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Three Stooges FAQ
Everything Left to Know About the Eye-Poking, Face-Slapping, Head-Thumping Geniuses
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
This entertaining and informative study of the Three Stooges focuses on the nearly 190 two-reel short comedies the boys made at Columbia Pictures during the years 1934-59. Violent slapstick? Of course, but these comic gems are also peerlessly crafted and enthusiastically played by vaudeville veterans...
by David J. Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2011
With stories and examples from his 27 years of business leadership experience, Friedman makes clear the connection between values and success in a way thats as enjoyable to read as it is insightful.
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
Developing Change-Ready People and Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
Sacred cows--outdated and costly business practices such as the reports that are never read or a slow-down of innovative ideas--exist in every company. Inspired by insights gained from more than 450 programs conducted with all types of organizations, the authors of SACRED COWS MAKE THE BEST BURGERS show how corporations can kill off the sacred cows that are crippling them.
The Strong Gray Line
War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...
Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace Vehicles
From Theory to Application
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace demonstrates the attractive potential of recent developments in control for resolving such issues as flight performance, self protection and extended-life structures. Importantly, the text deals with a number of practically significant...
by David J. Boyne
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Vikings, Saxons and pirates! Burned in a barrel of tar! Brighton's historical horrors revealed! Rioting rockers, seditious suffragettes and two terrible trunk murders! Strike! Barbarity at the Battle of Lewes Rd! Sweeter than poison: The true story of a Brighton femme fatale! Strafed by Nazi machine-gunners:...
Is College Worth It?
A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
For many students, a bachelor's degree is considered the golden ticket to a more financially and intellectually fulfilling life. But the disturbing reality is that debt, unemployment, and politically charged pseudo learning are more likely outcomes for many college students today than full-time employment...
True Crime: Missouri
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Includes Lee Shelton's murder of Billy Lyons, the kidnapping of millionaire Robert Greenlease's son, and many more.
by David J. Cord
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
The first book about Nokia written after the Microsoft deal.
Nokia s fall from the pinnacle of the mobile phone industry was unprecedented in both its rapidity and its extent. Now for the first time the true, comprehensive story is told of the decline and fall of Finland s greatest...
The Wizard of Oz FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Life According to Oz
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The Wizard of Oz FAQ is a fact-filled celebration of the beloved 1939 fantasy masterpiece starring Judy Garland. It's all here – from L. Frank Baum and his Oz novels to the complete background story of the movie's conception, development, and shoot, with special attention given to the little-known...
The Why Files
The Science Behind the News
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Science magazine meets The Onion, Mental Floss, and Mad magazine in this ingenious guide to the science behind the news
For more than a decade , the intrepid folks at whyfiles.org-the #1 science destination on the web-have been exploring the science behind newsworthy events. Now condensed into...
by David J. Fiore Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2006
The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although this territory was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of passenger and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management,...
決斷未來的關鍵提問：那些即將改寫世界的重要概念（TED Books系列）
The Great Questions of Tomorrow
Language: Chinese
Release Date: October 24, 2017
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一波波的科技變革，正將我們推向一場全面革命的當口，
劃時代的改變即將來臨，但許多人卻仍不斷向過去靠攏。
我們該如何因應即將到來的巨變浪潮？
提出正確的問題，就是開始的第一步。
本書作者大衛・羅斯科夫是《外交政策》雜誌集團執行長、哥倫比亞大學國際公共事務學院客座教授，精於全球趨勢觀察，深信問問題的力量。
變化愈大，該問的問題就愈基本。例如「我們是誰」、「誰來領導我們？」「上網是基本人權嗎？」
找出關切這個時代的重要問題，就會重塑我們對身分認同、經濟制度、科技技術、政府體制等的解讀，才能再造世界。
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The Civil War Guerrilla
Unfolding the Black Flag in History, Memory, and Myth
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Most Americans are familiar with major Civil War battles such as Manassas (Bull Run), Shiloh, and Gettysburg, which have been extensively analyzed by generations of historians. However, not all of the war's engagements were fought in a conventional manner by regular forces. Often referred to as "the...