Weiner: 245 books

What is the number one? How can we be sure that 2+2=4? These apparently ssimple questions have perplexed philosophers for thousands of years, but discussion of them was transformed by the German philosopher Gottlob Frege (1848-1925). Frege (pronounced Fray-guh)believed that arithmetic and all mathematics...

With shocking revelations that made headlines in papers across the country, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers here why nearly every CIA Director has left the agency in worse shape than when he found it; and how these profound failures jeopardize our national security.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did...

In 2013, Basketball may or may not be the world's second most popular sport behind football (soccer) but the game's growth has exploded since the 1984 Olympics. Dr. James Naismith created the game in 1891 and while it was a popular game, the professional version of the sport did not do well. Leagues...

Your communications with clients and prospects are essential to the success of your investment, wealth management, or financial planning firm. Investment Writing Top Tips 2012 gives you information you can use to boost the effectiveness of your marketing, social media, and writing.

This fascinating book demonstrates that to be a good communicator and therefore an effective manager, a person must have five qualities in order to be viewed as totally credible–competence, character, composure, sociability, and extroversion. While some executives seem to possess all these qualities...

A Very Hungry Girl chronicles the journey of Jessica Weiner, who spent most of her life hungering to be someone else. She was so desperate to be accepted and valued that she spiraled into an eating disorder, experiencing the attendant lack of self-esteem that rules—and almost ruined—her life....

Every relationship has its ups and downs. No matter if yours is up or down, every relationship will benefit from a touch of unexpected romance.In this busy world we live in, the love letter is a nearly lost art form. However, it is the easiest and least costly way to show your partner love...

「如果養育一個孩子需要全村合力協助，那麼孕育一個天才就需要傾注整個城市的力量。」非洲古諺。你以為天才，是指智商140以上嗎？你有沒有想過，天才可能是「天時地利人和」？天才，不是個人成就，而是善用城市資源的結果？此生，你就算去不了，也一定要拜讀的七座城市文化巡禮，超過30位天才靈光乍現的故事，他們不經意的創新，卻開啟了人們嶄新的未來！●雅典的陽光是什麼神奇的光，可以照耀出影響世人思維的三大哲學家？●杭州的茶該怎麼喝，才能喝出蘇東坡的才情與智慧？●充斥血汗工廠的佛羅倫斯，如何培育出源源不絕的藝術家？●終年天氣陰冷、鳥不生蛋的愛丁堡，卻是誕生醫生的搖籃？●號稱「恐怖之城」的加爾各答，天才人數世界第一，只是運氣好？●是什麼樣神奇的矽谷小車庫，可以打造出下一個賈伯斯？英國有艾倫．狄波頓，美國有艾瑞克．魏納一趟結合文學、哲理、史地、經濟的天才探察研究，知識味爆發卻讓人讀來一如城市遊記般意猶未盡紐約時報暢銷書作者艾瑞克．魏納（Eric...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Healing Your Heart and Rebuilding Your Marriage Discovering that your husband has been unfaithful can be emotionally devastating, leaving you reeling in pain and confusion. But take heart—this survival guide for women offers compassionate and practical solutions for coping...

Are the end times near? Is the Rapture really just around the corner? Could Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson possibly be right? About 1 billion people among us believe, yes, absolutely. And that means one thing: investment opportunities! For those who are not as expertly versed in the...

The popular primer on the best graphic novels, initially called The 101 Best Graphic Novels, is back in its third updated edition. Expert librarian Stephen Weiner—with the crowdsourcing help of professionals in the field, from artists to critics to leading comic store owners—has sifted through...

A haunting, original eStory from Jennifer Weiner. When Eleanor Goode meets Gerald King, she's a senior at Wellesley who's won all the writing prizes. He's just published his first novel, Dirty Blond, and is well on his way to becoming one of the literary lions of his day. Gerry seduces Ellie,...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes the second book in the “smartly crafted” (BCCB) and “heartwarming” (School Library Journal) trilogy about friendship, furry creatures, and finding the place where you belong. Twelve-year-old Alice Mayfair has a secret....