Hardcover Nonfiction

by Judy Mazel · Macmillan

by James Herriot · St. Martin's Press

by Richard Simmons · Warner

by Miss Piggy as told to Henry Beard · Knopf/ Muppet Press

by Carlos Castaneda · Simon & Schuster

by Shere Hite · Knopf

by Colette Dowling · Summit

by Carl Sagan · Random House

by William G. Ouchi · Addison-Wesley

Abstract: This book addresses the practicalities of applying an understanding of Japanese management to the American setting. The author explains why, what, and how we can learn from Japanese business success and improve business management practices in th e U.S. Topics include: styles of management and decisionmaking; Theory Z; methods of adjusting management style; and, camparing U.S. and Japanese management styles.

by Herb Cohen · Lyle Stuart

Get the secrets of success in this bestseller that can change life for the better. Claiming that the world is a giant negotiating table, renowned negotiator Cohen teaches the art of negotiation with dozens of concrete examples. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

by Jane Brody · Norton

If you are like most people, you probably aren't sure what is and what is not good for you and your family to eat. Now, in her comprehensive, accessible, landmark bestseller, Jane Brody, the award-winning personal health columnist for The New York Times answers all your urgent questions about nutrition.

by Lynn Shahan · Stratford Press

by Robert C. Atkins, M.D · Morrow

Here is the book that started it all: Dr. Atkins’ original Diet Revolution. Inside you’ll find the story of how Dr. Atkins personally discovered the incredible effects of a high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet and how it came to revolutionize his thinking on nutrition and health. Here is proof of how the diet works, why you’ll never feel hungry again, and how you can get started. Imagine eating such foods as steak, eggs, butter—even bacon—and still losing weight! Now with this simple but incredibly effective diet, you can stop counting calories and measuring portions. What’s more, you’ll feel healthier than you ever have before! Inside you’ll discover: • Why the Atkins Diet Revolution is not just another fad diet, but the way we were biologically meant to eat • The alarming truth about carbohydrates: how they are responsible for some of our most deadly modern diseases • How the Atkins diet differs significantly from other low-carbohydrate diets • Why you can expect a drop in cholesterol and blood pressure levels even while eating a diet high in fat • How to achieve your weight loss goal and develop a personal maintenance plan • Plus sample meals, mouthwatering recipes, answers to the most commonly asked questions, weight charts, and much more! In this breakthrough book, Dr. Atkins explains why we don’t need just another diet. We need a diet revolution. Now you too can join the millions of others who have become part of this revolution to lose weight, feel great, and reduce their risk of serious illness.

by Jacobo Timerman · Knopf

by George Gilder · Basic

A worldwide bestseller when first published in 1981, Gilder's classic was returned to print with a new introduction that reminds us how far we have come and how far we have to go. Centralized economic planning, he argues, has failed because it assumes wealth is tangible and limited. Capitalism recognizes the truth - that wealth is transitory, that its source is creativity, courage, and technological adventure. Without entrepreneurs, there is no wealth to distribute.