Rivlin, Gary

"A revealing guide to a career as a sports agent written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin and based on the real-life experiences of several top agents-required reading for anyone considering this profession"--Provided by publisher.

"Go behind the scenes and be mentored . . . to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become an ethical hacker"--Dust jacket.

Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best in the business to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a venture capitalist.

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana--on August 29, 2005--journalist Gary Rivlin traces the storm's immediate damage, the city of New Orleans's efforts to rebuild itself, and the storm's lasting affects not just on the city's geography and infrastructure, but on the psychic, racial, and social fabric.

Investigates the story behind a drive-by shooting in Oakland, Calif., motivated by a stolen bicycle. Looks at the family life of those involved and at the social conditions in which they lived.