-Titulo Original : The Love Prescription Seven Days To More Intimacy, Connection, And Joy (the Seven Days Series)-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This book feels so hopeful because it’s direct, it’s really honest, and it’s so actionable.” -Brene Brown From New York Times-bestselling authors Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, a simple yet powerful plan to transform your relationship in seven days What makes love last? Why does one couple stay together forever, while another falls apart? And most importantly, is there a scientific formula for love? Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman are the world’s leading relationship scientists. For the past forty years, they have been studying love. They’ve gathered data on over three thousand couples, looking at everything from their body language to the way they converse to their stress hormone levels. Their goal: to identify the building blocks of love. The Love Prescription distills their life’s work into a bite-size, seven-day action plan with easy, immediately actionable steps. There will be no grand gestures and no big, hard conversations. There’s nothing to buy or do to prepare. Anyone can do this, from any starting point. The seven-day prescription will lead you through these exercises: Day 1: Make Contact Day 2: Ask a Big Question Day 3: Say Thank You Day 4: Give a Real Compliment Day 5: Ask for What You Need Day 6: Reach Out and Touch Day 7: Declare a Date Night There is a formula for a good relationship, and this book will show you how a few small changes can fundamentally transform your relationship for the better. Review Praise for Drs. John and Julie Gottman and The Love Prescription “Think you can’t make relationship changes in a week? Drs. John and Julie Gottman say, yes, actually, you can-and they have 40 years of breakthrough research on marital stability and divorce prediction to prove it. . . . This book feels so hopeful because it’s direct, it’s really honest, and it’s so actionable.” -Brene Brown “By distilling decades of research into seven simple strategies, their book can offer an intervention that is easy and fun. There are no hard conversations required . . . Each chapter introduces a specific relationship-building exercise that can help in any relationship stage . . . It reminded us that no matter how busy we get, we do actually have enough time to be kind to each other.” -The New York Times “The Gottmans are the nation’s leading marriage researchers and educators.” -Time “John and Julie Gottman are the renowned experts on marital stability.” -The Atlantic “The Einstein of Love.” -Psychology Today “Whether you’re looking to fix specific problems or get the most out of your marriage or romantic relationship, couples therapists John and Julie Gottman will get you moving in the right direction. . . . There isn’t a marriage or romantic partnership out there that won’t benefit from this book.” -New York Journal of Books “A road map toward a better marriage. . . . The authors have devised simple practices designed to teach partners how to relate to each other in productive ways. . . . Warm encouragement for healing troubled relationships.” -Kirkus Reviews “The astute guidance is straightforward without being obvious, and the authors excel at distilling sharp lessons from client stories. Couples should consider making this enlightening guide required reading.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) About the Author World-renowned researchers and clinical psychologists Drs. John and Julie Gottman have dedicated their careers to the research and fostering of healthy, long-lasting relationships. Dr. John Gottman is professor emeritus in psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded the Love Lab, and was named one of the top ten most influential therapists of the past quarter century. Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, co-creator of the immensely popular The Art and Science of Love workshop, was named Washington State Psychologist of the Year and received the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from Psychotherapy Ne...

-Titulo Original : Getting To Yes Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: The key text on problem-solving negotiation-updated and revised Since its original publication nearly thirty years ago, Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution. Getting to Yes offers a proven, step-by-step strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict. Thoroughly updated and revised, it offers readers a straight- forward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting angry-or getting taken. Review “This is by far the best thing I’ve ever read about negotiation.” -John Kenneth Galbraith “The authors have packed a lot of commonsensical observation and advice into a concise, clearly written little book.” -Businessweek “A coherent brief for ‘win-win’ negotiations.” -Newsweek “Getting to Yes has an unrivaled place in the literature of dispute resolution. No other book in the field comes close to its impact on the way practitioners, teachers, researchers, and the public approach negotiation.” -National Institute for Dispute Resolution Forum “Getting to Yes is a highly readable and practical primer on the fundamentals of negotiation. All of us, as negotiators dealing with personal, community, and business problems need to improve our skills in conflict resolution and agreement making. This concise volume is the best place to begin.” -John T. Dunlop “This splendid book will help turn adversarial battling into hardheaded problem solving.” -Averell Harriman “Getting to Yes is a highly readable, uncomplicated guide to resolving conflicts of every imaginable dimension. It teaches you how to win without compromising friendships. I wish I had written it!” -Ann Landers “Getting to Yes is powerful, incisive, persuasive. Not a bag of tricks but an overall approach. Perhaps the most useful book you will ever read!” -Elliot Richardson “Simple but powerful ideas that have already made a contribution at the international level are here made available to all. Excellent advice on how to approach a negotiating problem.” -Cyrus Vance About the Author Roger Fisher is the Samuel Williston Professor of Law Emeritus and director emeritus of the Harvard Negotiation Project. William Ury cofounded the Harvard Negotiation Project and is the award-winning author of several books on negotiation. Bruce Patton is cofounder and Distinguished Fellow of the Harvard Negotiation Project and the author of Difficult Conversations, a New York Times bestseller. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 4: Invent Options for Mutual Gain The case of Israel and Egypt negotiating over who should keep how much of the Sinai Peninsula illustrates both a major problem in negotiation and a key opportunity. the pie that leaves both parties satisfied. Often you are negotiating along a single dimension, such as the amount of territory, the price of a car, the length of a lease on an apartment, or the size of a commission on a sale. At other times you face what appears to be an either/or choice that is either markedly favorable to you or to the other side. In a divorce settlement, who gets the house? Who gets custody of the children? You may see the choice as one between winning and losing- and neither side will agree to lose. Even if you do win and get the car for $12,000, the lease for five years, or the house and kids, you have a sinking feeling that they will not let you forget it. Whatever the situation, your choices seem limited. option like a demilitarized Sinai can often make the difference between deadlock and agreement. One lawyer we know attributes his success directly to his ability to invent solutions advantageous to both his client and the other side. He expands the pie before dividing it. Skill at inv...

