“garret loporto”

LoPorto promotes a revolutionary approach to achieving wild success when one has "the Da Vinci trait." Readers discover the secret genius that drives risk-takers, rebels, entrepreneurs, artists, and AD/HD'ers to achieve greatness as they learn how to express this fire and harness it productively.Bre... More

Continuum’s Reader’s Guides are clear, concise accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding ... More

Dakota Territorys colorful badlands and the boomtown of Medora stand poised between a frontier past and unprecedented growth, as historical giants Theodore Roosevelt and the Marquis de Mores build their empires. Across this vibrant stage marches a cast of compelling characters caught up in events th... More

The noted "Harper's" essayist explores the paradox that we are human only by helping others--and all too human when we try to help.In a book the San Francisco Chronicle called "unclassifiably wise" and a "masterpiece," noted Harper's essayist Garret Keizer explores the paradox that we are human only... More

Internet dating and the end of the world. Failed relationships and a morning after pill for marriage. Alcoholism and an elf's head mug. These are just a few of the many strange combinations to be found in "Unrequited and Other Stories," the first collection of short stories by Kyle Garret. Each of t... More

Praise for The Enigma of Anger "Wise and beautiful . . . This book is distinguished above all by its prose. What might have been merely a spiritual 'how-to' on anger management is transformed into a literary achievement by Keizer's way with words." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A wonderfully ... More

Succinct, passionate, and wise, here is one teacher's answer to the crisis ineducation and to the particular demands of his vocation.Weaving anecdotal narrative with trenchant reflections on his profession, Garret Keizer offers one teacher's answer to the hue and cry over the crisis in education. An... More

In a hilarious look back at the long-haired haze of college life in the early 1970s and how the draft lottery suddenly turned many young mens lives upside down, author Mathews has written a humorous memoir of boot camp survival.In a hilarious look back at the long-haired haze of college life in the ... More