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Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains. For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction,... (more)

The Gatekeepers: Book 3

Nightrise

by Anthony Horowitz

The world is in great danger—and only five kids can save it. But to do that, they must face off against some of the most powerful people in the world. Two of the five, Scott and Jamie, have always known they were different. Twins whose birth is shrouded in mystery, they’ve always been able to communicate with each other telepathically. Their supernatural talent has landed them no farther than a gig in a Z-grade... (more)

Buy, Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture Manipulates Parents and Harms Young Minds

Buy, Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture Manipulates Parents and Harms Young Minds

by Susan Gregory Thomas

An investigative journalist examines how marketers exploit infants and toddlers and the broad, often shocking impact of that exploitation on our society It’s no secret that toy and media corporations manipulate the insecurities of parents to move their products, but Buy, Buy Baby unveils the chilling fact that these corporations are using -- and often funding -- the latest research in child development to sell... (more)

Inc. & Grow Rich!

by Cheri S. Hill, Diane Kennedy

Inside this user-friendly manual, you will learn how to structure your business and personal assets so you can safely grow, protect, and leverage your hard-earned wealth. We teach you step-by-step what you must do if you want to: Legally protect your business and personal assets from The Three Flaming Arrows of Challenge: Income Taxes, Liability Exposure & Death Taxes; Understand the advantages and... (more)

Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World

Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World

by Peter Chapman

“If you only read a handful of nonfiction books this year, < Bananas! > is among your recommended five portions.” — The Observer In this gripping exploration of corporate manuevering and subterfuge, Peter Chapman shows how the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized power and influence of today's multinational companies. Bananas! is a sharp and lively account of the rise and... (more)

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

by Jessica Livingston

For would-be entrepreneurs, innovation managers or just anyone fascinated by the special chemistry and drive that created some of the best technology companies in the world, this book offers both wisdom and engaging insights—straight from the source. — Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, and author of The Long Tail "All the best things that I did at Apple came from (a) not having money and (b)... (more)

Imperial Ambitions, Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9/11 WorldNoam Chomsky

Imperial Ambitions, Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9/11 World

by Noam Chomsky

How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else

How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else

by Michael Gill

In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a big house in the suburbs, a loving family, and a top job at an ad agency with a six-figure salary. By the time he turned sixty, he had lost everything except his Ivy League education and his sense of entitlement. First, he was downsized at work. Next, an affair ended his twenty-year marriage. Then, he was diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumor, prognosis... (more)

The Meat You Eat: How Corporate Farming Has Endangered America's Food Supply

The Meat You Eat: How Corporate Farming Has Endangered America's Food Supply

by Kenneth Midkiff

The Meat You Eat Corporate Farming and the Decline of the American Diet Ken Midkiff Foreword by Wendell Berry Sierra Club Director Ken Midkiff delves into the murky world of American meat production ith the threat of animal-borne diseases looming on the horizon, now more than ever we need to look hard at what we eat. In this eye-opening book, Sierra Club Director Ken Midkiff exposes the dangers posed by corporate... (more)

Giantkillers: The Team and the Law that Help Whistle-blowers Recover America's Stolen Billions

Giantkillers: The Team and the Law that Help Whistle-blowers Recover America's Stolen Billions

by Henry Scammell

In 1986, with contractors stealing an estimated 10 percent of the total federal budget by fraud, Congress passed a newly strengthened anticorruption law. Ordinary citizens could file lawsuits on behalf of the government to recover money stolen from the public Treasury, and they would share in the result. In the years since, despite massive institutional resistance, the False Claims Act has emerged as one of the... (more)

Last stand of the Lubicon CreeJohn Goddard

Last stand of the Lubicon Cree

by John Goddard

Miss Julia Paints the Town

by Ann B. Ross

Development threatens Abbotsville, but not for long when Miss Julia takes on the cause When developers threaten to bulldoze the old courthouse to make way for condominiums, Miss Julia is dismayed. She enlists the help of Etta Mae Wiggins in a plot to scare off the money by exposing the town’s many eccentric characters. Abbotsville has plenty of local color of the kind not usually listed in brochures for... (more)

The Millennium Trilogy: Book 1

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

A sensation across Europe—millions of copies sold...

Two Caravans

by Marina Lewycka

The Appeal

by John Grisham

Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too. In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the... (more)

The Dark Before The Light At Dawn

by Vannessagrace

This book is riveting! You can actually imagine the settings, the moods, the expressions, and the depth of each character and situation. The characters are believable—you feel what they feel. The women in this book show great strength, each having their story of struggle and misfortune yet they maintain a great presence. It takes love for each of them to admit to past hurts and that same love... (more)

Caos Calmo

by Sandro Veronesi

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Cableships and Submarine Cables

by HaighKR

The Truth About Middle Managers: Who They Are, How They Work, Why They Matter

The Truth About Middle Managers: Who They Are, How They Work, Why They Matter

by Paul Osterman

"Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power. But is this popular picture accurate? Are middle managers really no longer valued by today's performance-driven organizations? ... (more)

Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference

Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference

by Tim Sanders

Even the actions of a single person can help to change the world. How? Through simple acts of leadership and compassion. Open up this book, and discover the true stories of people whose actions have caused a chain reaction at work and in their communities. Among them: A manager who gives an employee some supportive praise, and as a result literally saves his life (page 231). A small group of bank tellers who... (more)

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