Jon: 3174 books
by Jon Lee Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2004
In the months leading up to the American invasion of Iraq, this New Yorker correspondent “embedded’ himself among the people of Baghdad and, along with a small number of other Western reporters, rode out the entire invasion and much of the subsequent occupation from inside the city. Jon Lee Anderson’s...
The Age of Genomes
Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in history
Almost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the kind of exponential growth once seen...
The Worst Gig
From Psycho Fans to Stage Riots, Famous Musicians Tell All
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
"WORST GIG is Music Appreciation 225, taught by that cool professor everyone wanted to have beers with after class. One fun nugget after another. It was harder to close than my Twitter app."—Matthew James, McSweeney's
"Tawdry tales of concert catastrophes!"—Buzzfeed
"Musicians'...
Confessions of a Surviving Alien
A Memoir of a Life Defined by One Word—Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
More than a book, more than a non-fiction read, more than a memoir, CONFESSIONS OF A SURVIVING ALIEN will engage the reader like most have never experienced. It will take them through a maze of lifes pathos, and elicit the emotions of sadness, joy, pain, regret, guilt, remorse, pride, fear, revenge,...
Sweet 'stache
50 Badass Mustaches and the Faces Who Sport Them
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
"I am personally offended by this book because my mustache wasn't included. However, I endorse it because I am, and always will be, a huge fan of Tom Selleck's 'stache."
--Meredith Vieira, The Today Show
If a man has a mustache, it's hands-down his most distinguishable facial feature. Whether...
Patrick Henry
Champion of Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
“A brilliant orator, a firebrand for freedom and individual rights, Henry stands as an American luminary, and Kukla’s magisterial biography shines the glow of achievement on subject and author alike” (Richmond Times Dispatch). Patrick Henry restores its subject, long underappreciated in history...
by Jon Pressnell
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2015
The lot of the motorist has changed greatly over the last hundred years. In the early twentieth century, only the most wealthy could afford a motor car and there were very few rules and regulations. Now most British people own a car and are protected by air bags and crumple zones, but also hemmed...
by Jon Huntsman
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
This Element is an excerpt from Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times (ISBN: 9780137009039) by Jon M. Huntsman. Available in print and digital formats. No moral shortcuts: understanding the real meaning of character--and why it is the only route to sustainable success Which rules we...
Giving Back
Have a Passion to Make a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
This Element is an excerpt from Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times (ISBN: 9780137009039) by Jon M. Huntsman. Available in print and digital formats. Nobody succeeds alone: Why you need to give back, and why it’s the most rewarding thing you’ll ever do. Giving is my favorite topic....
by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Part mystery, part speculative fiction, and wholly unforgettable, Jon Courtenay Grimwood’s celebrated Arabesk series portrays the dark, hard-boiled story of a man out to prove his innocence in an alternate world where the facts aren’t always the same as the truth . . . and murder isn’t the worst...
by Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
In The Discipline of Teams, Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith explore the often counter-intuitive features that make up high-performing teams—such as selecting team members for skill, not compatibility—and explain how managers can set specific goals to foster team development. The result is improved...
Fast Food Maniac
From Arby's to White Castle, One Man's Supersized Obsession with America's Favorite Food
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
The beloved personality from The Howard Stern Show celebrates American fast food, exploring the history and secret menu items of both national and regional chains, ranking everything from burgers and fries to ice and mascots, and offering his own expert tips on where to go and what to order.
Jon...
Classic Krakauer
"Mark Foo's Last Ride," "After the Fall," and Other Essays from the Vault
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
The gripping articles in Classic Krakauer, originally published in periodicals such as The New Yorker, Outside, and Smithsonian, display the singular investigative reporting that made Jon Krakauer famous—and show why he is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. Spanning an extraordinary...
Harry Truman's Independence
The Center of the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Even after leaving presidential office at a time when America was in its ascendance to global power, Harry Truman would call Independence, Missouri, the "center of the world." It was already a town rich in the history of westward exploration and spiritual pilgrimage before he began sixty-four years of...