Best Selling Books by Jeffrey Zaslow

The instant New York Times bestseller, now in paperback: a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became, from the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller The Last Lecture As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eighth different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, the death of a child, and the mysterious death of the eleventh member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, The Girls from Ames is a testament to the enduring, deep bonds of women as they experience life''s challenges, and the power of friendship to overcome even the most daunting odds. The girls, now in their forties, have a lifetime of memories in common, some evocative of their generation and some that will resonate with any woman who has ever had a friend. The Girls from Ames demonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of women''s lives-their sense of themselves, their choice of men, their need for validation, their relationships with their mothers, their dreams for their daughters-and reveals how such friendships thrive, rewarding those who have committed to them. With both universal events and deeply personal moments, it''s a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.

On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed one of the most remarkable emergency landings in aviation history when Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the surface of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. To Sullenberger, a calm, steady pilot with forty years of flying experience who is also a safety consulting expert, the landing was not a miracle but rather the result of years of practice and training-wisdom he gained in the cockpit of U.S. Air Force jets and in his Texas boyhood. Born to a World War II veteran and dentist father and an elementary school teacher mother, Sully fell in love with planes early. He learned to fly as an eager 16-year-old from a crop duster, an older neighbor in north Texas, who took off and landed his fragile plane on the grass field behind his house. While Sully′s father encouraged his interest in flying, he also imparted stern advice he′d learned from his Navy service during World War II: a commander is responsible for everyone in his care-and those words have shaped Sully′s life and work and continue to guide him today. HIGHEST DUTY reveals the important lessons Sully learned through childhood, in his military service, and in his work as a commercial airline pilot. At heart, it is a story of hope and preparedness-that life′s challenges can be met if we′re ready for them-reminding us that, even in these days filled with war, tragedy, and economic uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for. A few weeks after the crash, Sully discovered that he′d lost a library book about professional ethics, Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability, in the downed plane′s cargo hold. When he called the library to notify them, they waived the usual fees. Mayor Michael Bloomberg replaced the book when he gave Sully the Key to the City in a New York ceremony.

Reflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortly after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His advice concerned seizing the moment while living, rather than dying.

Traces the cultural process through which American women become married as reflected by the experiences of patrons at a family-owned bridal shop in Michigan, offering insight into how the rite of passage reflects national views on marriage.

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks—the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger—the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director / producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully''s story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life''s challenges can be met if we''re ready for them.

Nel settembre del 2006 Randy Pausch è un brillante professore di informatica della Carnegie Mellon University di Pittsburgh. Ha una moglie, tre bambini e ama il suo lavoro, i suoi colleghi, e i suoi studenti. È allora che i medici gli diagnosticano un cancro del pancreas in stadio ormai avanzato, e pochi mesi da vivere. Un anno dopo, il 18 settembre del 2007, Pausch mette a frutto quel tempo concesso e tiene la sua ultima lezione pubblica davanti a quattrocento persone, la Last Lecture, lasciando ad amici e colleghi il suo ultimo messaggio: “Realizzate i vostri sogni d’infanzia”. In questo libro-diario, con coraggio e ironia, Pausch ripercorre le tappe della sua esistenza partendo dalla lista dei desideri di quando aveva otto anni, ricordando le sue esperienze e scelte e, parlando del destino (e dell’importanza) dei sogni, il suo discorso di congedo si trasforma nella testimonianza straordinaria di una vita resa unica dall’intensità con la quale è stata vissuta.

Korean edition of "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and Jeffrey Zaslow, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Translated by Shim Eun U.

¿Qué sabiduría impartirías al mundo si supieras que es tu última oportunidad? «No podemos cambiar las cartas que se nos reparten, pero sí cómo jugamos nuestra mano.» Randy Pausch Muchos profesores pronuncian conferencias con el título «La última lección». En ellas, los organizadores suelen pedirles que se planteen su propia muerte y consideren qué es lo que más les importa en la vida. Cuando se invitó a Randy Pausch -profesor de ciencias informáticas de Carnegie Mellon- a impartir esta conferencia, no tuvo que echar mano de su imaginación, porque le acababan de diagnosticar un cáncer terminal. Sin embargo, su conferencia titulada «Cómo alcanzar los sueños de tu infancia» no trataba de la muerte, sino de la importancia de superar los obstáculos, de hacer posibles los sueños de los demás, de aprovechar cada momento. La conferencia fue la suma de todo aquello en lo que creía Randy. Era una conferencia sobre la vida. Reseña: «Una lección de vida y muerte que se ha convertido en un éxito mundial.» El Mundo

