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The legendary business adviser and bestselling author shows how to go on the offensive to both shape and take advantage of the forces of uncertainty, turbulence, and strategic disruption that are creating new customer needs, market segments and ways to make money.

A former New York Times editor reassesses how the second amendment came to be enshrined in the Bill of Rights, why the political debate over gun control has ground to an uneasy stalemate, and what gun control advocates have to understand to change the conversation.

The Booker Prize-winning author's "[I]important new book...As yet more glib headlines announce that East Africa is currently suffering a biblical failure of crops, rather than a failure of accountable government, this book could hardly be more urgent. "New York Times Book Review

In this Washington Post and Heartland Indie bestseller, the former two-term governor of Michigan-a state at the epicentre of the economic storms devastating middle-class lives throughout the US-offers a candid portrait of her tenure and the lessons learned, and points the way toward a new future.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist "cuts a clear narrative path through the bewildering, cynical politics and violent social life of one of the world's most brutalized and hard-up countries." (Foreign Affairs)

"Smart, sharp, and clear about what we need to do to lift the kids who need help the most." --Diane Ravitch

"A well-written, easily accessible manifesto on how libertarian ideas and anti-authoritarianism can help change the world, and how they will one way or another, whether we like it or not..." --Forbes

An award-winning journalist tells the personal stories of five convicted murderers, offering a new perspective on guilt, forgiveness, and second chances in America

Debunks the idea that the US can free itself from foreign energy and why it will be importing oil, natural gas, coal, gasoline, uranium and other energy commodities for decades to come. This book exposes the ethanol scam for what it is: one of the longest-running robberies of taxpayers in US history.

Covers the network of international mobsters and hackers who use the Internet to extort money from businesses, steal from tens of millions of consumers and attack government networks. This title takes readers into the murky hacker underground, travelling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia.

This concise, humorous book by a rising progressive communications consultant shows how the pervasive use of bad metaphors perniciously influences thinking and behaviour toward the American economy, and provokes us to develop the vocabulary necessary for making informed political and economic decisions.

A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe

A conflict resolution specialist explores the nature of disputes that become intractable quagmires, and offers cutting edge methods for solving them

For decades, Richard Ravitch has been a major presence in pivotal aspects of New York's politics and business life. In this fascinating memoir he brings together the stories of what he did and saw, explains the lessons he learned, and makes us see why so many of them are relevant to the serious fiscal problems facing cities and states across the nation.

A Washington Post and Economist Best Book of 2012: "A witty and informative celebration of her sport, as well as an inspiring tale of personal challenge and discovery... [Sherr] immerses the reader in the history, lore, science and trivia of swimming."- Sports Illustrated

The little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently

"To those who would understand the reasons why Washington does not work, and to those who are seeking clues to end the gridlock for more than a brief spell, this book is a godsend." --David Broder, The Washington Post

The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller--an intimate, fiercely honest memoir of a daughter's struggle to come to terms with her terminally ill mother's decision to die--now in trade paperback with a new reader's guide inside

At the heart of this wrenching memoir of a teenage girl's wartime survival story is something unexpected: a love story that blazes briefly in one of the darkest corners of occupied Poland

On Teach For America's twentieth anniversary, its founder offers an inspiring summation of the lessons learned: The achievement gap can be closed, and there's nothing elusive about what it will take

The Washington Posts must-read guide to the health care overhaul

A wonderful, diverse collection spanning the writing career of the celebrated 60 Minutes commentator and bestselling author

This singular collection of original interviews with all nine sitting Supreme Court Justices plus retired Justice O'Connor-as well as reporters, attorneys, and historians-gives readers a rare window into the nation's highest court and those who serve there