Best Nonfiction Books

Want to know how the best software engineers and architects structure their applications to make them scalable, reliable, and maintainable in the long term This book examines the key principles, algorithms, and tradeoffs of data systems, using the internals of various popular…

Everyone has an opinion, anecdote, or horror story about women and work. Now the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast shows how real working women with families are actually making the most of their time.?Having it all?

First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. Paulo Freire's work has helped to empower countless people throughout the world and has taken on special urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the…

This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom. The city's plight had been neglected, and negligible help was sent in this crisis.

Praise for THOU SHALL PROSPER "Rabbi Daniel Lapin's wisdom has helped untold numbers of people, including me, grow in our business, family, and spiritual lives. In Thou Shall Prosper, Rabbi Lapin has done it again.

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An Emma Watson Our Shared Shelf Selection for November/December 2018 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018/ MENTIONED BY: The New York Public Library Mashable The Atlantic Bustle The Root Politico Magazine (What the 2020 Candidates Are Reading This Summer)…

For twentyfive years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grownups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition.

Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990sworking undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movementhe would descend on trial sites of genetically modified crops at night and hack them to pieces.

Given the tensions and demands of medicine, highly successful physicians and surgeons rarely achieve equal success as prose writers.

?A meaty, fastpaced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy.? Foreign AffairsThe definitive account of North Korea, its veiled past and uncertain future, from the former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security CouncilIn The Impossible…

Football lies at the heart of popular culture in both England and Italy. It is played, watched, written about and talked to death by millions virtually every day of the year.

Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. Enchanting diecuts illustrate the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem in this magical book.

The story of Eichmann's capture is now a major motion picture starring Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley, Operation Finale!In 1945, at the end of World War II, Adolf Eichmann, the head of operations for the Nazis' Final Solution, walked into the mountains of Germany and vanished from…

With singular wit and insight, Gopnik weaves the magical with the mundane in a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the twentieth century.Paris.

It's the goal of every salesperson: getting access to senior client executivesthe CLevel decision makers responsible for approving topdollar deals.

Bring Minimalism to Your Home, Work, and RelationshipsDiscover how to apply the minimalist mindset to every aspect of your life by changing the way you think about your home, career, relationships, family, and money.

To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L.

A picture book biography about Howard Carter, the codiscoverer of King Tut's tomb in 1922.Howard Carter was obsessed with mummies. He met his first when he was a boy in England and lived near a mansion filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Some experts say that cryptocurrencies and blockchains are just a scam; others say they're "the most important invention since the internet." It's hard to tell who's right.

Simplify life and amplify living with influencer Rachel Aust's visual guide to mastering the minimalist lifestyle.Declutter and reorganize! Living with less contributes to a greater sense of fulfillment, contentment, and a more meaningful life.

Hailed as a "musthave textbook" (CHOICE, January 2010), the first edition of Game Engine Architecture, provided readers with a complete guide to the theory and practice of game engine software development.

Simple, elegant, and a little groovy, Love at First Stitch is all you need to start making the dresses of your dreamswith 7 complete fullsize patterns.Fancy making your own clothes but have no idea where to start Tired of overwhelming sewing manuals and frumpy projects Love at…

This fourth edition of Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne's Algorithms is the leading textbook on algorithms today and is widely used in colleges and universities worldwide.

Packed with examples and anecdotes, New Sales. Simplified. offers a proven formula for prospecting, developing, and closing deals. No matter how much repeat business you get from loyal customers, the lifeblood of your business is a constant flow of new accounts.

In this new collection from Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, iconic portraits sit side by side neverbeforepublished photographs.

The possibilities for threedimensional manipulation of fabric gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing.

This celebrated classic gives a soldier'seyeview of the Guadalcanal battlescrucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there.

Because Motherhood Isn't Just a Job. It's a Calling.A mother's day is packed with a multitude of tasks that require energy and time: preparing meals, washing clothes, straightening and cleaning the house, and caring for children.

Over 400 entries of the most practical, uptodate gardening information ever, collected from garden experts and writers nationwide!"Gardens are places to renew yourself in mind and body, to reawaken to the truth and beauty of the natural world, and to feel the life force inside…

Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with Architecture,, his name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject of continuing interest and controversy.

Just about everything you could possibly need to know about lucid dreaming. A thoroughly enjoyable, compendious and insightful guide for those interested in exploring their inner worlds.' Dr Keith HearneDiscover the Universe Inside your MindAstonishingly, there is around a 1 in…

From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwooda collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans!

Dr. Hayek is worldfamous for his valuable contributions to the field of economics as well as the the disciplines of philosophy and politics. This volume represents the second of Hayek's comprehensive threepart study of the relations between law and liberty.

