Best Selling Books by Amy Wallace

Amy Wallace''s memoir of her complex relationship with Carlos Castaneda plunges readers deep into the reality of the Castaneda cult and the psychological terrors it perpetrated. With the skill of a master storyteller, Wallace recounts early meetings with Castaneda, shares previously unpublished material straight from the Nagual, and explores the aftermath of Castaneda''s death and the long term effects of his legacy. Insightful and unwaveringly honest,Sorcerer''s Apprenticeis simultaneously a love story, a cautionary tale about the dangers of giving one''s power to another, and a joyous account of healing and self-affirmation.

In a quiet town with a thriving Mennonite community, police officer Ashley Walters finds her threadbare faith and way of life challenged by the Plain people whose simple dress and welcoming manner open her eyes to a God she left behind. Peace eludes Ashley until she realizes the answers she seeks aren''t found in starting over but in returning to the simple truth that it''s God who overcomes the world, not her. Written for women who desire action-packed suspense, romance, and an escape into the peaceful world of the Mennonites, Hiding in Plain Sight delves into the painful struggle to fit in and the search for peace that so often eludes our fast-paced lives.

The original, benchmark compendium of facts weirder than fiction, intriguing information, and must-talk-about trivia that has sold over eight million copies worldwide and spawned many imitators. For nearly three decades David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace have been researching curious facts and unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. Now the most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in a long-awaited, thoroughly up-to-date, and Americanized new edition, including brand-new lists and list makers. Contributors include: Oliver Stone; Jane Fonda; Sean Connery; Robert Duvall; Pedro Almodovar; Stephen King; John Waters; Wynton Marsalis; Quincy Jones; Arnold Palmer; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Isaac Stern; Ian Rankin; Alan Dershowitz; Margaret Atwood; Dave Eggers; Brian Eno; and Elmore Leonard.

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve. “Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable. As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as: • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better. • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them. • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them. • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody. Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.

The Two is a biography of two remarkable lives, "They" were the famous, the first, the original Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng, and their story is told in this fascinating and remarkable book in such detail, with such enormous insight and warmth, and with such a superb sense of drama that one understands, for the first time, just how bizarre, heroic, tragic and human their lives in fact were. Astonishing in its extraordinary descriptions of the brothers'' triumph over their handicap and fascinating in its exploration of just how the Siamese Twins lived, spent their childhood, adjusted to fame, fought against being exploited by showmen, promoters and well-wishers, loved (and made love) and searched in vain for the surgical miracle that could separate them. It is a startling, original, and moving book.

FBI agent Steven Kessler revives hope in Gracie. But his case and her past are dangerously connected. Is she willing to pay the ransom that could redeem her dreams?

The first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, of intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia has spawned many imitators – but none as addictive or successful. For nearly three decades the editors researched curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. The most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in this edition.

In this classic text with a new introduction by Wallace and Henkin, the authors demystify such processes as grounding, basic psychic meditations, reading auras, understanding the astral body, and performing simple psychic readings and healings. The book is based on the idea that psychic abilities are not just the province of arcane people who study esoteric doctrines, but are the birthright of everyone. Emphasizing practical techniques for self-healing and healing others, Wallace and Henkin share their own experiences with psychic healing and provide clear and straightforward exercises, from beginning to advanced.

William James Sidis (1898-1944) was born to a psychologist with some unorthodox ideas about child rearing, attended Harvard at an absurdly young age, burned out at 14, and spent most of the rest of his life working menial jobs and living in poverty. Dubbed a ``failed prodigy'''' by the popular press, he lived out his years as an eccentric and a recluse. The truth is a lot more complex than this, and the "failure" a matter of perspective, as shown in this remarkable biography. Wallace''s book, the only biography of this most enigmatic of prodigies, gives us a balanced look at Sidis'' up-bringing and a somewhat revisionist look at his later life. Sidis apparently was hard at work on manuscripts of various sorts even during his later years; this book is to my knowledge the only one that gives an account of that later work, which dealt with American Indians. New manuscripts by Sidis have surfaced since the writing of this book, including a book on traffic accident patterns.

