Stanley: 2315 books
Leaders
Myth and Reality
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
**An instant national bestseller!
Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general and bestselling author of Team of Teams, profiles thirteen of history’s great leaders, including Walt Disney, Coco Chanel, and Robert E. Lee, to show that leadership is not what you think it is—and never...
by Stanley Marcus
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2001
“‘There is never a good sale for Neiman Marcus unless it’s a good buy for the customer.’ That was one of the first declarations of business philosophy I heard my father, Herbert Marcus, make soon after I came to work at Neiman Marcus in 1926.” Thus began the 1974 edition of Minding the Store....
Nothin' to Lose
The Making of KISS (1972-1975)
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975) chronicles, for the first time, the crucial formative years of the legendary rock band KISS, culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album Alive! and the smash single "Rock and Roll All Nite," a song that nearly four...
Little Did I Know
Excerpts from Memory
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
An autobiography in the form of a philosophical diary, Little Did I Know's underlying motive is to describe the events of a life that produced the kind of writing associated with Stanley Cavell's name. Cavell recounts his journey from early childhood in Atlanta, Georgia, through musical studies at...
Walter Kaufmann
Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
The first complete account of the ideas and writings of a major figure in twentieth-century intellectual life
Walter Kaufmann (1921–1980) was a charismatic philosopher, critic, translator, and poet who fled Nazi Germany at the age of eighteen, emigrating alone to the United States. He was...
Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success
Connect with Customers and Get Results
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Emotional intelligence plays a vital role at every stage of the sales process. It’s easy to get defensive when prospects challenge you on price or to quickly cave and offer discounts in response to pressure. Those are examples of the fight-or-flight response--something salespeople learn to avoid...
The Social Security Answer Book
Practical Answers to More Than 200 Questions on Social Security
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
This new title is an organized collection of actual questions asked by individuals from around the country to Social Security benefits expert Stanley A. Tomkiel, III. The questions are derived from emails received from real people asking real-life questions about various areas of concern for themselves...
Team of Teams
New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization?
THE OLD RULES NO LONGER APPLY . . .
When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in 2004, he quickly realized that...
Stop Acting Rich
...And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2009
The bestselling author of The Millionaire Next Door reveals easy ways to build real wealth
With well over two million of his books sold, and huge praise from many media outlets, Dr. Thomas J. Stanley is a recognized and highly respected authority on how the wealthy act and think. Now, in Stop...
by Andy Stanley
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
A practical and inspirational book based on the principle of sowing and reaping. If we sow fear, what will be our harvest? And conversely, if we sow faith, what will we grow? This book moves the reader beyond fear and guilt about giving and into confidence, security, and excitement. Andy Stanley unpacks...
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
From one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system.
Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.
Our voyage from Earth began generations ago.
Now,...
First Thrills: Volume 2
Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and the International Thriller Writers, Inc. present a collection of remarkable stories in First Thrills. From small-town crime stories to sweeping global conspiracies, this is a cross section of today's hottest thriller-writing talent. This original collection...
Deadly Harvest
A Detective Kubu Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Deadly Harvest in Michael Stanley’s beloved Detective Kubu series tracks a series of murders and a mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key to a web of missing persons.
When young girls start to go missing, Samantha, a new detective on the Botswana police force suspects...
by Stanley Elkin
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Elkin’s National Book Critics Circle Award–winning classic: The story of an elderly woman who suddenly becomes mixed up in a world of criminals and con artists
After her beloved husband dies of cancer, Dorothy Bliss is consigned to a life of tedium, waiting out her remaining years in a...