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A Tour Through the Smorgasburg of Food in Brooklyn — Plus a GIVEAWAY!

Feast your eyes on Made in Brooklyn: An Essential Guide to the Borough’s Artisanal Food & Drink Makers (Powerhouse Books, October 20, 2015) by Melissa Schreiber Vaughan, Susanne König and Heather Weston. Part source book, part travel guide—and gorgeous on your coffee table—Made in Brooklyn takes you on a culinary…

Amanda HarknessOctober 21, 2015

Business Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Ann Arnof Fishman and Marketing to Millennial Women

Yes I can, I am, and I will! This can-do attitude of millennials (Gen Ys)--those born between 1982 and 2000--is redefining the image of the American woman, whether they're employees or customers. Millennial women are confident, strong, bursting with ideas, tech savvy, and champion multi-taskers. They influence every aspect of…

BookTribOctober 19, 2015

Nonfiction

EXCLUSIVE! A Conversation with Awkward’s Monty Geer

Actor Monty Geer is enjoying every second playing Cole on MTV’s Awkward. and has really enjoyed watching the character grow. With the show in its final season and storylines wrapping up, we checked in with the star. He talked to us about where he hopes to see Cole end up, what…

Beth WaskoOctober 16, 2015

Nonfiction

Review: Elvis Costello’s Life as a Wordsmith Continues in Memoir

Elvis Costello Photo by Ian Dickson/Rex Features There may be more famous rock performers, there may be bands that pack larger venues and whose albums outsell his, but for my money, the absolute pinnacle of cool in the world of modern music is Elvis Costello. Darkly humorous and slightly dangerous,…

Michael RuscoeOctober 13, 2015

Nonfiction

Chocolate Lovers: Sandra Boynton Returns — Plus a Fairytale Brownies Giveaway!

Sandra Boynton What do you really want from your chocolate? Are you looking for a constant companion or an infrequent nibble? Perhaps you need some mood stabilization therapy through cacao consumption—or do you just want a quick sugar fix? You can now realize your full chocolate-loving potential because Sandra Boynton’s…

Amanda HarknessOctober 12, 2015

Nonfiction

Unique Writing: 3 Books That Offer Fresh Forms of Prose

Tired of the same old, narrative style? This week we offer three books that dive deeper and offer fresh prose styles, thanks to recommendations from our friends at City Lights Books in San Francisco. These books brilliantly employ unique methods of writing to bring their stories to life. One of…

Ben S. DutkaOctober 9, 2015

Business Nonfiction

The Extraordinary Power of Treating Your Employees Well

I don’t know when it happened, but at some point, “the bottom line” took over American business. It became the all-important end-all and be-all of existence. It became the god that American companies worshiped above everything else. It wasn’t always like that. At one time, people mattered. Companies invested themselves…

Michael RuscoeOctober 8, 2015

Nonfiction

Review: French Cooking Finds a Tasty New Groove in Bistronomy

The next time you order a haricot verts salad with carefully selected seasonal produce or a fresh plate of creamy burrata from a small plates menu, just remember where it all started: Paris, France, 1992. In Bistronomy: Recipes from the Best New Paris Bistros (Rizzoli; September 22, 2015) author and…

Amanda HarknessOctober 7, 2015

Nonfiction

A Teen Girl’s Journey: Learning to Love Iran Through its Food

I shish you not, when I first stepped foot in Iran my jaw dropped to the sandy floor because of the Third World foods being prepared for sale in restaurants and kiosks. In my mind, the odors of intestines, brains and tongues of sheep could possibly cause nerve damage. I…

BookTrib Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

Miya Tokumitsu never imagined when she wrote the article, “In the Name of Love” for JacobinMag.com that it would be picked up by Slate and quickly become an internet sensation. Since then, Tokumitsu has written DO WHAT YOU LOVE and Other Lies About Success and Happiness (Regan Arts, August 2015) in…

Beth WaskoOctober 5, 2015

Nonfiction

These WWII Resistance Techniques Act as Modern-Day Sabotage In the Workplace

At the height of World War II, the American Office of Strategic Services, or OSS—the forbearer of the modern CIA—published a handbook for resistance fighters operating behind enemy lines. The Simple Sabotage Field Manual instructed Allied supporters on how to slow down the Axis machine from within. Slashing tires, stopping…

Michael RuscoeOctober 1, 2015

Nonfiction

Review: Ruth Reichl Shares the Recipes that Saved Her Life in My Kitchen Year

What is it about Ruth Reichl that makes her feel like an old friend? If anyone else had lost what might have been the most amazing job in the world—editor-in-chief of Conde Nast’s Gourmet magazine—we might have greeted the announcement with a little schadenfreude. Really, who among us has a…

JeriAnn GellerSeptember 28, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

‘Life is Good’ Book Wants You to Enjoy the Ride

It may be the quintessential American success story. But for entrepreneurs, clothing manufacturers and authors Bert and John Jacobs, their business plan, their brand and their very lifestyle boils down to three simple words: Life is Good. Bert & John Jacobs With those three words, the Jacobs brothers stumbled upon…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 25, 2015

Nonfiction

5 Fabulous Fusion Tacos You’ve Never Heard of (But Will Love)

Chances are when you grab a quick taco from your favorite food truck it comes with all the traditional trimmings: meat or fish, shredded lettuce, red cabbage, tomato, cheese, some guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce and a wedge of lime. Pair with a side of refried beans and cilantro rice…

Amanda HarknessSeptember 21, 2015

BooksToScreen Nonfiction

Mountaineer Andrew Lock: Climbing Everest Was Worth the Risk

Ah, movies. Is there no end to your ability to show me things that I’ll never, ever do? This fall, we’re getting The Walk, in which a guy walks on a tightrope 110 stories above the ground. The Martian will feature a guy stranded on Mars, a destination to which…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 17, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

CEO Learned Life Lessons From Growing Up on the Farm

But it was on a farm — a pig farm, to be exact — that Doug Tieman learned many of the lessons that helped him achieve his dream of becoming a CEO by age 40. And now, Tieman is sharing those lessons in his new book, Flying Over the…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 16, 2015

A Tour Through the Smorgasburg of Food in Brooklyn — Plus a GIVEAWAY!

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Ann Arnof Fishman and Marketing to Millennial Women

EXCLUSIVE! A Conversation with Awkward’s Monty Geer

Review: Elvis Costello’s Life as a Wordsmith Continues in Memoir

Chocolate Lovers: Sandra Boynton Returns — Plus a Fairytale Brownies Giveaway!

Unique Writing: 3 Books That Offer Fresh Forms of Prose

The Extraordinary Power of Treating Your Employees Well

Review: French Cooking Finds a Tasty New Groove in Bistronomy

A Teen Girl’s Journey: Learning to Love Iran Through its Food

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

These WWII Resistance Techniques Act as Modern-Day Sabotage In the Workplace

Review: Ruth Reichl Shares the Recipes that Saved Her Life in My Kitchen Year

‘Life is Good’ Book Wants You to Enjoy the Ride

5 Fabulous Fusion Tacos You’ve Never Heard of (But Will Love)

Mountaineer Andrew Lock: Climbing Everest Was Worth the Risk

CEO Learned Life Lessons From Growing Up on the Farm

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