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Avraham Bahar leaves debt-ridden and depressed Albania to seek a better life in, ironically, Stalinist Russia. A professional barber, he curries favor with the Communist regime, ultimately being invited to become Stalin’s personal barber at the Kremlin, where he is entitled to live in a government house with other Soviet dignitaries. In the intrigue that follows, Avraham, now known as Razan, is not only barber to Stalin but also to the many Stalin look-alikes that the paranoid dictator circulates to thwart possible assassination attempts - including one from Razan himself.

Why is The Heat Wave, a burlesque dancer, wearing a golden mask? Marlowe's been hired to find out. Murder tries a strip tease! 

 A good action story about an escaped convict and the two women in his life. When it started, a girls wedding and New Years Eve were only six hours away, and Philip Marlowe didn’t think the bride-to-be would make either one of them, but that was before he ran up against the slot machine operator, the escaped convict, and above all, the old acquaintance. 

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When...

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more. Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written...

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics—the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based...

Set in 1988, the story begins when Sam Goren, a sociopath New York diamond dealer successfully fakes his own violent death so he can disappear to the chateau of his friend Baron Edmond DeViamont, near Amsterdam. DeViamont deals in blood diamonds, but Interpol has never been able to prove it or stop him. Sam's daughter Danielle does not mourn the loss of her father since their relationship had been terrible. She had to become a gun expert to defend herself from Sam's violent rages. She also doesn't think Sam is actually dead, but no one believes her.

Put customers at the core of your business. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on marketing, listen to this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review  articles that will help you connect better with your established customers, develop offerings...

Based on extensive research with organizations and companies that are boldly breaking out of business as usual, Beloved Economies offer listeners an imagination-expanding vision of what work could be. Authors Rimington and Cea explore possibilities for how we work, learning with more than sixty people from a wide array of enterprises. What these groups have in common is that they are generating forms of success that audaciously prioritize well-being, meaning, connection and resilience—alongside conventional metrics like quality and financial success.

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you reinvent your marketing by putting it—and your customers—at the center of your business.

**Narrated by Stephen J. Dubner** The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a beautiful 20th anniversary edition featuring a new foreword Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?...

Are you ready to take your rugby game to the next level? Mental Fitness for Rugby Players is your go-to guide for mastering the mental side of the sport. In a game where confidence, focus, and quick decision-making are key, developing mental resilience is just as crucial as physical training.

What drove Harry Houdini - magician, escapologist, and one of the most famous men in the world? Whether it was escaping from handcuffs, a straitjacket or from a box filled with water, Houdini wowed audiences with his seemingly death-defying performance... This BBC Radio collection shares the...

When Rael Levitt stepped onto the podium at Quoin Rock Wine Estate in December 2011, he was CEO of the industry-pioneering Auction Alliance and at the pinnacle of a glittering 20-year career. But then disaster struck. After being accused by a powerful billionaire of using a ghost bidder to inflate the bid price, Levitt’s reputation was obliterated. In an echo of the Boxing Day tsunami that he survived in 2004, the self-made entrepreneur was overwhelmed by a media-driven scandal. Once the face of South African auctions, he seemingly sank without a trace. But he was not beaten.

This Harvard Business Review (HBR) article focuses on Ted Levitt’s classic question, "What Business Are You In?" and what are you doing about it? He provides the classic example of why the Canadian railroads succeeded in the mid-20th century while the American ones faltered. The Canadians identified their business as transportation unlike the Americans who narrowly focused on being railroads.

Con Piensa como un freak, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han escrito su libro más revolucionario hasta la fecha. Con el sello inconfundible de narración cautivadora y análisis no convencional, nos llevan al interior de su proceso reflexivo y nos enseñan a pensar de manera un poco más productiva, más creativa, más racional, es decir, a pensar como un freak.

Master Your Mental Game Unlock the mental edge to elevate your game with Mental Fitness for Young Basketball Players. This guide to sports psychology is crafted specifically for aspiring basketball players looking to sharpen their focus, build resilience, and overcome the unique mental challenges faced on and off the court. From managing pre-game nerves to bouncing back after tough losses, this book empowers basketball players to develop the confidence and mindset needed to thrive in any situation.

One man searches for his past while another searches for ways to change his past. Two: The Tale of Light and Darkness follows the saga of these two flawed characters. The Son, a young boy who loses his memory, is told that he is the key to leading the universe to a more peaceful age. Hoshek, a wayward man deprived of his dreams, wants to go back in time to fix his catastrophic mistake that transforms the universe into utter darkness.

After decades of building a tech career, author Debbie Levitt is one of many people with questions, anxieties, and doubts. As a mentor and coach, the employed and unemployed often ask her, “What happened to tech jobs?” and “What will I do next?” Life After Tech is your personal and proactive journey. Eighteen introspective exercises—plus templates and examples—make Life After Tech a guide and a workbook. Use the "Phoenix Flight Plan" to get grounded, plan, rise, and soar.

One of Dorothy's earliest memories is being abandoned in 1969, at the tender age of 3—along with her 5-year-old brother—by their mother, whom Dorothy never saw again. It would be 5 years before their father was able to track them down and bring them to live with him. And then tragedy struck, which resulted in Dorothy spending her youth in a series of more than 40 foster homes.