Martin Press imprint: 3373 books
Moveable Feasts
From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Today the average meal has traveled thousands of miles before reaching the dinner table. How on earth did this happen? In fact, long-distance food is nothing new and, since the earliest times, the things we eat and drink have crossed countries and continents. Through delightful anecdotes and astonishing...
Tears of Mermaids
The Secret Story of Pearls
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought—and found—this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama cherished them, making them iconic. And...
Masters of Disaster
The Ten Commandments of Damage Control
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
The foolproof guide to damage control from the "masters of disaster"
Whether you're a politician caught with his pants down, a publicly traded company accused of accounting improprieties, a family-owned restaurant with a lousy Yelp review or just the guy in the corner cubicle who...
The Green and the Black
The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking, and the Future of Energy
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Gary Sernovitz leads a double life. A typical New York liberal, he is also an oilman - a fact his left-leaning friends let slide until the word "fracking" entered popular parlance. "How can you frack?" they suddenly demanded, aghast. But for Sernovitz, the real question is, "What...
Buying a Piece of Paris
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Buying a Piece of Paris is a charming and witty love song to the most beautiful city in the world.
Paris has seduced many admirers, but for Ellie Nielsen it's true love. So deep is her infatuation that she'll only be satisfied with a little place to call her own. The object of her desire seems...
The Evolved Eater
A Quest to Eat Better, Live Better, and Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
From the co-founder of Plated, the home delivery food service, an inspirational business title that is a call-to-arms and investigation into the industrial American food complex.
In early 2012, Nick Taranto was twenty-seven years old, recently married, and fresh out of the Marine Corps. He...
We Make Beer
Inside the Spirit and Artistry of America's Craft Brewers
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
An eye-opening journey into craft beer–making in America, and what you can find in the quest to brew the perfect pint
Sean Lewis was living in Boston when he first set foot inside the Blue Hills Brewery. He was writing for BeerAdvocate magazine about America's craft brewers, and the then-fledgling...
American Drive
How Manufacturing Will Save Our Country
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Politicians, voters, executives, and employees all want the answer to one question: How can America compete with cheap foreign labor, and restore skilled, well-paying jobs to our economy? American Drive answers that question.
An executive with nearly thirty years in the trenches of the hard-nosed...
by W. Brad Johnson, Charles R. Ridley
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
From the authors of Elements of Mentoring, this handy guide pulls the existing research on the delicate balance of professional ethics into one concise source.
Johnson and Ridley explore seventy-five of the most important and pithy truths for supervisors in all fields, including questions of...
Most Likely to Succeed at Work
How to Get Ahead at Work Using Everything You Learned in High School
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2004
As Kurt Vonnegut once said, "True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."
When it comes down to it, work--with its know-it-alls, gossips, and brown-noser--is a lot like high school. This clever and useful book helps readers...
Learning to Change the World
The Social Impact of One Laptop Per Child
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
UNESCO estimates that eleven percent of primary school–age children—seventy-two million worldwide—are not enrolled in or attending school. Children who do attend may find themselves in schools that lack adequate space, facilities, or resources—impossible situations for learning. It is against...
Creative Selection
Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
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An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs.
Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing...
The New Wild West
Black Gold, Fracking, and Life in a North Dakota Boomtown
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Williston, North Dakota was a sleepy farm town for generations—until the frackers arrived. The oil companies moved into Williston, overtaking the town and setting off a boom that America hadn’t seen since the Gold Rush. Workers from all over the country descended, chasing jobs that promised them...
Newsonomics
Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
The New News
Reports of the death of the news media are highly premature, though you wouldn't know it from the media's own headlines. Ken Doctor goes far beyond those headlines, taking an authoritative look at the fast-emerging future.
The Twelve Laws of Newsonomics reveal the kinds...