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Over the last 25 years, Geoffrey Moore has established himself as one of the most influential high-tech advisors in the world-once prompting Conan O'Brien to ask "e;Who is Geoffrey Moore and why is he more famous than me?"e;Following up on the ferociously innovative ESCAPE VELOCITY, which served as the basis for Moore's consulting work to such companies as Salesforce, Microsoft, and Intel, ZONE TO WIN serves as the companion playbook for his landmark guide, offering a practical manual to address the challenge large enterprises face when they seek to add a new line of business to their established portfolio. Focused on spurring next-generation growth, guiding mergers and acquisitions, and embracing disruption and innovation, ZONE TO WIN is a high-powered tool for driving your company above and beyond its limitations, its definitions of success, and ultimately, its competitors.Moore's classic bestseller, CROSSING THE CHASM, has sold more than one million copies by addressing the challenges faced by start-up companies. Now ZONE TO WIN is set to guide established enterprises through the same journey."e;For any company, regardless of size or industry, ZONE TO WIN is the playbook for succeeding in today's disruptive, connected, fast-paced business world."e; -Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce"e;Once again Geoffrey Moore weighs in with a prescient examination of what it takes to win in today's competitive, disruptive business environment."e; -Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft"e;With this book, Geoffrey Moore continues to lead us all through ever-changing times...His work has changed the game of changing the game!"e; -Gary Kovacs, CEO, AVG"e;ZONE TO WIN uses crystal-clear language to describe the management plays necessary to win in an ever-disrupting marketplace. Regardless of your level of management experience, you will find this book an invaluable tool for building long-term success for your business."e; -Lip-Bu Tan, President and CEO, Cadence Design Systems

The legendary cable television sports broadcaster takes a humorous look back on the fight gameas seen from a ringside seat. For more than thirty years, Al Bernstein has been one of the most recognizable and respected sportscasters in America. In those three decades, the ';voice of boxing' reported the funny, poignant, and bizarre events that helped shape sports television, ESPN, boxing, Las Vegas, and SHOWTIME. With an eclectic cast of characters that includes every big name in boxing, including Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, as well as such names in the entertainment world as Rodney Dangerfield, Sylvester Stallone, Russell Crowe, and Jerry Lewis, Bernstein's memoir will have you in stitches.

Revised and updated, this in-depth look recounts The Ryder Cup's rich history and venerated place in sports, its champions and its characters, and its status as golf's greatest grudge match. From its humble origins in 1927 to its place today as golf's most gentlemanly battleand a multi-million-dollar international sports eventThe Ryder Cup has cemented its place in both its legacy and lore. Golf journalist Tom Clavin and golf commentator Bob Bubka have now made current their seminal work on the tournament, exploring the history and the rivalries, the extraordinary triumphs and devastating defeats, and the U.S. and the European contingents who have made this contest so remarkable. The names are legendary for any fan of golf: Palmer, Nicklaus, Jacklin, Floyd, Mickelson, Ballesteros, Faldo, Hogan, Nelson, Watson, Strange, Sarazen, Crenshaw, Woods, Montgomeriethe list goes on, as do their pitched battles for dominance and accomplishments on the greens. This up-close and personal look at The Ryder Cup is a must-read for golf fans, especially in preparation for the landmark 40th Anniversary tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland, in 2014.

Journalist William J. Kole, reluctant but newly minted member of the AARP, explores the looming era of super-aging-incredibly longer lifespans overall, and eight times more centenarians by the year 2050?through the lens of past, present, and future life at ages 50 ,65, 80, and on to 100-plus. What are the keys to longevity, how can we apply them, and what happens to all of us when 65 is merely a life half-lived?In 25 years, (2050), the world's centenarian population?those aged 100 or more?will increase eightfold. Half of today's 5-year-olds can expect to reach the same heights. It's going to upend everything we know about health care, personal finance, retirement, politics, and more. Whether we're 18 or 81, this demographic shift will affect us all.The Big 100 confronts readers with a fate few of us thought possible. Journalist William Kole guides us on a journey into our future, an optimistic but sometimes fraught exploration of super-aging, and the keys to achieving it, as the grandson of a centenarian.Along the way, there are expert sources, like Dr. Jane Goodall, longevity expert Dr. Thomas Perls, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and even 101-year-old influencer Iris Apfel; there are surprises, including the truth about those so-called "Blue Zones" everyone thinks are centenarian factories. (Spoiler alert: They're not.) And there's the troubling truth that those reaching extreme longevity tend to be overwhelmingly white, a product of what experts deem the ?weathering theory?: the idea that the health of African Americans begins to deteriorate in early adulthood as a physical consequence of socio-economic disadvantages.What is the recipe for living longer? How long can we live? How long should we live? The Big 100 explores the most pressing questions of our super-aging future, and offers glimpses of a reality that awaits us, our children, and our grandchildren.