The author''s original Book of Lists is a worldwide phenomenon that has sold over 8 million copies. The Punk Book of Lists will feature approx 200 lists - culled from the historical archives and many generated by noteworthy musicians, lists have been put together by film directors, writers, actors, you name it. Punk Rock is cool and the impact has hit every hip person on the planet! Over 50 wicked caricatures of punk rock stars, by noted underground artist Cliff Mott, are peppered generously throughout the book. You don''t have to be punk to love the coolest rock ''n'' roll toilet-reading, time-wasting masterpiece ever! Absolutely a jewel in the canon of great music books!

The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic books, and graphic novels, The Book of Lists: Horror offers a blood-feast of forbidden knowledge that horror fans are hungry to devour, including: Stephen King''s Ten Favorite Horror Novels or Short Stories—learn what scares the master! Top Six Grossing Horror Movies of All Time in the United States— which big shocks translated into big bucks? Top Ten Horror-Themed Rock ''n'' Roll Songs—maybe it is ‘devil''s music'' after all! And much, much more! Drawing on its authors'' extensive knowledge and contributions from the (living) legends and greatest names in the horror and dark fantasy genres, The Book of Lists: Horror is a scream—an irresistible compendium of all things mysterious, terrifying, and gory . . . and so entertaining, it''s scary!

What happens when the promise to protect and serve forces a police officer to do the unthinkable...? Police Officer Ashley Walters is being stalked. Her wedding plans are interrupted by an attack on her fiancé, and a detective is shot protecting her. Ashley is forced to flee for her own safety and the lives of those she loves. Ashley finds refuge in a Mennonite community in Shipshewana, Indiana. But even in a peaceful town among gentle people she cherishes, danger stalks. All she has left is faith. But when faith fails, what survives? Readers who love suspense coupled with the simplicity of the Mennonite life will eagerly devour book two in the dramatic Place of Refuge series.

Lily, the heiress to a San Francisco jewelry dynasty, finds her safe world exploded by an obsessive affair, repeating a family history she has just begun to learn.

A Pixar több mint 20 éve megkerülhetetlen az animációsfilm-készítésben. Könnyed történetmesélés, leleményes cselekményszövés és érzelmi hitelesség – a Pixar filmjei a kreativitás legjobb példái. Olyan közönségsikerek fűződnek a stúdió nevéhez, mint a Toy Story-trilógia, a Szörny Rt., a Némó nyomában, A hihetetlen család vagy a WALL-E, amelyek együttesen 30 Oscar-díjat is begyűjtöttek. Ed Catmull, a Pixar társalapítója és elnöke és a Disney Animation elnöke felfedi a cég hagyományokkal szembeforduló elveit és módszereit, amelyeknek alapelem a kreatív folyamat védelmezése. Elsőként nyújt betekintést a cég működésébe: megtudhatjuk, miként zajlanak a stúdió megbeszélései és a filmek bemutató utáni kiértékelései, valamint az Agytröszt ülései, ahol a filmtörténet számos sikeres alkotása formálódott. A Kreativitás Rt. azoknak a vezetőknek szól, akik beosztottaikkal együttműködve új csúcsokat akarnak meghódítani, ám haszonnal forgathatja bárki, aki eredetiségre törekszik.

