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Hutchison Hazel, 2011

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Write Great Essays and Dissertations is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to applied psychology. In just 96 pages, the reader will learn all about why we do the things we do. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious, Write Great Essays and Dissertations is a quick, no-effort way to break into this fascinating topic. Подробнее

Get to Grips with English Grammar

Simpson Ron, 2011

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. English Grammar is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to English grammar. In just 96 pages, the reader will learn all they need to write clear, correct English. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious, English Grammar is a quick, no-effort way to break into this fascinating topic. Подробнее

Inspired Creative Writing

May Stephen, 2011

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Inspired Creative Writing is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to learning the basic principles of creative writing in a few short steps. Whether writing a novel, poetry, non-fiction or just experimenting, in just 96 pages you will discover how to master the essential principles and create captivating and memorable work. Подробнее

Revolution

Duncan Kevin, 2011

For those whose phones, computers, or other devices are running their lives, how to turn around electronic addiction, or «ediction», and lead a more fulfilling life. «I can't talk now, I'm on the phone». Technology can be a wonderful thing, but it can also be a curse when it overwhelms us. This thought-provoking book grapples with just how addicted people have become to technology, and offers a set of ideas to help wean us off our technological drugs and lead more fulfilling lives. It looks briefly at how we got here, tests the reader on how serious their ediction is, and then offers real solutions, including rapid sequential tasking (instead of multitasking), communicating concisely, and using the best method of communication for the job, all while helping you retain your sense of humor and enthusiasm. Подробнее

Straight and Crooked Thinking

Thouless Robert Henry, 2011

This new edition of a timeless classic demonstrates how the use of clear, rational thinking and logic can win any argument, however emotionally charged the topic in question. It describes the typical flaws of reasoning in argument and shows how language can be used to deceive — and how to avoid being deceived. It will show you how, by learning what is 'straight', rational language, and clear thought, you can disentangle emotionally charged rhetoric and hold your own in any argument or debate, no matter how challenging. Although written nearly 80 years ago, this book proves that certain principles remain timeless; it has shown many thousands over the decades how to cope with media spin and distorted reasoning — and now it will do the same for you. Подробнее

Successful Budgeting and Forecasting in a Week

Mason Roger, 2013

The book will enable readers to understand the purposes of the different budgets and forecasts and it will explain in detail how they are prepared and used. In many cases budgeting is an important (and often unpopular) part of their job and the book will show them how to do it more effectively and more quickly. It should increase their confidence and develop their management skills. The book will not just focus on the technical sides of budgeting — it will also focus on the softer skills of getting buy-in and navigating company political. Подробнее

Successful People Management in a Week

Barry Norma, 2013

Sunday: Understand how people management relates to leadership, and the features and tools of a people management role. Monday: Explore the various managerial levels and roles and the responsibilities and qualities of people managers. Tuesday: Gain an overview of people management styles and their advantages and disadvantages in different situations. Wednesday: Examine the external and internal organisational contexts of people managerial jobs Thursday: Use your power and influence effectively to motivate teams, tackle poor performance and provide positive feedback and encouragement. Friday: Develop your coaching and mentoring ability and learn to identify and utilise your team's specific skills. Saturday: Maintain successful performance through effective delegation, planning and strategy, and good communication. Подробнее

Successful Public Speaking in a Week

Avery Matt, 2013

Sunday: Write a speech to which people will want to listen that is well-researched, uses stimulating content and is tailored to the needs of the audience. Monday: Learn how to use effective speaking techniques such as projection, commanding the space and interaction with your audience. Tuesday: Discover more advanced public speaking techniques such as using audio and visual aids, varying your pace, and adding tone and inflection. Wednesday: Ensure you are fully prepared through memorizing key points and rehearsing with others.Thursday: Control your nerves with relaxation techniques and confidence tricks of the trade. Friday: Engage with your audience by keeping to your script, making eye contact and varying your delivery. Saturday: Understand the common mistakes to avoid so that you won't lose your audience's attention. Подробнее

