DescriptionWith the publication of his best selling Of Wolves and Men and the astonishing originality of Arctic Dreams, National Book Award winner Barry Lopez established himself as that rare writer whose every book is an event, among both critics and his devoted readers. In his autobiography, the author takes the listener on a literal and figurative journey through essays that provide great wisdom, insights into our times, and a new openness about himself. You'll be taken from Japan's beautiful Hokkaido Island, to the overexplored Galapagos, to around-the-world journeys aboard air freights, discovering new perspectives on nature and humankind along the way.
DescriptionIn a live recording of original songs covering a wide range of topics, Bill's trademark humor is complemented by heartfelt insights about the workings of the world. Simple and direct, this album includes, "I Want To See the Day, " "This Train Don't Run, " "No Hobo's Lullaby, " "Dead End Job, " "Handful Of Flowers, " "Forty Years From Now, " "So Many Years, " "Dead Cat Blues, " "Thank You Mr. Ryan, " "Zucchinis!, " "How the Story Ends, " "Already Someplace Warm, " "Light of the Moon, " and "Daddy Played the Phonograph."Singer, songwriter, storyteller, author, and playwright, Bill Harley is known to millions as a regular commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered . Harley's trademark is his uncanny ability to combine song and story, humor with meaning.
DescriptionIn his groundbreaking best seller The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker showed millions of readers that, like every creature on earth, human beings can predict violent behavior. Now, in this exclusive audio presentation of Protecting the Gift, d…
DescriptionNotes from a Small Island After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson decides to move his wife and kids back to his homeland, the United States. But not before taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and…
DescriptionHarry Beckwith, the author of Selling the Invisible, is back with a treasury of quick, practical, and entertaining strategies for attracting and keeping clients by using The Invisible Touch . Service businesses sell something that cannot be seen or heard; they sell an experience. For that experience to be exceptional, these companies need to understand their clients. Beckwith applies the study of human nature to the world of business, and the result is a thorough, informative, and easily implemented marketing plan.
DescriptionAt 8: 46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, 14, 000 people were inside the twin towers; reading e-mails, making trades, eating croissants at Windows on the World. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who lived it, until now. New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn rely on hundreds of interviews; thousands of pages of oral histories; and phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts. They cross a bridge of voices to go inside the infernos, seeing cataclysm and heroism, one person at a time, to tell the affecting, authoritative saga of the men and women, the 12, 000 who escaped and the 2, 749 who perished, who made 102 minutes count as never before.
