books by Random House     books:     Random House      Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath, Dan Heath Random House, 2007 Made to Stick Really love this book - one of the best actionable business books I've read in a long while.             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 The Abnormality of Normal Distributions Nassim Taleb's Black Swan makes for a fascinating read, despite (or perhaps because of) his heavily self-important style of writing. Taleb strikes at the core of the human tendency to prophesize, or more humbly, forecast all kinds of things. The reason why almost ...             America America: A Novel Ethan Canin Random House, 2008 America America the beautiful and brilliant It's hard to write about Ethan Canin's new novel America America without staring into space and sighing dreamily. I'm going to put it out there. If this doesn't turn out to be my favorite novel of 2008 I am going to shocked. Shocked and amazed. This book is so good ...             The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel Salman Rushdie Random House, 2008 My second Rushdie adventure This novel is certainly worth the read for any serious reader who is looking for a short interim of "lighter, easier reading" without the lack of the dynamic depth and satisfying complexity of tone, diction, and overall plot that satisfies the mental appetite. The ...             The Spies of Warsaw: A Novel Alan Furst Random House, 2008 One of Furst's best. In his return to Warsaw, Alan Furst penned a work that, to me, reads more like The Polish Officer than any of his other works. The craft and protocols of the spy game, the rift in thinking (and arrogance) in the French general staff, the terrible innovations of ...             Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) Dr. Seuss Random House, New York, 1990 Classic Seuss We bought this book for our daughter graduating high school. We wanted her to know that the sky was the limit for her. This says it all.             Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent Fred Burton Random House, 2008 If you think YOU have stress. . . . This is an extraordinary account of one of our (U.S.) first counterterrorism agents. The experiences encountered by 'the ghost' will help you put into perspective where your job fits on the stress curve. It provides some unnerving insight into the world of terrorists ...             The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals Random House, Inc., 2008 Well organized and researched. One reviewer said that there is no point reading another book about the things the Bush administration has done since 9-11. Why? Is it because they cling to the hope that it is ALL lies, or do they think that if it is buried in the dung heep of history that no one will ...             Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are Rob Walker Random House, 2008 Rob Walker rocks! Fascinating -- accessible to non-academics yet rich with anecdotes and an in-depth analysis of the state of flux which typifies marketing today. A must read for anyone interested in marketing or branding. I am a young fashion designer who reads Rob's blog regularly ...          products you might be interested in confessions PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, ... The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band Confessions of a Shopaholic improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest Transformed by Triathlon: The Making of an Improbable Athlete Improbable Cause Jonesy: Put Your Head Down and Skate: The Improbable Career of Keith ... florence The Monster of Florence Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time The Birth of Venus: A Novel Florence and Tuscany (Eyewitness Travel Guides) The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life through the Pages of a Lost ... search for books confessions, counterterrorism, dialogue, enchantress, florence, improbable      geepe.com    web randomly chosen DVD: Dirty Dancing (Collector's Edition)