Bøger af Scott Simon

International rap star D. Lux sits atop a billion-dollar empire. With100 million records sold, his own small army, and an impregnable fortress smack dab in the middle of Lower Manhattan, many might say he has it made. But his true source of contentment is on the hidden tenth floor inside his nine-story complex. There sits a secret treasure, something he believes would earn him decades in a Federal prison. But when his prized possessions are revealed to be phony, D. Lux vows revenge on those who duped him.Enter Jedidiah Alcatraz, the autistic private eye who never works with police. With the assistance of his uncanny abilities and his friends Satch and Yano, he sets out to restore D. Lux's pride. Along the way, he crosses paths with his lost love, the heiress Piper Sutton, and her evil consort.The investigation takes him from the Museum of Art in New York City to the lake resort of Lugano in the Swiss Alps; from a Germany-based crime organization to an underworld where smugglers have little regard for life. And as Jedidiah draws closer to reuniting D. Lux with his property, he draws closer to understanding that true love can never be lost.

Unbeknownst to the aged Queen, her priceless Diamond Jubilee Crown has been secretly shipped to New York City, where it is stolen. The theft occurs in view of security cameras and a trusted guard, who is now missing and presumed dead. If the crown isn't found and returned to London, where it is scheduled for public display, the crime will become fodder for a scandal-hungry media, and Her Majesty will be humiliated.The prime suspect is rich, beautiful Piper Sutton, a young jewelry executive in charge of special clients. Despite her vast wealth, she is haunted by a compulsion to steal. Enter Jedidiah Alcatraz: an autistic private eye with an uncanny ability to see what most people ignore and a compulsion of his own. His investigation involves a childhood friend whose skills may be just this side of legal, a Russian cabby with a taste for adventure, and a self-proclaimed Egyptian prince with unsavory motives. The trail leads from Chinatown to the elite environs of Newport, Rhode Island; from Fifth Avenue penthouses to a down-at-the-heels Coney Island strip club. And as evidence against Piper mounts, Jedidiah wonders whether she's the key to his obsession.

Join Jedidiah, Satch, Yano, and Piper as they confront their greatest challenge. When Satch's exotic self-driving cars is heisted before his eyes, he vows revenge. The hunt leads Yano to a fine feathered friend, Jedidiah to a shocking reality, Piper to a new love, and Satch to a discovery that will alter his life forever. All the while, a sinister individual tracks their every move as they follow clues that lead them to a devious plot that can leave New York City uninhabitable for decades.

"Fear is unpleasant: It can make us sick-mentally and physically. Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid the feeling, allowing our fears to dictate our choices and limit what we feel comfortable doing. Scott Simon has found an ingenious way to harness fear; through his organization Scare Your Soul he has developed an inspiring, accessible method: 'fear-chasing.' Courage is like a muscle-the more you exercise it, the stronger it will be. With writing prompts, activities, and real-world challenges, Scare Your Soul is an interactive guide to building bravery. Supported by scientific research on positive psychology, the tools in this book will walk you through practicing confronting your fears in ways that will broaden your horizons and lead to greater joy and fulfillment in your life. Through the thrilling and moving stories of Scare Your Soul participants who have already seen the life-changing results of seeking out their fears, you'll discover how embracing this counter-intuitive habit can transform your world"--

I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU. We never stop learning from our mothers, do we? Scott Simon sat beside his once gorgeous and vivacious mother, holding her hand, comforting her, and reminiscing about good times and bad as she faced her final days. The result of those hours spent in the hospital is Unforgettable-a deeply moving, at times laugh-out-loud funny memoir about the colorful life of this mother and son. An instant New York Times bestseller, Unforgettable is a spirited, affecting, and personal tribute, and it is a testament to the universal bond between all parents and children. "In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, [Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who...taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall."--People Magazine"With UNFORGETTABLE, Simon reveals not the possibilities of social media but its limits. Those 140-character bursts...seem inadequate compared with the skilled unspooling of this memoir."-The Washington Post

This memoir is the "Los Angeles Times" bestseller from the host of NPR's "Weekend Edition". A narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood, and through times of war and peace, as Scott Simon traces his life as a fan of sports, theater, politics, people and things he holds dear.

For fans of Wonder comes a story of empowerment and hope as a main character with a developmental disability helps solve the mystery of multiple suspicious deaths in her group home, by NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon.

Tanners of Taiwan is an ethnography of identity construction set in the leather-tanning communities of Southern Taiwan. Through life history analysis and ethnographic observation, Simon examines what it means to be Chinese - or alternatively Taiwanese - in contemporary Taiwan.

NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured-and now triumphant-franchise.Heartbreak and hope. Charmed and haunted. My Cubs is Scott Simon's love letter to his Chicago Cubs, World Series winners for the first time in over a century. Replete with personal reflections, club lore, memorable anecdotes, and tales of frenetic fandom, My Cubs recounts the franchise's pivotal moments with the wise and adoring intimacy of a long-suffering devotee and Chicago native. Simon illustrates how the condition of "Cubness" has defined the life of so many Chicagoans and how the team's fortunes became intertwined with the aspirations of its faithful. With the curse finally broken on November 2, 2016, My Cubs is the perfect portrayal of paradise lost and found.

An ethnography of the leather-tanning industry in Southern Taiwan, Tanners of Taiwan examines what it means to be Chinese.

An exploration of the experiences of women entrepreneurs amidst the contradictions of a free-wheeling commercial culture set within the patriarchal constraints of contemporary Taiwan. The book focuses on the voices and perspectives of the women themselves.