Osborne: 731 books
Only to Sleep
A Philip Marlowe Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature’s most enduring detectives back to life—as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one last adventure.
**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND NPR • NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARDS
The...
The Accidental Connoisseur
An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2004
What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur, journalist Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a little-known world in pursuit of some answers....
Reinventing America's Schools
Creating a 21st Century Education System
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
**From David Osborne, the author of Reinventing Government--a biting analysis of the failure of America's public schools and a comprehensive plan for revitalizing American education.
In Reinventing America's Schools, David Osborne, one of the world's foremost experts on public sector reform,...
The Job
True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
“HOW YA DOIN’?”
With these four syllables, delivered in an unmistakably authentic New York accent, Steve Osborne has riveted thousands of people at the legendary storytelling venue The Moth (and many tens of thousands more via YouTube) with his hilarious, profane, and touching tales from...
Travels with My Hat
A lifetime on the road
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2018
The remarkable story of how an Australian nurse became an award-winning travel writer and acclaimed photographer working alone in some of the most offbeat places on earth. This was trailblazing travel in a time well before the internet: before travel rating websites advised where to stay and before...
Reasonably Simple Economics
Why the World Works the Way It Does
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
The goal of Reasonably Simple Economics is, not surprisingly, simple: to help us think like economists. When we do, so much of the world that seemed mysterious or baffling becomes more clear and understandable—improving our lives and providing new tools to succeed in business and career.
In...
by Bella Osborne
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Ottercombe Bay was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package. ‘Bella Osborne has such a nice touch with description that I was utterly charmed by Ottercombe Bay’ Sue Moorcroft ‘Absolutely brilliant. It's funny, heartwarming, entertaining and I couldn't...
John Osborne Plays 1
Look Back in Anger; Epitaph for George Dillon; The World of Paul Slickey; Dejavu
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
In 1956 John Osborne's Look Back in Anger changed the course of English theatre. This volume includes some of the early plays which launched his career along its startling trajectory, as well as his much later play, Dejavu, which brings us Look Back in Anger's Jimmy Porter thirty-five years on, older and wiser, but no less indignantly eloquent.
John Osborne Plays 3
A Patriot for Me; Luther; Inadmissible Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
This third collection of John Osborne's dramatic work includes three classic plays for the stage which confirm his reputation as one of the greatest British playwrights of the twentieth century.
A Patriot for Me
'It is a landmark play in its open treatment of homosexuality and in the breadth...
by John Osborne
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
John Osborne (1929-1994) was the leading playwright of the post-war British theatre revival: a rennaissance that is said to have started when his Look Back in Anger was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre. It led to the coining of the phrase 'angry young man', which applied not only to Osborne...
No Grain, No Pain
A 30-Day Diet for Eliminating the Root Cause of Chronic Pain
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
“A must-read book for anyone suffering from chronic pain” (Sara Gottfried, MD), No Grain, No Pain demonstrates the proven link between a gluten-heavy diet and chronic pain and discomfort—and offers a groundbreaking, 30-day, grain-free diet to help you heal yourself from the inside out.
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Pacific Eldorado
A History of Greater California
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Osborne's work is the first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific Basin.
Presents a provocative and original interpretation of the entire span of California history
Reveals how the area's Pacific Basin...
by Grant R. Osborne
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Even though he was writing from prison, the Apostle Paul's gratitude and joy leaps off the page in his letter to the Philippians. He writes to Christians in a Greek city that he visited on his second missionary journey to thank them for their partnership with him, and also to encourage them to maintain...
Think Like a Headhunter
The CFO's Guide to the Hidden Job Market
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
"You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take." -- Wayne Gretzky
Effective job hunting is all about making opportunities to tell your story as often as you can. This guide will help you find the companies that may want to hear your story.
DISCOVER HOW TO:
Take...