Gerber: 233 books

On imagine mal qu'un jazzman de génie puisse avoir été dans son jeune âge le plus gentil garçon de la terre, élève appliqué et obéissant, excellent fils, camarade recherché, avant de devenir à l'âge adulte bon citoyen, bon époux, calme et réfléchi, aussi timide que déterminé, sans...

“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.” —Time Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary...

This Inspirational Article Follows 10 Self Made Billionaires Who Are Not Only Rich and Successful, But Also Are Very Giving With Their Fortunes.This Is A Must Read For Any Entreprenuer, Small Business Owner and Any One Who Needs Inspiration.

«Encuentro en las escritoras y escritores mexicanos nacidos a partir de 1975 un ánimo liberado –es decir: "desgeneracionalizado"–, así como una no pertenencia a grupos y tendencias: se trata, por así decirlo, de islas bañadas por el mismo mar y con corrientes comunicantes. Algunos de ellos...

"The Hamster's Wheel+" is a short story of a young single mother's struggle to overcome opioid addiction. Crystal is arrested for a DUI and has the good fortune to be placed in a caring rehabilitation center with a competent community health nurse assigned to her care. The up and down challenges she...

New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and the International Thriller Writers, Inc. present a collection of remarkable stories in First Thrills. From small-town crime stories to sweeping global conspiracies, this is a cross section of today's hottest thriller-writing talent. This original collection...

Read Linda Gerber's posts on the Penguin Blog. It was only a few weeks ago that Aphra Connolly’s life changed completely. She had been living a quiet existence on her father’s secluded island resort, until Seth Mulo turned up and stole her heart . . . and provided information that led her...

Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processes--conquest, colonialism, the slave trade, territorial acquisition, and voluntary immigration. A thoughtful look at immigration, anti-immigration sentiments, and the motivations...

“A triumphant, one-of-a-kind experiment . . . Much of Empty Set concerns the trauma of exile and its long-lasting effect on interrupted lives.” —Chicago Review of Books How do you draw an affair? A family? Can a Venn diagram show the ways overlaps turn into absences, tree rings tell us...

First person accounts by pioneers in the field, classic essays, and new scholarship document the collaborative and creative practices of early social media. Focusing on early social media in the arts and humanities and on the core role of creative computer scientists, artists, and scholars...

The life and experiences of a white family who grew up under the system of apartheid in South Africa. It tells of their heritage, their understandings and perceptions and eventually their move to the United States of America. The story focused greatly on the Gerber familys faith in God Almighty and how through faith and endurance, they overcame difficulties.

Poetry is a relative term these days. It seems anyone with an ax to grind or a rant to rave can get up in a dingy venue and call him/ herself a poet. We all know from school days what poetry used to sound like, however, that form has pretty much been abandon and or adapted to fit our times for better...

With this book, author Melinda Gerber walks you through the twenty-nine steps needed to start a mutual fund and the thirty-six steps needed to start an ETF. She provides costs and detailed explanations of how to accomplish each task from fledgling idea to the actuality of selling shares, and also...

The best decisions made by public managers are based not on instinct, but on an informed understanding of what’s happening on the ground. Policy may be directed by ideology, but it must also be founded on reality. The challenge of making the right decisions as a public manager is often, therefore,...