Never Leave Well Enough Alone was first published in 1951 at the height of Loewy's career. His company, Raymond Loewy Associates, served as design consultants to more than a hundred of the world's largest corporations, and products manufactured to their specifications sold in excess of $3 billion annually. Written and designed by Loewy, this profusely illustrated book is part a...(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

"If you're even thinking about a job search, start here." - Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group Based on 25 years of experience working with thousands of leaders - from early-career product managers to CEOs - Never Search Alone gives readers a time-tested, multi-step process (with exercises, tools, and templates) to find the right job now. Three big ideas animate Never Se...(展开全部)

"If you're even thinking about a job search, start here." - Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group Based on 25 years of experience working with thousands of leaders - from early-career product managers to CEOs - Never Search Alone gives readers a time-tested, multi-step process (with exercises, tools, and templates) to find the right job now. Three big ideas animate Never Se...(展开全部)

Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence...(展开全部)

Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence...(展开全部)

From master illustrator and storyteller Chabouté comes his internationally bestselling graphic novel Alone, featuring stunning black ink visuals—now available to American audiences for the first time! Every week, a boat bring supplies and leaves it on a tiny lighthouse island, only to have them later consumed by a unseen figure—a figure who seems mythological in his continual a...(展开全部)

From master illustrator and storyteller Chabouté comes his internationally bestselling graphic novel Alone, featuring stunning black ink visuals—now available to American audiences for the first time! Every week, a boat bring supplies and leaves it on a tiny lighthouse island, only to have them later consumed by a unseen figure—a figure who seems mythological in his continual a...(展开全部)

Stella Benson (1892-1933) was an English feminist travel writer and novelist. Stella was noted for being compassionate and interested in social issues. Like her older female relatives, she supported women's suffrage. During World War I, she supported the troops by gardening and by helping poor women in London's East End at The Charity Organisation Society. These efforts inspire...(展开全部)