-Titulo Original : Big Magic Creative Living Beyond Fear-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: The instant #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller A must read for anyone hoping to live a creative life... I dare you not to be inspired to be brave, to be free, and to be curious.” -PopSugar From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you’ve dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy. Review Praise for Big Magic: The instant #1 New York Times Bestseller “Big Magic is a celebration of a creative life…Gilbert’s love of creativity is infectious, and there’s a lot of great advice in this sunny book…Gilbert doesn’t just call for aspiring artists to speak their truth, however daffy that may appear to others; she is showing them how.” -Washington Post In [Gilbert’s] first foray into full-on self-help [she] shares intimate glimpses into the life of a world-famous creative, complete with bouts of paralyzing fear and frustration, in an attempt to coax the rest of us into walking through the world just a little bit braver.” -Elle “The Eat, Pray, Love author demystifies the tricky business of creativity. We’re all ears.” -Cosmopolitan “Elizabeth Gilbert is my new spirit animal… I have profoundly changed my approach to creating since I read this book. -Huffington Post “Gilbert leads readers through breaking out of their own creative ruts, finding fulfillment, and facing fear while finding balance between our spiritual and pragmatic beings in her forth coming book. Yes, please.” -Bustle “Big Magic will resonate with writers and artists who find the process of producing work to be particularly painful…Through anecdotes about her creative failures and resourcefulness, as well as those other artists, Gilbert encourages readers to pursue a creative life ‘that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear. -Daily Beast Gilbert demystifies the creative process, examining the practices of great artists to shed light on finding inspiration in the every day.” -Harper’s Bazaar “Part inspiration, part how-to, it offers up both a philosophy of creativity and advice for living a more creatively fulfilling life.”-Fast Company “Big Magic tackles the challenges of living the creative life…Reading it is a little like having a coach by your side, cheering on your efforts - whatever they are - candidly and selflessly.” -Christian Science Monitor “Gilbert [writes] with sincerity and humility about the joy that creativity has given her... If you enjoyed Eat Pray Love, if you are drawn to self-help or inspirational books, or if you just like to bask in another person’s positive glow, you’ll love Big Magic.” -Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Big Magic wants to help its readers live creatively…[Gilbert believes] creativity is inside all of us, it should be expressed, and it is not selfish or crazy or foolish to do so - it is in fact the best way to live a satisfying life...[Big Magic] constitutes good advice…[in a voice that’s] charming, personable, self-aware, jokey, conversational….[an...

-Titulo Original : The Peripheral (the Jackpot Trilogy)-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: The New York Times bestselling author of Neuromancer and Agency presents a fast-paced sci-fi thriller that takes a terrifying look into the future. DONT MISS THE NEW SERIES-STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON PRIME VIDEO OCTOBER 21st! Flynne Fisher lives down a country road, in a rural America where jobs are scarce, unless you count illegal drug manufacture, which she’s trying to avoid. Her brother Burton lives on money from the Veterans Administration, for neurological damage suffered in the Marines’ elite Haptic Recon unit. Flynne earns what she can by assembling product at the local 3D printshop. She made more as a combat scout in an online game, playing for a rich man, but she’s had to let the shooter games go. Wilf Netherton lives in London, seventy-some years later, on the far side of decades of slow-motion apocalypse. Things are pretty good now, for the haves, and there aren’t many have-nots left. Wilf, a high-powered publicist and celebrity-minder, fancies himself a romantic misfit, in a society where reaching into the past is just another hobby. Burton’s been moonlighting online, secretly working security in some game prototype, a virtual world that looks vaguely like London, but a lot weirder. He’s got Flynne taking over shifts, promised her the game’s not a shooter. Still, the crime she witnesses there is plenty bad. Flynne and Wilf are about to meet one another. Her world will be altered utterly, irrevocably, and Wilf’s, for all its decadence and power, will learn that some of these third-world types from the past can be badass. Review “William Gibson’s science fiction is so eerily prophetic that sometimes it seems as if he’s creating the future, not just imagining it.”-The New York Times Praise for The Peripheral “Spectacular, a piece of trenchant, far-future speculation that features all the eyeball kicks of Neuromancer and all the maturity and sly wit of Spook Country. It’s brilliant.”-Cory Doctorow “From page one, The Peripheral ticks and sings with the same controlled, dark energy and effortless grace of language....Like the best of Gibson’s early, groundbreaking work, it offers up the same kind of chewy, tactile future that you can taste and smell and feel on your skin; that you believe, immediately, like some impossible documentary, because the thing that Gibson has always been best at is offering up futures haunted by the past.”-NPR “[Gibson is] revered not just as a unique and brilliantly talented SF novelist but a social and psychological visionary....[The Peripheral] creates a future that is astoundingly inventive and frighteningly plausible....A wonderful addition to a brilliant oeuvre.”-The Sunday Times (UK) “Gibsons characters are intensely real, and Flynne is a clever, compelling, stereotype-defying, unhesitating protagonist who makes this novel a standout.”-Publishers Weekly “The Peripheral is one of [Gibsons] most sophisticated attention-management machines, a culmination of his career, both a return to old themes and a step forward, and his most sustained experiment in helping us, even if only for a moment, see the world with new eyes.”-Los Angeles Review of Books “No one writes better about the near future than Gibson.”-The Washington Post “Like any really well-designed thrill ride of mystery tour (or sonnet or string quartet), as soon as you get off, you want to get right on for another go-round.”-Locus More Praise for William Gibson “His eye for the eerie in the everyday still lends events an otherworldly sheen.”-The New Yorker “Like Pynchon and DeLillo, Gibson excels at pinpointing the hidden forces that shape our world.”-Details “William Gibson can craft sentences of uncanny beauty, and he is a great poet of crowds.”-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review “Gibson’s radar is deftly tuned to the changes in the culture that many of us are missing.”-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel About the Author William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, won the Hugo Award, the Nebul...