Successful SEO and Search Marketing in a Week

Smith Nick, 2013

Sunday: Understand the functions of the major search engines and what SEO and Search Marketing are and what they do. Monday: Learn about your competition and target audience, and organize your website's structure. Tuesday: Discover the importance of keywords, and how to generate your keyword list and find the best low-cost research tools. Wednesday: Learn how to make changes to the pages on your site to increase the chance of ranking. Thursday: Ensure all of your links are found and indexed by search engines and generate backlinks. Friday: Monitor and manage your progress through tools such as Analytics, Webmaster and shortened URLs. Saturday: Increase your online presence with search marketing. Подробнее

Persuade People with Your Writing

Mannering Karen, 2012

The ability to persuade people to agree with you can be crucial to your working life. This book will help you apply the psychology of persuasion to your writing. Persuasion expert Karen Mannering guides you through all aspects of business writing, from adverts to business plans, emails to Twitter Feeds, letters to reports to produce sharper and more productive copy through the power of persuasion. Подробнее

Get Started in Beginner's Spanish (+ Audio CD)

Stacey Mark, 2012

Do you want to... learn to communicate for yourself? Understand how Spanish works? Review and measure your own progress? Then you need to Get Started in Spanish. Speaking another language is the key to a fuller, more interesting life. We've all dreamed of travelling abroad and communicating with confidence. Who wants to be the tongue-tied visitor when you could be making friends and having new experiences? Now's your chance to really live better by getting started in Spanish. What will I learn? Start to speak, write, read and listen in Spanish. The course covers language for a range of useful situations — from shopping and travelling to food and daily life. You'll also pick up all the grammar and vocabulary you need. How will I learn? You'll learn for yourself through our Discovery Method — by understanding key words and language patterns and seeing the links between Spanish and English. Because when you learn to understand for yourself you're more likely to remember and practise. You'll also get the chance to regularly review what you've learnt and track your own progress. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 70 years. Подробнее

Bob: No Ordinary Cat

Bowen James, 2013

'We are all given second chances every day of our lives, but we don't usually take them. Then I met Bob'. James Bowen was a homeless musician, busking on the streets of London to survive. But the moment he met an injured stray cat with ginger fur and big green eyes, his life began to change. Together James and Bob the cat faced the world — and won. A purrfectly true 'tail' of love and friendship to make you smile! Подробнее

The Edge of Nowhere

George Elizabeth, 2013

Becca King and her mother are on the run from her stepfather who has used Becca's talent for hearing 'whispers' to make a large and illegal sum of money. Now their options for safety are running out. In the town of Langley on Whidbey Island, Becca finds refuge in the home of her mother's childhood friend while her mother continues on to Canada in search of safety. But on her first day in town Becca meets sixteen years old Derric Nyombe Matheson a Ugandan orphan who was adopted as a ten-year-old by the town's Deputy Sheriff. Derric has a secret that no one on Whidbey Island knows. Derric and Becca form an un-severable bond. Becca is convinced that she's the only person who can truly help him, and just maybe Derric can convince Becca that life is too short to live on the run. Подробнее

Alex Ferguson My Autobiography

Ferguson Alex, 2013

Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of British football. Over the last quarter of a century there have been seismic changes at Manchester United. The only constant element has been the quality of the manager's league-winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008. Sir Alex created a purposeful, but welcoming, and much envied culture at the club which has lasted the test of time. Sir Alex saw Manchester United change from a conventional football club to what is now a major business enterprise, and he never failed to move with the times. It was directly due to his vision, energy and ability that he was able to build teams both on and off the pitch. He was a man-manager of phenomenal skill, and increasingly he had to deal with global stars. His relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, for instance, was excellent and David Beckham has described Sir Alex as a father figure. Over the past four years, Sir Alex has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career and in his new book he will reveal his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan. Подробнее

