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Nvidia is the darling of the age of artificial intelligence: the company’s chips are powering the generative-AI revolution, and demand is insatiable. For all the current interest and attention, however, Nvidia is not of our time. Founded more than three decades ago in a Denny’s in East San Jose, for years it was known primarily in the then-niche world of computer gaming. In fact, the company’s leather-jacketed leader, Jensen Huang, is the longest-serving CEO in an industry marked by near constant turmoil and failure.

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.

★話題騒然！ 世界16か国で続々刊行、全米25万部突破！★ニューヨーク・タイムズ絶賛！「もしあなたが一言ですむ話に５つも言葉を使っているなら、本書を読むべきだ」「彼らは面白く、そして正しい」

タイカレーの普及に執念を燃やす食品メーカー社長、活け締め名人とのタッグで極上の鯛寿司を生み出す寿司職人、ミニスカのユニフォームで一世を風靡した理容店女性オーナー……。

重要なのは、何かを選ぶこと。選ばなければ、人生は始まらない。選ばざるを得なかった仕事に黙々と熱狂する。運命に従え。道は開ける。

2010年「国境なき医師団」に参加以来、20回近い海外派遣を経験した著者による生と死のドキュメント。

世界24カ国で5000人に本格手打ち讃岐うどんを振る舞った「世界を旅するうどん屋」とはどういう生き方なのか？を綴った自伝。

In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Walter Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs' professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs' family members and key colleagues from Apple and its competitors, this is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation.

In The Optimist, the Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey presents the most detailed account yet of Altman’s rise, from his precocious childhood in St. Louis to his first, failed startup experience; his time as legendary entrepreneur Paul Graham’s protégé and successor as head of Y Combinator, the start-up accelerator where Altman became the premier power broker in Silicon Valley; the founding of OpenAI and his recruitment of a small yet superior team; and his struggle to keep his company at the cutting edge while fending off determined rivals, including Elon Musk.

Grâce aux témoignages exclusifs d'Elon Musk, Amy Rowe Klement, Peter Thiel, Julie Anderson, Max Levchin, Reid Hoffman et beaucoup d'autres, Jimmy Soni nous raconte l'histoire de ces talents réunis dans l'aventure Paypal, qui vont par la suite façonner la nouvelle économie, jusqu'au concept de cryptomonnaie. Aujourd'hui, les fondateurs et les premiers employés de PayPal constituent le réseau le plus puissant de l'industrie technologique.

No One Talks About This Stuff is a support group for almost-parents. A place to share their journeys of loss and limbo, to confront social pressure and to find courage in the darkness of tragedies which happen every day yet are brushed under the carpet. So, we hear from a stepmother who wrestles with infertility. A husband and wife each tell their experience of losing their baby. A lesbian comes of age at a time when gay people rarely become parents. A father finds loss to be his unlikely superpower. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder impacts a person's choices about having a family.

Als Beamter der Bundespolizei riskierte er für die Sicherheit der Gesellschaft Gesundheit und Leben, sah sich mit unzähligen Straftätern und zu vielen unlösbaren moralischen Konflikten konfrontiert. Täglich setzte er sich mit den Menschen auseinander, die unerlaubt nach Deutschland einreisten.

»Dann ist es wie von Geisterhand passiert …« Seit mehr als 300 Jahren ist die Freimaurerei mit ihren Geheimnissen die bekannteste aller diskreten Gesellschaften. Geschichten und Gerüchte ranken sich um sie, von sagenhaftem Einfluss auf Politik und Gesellschaft ist dabei die Rede, aber auch von Weisheit und Wohltätigkeit. Die reguläre Freimaurerei betreibt keine Öffentlichkeitsarbeit zumindest nicht in Österreich.

テレビでも話題の「パステルなめらかプリン」の生みの親が30年間一つの道をひたむきに歩み続けてたどり着いた「仕事と人生で、本当に大切なこと」

Gold Logie-nominated TV personality and food icon Melissa Leong bites down on her demons in this searing memoir, exploring themes of abuse in the hospitality industry, racism, mental health and, for a light palate cleanser, the thrill of mouth-wateringly memorable food. Most of all, she inspires the courage to create a life you really, really want.

What happens when a young rabbi sets out to join the wealthy 1%, only to find his dreams leading him into a battle for his soul? Living Dangerously is the powerful memoir of Irwin Katsof’s quest to build wealth without betraying his values—or losing himself in the process.

Le chef-d'oeuvre de la spiritualité qui a inspiré des millions de personnes Pour la première fois, un véritable yogi indien raconte sa propre quête, révélant la puissance méconnue des miracles et la maîtrise de soi selon des lois aussi subtiles que précises. Dans ce classique spirituel, Paramhansa Yogananda partage ses années de formation auprès du maître christique Sri Yukteswar, ses rencontres avec des figures légendaires comme Gandhi et son arrivée en Occident pour diffuser un yoga authentique.

Elke bevalling kan positief zijn en dat is precies wat verloskundige Geke Born wil vertellen. Met Goed bevallen schreef zij een boek waar elke (aanstaande) ouder enorm veel kracht en motivatie uit kan halen. Voor veel ouders behoort een zwangerschap en bevalling tot de meest indrukwekkende ervaringen in hun leven. Geke Born begeleidde als verloskundige honderden bevallingen en vraagt zich af hoe het toch komt dat we elkaar vooral de negatieve ervaringen vertellen.

More of: You can't make this stuff up. A collection of true, short stories from the experiences that made me who I am. Some are funny, some serious, some sad, some empowering. Starting with some stories from my youth, then a bunch of stories of mostly medical related happenings.

"A BOOMER IN TIME" is a time-honored masterpiece that documents the life and other historic events of one of the nation's leading business figures. Richard Roll, renowned entrepreneur and founder of the American Homeowners Association (AHA), in his Memoir titled A BOOMER IN TIME (AND THE TIMES WE'VE HAD!) A MEMOIR, revisits his personal journey and familial heritage, recounting episodes such as his Ancestors' expulsion from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition in 1492, and his father's pioneering invention of the "800" number.