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Title: Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Author: Michael Korda
Language: English
Published: 2010
Publisher: JR Books Limited
ISBN: 9781907532290
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Subjects: Autobiography
Categories: Biography & Autobiography, History, Military, Nonfiction
From Michael Korda, author of the New York Times bestselling Eisenhower biography Ike and the captivating Battle of Britain book With Wings Like Eagles, comes the critically-acclaimed definitive biography of T. E. Lawrence-the legendary British soldier, strategist, scholar, and adventurer whose exploits as "Lawrence of Arabia" created a legacy of mythic proportions in his own lifetime. Many know T.E. Lawrence from David Lean's Oscar-winning 1962 biopic-based, itself, upon Lawrence's autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdom-but in the tradition of modern biographers like John Meacham, David McCullough, and Barbara Leaming, Michael Korda's penetrating new examination reveals new depth and character in the twentieth century's quintessential English hero.
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Title: How to Find the Work You Love
Author: Laurence G. Boldt
Language: English
Published: 2004
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
ISBN: 9780142196298
Extension: EPUB
Size: 191 KB
Subjects: Business, Self-Improvement, Careers, Nonfiction
Categories: Business, Self-Improvement, Careers, Nonfiction
Technological advances and the global marketplace are changing the way we live and work. Doing the work you love is the critical factor to personal fulfillment and economic success. No one understands this more than Laurence G. Boldt, whose Zen and the Art of Making a Living helped many carve out new and rewarding career paths. But how do you find the courage to start the search for a new career? And how do you tap into your own best resources to discover what you want to do and what you're good at? This remarkable guide offers simple yet profound strategies to help you answer those questions by focusing on four key elements to be sought in any life's work: Integrity, Service, Enjoyment, and Excellence. Boldt has reduced the quest for meaningful work to its essence and will lead you to an understanding of what you could and should be doing with your life.
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Title: How to Learn Any Language
Author: Barry Farber
Language: English
Extension: EPUB
Size: 152 KB
Subjects: General, Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics, Miscellaneous, Foreign Language Study, Study and teaching, Study & Teaching, Language and languages, Language learning, Language and languages - Study and teaching
SUMMARY: Barry Farber has been a true adventurer in languages for forty-six years and can speak in twenty-five tongues. The techniques he presents in "How to Learn Any Language" will have you speaking, reading, writing and enjoying any foreign language you want to learn - or have to learn - in a surprisingly short time.Without beating your head against verb conjugations or noun declensions, you can follow Farber's principles and glide toward proficiency in your chosen language. His method consist of four ground-breaking but simple concepts hailed by language-teaching professionals:
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Title: How to Eat
Author: Nigella Lawson
Language: English
Published: 2000
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9781784874865
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Size: 994 KB
Subjects: Cooking & Food, Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Nonfiction
Categories: Cooking & Food, Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Nonfiction
'At its heart, a deeply practical yet joyously readable book...you are all set to head off to the kitchen and have a truly glorious time' Nigel Slater, Guardian
Revisit and discover the sensational first cook book from Nigella Lawson.
When Nigella Lawson's first book, How to Eat, was published in 1998, two things were immediately clear: that this fresh and fiercely intelligent voice would revolutionise cookery writing, and that How to Eat was an instant classic of the genre.
Here was a versatile culinary bible, through which a generation discovered how to feel at home in the kitchen and found the confidence to experiment and adapt recipes to their own needs. This was the book to reach for when hastily organising a last-minute supper with friends, when planning a luxurious weekend lunch or contemplating a store-cupboard meal for one, or when trying to tempt a fussy toddler.
This was a book about home cooking for busy lives.
'How to eat, how to cook, how to write: I want two copies of this book, one to reference in the kitchen and one to read in bed' Yotam Ottolenghi
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEANETTE WINTERSON
**Nigella returns to the BBC in 2023 in Nigella's Amsterdam Christmas Special**
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Title: How to Get a Job in a Museum Or Art Gallery
Author: Alison Baverstock
Language: English
Publisher: A & C Black
Extension: EPUB
Size: 414 KB
Subjects: Non-fiction
SUMMARY: Getting your dream job in the arts is no mean feat these days. In this book, the author explores the world of museums and galleries, focusing on contemporary issues and current options for employment in this field. This down-to-earth guide will help you work out what kind of job you would be best suited to, and how to prepare for a career in your chosen field. Featuring many case studies and real life examples, this book takes a practical approach to finding the right job for you. It includes advice on creating an eye-catching CV, applying for an advertised post, finding work experience, the interview itself, and creating the career you really want. The book features a foreword by Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery.
