The author of Machete Season continues his groundbreaking study of the Rwandan genocide with the story of the survivor generation.In Rwanda from April to June 1994, 800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered by their Hutu neighbors in the largest and swiftest genocide since World War II. In his previous books,..
In 2006, after building the bestselling franchise Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff with her husband Richard, Kristine Carlson faced a shattering loss - the sudden death of her beloved spouse. Woven together with the remarkable stories of others’ loss and recovery, her deeply moving story reveals a clear ..
For women entrepreneurs (and anyone sick of the status quo), this smart, unapologetic collection delivers fifty proven hacks to leapfrog over obstacles and succeed in business.Think the most critical factor for becoming a great entrepreneur is grit, risk-taking, or technical skills? Think again. Des..
"What a sensible and timely idea-to treat people like adults and surround them with enough business information to do the right thing... Reading this book and then opening your books will do your employees and your bottom line a favor." -Rosabeth Mass Kanter, professor, Harvard business School, and ..
All of us have a most remarkable gene lurking in our DNA. Its job is to protect us from cancer. This gene, known simply as p53, constantly scans our cells to ensure that when they grow and divide as part of the routine maintenance of our bodies, they do so without mishap. If a cell makes a mistake i..
After Okami is captured in the Jukai forest, Mariko has no choice--to rescue him, she must return to Inako and face the dangers that have been waiting for her in the Heian Castle. She tricks her brother, Kenshin, and betrothed, Raiden, into thinking she was being held by the Black Clan against her w..
Nikki Maxwell and her bandmates are looking forward to an awesome time on tour as the opening act for the world-famous Bad Boyz!The own downside Nikki's frenemy, MacKenzie Hollister, has weaselled her way onto the tour as a social media guru . . .Nikki's determined to stay out of MacKenzie's way to ..
In the ever more urgent quest for sources of renewable energy, meet the man boldly harnessing the natural forces that could power America’s future.The United States is in the midst of an energy transition. We want to embrace renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and rely less on dirty fossil..
Language is the most human invention. Spontaneous, unruly, passionate, and erratic it resists every attempt to discipline or regularize it--a history celebrated here in all its irreverent glory.Language is a wild thing. It is vague and anarchic. Style, meaning, and usage are continually on the move...
The appeal of American Sign Language (ASL) has extended beyond the Deaf community into the mainstream - it’s even popular as a class in high school and college. You are guided through the basics of ASL with clear instruction and more than 300 illustrations. With a minimum of time and effort, you wil..
Be nice, but not too nice. Be successful, but not too successful. Just be likeable. Whatever that means?Women are stuck in an impossible bind. At work, strong women are criticized for being cold, and warm women are seen as pushovers. An award-winning journalist examines this fundamental paradox and ..
Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the ra..