Leonard: 2410 books
by Leonard Barkan
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2012
Why do painters sometimes wish they were poets--and why do poets sometimes wish they were painters? What happens when Rembrandt spells out Hebrew in the sky or Poussin spells out Latin on a tombstone? What happens when Virgil, Ovid, or Shakespeare suspend their plots to describe a fictitious painting?...
Deadline Artists—Scandals, Tragedies & Triumphs
More of America's Greatest Newspaper Columns
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
An anthology of newspaper columns from the 19th century to the present—“engaging eyewitness pieces [that] elicit admiration, wonder and gasps of surprise” (Kirkus Reviews).
Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns drew together some of the finest examples of America’s greatest...
Show Me a Story!
Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
“Will inspire, inform, and delight those of any age who areengaged in—or by—the arts.” — The Horn Book
Renowned children’s literature authority Leonard S. Marcus speaks with twenty-one of the world’s most celebrated illustrators of picture books, asking about their childhood,...
by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
"An ode to the imagination."—NRC Handelsblad
A joy to read, La Superba, winner of the most prestigious Dutch literary prize, is a Rabelaisian, stylistic tour-de-force. Migration, legal and illegal, is at the center of this novel about a writer who becomes trapped in his walk on...
Capitalism at Risk
Rethinking the Role of Business
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism’s future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown of 2008 nearly produced a great depression. Economies in Europe are still teetering. Income inequality, resource depletion, mass migrations from...
The Future We Want
Radical Ideas for the New Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
A stirring blueprint for American equality, from the "breakout stars" (The New York Times) of the young new left
Democrat, Republican -- the list of presidential candidates confirms that business is proceeding pretty much as usual. The Future We Want proposes something different....
by Jobe Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
A how to book for those interested in Log Home construction. Most Log Home books on the market are very picture based. Those can be a great resource to give you ideas, but when you are ready to look at the most important aspects of a project, this is the book for you. I discuss budget, needs, and...
Managing Strategic Relationships
The Key to Business Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Contrary to the gospel of a century of management thinkers, the primary job of the manager is no longer to plan, organize, direct, or control, asserts management expert Leonard Greenhalgh. Instead, he argues, today's successful managers are primarily negotiators who are judged on their ability to...
The News About the News
American Journalism in Peril
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Freedom of the press is a primary American value. Good journalism builds communities, arms citizens with important information, and serves as a public watchdog for civic, national, and global issues. But what happens when the news turns its back on its public role?
Leonard Downie Jr., executive...
Minority Business Success
Refocusing on the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
In Minority Business Success, authors Leonard Greenhalgh and James Lowry chart a path for the full participation of minority businesses in the U.S. economy. Today, minorities are well on their way to becoming the majority of our workforce and a large part of our entrepreneurial endeavors; their full...
by Leonard Bernstein
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
With style, wit, and expertise, Leonard Bernstein shares his love and appreciation for music in all its varied forms in The Infinite Variety of Music, illuminating the deep pleasure and sometimes subtle beauty it offers. He begins with an “imaginary conversation” with George Washington entitled...
Out of Sight
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Before there was Raylan, there was Sisco... U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco is on the hunt for world-class gentleman felon Jack Foley in Out of Sight, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard’s sexy thriller that moves from Miami to the Motor City.
Based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, U.S....
Stranger Music
Selected Poems and Songs
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
In the decades since he recorded his first album, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure--and one of the most literate, daring, and affecting poet-songwriters in the world. Stranger Music presents a magnificent cross-section of Cohen's work--including the legendary songs "Suzanne,"...
Leonardo's Brain
Understanding Da Vinci's Creative Genius
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal...