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While you can definitely read all the books Hitchcock adapted to film, if you want to expand a little beyond that horizon and increase your understanding of Hitchcock the filmmaker at the same time, I recommend starting with the following.

26 years ago today, the whole world watched as a lone Chinese hero stood in front of an advancing column of tanks, refusing to stand down in the face of authoritarianism.

We polled Fortune 500 CEOs to find out what they think about business, reading, and the workplace. Here’s what they said.

When you’re learning the ropes, style can be an unforgiving and cruel mistress. The wrong advice or a misguided purchase can quickly leave you looking the fool, and your bank balance a little worse for wear.

Have you ever wondered why things happen in your life? Then this is the book for you … about you. In the tradition of The Master Key System, this book will become a reference for your many questions and inquiries about life … And yourself.

Ranging from books based on science and new breakthroughs in psychological research, these books serve to awaken and enlighten you. If you’re only going to read 10 non fiction books, these books are all you need.

The word ‘castle’ may conjure up visions of medieval villages in places like Scotland or Romania, but believe it or not, America has its own incredible ruins of vast stone estates. They’re just not nearly as old. From an abandoned cement plant turned amusement park to luxurious private estates that are now claimed as state parks, here are 7 of the nation’s greatest castle-like abandonments and monuments.

A famous deep-space object imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope 20 years ago has been reborn in an amazing new photo.

Most advice about job interviews is about how to assess a candidate’s skills, if you’re the interviewer, and how to demonstrate your skills if you’re the candidate – so that you will come across as smart and motivated. And there, right out of the gate, we’ve got a problem. Because the most important thing to get across in an interview is not that you are smart and motivated – it’s that you are trustworthy.

Yoga is widely known for helping improve flexibility as well as prevent injuries. But did you know it is also used as a method of improving mental health?

Most people seek happiness, and it’s a strange thing that society almost makes us feel insufficient if we don’t maintain a standard of happiness 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The bestselling author of Bringing Down the House (sixty-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and the basis for the hit movie 21) and The Accidental Billionaires (the basis for the Academy Award–winning film The Social Network) delivers an epic drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal among mega-wealthy Russian oligarchs—and its international repercussions.

Since being recorded in the 1950s, the sound effect -- an overly-dramatic, desperate yelp -- has become a staple in some of Hollywood biggest films. It is the choice cry of Stormtroopers falling to their death in Star Wars; it is emitted by Buzz Lightyear as he is sent careening out of a window in Toy Story; it is cried out as Jafar lifts the palace in Aladdin, and uttered by a man who’s being crushed by a monster in Avatar.

One of the greatest pioneers in the field of success and personal development was Napoleon Hill. His most famous work, “Think and Grow Rich” has been around since 1937, and is based on an even earlier book, “The Law of Success.”

When success guru Napoleon Hill interviewed Andrew Carnegie, inquiring as to the secret of his success, Carnegie replied that it could be traced to the “sum total of the minds” of his business associates–his managers, accountants, chemists and so on. He called this combined brain power a “master mind,” and attributed to it the power of his success.

As Jamie Raven's lemon trick on Britain's Got Talent is rumbled, the secrets behind magicians' greatest optical illusions revealed.

There are a lot of symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, including hot flashes, fatigue, foggy brain, and moodiness similar to when you are having premenstrual syndrome (but just a little bit different).

Weil notes the 4-7-8 technique is good in stressful situations too, and the more you practice, the more powerful the effects of breathing are.

Founded in 2011 by Homa Dashtaki and her epically mustachioed father, Goshtasb, the small company specializes in handmade Persian yogurt, taking pasteurized milk from a Hudson Valley dairy and turning it into jars of delightfully thick deliciousness.

These easy and clever bookshelves look so much cooler than anything you can buy from a store. Finding creative ways to display books can be just as alluring as any kind of art.

Here are five ridiculously awesome, seemingly impossible-to-access private clubs that you can access all by yourself.

Sharon Crowell-Davis, a professor of veterinary behavior at the University of Georgia, says in New York Magazine's blog Science of Us, that compared with dogs, there are likely many cat behaviors that owners are misinterpreting, because so much more research has been done on canine behavior.

One of my favorite quotes — one that guides much of my life and work — is a Japanese proverb: Your garden is not complete until there’s nothing more you can take out of it.

Below are some of my favorite #longreads that fall under the umbrella of “the lives of the poets.” Each is paired with a favorite poem by the poet in question. Quite a few of these stories are personal, not just about the poet, but about the authors of the pieces themselves. Which is unsurprising, especially because, as Billy Collins put it in a 2001 Globe and Mail piece: “You don’t read poetry to find out about the poet, you read poetry to find out about yourself.”

Researchers asked, “What mistakes have you made in your career that benefited you in the long term?” and “What mistakes have you made that have hurt your career?” Here are the results—four mistakes that may ultimately prove to be beneficial.