美國百年企業前執行長首次公開完整自白， 闡述帶領奇異（GE）16年來的心路歷程 外界評判他把奇異從頂峰推落懸崖， 他一一駁斥，並供出當年那些不能說的第一手內幕！ 甫上任三天就遇上911恐怖攻擊，隨後金融危機、311大地震更接二連三襲來。面對一個個重磅壞消息，傑夫．伊梅特如何力挽狂瀾，領軍奇異走過全球最動盪不安的歲月？ 2001年9月11日，二架民航客機撞上世貿中心，改變了一切。在世界一瞬間陷入瘋狂、混亂之際，前一天才剛上任奇異執行長的傑夫．伊梅特冷靜分析現況、做出決策；儘管航空業備受衝擊，他仍下令在奇異航空投入更多資金，開發出後來裝進波音787夢幻客機（Dreamliner）的GEnx引擎，也讓奇異航空的市占率在他任內成長了25%。 2004年，奇異股價陷入掙扎，他決定收購奇值金融、阿莫夏姆和NBC環球等不同產業。當年的媒體和分析師都痛批他的擴張太過魯莽，但這些決定的背後是根據他所秉持的組織原則，找出下一個趨勢後投資技術，最終得以賣到全世界並贏下市場。 2005年，為了因應客戶需求與大環境改變（經濟、環保、科學、技術），他推出「綠色想像」（Ecomagination），不只遭到內部極大反彈，更衝擊奇異其他能源生意，但也因此改變外界對奇異汙染環境的形象，環保新產品更創造2700億美元的營收。 2008年雷曼兄弟破產，美國經濟有如自由落體、全球金融崩盤，他和團隊發行商業本票、找股神巴菲特增資，以挺過那段種種非比尋常事件襲來的日子。但有心人卻不時散播奇異情況不妙的謠言，試圖製造恐慌。 2010年，他成立「全球成長組織」（Global Growth Organization, GGO），期望奇異能成為具競爭力的公司，將業務拓展至全世界，卻也讓那些只想安坐在美國總公司的高層擔心權力被削弱，所以拚命地在背後扯他後腿。 2011年，他推動奇異數位（GE Digital）打造出工業分析平臺Predix。從現在的角度看來是一項極富市場價值和趨勢的產業，在當年卻被批評是一個沒有產出、燒錢速度卻極快的事業體，更無法快速複製奇異傳統的成功模式。 2015年，當全球趨勢走向綠能的時候，外界對於他大力支持收購法國阿爾斯通（Alstom）電力公司感到不諒解。但對他而言，是期望在收購這項傳統能源產業後，能幫助奇異電力在發展離岸風電等減少碳排放的再生能源上更加如虎添翼。 擔任奇異執行長的16個年頭，恐怖攻擊、金融危機、國際能源價格動盪和政治動亂等外部重大危機接踵而來，公司內部推動改革的腳步又太過緩慢，使他的計畫永遠趕不上變化。所以面對這些困境，他只能想辦法見招拆招，做出雖然不完美，但好過怕被指責而裹足不前的決定。 身處高位的人勢必飽受檢視和質疑，所以伊梅特用自身經驗說明他如何捱過最嚴厲尖銳批評：當下虛心接受但不予回應，只把心力放在團隊經營和營運目標上。待卸下職位後，才回頭一一還原當年批評聲浪中，他只能做不能說、檯面下的決策考量。 這家擁有百年歷史的巨型企業如何走到今天這一步？傑夫．伊梅特真如外界所言是重挫奇異士氣的罪魁禍首，還是他所做的一切才是體現一個變動時代下新領導者的格局？沒有人會在領導者上任第一天給他一本手冊，教他如何解決棘手問題。所以身為領導者，當不可預期的危機來臨時，要如何不後悔地度過每一個做出重大決策的關鍵時刻？ 「如果你既不是天才也不幸運，那我的故事對你就有參考價值。」 【本書特色】 1. 由奇異前任執行長傑夫．伊梅特親自撰述，為最新、最完整且不假他人的第一手的資料。以第一人稱口吻敘述在奇異擔任執行長的16個年頭中，經歷美國911事件、金融危機等衝擊，如何一路挺過這些困境做最詳實且赤裸的闡述。 2. 透過作者身處其位的記實，讓讀者能一窺奇異大公司的營運方式，更能滿足對傑夫．伊梅特領導奇異期間感興趣的讀者。 【重磅推薦】 王文靜／品味私塾創辦人 齊立文／《經理人月刊》總編輯 鍾子偉／關鍵評論網執行長暨共同創辦人 ——依姓氏筆畫排序—— 【對本書的讚譽】 「兼具犀利洞察與真誠的非凡之作。傑夫・伊梅特在九一一前夕坐上奇異執行長位子，帶領這家指標性巨擘開啟叫人目眩神迷、常常動盪不安的十六年，這本書帶領讀者深入伊梅特的辦公室、腦袋和內心。這是一本必備手冊，教你領導，也教你人生。」 ——史坦利．A．麥克里斯特爾（Stanley A. McChrystal）／美國陸軍上將（已退役）、McChrystal Group執行長兼創辦人 「傑夫・伊梅特一直是我在領導方面的榜樣。他用頭腦和心在領導，是一位『全心付出』的領導人，對團隊和客戶全心奉獻、關心。從這本書可看出，領導根本就是一種肉搏運動，傑夫在場上用盡全力，毫無保留。」 ——約翰．杜納霍（John Donahoe）／Nike執行長 「《傑夫・伊梅特》是對傑夫・伊梅特十六年奇異執行長生涯最權威、最私密的敘述。透過可貴的誠實與自覺，傑夫娓娓道出上百則引人入勝的故事，無私分享得來不易的領導教訓。《傑夫・伊梅特》是一則精彩、快節奏、紮紮實實的愛情故事，傑夫個人對家庭和奇異人的愛，表露無遺，他對奇異真的是血淚付出（請見刺青一節）。