books by Penguin Press     books:     Penguin Press      Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency Barton Gellman Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Angler As a reader with advanced degrees in Political Science and Public Policy, and 20 years of employment in senior government service, this is the best expose with the required restraint and research that I have read in 30 years. A MASTERPIECE.             Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School Philip Delves Broughton Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 it's about life, stupid. As the father of a recent HBS graduate, I was drawn into the book to understand more about the inside workings of Harvard. As a graduate of a community college in New York, and the father of eight children, and owner of a 30 year successful technology business, I ...             The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want Sonja Lyubomirsky Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 It works, and let me add a bit.... I bought this book not to become happy but because it was written by my colleague Sonja Lyubomirsky; I knew her from work, found her research interesting, and wanted to find out more. The book actually did make me happier. I knew most of the material from the ...             In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Michael Pollan Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 A Must Read: And here is why Healing the Rift: Merging Science and Spirituality Michael Pollan chronicles the dogma and misconceptions concerning food and food nutrition. With tens of thousands of books published each year on cooking, diet, food, and nutrition, few really give readers the ...             Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief James M. McPherson Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Another McPherson Blockbuster James McPherson strikes again with yet another well researched and exceptionally well written book on Lincoln and how lucky we, as a nation, were to have him at the helm during the civil war. It is such a pleasure to read since his prose flows effortlessly through ...             The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World Alan Greenspan Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Better than the election debates This guy breathes economics and shares several thoughtful insights into how the global economy is affecting American politics. Pair this book with The Power of Productivity and you'll definitely have a better picture of how the world works.             The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs Charles D. Ellis Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 A History Of A Survivor In his massive history of Goldman Sachs (over 700+ pages), Mr. Ellis gives a glowing and comprehensive history of the the investment bank. He writes as the insider he is (a former consultant to the firm) and is not as critical of Goldman Sachs as he could be. Founded ...             Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression James S. Gordon M.D. Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 The organic solurion to depression Jim Gordon's Unstuck is the first book I know of that gives away the store. To gain this insight in the past would have cost you years of therapy, drug testing and miserable years of life. In this book you get all of it summarized and explained in depth. By reading ...             Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe Mark Mazower Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 excellent documentary and close analysis, but... This is an excellent book, with a qualifying 'but'. If you want to understand the dynamic of 'Hitlers Empire', how it developed and collapsed, and the details of its particular flavour of genocidal gangsterism, then this will satisfy all the curiosity you have, and ...             Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations Clay Shirky Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Great Quality Political Analysis Clay Shirky provides insightful and well-developed analysis of today's new technology and its possible impact on politics and other areas of society, such as journalism. This is interspersed with stories to keep the reader interested. All in all, I am very glad I ...             A Few Seconds of Panic: A 5-Foot-8, 170-Pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL Stefan Fatsis Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Two Stories: One Interesting, One Excellent The first story this book tells is about the author's attempt to become a passable kicker. There is some success and some failure in this, and it is interesting (even if you don't care about kicking). The second story is about what it is like to be a player in the ...             The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Steve Coll Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Amaze your friends on how much you know about the Bin Ladens! I started reading this book mainly because the author is a pulz prize winner. I started it back in April. Mind you I am a slow reader but this is one that I can't put down. I remember after 9/11 hearing that the Bin Laden family had been flown out the next day or so by ...             The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia Tim Tzouliadis Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Disturbing stuff I saw a review of this book in the Economist a few weeks ago, and it reminded me of a brief newspaper article I read in about 1996. It talked of thousands of US POWs who had disappeared after WW2, apparently kidnapped by the Russians. At the time I thought that was ...             Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation John Carlin Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Playing the Enemy is a must read for anyone who wants to understand Mandela's genius A marvelous book. Anyone who wants to understand the hope (and the chances for failure) in post-apartheid SA should read this book, particularly in the light of Mbeki's failure and the test that is to follow.             Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet Jeffrey D. Sachs Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Insightful, frightening and promising Famed economist Jeffrey Sachs manages to deliver pessimistic news in an optimistic way. Yes, the Earth faces dire threats from global warming, poverty, war, deforestation and mass extinctions. Yet Sachs asserts that these severe problems are manageable. 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