-Titulo Original : White Noise (contemporary American Fiction)-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of Underworld and Libra-an “eerie, brilliant, and touching” (New York Times) family drama about mass culture and the numbing effects of technology-soon to be a major motion picture starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an airborne toxic event, a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the white noise engulfing the Gladneys-radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings-pulsing with life, yet heralding something ominous. Review Better than any book I can think of, White Noise captures the particular strangeness of life in a time where humankind has finally learned enough to kill itself. Naturally, its a terribly funny book, and the prose is as beautiful as a sunset through a particulate-filled sky. Nice-guy narrator Jack Gladney teaches Hitler Studies at a small college. His wife may be taking a drug that removes fear, and one day a nearby chemical plant accidentally releases a cloud of gas that may be poisonous. Writing before Bhopal and Prozac entered the popular lexicon, DeLillo produced a work so closely tuned into its time that it tells the future. From Publishers Weekly Chairman of the department of Hitler studies at a Midwestern college, Jack Gladney is accidently exposed to a cloud of noxious chemicals, part of a world of the future that is doomed because of misused technology, artifical products and foods, and overpopulation. PW appreciated DeLillos bleak, ironic vision, calling it not so much a tragic view of history as a macabre one. January Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Praise for White Noise: Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction “One of the most ironic, intelligent, grimly funny voices to comment on life in present-day America . . . [White Noise] poses inescapable questions with consummate skill.” -Jayne Anne Phillips, The New York Times Book Review “DeLillo’s eighth novel should win him wide recognition as one of the best American noveslists. . . . the homey comedy of White Noise invites us into a world we’re glad to enter. Then the sinister buzz of implication makes the book unforgettably disturbing.” -Newsweek “A stunning book . . . it is a novel of hairline prophecy, showing a desolate and all-too-believable future in the evidence of an all-too-recognizable present. . . . Through tenderness, wit, and a powerful irony, DeLillo has made every aspect of White Noise a moving picture of a disquiet we seem to share more and more.” -Los Angeles Times “White Noise captures the quality of daily existence in media-saturated, hyper-capitalistic postmodern America so precisely, you don’t know whether to laugh or whimper.” -TIME “DeLillo is a prodigiously gifted writer. His cool but evocative prose is witty, biting, surprising, precise . . . White Noise [is] arguably [his] best novel.” -The Washington Post “Its brilliance is dark and sheathed. And probing. In White Noise, Don DeLillo takes a Geiger-counter reading of the American family, and comes up with ominous clicks.” -Vanity Fair “A stunning performance from one of our most intelligent novelists . . . Tremendously funny.” -The New Republic “DeLillo’s love and flair for language unite to tell us […] something discomforting about mortality and something profound about the way we deal with it. It may be a novel superabounding with words, but none of them are wasted.” -The Guardian About the Author Don DeLillo is the author of sixteen novels, including Zero K, Underworld, Falling Man, White Noise, and Libra. He has won the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the...