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Title: How To Do Biography. A Primer
Author: Nigel Hamilton
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
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Subjects: aVe4EvA
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Title: How To Double Your Power To Learn
Author: Unknown
Language: English
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Title: How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew
Author: Erin Bried
Language: English
Published: 2010
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Extension: EPUB
Size: 3 MB
Subjects: Reference
SUMMARY: A HANDY GUIDE FULL OF HOW-TO TIPS AND SAGE ADVICE FROM GRANDFATHERS As members of the Greatest Generation, our grandfathers were not only defined by the Depression but also by their heroic service to the country in World War II. Courageous, responsible, and involved, they understand sacrifice, hard work, and how to do whatever is necessary to take care of their loved ones. They also know how to have a rollicking good time. Sensible, fun, and inspiring, How to Build a Fire offers a rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of grandfathers near and far by sharing their practical skills and sweet stories on how to be stronger, smarter, richer, and happier. Inside are more than one hundred essential step-by-step tips for fixing, leading, prospering, playing, and hosting, including how to • buck up and be brave in the face of adversity • play hard and break in a baseball mitt • bait a hook and catch a big fish • look dapper and tie a perfect tie • get a raise and earn more • write a love letter and kindle romance • change a flat tire and save the day • stand up and give a sparkling toast • play the harmonica and make your own music Loaded with charming illustrations, good humor, and warm nostalgia, How to Build a Fire is the perfect handbook for guys or gals of any age. The first of its kind, this collection of our grandfathers' hard-earned wisdom will help you build confidence and get back to what's really important in life.
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Title: How to change anybody: proven techniques to reshape anyone's attitude, behavior, feelings, or beliefs
Author: David J. Lieberman
Language: English
Published: 2005
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, c2005.
ISBN: 9780312324759
Extension: EPUB
Size: 9 MB
Subjects: Psychology, Change (Psychology), Applied Psychology, General, Persuasion (Psychology), Family & Relationships, Interpersonal Relations, Influence (Psychology), Self-Help, Personal Growth
Categories: Family & Relationships, Nonfiction, Self Help
Easy, prescriptive advice on how to change anybody from New York Times bestselling author David Lieberman
If you've ever wanted to change someone in your life-to make him or her more generous, less angry, more romantic, or less impatient-this is the book for you. With these clear, prescriptive techniques, How to Change Anybody tells you how to:
- Inspire loyalty
- Eliminate predjudice in anyone
- Turn anyone's mood around fast
- Stop stubborn behavior
- Remake a wallflower into a social butterfly
- Stop passive aggressive behavior
- Turn a lazy bum into an ambitious go-getter
These simple tried-and-true techniques truly give you the tools to change anyone!
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Title: How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Author: Roger E. A. Farmer
Language: English
Published: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195397918
Extension: EPUB
Size: 1014 KB
Subjects: Macroeconomics, Theory, Economics, Monetary policy, Money & Monetary Policy, Political Science, Economic Policy, Public Policy, Free Enterprise, Business & Economics, Economic History
Categories: Business, Nonfiction
"Of all the economic bubbles that have been pricked," the editors of The Economist recently observed, "few have burst more spectacularly than the reputation of economics itself." Indeed, the financial crisis that crested in 2008 destroyed the credibility of the economic thinking that had guided policymakers for a generation. But what will take its place? In How the Economy Works, one of our leading economists provides a jargon-free exploration of the current crisis, offering a powerful argument for how economics must change to get us out of it. Roger E. A. Farmer traces the swings between classical and Keynesian economics since the early twentieth century, gracefully explaining the elements of both theories. During the Great Depression, Keynes challenged the longstanding idea that an economy was a self-correcting mechanism; but his college gave way to a resurgence of classical economics in the 1970s-a rise that ended with the current crisis. Rather than simply allowing the pendulum to swing back, Farmer writes, we must synthesize the two. From classical economics, he takes the idea that a sound theory must explain how individuals behave-how our collective choices shape the economy. From Keynesian economics, he adopts the principle that markets do not always work well, that capitalism needs some guidance. The goal, he writes, is to correct the excesses of a free-market economy without stifling entrepreneurship and instituting central planning. Recent events have shown that we cannot afford to treat economics as an ivory-tower abstraction. It has a direct impact on our lives by guiding regulators and policymakers as they make decisions with far-reaching practical consequences. Written in clear, accessible language, How the Economy Works makes an argument that no one should ignore.