La historia de once mujeres y cuarenta años de amistad. Esta es la historia de la fascinante amistad que ha acompañado a once mujeres a lo largo de su vida. Todas nacieron, se conocieron y se criaron en la localidad de Ames, en Iowa. Con los años, muchas de ellas se mudaron a otros estados, pero siempre se las han arreglado para conservar una relación que les ha servido de apoyo en sus carreras profesionales, en sus matrimonios, en la maternidad, en la enfermedad y, sobre todo, en los trágicos momentos que vivieron tras la muerte en extrañas circunstancias de una de ellas. Jeffrey Zaslow demuestra cómo las relaciones femeninas pueden moldear cada aspecto de la vida de una mujer, el sentido de una misma, la elección de hombres, la necesidad de reconocimiento, las relaciones madre e hija... Karla, Kelly, Marilyn, Jane, Jenny, Karen, Cathy, Angela, Sally, Diana y Sheila son mujeres corrientes y las heroínas de este conmovedor tributo a la amistad femenina. Por su alcance universal y su íntima delicadeza, éste es un libro que llegará al corazón de todos los lectores que se acerquen a él.

"Az életem egésze vezetett oda, hogy biztonságban szálltam le a folyóra." 2009 januárjában bejárta a világsajtót annak híre, hogy Chesley Sullenberger kapitány páratlan ügyességgel kényszerleszállást hajtott végre New Yorkban. "Sully" pilótatársával együtt úgy mentette meg a bajba került gépen tartózkodó 155 fő, az utasok és a személyzet életét, hogy a Hudson folyó vizére szállt le siklórepülésben. A szenzációszámba menő landolás, melynek során a kapitány higgadt profizmussal óvta meg a rábízott repülőgépet a tragédiától, pillanatok alatt világszerte hőssé, példaképpé avatta Sullyt. Sullenberger kapitány élettörténete kézenfekvő magyarázattal szolgál helytállására. Kiderül belőle, hogy hosszú és fordulatos pályája során mindvégig olyan értékeket tartott szem előtt - elsősorban az odaadást, a kötelességtudatot és a felkészültséget -, amelyek révén a legnehezebb kihívásokkal szembesülve is a siker reményében tehette dolgát. Az olvasók elé tárt életével arra emlékeztet mindannyiunkat, hogy a napjainkban oly gyakori bizonytalanságok, konfliktusok és tragikus események közepette is érdemes küzdenünk az általunk fontosnak tartott célokért, értékekért, mert kitartásunk eredményeképpen a váratlan helyzetekkel is optimistán és bátran nézhetünk szembe.

První problémy se na každodenní trase New York – Seattle objevily už minutu po startu, když se do motoru Airbusu dostalo hejno ptáků. Kapitán Sully zareagoval rychle a bezchybně a riskantní manévr zvládl bez přípravy. Z letadla se totiž stal šedesátitunový kluzák a na manévrování mu zbývaly necelé tři minuty. Sullymu se podařilo neuvěřitelné – přistát na řece Hudson nedaleko New Yorku a zachránit tak život nejenom těm 155 lidem na palubě.Dvacet pět minut po tomto riskantním přistání už bylo celé letadlo téměř pod vodou. Kapitán vystoupil na palubu lodi až jako poslední. Zeptal jsem se ho, jestli se ven dostali všichni. Řekl, že uličku prošel dvakrát, zkontroloval všechna sedadla a nikoho neviděl. Až potom i on sám vstoupil do záchranného člunu.Za hrdinské zvládnutí této výjimečné situace odměnili Chesleyho Sullenbergera dva američtí prezidenti, kteří se zrovna v Bílém domě střídali – George Bush mu osobně poděkoval a Barack Obama ho pozval na svou inauguraci. V knize Jeffreye Zaslowa a Chesleyho Sullenbergera se dozvíte podrobnosti o této mimořádné události i to, proč Sully už rok po nehodě ukončil profesionální kariéru pilota.

