Agate Publishing: 143 books
The Modern Mixologist
Contemporary Classic Cocktails
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Over the course of the past two decades, Tony Abou-Ganim has earned his reputation as one of the leaders in the craft cocktail movement. Through his work with food and hospitality legends like Mario Batali, Steve Wynn, and Harry Denton, Abou-Ganim has earned his reputation as "the Modern Mixologist,"...
by Regina Louise
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
The long-awaited follow-up to Regina Louise’s critically acclaimed debut memoir Somebody’s Someone
Louise’s first memoir garnered positive reviews and national media attention, including spots on NPR’s All Things Considered and CBS’s The Early Show
An unflinching, unforgettable true story...
Forward From this Moment
Selected Columns, 1994-2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Since 1976, when he was an 18-year-old junior at USC, Leonard Pitts' writing has been winning awards, including the Pulitzer and five National Headliner Awards. This book collects his best newspaper columns, along with select longer pieces. The book is arranged chronologically under three broad subject...
Justice While Black
Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Justice While Black is a must-read for every young black male in America-and for everyone else who cares about their survival and well-being. This is a first-of-its-kind essential guide for African-American families about how to understand the criminal justice system, and about why that system continues...
He Never Came Home
Interviews, Stories, and Essays from Daughters on Life Without Their Fathers
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
He Never Came Home is a collection of 22 personal essays written by girls and women who have been separated from their fathers by way of divorce, abandonment, or death. The contributors to this collection come from a wide range of different backgrounds in terms of race, socioeconomic status, religion,...
Straight from Your Gay Best Friend
The Straight-Up Truth About Relationships, Work, and Having a Fabulous Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
In today’s society, from the inner-city to suburban America, nearly every woman has a gay best friend - the one who gives it to them straight about life, clothes, sex, and relationships. For example, on the number-one cable show on the Bravo Network, The Real Housewives of Atlanta The break-out...
by Jabari Asim
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
"Captivating." -Jane Ciabattari, NPR Book Concierge: Best Books of 2015
"Incomparable charisma and verve." -*The Root*, Best Fiction of 2015
"Lean, mean, and moving." -*Kirkus Reviews*, Kirkus Prize nominee
Jabari Asim’s debut novel returns readers to Gateway City, the fictional...
The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bulls
A Decade-by-Decade History
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
The Chicago Bulls, one of the NBA's most storied and valuable franchises, have been building their highly decorated legacy for five decades now. To this day, the Bulls are one of the most popular teams the world over. Travelers abroad will find that the team's reputation precedes them: Chicagoans who...
Change Better
Survive - and Thrive - During Change at Work and Throughout Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Due to the economic crisis, organizations are accelerating the dramatic changes they're making in the way they run their businesses. Employees, faced with these rapid and often undesirable changes, need help — and so do the organizations they work for. If change is going to be a constant in people’s...
A Giant Reborn
Why the US Will Dominate the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
The world is in turmoil. Whether one looks at Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America, uncertainty and upheaval seem to be the order of the day. Nevertheless, there seems to be an odd certainty in the minds of many pundits, writers, and citizens in this highly volatile...
Baked In
Creating Products and Businesses That Market Themselves
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2009
The old way of selling was to create safe, ordinary products and combine them with mass marketing. The new way is to create truly innovative products and build the marketing right in. But how does a brand make the transition from old to new? According to advertising gurus Alex Bogusky and John Winsor,...
Opportunity Knocking
Lessons from Business Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Known as the producer with the trillion-dollar Rolodex, Lori Ann LaRocco knows how to get business leaders and entrepreneurs to talk. Many of the world’s most well-known executives are so trusting of LaRocco, senior talent producer at CNBC, that she consistently gets scoops on billion-dollar deals...
Bernanke's Test
Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and the Drama of the Central Banker
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
The consensus on Alan Greenspan's performance as Fed chair used to be extremely positive, but more and more it's been called into question. Now, 2008 has seen Ben Bernanke in the eye of a storm that was created largely during Greenspan's tenure. His management of the bubble of all bubbles will be...
Arts & Numbers
A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
The creative class-artists, actors, writers, musicians, freelancers, dancers, performers, and the like-are known for applying their passion for creative expression to everything they do. Perhaps the one thing that most fills this group with apprehension is the rigid world of numbers. This leads to...