Hyperink imprint: 797 books
by Gideon Cross
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK “I heard the bullets whistle and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.” George Washington (age 22), 1754 At the age of 22, George Washington started the French and Indian War. Young Washington was haughty, almost obsessively status-conscious,...
by Deborah Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK "Raw sewage" and "jail" may not be the first words that come to mind in terms of what might be found in a treatise on public school funding. Yet, these terms, along with privilege, poverty, racism, injustice, wealth, and equity/inequity, sum up the major themes of "Savage Inequalities:...
by Judith Mary Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa was an eye-opener for Jacqueline Novegratz, a young and idealistic American banker. Although only in her mid-20s when she arrived in Abidjan, the capital, in the 1980s, she had already had a successful career in international banking and was equipped...
by Karen Lac
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
ABOUT THE BOOK That Used to Be Us is a book about America. Authors Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum borrow the title from the American phrase used when confronted with the successes and progresses made by other countries. The most obvious country that we compare ourselves to is China....
by David Weir
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Over the past few years, a new technology-driven entrepreneurial boom has exploded in and around San Francisco. Thousands of ambitious companies are emerging, bootstrapped and often with just a few employees at first, to challenge business as usual in industry after industry, from food to health care...
by Olivia Bronst
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK Deciding whether or not you should pursue graduate studies can be a difficult decision to make, particularly when you consider the financial costs and time commitments that are involved. Don't kid yourself, graduate studies are nothing like what you may remember in your hay day...
by Kyle Schurman
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
July 4th, 2011 was truly Independence Day for Serbian pro tennis player Novak Djokovic.The 24-year-old athlete was ranked No. 1 in the world for the first time in his career by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Regardless of what 2012 and seasons beyond hold for Djokovic, the victories...
by Kyle Schurman
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
LulzSec is a group of Web hackers who made themselves famous for their barrage of attacks and their sarcastic taunting of victims during the summer of 2011. Members of LulzSec, short for Lulz Security, committed many well-publicized online attacks in the span of several weeks. The successful...
by Dan Nainan
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Becoming a full-time stand-up comedian isn't usually a formulaic process. Unlike college admissions, law school, or medical school, there is no predictable path. Whether you've never written a joke before or are a veteran performer looking to make this a full time profession, learn how to...
by Abigail Bruley
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Ah, the power of the inspirational quote. A great inspirational quote can stimulate images and feelings in people's brains that drive them to power through, power up and go the distance. It's the power of positive imagery, like a little cheerleader in your head, building confidence and belief in your...
by John Michael Scalet
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK It is amazing how many types of wine there are in the world. There are thousands of varieties produced at innumerable locations around the globe. Add that to the fact each can be blended to form something all together different. It becomes difficult to choose the right wine...
by Ankit Garg, David Cummins, Linus Chung
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
In The Best Book On Getting Into Venture Capital 3 venture capitalists walk readers through everything they need to know about getting into the industry. From an industry overview and exploring the right mindset to succeed, to recommendations for the best places to look for jobs in venture capital,...
by Debbie J.
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK Harold Robbins, one of the top-selling novelists of all time, sold more than 750 million copies of some 25 best-selling books printed in 32 languages. He was also one of the most controversial authors: right from the start, with the publication of his first novel written...
by Charles Limley
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK A young boy, somewhere around eight or nine years old, eagerly rushes out to meet the rest of the neighborhood boys. But instead of playing the usual childhood games, this particular boy wants to recite the alphabet. He wants to talk about words, and he wants to read. Already...