One can only cite the elegant appearance of Garter stitch. It forms beautiful crinkly ridges, which are handsome in themselves...I like to think that the very first knitter, doodling with sticks and sinews at the sunny entrance to his cave, or peering at his knitting by the…

Why do some women struggle to identify as feminists, despite their commitment to gender equality How do other aspects of our identities such as race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, and more impact how we relate to feminism Why is intersectionality so importantIn…

In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael Backes offers evidencebased information on using cannabis to treat an array of ailments and conditions.

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop choose Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2020 release) from Adobe Press.

Using fun graphics and easytofollow instructions, this straightforward, this visual guide shows young learners how to build their own computer projects using Python, an easy yet powerful free Programming, language available for download.Perfect for kids ages 10 and over who are…

What will you learn from this bookIf you have an idea for a killer Android app, this fully revised and updated edition will help you build your first working application in a jiffy.

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (The New Yorker) comes the most authoritative, readable singlevolume history of the brutal struggle for the holy landNine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through…

Image-first, chronological survey of dress from 1900 to the present, anchored by more than 400 photographs and illustrations—many appearing here for the first time. Chapters move decade-by-decade across couture, high-society gowns, uniforms, sportswear and streetwear, with short captions that provide context rather than extended argument. it reads as primarily visual: useful for moodboarding, reference, or quick classroom slides. Its limitation is depth—readers seeking sustained critical analysis or methodological sourcing will find the text slim.

"A superb tutorial for anyone wanting to learn from pros how to polish fiction writing with panache." Library JournalHundreds of books have been written on the art of writing.

This is a classic text on the essence of Buddhist meditation. It is an excellent, indepth description of mindfulness practice and its benefits. It includes a concise explanation of clear comprehension, which is the kind of mindfulness you use in the course of your daily life.

Machine learning methods extract value from vast data sets quickly and with modest resources. They are established tools in a wide range of industrial applications, including search engines, DNA sequencing, stock market analysis, and robot locomotion, and their use is spreading…

From New York Times bestselling author and Founding Fathers' biographer Harlow Giles Unger comes the astonishing biography of the man whose pen set America ablaze, inspiring its revolution, and whose ideas about reason and religion continue to try men's souls.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new perspectives, authoritative text, and images of his changes.Company Aytch has reigned as one of the most memorable and honest…

Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prizewinning and unforgettable classic about convicted killer Gary Gilmore now in a brandnew edition.Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who…

The #1 Bestseller!Twelveyearold Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but don't tell him that. Because no one plays with more heart or court sense.

Reading Berlin Diaries, 1940–1945 feels like following a private notebook kept inside a functioning foreign office and later on hospital wards: intimate, observational, and specific to one young woman's daily reality. Its useful part is the granular, day-to-day portrait of social life, bureaucratic settings, and the small moral choices that punctuated wartime Berlin. Its limitation is uneven context and occasional repetition: personal entries assume the reader knows surrounding events and sometimes linger over domestic detail while skimming wider political explanation.

In the course of researching her bestselling books, McDermid has become familiar with many branches of forensics, and now she uncovers the history of this science and the people who make sure that for murderers, there is no hiding place.

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the first comprehensive book of Western Buddhism for the modernday spiritual seeker.Buddhism offers a profound yet practical path to enlightenment.

Millionaire Success Habits is a book designed with one purpose in mind; and that is to take you from where you are in life, to where you want to be in life, by using easy to implement "Success Habits" into your daily routine. This book is not about adding more time to your day.

The newest treatment for pain is one of the oldest, most effective strategies for painfree living; meditation. With Break Through Pain, meditation expert Shinzen Young teaches you how to retrain your relationship to pain through traditional meditation practices.

World renowned researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson gives you the labtested tools necessary to create a healthier, more vibrant, and flourishing life through a process she calls "the upward spiral." You'll discover: What positivity is, and why it needs to be heartfelt to be…

WileyPLUS sold separately from text.Accounting Principles 12th Edition by Weygandt, Kimmel, and Kieso provides students with a clear introduction to fundamental accounting concepts.

Tiger Woods has called the U.S. Open "the most difficult national championship." With Open, John Feinstein goes behind the scenes to tell for the first time the full story of how the 2002 U.S.

If you breathe and have a pulse, you NEED this book. Cody Lundin, director of the Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, shares his own brand of wilderness wisdom in this highly anticipated new book on commonsense, modern survival skills for the backcountry, the…

Practical techniques for applying neuroscience and behavior research to attract new customers.Brainfluence explains how to practically apply neuroscience and behavior Technology, and behavior research to better market to consumers by understanding their decision patterns.

To achieve unimaginable business success and financial wealthto reach the upper echelons of entrepreneurs, where you'll find Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sara Blakely of Spanx, Mark Pincus of Zynga, Kevin Plank of Under Armour, and many othersyou have to change the way you…

Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century. This text sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking the reader to the Middle Ages, and showing everything from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous…