Boardroom Legacy traces the origins of modern corporate governance through the ideas and example of Sidney J. Weinberg and his son John L. Weinberg – legendary leaders of Goldman Sachs and among the most influential directors of the twentieth century.At the centre of the book is the first publication of John L. Weinberg’s 1948 Princeton senior thesis, “Status and Functions of Corporate Directors”. Written long before corporate governance became a formal di...

Daniel Boone, the most famous of America’s early western pioneers is a figure almost more legendary than real. When he was born in 1734 Americans paid obeisance to the English king: by the time he died in 1820 the United States had come into existence and it was Boone, foremost among an inspired handful of Long Hunters, who opened the land.When it was originally published in 1976, Lawrence Elliott’s study was the first major one to appear since 1939 and it draws upon a vast amount ...

From one of Spain ’s most exciting author-illustrators making her English-language debut, comes this whimsical illustrated novel with the fantasy of Miyazaki, the imagination of Tove Jansson, the tenderness of Charlotte ’s Web, and the magic of E.T.In the middle of the night, three lights fall from the sky. What are they? They don’t look like fireflies. Mole and his earthworm friends are taken by surprise. What are they going to do with these newcomer...

A lyrical, provocative journey into the art, memory, and meaning of experience.What does it mean to have an experience? When did we begin to believe we could "have" one at all? In Experience: A History, Lawrence Kramer traces the cultural birth of experience as a singular, life-defining event. Moving lyrically between criticism and memoir, he guides readers from Petrarch and Nietzsche to Virginia Woolf and Anne Carson; from Haydn’s luminous Creation

Multicast narration, read by award-winning narrators Emily Lawrence, Katie Koster, and Annalee Scott.**"Tara Laskowski gives readers their very own slasher movie! With one diabolical twist after another, The Cold Read will keep you guessing until the very last page."—Alma Katsu, author of FiendThey're there to make a sequel. But someone came for revenge.A decade ago, the re...

After experiencing her first heartbreak and ending a four-year relationship that went terribly wrong, Signy picks up the pieces of her broken heart and heads back home to her hometown.As a young woman trying to regain her bearings, she is knocked back off her rocker when she is put into a position that was not of her doing. Getting caught up with her father's transgressions was not on her bingo card.When her father, Saad, gets into business with a loan shar...

"Beautifully condensed...a killer choice for mythology units."— Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)⭐ "An engrossing, entertaining work of graphic fiction that captures the spirit and strangeness of its source."— Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)The classic Greek myth of Odysseus comes alive for a new generation wit...

“An exciting . . . riveting tale of one woman's stand against empire.”—Anna Rasche, bestselling author of The Stone Witch of FlorenceA case of missing noble women and a determined young warrior who sets out to bring them home in this new and exciting ancient historical set just before the founding of Rome, for fans of The Song of Achilles, Circe, and A Thousand Ships.Safinia is fine to focus on her training...

This history of role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons explains their evolution and gives complete definitions and descriptions for related game products.Arriving on the scene in 1973, such games caught on rapidly and spawned a thriving industry. These games are regularly played improvisations, with rules that allow for consistent resolution of action, in which heroic characters created by the players battle enemies or solve mysteries. Featuring essays by eighteen top industry des...

An epic fantasy adventure through cosy, cluttered bookshops, set in the world of Sunday Times bestseller Mark Lawrence's groundbreaking The Library Trilogy.Bookshops have always been places where worlds collide. Places where ideas make war, where cultures meet and mate.Frederick 'Red' Archer is hanging on at the edge of society, in the care of the state, when he wanders into the bookshop that will change his life.Rose Penrose is watching th...

Saying yes… to his royal ring!Princess Elsie understands King Leandro’s proposal is pure convenience. Amidst political unrest, the fate of both their kingdoms hangs on a suitable marriage. Only, the fiery kiss they once shared haunts Elsie. She knows he can set her aflame, and she’s tempted to let him!Leandro thought his father’s cruelty made him immune to love. But while he’s consumed with destroying his enemies, his free-spirited new queen slips ...

Four glamourous billionaire and royal romances packed with secret heirs, festive passion and inconvenient desire…**Waking Up Newlywed by Dani Collins **Wedded to bedded – by her temporary husband!Waking from a coma, Greek tycoon Spiro Mylonas discovers he’s married – to a complete stranger! The proxy marriage was arranged to protect his business empire, but his new wife, Alia, is a puzzle Spiro can’t resist unravelling. Especially when their chemistry is gr...