-Titulo Original : What To Do When Youre Having Two The Twins Survival Guide From Pregnancy Through The First Year-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Revised and updated in 2020 The creator of Twiniversity delivers an essential update to her must-have manual to having twins, now with expanded info on twin pregnancy and tandem breastfeeding, and advice on the best gear to help save your sanity. With almost two times as many sets of twins today as there were forty years ago, What to Do When Youre Having Two has quickly become the definitive resource for expectant and new parents of multiples. A mom of fraternal twins and a world-renowned expert on parenting multiples, author Natalie Diaz launched Twiniversity, the worlds leading global resource for twin parenting information and support online. Now, with her expanded edition of What to Do, she includes new information on breastfeeding, gear, sleep, and having two when you already have one, as well as: * creating your twin birth plan, * maintaining a realistic sleep schedule, * managing tandem breastfeeding, * stocking up on what youll need (and knowing what high-tech products are now available and whats a waste of money), and * building a special bond with each of your twins. Accessible, informative, and humorous, What to Do When Youre Having Two is the must-have manual for every parent of twins. From the Author When I had my twins in 2004 my circle of twin mom friends wasnt large. I didnt know anyone with twins, twins did not run in my family and I felt like I was learning EVERYTHING the hard way. Back then I decided that something needed to be done, and I wished there was a book that covered all the real-life topics that other books were missing. I vowed that when the twins started kindergarten, if no one wrote it, I would.Fast forward and What To Do When Youre Having Two has hit the shelves and covers every topic from baby showers to postpartum depression. The unique feature of this book is that it doesnt end on the last page. The discussion continues daily on Twiniversity which reaches over 80,000 families in countries around the world. We also have a very active social media presence on , Twitter, Pinterest, and (@Twiniversity for them all). Twenty-four hours a day, you can ask questions, post your concerns and get feedback almost instantly.Enjoy every page of my book, I wrote it just for YOU. Congratulations on your upcoming bundles of joy and if you have ANY questions, please email me at Natalie@Twiniversity . Best Wishes, Nat About the Author Founder of the Twiniversity website and director of the Manhattan Twins Club, Natalie Diaz has been featured widely in the media. She lives in New York City with her husband and their thirteen-year-old fraternal twins...

-Titulo Original : Go Up For Glory-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Back in print for the first time in decades, Go Up for Glory is the classic 1968 basketball memoir by NBA legend Bill Russell, with a new foreword from the author. From NBA legend Bill Russell, Go Up for Glory is a basketball memoir that transcends time. First published in 1965, this narrative traces Russells childhood in segregated America and details the challenges he faced as a Black man, even when he was a celebrated NBA star. And while some progress has been made, this book serves as an urgent reminder of how far we still have to go in the fight for human rights and equality. Review Praise for Go Up for Glory: A half-century after its first publication, Glory remains one of the best books of its ilk, an enthralling snapshot of its era that serves as a reminder of not only how much basketball has changed, but also how much the rest of the world hasnt. Russell was unflinching in his description of the racism he encountered growing up in Louisiana and Oakland...Still, [he] found a measure of hope.-Sports Illustrated About the Author Bill Russell was a former Boston Celtics center who played from 1956 to 1969, on eleven championship teams. A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was a five-time NBA MVP and an All Star in twelve of the thirteen years he played; many regard him as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Russell was the Celtics’ player-coach for three years, becoming the first Black coach in professional North American sports, and the first to win a championship. In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his accomplishments on the court and in the Civil Rights Movement. Russell is one of seven players in history to win an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic gold medal. Bill McSweeny is a journalist, Korean War combat infantryman, corporate executive, and lifelong humanitarian and activist for civil and human rights. He is the author of three books, including Go Up for Glory, which he wrote with Celtics star Bill Russell in 1965...

-Titulo Original : Trust (pulitzer Prize Winner)-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022 ONE OF BARACK OBAMAS FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE “Buzzy and enthralling …A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable misery…Fun as hell to read.” -Oprah Daily A genre-bending, time-skipping story about New York City’s elite in the roaring ’20s and Great Depression.-Vanity Fair “A riveting story of class, capitalism, and greed.” -Esquire Exhilarating.” -New York Times Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth-all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit. Hernan Diaz’s TRUST elegantly puts these competing narratives into conversation with one another-and in tension with the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction. The result is a novel that spans over a century and becomes more exhilarating with each new revelation. At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle, TRUST engages the reader in a quest for the truth while confronting the deceptions that often live at the heart of personal relationships, the reality-warping force of capital, and the ease with which power can manipulate facts...

-Titulo Original : How To Invent Everything A Survival Guide For The Stranded Time Traveler-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. Its essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly. --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If? The only book you need if youre going back in time What would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on humanitys original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat? With this book as your guide, youll survive--and thrive--in any period in Earths history. Bestselling author and time-travel enthusiast Ryan North shows you how to invent all the modern conveniences we take for granted--from first principles. This illustrated manual contains all the science, engineering, art, philosophy, facts, and figures required for even the most clueless time traveler to build a civilization from the ground up. Deeply researched, irreverent, and significantly more fun than being eaten by a saber-toothed tiger, How to Invent Everything will make you smarter, more competent, and completely prepared to become the most important and influential person ever. Youre about to make history. . . better...

-Titulo Original : The Marsh Kings Daughter-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be.”-The New York Times Book Review “[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans.”-Cosmopolitan “Sensationally good psychological suspense.”-Lee Child Praised by Karin Slaughter and Megan Abbott, The Marsh King’s Daughter is the mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her father. Helena Pelletier has a loving husband, two beautiful daughters, and a business that fills her days. But she also has a secret: she is the product of an abduction. Her mother was kidnapped as a teenager by her father and kept in a remote cabin in the marshlands of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Helena, born two years after the abduction, loved her home in nature, and despite her father’s sometimes brutal behavior, she loved him, too...until she learned precisely how savage he could be. More than twenty years later, she has buried her past so soundly that even her husband doesn’t know the truth. But now her father has killed two guards, escaped from prison, and disappeared into the marsh. The police begin a manhunt, but Helena knows they don’t stand a chance. Knows that only one person has the skills to find the survivalist the world calls the Marsh King-because only one person was ever trained by him: his daughter. A Michigan Notable Book...

