Workman Publishing: 463 books
1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments
Of Which We Could Remember Only 254
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
The president who left the nuclear launch codes in a suit at the dry cleaners. The novelist who put the orange juice outside and the kitten in the refrigerator. The Russian general who left home in full military dress . . . minus his pants. The famous sex goddess who blew the same line through 52...
Life in the Sloth Lane
Slow Down and Smell the Hibiscus
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
WHY ARE SLOTHS ALWAYS SMILING?
Perhaps it’s because they’ve mastered the art of taking it slow in a world whose frenzied pace is driving the rest of us crazy. Here, in a mindfulness book like no other, heart-tuggingly cute photographs of these always-chill creatures are paired with words...
"It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done."
Motivation for Dreamers & Doers
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time—by people who’ve been there and done that—can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we’re not alone, and show us that...
How to Be Interesting
(In 10 Simple Steps)
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
The product of a unique vision that adds up to an entirely new kind of book, Jessica Hagy’s How to Be Interesting combines fresh, surprising lessons with deceptively simple diagrams and charts. It’s an inspiring guide to leading a richer life that nudges us out of our comfort zones and into places...
Stupidest Things Ever Said
Book of All-Time Stupidest Top 10 Lists
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
Not just stupidity, but obsessive stupidity! Not just random stupidity, but organized stupidity! Here, from the celebrated collectors of the stupidest things ever said, it’s the cre`me de la cre`me of stupidities, made even funnier and more compelling in an irresistible top 10 list format. Try one:
The...
Rules of Thumb
A Life Manual
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
A mix of folk wisdom, common sense, shared experience, the advice of experts, and the kind of group think that's made websites like Wikipedia so vital, Rules of Thumb is the impulsive compendium of 1,000 general principles that apply to every facet of life. Collected by Tom Parker for over 25 years,...
Dream It. List It. Do It!
How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2008
Dream It. List It. Do It! is the ultimate do-it-yourself guide to self-improvement. Drawing from the true stories and experiences of the 1.5 million registered users of 43things.com, a Webby Award–winning social networking site, Dream It. List It. Do It! works on the proven principle that creating...
by Bob Nelson Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
1001 WAYS to Take Initiative at Work is about managing up--about employees taking ownership of their jobs, whether it's an assistant working for a manager or a VP working for the CEO. Third in the 1001 Ways series by bestselling business writer Bob Nelson, whose 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and 1001...
by William McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
The obits. It’s the first section many of us turn to when we open the paper, not to see who died, but rather to find out about who lived to discover the interesting lives of people who’ve made a mark.
A new annual that collects nearly 300 of the best of The New York Times obituaries from...
by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Help others. Help yourself. Be a better person, and make the world a better place. Using the wisdom of the East to instruct and inspire, Instant Karma is a universe of things a reader can do, right now, to accumulate good karma. And, like pennies going into a piggy bank, each is a seemingly little...
The Art of Procrastination
A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
This is not a book for Bill Gates. Or Hillary Clinton, or Steven Spielberg. Clearly they have no trouble getting stuff done. For the great majority of us, though, what a comfort to discover that we’re not wastrels and slackers, but doers . . . in our own way. It may sound counterintuitive, but according...
by Bob Nelson Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Today more than ever, businesses need fresh ideas to nurture talent and retain employees—enter 1,501 Ways to Reward Employees, thoroughly revised, updated, and even more chockablock with ideas than 1,001 Ways to Reward Employees, the groundbreaking national bestseller.
Adapted to meet the...
The Hollywood Assistants Handbook
86 Rules for Aspiring Power Players
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2008
Are you young, eager, smart, and heading off to LA to make it big in the entertainment business? Time for a reality check: Leave your diploma at home, put your grandiose dreams on hold (where hopefully they'll get tired and hang up), and start by repeating the first rule of the industry: Who you work...
To Marry an English Lord
Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
“Marvelous and entertaining.” —Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey
Discover the true stories behind the women who inspired Downton**Abbey and NBC’s The Gilded Age, the heiresses—including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)—who staked...