Knopf imprint: 1739 books
Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica
A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America's "Sport of the Future" Since 1972
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
The essential guide to world soccer—the history, the players, the fan culture—from the phenomenally popular duo from NBC Sports.
The Men in Blazers are two English-born, soccer-obsessed broadcasters who have savored the dizzying growth of the game along with millions of Americans. Now they...
Tigerland
1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and...
The Hirschfeld Century
Portrait of an Artist and His Age
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
I am down to a pencil, a pen, and a bottle of ink. I hope one day to eliminate the pencil.
Al Hirschfeld redefined caricature and exemplified Broadway and Hollywood, enchanting generations with his mastery of line. His art appeared in every major publication during nine decades of the twentieth...
Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark
The West Versus the Rest Since Confederation
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
The oil sands. Global warming. The National Energy Program. Though these seem like modern Canadian subjects, author Mary Janigan reveals them to be a legacy of longstanding regional rivalry. Something of a "Third Solitude" since entering Confederation, the West has long been overshadowed by Canada's...
Beaten Down, Worked Up
The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
From the longtime New York Times labor correspondent, an in-depth look at working men and women in America, the challenges they face, and how they can be re-empowered
In an era when corporate profits have soared while wages have flatlined, millions of Americans are searching for ways to improve...
Crisis on Campus
A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
A provocative look at the troubled present state of American higher education and a passionately argued and learned manifesto for its future.
In Crisis on Campus, Mark C. Taylor—chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University and a former professor at Williams College—expands...
The Project50 (Reinventing Work)
Fifty Ways to Transform Every "Task" into a Project That Matters!
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1999
The common denominator/bottom line for both the professional service firm/PSF and the individual/Brand You is: the project. And for the cool individual in the cool professional service firm there is only one answer: the cool project.
A seminar participant said: "Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre...
by Pat Choate
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
From one of the most respected and vigorous economic thinkers in Washington, a wake-up call about the perils of unfettered globalization. In this impassioned, prescient book, Pat Choate shows us that while increased worldwide economic integration has some benefits for our fiscal efficiency, it also...
by David Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
"The era of Reconstruction was short-lived but rife with historically significant activity. The central political issues of the day, according to the author, were the future integrity of the Union, and the future status of the newly emancipated Negroes. His purpose here is to use the labor question...
In Motion
The Experience of Travel
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In this extraordinarily wide-ranging, insightful, and revelatory book, Tony Hiss—the much-praised author of The Experience of Place—delves into a unique and instantly recognizable (though previously undescribed) experience that can happen to us when we travel, a special understanding and ability...
by Carla Needleman
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The Work of Craft is a profound meditation on the relationship between craft and craftsman. Focusing in turn on pottery, weaving, and woodcarving, and grounding her insights in her own experiences as a potter, Carla Needleman shows that the basic material every craftsman works with is himself or herself....
The American Disease
Why the American economic system is faltering . . . and how the trend can be changed with a minimum of crisis
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
In this provocative study of the "disease" afflicting American industry today, George Lodge, a distinguished professor at the Harvard Business School, reveals the malady as a psychological disorder, characterized by a refusal to face the facts of interdependence in a competitive world; by...
This Crazy Time
Living Our Environmental Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
From one of the world's most controversial campaigners, This Crazy Time is the No Logo of the NEW environmental movement, an essential must-read that combines Bill Bryson's personable style and humour with Naomi Klein's hard-hitting activism and research.
Passionate, profound, inspiring and...
Deep Leadership
Essential Insights from High-Risk Environments
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
In this new twist on a topic of perennial interest, Joe MacInnis shows how the leadership traits forged in extraordinary circumstances are transferrable to our everyday lives. Simply put, this is a handbook for building character.
Some people are born leaders. The rest of us find ourselves...