-Titulo Original : The Photograph-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: A seductive and hugely suspenseful novel by Booker Prize winning author Penelope Lively, about what can happen when you look too closely into the past Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Penelope Lively’s masterpiece opens with a snapshot: Kath, before her death, at an unknown gathering, holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The photograph is in an envelope marked “DON’T OPEN-DESTROY.” But Kath’s husband does not heed the warning, embarking on a journey of discovery that reveals a tight web of secrets-within marriages, between sisters, and at the heart of an affair. Kath, with her mesmerizing looks and casual ways, moves like a ghost through the memories of everyone who knew her-and a portrait emerges of a woman whose life cannot be understood without plumbing the emotional depths of the people she touched. Propelled by the author’s signature mastery of narrative and psychology, The Photograph is Lively at her very best...

-Titulo Original : Fantomas (penguin Classics)-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: “One episode simply melts away as the next takes over” (The New York Times) in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lord Beltham is found dead, stuffed into a trunk. Inspector Juve knows that all the clues point to one suspect: the master of disguise, Fantomas. Juve cleverly pursues him in speeding trains, down dark alleys, through glittering Parisian salons, obsessed with bringing the demon mastermind to justice. As thrilling to read now as it was when first published in 1915, Fantomas “is not a puzzle but an intoxicant” (The Village Voice). For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators...

-Titulo Original : Porque El Ftbol Importa -Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Futbol. Balompie. El juego bonito. El deporte mas popular del mundo tiene muchos nombres pero, por muchas decadas, los aficionados han estado de acuerdo en una cosa: el mayor jugador de todos los tiempos fue Pele. Ahora, la estrella legendaria, embajador y personaje humanitario comparte su vision total de lo que el futbol puede lograr. Ahora, Pele comparte por primera vez su historia, su experiencia y sus ideas sobre este juego. Antes de Messi, antes de Ronaldo, antes de Beckham estaba Edson Arantes do Nascimento -conocido simplemente como Pele-. Un tesoro nacional, sus logros en la cancha fueron magia pura: tres campeonatos mundiales -algo sin precedentes- y el record de goleo de todos los tiempos: 1,282 goles en una carrera de veinte años. Ahora, cuando despues de sesenta años la Copa Mundial regresa a Brasil -pais al que con frecuencia se le reconoce haber perfeccionando este deporte-, el futbol tiene una oportunidad unica para lograr un cambio mundial. Y como embajador oficial del torneo, Pele esta listo para ser el rostro del progreso. Por primera vez, Pele explora la historia reciente de este juego y ofrece nuevas ideas acerca del papel del futbol como conector y animador de jugadores alrededor del mundo. Pele ha viajado por todo el planeta en su papel de embajador mundial del futbol y de apoyo a organizaciones de beneficencia como la UNICEF, promoviendo la influencia positiva del futbol en la produccion de cambios en los jovenes, las comunidades y hasta en paises enteros. Con detalles extraordinarios y una franqueza sin precedentes, Pele comparte sus experiencias mas inspiradoras, sus historias mas conmovedoras y sus lecciones mas dificiles, y pone en perspectiva el juego del futbol. Ese es el legado de Pele: su manera de transmitir todo lo que ha aprendido y de inspirar a una nueva generacion. En Porque el futbol importa, Pele detalla sus metas para el futuro del futbol y, por extension, del mundo...

-Titulo Original : 5 Types Of People Who Can Ruin Your Life Identifying And Dealing With Narcissists, Sociopaths, And Other High-conflict Personalities-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Some difficult people aren’t just hard to deal with-they’re dangerous. Do you know someone whose moods swing wildly? Do they act unreasonably suspicious or antagonistic? Do they blame others for their own problems? When a high-conflict person has one of five common personality disorders-borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, antisocial, or histrionic-they can lash out in risky extremes of emotion and aggression. And once an HCP decides to target you, they’re hard to shake. But there are ways to protect yourself. Using empathy-driven conflict management techniques,Bill Eddy, a lawyer and therapist with extensive mediation experience, will teach you to: - Spot warning signs of the five high-conflict personalities in others and in yourself. - Manage relationships with HCPs at work and in your private life. - Safely avoid or end dangerous and stressful interactions with HCPs. Filled with expert advice and real-life anecdotes, 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life is an essential guide to helping you escape negative relationships, build healthy connections, and safeguard your reputation and personal life in the process. And if you have a high-conflict personality, this book will help you help yourself...

