List 44 of books by Brown

Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroads

The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroads

by Dee Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012

A fascinating and atmospheric history of the transcontinental railroad—the nineteenth century’s greatest and most relentless feat of national expansion Hear that Lonesome Whistle Blow unspools the history of the beginnings of the American railroad system. By the mid-nineteenth century,...

Hello Goodbye Hello

A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings

by Craig Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012

Hello Goodbye Hello is a daisy chain of 101 fascinating true encounters, a book that has been hailed by reviewers in London as “howlingly funny” (The Spectator), “original and a complete delight” (The Sunday Times), and “rich and hugely enjoyable” (The Guardian). Or, as the London Evening...

Writers On The Edge

22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency

by Diana M. Raab, James Brown
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012

Writers On The Edge offers a range of essays, memoirs and poetry written by major contemporary authors who bring fresh insight into the dark world of addiction, from drugs and alcohol, to sex, gambling and food. Editors Diana Raab and James Brown have assembled an array of talented and courageous...

So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior

A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior

by Curt Brown
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011

"Not since Sebastian Junger in The Perfect Storm has a writer captured so well the fury of the seas as Curt Brown." -The Maritime Executive Through masterful research and elegant prose, Curt Brown traces the devastating intersection of nature's fury and corporate greed. It was Thanksgiving...

Controlled Crash

An Airline Odyssey, from Eels and Ethics to Blimps and Drunken Bears

by Eldon Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2009

Pilots like to say that every safe landing is really just a controlled crash. In this witty and entertaining memoir of his airline career, Eldon Brown whisks us back to the heyday of the airline industry, when it was fun to fly and salesmanship was a creative art. During his decades in cargo management...

The Galvanized Yankees

by Dee Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012

The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author. Historian Dee Brown uncovers an exciting episode in American history: During the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers opted to assist the Union Army...

De moed van imperfectie

laat gaan wie je denkt te moeten zijn

by Brené Brown
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 8, 2013

Brené Brown beschrijft in De moed van imperfectie hoe moed, compassie en verbondenheid een belangrijke plek in je leven kunnen krijgen. Op basis van haar jarenlange studie kwam ze tot tien stellingen over een `bezield leven : leven vanuit het gevoel dat je de moeite waard bent. Op haar eigen, eerlijke,...

Oorsprong

by Dan Brown
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 26, 2018

Voordelige mid price-editie van Oorsprong het laatste boek van Dan Brown. Deze Robert Langdon-thriller speelt zich af in Spanje. Oorsprong is de nieuwe Robert Langdon-thriller van Dan Brown, de populairste thrillerschrijver ter wereld. Oorsprong speelt zich af in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao en...

Before the Year Dot

by June Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013

'At sixteen I was very interested in palmistry. The fate line on my right palm had a distinct break at the age of thirty. It broke into two parts that ran for a quarter of an inch on parallel tracks. I used to look at it and wonder, 'What will happen to me when I am thirty that will change...

De kracht van kwetsbaarheid

by Brene Brown
Language: Dutch
Release Date: April 11, 2013

Brené Brown beschrijft in haar boek wat het betekent om je kwetsbaar op te stellen in een wereld die gericht is op perfectionisme en het nemen van risico s zonder dat succes gegarandeerd is. Of het nu om werk, relaties of opvoeding gaat: het is eng en moeilijk om je kwetsbaar op te stellen, maar...

My Life, Our Times

by Gordon Brown
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017

Former Prime Minister and the country’s longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevant story. In describing his upbringing in Scotland as the son of a minister, the near loss...

The Property Investing Formula

Millionaire Property Strategies for the Everyday Investor

by Jennie Brown, Nhan Nguyen
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2014

Confused about property? What if there was a simple formula for investment success that opened the doors to true wealth? This book is written by real property investors who spill the beans on the actual steps you need to take in order to succeed in property investment. Discover their success secrets...

Glasgow Crimefighter

The Les Brown Story

by Les Brown, Robert Jeffrey
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2005

For decades, a war to control Glasgow's streets has been waged. On one side are some of the most violent and dangerous criminals in the world and, on the other, a police force with officers as hard as the gangsters, striving to keep the city safe. In GLASGOW CRIMEFIGHTER, legendary detective Les Brown...

The Sky is the Limit: The Art of of Upgrading Your Life (50 Classic Self-Help Books Incl.: Think and Grow Rich, The Way to Wealth, As A Man Thinketh, The Art of War, Acres of Diamonds and many more...)

Book cover of The Sky is the Limit: The Art of of Upgrading Your Life (50 Classic Self-Help Books Incl.: Think and Grow Rich, The Way to Wealth, As A Man Thinketh, The Art of War, Acres of Diamonds and many more...)