Thirty years after her death in March 1982, Ayn Rand's ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfishness, disdain for Judeo-Christian morality—these are the tenets of Rand's harsh philosophy.In Ayn Rand Nation , Gary Weiss explores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. He provides new insights into Rand's ...

A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke ...

A shocking appraisal that shows how Wall Street is intrinsically corrupt—and what individual investors can do to protect themselvesFor several years high-profile corporate wrongdoers have been vilified by the media. Yet the problem, according to Gary Weiss, is not just a few isolated instances of malfeasance. The problem is in the very fabric of Wall Street and its practices that enable and even encourage corruption—practices that are so pervasive and so difficult ...

A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke ...

The true story of Staten Island badboy Louis Pasciuto's meteoric rise to the top of Wall Street's notorious chop houses-by the award-winning journalist who broke it.Hood brokers. Monthly million dollar paychecks. Thirtysix hour cocaine binges. "Rocky" themed pep rallies. Run-ins with Mafia thugs toting Mac 10 machine pistols. This was the life of LouisPasciuto, a fast-talking Staten Island kid who, from the age of19 to 25, moved stocks for 17 differ...

Shares the inside story of Wall Street's notorious ``chop houses,'' the crooked Mob-run brokerages where rampant thievery netted several billion dollars from gullible investors.

Since publication of the first edition of this book, public concern for the well-being of animals has continued to increase throughout the world. In addition, advances in research over the past decade have yielded an enormous amount of knowledge about animal mental health and wellbeing. Studies on animal stress, distress, emotions, psychological trauma, and mental disorders have brought to light insights on how to care for and treat the animal mind. The second edition is: Fully revised, ex...

Lina always thought she was the only one who could see the magic in the world—until the day she found a glowing jar on her doorstep. A jar that held more than just light. It held possibility.At home, Lina feels invisible. Surrounded by a busy world, she spends her days looking out the window, daydreaming of places where she doesn’t feel so alone. But everything changes when she meets Mira, a wild fox with a secret, and discovers a magical "window in the woods." With Mira's guidance...

A revolution in American medicine is in full swing, with the race from fee-for-service to fee-for-value at the front line in an epic battle that will transform healthcare delivery for decades to come. In America’s Healthcare Transformation, eminent physician leader Robert A. Phillips brings together key thought leaders and trail-blazing practitioners, who provide a wide-ranging exploration of the strategies, innovations, and paradigm shifts that are driving this healthcare transfo...

Subjects and Simulations presents essays focused on suffering and sublimity, representation and subjectivity, and the relation of truth and appearance in the twenty-first century. Inspired by the work of Jean Baudrillard, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and JeanLuc Nancy, sixteen authors study how the real reasserts itself in an age of every more fragmented media, and how art and literature give us access to forms of truth that elude philosophy. How does representation grant us access to the plac...

Lina a toujours pensé qu’elle était la seule à voir la magie dans le monde — jusqu’au jour où elle trouva un bocal lumineux sur le pas de sa porte. Un bocal qui contenait bien plus que de la lumière. Il contenait des possibilités.Chez elle, Lina se sent invisible. Entourée d’un monde agité, elle passe ses journées à regarder par la fenêtre, rêvant de lieux où elle ne se sentirait plus aussi seule. Mais tout change lorsqu’elle rencontre Mira, une renarde sauvage au secret bien gardé...

Lina siempre pensó que era la única que podía ver la magia del mundo,Hasta el día en que encontró un frasco brillante en su puerta.Un frasco que tenía más que solo luz.Tenía posibilidad.en casa,Lina se siente invisible.Rodeado por un mundo ocupado,Ella pasa sus días mirando por la ventana,Suez soñando con lugares donde no se siente tan sola.Pero todo cambia cuando conoce a Mira,un zorro salvaje con un secreto,y descubre una ventana mágica "en el bosque."Con la guía de Mira,Lina se ...