Dot coms will come and dot coms will go, but one thing is for sure: technology and the Internet have forever changed the way we communicate and do business. Two computer scientists from Minnesota are at the vanguard of the revolution. Their creation is collaborative filtering, and it?s turning out to ... more »

Venice is sinking - six feet over the past 1,000 years. Reasons for this are many. Although there is a natural geologic tendency for some sinking, humans have exacerbated the problem by exploiting on a massive scale underground water resources for industrial purposes. Coupled with these events - and ... 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

In The Dog Listener Jan Fennell shares her revolutionary insight into the canine world and its instinctive language that has enabled her to bring even the most delinquent of dogs to heel. This easy-to-follow guide draws on Jan's countless case histories of problem dogs -- from biters and barkers to bicycle ... more »

Bullying has become such a pervasive problem that you can't watch TV, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper without seeing or hearing another troubling report about the Bully epidemic. Now Sam Horn offers practical, positive techniques for dealing with people who are trying to run and ruin your life ... more »

The War Against the Terror Masters is a must-read guide to the terrorist crisis. Michael A. Ledeen explains in startling detail how and why the United States was so unprepared for the September 11th catastrophe; the nature of the terror network we are fighting--including the state sponsors of that network ... more »

As a history of New York firefighting from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century BIRTH OF THE BRAVEST: The History of the New York Fire Departments from 1609 to 1887 is an unequaled chronicle and tribute to the so called hands that fight the flame, New York's Bravest. First published in ... more »

Memory Requirements: 5.3 MB The authors of the classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend now tell you everything you need to know about the crucial first months of your puppy's life. From the decision to adopt a pup through the practical steps of choosing the right breed, preparing your home, caring ... more »