Ballantine Books imprint: 2188 books
by Beth Peters
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
THE GIRL'S CLUB
They're young, they're beautiful, and they're changing the face of pop music with their dazzling talent and style!
Christina Aguilera: This GENIE IN A BOTTLE is making all her wishes come true!
Destiny's Child: THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL! With one Grammy nomination...
by Deborah Rodriguez
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
“[Deborah] Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture. . . . As if Maeve Binchy had written The Kite Runner.”—Kirkus Reviews
After hard luck and heartbreak, Sunny finally finds a place to call home—in the middle of an Afghanistan war zone. There, the thirty-eight-year-old serves...
The Best Little Boy in the World
The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
The classic account of growing up gay in America.
"The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little...
by Andrew Tobias
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
John Reid's The Best Little Boy in the World was hailed as a classic memoir of growing up gay in a straight world. But "John Reid" didn't write it. Years would pass before the writer could reveal his true identity as Andrew Tobias, America's bestselling financial guru, author of The Only...
The Lords of the Realm
The Real History of Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
"The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game."—The New York Times Book Review
Baseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times. But what you see on the field is only half the game.
In this fascinating, colorful...
Find a Husband After 35
(Using What I Learned at Harvard Business School)
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Fate is late! For women 35 to 95, it’s time to get proactive if you want to find a husband. The rules for finding the right mate change later in life, as there are fewer eligible men and fewer opportunities to meet them. Now successful dating coach Rachel Greenwald shares her proven 15-step action...
Acing the College Application
How to Maximize Your Chances for Admission to the College of Your Choice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
With so many qualified applicants, competition for college admissions is fiercer than ever. Now you can put yourself ahead of the pack by making your application flawless!
When applying for college, good grades and high standardized test scores are not always enough to guarantee admission....
Fired Up!
How the Best of the Best Survived and Thrived After Getting the Boot
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
**No fight left? No future? Does the handwriting on the wall say utter failure? **
Harvey Mackay, one of the world’s best-selling motivational and business authors tells you why it isn’t so. He reveals anecdotes and secrets from some of the best and brightest headliners in our world...
Birdmen
The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled the rise of American aviation.
The feud between this nation’s great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision...
by Leon Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
More than snakes, more than deep water, even more than death, people cite public speaking as their greatest fear. But with more than seventy percent of our jobs requiring the effective presentation of ideas to a group, you need to know “how to speak like a pro.”
• Seven tips to control...
Escape from Corporate America
A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Does your corporate career leave you stressed out, burned out, or just plain bummed out? You’re not alone. The good news is that there’s a way out–and you’re holding it. Written by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings, Escape from Corporate America inspires the cubicle-bound...
by Dave Barry
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
"One of the funniest peole ever to tap tap on a PC."
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Not since George Bush's memorable dinner with the Japanese prime minister has the Land of the Rising Sun seen the likes of a goodwill ambassador like Dave Barry. Join him as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar, marries...
The Collapse of the Common Good
How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In pursuit of fairness at any cost, we have created a society paralyzed by legal fear: Doctors are paranoid and principals powerless. Little league coaches, scared of liability, stop volunteering. Schools and hospitals start to crumble. The common good fades, replaced by a cacophony of people claiming...
Drink This
Wine Made Simple
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
Ever been baffled by a wine list, stood perplexed before endless racks of bottles at the liquor store, or ordered an overpriced bottle out of fear of the scathing judgment of a restaurant sommelier? Before she became a James Beard Award—winning food and wine writer, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl experienced...