"A delightful book about the creation of Pixar from the inside . . . and like a good Pixar film, it'll put a smile on your face." —Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York TimesWinner, Axiom Business Book Award * Fortune Favorite Books of the Year Top Pick * Amazon Best Book of the Year in Business & LeadershipAfter he was dismissed from Apple in the early 1990s, Steve Jobs turned his attention to a little-known graphics company he owned c...

Ao ler este resumo, o senhor saberá tudo sobre a história do improvável sucesso da Pixar. Graças aos talentos combinados de Steve Jobs, que acabava de ser expulso da Apple, e de Lawrence Levy, autor deste livro, a companhia se tornou um dos principais atores da indústria do entretenimento.O senhor saberá também que :O sucesso da Pixar é tão extraordinário quanto tardio;A animação por computador é um grande avanço devido ao estúdio da Pixar;Saber rodear-se é ...

Daring Brooklyn detective Mary Handley teams up with Teddy Roosevelt to solve her husband’s murder, only to run afoul of nineteenth-century New York’s elite when she uncovers a dangerous conspiracy.It’s December 1896, and after marrying a muckraking reporter, detective Mary Handley turns her focus from pursuing new cases to raising her newborn daughter. But when her husband turns up dead, Mary knows her next case must be solving his death. Harper was working on a b...

Un jour de la fin des années 60, alors qu’il émerge difficilement d’une sérieuse cuite, Alex Penn découvre avec horreur que ses vêtements sont couverts de taches de vin. Ou plutôt, de sang. Celui d’une jeune prostituée qu’il a probablement embarquée avec lui dans la chambre minable d’un hôtel de Times Square. Probablement… car il ne se souvient plus de grand-chose.Le plus ennuyeux, c’est qu’à cause d’un vice de forme, il vient tout juste d’être libéré de prison… pour avoir tué une a...

"This is a book for everyone, anyone who likes mystery novels or good writing or wit and passion and intelligence."— The New York TimesOver the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E. Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including two long-running series starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. With The Getaway Car, we get our first glimpse of another side of Westlake the writer: what he did when he wasn't busy mak...

Keller est comme tout le monde : il travaille, il se repose, il va au cinéma et s’occupe sérieusement de sa collection de timbres. Quand on l’appelle pour siéger au tribunal en tant que juré, il fait son devoir de citoyen. Et si sa patronne l’appelle de White Plains pour aller tuer quelqu’un, jamais il ne rechigne et toujours s’acquitte de sa tâche avec les honneurs.Jusqu’au jour où tout commence à aller de travers : un individu s’amuse – si l’on peut dire – à lui jouer de sales tou...

A historical mystery featuring the witty and wily Mary Handley, the first woman detective in Brooklyn, as she tries to prove herself in a man's world while solving a high profile murder.Mary Handley is a not your typical late-nineteenth century lady. She's fiery, clever, daring—and she’s not about to conform to the gender norms of the day. Not long after being fired from her job at the hat factory for insubordinate behavior, Mary finds herself at the murder scene o...

Brooklyn’s most witty and daring detective risks everything to solve a dangerous triple-murder caseAfter closing a case with the Brooklyn Police Department, Mary Handley is determined to become an official detective in her own right. And when Emily Worsham shows up at her new office— convinced her uncle John Worsham was murdered and desperate for answers—Mary’s second assignment begins.As she investigates the curious circumstances surrounding John’s death, ...

The third book in the Mary Handley Mystery series features Mary's most dangerous and personal case yet.It's the summer of 1894, and an infidelity case has brought PI Mary Handley to a far corner of Brooklyn: Coney Island. In the midst of her investigation, Mary is contacted by a convicted man's brother to reopen a murder case. A prostitute was killed by a Jack the Ripper copycat years ago in her New York hotel room, but her true killer was never found. Once again i...

The 2014 midterm election was one of the most significant in recent memory, with a decisive turning of the tables in favor of Republicans. With a now-Republican-controlled Senate and House at odds with a Democratic president with only two years left in office, the fault lines within and between both parties have never been more tenuous. In this book, prominent elections scholar and political commentator Larry J. Sabato brings together respected journalists and experts from across the polit...

« Comme portrait non seulement d’un homme, mais d’une ville qui change au fil des ans, vous ne trouverez pas mieux. » Crime Scene Scotland ReviewsC’est toute la vie de Matt Scudder, l’un des plus grands personnages de roman policier, que Lawrence Block nous laisse entrevoir au fil des onze nouvelles de ce recueil. Du privé alcoolique qui a quitté la police après avoir tué accidentellement une fillette lors d’une fusillade à celui qui, maintenant sobre, continue...

Embark on a powerful journey of self-discovery with '50 Steps of Healing.' This simple yet transformative guide unveils practical and profound steps to reclaim joy, resilience, and a renewed sense of self. Explore a path to healing that transcends challenges and empowers you to embrace a brighter future. Your journey to better well-being mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially starts here.