Der Held vom Hudson Am 15. Januar 2009 startet der Inlandsflug 1549 in New York. In einer Höhe von etwa 1000 Metern – die Maschine befindet sich gerade über der Bronx – kollidiert ein Schwarm Wildgänse mit dem Airbus, an Bord sind 150 Passagiere und fünf Besatzungsmitglieder. Kapitän Sullenberger meldet Schubverlust in beiden Triebwerken und entscheidet sich wegen der geringen Flughöhe für eine hochriskante Notwasserung. Nur sechs dramatische Minuten nach dem Start trifft die Maschine im Gleitflug auf dem Hudson auf, rund anderthalb Kilometer vom Times Square entfernt. Rettungskräften gelingt die Evakuierung der Passagiere. Die Bilder von der spektakulären Landung und Rettungsaktion gehen bald um die Welt. Chesley Sullenberger, der sich eher ungern als »Der Held vom Hudson« tituliert sah, blickt nun auf sein Leben zurück und beschreibt, wie er zu dem Ausnahmepiloten wurde, der in schwierigster Notsituation Augenmaß und Entschlusskraft bewahrt und der Verantwortung für die ihm anvertrauten Mitmenschen gerecht wird. Er berichtet von seiner Kindheit in Texas, wie er bereits im Alter von fünf Jahren den Traum hegte, Pilot zu werden, und bereits mit sechzehn seinen ersten Soloflug bestritt; er erzählt von den prägenden Jahren bei der Air Force und seinen Erlebnissen als Flugkapitän, seit er 1980 zur zivilen Luftfahrt wechselte. Sullenberger ist überzeugt, dass seine gesammelten Lebenserfahrungen ihn auf die dramatischen Augenblicke, die sein Leben radikal verändern sollten und die er minutiös und mitreißend schildert, vorbereitet haben, als er sich – entgegen der Anweisung aus dem Flughafentower – für die Landung im Hudson entschied. Hier, so der Kapitän, konnte er auf all das an Einsichten und Tugenden zurückgreifen, was er nicht nur in seinem Beruf, sondern für sein gesamtes Leben als unerlässlich ansieht: Disziplin und Pflichtgefühl, Genauigkeit und Sorgfalt, Verantwortungsgefühl und Vertrauen, aber auch den Mut, notfalls im Alleingang eine Entscheidung zu treffen.

Provides advice from such celebrities as Scott Adams, Danny Bonaduce, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sue Grafton, Coretta Scott King, Garry Shandling, Alice Walker, and Bill Walton.

ÒKita tidak bisa mengubah kartu yang kita terima; hanya cara kita memainkannya.Ó ÑRandy Pausch Randy Pausch, dosen ilmu komputer di Carnegie Mellon yang mengidap kanker stadium akhir, divonis hanya memiliki sisa waktu beberapa bulan saat menyampaikan kuliah terakhirnya. Namun kuliahnya itu, yang berjudul ÒBenar-Benar Meraih Impian Masa KecilmuÓ, bukan tentang kematian. Kuliah itu berisi pentingnya mengatasi rintangan, membantu mewujudkan mimpi orang lain, memaksimalkan setiap momen (Òkarena hanya waktulah yang kita miliki É dan suatu hari kita akan mendapati bahwa jumlahnya tak sebanyak yang kita kiraÓ). Itu adalah rangkuman dari segala sesuatu yang dipercayai Randy. Kuliahnya adalah tentang menjalani hidup. Buku ini memadukan humor, inspirasi, dan kecerdasan yang membuat kuliahnya menjadi fenomena dunia. Pesan di dalamnya menjadikan buku ini berharga untuk diteruskan ke generasi-generasi berikutnya.

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks—the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger—the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director / producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully''s story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life''s challenges can be met if we''re ready for them.

A commemorative edition of "The Last Lecture" with a DVD of Pausch''s "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Reflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortly after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His advice concerned seizing the moment while living, rather than dying.

Lecture delivered by the author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family; compiled by Jeffrey Zaslow.

International Bestseller - Now in GujaratiA lot of professors give talks titles titled The Lat Lecture. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn t have to imagine it as his last, science he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams wasn t about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because time is all you have... and you may find one day that you have less than you think ). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration, and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.

The successor to Ann Landers discusses his job as a nationally syndicated advice columnist, how he deals with common and bizarre questions, solicited and unsolicited advice, and his innovations on the old Landers formula