如果你從事科技、金融、能源、醫療，這本書非讀不可，如果你關心世界大事、全球進展、公共服務，這本書深具啟發性。《傑夫・伊梅特》是一份大禮，來自傑夫這位個人英雄、愛國又了不起的僕人式領導人。」 ——約翰．多爾（John Doerr）／凱鵬華盈（Kleiner Perkins）創投董事長，著有《OKR：做最重要的事》（Measure What Matters） 「引人入勝的記錄，詳述在快速變動年代帶領一家跨國巨擘的種種戲劇性事件，領導教訓貫穿全書，是今日與未來的跨國商業領導人重要的讀物。」 ——鮑勃．達德利（Bob Dudley）／英國石油公司（BP）前任執行長 「如果你的工作有過失敗或心碎（應該每個人都有過吧），傑夫這則充滿洞見、智慧、毅力、感情的故事，是寶貴的資源和藍圖，可供你借鏡參考去面對領導方面種種精彩的混亂。」 ——珍妮佛．阿克（Jennifer Aaker）／史丹佛商學院教授，著有《幽默，認真》（Humor, Seriously）一書 「傑夫・伊梅特為十六年奇異執行長生涯做了一番真誠坦率的回顧，剖析自己的成功與失敗，從當事人的視角說明他最受爭議的決策。他也探討了這份最孤獨、最具挑戰性的職位在情感和智力方面的挑戰，從中可獲得很多教訓。這是一個洞察犀利的視角，對當前與未來有抱負的領導人都極具參考價值。」 ——托比．科斯格羅夫（Toby Cosgrove）／克里夫蘭醫學中心（Cleveland Clinic）執行顧問、前任總裁與執行長 「傑夫撕開了他身上的戰鬥傷疤，細數他所學到的教訓，讓我們瞭解樂觀、成長、謙卑的重要性。」 ——露絲．波拉特（Ruth Porat）／Alphabet與Google資深副總兼財務長 「傑夫用他執掌奇異超過十六年的智慧、自省、大膽領導，給奇異一段不凡的變革成長提出最具洞察力的觀點。這本書是最權威的描述，可一探當時發生的種種是如何開展。」 ——傑夫・畢帝（Geoff Beattie）／世代資本（Generation Capital）董事長兼執行長 「《傑夫・伊梅特》是一本誠實勇敢的書，很少執行長的著作是如此。傑夫展現深深的謙遜，把讀者帶進奇異史上（也是美國史上）一段不尋常時期的董事會。書裡的犀利洞見是得自一段大起大落的事業生涯，傑夫絲毫不閃躲迴避。任何執行長、有抱負的商業主管、有團隊（不論大小）需要管理的人，都應該一讀。」 ——傑夫・札克（Jeff Zucker）／有線電視新聞網（Cable News Network, CNN）總裁 「《傑夫・伊梅特》提供了詳盡的細節，可以一窺帶領一家二十世紀最成功的多角化工業公司進入動盪的二十一世紀所面臨的劇烈挑戰。從這本書可以看出，需要多麽龐大的精力、熱情和投入，才能巡航於高度複雜且全球化的商場上。透過書中種種難以置信事件及商業投資的挑戰，傑夫充沛的精力及富有魅力的領導風格一覽無遺，還有他對創新、客戶、員工堅定不移的承諾。此外，《傑夫・伊梅特》也提供了許多洞察犀利的商業領導經驗。」 ——約瑟夫・霍根（Joseph M. Hogan）／愛齊科技（Align Technology）總裁兼執行長 「《傑夫・伊梅特》是一本有意思、吸引人的書。書中記錄了傑夫・伊梅特在奇異的事業發展、他的時間都花在哪些事務上（尤其在執行長任內）、他自己的成長以及他如何培養他人。針對他所做的許多關鍵決策（挑選領導人、買賣公司、投資哪些事業與不投資哪些事業），這本書也提供了背景說明和觀察視角。就像其他大企業一樣，他的決策有人認同也有人不認同，但是他清楚說明了箇中緣由。特別有價值且發人深省的是其中的商業領導經驗，任何人都能從這本書獲益匪淺。我強烈推薦。」 ——奧馬爾・伊什拉克（Omar Ishrak）／曾任美敦力醫療（Medtronic）執行長、董事長 「衡量一本商業領導書籍好不好，要看有多少內容會讓你為了日後參考而畫線做記號，我在《傑夫・伊梅特》畫了一百九十二處。如果你要的是『看看我多麽厲害』的回憶錄，那這本書就別考慮了，如果你要的是真正的教訓，帶領全球最複雜企業度過全球最具挑戰、最不可預測的十六年所獲得的真正教訓，那就找個位子坐下來翻開第一頁。」 ——安德魯・羅伯遜（Andrew Robertson）／BBDO全球廣告（BBDO Worldwide）總裁兼執行長 「讀完這本書，你會成為更好的領導人。」 ——大衛・羅吉爾（David Rogier）／MasterClass線上學習平臺創辦人兼執行長 「在這本敘述精妙的傳記中，傑夫・伊梅特給正在打造跨國企業的執行長上了一堂大師課，因為現今的執行長正在遭逢前所未有的變化和極端風險。這本書的讀者等於是打開了一扇罕有的窗戶，一窺關鍵時刻的領導是多麽孤獨，並且學到及時且永不過時的領導教訓。從這本書可以學到如何更有效地經營公司，如何成為更好的人，所以這不只是一本必讀的書，更是一本隨時都有參考價值的書。」 ——K. R. 斯里達爾（K. R. Sridhar）／Bloom Energy創辦人兼執行長

