Alex: 4765 books
Toronto Architecture
A City Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Toronto has been hailed as “a city in the making” and “the city that works.” It’s an ongoing project: in recent years Canada’s largest city has experienced transformative, exciting change. But just what does contemporary Toronto look like? This authoritative architectural guide, newly...
Cezanne
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
With 32-pages of full-color inserts, and black-and-white illustrations throughout.
Alex Danchev gives us the first comprehensive assessment of the revolutionary work and restless life of Paul Cézanne to be published in decades. One of the most influential painters of his time and beyond, Cézanne...
by Alex Tebben
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
The Prohibition era often conjures up images of Tommy guns and speakeasies, but prohibition in Columbus added up to more than a crime stat sheet. It continued to dramatically shape the city far beyond its conclusion in 1933. The story begins with the temperance agitators who fought for decades for...
The Tweets of Donald Trump
Insight in 140 Characters or Less
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
This book is a compilation and analysis of the tweets of Donald Trump from the time of his announcing his campaign until the conclusion of his first 100 days in office. The book groups and analysis the tweets, placing them into various categories, including foreign affairs, immigration, Trump's...
The French Chef in America
Julia Child's Second Act
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In this enchanting follow-up to My Life in France—Julia Child’s beloved and best-selling memoir—her co-author and grandnephew, Alex Prud’homme, chronicles Julia’s rise from home cook to the first celebrity chef. While at the beginning of her career Julia’s name was synonymous with French...
by Alex Nkenchor Uwajeh
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Did you know the internet is responsible for making more millionaires than any other medium in history?
Building a solid online business that generates revenue for you can be extremely lucrative, if it’s done correctly. In fact, there are so many different ways to earn income online and...
Cataloging the World
Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history. From the archives of ancient Sumeria and the Library of Alexandria to the Library of Congress and Wikipedia, humanity has wrestled with the problem of harnessing its intellectual output. The timeless quest for wisdom has been as...
How Cities Work
Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2010
Do cities work anymore? How did they get to be such sprawling conglomerations of lookalike subdivisions, megafreeways, and "big box" superstores surrounded by acres of parking lots? And why, most of all, don't they feel like real communities? These are the questions that Alex Marshall tackles in this...
by Alex Zbooker
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
You’ve just made the first step to finding the perfect read for your weekend, vacation or coffee breaks. “Queen Margot” in 1,000 words is exactly what it suggests – a 1,000-word summary of “Queen Margot”. This download will give you a first-person view into the story of this e-book. It...
Boom and Bust
Financial Cycles and Human Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
While the recent economic crisis was a painful period for many Americans, the panic surrounding the downturn was fueled by an incomplete understanding of economic history. Economic hysteria made for riveting journalism and effective political theater, but the politicians and members of the media who...
Britain for Sale
British Companies in Foreign Hands – The Hidden Threat to Our Economy
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
‘Buy British!’ we often hear, and many foreign companies have done just that. US food giant Kraft bought Cadbury in 2010, Dutch group AkzoNobel acquired ICI in 2007, Deutsche Bahn now own Arriva, and that’s just the beginning.
The truth is that hundreds of billions of pounds’ worth...
Bad Banks
Greed, Incompetence and the Next Global Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Bad Banks is a gripping account of the problems and scandals that continue to bedevil the world's banking system some eight years after the credit crunch.
It follows the fortunes and misfortunes of individual banks, from RBS to Lloyds. It exposes instances of mis-selling, money laundering,...
by Alex Salmond
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics. Alex Salmond has been a passionate supporter of Scottish independence his whole life. In September 2014, he came close...
by Alex Hand
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Do you want to find the financial freedom your parents never had?
The Millennial Millionaire is a straight-talking guide to taking control of your life so you can live it like you want to. Through a series of case studies and actionable advice, The Millennial Millionaire walks you through...