Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billi...
Adam MinterWhen you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday's newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don't want and turn it into something you can't wait to b...
Money for Nothing: How CEOs and Board...
John GillespieThe world of CEOs and boards has become an entitled insiders' club—virtually free of accountability—and the abject failure of our corporate leaders to police themselves is costing Americans trillions and seriously undermining the ...
Can We Feed the World Without Destroy...
Eric Holt-GimenezNearly a third of the world's population suffers from hunger or malnutrition. Feeding them – and the projected population of 10 billion people by 2050 – has become a high-profile challenge for states, philanthropists, and even the...
An avid Santa Barbara surfer gets into sea urchin diving as a means to explore the waves of the Channel Islands. His travels take him from the harbor of Santa Barbara to the harsh waters of the North Coast, and the shark-infested Fara...
Outstanding!: 47 Ways to Make Your Or...
John G. Miller"Outstanding! hits the nail on the head in every way: Practical content, terrific stories, and an easy read. Miller has provided a road map for organizations to become exceptional--just follow the path laid out. Definitely a mus...
The New York Times bestseller, from leading innovation expert Alec Ross, a "fascinating vision" (Forbes) of what's next for the world and how to navigate the changes the future will bring.While Alec Ross was working as Senio...
Shark Drunk (Vintage Departures)
Morten StroksnesONE OF SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARThe Lofoten islands in Norway are as isolated and forbidding as they are majestic. In this true story, two friends, the author and the eccentric artist Hugo Aasjord, set out onto ...
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel...
Tom WainwrightWhat drug lords learned from big businessHow does a budding cartel boss succeed (and survive) in the $300 billion illegal drug business? By learning from the best, of course. From creating brand value to fine-tuning customer service, ...
The Industrial Revolutionaries: The M...
Gavin WeightmanGavin Weightman's sweeping history of the industrial revolution shows how, in less than one hundred and fifty years, an unlikely band of scientists, spies, entrepreneurs, and political refugees took a world made of wood and powered by...