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Po Bronson's Books

Top Dog
Feb.19.2013
It's a Dog Eat Dog World. Don't Be on the Menu. What are the differences between a winning and losing performance? Why are we able to rise to the challenge one day, but wilt from it the next? Can we in fact become better competitors? In TOP DOG, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman use cutting edge science to tease out the hidden factors at the core of every great triumph - and...
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Sep.01.2009
In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What's the single most important thing that helps infants learn language...
Why Do I Love These People
Dec.26.2006
An exploration of the incredibly complicated feelings that we have for our families. In twenty mesmerizing true stories, the reader discovers what is essential and elemental to all families and, in doing so, slowly abolishes the fantasies and fictions we have about our loved ones.
What Should I Do With My Life
Nov.29.2005
Inspirational true stories of people pondering this great question and seeking meaningful answers. These remarkable individuals faced and overcame fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience.
Nudist on the Late Shift: And Other Tales of Silicon Valley
Jun.29.1999
The Nudist on the Late Shift is the true story of a new generation at the proving point of their lives, written by Po Bronson. This is a defining portrait of young people in the whirl of an information revolution and an international gold rush. Masses of entrepreneurs and tech wizards, immigrants and investors, dreamers and visionaries, are heading west to seek their fortune and a...
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest: A Silicon Valley Novel
Feb.25.1997
Andy Caspar is a Silicon Valley research engineer who wants to become an “ironman”—the kind of guy who builds companies that change the world, like Apple, Netscape, Intel. But right now he’s at an outfit called Omega Logic, pouring his heart into new project, without the slightest idea that his own dreams are irrelevant next to the titanic power struggle raging a couple of levels...
Bombardiers
Jun.01.1995
The bombardiers in Po Bronson’s novel are bond salespeople at the firm of Atlantic Pacific, grunts who wake up at 4 a.m. to hustle financial products they barely understand. They work the phones, shout the morning line, sacrifice their personal lives, and push themselves to the physical limit to meet their quotas. They are soldiers of an economic superpower, ragtag troops staking...