Traces the self-help author's personal journey and the early failures that inspired his career, describing how he tranformed his experiences into a best-selling book that promoted interpersonal relati
The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon""Riveting... Watts packs in plenty of gasp-inducing passages.""-Newark Star Ledger""Like it or not, Hugh Hefner has affected all
An illuminating biography of the man who taught Americans “how to win friends and influence people” Before Stephen Covey, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm Gladwell there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How t
A cultural examination of the popularity and allure of the 35th President reveals how Kennedy was tailored to appeal to the public of his time, explaining how he symbolized period views about American
How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging
The Magic Kingdom sheds new light on the cultural icon of "Uncle Walt." Watts digs deeply into Disney's private life, investigating his roles as husband, father, and brother and provi
Traces the self-help author's personal journey and the early failures that inspired his career, describing how he tranformed his experiences into a best-selling book that promoted interpersonal relati
Prehistorian Watts directs the Aboriginal Studies Program at the Schiele Museum of Natural History in North Carolina and has been thinking and writing about stone-age heritage for more than 20 years.
A detailed biography of the ultimate proponent of the playboy lifestyle goes behind the scenes to reveal the real Hugh Hefner, his life, his Playboy empire, and the seminal influence of the controvers
The authors assess the utility and limitations of "minimalist stabilization"--small-scale interventions designed to stabilize a partner government engaged in violent conflict--and propose policy recom
