A man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbors in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thank You for Your Service and The Good Soldiers.“A timely and compelling argument for tolerance and moral character in times of extreme antagonism.”—The New York TimesAs this powerful book begins, Brent Cumm...

2 november 2017 in de bioscoop! - Indrukwekkend boek van Pulitzerprijswinnaar David Finkel. 'Thank you for your service is een van de beste boeken die ik ooit gelezen heb. Dit buitengewone boek zal u kwaad maken en uw hart breken.' - Ben Fountain, National Book Critics Award- en National Book Award-finalist. Dappere en getalenteerde journalisten hebben de afgelopen decennia verslag gedaan van verschillende oorlogen en conflicten in het Midden-Oosten, maar niemand heeft zo gedetailleerd en ...

Building a successful company and career doesn't mean sacrificing your family, health, or life.You check email the moment you lift your head off the pillow in the morning. You bring work with you on vacation, sneak glances at your smart phone during family dinners, and take business calls and texts at your kid's sports games. It's as if you've been forced to make a choice between your company or your life, sacrificing time for yourself and family for the sake of ca...

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good Soldiers comes "a panoramic view of postwar life. . . . A book that every American should read" (Jake Tapper, Los Angeles Times).No journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel embedded with the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous "surge...

Da un conflitto all'altro. Due milioni di americani sono stati mandati a combattere in Iraq e in Afghanistan. Ora che sono tornati, quasi tutti dicono di sentirsi bene. Vanno avanti con le loro vite, mentre il ricordo della guerra sbiadisce lentamente. Ma poi ci sono gli altri, quelli per cui la guerra non è mai finita. Si calcola che di questi due milioni una percentuale tra il 20 e il 30 per cento sia rientrata con un disturbo da stress post-traumatico, cioè un problema mentale provocato...

A man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbors in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thank You for Your Service and The Good Soldiers.“A timely and compelling argument for tolerance and moral character in times of extreme antagonism.”—The New York TimesAs this powerful book begins, Brent Cumm...

Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by American Sniper Writer Jason Hall and Starring Miles TellerNo journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel embedded with the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous “surge”. Now, in Thank You for Your Service, Finkel tells the true story of those men a...

You check email the moment you lift your head off the pillow in the morning. You bring work with you on vacation, sneak glances at your smart phone during family dinners, and take business calls and texts at your kid's sports games. It's as if you've been forced to make a choice between your company or your life, sacrificing time for yourself and family for the sake of career success. But it doesn't have to be that way. The most successful business leaders have learned to bust through the ...

Business owners want growth but fear it will take over their lives. Surprisingly, the only way to truly grow your company is to reduce its reliance on you - to Scale. Jeff Hoffman and David Finkel offer a blueprint to rapidly grow your business whilst also gaining more freedom. Based on their own experiences starting, scaling, and effectively exiting from multiple successful companies, they provide seven clear principles that will help you determine the best strategy for growth in your com...

Please note: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book.Journalist David Finkel, who had previously written about the experiences of an Army infantry division fighting in Baghdad, now tells the story of soldiers grappling with the after-effects of their service in Iraq. Finkel focuses primarily on Adam Schumann, an extremely capable non-commissioned officer now suffering from post-traumatic stress d...

Ten Leading private investors share their secrets to maximum profitabilityIn The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, the pioneers of the industry share the investing and management wisdom they have gained by investing in and transforming their portfolio companies.Based on original interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjects that most matter to the high-level investor, such as selecting a...

Ten leading private investors share their secrets to maximum profitabilityIn The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, the pioneers of the industry share the investing and management wisdom they have gained by investing in and transforming their portfolio companies.Based on original interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjects that most matter to the high-level investor, such as selecting a...