"Readers last sat down with Tiffany in her bestselling debut The Last Black Unicorn. Since then, Haddish has catapulted to A-list fame as the breakout star of Girls Trip. She's walked the Oscars red carpet, released a hit stand-up special with Netflix, and made history as the first Black female comedian to host Saturday Night Live and Shark Week ... [This autobiography-in-essays] celebrates all the lessons she learned along the way--the joy and the pain. Tiffany reckons with the legacy of her childhood trauma, the challenges of being a Black woman in the entertainment industry, and her bittersweet reunion with her estranged father after twenty years apart"--

The story behind Shohei Ohtani¿s legendary MVP season as baseball¿s greatest two-way player¿dominant pitcher and outfielder/DH with otherworldly power at the plate¿and his path from his early days in Japan to the most fascinating figure in Major League Baseball, with a start-to-finish inside look at his historic 2021 season.

With echoes of¿Unbroken; the derring-do and bravado of¿The Right Stuff; and the battle-forged comradery of¿Band of Brothers, this is the World War II story of 95-year-old veteran George Morgan and the elite Underwater Demolition Teams, precursor of the Navy SEALs¿who were given nearly impossible pre-invasion missions from D-Day to the most crucial landings in the Pacific Theater

Originally published in 1978 as Thurman Munson: An Autobiography just a year before Thurman Munson's death, Marty Appel's collaboration with the famous New York Yankees catcher and captain breathes new life in Thurm: Memoirs of a Forever Yankee. With a new Introduction by Appel and Foreword by Diana Munson, this revised edition celebrates the life of the Yankee captain in his own words, chronicling his path to the majors, his career success, the breakdown of his body as he gave his all to the sport, his absolute dedication to his wife and children above all else, and his tragic death at age thirty-two in a plane he was piloting.

Finally, a college prep book that actually prepares students for college!Almost all first-year college students discover that college courses are moreacademically challenging than they expected, and certainly harder thanclasses in high school. Professors expect students not just to absorbmaterial, but to analyze and synthesize it, consider multipleperspectives, evaluate conflicting evidence, and then apply what they've learned in new contexts.Thinking Critically in College explains how to do all this and more.Louis E. Newman draws on decades of experience as a professor at CarletonCollege and Dean of Academic Advising and Associate Vice Provost forUndergraduate Education at Stanford, offering the guidance you need tosucceed both in college and in life post-graduation. Unique amongcollege prep books, Thinking Critically in College builds on thelatest research in learning, spells out the key critical thinking skills you need, shows you how to tackle actual college assignments, andprovides exercises throughout to reinforce the lessons.Written in a personal, engaging style, Thinking Critically in College explains how to do the work your professors will require-exactly thepreparation you need, no matter what your academic background.Practical, accessible, comprehensive, and interactive, Thinking Critically in College is the definitive guide, not only for those in college or headed there,but for everyone who needs a refresher on thinking clearly.

On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes this heart-pounding account of the war-room drama inside the cabinets of the United States and Japan that led to Armageddon on August 6, 1945. Here are the secret strategy sessions, fierce debates, looming assassinations, and planned invasions that resulted in history's first use of nuclear weapons in combat, and the ensuing chaotic days as the Japanese government struggled to respond to the reality of nuclear war.

