Tim Brown
Author
Language
English
Description
"On October 3, 2000, 21-year-old pitcher Rick Ankiel took the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in Game One of the National League division series. All was going well until Ankiel, who'd been lauded as the next Bob Gibson, threw a pitch that missed the mitt--wildly. Then he threw another. Then another, five in all. Slowly at first, then rapidly, his once-impenetrable pitcher's psyche crumbled. He would forever look back on that day as the day the...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The world in the year 3001 seen through the eyes of an astronaut, revived after a thousand-year sleep. The earth is encircled by space cities, accessed by elevators and education is a breeze, computers enabling the brain to absorb complicated information in milliseconds. By the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Caught up in a criminal enterprise, Ashley and her young daughter turn to her estranged father, Matt, for help. Retired and living a beach bum's life in The Caymans, her dad's secret past is revealed as the Mob tracks them down on the island"--
10) Treasure hounds
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Moving into his late grandfather's house, young Jack inherits the old man's dog, Skipper, who can talk. With the sassy pooch's help, Jack learns that grandpa left a priceless Spanish treasure hidden somewhere in the town. Jack joins forces with a trio of clever neighbor kids, a goth girl, a socialite, and a jokester, to find the valuable booty, with Skipper leading the way. But can they outrun the brazen, bumbling thieves that will stop at nothing...
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Harvard Business Review is the foremost destination for smart management thinking. Now, at its 100th anniversary, this commemorative volume brings together the most influential ideas since its inception. With thought leaders including Michael E. Porter, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, Rosabeth Moss Kantor, Peter Drucker, and Clayton M. Christensen, this book puts HBR's greatest concepts at your fingertips. HBR at 100 curates twenty of HBR's bestselling...
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Leave your troubles outside, and get set for all the neighborhood drama, juicy gossip, and the occasional knock-down, drag-out fight. Nora runs the salon and takes care of her "family": including starstruck Clo, ambitious newcomer Lilleanna and the sexually-confused Devin. Whatever the problem, Nora can make it alright.