The Ivy League is full of societies and clubs, some public and some very private. But none is as secret as Yale?s Skull and Bones, a tiny, mysterious society that has spawned three U.S. presidents, including William H. Taft, George W. Bush, and his father. Skull and Bones? cloak-and-dagger secrecy has ... more »

Has globalization failed us? The promises of economic stability, increased prosperity, and cultural cooperation seem more like a pipe dream than ever before. But rather than stop globalization, Charles Derber challenges us to re-write its rules in order to fulfill its potential as an agent of democracy ... more »

Presented in 23 compact lessons, THE ART OF PROFITABILITY features an ongoing tutorial between two fictitious individuals: the old and wise teacher, David Zhao, the business master, and his pupil, Steve Gardner, a young and ambitious manager. Along the way, Zhao goes through a number of business models ... more »

Biotech companies are racing to alter the genetic building blocks of the world's food. In the United States, the primary venue for this quiet revolution, the acreage of genetically modified crops has soared from zero to 70 million acres since 1996. More than half of America's processed grocery products ... more »

SPEAKING IN SPANGLISH is the story of a migration for survival, of a people stuggling to find meaning in a complex world. Morales argues that Latino culture has never been about choosing an affiliation with a particular race -- it is a space where multiple levels of identification are possible. more »

There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest ... more »

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In WHAT CLIENTS LOVE, Harry Beckwith once again discusses effective business tactics with the practical, down-to-earth style that has made him a bestselling author and trusted marketing expert. Beckwith explains the sheer simplicity of a marketing plan-how to find your company's position, how to define ... more »

What is this spirit of the hive - where does it reside? It is not like the special instinct that teaches the bird to construct its well planned nest, and then seek other skies when the day for migration returns. Nor is it a kind of mechanical habit of the race, or blind craving for life, that will fling ... more »

The o-FISH!-al follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling Fish! and Fish! Tales, Fish! Sticks is a stand-alone business parable that shows you how to come up with a vision for your business and how to keep it alive, vital, and renewed through tough times, such as turnover in management and staff or a troubled ... more »

A city with eight million people has eight million ways to die For fifteen years, Shiya Ribowsky worked as a medicolegal investigator in New York City’s medical examiner’s office—the largest, most sophisticated organization of its kind in the world. Utilizing his background in medicine, he led the investigations ... more »

Working with two time Edgar award-winner and New York Times best-selling author Carlton Stowers, Reverend Carroll Pickett examines his career as a prison chaplain in George W. Bush's Texas. Raised according to the eye for an eye standard of justice that prevails in his home state, Rev. Pickett spent ... more »