A story of courage, perseverance, and patriotism behind the 75th Ranger Regiment's rescue mission following one of the deadliest Special Ops incidents in Afghanistan-a grueling search for twelve Navy SEAL casualties and eight downed Night Stalkers . . . but just one lone survivorOn June 28th, 2005, a four-man Navy SEAL reconnaissance team under Operation Red Wings was ambushed in northeastern Afghanistan-as depicted in the book and film Lone Survivor. A quick reaction force was dispatched. Turbine 33, carrying eight Navy SEALs and eight members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, was struck by a rocket propelled grenade-careening the dual rotor Chinook toward the rugged peak of Sawtalo Sar.The result was the single deadliest incident in Special Operations history at the time.Commanders called on the largest element of US Special Forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment. The rescue mission: Operation Red Wings II.Author Tony Brooks gives a first-hand account of the daring recovery of Turbine 33 and the subsequent search for the remaining compromised Navy SEAL recon team-one of whom was Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor. The Rangers were up against lack of intel, treacherous terrain, violent weather, and an enemy that was raised to fight.Tony Brooks lived-and many of his fellow Rangers died-by the axiom, "Leave No Man Behind." He is the first to tell the story other books and films have omitted, one of overcoming overwhelming odds to accomplish a mission: to bring every American soldier home.

On the 100th anniversary of The Volstead Act comes the deeply researched, epic, definitive story of George Remus, the man who cracked the Prohibition system, turned it on its ear, became one of the world's richest criminal masterminds, and inspired THE GREAT GATSBY.

¿ Forgotten Piece of the French Resistance: through dogged research and remarkable interviews, the author brings to life a little-known French resistance network for Allied airmen known as Shelburne ¿ Women in History: the story of Godelieve Van Laere, just a teenager during the War, operating against the Nazi occupiers is a powerful addition to today¿s movement of celebrating women¿s important roles in history ¿ Author¿s Connections To Military and Veterans Organizations: she is a member of the 8th Air Force Historical Society, the Oregon 8th Air Force Historical Society, the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society, and the Association des Sauveteurs d¿Aviateurs Alliés ¿ Intersecting Lives: Dean Tate¿s induction, training, bombing raids, shootdown, and escape are interwoven with Godelieve Van Laere¿s youth in France, her family's role in the Resistance, her aid to the fallen bombardier, and her lifelong correspondence and friendship with him ¿ Inside a B-17 Bomber: riveting, heart-pounding portrayal of how the crew of a B-17 worked together ¿ Among the Last of Its Kind: the author not only interviewed her WWII veteran father and his fellow airmen before they died, but also interviewed the girl who served in the French Resistance and her associates. Such opportunities to interview living participants of these two parts of World War II may now be gone forever. There are fewer than 10 French Resistance members alive today. ¿ Veterans Day: we will publish in the lead-up to Veterans Day 2020 for positive media hits ¿ The Proven Sales Track of WWII Survival, Rescue, and Escape Books: 2019's Escape from Paris and No Surrender, and a number of classics, including Unbroken¿ Magnificent Photo Program: 8 pages of b&w photos

From the NO LABELS political organization, this book presents an unbiased education for voters on all the key issues America faces and how we can overcome them.

Patricia Altschul is the diva of Southern Charm, Bravo's latest and greatest reality show, and The Art of Southern Charm--Now in Paperback!--is her hilarious lifestyle and etiquette guide. It reads like a gin martini her legions of adoring fans can bring home.

The USA TODAY BestsellerTHREE YEARSSince I ran away for the night, danced in New York streets, and almost got killed in an alley by two thieves. Until he showed up and saved me. THREE DAYSSince I threw a drink at the man my father expected me to marry, then found myself slammed against a wall with Penn Everett''s seductive voice whispering a proposal I couldn''t refuse. THREE HOURSTo fall into hate with the man who reminded me of so many things and hid so much behind his lies. He couldn''t be the man who saved me three years ago...but there''s something so familiar... THREE MINUTESFor our relationship to switch from no-strings to marriage. He announced it to my father-he''s ecstatic. He told my friends-they''re shocked. But he didn''t ask me, he commanded me-and I''m livid. THREE SECONDSFor his lies to slowly steal my heart and make me believe, hope...trust. THREE BREATHSFor his truth to destroy me. Advance Reviews:"Crown of Lies takes sensual and gripping to the next level in a masterfully written tangled web that will keep you furiously turning pages. Pepper Winters has outdone herself. Penn Everett will be your new obsession." - USA TODAY bestselling author Meghan March"Thrilling and mysterious, this book has left me with a major hangover!!!!"-Lina''s Reviews"Crown of Lies is my first top 2017 read so far and it''s a MUST read, one-click worthy book." -Punch Drunk Library"Pepper does a great job of delivering, yet again, one of the hottest alphas cloaked in mystery out there." -Dee, Goodreads"The chemistry between them is scorchingly hot and the banter is perfect."-Vickie Goodreads"WOW Pepper has done it again. I really wish I could give this book so much more than 5 stars it is brilliant" -We''ve Licked That Book Blog

