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A Force for Nature is a biography of Nancy Russell and her successful campaign to establish and protect the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Bowen Blair tells the story of the activist who fought one of the most fiercely contested conservation battles of the 1980s, interweaving it with the natural and political history of the legendary landscape that inspired her.

ब्रिटेन में रहने वाले लक्ष्मी निवास मित्तल दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी स्टील कंपनी आर्सेलर मित्तल के चेयरमैन और सीईओ हैं. कलकत्ता में अपने पिता के स्टील बिज़नेस से शुरुआत करने वाले मित्तल आज दुनिया के सबसे अमीर लोगों की लिस्ट में गिने जाने वाले भारतीयों में से एक हैं

मुकेश अंबानी रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज़ के चेयरमैन और मैनेजिंग डायरेक्टर हैं, और भारत के सबसे अमीर बिजनेसमैन भी हैं। उन्होंने अपने पिता धीरूभाई अंबानी के बिज़नेस को लगातार बढ़ाया है और इसीलिए आज रिलायन्स पेट्रोलियम के साथ-साथ भारत का सबसे बड़ा रिटेलर 'रिलायंस रिटेल', भारत की सबसे तेज़ी से बढ़ने वाली टेलीकॉम कंपनी 'रिलायंस जियो', और 50 से ज़्यादा टीवी चैनल वाला 'नेटवर्क 18' भी उनकी रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज़ का हिस्सा हैं।

Everyone is programmed a little differently, and Bill Gates' unique insight led to business triumphs that are now widely known: the twenty-year-old who dropped out of Harvard to start a software company that became an industry giant and changed the way the world works and lives; the billionaire many times over who turned his attention to philanthropic pursuits to address climate change, global health, and U.S. education.

Beyond Barron, the second volume of a memoir initiated by the publication of Back to Barron (in 2008), encompasses captivating humor and telling detail to narrate the story of author Van Tassel and his wife’s life together and their kindred careers. It focuses on schools and colleges and universities attended, taught at, and visited; homes purchased, built, modified, and redecorated; vehicles and pets acquired; and travels and forms of recreation that served as accompaniments to their academic careers and enhancements of family life.

Ever wondered what it was really like for a nurse on the frontline during the Covid pandemic? How did they juggle work and home life during this unprecedented time? This audiobook shares one nurse’s experience of being redeployed to set up and manage a ward during the first wave of the pandemic, all while running a household and caring for her parents after her mother’s two recent brain haemorrhages.

From Lagos to London: An African Immigrant’s Guide to Property Prosperity charts a remarkable journey of resilience and triumph. In this captivating memoir, Funmi Anu Bankole takes us on a rollercoaster ride through her life, from the highs of success in the competitive world of real estate to the devastating lows brought on by the global financial crisis of 2007/2008.

As a Pennsylvania Game Warden for more than three decades, Wasserman investigated thousands of game law violations and arrested many violent career poachers. But another big part of his job was in the public relations and education field where he penned a weekly newspaper column entitled It’s a Wild Life. Hence, the title of this audiobook, which contains twenty-six of his most notable stories selected from more than seven hundred published over a fifteen-year period.

A trajetória de sucesso profissional de Bill Gates já é bastante conhecida: o jovem de vinte anos que abandonou a universidade de Harvard para fundar uma empresa de software que se tornou uma gigante da indústria e mudou a maneira como trabalhamos e vivemos; o bilionário que com frequência dedicou sua atenção às atividades filantrópicas para enfrentar questões envolvendo mudanças climáticas, saúde global e educação nos Estados Unidos. Código-fonte não é sobre a Microsoft, a Fundação Gates ou o futuro da tecnologia.

With insights into the cyclical nature of innovation and the indomitable spirit of human ingenuity, Bandwidth is a powerful saga that shines a light on how history may be repeating itself as the AI, quantum, and blockchain Boom cycle is taking hold.

Die ganz persönliche Geschichte eines Jahrhundertcharakters. Die geschäftlichen Erfolge von Bill Gates sind weithin bekannt: der 20-Jährige, der sein Studium in Harvard abbrach, um ein Softwareunternehmen zu gründen, das zu einem Branchenriesen wurde und die Art und Weise, wie die Welt arbeitet und lebt, veränderte; der mehrfache Milliardär, der sich philanthropischen Aufgaben zuwandte, um den Klimawandel, die globale Gesundheit und die Bildung anzugehen. In Source Code geht es nicht um Microsoft, die Gates Stiftung oder die Zukunft der Technologie.

In his four-time Emmy-nominated show Caught in Providence, Judge Frank Caprio’s courtroom became a worldwide beacon of compassionate justice—and an unforgettable watch for millions of fans. Now, Judge Caprio, known as “the Nicest Judge in the World,” brings to the page the same wisdom and spirit of decency that viewers around the world have come to treasure.

You might already be familiar with Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, but have you heard of the man behind the company that produced these products? In Afro Sheen, George Ellis Johnson, the acclaimed self-made businessman, reveals his inspiring and captivating rise from humble beginnings to the top of the haircare industry.

Source Code describes with unprecedented candour Bill Gates’ life from his childhood in Seattle to dropping out of Harvard aged 20 in 1975. Shortly afterwards he wrote, with Paul Allen, the programme which became the foundation of Microsoft and eventually for the entire software industry, changing the way the world works and lives.

In late 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, he realized he could no longer walk. He could do nothing without the help of others and required constant care in a hospital. So began a yearlong odyssey through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of somehow being able to return home to his house in London.

A taxonomy of sweetness, a rhapsody of artificial flavors, and a multi-faceted theory of pleasure, Sweet Nothings is made up of one hundred micro essays organized by candy color, from the red of Pop Rocks to the purple Jelly Bonbon in the Whitman’s Sampler. Each entry is a meditation on taste and texture, a memory unlocked. Everyone’s favorites—and least favorites—are carefully considered, including Snickers and Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Cups, as well as the beloved Good n’ Plenty and Werther’s Originals.

قول نصر الله في كتابه هذا: (إذا ما أراد الغرب أن يفهمنا حقاً فإن عليه أن يكف عن الاستماع لنفسه، وأن يتركنا نتحدث بصدق عما يحدث فينا، وأن يتقبل حقيقة قول الصدق حتى وإن لم يأخذ بها في النهاية)

How one baby blanket altered the course of this corporate trainer's life

Meet the former Apple employee who co-founded fresh skincare brand Nat Habit.

अद्भुत गणितज्ञ श्रीनिवास रामानुजन के जीवन और कृतित्व दोनों से परिचय प्राप्त करना किसी को भी मानव प्रतिभा की संभावनाओं के संबंध में चमत्कृत करने के लिए पर्याप्त है। गणित के क्षेत्र में विश्व में कदाचित् ही कोई व्यक्ति रामानुजन के नाम से अपरिचित होगा।