Throughout ninety-nine percent of human history, life expectancy at birth was less than eighteen years. Few people had a chance to age. Today, thanks to extraordinary medical,...
Irving Berlin New York Genius
A fast-moving, musically astute portrait of arguably the greatest composer of American popular musicIrving Berlin (1888-1989) has been called - by George Gershwin, among others...
Run The Storm: A Savage Hurricane, A Brave Crew, And The Wreck Of The Ss El Faro
In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, “an exquisitely written and dramatic book…a literary page-turner” (Doug Stanton, #1 New...
Mama's Last Hug Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
New York Times best-selling author and primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.Mama's Last Hug opens with the dramatic farewell...
Viruses, Plagues, and History Past, Present, and Future
The story of viruses and humanity is a story of fear and ignorance, of grief and heartbreak, and of great bravery and sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he...
The Boo-Boos That Changed the World A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!)
Did you know Band-Aids were invented by accident?! And that they weren't mass-produced until the Boy Scouts gave their seal of approval? In the 1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson...
Competing on Analytics The New Science of Winning
From two pioneers in business analytics, an update of the classic book on how analytics and business intelligence are transforming competition and how leading organizations build...
What You Really Need to Lead The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner
What makes a leader? Can you really learn to lead? You might believe that leaders are born, not made. Perhaps you think that you need to hold an important job to be a leader -...
The Code Economy A Forty-Thousand Year History
Code is the "how" of human productive activity. The creation, implementation, and refinement of code have been the infrastructure of human progress from Neolithic simplicity to...
Beyond Suspicion
Miami criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck’s beautiful ex-girlfriend Jessie Merrill sold her life insurance benefit for a cash payment when she was diagnosed with a deadly disease....