A guide for kids (middle grade) interested in starting their own business, from American entrepreneur Mark Cuban, one of the stars of ABC's Shark Tank, and two young entrepreneurs.

Jennifer Lankenau's SERENITY SWIRLS introduces 25 unique and meditative hand-drawn illustrations to color, perfect for unleashing creativity and a relaxing way to de-stress at the end of a long day. Each unique and gorgeous swirl, spiral, and pattern offers the coloring enthusiast a calming and vibrant way to find centeredness, while at the same time encouraging one's own inner child to come out to play. (And don't be afraid to color outside the lines!)

From Bryan Mattimore, innovation guru to Fortune 500 companies, comes a book for aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate "e;intrapreneurs,"e; and anyone else looking to break the mold.Bryan Mattimore is a big idea guy. For the past twenty-five years, he has helped Fortune 500 companies create over $3 billion in new innovations using his unique creative-thinking exercises. In 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA: CREATING BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS CONCEPTS, Mattimore takes readers through a disciplined creative process to create original and practical new business concepts.By investing less than an hour a day for twenty-one days, you will:1) learn a new toolkit of creative thinking strategies and problem-solving techniques that can be used for solving a wide variety of both personal and professional challenges, and2) generate more than a dozen new concepts from which to choose the highest potential/winning idea for a new start-up.Entertaining and easy-to-follow, 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA is a must-read for all aspiring entrepreneurs, helping you to discover and implement your first-or your next-biggest idea. "e;Greatness starts with an idea, but the chasm between ideas and truly great ideas is vast. This terrific, approachable book provides a simple and straightforward method for bending and torturing almost any idea until it succumbs to greatness."e;-Bob Dorf, co-author of THE START-UP'S OWNER'S MANUAL

"e;[A] solid contribution to the growing popular literature on the subject."e;-PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFrom one of Time Magazines Forty Most Influential Minds in Technology' comes an essential collection of candid, first-hand accounts of women in technology. Women in technology are on the rise in both power and numbers, and now its more important than ever to not lose that momentum, to lean in and close the gender gap. Although they make up half of the population, only 14% of engineers in the United States are women. They take the seeds of technological advancement and build something life-changing, potentially life-saving. The future of technology depends on the full and active participation of women and men working together, and it is vital that women are both educated and encouraged to go into the tech sectors. Hailed by Foreign Policy Magazine as a ';Top 100 Global Thinker,' professor, researcher, and entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa, alongside award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, set out to collect anecdotes and essays from global leaders, sharing how their experiences in innovative industries frame the future of entrepreneurship. With interviews and essays from hundreds of women in STEM fields, including Anousheh Ansari the first female private sector space explorer, former Google[X] VP and current CTO of the USA Megan Smith, Ory Okolloh of the Omidyar Network, venture capitalist Heidi Roizen and CEO of Nanobiosym Dr. Anita Goel, MD, PhD, Innovating Women offers perspectives on the challenges that women face, the strategies that they employ in the workplace, and how an organization can succeed or fail in its attempts to support the career advancement of women.

The remarkable true story of the document heist that shocked the world. Like many aspiring writers, David Breithaupt had money problems. But what he also had was unsupervised access to one of the finest special collections libraries in the country. In October 1990, Kenyon College hired Breithaupt as its library's part-time evening supervisor. In April 2000, he was fired after a Georgia librarian discovered him selling a letter by Flannery O'Connor on eBay, but that was only the tip of the iceberg: for the past ten years, Breithaupt had been browsing the collection, taking from it whatever rare books, manuscripts, and documents caught his eyeW.H. Auden annotated typescripts, a Thomas Pynchon manuscript, and much, much more. It was a large-scale, long-term pillaging of Kenyon College's most precious works. After he was caught, the American justice system looked like it was about to disappoint the college the way it had countless rare book crime victims beforebut Kenyon, refused to let this happen...

