Abrams: 244 books

Book cover of The Book of Joy

The Book of Joy

Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016

**An instant New York Times bestseller Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question.** Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their...
Book cover of The View From the Center of the Universe

The View From the Center of the Universe

Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos

by Joel R. Primack, Nancy Ellen Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007

In this strikingly original book, a world-renowned cosmologist and an innovative writer of the history and philosophy of science uncover an astonishing truth: Humans actually are central to the universe. What does this mean for our culture and our personal lives? The answer is revolutionary: a science-based...
Book cover of Engine 49 Devil's Night
by Duane Hollywood Abrams Superfireman
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012

During the years of 1977 - 1990, I fought fires in the city... How I gain super powers...
Book cover of Scrappy Women in Business
by Kimberly Wiefling - Editor, Julie Castro Abrams, Carole Amos
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2010

Although some people make it look easy, the reality is that the path to success is often convoluted and messy. It's tempting to believe that the professionals surrounding us somehow have their act completely together while we lurch fitfully onward, but the real story is often much more complicated and...
Book cover of Big Book of Virtual Teambuilding Games: Quick, Effective Activities to Build Communication, Trust and Collaboration from Anywhere!
by Mary Scannell, Michael Abrams, Mike Mulvihill
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011

Get remote team members to interact as if they’re in the same room! Whether you’re videoconferencing with team members across the world or e-mailing a colleague sitting ten feet away, the truth is evident: technology has permanently altered the way we communicate. The virtual workplace...
Book cover of Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug
by Stephen Abrams, Raymond E Feist
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013

The world of Raymond E. Feist is brought to stunning life in this illustrated deluxe compendium, complete with maps, character drawings, and first-person narrative text by the master of fantasy fiction. Part travel log/journal and part atlas, Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug brings the fictional...
Book cover of Fobbit

Fobbit

A Novel

by David Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012

An Iraq war comedy that “is everything that terrible conflict was not: beautifully planned and perfectly executed; funny and smart and lyrical; a triumph” (Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life). Fobbit ’fä-bit, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who...
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Finding Joseph I

An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains

by Howie Abrams, James Lathos
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018

A Rough Trade Book of the Year (2017) “Must-read for any fan of both Bad Brains and their enigmatic vocalist” ―No Echo This gripping oral history features H.R. himself and the people who know him best, including Ian MacKaye, Questlove and members of Sublime and the Deftones. The...
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The Terrible 10

A Century of Economic Folly

by Burton A Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

The U.S. economy made impressive gains in the 20th century, but this progress makes it easy to forget a harsh reality: Americans were the victims of disastrous government policies that cost trillions of dollars in wasted resources, created mass unemployment, and kept millions of people in poverty...
Book cover of The Colosseum: A History
by Robert B. Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2019

More than 1,500 years have passed since the last blood - human or animal - was spilled in the Colosseum, but the massive building erected by the Flavian emperors has continued to play a role in history. This book tells the dramatic story of the Colosseum - from its bloody gladiatorial games and the...
Book cover of Diversity & Inclusion: The Big Six Formula for Success
by D.A. Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013

The case that I make for diversity and inclusion is not just sociological or democratic: it is a business strategy. That is the focus of this book. I developed this framework for corporations and associations. It will show you how to increase your revenues directly, through understanding the pathways...
Book cover of Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition
by Linda Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, Doug Abrams
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009

The Essential Parenting Guide- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED AND EXPANDED! In 1982, child development experts Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., discovered that babies can communicate with simple signs-even before they're able to talk. The result: Baby Signs, the groundbreaking technique...
Book cover of Watchlist

Watchlist

32 Stories by Persons of Interest

by Etgar Keret, Aimee Bender, Robert Coover
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016

**“Writers like T.C. Boyle and Cory Doctorow contributed to this surreal anthology of short stories that riff on our modern surveillance culture.” —**Entertainment Weekly With contributions from Etgar Keret, T.C. Boyle, Robert Coover, Aimee Bender, Jim Shepard, Alissa Nutting, Charles...
Book cover of 最後一次相遇,我們只談喜悅

最後一次相遇,我們只談喜悅

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

by 達賴喇嘛 Dalai Lama, 戴斯蒙‧屠圖 Desmond Tutu, 道格拉斯‧亞伯拉姆 Douglas Abrams
Language: Chinese
Release Date: June 27, 2017

長踞《紐約時報》暢銷榜、亞馬遜五顆星評價 全球授權32國語言,全美熱銷逾40萬冊    兩位諾貝爾和平獎得主,五天相聚,解答一個永恆的問題   經歷痛苦與失去之後,仍能發自內心地快樂嗎? 面對生命中各種無法避免的磨難,該如何超越痛苦,擁抱喜悅而活? 心智與心靈上該要有怎樣的特質與觀點,才容易感受喜樂? 如何讓喜悅從一種稍縱即逝的感受,化為恆久的存在? 人生最終該靠什麼獲得滿足與意義? ** ** 上千個來自全球的提問,最多人的問題並非如何找到喜悅, 而是在充滿各種苦難的世界,真的可能活在喜悅中嗎? ** ** ▎如何穿越苦痛,重啟喜悅的智慧   兩位深受全球景仰的心靈導師,卻同樣經歷一生的苦難。達賴喇嘛二十四歲就被迫流亡,近六十年無法回家,卻仍擁有最有感染力的笑聲。屠圖大主教一生對抗種族隔離暴行,目睹人性的醜陋與絕望,卻堅定帶領南非走向寬恕的漫漫療傷之路。   籌劃一年,以慶生為由,他們兩人在印度達蘭薩拉相聚五天,這可能是一生最後一次相見,他們卻選擇毫無保留地回答來自全球上千個關於喜悅的問題。 年近九十,他們共同的體認,人生無法免除必然的苦痛與心碎,但是若能懷抱喜悅而活,即使困苦,也不會變得冷酷,雖然心碎,也不會因此崩潰。   ▎快樂無法外求,喜悅是一個面對世界存在的方式 ** ** 大主教從未自稱聖徒,達賴喇嘛也稱自己只是一介僧侶,他們的人生嚮往,與你我並無不同。兩人的人生看來充滿混亂與苦痛,卻能在其中尋得平靜、勇氣與喜悅。他們說,苦為人所不能免,但我們可以選擇如何面對苦痛,我們都能學會在充滿挫折與苦痛的環境,依然懷抱喜悅而活。   書中除了兩人時而幽默逗趣,時而深刻感動的對談,分享他們對人生的體悟與許多真實故事,也從探討喜悅的本質、結合科學實證分享跨越負面情緒的方法──嫉妒、恐懼、孤獨、焦慮、失去的苦痛等,到獲得喜悅的八大心靈支柱,分享他們穿越苦痛的智慧。同時列出他們日常安頓內心的功課,讓讀者也能練習感受喜悅。   這本書不屬於任何宗教、任何族群,這本書屬於你,你值得恆久的喜樂。   重量好評推薦! ** ** 《紐約時報》、《時代雜誌》、《波士頓環球報》、《出版人週刊》、《赫芬頓郵報》、《QUARZ》、CBS、歐普拉、理查‧布蘭森、李偉文 邀你一起分享喜悅!   「來!我們一起找快樂!喜悅是我想送給每個人最棒的禮物。兩位大師在這本振奮人心的書中分享最深刻的智慧。保證值回票價。」──歐普拉(Oprah...
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