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Qual a fórmula por trás de filmes adorados por multidões como Toy Story, Monstros S.A. ou Procurando Nemo? Em Criatividade S.A., Ed Catmull conta a trajetória de sucesso do mais importante e lucrativo estúdio de animação da atualidade, a Pixar, que ele ajudou a fundar, ao lado de Steve Jobs e John Lasseter, em 1986. Dos encontros da equipe às sessões de brainstorm, Catmull mostra como se constrói uma cultura da criatividade, num livro definitivo para quem busca inspiração para os próprios negócios. Para Catmull, a tecnologia jamais deve estar acima de uma boa história; cercar-se de gente mais inteligente do que você torna o ambiente mais propenso à inovação; e encontrar o lado positivo do fracasso é fundamental para garantir o próximo sucesso. Esses são alguns dos princípios apresentados por Catmull em Criatividade S.A. Quase 20 anos depois do lançamento do primeiro filme da trilogia Toy Story, Catmull, atual presidente da Pixar e da Walt Disney Animation Studios, narra a trajetória da empresa que revolucionou a indústria de animação cinematográfica. Entremeando conclusões sobre gestão de pessoal com entusiasmadas informações a respeito dos avanços em tecnologia digital, além da história da Pixar e do cinema de animação, Criatividade S.A. apresenta mais do que conselhos de negócios, com trechos descrevendo situações quase como um roteiro cinematográfico.