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Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal
JACK EWING · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A shocking exposé of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal.In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million... |
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The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
Max Hastings · Harper
Pages: 610
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II - intelligence - showing how espionage successes... |
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We Were Eight Years in Power: A Journey Through the Obama Era
TA-NEHISI COATES · One World
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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In these "urgently relevant essays,"* the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"* - including the election of Donald Trump."We were eight years in power" was the lament... |
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Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
JOHN HODGMAN · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: eBook
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Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented facts, in 2016 that routine didn't seem as funny to John Hodgman anymore. Everyone is doing it now. Disarmed of falsehood, he was left only with the awful truth: John... |
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Coaching the Mental Game
H A Dorfman · Lyons Press
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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Whoever claims winning isn't everything obviously has not spoken with an athletic coach.Coaching the Mental Game offers coaches of all sports a definitive volume for effectively understanding an athlete's mental awareness, which in turn will help drive success. Author H.A. Dorfman... |
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Italian Diabetes Cookbook: Delicious and Healthful Dishes from Venice to Sicily and Beyond
Amy Riolo · American Diabetes Association
Pages: 315
Format: Print book
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Contrary to popular belief, Italian food is the perfect cuisine for those looking for heart healthy and diabetes-friendly dishes. Real Italian food, that is, which is healthful, delicious, and the most popular cuisine in the world. At its core, classic Italian cuisine is all about preparing... |
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A Prairie Girl's Faith: The Spiritual Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder
STEPHEN HINES · WaterBrook
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved author of the Little House books was not only one of America's great pioneer storytellers but a woman of vibrant faith.A Prairie Girl's Faith provides the first extended, in depth discussion of the Christian faith of one of America's most beloved pioneer women--Laura Ingalls... |
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Our Family Dreams: The Fletchers' Adventures in Nineteenth Century America
Daniel Blake Smith · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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In the early years after the Revolution, Americans were on the move, seeking to establish a new way of life. And, more than the church or the school or the courthouse, it was the family that nurtured the American Dream.In this novel-like narrative, Daniel Blake Smith vividly brings to life... |
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Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel
Christopher P Dum · Columbia University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Residential motels have long been places of last resort for many vulnerable Americans -- released prisoners, people with disabilities or mental illness, struggling addicts, the recently homeless, and the working poor. Cast aside by their families and mainstream society, they survive in squalid,... |
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The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith · Crown
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life.Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit - that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life's... |
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Import / Export Kit For Dummies
John J Capela · For Dummies, a Wiley brand,
Pages: 243
Format: eBook
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Your easy-to-follow primer on the exciting world of import/export With an increased focus on global trade, this new edition of Import/Export Kit For Dummies provides entrepreneurs and small- to mid-sized businesses with the critical, entry-point information they need to begin exporting... |
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