FALL 2011 The company picnic unfolded unlike any in Virginia before, with thousands of workers, their families, and their cars converging on a waterfront warren of small crisscrossing streets now patrolled and controlled by squads of local police. Nothing small happened at Newport News Shipbuilding and this fall day in 2011 would be no exception—the […]
The SAT is not a test of aptitude, how good of a person you are, or how successful you will be in life. The SAT simply tests how well you take the SAT. And performing well on the SAT is a skill, one that can be learned like any other. The Princeton Review was founded […]
THIS IS A NOVEL of revenge. The Terminal List explores what could happen when an apex predator, a warrior at the top of his game, is thrown into a situation from which there is no return. It is about what could happen when societal norms, laws, regulations, morals, and ethics give way for a man […]
I’d never noticed the way rain looked as it fell into puddles. The tiny splashes each drop made caused smaller drops to spray around it. The ripples would go for only a moment until another drop would fall, and the effect would happen all over again. A low murmur of amens drew my focus away […]
It is a time of peace. As the ashes of the evil Galactic Empire cool, the New Republic works to establish a new era of freedom and cooperation, while Jedi Master LUKE SKYWALKER trains the next generation of younglings at his temple. But there is a dark shadow growing in the Force. As former Rebel […]
Thomas A. Edison was born in 1847, and on October 21, 1879, he invented the incandescent light bulb. I was born on October 21, 1947, one hundred years after Edison’s birth and on the sixty-eighth anniversary of his famous invention. By the time I discovered these facts, I was in my forties, but I had […]
EVERY GOOD STORY has a few secrets. At least, that’s what I’ve been told. Sometimes they’re secrets about love, secrets about family, secrets about murder—some so inconsequential they barely feel like secrets at all, but monumental to the person keeping them. Every person has a secret. Every secret has a story. And in my head, […]
Madame Secretary,” said Charles Boynton, hurrying beside his boss as she rushed down Mahogany Row to her office in the State Department. “You have eight minutes to get to the Capitol.” “It’s ten minutes away,” said Ellen Adams, breaking into a run. “And I have to shower and change. Unless . . .” She stopped […]
Once the flight took off from Paris/Charles de Gaulle, it was uneventful. There were four seats in first class, and only two were occupied, one by Pierre de Vaumont, the other by Theo Morgan. Each had chosen window seats, so they were far apart, and the two seats together between them were vacant. Theo paid […]
THE POWER OF ONE MORE IS THE CULMINATION OF A PHILOSOPHY I’ve been developing for more than 30 years. At its core, The Power of One More is about your willingness to do one more rep, make one more phone call, get up one hour earlier, build one more relationship, or do one more thing […]
“Stella!” My heart rate sped up. Nothing triggered my fight or flight like the sound of Meredith’s voice. “Yes?” I hid my trepidation behind a neutral expression. “I trust you can bring all the items back to the office yourself.” She slipped on her coat and tossed her handbag over her shoulder. “I have a […]
Confession: I’m not one for small talk. (Please, if we ever meet, don’t ask me about the weather. There are apps for that!) I’d rather talk to you about your impending divorce, the new organizational hack you just learned, that viral TikTok caprese salad, your toddler’s tantrum, or the odd shape of that mole under […]