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On December 22, 1550 an old bricklayer named Richard Plantagenet was buried at Eastwell in Kent. Unusually for a bricklayer, he had been able to read Latin and, when pressed, he had claimed to be a natural son of King Richard III and to have met him the day before the Battle of Bosworth. Yet had he...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist looks at the life and times of the Chicago Bulls superstar— “The best Jordan book so far” (The Washington Post). One of sport’s biggest superstars, Michael Jordan is more than an internationally renowned athlete. As illuminated through David Halberstam’s...

The Genius is the gripping and definitive account of Bill Walsh’s career and how he built a football dynasty from the rubble of a fallen franchise. David Harris gives a stellar account of the silver-haired sophisticate from humble working-class roots who was hired as head coach and general manager...

The basis for the upcoming major motion picture The Program directed by Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, The Queen, Philomena), starring Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh and Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong. When Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France in 1999, the sports world had found...

Earl Woods, the father of young Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, was widely ridiculed in 1996 when, in an article anointing his son as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, he likened Tiger's potential impact to that of a messiah. This unseemly proclamation appeared to embody all the worst elements...

More than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his ground-breaking reporting on the Vietnam War, Halberstam wrote more than 20 books,...

“Golf is not a game, it’s a punishment.” –David Feherty “If you’re one of those people who think golf is a religion, prepare for some seriously funny blasphemy.” --Troon McAllister, author of The Green Somewhere in Ireland, A Village is Missing an Idiot is a collection...

New York Times Bestseller: “A historical overview of the auto industry in the United States and Japan [and] the gradual decline of U.S. manufacturing” (Library Journal).   After generations of creating high-quality automotive products, American industrialists began losing ground to the...

From New York Times–bestselling authors Richard Belzer and David Wayne comes a hard look at the wrongs done to us all by big business in America. Here is an explosive account of wrongful acts perpetrated, and the ensuing cover-ups inflicted upon us, by American corporations. The bestselling...

IN MARKETING What is the main difference between "pathetic" and "profitable?" A compelling advertising headline. Veteran marketers and entrepreneurs alike know a powerful headline is the most important factor for putting more money in your pocket. Whether it's for your. .Web site...

The New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking account of one of the most tumultuous periods in our history—the Kennedy Administration and its dramatic aftermath—by acclaimed journalist David Talbot. Though countless books have been written about the Kennedy men and their brief, tumultuous...

**Why is sales so hard? ** It’s just talking to people, so what’s the big deal? For most people, sales and dating are both hard - and for the same basic reason. Talking to someone when we are hoping for a specific outcome is much more than “just talking”. Our desire for...

This book addresses many organizational needs that involve how employees learn, trainers train, and organizations best communicate. The new needs of organizations involve being able to better use emotional intelligence habits, authentic listening skills, better gender and diversity communication along...

Education is broken and most graduates are broke.The purpose of this book is to start an important dialogue about college education. I will make the case for why I believe 70% of college students should drop out. The concept of giving our trust to the educational system without accountability...