Non-Fiction
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The
Devil in The White City by Erik Larson
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Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel. . . . A dynamic, enveloping book. . . . It doesn't hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction." --The New York Times
This book came to me last year, it had been highly recommended by a few people who love books. I was at a conference and an Exec at Random House spoke about the fact that it was his favorite book of all time. Devil in The White City is fascinating, it is two stories in one, the first an account of a serial killer living and killing in the vicinity of the Chicago Worlds Fair, the second and for me the most interesting the story of how the 1893 worlds fair came about and its impact on North American culture and construction. This is a book that is hard to put down and reads like fiction but more riveting because its not. If you pay close attention, you also get a clue as to why Disneyland ever came to be many years later. - Dagny
Daniel Hudson Burnham, a young American architect, became director of works for the World Columbian Exposition and, in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, set out to build a gleaming fairground that would assert America's place in the world. Just a stone's throw away, Dr. Henry H. Holmes had his own master plan one that involved luring young women into horrifying traps to satisfy his sadistic desires. Together, their stories one inspiring, one bone-chilling form a riveting portrait of a nation grappling with extraordinary technological progress and new urban threats. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
"An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep-defying fiction." --Time Out New York
For the Thrill of It
by Simon Baatz
It
was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in
Set
against the backdrop of the 1920s-a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and
hedonistic excess in a lawless city on the brink of anarchy-For the
Thrill of It draws the reader into a world of speakeasies and flappers,
of gangsters and gin parties, with a spellbinding narrative of Jazz Age
murder and mystery.
The
4-hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, with
Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-edge Content
by Timothy Ferriss
More than 100
pages of new, cutting-edge content.
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the
deferred-life plan-there is no need to wait and every reason not to,
especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your
dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel,
earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just
living more and working less, The 4-Hour Workweek is the
blueprint.
This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:
•How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000
per month and 4 hours per week
•How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5
per hour and do whatever you want
•How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting
their jobs
•How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles
of a forgotten Italian economist
•How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent
"mini-retirements"
The new expanded edition of Tim Ferriss' The 4-Hour Workweek
includes:
•More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers
(including families) who have doubled income, overcome common
sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book
as a starting point
•Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating e-mail,
negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for
less than $8 a meal
•How Lifestyle Design principles can be suited to unpredictable
economic times
•The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for
living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either
The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity
were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four
children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest
desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man
who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics,
geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who
painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her
family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be
consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting
that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded,
the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the
family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He
stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the
family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for
themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents'
betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the
guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her
parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph
against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a
family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to
carve out a successful life on her own terms.
For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story.
King
of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of
The
robbery was planned to the minutest detail by criminal mastermind
George Leonid’s Leslie-a society architect and ladies' man whose
double life as the nation's most prolific bank robber led him to be
dubbed the "King of the Bank Robbers." The New York Times
proclaimed the 1878 heist "the most sensational in the history of
bank robberies in this country."
An
absorbing tale of greed, sex, crime, betrayal, and murder, King
of Heists blends all the richness of history with the thrills of
the best fiction.
The Open Focus Brain -
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This breakthrough book presents a disarmingly simple idea: The way we pay
attention in daily life can play a critical role in our health and
well-being. According to Dr. Les Fehmi, a clinical psychologist and
researcher, many of us have become stuck in “narrow-focus attention”: a
tense, constricted, survival mode of attention that holds us in a state of
chronic stress—and which lies at the root of common ailments including
anxiety, depression, ADD, stress-related migraines, and more. To improve
these conditions, Dr. Fehmi explains that we must learn to return to a
relaxed, diffuse, and creative form of attention, which he calls “Open
Focus.”
This highly readable and empowering book offers straightforward explanations
and simple exercises on how to shift into a more calm, open style of
attention that reduces stress, improves health, and enhances performance.
The Open-Focus Brain features eight essential attention exercises for
improving health, along with an audio CD in which the author guides the
reader through fundamental Open-Focus exercises that can be used on a
regular basis to enhance our health and well-being.
Dr. Fehmi writes, “Everyone has the ability to heal their nervous systems,
to dissolve their pain, to slow down and yet accomplish more, to experience
the deeper side of life—in short, to change their lives for the better
dramatically.” At last readers can learn the techniques that Dr. Fehmi has
offered to thousands of clients—the same drug-free, safe, and effective
techniques that have led to remarkable and long-lasting results.The
Open-Focus Brain offers readers a revolutionary, drug-free way to:
alleviate depression, anxiety, and ADD
reduce stress-related chronic pain
optimize mental and physical performance
Includes a 60-minute audio CD:
essential attention exercises from the book, led by Dr. Fehmi
listeners learn how to "train the brain" to reduce stress, anxiety, chronic
pain, and more
safe and effective techniques used in Dr. Fehmi's clinic for decades
THE
POWER OF SMALL
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An instant national bestseller
In today’s world, we’re faced with overwhelming challenges — professionally and personally. We often feel stuck and don’t even know where to start. But we can all tap into the unbelievable power we have within to “get going” and make a huge difference in our lives and the lives of others. How? By starting SMALL.
In the follow-up to their bestselling book, THE POWER OF NICE, co-authors Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval show you how to harness the power of small to improve and transform your life and navigate through uncertain times.
From making a great impression at an interview to maximizing your household budget, you can conquer today’s biggest challenges just by thinking SMALL. All you need to do is refocus your attention on the little things and learn to “sweat the small stuff.” THE POWER OF SMALL shows you how.
Twitterville
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How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods
by Shel Israel (Author)Twitter is the most rapidly adopted
communication tool in history, going from zero to ten million users in just
over two years. On Twitter, word can spread faster than wildfire. Companies
no longer have the option of ignoring the conversation.
Unlike other hot social media spaces, Twitterville is dominated by
professionals, not students. And despite its size, it still feels like a
small town. Twitter allows people to interact much the way they do
face-to-face, honestly and authentically. One minute, you're complaining
about the weather with local friends, the next, you're talking shop with a
colleague based halfway across the globe.
No matter where you're from or what you do for a living, you will find
conversations on Twitter that are valuable. Despite the millions of people
joining the site, you'll quickly find the ones who can make a difference to
you.
Social media writer Shel Israel shares revealing stories of Twitterville
residents, from CEOs to the student who became the first to report the
devastation of the Szechuan earthquake; from visionaries trying to raise
money for a cause to citizen journalists who outshine traditional media
companies.
Israel introduces you to trailblazers such as:
*Frank Eliason, who used Twitter to reverse Comcast's blemished customer
service reputation
*Bill Fergus, who was on the team at Henry Ford Medical Center during the
first "live tweeted" surgery
*Scott Monty, social media officer for Ford, who held off a mob of
misinformed Ranger fans and averted a PR crisis
*Connie Reece, who used Twitter to raise tens of thousands of dollars for
cancer patients in need
*The Coffee Groundz, a Houston-area coffee shop that uses Twitter to pack
the tables (and fight off Starbucks)
"Twitterville" features many true stories as dramatic as these. But it also
recounts those of ordinary businesspeople who use Twitter to get closer to
their customers. And it explains how global neighborhoods will make
geography increasingly irrelevant.
It even explains why people sometimes really do care what you had for lunch.