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Title: How to Build a Successful Blog Business
Author: Collis Ta'eed
Language: English
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Title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
Author: Arthur Herman
Language: English
Published: 2007
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780609606353
Extension: EPUB
Size: 547 KB
Subjects: General, Europe, History, Social Science, Great Britain, British & Irish history, Modern, History - General History, Scottish, Anthropology, Cultural, Ethnic Studies, European history, History: World, Scots, Regional History, Europe - Great Britain - General, National characteristics, Scotland, 18th Century, World history, Civilization, Cultural studies, Foreign countries, United Kingdom, Civilization; Modern, Scots - Foreign countries, Enlightenment - Scotland, Scotland Intellectual life, Europe - Great Britain - Scotland, Enlightenment, Scotland - Intellectual life, Enlightenment Scotland, Civilization; Modern Scottish influences, Scots Foreign countries, Scotland - Civilization, European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland), Modern - Scottish influences, Modern Scottish influences, Scotland - History, Scottish influences, Scotland Civilization, History of specific subjects, Intellectual life, History Of Civilization And Culture (General), National characteristics; Scottish, Scot, Civilization; Modern - Scottish influences
Categories: History, Nonfiction
An exciting account of the origins of the modern world
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics-contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since.
Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong.
How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William "Braveheart" Wallace to James Bond.
And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots-or the modern West-in the same way again.
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Title: How the World Works
Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian, Arthur Naiman
Language: English
Published: 1986
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
ISBN: 9781593764272
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Size: 511 KB
Subjects: Language Arts, Politics, Sociology, Nonfiction
Categories: Language Arts, Politics, Sociology, Nonfiction
An eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really work from the man The New York Times called "arguably the most important intellectual alive."
Offering something not found anywhere else: How the World Works is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those unfamiliar to his work. Made up of meticulously edited speeches and interviews, every dazzling idea and penetrating insight is kept intact and delivered in clear, accessible, reader-friendly prose.
Originally published as four short books in the famous Real Story series- What Uncle Sam Really Wants; The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many; Secrets, Lies and Democracy; and The Common Good-they've collectively sold almost 600,000 copies.
And they continue to sell year after year after year because Chomsky's ideas become, if anything, more relevant as time goes by. For example, it was decades ago when he pointed out that "in 1970, about 90% of international capital was used for trade and long-term investment-more or less productive things-and 10% for speculation. By 1990, those figures had reversed." As we know, high-risk speculation continues to increase exponentially as corporations continue to push the free market economy-but only for the power they offer to the wealthy, not to benefit all people. We're paying the price now for not heeding him then.
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Title: How to be a Pirate's Dragon (Hiccup)
Author: Cressida Cowell
Language: English
Published: 2013
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 9780340999080
Extension: EPUB
Size: 143 KB
Subjects: General, YA), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's, Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Pirates, Historical, Treasure troves, Dragons, Mythical, Animals, Juvenile Nonfiction, Humorous Stories, Medieval, Vikings, Science Fiction; Fantasy; Magic
Categories: Fantasy, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Literature, Historical Fiction
Don't miss a moment of the How to Train Your Dragon series, the bestselling, funny, action-packed books that inspired the hit movies!
The story begins when Hiccup, his friend Fishlegs, and his cranky dragon Toothless get separated from their class during Boarding-an-Enemy-Ship practice. They accidentally board a prowling Roman galley intent on provoking war. When they rescue a tiny nanodragon, they uncover a plot to steal every dragon on the Isle of Berk!
This is just the start to an epic adventure that will have kids laughing from start to finish, and shines with Cressida Cowell's trademark blend of action, humor, heart, and engaging illustrations.
