Tim: 4567 books
SAS Zero Hour
The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
‘The most comprehensive and enlightening version of these seminal events yet.’
~Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Britain’s elite Special Air Service Regiment, the SAS, is one of the most revered – and feared – special-ops units in the world. Its high-profile operations include the spectacular...
The Twelve Apostles
Michael Collins, the Squad, and Ireland's Fight for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Ireland, 1919: When Sinn Féin proclaims Dáil Éireann the parliament of the independent Irish republic, London declares the new assembly to be illegal, and a vicious guerrilla war breaks out between republican and crown forces. Michael Collins, intelligence chief of the Irish Republican Army,...
Prisoners of Geography
Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
In this New York Times bestseller, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers—“fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).
Maps have a mysterious hold...
The Magic Behind the Voices
A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2004
The Magic Behind the Voices is a fascinating package of biographies, anecdotes, credit listings, and photographs of the actors who have created the unmistakable voices for some of the most popular and enduring animated characters of all time. Drawn from dozens of personal interviews, the book...
by Tim Beachum
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2011
You are now in possession of 50 of the worlds worst pickup lines that actually worked. What started out as being a normal night out with the guys quickly turned into a huge psychological experiment that had all the social networks on fire. The subject was in Twitters top 10 for a week straight, and...
WTF?
What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
WTF? can be an expression of amazement or an expression of dismay. In today’s economy, we have far too much dismay along with our amazement, and technology bears some of the blame. In this combination of memoir, business strategy guide, and call to action, Tim O'Reilly, Silicon Valley’s leading...
Dealstorming
The Secret Weapon That Can Solve Your Toughest Sales Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Sales genius is a team sport.
As a B2B sales leader, you know that by Murphy’s Law, despite your team's best efforts, some deals will inevitably get stuck or key relationships will go sour. And too often, it's the most important ones—the last thing you need when millions of dollars are on the...
Jumping the S-Curve
How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
Recently, some bestselling management books have focused on providing a recipe for greatness, while others have sought to unlock the secrets of long-term success. But a detailed analysis at the intersection of the two, one that explains how some companies manage to achieve repeated peaks of business...
by Tim Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city’s...
Maple Sugar
From Sap to Syrup: The History, Lore, and How-To Behind This Sweet Treat
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Explore the fascinating history of maple sugaring in this informative guide to all things syrup. From the tap on the tree to the pancakes on your plate, Tim Held explains every nuanced step of the sugaring process. Learn to identify different kinds of maple trees and get inspired to tap the sugar...
Who the Hell Wants to Work for You?
Mastering Employee Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
In Who the Hell Wants to Work for You? Mastering Employee Engagement, Tim Eisenhauer explains and unifies the groundbreaking employee engagement practices of America's most admired companies.
It shows the role of individuals, managers, and executives in building a new kind of workplace.
And...
by Sebastian Horsley, Tim Fountain
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
With a childhood surrounded by alcoholism and petty cruelties, an adolescence of rebellion and punkish anarchy and an adulthood peppered with heroin addiction, voluntary crucifixion, failed suicide and a penchant for sex with prostitutes, Sebastian Horsley’s life was always destined to become a...
Wines of the New South Africa
Tradition and Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world’s best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge...
Rocket Billionaires
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Featured on NPR and PBS’s SciTech Now**, and in** Fast Company**,** Forbes**, and the** Wall Street Journal
The inside story of the new race to conquer space
For the outsize personalities staking their fortunes on spaceships, the new race to explore space could be a dead end, a lucrative...