books by W. W. Norton     books:     W. W. Norton      A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition Burton G. Malkiel W. W. Norton, 2007 Basic Understanding Very good book, the author takes you behind the scene of Wall Street and history of the market. He goes over the basics of our economy and the different avenues of investing. This is a must read for anyone who want to start investing but is confused on where to ...             The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria W. W. Norton, 2008 This is a highly informative source for coming to terms with the positive changes that globalization could and is bringing. Fareed Zakaria has really given a great deal of thought to globalization and its larger meaning, and it is obvious for almost all to see. His thoughts on how the U.S., India, China, and Russia should interact are spot on. His use of statistics is pretty much a welcomed ...             Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science Charles Wheelan W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Excellent Primer This book provides a superb explanation of the core concepts of economics, allowing the reader to grasp the essential principles, or, as in my case, allowing the reader to gain a far better understanding of these principles than he previously had. The author uses ...             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 Is Western Society truly superior? I was tempted to give Jared 5 stars based on the extent of his information and his strength of his argument. I gave him only 4 stars because, although I think he is 75% correct, I think he has ignored or denies factors that may be important. Early in his book, ...             Fight Club: A Novel Chuck Palahniuk W. W. Norton, 2005 a thought-provoking book For those of you who have never seen the movie, this book is a disturbing portrait of a narrator who begins to express his natural instincts and, before he realizes it, is terrified by what he has become a part of, leading up to a twist that you never saw coming. ...             The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British Sarah Lyall W. W. Norton, 2008 A Fond But Caustic (And Hilarious) Look At The British Sarah Lyall is an American journalist married to a British journalist. The Anglo Files is part memoir, part traveler's advisory, part hate mail, and part love affair. If that seems like a lot to pack into a 263 page book not including index, it would be in the hands ...             The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Diane Ackerman W. W. Norton, 2008 Terrifying and moving The most incredible thing about this book is that it really happened. Jan and Antonina Zabinski were zookeepers at the Warsaw Zoo and were disgusted and horrified by the treatment of the local Jews by the Nazis. As the Warsaw ghetto was gradually cleared by the total ...             The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Annette Gordon-Reed W. W. Norton, 2008 Extraordinary insights in early American history Opening disclaimer: Annette Gordon-Reed is my faculty colleague at NY Law School, and I originally introduced her to Bob Weil, the editor at W.W. Norton who contracted with her to produce this book. As a result, I had an opportunity to read it in final galleys this ...             A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company, 1986 Fantastic, yet complicated I say complicated because of the language that's found throughout the novel. The entire book is written in first person, and we focus on Alex, whose language will be really hard for some people to get into. But if you read it the second or third time, then you'll ...             Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why Laurence Gonzales W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 A Great Book There are clearly two ways to approach this book - one for the great stories, the other for the mindset of the people in the stories. Personally, I found the conversation about how our minds work to be the most compelling . The idea of a plan as a "memory of the ...             Girl With Curious Hair David Foster Wallace W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 DFW, Fiction and DFW and Fiction Okay, so here's the deal w/ DFW: the guy is extremely intelligent. he is also overtly aware of his intelligence and displays it all over the place. this bothers people. some things to remember and know about DFW: he was a philo. major as an undergrad; his first book ...             Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Mary Roach W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Wow! One of the best books I've read. Amazingly hilarious while talking about science, a very morbid one at that... I strongly recommend this book. If you are a physician, you will love it. If you are a medical examiner, go buy it right now!!             The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google Nicholas Carr W. W. Norton, 2008 Really two books in one For those who know or care about the infrastructure undergirding our technology revolution, this is a must-read book. The thesis is simple: we're at a tipping point where "utility computing" will quickly replace in-house data centers. It sounds simple, but the ...             Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Mary Roach W. W. Norton, 2008 4.5 Stars for a Humorous Quest on the Life of Sex Scientists I read the British paperback edition of 2008. Mary Roach, who has tackled Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife in a popularly funny and fascinating way, now takes a close look at what scientists have indulged in, when it ...             Clean, Well-Lighted Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Avoiding the Most Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation Janis Bell W. W. Norton, 2008 The ultimate reference for good writers! I took Janis' class at Golden Gate University and own a copy of this book in its pre-published form. I went into the class not expecting much as I consider myself a pretty good writer. However, this book hit on all the little niggling points that get you. Who or ...          products you might be interested in search for books post-american, punctuation, successful, time-tested, undressing, well-lighted      geepe.com    web we recommend Is Western Society truly superior? randomly chosen book: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation