Anthony: 6598 books
Augustus
The Life of Rome's First Emperor
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2006
He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow....
by Anthony Sampson
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson’s remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Long after his presidency of South Africa, Nelson Mandela remained an inspirational figure to millions...
The 15:17 to Paris
The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Now a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood.
An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear.
On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris....
Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The publication of Jarhead launched a new career for Anthony Swofford, earning him accolades for its gritty and unexpected portraits of the soldiers who fought in the Gulf War. It spawned a Hollywood movie. It made Swofford famous and wealthy. It also nearly killed him.
Now with the same unremitting...
by Paul Harris, Anthony Meredith
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, in the enormous diversity of his activities, is arguably the most complete musician of all time. Not only does he have a remarkable 300 commissioned concert works to his credit, which have established him among the leading British twentieth-century composers, yet at the...
by Anthony Bailey
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Joseph Mallord William Turner is arguably Britain's greatest and most mysterious painter, whose range of work encompasses seascape and landscape, immensely powerful oil paintings and intimate watercolours. His friend and colleague C.R. Leslie remembered him thus: 'Turner was short and stout, and had...
House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
“Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East.” — Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate
“In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon,...
by Anthony Trollope
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
According to Wikipedia: "Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. Cicero is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. Cicero is generally perceived to be one of...
by Anthony Everitt
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
“A fascinating insight into the mind of the Roman emperor.”—Sunday Telegraph (London)
Born in A.D. 76, Hadrian lived through and ruled during a tempestuous era, a time when the Colosseum was opened to the public and Pompeii was buried under a mountain of lava and ash. Acclaimed author...
The Arrogance of Power
The Secret World of Richard Nixon
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
The controversial *New York Times–*bestselling biography of America’s most infamous president written by a master of investigative political reporting.
Anthony Summers’s towering biography of Richard Nixon reveals a tormented figure whose criminal behavior did not begin with Watergate....
Mandela
The Authorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
Nelson Mandela, who emerged from twenty-six years of political imprisonment to lead South Africa out of apartheid and into democracy, is perhaps the world's most admired leader, a man whose life has been led with exemplary courage and inspired conviction.
Now Anthony Sampson, who has known...
by Koutoufides,Anthony & De Bolfo,Tony
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Beginning his AFL career in 1992, 'Kouta' quickly established himself as oneof the most versatile and athletic players ever to play the game. Of Greek and Northern Italian heritage, Koutoufides made an early choice to switch from track and field athletics to Australian rules football. A pinup boy...
Manager's Guide to Compliance
Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO, ERM, COBIT, IFRS, BASEL II, OMB's A-123, ASX 10, OECD Principles, Turnbull Guidance, Best Practices and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Compliance requirements are here to stay.
Prepare your company for the growing challenge.
A Wall Street Journal/Harris poll revealed that two thirds of investors express doubts in the ability of corporate boards of directors to provide effective oversight. In the shadow of recent global...
Why Career Advice Sucks™
Join Generation Flux & Build an Agile, Flexible, Adaptable, & Resilient Career
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Why Are Careers in Flux?
Are you lost, hopeless, or angry in your job search? Do you feel alone, cheated, ripped off, or not sure what to do next?
Or are you curious to understand the massive shift in the job hunting market currently rippling through the career transition landscape?
What...