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The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World. Revised edition with new material. By Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap, with video content produced by Robert A. Compton.
An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People. By Joe Navarro with Marvin Karlins, Ph.D.
THE REVEALING STORY OF DAVID MISCAVIGE’S CHILDHOOD AND HIS PATH TO THE HEAD SEAT OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF HIS FATHER, RON MISCAVIGE.
Josh Waitzkin knows the road to excellence. Catapulted into a media whirlwind as a child, the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, he has mastered both the rigorous mental game of chess—winning his first National Championship at the age of nine—and the strenuous physical challenge of martial arts...
Do you have a hobby you wish you could indulge in all day? An obsession that keeps you up at night? Now is the perfect time to take that passion and make a living doing what you love. In Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, Gary Vaynerchuk shows you how to use the power of the Internet to turn your real interests into real businesses.
From the founding editor of Everyman’s Library comes this enthralling illustrated collection of thirty-three fairy tales to please children of all ages—and the parents who read to them. Favorite English characters such as Dick Whittington, Jack the Giant Killer, and King Arthur appear alongside Tom Thumb, Chicken-Licken, and other figures from the wider world of folklore...
PEOPLE LIE TO US ALL THE TIME. In fact, according to studies, most of us encounter nearly two hundred lies a day. Now there’s something we can do about it. Liespotting links three disciplines— facial-recognition training, interrogation training, and a comprehensive survey of research in the field—as well as techniques used in the intelligence community, police-training academies, and universities.
How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job. Bestselling authors Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen make it easy to recognize your own type and those of your co-workers in Type Talk at Work, a revolutionary guide to understanding your workplace and thriving in it.
Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Irish in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Called "a deeply affecting tale of courage and devotion in the cauldron of war" by Publishers Weekly, Sergeant Mike Dowling's heart-pounding account of an unbreakable bond between man and dog takes us into the searing 130-degree heat, the choking dust, and the ever-present threat of violent attack in Iraq's infamous Triangle of Death...
Your ultimate guide to overcoming losses and injuries and achieving greatness on and off the field.
In this bracing, page-turning account of his stranger-than-fiction baptism into the corrupted ways of Washington, Neil Barofsky offers an irrefutable insider indictment of the mishandling of the $700 billion TARP bailout fund...
The target audience of this book are: 1) students, the beginning political science majors, 2) undergrauates who would not become political science majors nor enroll in any political science courses other than the one in which this book was used, 3) teachers of introductory American government courses.
Over my 60 years in the movie business, and my 85 years of life, I have been given a lot of useful advice-by Marlene Dietrich, Tony Curtis, and Jack Nicholson amongst many others-and I have learnt a lot of useful lessons, from my many glittering successes and my many disastrous failures... This book is the result of this reflection.
The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth
MIDDLE-CLASS URBAN YOUTH, migrant farm laborers, boxcar kids, children whose families found themselves struggling for survival—all Depression-era young people faced challenges. Even so, life had its bright spots—like favorite games and radio shows—and many young people remained optimistic about the future.
A lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She does not fence or attend duels. She does not fire a pistol, and she never gambles at a gentlemen's club. Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarried - and more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missing...
FINDING THE PERFECT GUY. LANDING THE DREAM JOB. MAKING IT WORK. IT’S ALL IN WHO YOU KNOW... Against the backdrop of Colorado’s majestic mountains, three friends are about to discover that dating can be more fun than a root canal, every job has its silver lining, and who you know may not only take you places—it may give you the best times of your life...
Eva Hansen wakes in the hospital after being struck by lightning and discovers that her mother, Kat, has been murdered. Eva was found unconscious down the street. She can’t remember what happened, but the police are highly suspicious of her...
Selected Cartoons from YOU CAN DO IT, CHARLIE BROWN VOL I | And we love you anyway. So what if Lucy hollers at you... Or if your team deserts you... Or if Snoopy’s your pal only at dinner time... MILLIONS OF PEANUTS FANS WANT YOU EXACTLY THE WAY YOU ARE...