-Titulo Original : Contra todo enemigo -Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: El autor de best sellers #1 del New York Times y de la exitosa novela Vivo o muerto “es el rey supremo del popular genero de suspenso”.* Ahora, en una historia que va desde los remotos paisajes del Medio Oriente marcados por la guerra hasta el caos sangriento en la frontera de los Estado Unidos con Mexico, Tom Clancy ofrece una novela alucinante que es alarmantemente parecida a la realidad. El ex-SEAL de la Armada Maxwell Moore-quien trabaja encubierto para la Division de Actividades Especiales de la CIA-llega a una cita para hacerse cargo de un prisionero taliban de alto rango. Pero la reunion de un giro terrible que ni Moore ni ninguno de sus jefes veia venir. Sin dejarse intimidar, no teniendo el fracaso como opcion, Moore continua su busqueda de la verdad, dejando muchos muertos a su paso…asesinados por aquellos para quienes el secreto es la mayor de las armas. Luego llega una revelacion impactante: Dos de las mayores amenazas para la seguridad de los Estados Unidos han foriado una alianza nefasta. Despues de años de planificacion, los talibanes han llegado a un acuerdo con un despiadado cartel de drogas mexicano par el que suministraran opio. Para el cartel, es una cuestion de dinero, poder y control absoluto del trafico de drogas. Pero para los talibanes es una oportunidad largamente esperada: explotar los carteles a llevar el fuego de la yihad al corazon de los infieles. *Publishers Weekl...

-Titulo Original : Atada a ti (The Crossfire) -Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: AUTORA BESTSELLER #1 EN EL NEW YORK TIMES DE DESNUDA ANTE TI Y REFLEJADA EN TI El fenomeno mundial continua… Eva y Gideon enfrentan los demonios de su pasado y aceptan las consecuencias de sus deseos obsesivos… Desde el primer momento en que conoci a Gideon Cross, reconoci algo en el que yo necesitaba. Algo que no podia resistir. Tambien vi el alma peligrosa y dañada que llevaba por dentro... un alma tan similar a la mia. Me senti atraida. Los necesitaba con la misma intensidad con la que necesitaba el latido de mi corazon. Nadie sabe lo mucho que arriesgo por mi, lo amenazada que estaria, ni lo oscuros y desesperados que se volverian nuestros pasados. Entrelazados por nuestros secretos, hemos intentado desafiar el destino. Creamos nuestras propias reglas y nos entregamos por completo al exquisito poder de la posesion… PÚBLICO ADULT...

-Titulo Original : Calle Dublin -Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Jocelyn Butler ha estado escondiendo su pasado durante años. Pero todos su secretos estan a punto de quedar descubiertos… Hace cuatro años Jocelyn dejo atras su pasado tragico en los Estados Unidos para recomenzar su vida en Escocia: ha enterrado su dolor, ignorado sus demonios y ha seguido adelantes sin atadura alguna. Su vida solitaria ha funcionado bien…hasta que se muda a un nuevo apartamento en la calle Dublin donde conoce a un hombre que sacude su mundo hasta la medula. Braden Carmichael esta acostumbrado a conseguir siempre lo que desea y esta decidido a llevarse a Jocelyn a la cama. Como sabe que ella teme a entrar en una relacion, Braden le propone un arreglo que satisfara la intensa atraccion que sienten el uno por el otro sin necesidad de ningun compromiso. Pero cuando Jocelyn acepta el arreglo por curiosidad, pronto se da cuenta de que para Braden una pasion alucinante nunca sera suficiente. El testarudo escoces tiene la intencion de conocerla de verdad…hasta lo mas profundo de su alma...

-Titulo Original : Light from Heaven (Mitford)-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Now available in large print-Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to “come up higher” more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible-until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher as well. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It’s never too late...

-Titulo Original : Un Hijo Americano -Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: Pocos politicos han alcanzado una preeminencia a nivel nacional tan rapidamente como Marco Rubio. Esta es la historia de su ascenso inesperado. Una vez que Fidel Castro y su comunismo se tomaron el poder, Mario y Oria Rubio jamas pudieron regresar a su tierra natal. Pero adoptaron su nuevo pais y enseñaron a sus hijos a agradecerle sus extraordinarias oportunidades. Cada sacrificio que hicieron durante todos esos años y los trabajos que pasaron en humildes oficios en Miami y Las Vegas, fue por sus hijos. El joven Marco crecio soñando con futbol americano, no politica. En este fascinante libro, cuenta como termino postulandose como candidato para comisionado de la ciudad de West Miami, cargo que lo condujo a la Camara de Representantes. En solo seis años llego a ser Presidente de la Camara de Florida. Gano su campaña para el Senado de los Estados Unidos cuando las posibilidades eran muy remotas. Ahora, Rubio habla en los estrados nacionales sobre los retos que afrontamos y ese futuro mejor que podremos alcanzar si volvemos a nuestros principios fundadores. Con esa vision, igual que con la historia de su familia, Rubio ha demostrado que el Sueño Americano aun tiene vigencia para aquellos que luchan por alcanzarlo...

