A New York Times Notable Book\nA biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics\nSince the days of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, no industry has made a greater impact on the world than Silicon Valley. And few individuals have done more to shape Silicon Valley than Peter Thiel. The billionaire venture capitalist and entrepreneur has been a behind-the-scenes operator influencing countless aspects of our contemporary way of life, from the technologies we use every day to the delicate power balance between Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington. But despite his power and the ubiquity of his projects, no public figure is quite so mysterious.\nIn the first major biography of Thiel, Max Chafkin traces the trajectory of the innovator's singular life and worldview, from his upbringing as the child of immigrant parents and years at Stanford as a burgeoning conservative thought leader to his founding of PayPal and Palantir, early investment in Facebook and SpaceX, and relationships with fellow tech titans Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Eric Schmidt. The Contrarian illuminates the extent to which Thiel has sought to export his values to the corridors of power beyond Silicon Valley, including funding the lawsuit that destroyed the blog Gawker and strenuously backing far-right political candidates, notably Donald Trump for president in 2016.\nEye-opening and deeply reported, The Contrarian is a revelatory biography of a one-of-a-kind leader and an incisive portrait of a tech industry whose explosive growth and power is both thrilling and fraught with controversy.

The Contrarian: peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power

Chafkin, Max

Penguin Books, USA

Winterkeep (Graceling Realm)

LGBTQ+ Books

KRISTIN CASHORE

Literature & Fiction

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of When and Drive, a new book about the transforming power of our most misunderstood yet potentially most valuable emotion: regret.\nEverybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They're a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives.\nDrawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, Pink debunks the myth of the "no regrets" philosophy of life. And using the largest sampling of American attitudes about regret ever conducted as well as his own World Regret Survey--which has collected regrets from more than 15,000 people in 105 countries--he lays out the four core regrets that each of us has. These deep regrets offer compelling insights into how we live and how we can find a better path forward.\nAs he did in his bestsellers Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind, Pink lays out a dynamic new way of thinking about regret and frames his ideas in ways that are clear, accessible, and pragmatic. Packed with true stories of people's regrets as well as practical takeaways for reimagining regret as a positive force, The Power of Regret shows how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

PINK, DANIEL H.

A great book to help readers navigate their way through even the most difficult communications. From how to apologize persuasively to how to dazzle your boss!

Big Book Of How To Say It, The

Jack Griffin

On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people onboard. Among the victims was Theodora Cohen, daughter of Susan & Daniel Cohen. This is the story of the Cohen's struggle to learn the truth about Theo s murder & to bring to justice those who were responsible. A look at one of the most extensive & complex invest. of an airplane disaster -- incl. lapses in airport security, Pan Am's efforts to evade respon., its insur. carrier's efforts to delay resol'n. of the civil claims for damages, the Bush admin's. efforts to distance itself from the tragedy, & Gadhafi's attempts to prevent prosec'n. of the 2 Libyan agents who were indicted for the crimes. Photos.

Pan Am 103: The Bombing, the Betrayals, and a Bereaved Family's Search for Justice

Biographies & Memoirs

Susan Cohen

daniel-cohen

True Crime

Why does a bar mitzvah (BM) happen at age 13? Where did the elaborate rituals come from &amp; how are they relevant today? What does it feel like to experience a BM? Kimmel answers these questions &amp; more, providing historical background, explanations of rituals, &amp; real-life bar mitzvah stories. This is a book not only for every pre-bar mitzvah boy, but for anyone who wants to learn about the beliefs, philosophies, &amp; history of the Jewish religion. Illustrated with woodcuts. ''A thorough well-written account of the ceremony &amp; rituals involved in a 13 year-old boy's confirmation in the Jewish faith. interspersed with fascinating &amp; sometimes deeply moving vignettes in which boys &amp; men of various ages share memories of their own bar mitzvah experiences.''

Bar Mitzvah: A Jewish Boy's Coming of Age

Eric A. Kimmel

Children's Books

For the first time, a comprehensive--and celebratory--look at one of Judaism's most contemporary traditions. Noted author and storyteller Barbara Diamond Goldin gives readers real-life stories of girls and women in their own voices. From the forgotten women of history to the first women rabbis of our time, the stories will lead readers to reexamine and rediscover the role of women in Judaism.

Bat Mitzvah: A Jewish Girl's Coming Of Age

Religion & Spirituality

Barbara Diamond Goldin

Judaism

''Impassioned, polemical, at times even virulent, the author shows immense scholarship, powers of historical reconstruction, & deep empathy for the world of the deaf.'' ''The unimaginable world of those who have been born deaf is made almost imaginable by Lane s account of their history.'' ''The author' s passion & directness are delivered through the mouth of one of his subjects, himself deaf, who became an intellectual leader of the deaf community in France & then in America. The story he tells is extraordinary & is perhaps the best illustration of what it means to see the condition & the patient as a whole.''

When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Harlan L. Lane

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography

He was one of the world's great writers &amp; intellectuals, acclaimed as a heroic survivor &amp; witness of the Holocaust. He won high literary awards, made the bestseller lists, lectured in prestigious universities, &amp; was feted in high society. Then, in an expose that sent shock waves throughout the intellectual community, he was denounced as a CIA tool, a supreme con man, &amp; a literary fraud, igniting a firestorm of controversy that consumed his reputation &amp; culminated in his headline-making suicide. This compelling biography cuts to the complex heart of the truth about the man &amp; the myth that was Jerzy Kosinski. Photos.

James Park Sloan

Arts & Literature

Reset your bodystat &amp; leave your diet behind. Discover the weight-loss program that has transformed the lives of 100s of Bodystat workshop participants. This easy-to-understand program will help you: reset your fat thermostat by lowering your fat intake &amp; increasing activity levels; change your understanding of food &amp; how your body uses it; develop a program that works for you that is based on dozens of scientific studies; get the lowdown on labels &amp; menus; start whipping up some fantastic sample recipes; &amp; lose fat permanently while eating all you want &amp; exercising when you want.

Bodystat : How to Reset Your Fat Thermostat Permanently

Eric Witt

Carol Wirth

Diets & Weight Loss

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