books by Walter Isaacson     books:     Walter Isaacson      Creating the Good Life :Applying Aristotle's Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness James O'Toole Rodale Books, 2005 A contemporary as well as classical guide to happiness.... Perhaps you're now asking the same question I once did: "Given the fact that he lived almost 2,400 years ago, what could Aristotle possibly have to say that is directly relevant to me?" In fact, a great deal. So many of us today -- especially those at mid-life -- are ...             Kissinger: A Biography Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2005 Extraordinary Biography This book has sat on my shelf unread for years - I think because I'm somewhat leery of "contemporary" biographies. Just another error in judgment on my part - this is an excellent book. (A back cover review describes it as "riveting" and that's not far off - I found it ...             Einstein: Su vida y su universo/ His Life and His Universe Walter Isaacson Debate Editorial, 2008 Disappointed I ordered this book (which was advertised as being signed by the author) as a gift for a friends birthday which was one month following the date of my order. The book took over 2 weeks to arrive and it was NOT SIGNED. Am frustrated and left without enough time to get ...             Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2004 Excellent!!! It is enlightening how the spectrum at which Benjamin Franklin's contributions to America can hardly be contained in one book. A glimpse into his common sense, wisdom, and morality are organized with precision and passion through Walter Isaacson's masterpiece. I now ...             A Benjamin Franklin Reader Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2005 Excellent book. This is a fine selection from Franklin's writings, including the entire 'Autobiography'. All texts have been judiciously chosen by the editor, arranged in chronological order and prefaced by intelligent, concise and well written introductory notes. Franklin's ...             The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made Walter Isaacson, Evan Thomas Simon & Schuster, 1997 A Reminder... ... of a ten-year-old book that shouldn't be forgotten, the "biography" of American foreign policy from the Truman years to the apotheosis of Reagan. Like most biographies, this one concentrates on the childhood of the Cold War containment/exhaustion strategy, the DNA ...             Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2008 A must-read if you are interested in the history of science Walter Isaacson has done a masterful job of retracing Albert Einstein's life, including his earliest childhood, his miracle year of 1905, the development of general relativity and his political activism. This book is an erudite yet thoroughly readable and entertaining ...             Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges ... Reginald Van Lee, Mark Gerencser, ... Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 Optimize versus Maximize - - - The Interdependence Imperative The authors make a convincing case for how the prevailing paradigm in business, government, and the non-profit sector of "Winner Take All Competition" is being exposed as a dead end. The "MAXIMIZE returns for OUR constituents paradigm" just doesn't work when the job is ...             The Way to Wealth and Other Writings on Finance Benjamin Franklin Sterling, 2006 How to thrive in bad econmomic times Franklin used the principles he spells out here to amass a fortune in the turbulent colonial economy. In his will, he left two trust funds for the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, with orders to cash them in after 200 years. When they were finally cashed in a few ...             Volumes I & II: America, the Last Best Hope: From the Age of Discovery to a World At War and From a World At ... William J. Bennett Conservative Books, 2008 Volumes I & II: America, the Last Best Hope: From the Age of Discovery to a World At War and From a World At War to the Triumph of Freedom: 1492 - 1989 by William J. Bennett. Vols. 1 & 2 Complete Box Set. Hardcover 2008 Printings by Conservative Books. 1216 Pages. ISBN 1595550569. EAN 9781595550569. Special Limited Edition. Total Weight: 5 lbs. ...             A Bus of My Own/Kissinger/The Happy Isles of Oceania/About the Authors/Marrying the Hangman (Reader's Digest ... Jim Lehrer, Walter Isaacson, ... Reader's Digest Association             Woodley and Its Residents (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Al Kilborne, Foreword by Walter Isaacson Arcadia Publishing, 2008 In 1801, on a ridge that overlooked the incipient national capital, Philip Barton Key, uncle and mentor of Francis Scott Key, built a Federal-style house and named it Woodley. Its extraordinary vistas, together with its extensive grounds and stables, would subsequently attract a series of residents that not only included two presidents, but also ...          products you might be interested in search for books challenges, conservative, government, megacommunities, non-profits, nonfiction      toavi.com    web we recommend A must-read if you are interested in the history of science randomly chosen sporting goods: 16oz. w/ Spray