should they wish. In addition, there are a variety of images to color featuring the very best from Kerbys Morphia portfolio. About the Author Philippines-based illustrator Kerby Rosanes runs the popular Sketchy Stories blog. He works mainly with ordinary black pens to magically illustrate his doodle world. Most of his works are characterized by whimsical lines, patterns, characters, and little elements that are spontaneously combined to create massive compositions depicting his everyday experiences or anything that inspires him...

-Titulo Original : Dark Art A Horror Coloring Book-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Calling all coloring and horror fans!Step into the beautiful, macabre world of François Gautier in this intricate, detailed, and genuinely frightening coloring book. Color your way through the grim and gruesome world of Dark Art. Featuring elaborately detailed black line artwork of undead clowns, haunted skulls, bleeding hearts, and many other spine-tingling creations, this sinister and beautiful book is perfect for all horror fans with a taste for the macabre. Use color to bring life (or death) to the intricate and unique pieces throughout. They’ll leave you dying for more.... About the Author François Gautier is a French artist who has a passion for creation in all forms. After studying in the Applied Arts, Product Design, and Architecture sectors, he set up a workshop to experiment in illustration, design, sculpture, and glasswork. He now focuses on black and white illustration, which he views as his favorite means of expression. Dark Art is his first coloring book...

-Titulo Original : I Want My Mtv The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution-Fabricante : Plume-Descripcion Original: Remember When All You Wanted Was Your MTV? The perfect gift for the music fan or child of the eighties in your life.Named One of the Best Books of 2011 by NPR - Spin - USA Today - CNBC - Pitchfork - The Onion - The Atlantic - The Huffington Post - VEVO - The Boston Globe - The San Francisco Chronicle Remember the first time you saw Michael Jackson dance with zombies in Thriller? Diamond Dave karate kick with Van Halen in Jump? Tawny Kitaen turning cartwheels on a Jaguar to Whitesnakes Here I Go Again? The Beastie Boys spray beer in (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)? Axl Rose step off the bus in Welcome to the Jungle? It was a pretty radical idea-a channel for teenagers, showing nothing but music videos. It was such a radical idea that almost no one thought it would actually succeed, much less become a force in the worlds of music, television, film, fashion, sports, and even politics. But it did work. MTV became more than anyone had ever imagined. I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTVs programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands, learn about new music, and have something to talk about at parties. From its start in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British new wave acts to the launch of the reality-television craze with The Real World in 1992, MTV grew into a tastemaker, a career maker, and a mammoth business. Featuring interviews with nearly four hundred artists, directors, VJs, and television and music executives, I Want My MTV is a testament to the channel that changed popular culture forever. Review Highly entertaining - Rolling Stone It reminded me of those long days watching MTV, back when it still played videos...riveting. - New York Times Hilarious, with behind-the-scenes dirt on hundreds of videos. I guarantee youll have a tough time putting it down. - USA Today Riveting reading, and a book we expect to see on the best-seller lists. -Very Short List The sheer entertainment value within these pages is priceless. -Publishers Weekly A smart, decadently entertaining oral history. - Playboy Just as MTV hypnotized viewers, so the jump-cut structure of I WANT MY MTV swiftly compels. - Businessweek Rollicking. The golden age of MTV was just as wild and debauched as you would hope. - New York Post A rip-roaring, hilarious tribute to the cable channel that changed pop culture. A wonderfully entertaining and enlightening history, a magnificently enjoyable read. - The National Riotous and irreverent. Crack it open to almost any page and youre guaranteed a giggle. Every gaffe, scandal, and sexual innuendo comes in for hilarious scrutiny. - New York Daily News Insiders are already buzzing about the book, which does for music television what Fredric Dannens Hit Men did for indie promotion. -HITS A smart oral history. - Billboard A wild trip down memory lane, this cool history makes us 80s and 90s kids totally nostalgic. - NYLON Hugely readable and insanely fun. - Pitchfork It makes you laugh, it makes you cry. I couldnt put it down. This is the best book Ive read on how the music business really works. -Bob Lefsetz, The Lefsetz Letter An obscenely entertaining (and entertainingly obscene) account of MTVs early days. -Dave Holmes The entire Grantland staff is obsessed with the book -Grantland The writers certainly did their homework, chronicling the wild and crazy ride of the network in the words of its own eclectic cast of characters...there is plenty to sink your teeth into with this book. -Hollywood Reporter Its part voyeurism, part nostalgia, part social commentary - the perfect pulp non-fiction read for the cooling months ahead. -Modern Tonic I WANT MY MTV chronicles MTV as I, and many others, would like to remember it: a lot of fun when it first came on the scene and a joy to wa...