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"A sheriff-elect was murdered. I was next on the hit list." —J.Tom Morgan In December 2000, Derwin Brown, the newly elected sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, was ambushed and murdered in his own driveway just days before taking office. He had run on reform—promising to clean up corruption...

"பில் கேட்ஸ் இவரின் இளவயது வெற்றிக்கதையை விறுவிறுப்பாக விவரிக்கும் ஒலிநூல் இது. இவரிடமிருந்து நாம்...

“It is amazing to read the story of how he came to be the chef he is―a pioneer for the industry, a believer in rural America, a supporter of local economies, and a wizard creating pure magic.” ―Chef José Andrés This program is read by the author. The chef and founder of the...

Lessons on life and business you are guaranteed to find nowhere else. Croc tells the true, larger-than-life story of George “Boe” Boedecker, Jr.: his fire to succeed, his “don’t just break the rules but make up new ones” attitude, his partners, his light-bulb moment, and then the...

With lush prose and evocative storytelling, Alicia Kennedy shares her journey “from eater to cook,” exploring how we can eat for both joy and justice in a warming, overworked, and globalized world. As a girl, I ate like a king. So begins beloved author, journalist, and influencer Alicia...

Nos últimos cinquenta anos, o consumo de cerveja artesanal passou por um crescimento gigantesco. Nas décadas de 1960 e 1970, alguns iconoclastas criaram a base para a revolução das cervejas artesanais, em defesa de uma cerveja forte, saborosa, com 100% de malte, que...

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) é conhecido como o filósofo do pessimismo. Escreveu sobre a vontade, a liberdade e foi um dos primeiros pensadores a falar sobre sexo, amor e demais temas cotidianos ao ser humano. No cenário filosófico, foi forte combatente do...

For fans of The Next Conversation comes an insider's view of the Australian legal system, packed with hilarious true stories and useful life lessons. As a criminal defence lawyer, Jahan Kalantar has helped people in their most desperate hour, from hardened jailbirds to accidental offenders...

In this “heart-breaking, hilarious, ultimately transcendent” (Jeannette Walls) memoir, International Master and Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch describes his upbringing in an abusive cult – and how chess ended up saving his life Born into the Church of Immortal Consciousness, Danny...

From the award-winning biographer of Elvis Presley, a groundbreaking dual portrait of the relationship between the iconic artist and his legendary manager—drawing on a wealth of the Colonel's never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant...

WINNER OF ABIA AWARD FOR SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR The incredible story of 2024 Co-Australian of the Year, Richard Scolyer, as he uses his groundbreaking melanoma science to fight his own 'incurable' diagnosis with brain cancer. A dedicated doctor. A devastating diagnosis. A chance for a...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2025 Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Award Concordia University First Book Award and Finalist for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year A Hill Times Top 100 Best Book of 2025 The riveting true story of the...

An intimate exploratory tour of Stephen Hawking's office, providing a unique insight into the mind of a genius, the things that inspired him and explanations of his seminal theories. A behind-the scenes tour of the inner sanctum of one of the world's most prominent scientific thinkers. In 2021...

We still have time to change the world. From Greta Thunberg, the world's leading climate activist, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seen, against all the odds. There is...

As her mother slips into the fog of dementia, a philosopher grapples with the unbreakable links between our bodies and our sense of self.  A diabetic woman awakens from a coma having forgotten the last ten years of her life. A Haitian immigrant has nightmares that begin bleeding into his...

The year was 2004, and India's economy was booming. Around the same time, a nonbanking financial company applied for and received a license to operate as a private bank. Yes Bank was born. Its rise was phenomenal, and it soon became the fourth-largest private bank in the country, with approved permissions to operate in Singapore, London, and Dubai. The returns were also immense. That is, till the skeletons began tumbling out of the Yes Bank lockers. Stories of the bank's reckless lending were going around, and allegations of bribery and corruption became rife.

Former CEO Jack Welch surveys the landscape of his career running General Electric, revealing his philosophy and management style. Nearly twenty years ago, former General Electric CEO Reg Jones walked into Jack Welch's office and wrapped him in a bear hug. "Congratulations, Mr. Chairman," said...

The bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that inspired Julie & Julia, the major motion picture directed by Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia. Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end...

A page-turning narrative about Marissa Mayer's efforts to remake Yahoo as well as her own rise from Stanford University undergrad to CEO of a $30 billion corporation by the age of 38. When Yahoo hired star Google executive Mayer to be its CEO in 2012 employees rejoiced. They put posters on the...

It is 1941. While the "war of chaos" rages in the skies above London, an unending fight against violence, murder and the criminal underworld continues on the streets below. One ordinary day, in an ordinary courtroom, forensic pathologist Dr. Keith Simpson asks a keen young journalist to be his...