Nonfiction

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom Brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive , compelling and uplifing,Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a sto... More

Now reissued with a substantial new afterword, this highly acclaimed overview of Western attitudes towards the East has become one of the canonical texts of cultural studies. ‘Very exciting…his case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive.’ —John Leonard in The New York Times ‘His most ... More

For the first time since the rise of Western capitalism, entrepreneurs in China and India can ignore New York and London—and still build companies worth billions. Thanks to social and economic revolutions, Asia has captured the best minds and money from all around the world.In Billions of E... More

In The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas L.Friedman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist for the The New York Times, offers an engrossing look at the new international system that is transforming world affairs today. With vivid stories drawn from his extensive travels, he dramatizes... More

India is poised to become one of the world's three largest economies in the next generation and to overtake China as the world's most populous country by 2032. Well before then India's incipient nuclear deterrent will have acquired intercontinental range and air, sea and land capabilities. India'... More

What will be the legacy of President George Walker Bush? In this fascinating, timely book, Glenn Greenwald examines the Bush presidency and its long-term effect on the nation. What began on shaky, uncertain ground and was bolstered and propelled by tragedy, has ultimately faltered and failed on the ... More

Twenty-five years ago, Herb Kelleher reinvented air travel when he founded Southwest Airlines, where the planes are painted like killer whales, a typical company maxim is " Hire people with a sense of humor, " and in-flight meals are never served--just sixty million bags of peanuts a year.... More

Epiphany 3 is a series of essays that aims to publish original writingin the field of marketing communication. The series was started by the SubhasGhosal Foundation, in memory of a man whose talents, charisma and toweringpersonality influenced the shape of his company, J. Walter Thompson, as well as... More

A ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of Puget Sound, Rolf Neslund was a proud Norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic Lopez Island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more t... More

Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How do the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just 5... More

Using the same bracket system as the enormously popular NCAA basketball tournament, the authors have organized everything that "really" matters in culture--people, arts, history--through a scheme of binary pairings that finally reveals what is truly the best in its class.Introducing the ingenious, a... More

Toyota Culture examines the ?human systems? that Toyota has put in place to instill its founding principles of trust, mutual prosperity, and excellence in its plants, dealerships, and offices around the world. Beginning with a look at the evolution of the Toyota culture and why its people are the he... More

What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at death and care for the dying and the whole way we look at life, and care for the living' Written by Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Soygal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed boo... More

Clive Bell wrote this book circa the First World War period and proposed to investigate the nature of Britain's leading war-aim ('fighting for civilisation'). The author intends to enquire what this thing is for which whole generations seem to have fought and for which taxpayers pay. In fact this bo... More

Book DetailsThis brand-new edition of Barron’s SAT test preparation manual presents one diagnostic test and six full-length practice SATs, all of which reflect the new SAT in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. The manual offers an overview of the SAT and its scoring method, and then... More