Scott A : 448 books

A memoir of triumph and redemption. A hedonistic descent from innocence to narcissism into the dark culture of IV methamphetamine, psychedelics, organized drug crime and sex in 80’s Los Angeles. Pot & alcohol at 14, LSD by 15 and slamming-dope by 17. Scott’s high-school friends became a notorious...

It began with a letter Scott wrote to the CEO of his company. Amidst the economic turmoil brought on by the 2008 financial crisis, senior management solicited feedback from employees on ways to improve the operations of the firm going forward. The message resonated with Scott. He sensed a different...

After years of being in recovery and twelve-step programs and seeing his friends dying, not so much from their primary addiction but rather from their crossover afflictions, Scott Morofsky came to recognize that the crossover afflictions plaguing humans were not being addressed. Drawing upon key elements...

In a sport where victory is often determined by a fraction of a second, it’s obvious why one of the most sought-after secrets is how to swim faster. However, as the world’s most renowned coaches, athletes, trainers, and researchers know, there is no secret—just science. Science of Swimming...

The marijuana grown today is exceptionally potent. It is many times more powerful than the marijuana sold in the 1960s and 1970s, due to genetic engineering. Yet many people still subscribe to the belief that marijuana is safe to use. In Weed: Family Guide to Marijuana Myths and Facts, addiction experts...

Ranked in the "Top 10 Military Books of 2018" by Military Times. "In war, destruction is everywhere. It eats everything around you. Sometimes it eats at you." —Major Scott Huesing, Echo Company Commander From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, two-hundred-fifty Marines...

In an industry of higher education that measures the longevity of its leading institutions in decades and centuries, the establishment and rapid growth of the eight-year-old Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School), National University of Singapore, is a remarkable story that deserves to...

It’s become an article of faith that American entrepreneurship is in trouble. The problems are many: lack of capital, too few entrepreneurial immigrants, excessive regulation, an aging population, slowing population growth, and rising student debt. But while experts across the country debate the...

Scott Higgins's first book, Too Heavy to Become Sky, brings us spare, plain, haunting poetry of love, loss, and humanity in an indifferent universe. Higgins is ultimately concerned with human mortality and human loneliness in the worldthe world unvarnished, defined by alienation and longing, yet redeemed by the miracle of shared lives and the hidden currents that connect us.

There are far more entrepreneurs than most people realize. But the failure rate of new businesses is disappointingly high, and the economic impact of most of them disappointingly low, suggesting that enthusiastic would-be entrepreneurs and their investors all too often operate under a false set of assumptions. This...

Have you ever watched a film or read a book so scary or so freaky that it kept you awake through the night? Do you know that feeling where your primal fears are rocked to the core? When you are psychologically disturbed by what you have seen or read? Those nights where the smallest noise or slightest...

The field of marketing science has a rich history of modeling marketing phenomena using the disciplines of economics, statistics, operations research, and other related fields. Since it is roughly 50 years from its origins, The History of Marketing Science is a timely review of the accomplishments...

First came the Superheroes in The Good Fight. Then came their dastardly opponents in The Good Fight 2: Villains. The heroes found help in The Good Fight 3: Sidekicks. Now The Pen & Cape Society returns with The Good Fight 4: Homefront. Ever wonder how superheroes spend their...

"The dead are walking the Earth. And that's it. That is all they are doing. Just walking." You Won't Sleep Tonight Either is the second installation of the You Won't Sleep Tonight collection of horror and paranormal stories. Contained within these pages are your worst nightmares....