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Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
Work from 1970 to the Present
2018 || Paperback || Lex Williford || Simon & Schuster
From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism, this indispensable anthology brings together works from all genres of creative nonfiction, with pieces by fifty contemporary writers including Cheryl Strayed, David Sedaris, Barbara Kingsolver, and more. Selected by five hundred writers, English professors, and creative writing teachers from across the country, this collection includes only the most highly regarded nonfiction work published since 1970. Contributers include: Jo ...
The Machine That Changed the World
2007 || Paperback || James P. Womack e.a. || Simon & Schuster
When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has been conclusively proved by Toyota's unparalleled success, and the concepts have been widely applied in many industrie...
Outsiders
Studies in the Sociology of Deviance
2018 || Paperback || Howard S. Becker || Simon & Schuster
One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the 20th century, Howard S. Becker's Outsiders revolutionized the study of social deviance. Howard S.
Becker's Outsiders broke new ground in the early 1960s-and the ideas it proposed and problems it raised are still argued about and inspiring research internationally. In this new edition, Becker includes two lengthy essays, unpublished until now, that add fresh material for thought and discussion. "Why Was Outsiders a Hit? Why Is It Still a Hi...
Lean Thinking / 1st Edition
Banish Waste And Create Wealth In Your Corporation
2003 || Paperback || James P. Womack e.a. || Simon & Schuster
Het boek dat de start was van de Lean-beweging door Jim Womack en Dan Jones.
Jim Womack en Dan Jones hebben (in de nasleep van hun MIT-onderzoek) Lean geïntroduceerd buiten Toyota. Hun eerste boek was vooral een beschrijving van de verschillen in prestaties tussen Toyota, overige Japanse autoproducenten, Europese autoproducenten en Amerikaanse autoproducenten. In dit tweede boek gaan ze dieper in op de onderliggende principes en kenmerken van Lean, en kijken ze voorbij de auto-industrie.
Het...
Workbook - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
2005 || Paperback || Stephen R. Covey || Simon & Schuster
Stephen Covey's THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE took the self-help market by storm in 1990 and has enjoyed phenomenal sales ever since. With over 15 million copies in print, the book has become a classic. Now a touchstone for millions of individuals, as well as for families and businesses, the integrated, principle-centered 7 Habits philosophy has helped readers find solutions to their personal and professional problems, and achieve a life characterized by fairness, integrity, honesty...
Awaken The Giant Within
How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny
2024 || Paperback || Tony Robbins || Simon & Schuster
Brilliantly repackaged, with great, modern covers, AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN shows you how to take control of your mental, emotional, physical and financial destiny.
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
50 North American Short Stories Since 1970
2018 || Paperback || Michael Martone || Simon & Schuster
Fifty remarkable short stories from a range of contemporary fiction authors including Junot Diaz, Amy Tan, Jamaica Kincaid, Jhumpa Lahiri, and more, selected from a survey of more than five hundred English professors, short story writers, and novelists.
Contributors include Russell Banks, Donald Barthelme, Rick Bass, Richard Bausch, Charles Baxter, Amy Bloom, T.C. Boyle, Kevin Brockmeier, Robert Olen Butler, Sandra Cisneros, Peter Ho Davies, Janet Desaulniers, Junot Diaz, Anthony Doerr, Stuar...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
the most moving coming-of-age classic
2022 || Paperback || Stephen Chbosky || Simon & Schuster
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. Now a major motion picture starring Emma Watson and Logan Lerman.Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charli...
Kinfolk Volume 38
2024 || Paperback || Kinfolk || Simon & Schuster
Profit Beyond Measure
Extraordinary Results Through Attention to Work and People
2019 || Paperback || H. Thomas Johnson || Simon & Schuster