"Gripping and believable...you can almost smell the streets of 14th-century York as you delve deeper into an engrossing plot." --PRIMA In the year of our Lord 1369 the much-loved Queen Philippa lies dying in Windsor Castle, the harvest has failed, and the pestilence has returned. In York, the atmosphere of fear and superstition is heightened by a series of thefts and violent deaths at St. Leonard''s Hospital, as well as rumors that these crimes are connected to the hospital''s dwindling funds. The Master of St. Leonard''s, Sir Richard Ravenser, hurries north from the queen''s deathbed to summon Owen Archer, soldier-spy, to investigate the scandal before it ruins him. While his wife Lucie faces the plague-panicked townsfolk at the apothecary, Owen encounters a seemingly random series of clues: a riddle posed by one of the victims at the hospital, a lay sister with a scandalous past, the kidnapping of a child from the hospital orphanage, and a case of arson. The answer to the riddle of St. Leonard''s lies in the past, and as Owen''s family is caught up in the sweep of the pestilence, he must abandon them to race across the countryside to save the next victim.

Presidential candidates often talk about being uniters. They pledge to break through the partisan gridlock in Washington. They vow to bring Democrats and Republicans together to tackle the nation's most vexing problems. But they never explain how they plan to do this ¿ and their promises rarely translate to action. In this volume, NO LABELS provides a real strategy for how ¿ how today's political leaders can finally unite a divided country to solve urgent problems, from stagnating wages to social safety net programs heading toward insolvency. This groundbreaking plan of action is called the National Strategic Agenda. It begins with goals for the country that come straight from the American people and ends with a commitment by the next president to embark on this bipartisan problem-solving process within 30 days of taking the oath of office. The National Strategic Agenda has already gained the support of major figures in business, economics, academia, policy and politics, and more than 65 members of Congress. In this timely book, arguably the most important you will read during the 2016 campaign season, NO LABELS co-chairs Gov. Jon Huntsman and Sen. Joe Lieberman are joined by other leaders who've been on the front lines of problem solving in politics and business to make a strong case for this new governing framework.

The author of THE TAO OF CHIP KELLY returns with deep insight into the mind of one of the NFL's most innovative and increasingly controversial coaches. The 2014 off-season saw the excitement of Chip Kelly's NFL debut turn ugly fast. Before his second training camp even opened, the coach abruptly cut DeSean Jackson, his popular and explosive wide receiver, who signed with division rival Washington. Reporters wondered whether Kelly was built for the NFL, whether the offensive schemes that dominated the college game could work in the pros, and whether he had the fortitude to handle the media. Kelly responded to his critics by navigating crippling injuries and a fractious locker room to lead the Eagles to a 9-3 record. Then they lost three straight games, a collapse fueled by DeSean Jackson's revenge and, perhaps, Kelly's own stubbornness. Still, the Philadelphia Eagles, with Chip Kelly at the helm, continue to implement a strategy that goes beyond the X's-and-O's and into the very fabric of the organization. Mark Saltveit, the author of THE TAO OF CHIP KELLY, illuminates the strategies and philosophies of Chip Kelly in the nitty gritty stories of one NFL season, featuring characters such as Murderleg, Johnny Manziel, and Bryan Braman, the ex-model who grew up homeless and tackled a Titans punt returner head first-without a helmet. As Kelly continues to reinvent the game of football itself with insights from the Navy Seals, rugby stars, and silly movies, CONTROLLED CHAOS is essential reading for any gridiron fan.

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams.When the Great War ended, his violent life began. Cole Younger served as a captain in the Confederate Army, overseeing some of the bloodiest battles in the guerilla warfare that bloodied Missouri. But it was after the Civil War when Younger joined in with a group of outlaws, including Jesse James, and set about robbing banks and stagecoaches. Here, he sets his extraordinary story down, the tale of a war and all the battles that followed.

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams.Among the first of slave narratives to be published, Harriet A. Jacobs led an extraordinary life, punctuated by the limitless hardship of slavery, made indelible by the sheer power of her words. In this narrative she writes candidly of the treatment she witness and endured as a slave, as well as her dramatic escape to freedom.