-Titulo Original : Latino Americanos: El legado de 500 años que dio forma a una nacion -Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: EL LIBRO COMPLEMENTARIO DE LA CONOCIDA SERIE DOCUMENTAL DE PBS Latino americanos relata la rica y variada historia de los Latinos que han contribuido a darle forma a nuestra nacion, y quienes se han convertido -con mas de 50 millones de personas- en la minoria mas numerosa de los Estados Unidos. Este complemento de la conocida miniserie de PBS relata, de manera vivida y franca, como la historia de los lationamericanos es la historia de nuestro pais. El aclamado periodista y autor Ray Suarez explora las vidas de hombres y mujeres latinoamericanos en un periodo de quinientos años, e incluye una gama epica de experiencias que abarca desde los primeros asentamientos europeos al Destino Manifiesto; del Salvaje Oeste a la Guerra Fria; de la Gran Depresion a la globalizacion; de la Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense al movimiento de los derechos civiles. Latino americanos comparte las luchas personales y los exitos de inmigrantes, poetas, soldados y muchos otros: individuos que han causado un impacto en la historia y aquellos cuyas extraordinarias vidas iluminan la epoca en que vivieron, asi como el legado de estos sensacionales estadounidenses...

-Titulo Original : Surviving Autocracy-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: “When Gessen speaks about autocracy, you listen.” -The New York Times “A reckoning with what has been lost in the past few years and a map forward with our beliefs intact.” -Interview As seen on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and heard on NPR’s All Things Considered: the bestselling, National Book Award-winning journalist offers an essential guide to understanding, resisting, and recovering from the ravages of our tumultuous times. This incisive book provides an essential guide to understanding and recovering from the calamitous corrosion of American democracy over the past few years. Thanks to the special perspective that is the legacy of a Soviet childhood and two decades covering the resurgence of totalitarianism in Russia, Masha Gessen has a sixth sense for the manifestations of autocracy-and the unique cross-cultural fluency to delineate their emergence to Americans. Gessen not only anatomizes the corrosion of the institutions and cultural norms we hoped would save us but also tells us the story of how a short few years changed us from a people who saw ourselves as a nation of immigrants to a populace haggling over a border wall, heirs to a degraded sense of truth, meaning, and possibility. Surviving Autocracy is an inventory of ravages and a call to account but also a beacon to recovery-and to the hope of what comes next...

-Titulo Original : All Marketers Are Liars The Underground Classic That Explains How Marketing Really Works--and Why Authenticity Is The Best Marketing Of All-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: The indispensable classic on marketing by the bestselling author of Tribes and Purple Cow. Legendary business writer Seth Godin has three essential questions for every marketer: “What’s your story?” “Will the people who need to hear this story believe it?” “Is it true?” All marketers tell stories. And if they do it right, we believe them. We believe that wine tastes better in a $20 glass than a $1 glass. We believe that an $80,000 Porsche is vastly superior to a $36,000 Volkswagen that’s virtually the same car. We believe that $225 sneakers make our feet feel better-and look cooler-than a $25 brand. And believing it makes it true. As Seth Godin has taught hundreds of thousands of marketers and students around the world, great marketers don’t talk about features or even benefits. Instead, they tell a story-a story we want to believe, whether it’s factual or not. In a world where most people have an infinite number of choices and no time to make them, every organization is a marketer, and all marketing is about telling stories. Marketers succeed when they tell us a story that fits our worldview, a story that we intuitively embrace and then share with our friends. Think of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, or Fiji water, or the iPod. But beware: If your stories are inauthentic, you cross the line from fib to fraud. Marketers fail when they are selfish and scurrilous, when they abuse the tools of their trade and make the world worse. That’s a lesson learned the hard way by telemarketers, cigarette companies, and sleazy politicians. But for the rest of us, it’s time to embrace the power of the story. As Godin writes, “Stories make it easier to understand the world. Stories are the only way we know to spread an idea. Marketers didn’t invent storytelling. They just perfected it.” Review Praise for Seth Godin: Godin...is uniquely respected for his understanding of the Internet, and his essays and opinions are widely read and quoted on and off. -Forbes Its easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say. -Time If Seth Godin didnt exist wed need to invent him. -Alan Webber, founder, Fast Company If your idea, or issue, or candidate, or product isnt catching on, you havent been reading Seth Godin. -Micah Sifry, cofounder, Personal Democracy Forum Godin is endlessly curious, opinionated, and knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. He is a relentless marketer…and also a clear-eyed visionary.-Miami Herald About the Author Seth Godin is the author of more than a dozen bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, leadership, and change, including Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, All Marketers Are Liars, Small is the New Big, The Dip, Tribes, Linchpin, and Poke the Box. Hes an entrepreneur, the founder of several successful businesses and a popular TED speaker. He writes one of the most influential business blogs in the world at sethgodin ...

