William Novak

Lee A. Iacocca

The celebrated chief executive officer of Chrysler Corporation offers a straightforward account of his career at Ford, of the recent resurgence of Chrysler, and of what is wrong and right with American business

An Autobiography

Iacocca

Sydney Biddle Barrows

A self-portrait of the successful call -girl business run by a socially prominent young woman in New York which counted among its clients the world's business and political elite.

The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows

Mayflower Madam

Claire Sylvia

After a heart and lung transplant operation, dancer Claire Sylvia discovered that new organs were not the only thing she inherited. Never having liked such foods as beer and chicken nuggets, she suddenly started craving them. After an extraordinary dream, she seeks out the family of her donor -- a teenaged boy who died in a motorcycle accident -- and learns that it is indeed possible for two souls to merge in one body. "This is a story that must be told and heard...a fascinating example of how cellular memory can outlive physical death". -- Deepak Chopra, M.D.

A Memoir

A Change of Heart

Lee Iacocca

“Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”—Business Week He’s an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for president. The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president, only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn’t get mad, he got even. He led a battle for Chrysler’s survival that made his name a symbol of integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans. In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford’s reign of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2 billion government loan so early that Washington didn’t know how to cash the check.

Ten years ago, Claire Sylvia received a complete and successful heart and lung transplant. Soon after recovering from her surgery, Claire began craving fried chicken and beer (both of which she previously disliked) and began having strange and remarkably vivid dreams about a young man she didn't know.Over the years, Claire has come to recognize the man in those dreams as the eighteen-year-old man whose heart and lungs reside in her body. She also became convinced that something far more serious and miraculous was transferred during that operation.With the expert assistance of William Novak, Claire delivers her story and those of other transplant patients with eloquence and passion. In the process, she manages to bring fascinating medical, moral, and existential issues into play.

Donald Altschiller

Moshe Waldoks

An anthology of the very funniest jokes, stories, scripts, cartoons, and parodies from Americas's top humorists, comedians, cartoonists, and entertainers of the past twenty-five years on every subject from politics to sex

The Best of the Past 25 Years

The Big Book of New American Humor

Tip O'Neill

The memoirs of Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill's career sketch his ties with the Kennedys, his break with Lyndon Johnson on Vietnam, the Watergate years, and his dealings with Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan

The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill With Novak

Man of the House

Nancy Reagan

The former First Lady offers an inside portrait of the Reagan administration and discusses her family and her bout with cancer

The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan

My Turn

From the cocreator of the celebrated Big Book of Jewish Humor comes a “funny…geezer-licious” (Jack Handey, author of Deep Thoughts) collection of jokes about growing older that makes fun of memory loss, marriages, medicine, sex, the afterlife, and much more—a perfect gift for almost anyone who was born before you were. Growing older can be unsettling and surprising. (How on earth did this happen? Where did the years go?) So what better way to deal with this new stage of life than to laugh about your new reality? Die Laughing includes more than enough jokes (not to mention cartoons!) to let that laughter burst out. Whether it’s dealing with doctors, dating in one’s seventies, or unexpected bodily changes (not to mention funny noises), some things are easier to face with a smile of recognition. That’s why Die Laughing is the perfect gift for your parents, anyone celebrating a significant birthday, or any boomer with a sense of humor whose age begins with a six or higher.

Killer Jokes for Newly Old Folks

Die Laughing

Presents an amusing accumulation of Jewish jokes, wit, anecdotes, sight gags, satire, and cartoons, as well as selections from the works of leading Jewish writers and comedians.

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