The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ...
This text approaches Project Management from a holistic, balanced perspective. The text is developed around a philosophy of a project-driven organization committed to continuous improvement and organizational learning. The text is holistic - it directs attention to the needed linkage between projects and organizational strategy. Many project ...
The large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" ...
The bestselling author of "The Devil in the White City" tells the amazing, interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a doctor and an unlikely murderer, and Gugliemo Marconi, the obsessive genius who invented the wireless--whose stories converge during the greatest criminal chase of all time.
Project Management strikes a balance between the technical and human aspects of managing projects. It is suitable for a course in project management and for professionals who seek a project management handbook. This text addresses the major questions and issues the authors have encountered while te
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true account of two very different men: the celebrated architect Daniel H. Burnham who designed and supervised the construction of the "White City" around which the fair was built, and H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett), a fiendishly clever serial killer posing as a doctor who murdered ...
Project Management, 2/e is a text with cases, and it is suitable for a course in project management and for professionals who seek a project management handbook. This text addresses the major questions and issues the authors have encountered while teaching and consulting with practicing project managers domestically and abroad. Focusing on ...
Galveston, Texas, 1900. Reports of a storm in the Gulf of Mexico are relayed to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new Weather Bureau. But storms stay out at sea and veer East to run parallel to the coast normally. This one didn't ...Isaac Cline was confident of his ability to predict the weather: he had new technology at his disposal, 'perfect ...
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true account of two very different men: the celebrated architect Daniel H. Burnham who designed and supervised the construction of the "White City" around which the fair was built, and H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett), a fiendishly clever serial killer posing as a doctor who murdered ...
This title chronicles the wildly obsessive and frighteningly intrusive pursuit of the American consumer: how companies use spies, hidden cameras, computers, and even sonar and EEG machines to understand what makes shoppers tick. This study reveals the many facets of corporate America's modern marketing.
While vacationing in Las Vegas, Mason and Kelly Reed are the apparent victims of a violent crime. Mason, shot twice in the chest, appears to be dead. In reality, it's the beginning of an intricate plot secretly conceived by Mason himself. After successfully staging his own death, he is now free to move in stealth. He sets into motion a plan that ...
In 1988, a 16-year-old student spread death and terror at his suburban Virginia school with a Cobray M-11/9 handgun--advertised as "the gun that made the '80s roar". Veteran reporter Erik Larson follows the history of this gun and exposes the lax regulations and competing interests that perpetuate America's gun crisis.
This book reprints The Savage Dragon Nos 1-6, but with some pages in a rearranged order. New pages are included, featuring scenes where The Dragon first meets Rapture, where he battles WildStar, and where Debbie Harris' mother is brought to the Police Department for questioning. It also includes numerous pages and notes from Erik Larsen's personal ...
In this compelling book, centered around a devastating act of violence perpetrated by a 16-years-old boy with a machine gun, Larson not only illuminates America's gun culture--its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists--but offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearms. "Should be required reading".--Newsday.
This is an essential reading for passing the Certified Project Manager exam! The first book to combine operational and human skills into a flexible, proactive project management framework. The ability to effectively manage projects is a, if not the, key skill for managers in today's bare-bones, hyperspeed workplace. Still, in most organizations, ...
Features The Savage Dragon, created, written and drawn by award winning cartoonist, Erik Larsen. Collects issues # 12-16 of the world renowned Savage Dragon comics series. Features guest appearance by Jim Lee's world famous WildC.A.T.s characters(also stars of their own television shows).
-- Features The Savage Dragon, created, written and drawn by award winning cartoonist, Erik Larsen. Collects issues # 17-21 of the world renowned Savage Dragon comics series.
Project Management strikes a balance between the technical and human aspects of managing projects. It is suitable for a course in project management and for professionals who seek a project management handbook. This text addresses the major questions and issues the authors have encountered while teaching and consulting with practicing project ...
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true account of two very different men: the celebrated architect Daniel H. Burnham who designed and supervised the construction of the "White City" around which the fair was built, and H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett), a fiendishly clever serial killer posing as a doctor who murdered ...
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