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AS A FOUR-YEAR-OLD IN NOWY TARG, POLAND, Gustawa Singer lived an idyllic life. Her parents doted on her, and she was always surrounded by loving relatives. Her father worked in the hardware store owned by her grandfather, and the family prospered. Then, in 1939, everything changed: Hitler's army invaded Poland, and Gustawa's carefree childhood days of petting her dog, going to the candy store with Uncle Artur, and savoring her grandmother's fr...

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Can you die from having too much sex? That's the question Dr. Michael King, a well-respected dentist in New York, asks in Dad Spelled Backward: A Journey Through the Maze of Love, Marriage, and Adoption. Mike had never thought much about getting married and becoming a father, but all that changed when, in his fifties, he met Gabriella, his lovely (and much younger) French wife. Together they decide to try to become parents, and they do all the...

This is a bold and outrageously frank book from a super-agent on how to conquer the entertainment industry using an entrepreneur's specific skill set. The author shares deeply personal experiences from the trenches with names like Lauren Bacall, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Christopher Reeve, Quentin Tarantino, Whoopi Goldberg, J.J. Abrams, Dr. Phil, and others, what he learned, and how to apply those principles. There are cautionary tales and hilar...

Instincts is an entrepreneur's guide to success in the entertainment field, whether in front of the camera or behind it, on the creative or the business side. Marc's advice is impeccable, he says the things no one else in show business will, things that those who want into the business need to know. Marc has a heck of a story to tell-it's powerful, outspoken talk from a widely recognized agent on how to master the industry using an entrepreneu...

Most of us know little about for-profit colleges, in part because they're widely viewed as the "second-class citizens" of higher education. Parents dream of sending their kids to an Ivy League school, a flagship research university, their alma mater, or a regional NCAA powerhouse, but not of sending their children to a for-profit college. That's a mistaken bias. Each year, good for-profit colleges train thousands to work as medical assistants,...

Most of us know little about for-profit colleges, in part because they're widely viewed as the "second-class citizens" of higher education. Parents dream of sending their kids to an Ivy League school, a flagship research university, their alma mater, or a regional NCAA powerhouse, but not of sending their children to a for-profit college. That's a mistaken bias. Each year, good for-profit colleges train thousands to work as medical assistants,...

Alice Combs transformed herself from divorced mother on food stamps to successful entrepreneur. She taught herself to operate Vulcan Wire, which grew into a multimillion-dollar business despite an embezzling partner and cutthroat competitors. Her achievement in a traditionally male arena is an inspiration for all women who aspire business success.

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As a result of strokes, aneurysms, brain tumors, auto accidents, and common falls, more than two million people suffer brain injuries each year, making acquired brain injury (ABI) a leading cause of disability. Norm Camp suffered a massive coronary attack that stopped his heart, by the time paramedics could reach him, his oxygen-deprived brain had suffered considerable damage. In minutes, the active skier, golfer, cyclist, tennis player, and v...

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The Thomas Mann literature-by him or about him, and translated into all civilized languages-is immense, no writer has ever written more or received more accolades. His six children called him "the magician, " and no doubt had their reasons. There is a magical "now-you-see-it, now-you-don't" in practically all of his writings, a magic that pertains to his eroticism: a homo-eroticism that explicitly rules out homosexuality by virtue of an intern...

No matter what career you've chosen or are considering, you can travel the wide-open road to a better life, higher earnings, and more job satisfaction. Determination to work hard and a willingness to apply some commonsense techniques is all it takes. John Tassone will help you hone your people skills, think positively, set long-range goals, and believe in your ability to achieve them. John isn't some remote multimillionaire, he's a straight-ta...

Probable Outcomes continues the Crestmont Research tradition of full-color charts and graphs that enable investors and advisors to differentiate between irrational hope and a rational view of the stock market. The unique combination of investment science and investment art explores the market from several perspectives, and addresses the implications for a broad range of investors. Ed Easterling delivers an insightful analysis of the likely cou...

When Ruthe Rosen's fourteen-year-old daughter, Karla, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and given just a year to live, Ruthe and her family did more than cope with the unimaginable they embraced it. In their love and faith they found strength to be there for Karla in every way as she endured chemotherapy and radiation treatments. They never let her illness drive them to despair, and the weaker the cancer made Karla, the stronger the...

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