Ira: 311 books

Read Ira Rosofsky's posts on the Penguin Blog A candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. Life is a succession of pokes and prods, medications, TV, bingo,...

While the hyper-partisanship in Washington that has stunned the world has been building for decades, Ira Shapiro argues that the U.S. Senate has suffered most acutely from the loss of its political center. In Broken, Ira Shapiro, a former senior Senate staffer and author of the critically-acclaimed...

Forty years’ worth of columns from one of the New York Times’ most popular sportswriters   Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of the Giants in this unforgettable collection of opinions, stories, and observations from his long and distinguished career. From memories...

Digital Marketing: Integrating Strategy and Tactics with Values is an easy-to-understand guidebook that draws on the latest digital tactics and strategic insights to help organizations generate sustainable growth through digital integration. It provides a roadmap to adopt a digital mindset, incorporate...

"Nowhere else in American poetry do I come across a passion, a cunning, and a joy greater than his. And a deadly accuracy. I see him as one of the supreme poets of his generation."–Gerald Stern The poems in True Faith are earthy, lyrical, honest, and empathic in a style that is both...

The Alternate Reality News Service sends reporters to other dimensions and has them write news articles about what they find there. In ARNS and the Man, the news organizations' journalists focus on the United States of Vesampucceri, the world's foremost idiotocracy (government by of the stupidest,...

Jesus said, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19 KJV). The best selling author, Ira Milligan brings you The Scorpion Within. This book is an excellent guide to the root causes of sin and how you can eliminate them to...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ms.Ira Baxi is an renowned Practising Company Secretary and Professor of CA & CS from past 15 years. In the Secondary Examinations she achieved 13th merit in the Rajasthan State Board Examination and was awarded with the Collectors Gold medal and scholarship from the  Government...

This book tells the story of Ira Sankey, famed gospel singer who worked closely with D. L. Moody for many years. The autobiography is mostly related to his work with Moody. In addition, there are stories related to over 100 classic gospel songs and hymnals. Some of these stories are origins,...

Ezra Pound makes his Penguin Classics debut with this unique selection of his early poems and prose, edited with an introductory essay and notes by Pound expert Ira Nadel. The poetry includes such early masterpieces as “The Seafarer,” “Homage to Sextus Propertius,” “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,”...

Harold is a bird who spends his day wishing that he could fly, but is too afraid to try. When fate intervenes and Harold's wish comes true, he sees that the real wish that was granted had very little to do with flying at all. "Harold Wont Fly!" is a gentle whimsical story of awakening that both children and parents will enjoy together, especially at bedtime.

Few people realize there is a special, important technique of studying grammar: to look for the reasons behind the rules. The author suggests that learning English is a process of mind-training, A learning should approach English as an active thinker, not a thoughtless reader.

Exhaustively researched and accessibly written, D.W. Griffith: Master of Cinema is a remarkably comprehensive biography of the legendary director and his days creating his craft at the American Biograph Company between 1908 through 1913. Meticulously detailed, utilizing a wealth of archival documents...

Some of the worst corporate meltdowns over the past sixty years can be traced to passive directors who favored operational shortcuts over quality growth strategies. Thinking primarily about placating institutional investors, selective stockholders, proxy advisors, and corporate management, these inattentive...