There are plenty of reasons we aren’t successful.  Most are boring and repetitive:  You lack experience, have crappy genes, need more money. If you want those same mundane reasons you’re in the wrong place, you won’t find them here.

Tech-job-hunting site Dice.com recently published its 2015 Salary Survey, which named the highest-paying tech skills. Dice surveyed 23,470 IT professionals in the fall of 2014 to come up with this list.

What if we told you that trying to stand on one leg for 20 seconds (or more) could help you gauge the health of your brain? You might think we were a bit unbalanced ourselves. But that's exactly what a new study published in the journal Stroke suggests.

We don't know much about computer hacking here at Cracked, because that stuff involves numbers, but we've come across a whole bunch of different crazy brain and body hacks over the years. The following pages will help you change reality for yourself and others, stop pain by coughing, and even make yourself more attractive to the opposite sex. Years of gathered wisdom are at your disposal. Read on.

New research confirms what they say about nice guys.

The largest library in the world is home to more than 16 million books. But this isn't your average library — here are 13 things you didn't know you could find in one of America's most important cultural institutions.

As a staff photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, Louise Dahl-Wolfe introduced a witty naturalism to the staid conventions of fashion photography and helped pioneer the use of color film.

In today’s world, change happens quickly; learn how to be flexible and responsive to new opportunities.

As she nears 100, Irene Bergman has some advice for enjoying a long career on Wall Street: Don’t do anything stupid.

Our ancestors greeted the sun each morning, enjoyed simple home-cooked meals, played with their children and grandchildren, and delighted in a beautiful sunset, with no television to lure them inside on a beautiful summer evening.

Rick Ross’s most active years were from 1981–1988. Basically a billion dollars worth of crack went through his organization. His connection was from Nicaragua. His distribution were all the gangs that he grew up with in South Central LA.

Here are 10 websites that I visit almost everyday for their value, information, and charts.

Lifelong learning does not just include enrolling in various courses and workshops, but keeping your brain up to speed, your head above water and you mind curious.

The core concept behind Japan’s successful Muten Kurazushi Sushi Restaurants is something known as a food “bullet trains”—quick-moving conveyor belts that rocket your table’s choices right to your seat. This is, of course, after said selections were ordered via tableside touchscreen. In most restaurants, a separate conveyor belt moves among the tables offering pre-made selections up for the taking.

In this post, I’ll explain why bad networking practices can hurt your freelance business. I’ll also give you four tips to help you keep in person meetings from draining your pocketbook and sucking away your time.

Growing up, our family was extremely active in scouting, and before trips, we always received a list of things to bring, so here’s a short list of what to gather up before we get to our activities.

But how does Shazam really work? Shazam’s algorithm was revealed to world by its inventor Avery Li-Chung Wang in 2003. In this article we’ll go over the fundamentals of Shazam’s music recognition algorithm.

If there was a magic bullet or hidden secret when it comes to weight loss and losing weight, the thing ALL other programs are missing to ensure success, it would be hypnosis. The problem is most people have no idea what hypnosis really is, how it helps to make weight loss and losing weight easier and more probable and be able to manage the weight loss and end harmful yo-yoing with weight.

The history of hairstyles in the 20th century is a lively one, from the Gibson Girl's chignon to the conk, which was worn by musicians like Sam Cooke, to Lucille Ball's poodle cut, and of course, feathered hair made famous by Farrah Fawcett. It was a century of fast-paced fashions, made memorable by the identities showcased by hairstyle.

If you have a lot of excess fat around your waistline, even if you’re not very heavy, then you should take some steps to get rid of it.

To help you discover your own happiness that is already within you, here are 3 tips to get you started as you begin your gratitude journal.

According to the latest Gallup polls, only 32% of Americans actually love what they do for a living. That leaves a whopping 68% of people feeling unfulfilled with the work they do on a daily basis. In my mind, this is unacceptable. And if you’re reading this article, then it’s likely you think so, too. So, if you’re interested in changing that once and for all, then scroll down to read (or listen to) my top 10 tips to help you on your path to success and long-term fulfillment… both personally and professionally.

Here's the story of a lovely lady, a man named Brady who could've been played by Gene Hackman, six kids, a wacky housekeeper, and how a series that started as a typical formulaic sitcom grew into a syndicated monster. Here are 16 things you might not know about The Brady Bunch.

Critics generally view positive thinking as namby-pamby nonsense. But the philosophy has produced ideas that are deeply useful, even profound. You probably believe some of them already. This list considers the most compelling and overlooked expressions of this practical philosophy. While many of these books proved too esoteric in tone to attain the mass appeal of Dale Carnegie and Joel Osteen, they are a treasure of serviceable ideas and are all still available today.