-Titulo Original : Doing Good Better How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work That Matters, And Make Smarter Choices About Giving Back-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: An up-and-coming visionary in the world of philanthropy and a cofounder of the effective altruism movement explains why most of our ideas about how to make a difference are wrong and presents a counterintuitive way for each of us to do the most good possible. While a researcher at Oxford, William MacAskill decided to devote his study to a simple question: How can we do good better? MacAskill realized that, while most of us want to make a difference, we often decide how to do so based on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, our good intentions often lead to ineffective, sometimes downright harmful, outcomes. As an antidote, MacAskill and his colleagues developed effective altruism-a practical, data-driven approach to doing good that allows us to make a tremendous difference regardless of our resources. Effective altruists operate by asking certain key questions that force them to think differently, set aside biases, and use evidence and careful reasoning rather than act on impulse. In Doing Good Better, MacAskill lays out these principles and shows that, when we use them correctly-when we apply the head and the heart to each of our altruistic endeavors-each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good. Review “Beautifully written and extremely smart. Doing Good Better should be required reading for anyone interested in making the world better.”-Steven D. Levitt, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Freakonomics and When to Rob a Bank “This is the most valuable guide to charitable giving ever published. Even readers who disagree with MacAskill’s conclusions about the value of particular charitable donations will make smarter decisions by learning from his analysis.”-Paul Brest, co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and former president, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation A straightforward guide to help anyone make the largest possible difference in the lives of others. -Sue Desmond-Hellman, CEO of the Gates FoundationWe research hotels and headphones and sushi bars-but not charities. That is lunacy. And in this powerful and persuasive book, William MacAskill shows us how much we stand to gain from a little bit of thoughtfulness: The same donation could do hundreds of times more good if given to the most effective charities, rather than the least-Dan Heath, co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Made to Stick, Switch, and Decisive “Effective altruism-efforts that actually help people rather than making you feel good or helping you show off-is one of the great new ideas of the twenty-first century. Doing Good Better is the definitive guide to this exciting new movement.”-Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature “Doing Good Better is a superb achievement. This must-read book will lead people to change their careers, their lives, and the world, for the better.”-Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, author of Animal Liberation and The Most Good You Can Do “Doing Good Better is a must-read for anyone with both a heart and a brain. MacAskill demolishes the lazy myths of nothing-you-can-do-ism and demonstrates the power of asking the right questions. This is an important book. Its also surprisingly fun. Figuring out what really helps people is a challenging scientific puzzle, and these pages are full of unexpected twists-enlightening and invigorating.”-Joshua Greene, director of Harvards Moral Cognition Lab, author of Moral Tribes “Humanity currently spends more money on cigarette ads than on making sure that we as a species survive this century. Weve got our priorities all wrong, and we need effective altruism to right them. If you want to make a real difference on the biggest issues of our time, you need to read Doing Good Better.”- Jaan Tallinn, cofounder, Skype and Kazaa “Doing Good Be...

-Titulo Original : The Score Takes Care Of Itself My Philosophy Of Leadership-Fabricante : Penguin Publishing Group-Descripcion Original: The last lecture on leadership by the NFLs greatest coach: Bill Walsh Bill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL. His advanced leadership transformed the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a legendary dynasty. In the process, he changed the way football is played. Prior to his death, Walsh granted a series of exclusive interviews to bestselling author Steve Jamison. These became his ultimate lecture on leadership. Additional insights and perspective are provided by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and others. Bill Walsh taught that the requirements of successful leadership are the same whether you run an NFL franchise, a fortune 500 company, or a hardware store with 12 employees. These final words of wisdom by Walsh will inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions. Review Bill Walsh was one of the NFLs all-time best; a creative genius, a master at management, and a brilliant student of human nature. The Score Takes Care of Itself is his own personal and powerful road map to success as a leader whether in professional football or anywhere else. Terrific reading; tremendous insights. -Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL The Score Takes Care of Itself is a leadership classic-a magnificent step-by-step tutorial on how to achieve success. It is practical, profound, and perfect for todays ultracompetitive business environment. Indispensable reading. -Pat Williams, senior vice president of the Orlando Magic and author of What Are You Living For? The Score Takes Care of Itself is not about football. Its about how to treat people right. How to get the best out of the people around you. How to be a highly effective leader. I am thankful that this book about Bill Walshs leadership point of view is now available to inspire countless leaders to come. -Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager(r) and Leading at a Higher Level Bills personal examples of how he implemented and executed each of these steps in the transformation of the San Francisco 49ers creates a fascinating story of business, football, and triumph. More than anything, Bills story reminds business leaders that success is not accidental but rather the result of deliberate and tenacious preparation.-John F. Milligan, Ph.D., president and COO of Gilead Sciences, Inc. About the Author Bill Walsh (1931-2007) is considered one of the greatest football coaches in NFL history. He is best known for serving as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, during which time he popularized the West Coast offense, a style of play that emphasizes passing over running. Walsh was honored in 1993 with an election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Steve Jamison is Americas foremost author and authority on the life and leadership of UCLA icon John Wooden, who is often cited as the greatest coach of the twentieth century. Together they collaborated on nine popular publications, including Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court. Mr. Jamison has also written books with other famous coaches, such as football’s Bill Walsh and tennis legend Brad Gilbert. In addition to his publishing and producing career, he is a popular speaker as well as executive producer of the John R. Wooden Leadership Course.Craig Walsh is the executive director of Santa Clara’s Healthy Kids program and a former marketing executive for the San Francisco 49ers. He is the son of legendary football coach Bill Walsh. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. How to Know if You’re Doing the JobWhen I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance,“Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job?” As heads start whisperingback and forth, I provide these clues: “If you’re up at 3 A.M. every nighttalking into a tape recorder and writing notes on scraps of paper, have aknot in your stomach and a rash on your skin, are losing sleep a...