Benbella Books Inc : 335 books
Strange Survivors
How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.
In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose:...
Breakfast with Einstein
The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
Your alarm goes off, and you head to the kitchen to make yourself some toast and a cup of coffee. Little do you know, as you savor the aroma of the steam rising from your cup, that your ordinary morning routine depends on some of the weirdest phenomena ever discovered.
The world of quantum...
The Brain in Your Kitchen
A Collection of Essays on How What We Buy, Eat, and Experience Affects Our Brains
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Every day, we’re faced with choices about what to eat, wear, and purchase. Blinded by a tsunami of information-some good, some bad, some intentionally misleading—often our brains are too overwhelmed to examine all the details. So how do we know we’re making the best decisions for us?Author and...
It's All Greek to Me
Transform Your Health the Mediterranean Way with My Family's Century-Old Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Debbie Matenopoulos, the first member of her family born in America, grew up in a traditional Greek household, eating delicious, authentic Greek cooking that her family had passed down for generations.
By the time Debbie had started her television career in New York on The View, she began eating...
Decor and the Single Girl
How to Design Your Life Around the Relationship You Want
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
When your living space is attractive and inviting, guests respond. As a single woman, this is especially true for potential suitors you allow into that space. After all, how can he imagine himself in your life if he’s not comfortable in your home?As your life changes, your decor changes and you must...
Developing Plans
Paid to Think
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Learn simple yet powerful techniques to drastically improve your strategic plans, empower you to select and manage the kinds of projects that will propel your organization and career to new heights, and align your mental focus with laser precision on matters that provide the greatest positive impact.
Selling Continuously
Paid to Think
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
You sell all day every day
to your board members, front-line staff, vendors, lenders, public, customers, colleagues, significant others, and more in order to realize the types of successes your organization depends on you to achieve. Yet, selling for the leader is much different than it is for the...
Back to the Cutting Board
Luscious Plant-Based Recipes to Make You Fall in Love (Again) with the Art of Cooking
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
When did cooking become so exhausting? Thanks to information overload and the pressure to impress, we stress over every recipe and every meal.
Back to the Cutting Board helps you set aside all that tension and pretense and rediscover a pure, joyful passion for the art of cooking.
Professional...
by Timothy Sprinkle
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
It’s time to put the Valley in your rearview mirror. Destination: New Startup America. Next stop: Kansas City.In this companion eBook to Screw the Valley, Timothy Sprinkle highlights Kansas City, one of seven cities that offers superior landscapes for tech startups.With brand new, city-specific content,...
A New U
Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Every year, the cost of a four-year degree goes up, and the value goes down. But for many students, there’s a better answer.
So many things are getting faster and cheaper. Movies stream into your living room, without ticket or concession-stand costs. The world’s libraries are at your...
The New Pioneers
How Entrepreneurs Are Defying the System to Rebuild the Cities and Towns of America
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Imagine a world where there are no building codes, no licensing requirements, no permit fees, no inspectors-no rules or regulations, only common sense and the desire to build something better. This is the world that forged America, the land where the early pioneers and town developers thrived.
But...
The Plant-Based Journey
A Step-by-Step Guide for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
It’s been proven that a plant-based diet is good for your weight, health, budget, and the environment, but the proof hasn’t come with a game plan-until now.
If you’ve ever wanted to make the plant-based switch but felt overwhelmed about where to start, we have good news: you don’t have...
The Addictocarb Diet
Avoid the 9 Highly Addictive Carbs While Eating Anything Else You Want
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
There’s a reason diets don’t work. Science has shown that a class of carbohydrates, called Addictocarbs,” light up the brain’s pleasure and addiction centers and make it almost impossible to eat them in moderation. If you’ve experienced overwhelming, irresistible cravings for things like...
Living Large
The Skinny Guy's Guide to No-Nonsense Muscle Building
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
SKINNY GUYS! If you’ve ever wanted to quickly build 30 pounds of rock-solid, shredded muscle without dangerous bodybuilding drugs, expensive supplements, and long hours in the gym-if you’ve ever wanted to Live Large-start reading immediately.
Let’s face it: You’re tired. Tired of filling...