Hardcover Nonfiction

by Harry G. Frankfurt · Princeton University Press

Over one million copies sold worldwide The international and #1 New York Times bestseller The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying One of the most prominent features of our world is that there is so much bullshit. Yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, how it’s different from lying, what purposes it serves, and what it means. In his acclaimed bestseller On Bullshit, which was featured on The Daily Show and 60 Minutes, Harry Frankfurt, who was one of the world’s most influential moral philosophers, explores one of the most serious problems of our politics and our world. This twentieth anniversary edition features a postscript in which Frankfurt emphasizes that “indifference to the truth is extremely dangerous.” With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, Frankfurt argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves to their audience not as liars do—that is, by deliberately making false claims about what’s true. Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Although bullshit can take innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the bullshitter’s capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying doesn’t. Liars at least acknowledge that the truth matters. Because of this, Frankfurt says, “bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.” Remarkably prescient and insightful, On Bullshit is a small book that explains a great deal about our time.

by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner · Morrow

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary? SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? How much good do car seats do? What's the best way to catch a terrorist? Did TV cause a rise in crime? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness? Can eating kangaroo save the planet? Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else, whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically. By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world for what it really is – good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, super freaky. Freakonomics has been imitated many times over – but only now, with SuperFreakonomics, has it met its match.

by Thomas L. Friedman · Farrar, Straus & Giroux

by Malcolm Gladwell · Little, Brown

Kennen Sie die kurzen Momente, in denen wir blitzartige Entscheidungen treffen - Momente, in denen wir denken, ohne zu denken?

by Goldie Hawn with Wendy Holden · Putnam

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In A Lotus Grows in the Mud, Goldie Hawn takes us on an inspiring odyssey and, with her trademark effervescent humour, reveals the lessons she's learned and the wisdom she's gained along the way. This is Goldie's chance to talk about everything from anger and fear, to love, compassion, friendship, and the many challenges she's faced in her career. First recalling her early days as the little girl from suburbia who longed to be a ballerina but felt like an ugly duckling, Goldie then takes us on a whirlwind tour through her go-go dancing years in 1960s New York, her phenomenal success on TV's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in, Hollywood stardom and her extraordinary experiences in films such as the Oscar-winning Cactus Flower, Swing Shift, and Private Benjamin. She also speaks about her relationship with her family - partner Kurt Russell, her children Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell, and her stepson Boston. Written with compassion and integrity, A Lotus Grows in the Mud is an insightful and inspiring look back at a life well lived by a woman well loved.

by David Ritz · Crown

Features more than seventy recipes enjoyed by the king, including Miss Vertie's sweet potato pie, Coletta's barbecue pizza, and fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches

by Jane Fonda · Random House

by Buzz Bissinger · Houghton Mifflin

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Friday Nights Lights chronicles a three-game series between baseball rivals Cardinals and Cubs, focusing particular attention on the stars of the game, Albert Pujols, Sammy Sosa, Mark Prior, and Scott Rolen. Reprint.

by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin and David Javerbaum · Warner

by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan · Knopf

A primeira biografia totalmente documentada e amplamente pesquisada, do nascimento à morte – a vida completa de Frank Sinatra.Sinatra conta a história de um ícone americano cuja influência na música popular do século XX foi insuperável. Quando menino, ele disse que ouvia na sua cabeça "sinfonias do universo". Ninguém podia imaginar aonde aquelas melodias o levariam.Traçando o arco de sua vida desde a origem humilde em Hoboken até os dias crepusculares como lenda viva em Malibu, esta biografia detalha sua carreira construída com talento nato, força de vontade e alianças criminais.Anthony Summers e Robbyn Swan constroem um baú de tesouros de documentos e entrevistas, e revelam informações impressionantes do legendário cantor, como sua ligação com Sam Giancana e Lucky Luciano, figurões da Máfia, e traços de sua vida particular, desde seu temperamento alternadamente cáustico e simpático – que por muito tempo o cantor escondeu – até a verdade sobre sua profunda paixão por Ava Gardner, incluindo conversas jamais publicadas.O leitor descobrirá um Frank Sinatra generoso e leal, mas que podia tornar-se abruptamente um monstro vingativo. Também será levado ao universo das mulheres que o amaram, algumas delas desconhecidas para o público até agora, que dividem neste livro a alegria e a dor de seus relacionamentos com "a Voz".Dramático, esclarecedor e infalivelmente imparcial, Sinatra é uma biografia altiva: a reveladora história de um artista brilhante e um homem complexo.

by Brooke Shields · Hyperion

When Shields welcomed her newborn daughter into the world, something unexpected followed--a crippling depression. Now, for the first time ever, she talks about the trials, tribulations, and finally the triumphs that occurred before, during, and after the birth of her daughter. Shields shares how she, too, battled this debilitating condition that is widely misunderstood, despite the fact that it affects many new mothers. She discusses the illness in the context of her life, including her struggle to get pregnant, the high expectations she had for herself and that others placed on her as a new mom, and the role of her husband, friends, and family as she struggled to attain her maternal footing. Ultimately, she shares how she found a way out through talk therapy, medication, and time.

by Zell Miller · Stroud & Hall

The former U.S. senator and Georgia governor examines the decline of decency within American culture, from sports and media to the church and family, and stresses the need to return to traditional values.

by Sean Wilsey · Penguin Press

“In the beginning we were happy. And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess.” With these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us on an exhilarating tour of life in the strangest, wealthiest, and most grandiose of families. Sean's mother is a 1980s society-page staple, regularly entertaining Black Panthers and movie stars in her marble and glass penthouse. His enigmatic father uses a jet helicopter to drop Sean off at the video arcade and lectures his son on proper hygiene in public restrooms. When Sean, "the kind of child who sings songs to sick flowers," turns nine years old, his father divorces his mother and marries her best friend. Sean's life blows apart. His mother has a "vision" of salvation that requires packing her Louis Vuitton luggage and traveling the globe, a retinue of multiracial children in tow. Follow Sean as he candidly recounts his life growing up in a wealthy family all while discovering who he is amongst San Francisco's social elite.

by Michael Lewis · Norton

At the time of the interview, Barry Scraggs was a coach at Ceredo-Kenova High School. The focus of the interview is Coach Carl Kenneth Ward. He also discusses Coach Kenneth Dale Craycraft, coaching tactics, and teaching moral values.

by Jared Diamond · Viking Press

This title has been removed from sale by Penguin Group, USA.