David B : 584 books
Inhumanities
Nazi Interpretations of Western Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Inhumanities is an unprecedented account of the ways Nazi Germany manipulated and mobilized European literature, philosophy, painting, sculpture and music in support of its ideological ends. David B. Dennis shows how, based on belief that the Third Reich represented the culmination of Western civilization,...
If Not Us, Who?
William Rusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
If Not Us, Who? is both the story of an architect of the modern conservative movement and a colorful journey through a half century of high-level politics.
Best known as the longtime publisher of National Review, William Rusher (1923–2011) was more than just a crucial figure in the history...
The Last Cheetah of Egypt
A Narrative History of Egyptian Royalty from 1805 to 1953
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
At the end of the eighteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was in sharp decline. However, out of the ashes of this empire ascended an Egyptian royal family that would go on to dominate the Middle East in the early nineteenth century and rule Egypt for over 150 years. Beginning in the eighteenth century...
Supersurvivors
The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Starting where resiliency studies leave off, two psychologists explore the science of remarkable accomplishment in the wake of trauma, revealing the surprising principles that allow people to transform their lives and achieve extraordinary things.
Over four billion people worldwide will survive...
Reading the New Nietzsche
The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and On the Genealogy of Morals
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2000
In this long-awaited volume, David B. Allison argues for a 'generous' approach to Nietzsche's writings, and then provides comprehensive analyses of Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, On the Genealogy of Morals, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Unique among other books on Nietzsche, Allison's...
Life, Death, and Meaning
Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
A Best-Selling Hebrew Book of the Modern Era
The Book of the Covenant of Pinhas Hurwitz and Its Remarkable Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
In 1797, in what is now the Czech Republic, Pin as Hurwitz published one of the best-selling Hebrew books of the modern era. Nominally an extended commentary on a sixteenth-century kabbalist text, The Book of the Covenant was in fact a compendium of scientific knowledge and a manual of moral behavior....
by David B. Gil
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Una historia de venganza y redención en el Japón de los señores samuráis.
El guerrero a la sombra del cerezo fue finalista al Premio Fernando Lara y ganadora del Premio Hislibris de Novela Histórica.
Mejor novela histórica del 2017 para los lectores de XX Siglos, el blog literario...
Too High and Too Steep
Reshaping Seattle’s Topography
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Residents and visitors in today�s Seattle would barely recognize the landscape that its founding settlers first encountered. As the city grew, its leaders and inhabitants dramatically altered its topography to accommodate their changing visions. In Too High and Too Steep, David B. Williams uses...
The Soul of the Organization
How to Ignite Employee Engagement and Productivity at Every Level
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Given the opportunity to describe Apple as a company in just a word or two, most would respond with adjectives like: Innovative. Design-conscious. Iconic. Some would probably even say: Secretive. But here's another: Soulful. Yes, Apple has a soul, and it is not alone in that respect. A select few...
by David B. Schlosser
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Written from the perspective of a developmental editor advising an author with a newly completed book draft, this article details a step-by-step method for revising and editing novel-length fiction or creative/narrative nonfiction manuscripts. It is a holistic, integrated process that applies to writers at every skill level and at any stage of their project.
Managing a Midcareer Change
Having Fun While Shifting Gears
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
David B. Helberg advises numerous business leaders and is widely known for his coaching, mentoring, and lecturing prowess. But once he felt like he was stuck in his careerlike you might feel now. In this guidebook to getting unstuck, he shares how he transformed himself from a rank-and-file employee...
Relationships That Work: The Power of Conscious Living
A Transformative Communication Approach to Self-Realization
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
In Relationships That Work, David B. Wolf, provides practical exercises and principles for you to master strategies for high-level communication. You will learn empathic listening and conflict resolution skills, and ways of assertion that align with principles rooted in your spiritual truth. This...
Your Career in Animation
How to Survive and Thrive
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Great ideas for animators who are starting out or looking for their next job Packed with information and insights Perfect for film students and art students. Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here’s an insider’s guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead....