Resultados para "The Handbook" en Biografías y memorias

As the cofounder of Waze—the world's leading commuting and navigation app with more than 700 million users to date—Levine is committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking so that other founders, managers, and employees in the tech space can build their own highly valued companies. Levine offers an inside look at the creation and sale of Waze and his second unicorn, Moovit, revealing the formula that drove those companies to compete with industry veterans and giants alike.

The Oxford Handbook of George Orwell offers a wide-ranging reconsideration of Orwell's life and work, focusing on the extensive connections between his novels, essays, diaries, columns, letters, and reviews. Sections on Orwell's professional activities, his main literary influences, his politics, his intellectual fixations, his literary contemporaries, and his legacies structure the book, which moves thematically and topically through the full scope of his output.

This is a landmark in science writing. It resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the 16th century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, emperors and popes. This stubborn and unworldly man was the son of a lawyer and a brothel keeper but also a gifted physician and the unacknowledged discoverer of the mathematical foundations of quantum physics.

In an extraordinary career David Fenton has learned firsthand what to do—and not to do—to propel progressive causes into the public eye and create real, impactful, lasting change.

Rose Handy had a great life with a good job, great boyfriend, and was nine months pregnant. Realizing too late that her boyfriend was pocketing the rent money and they ere now being evicted, the boyfriend left and Rose was forced into giving birth in a women's shelter. Angry, frustrated and embarrassed, she decided to fight back creating a company that will hit $1 million in 2010. The shelter provided Rose with a good environment in which she could take care of her newborn while also dealing with the trauma of what had happened to her.

This is a unique audio primer and celebration of the inspirational life and great work of revolutionary and social reformer Commandante Ernesto Rafael "Che" Guevara de la Serna Lynch. Ernesto was born June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina, in a family with aristocratic roots but strong socialistic ideals. In June of 1955, young Ernesto met Raul Castro. On July 8th, Fidel Castro arrived in Mexico to join his brother and Ernesto.

“We acquire the strength we have overcome.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson This is for the seekers, for those of you feeling the call to reach higher; to grow into the greatest version of yourself. It will take some courage to get there; to move through some uncomfortable truths and to shine a light on what is no longer serving you. It will require some faith; we are more than just our bodies and our minds. There is a God-force ready to assist you, if we are brave enough to take on the challenge.

Oscar-nominated actress and star of the new musical drama Rise, Rosie Perez’s never-before-told story of surviving a harrowing childhood and of how she found success—both in and out of the Hollywood limelight. Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title...

This is the true story of a male couple's quest for a life in the West...one is American, the other is Iraqi. The American learns about gays in the Middle East and human trafficking as he helps his partner escape from Turkey by raft, sneak their way into Athens, and seek asylum in Amsterdam.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY TIME’s 10 Best Books of 2025 Named a Best Book of 2025 by The Globe and Mail CBC The New Yorker The...

Brought to you by Penguin. UPDATED WITH A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON SOBER CURIOSITY *Voted an Independent best self-care book for 2021* *Voted one of Heat's best self-help books to help you reach your full potential* Have you ever woken up feeling anxious after a night of drinking? Do you cringe with...

Move over Grumpy Old Men - it's time for the Grumpy Old Women to have their say in this hilarious guide, read by the narrator of the BBC TV series Alison Steadman. OK, enough is enough. Grumpy Old Men have had their turn at complaining and now the Grumpy Old Women are taking over. It's about...

"A best memoir of 2020" —BookPage The darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey’s years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head—but wasn’t. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored. In her...

A RINGSIDE SEAT ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST DEALS AND BIGGEST PERSONALITIES IN BUSINESS AND GLOBAL POLITICS. FTSE is an account of how a small start-up created by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange launched in the mid 1980s to provide financial information, became a world leader and...

A gripping tale of one man's escape from conformity to chase gold, claim freedom and redefine life on his own terms. "If anyone had ever told me how hard it is to find gold, would I have listened? I hope not. This is my story." 'An uplifting book full of joyful nuggets of wisdom from a true...

This book is an inspiring journey into the heart of God's unmerited favor. In this heartfelt and deeply personal account, Dr. Edyth shares how she encountered Grace, not just as a concept, but as a living, guiding presence through every challenge and victory. Through vivid storytelling, biblical insights and reflective prompts, Dr. Edyth E. Young invites readers to walk alongside her as she learns to see Grace as a lifelong companion, a guardian angel and a constant reminder of God's unconditional love.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Fail and Magpie ‘Elizabeth Day has revolutionised the way we see failure’ Stylist ‘A beautiful timely and humane book’ Alain de Botton ‘Most failures can teach us something meaningful about ourselves if we choose to listen' In...

Second Act: A Working Actor’s Handbook is part memoir, part masterclass, and all heart. Drawing from a deeply personal return to the business after decades away, Rob DeRosa offers a no-fluff survival guide for actors navigating co-star roles, stage performances, auditions, set life, and the emotional rollercoaster of working in film, television, and theater.

Brought to you by Penguin. A groundbreaking memoir about what it means to be a disabled woman in Britain today from the acclaimed journalist and author, including insights and personal stories from over 50 contributors 'No one really talks about it. No one really talks about what it is to be a...

Named one of Us Weekly’s Best Celebrity Memoirs of the Year The New York Times bestselling author of the “refreshing” (The Cut) Next Level Basic and fan-favorite alumna of Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, now star of House of Stassi, returns with the definitive Basic Bitch handbook for...