The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most

Ueda Noriyuki, 2013

In conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In April of 2006, the prominent Japanese cultural anthropologist Noriyuki Ueda sat down with the Dalai Lama for a two day conversation. This book is based on that long and lively conversation in Dharamsala. In this little book, the two men explore whether there is a place in religious practice for anger against social injustice, the role of competition in spiritual life, conditional versus unconditional love, and the soullessness of materialism. One of the real pleasures of this book is the Dalai Lama's uncharacteristic candor. For example: 'I am not only a socialist but also a bit of a leftist, a Communist'. 'I hold the position of a high monk, a big lama. Unless I exercise self restraint, there is every possibility for me to exploit others'. He also argues that rather than suppressing anger, Buddhism embraces using anger to precipitate social change. In other words anger can be an important spiritual practice. This book offers a unique perspective on the Dalai Lama's political and spiritual views. And it guides the reader through the complex reality of what it means to practice compassion in the here and now. Подробнее

How to be a Bad Christian: And a Better Human Being

Tomlinson Dave, 2013

In the course of his work as a vicar, Dave Tomlinson meets lots of people who describe themselves as 'not good enough' to be a Christian, thinking that faith involves going to church a lot, or believing in a list of strange things, or following certain rules. But being a Christian isn't about any of that — and actually, following Jesus is a lot easier, and more fun, than most people think... In this handbook to Christianity for people who describe themselves as spiritual but not necessarily religious, Dave sketches out some key practices for how to be a 'bad' Christian, including how to talk to God without worrying about prayer, how to read the Bible without turning off your brain, and how to think with your soul rather than trying to follow rules. With beautiful illustrations from artist Rob Pepper, this is an accessible, light-hearted book, but one with a powerful invitation: to be the person you've always wanted to be, following a God you've always hoped is on your side. Подробнее

The King's Deception

Berry Steve, 2013

There is a secret from our history — 500 years old — startling in its revelations and devastating in its political impact. A secret that has, thankfully, stayed hidden. Until now. Former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, travels to England and finds himself caught in a dark conspiracy born long ago, in the time of the Tudors. Now both the CIA and MI6 seem to be competing to uncover the mystery and, for Malone, supposedly on holiday with his son, Gary, it's not just the action which comes thick and fast. When Gary disappears, Malone is forced into a race against time, as he battles to decipher a puzzle that leads him from the Middle Temple to the chapel at Windsor Castle, from an Oxford college to the sewers beneath Hampton Court. With assassins, traitors, spies, and dangerous disciples of a secret society closing in, Malone discovers that the solution to the mystery will not only draw him into a lethal trap, but force him closer to his own troubling past. And a shocking revelation. Подробнее

The Lost Continent: The BBC's Europe Editor on Europe's Darkest Hour Since World War Two

Hewitt Gavin, 2013

In THE LOST CONTINENT BBC Europe Editor Gavin Hewitt tells the story of a flawed dream, a noble vision that turned dangerous, and which led Europe into its gravest crisis since World War Two — a crisis for which it was totally unprepared. A pillar of the post-war European dream was a shared currency, and with it came easy money, seducing some countries into a wild spending binge. After the financial crash in the United States, Europe caught the cold and was left with a debt crisis that came to threaten the entire European project. THE LOST CONTINENT is rich in anecdote, weaving together the stories of ordinary people with the high politics and drama of Europe in crisis to give an unparalleled and vivid portrait of a massive shift in modern history. It includes interviews with top officials and insiders, and dramatic accounts of key meetings. Gavin Hewitt's THE LOST CONTINENT is a clear-eyed book by a distinguished and well-connected journalist which tells the astonishing story of how we got here and where we might be headed. Подробнее

True Colours

Leather Stephen, 2013

Nothing spreads like fear... When a set of Russian oligarchs are assassinated in London, the Russian expat community become anxious. One man appeals to the British government for protection and MI5 assigns Spider Shepherd to the case. But he soon discovers that the killings aren't political — they're personal, and the assassin is much nearer than anyone could conceive. And that's not the only score Spider must settle. Asked by a group of ex-colleagues to hunt down a former Taliban tyrant who has claimed UK asylum by assisting the British government, Spider is forced to decide between his sense of justice and his job. For as he struggles to save the life of one man, he's on a path to extinguish another. Подробнее

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Gaiman Neil, 2013

THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac — as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly's wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark, from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed — within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defense is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang. Подробнее

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