The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.

Adam Cassidy hates his job as a low-level employee at a high-tech firm. When he fudges the rules to do a friend a favor, Corporate Security charges him with a crime--and gives him a choice: go to prison or become a spy in a competitor's headquarters. At the new firm he becomes a star, finding hidden talents, raking in the bucks, driving a Porsche, living in a chic apartment, and dating the perfect girl. All he has to do to keep this dream intact is...

Advises readers on what the Bible teaches about various modern-world topics of relevance, from faith and relationships to finances and health.

Drawing from her life experiences as a lifestyle guru, the author presents a guide to becoming a joyous, confident woman by breaking the cycle of negativity and burnout and pursuing a life of exuberance. With unflinching faith-- and rock-hard tenacity-- Hollis shows readers how to give yourself grace without giving up.

Translated into over 50 languages, The Purpose Driven Life is far more than just a book; it is a guide to a spiritual journey that has transformed millions of lives. Once you take this journey, you'll never be the same again. This new, expanded edition of The Purpose Driven Life, created for a new generation of reader, includes: Video introductions by Rick Warren to chapters 1-42 and an audio Bible study at the end of each chapter, with over 30 additional...

"The story of a young woman from Wisconsin who goes to Chicago, becomes an actress, marries and moves to New York, and when her husband loses his job, returns to the stage." ***"A powerful account of a young working girl's rise to the 'tinsel and shine' of worldly success, and of the slow decline of her lover and protector Hurstwood." Oxford Companion to Engl Lit. ***"Plain, unaffected, and unconventional story of the actual life of the lower middle-classes...

The story of the Thornton family, which produced two doctors, a dentist, an attorney, a nurse, and a court stenographer. Donald Thornton worked two full-time jobs to support his family and prodded and inspired his six daughters to pursue education and succeed as young musicians and in their professions.