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Title: How She Does It: How Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Rules of Business Success
Author: Margaret Heffernan
Language: English
Published: 2007
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670038237
Extension: EPUB
Size: 445 KB
Subjects: General, Social Science, Business & Economics, Women's Studies, Entrepreneurship, Women-owned business enterprises, Businesswomen
Categories: Biography & Autobiography, Business, Careers, Nonfiction
Redefining power and the nature of success for the 21st century.
The numbers are staggering. Between 1997 and 2004, privately held, women-owned businesses grew at three times the rate of all American privately held firms; women's companies are creating jobs at twice the rate of all firms; women's companies are growing profits faster than all firms. Five-time CEO and contributor to Real Business and Fast Company Margaret Heffernan asks, Why are these women so successful?
In How She Does It, Heffernan finds a striking congruence between the things that women excel at and the demands of the new economy. After interviewing hundreds of women running businesses of all sizes and in all markets, she discovers a few attributes that hold true across the board. Women have a tremendous need to achieve. Women don't feel they have a safety net or can turn back. They are smart about markets and timing. They practice diversity. They place values at the heart of their business and take culture very seriously. And women work from a different concept of power than men. The result is a unique style of leadership that challenges conventional wisdom: Soft skills are getting hard results. This is an inspiring workplace manifesto that reveals a new standard of excellence, a new way for any company to get from good to great that is fast becoming the new norm.
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Title: How Many Friends Does One Person Need?: Dunbars Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
Author: Prof. Robin Dunbar
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674057166
Extension: EPUB
Size: 411 KB
Subjects: Human behavior, Life Sciences, Psychology, Biology, Science, Evolution, General, Anthropology, Interpersonal Relations, Social Psychology, Social Science
From- Dunbar's Number: the number establishing the limit on meaningful relationships one person can maintain. In showing how this number reflects the biological history of humans as distinctively social primates, Dunbar illustrates how recent advances in evolutionary science have enlarged the explanatory power of the Darwinian paradigm. Within this increasingly potent paradigm, readers learn, for example, why societies experiencing birth ratios unfavorable to females face serious crime surges in the decades ahead and why tall politicians (e.g., Obama) enjoy a pronounced advantage over short rivals (McCain). Dunbar's work, of course, connects with the sociobiological theories advanced by E. O.Wilson in the 1980s, leaving some readers with the same questions about the potentially reductive implications of an overly biological framework. Does the distinctively human impulse to worship, for instance, manifest only the way that ritual behavior biochemically fosters group cohesion among anthropoids? Some readers may indeed wonder if Dunbar might not use his science more plausibly if he shared with biologist Peter Medawar an appreciation for its limits. Still, this is lucid and provocative. --Bryce Christensen
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An eclectic collection of essays on humanity and evolution with something for everyone. Dunbar explains, among other things, why monogamists need big brains, why it is worth buying a new suit for an interview, how to interpret an advert in a lonely hearts column, the perils of messing with evolution and, of course, how many friends one person needs (150 as it happens, aka "Dunbar's number"). He speaks with authority and seduces us as only a master storyteller can.
--Kate Douglas, New Scientist (20101101)
Lucid and provocative.
--Bryce Christensen (_Booklist_ )
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Title: How Pleasure Works
Author: Paul Bloom
Published: 2010
Publisher: W.W.Norton
ISBN: 9781847921437
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Subjects: Science, Nonfiction
Categories: Science, Nonfiction
In How Pleasure Works, the internationally acclaimed psychologist Paul Bloom explores one of the most fascinating and fundamental engines of human behaviour.
We are natural-born essentialists - when it comes to pleasure, nothing is ever merely skin-deep. We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors; some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. The thought of sex with a virgin is intensely arousing to many men. Artwork can sell for millions of pounds. Food and alcohol are so compelling that they can come to dominate one's life. Young children enjoy playing with imaginary friends and can be comforted by security blankets. People slow their cars to look at gory accidents and go to sentimental movies that make them cry.
In this revealing and witty account, Paul Bloom examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes, covering everything from the animal instincts of sex and food to the uniquely human taste for art, music and stories. Drawing on insights from child development, philosophy, neuroscience and behavioural economics, How Pleasure Works shows how certain universal habits of the human mind explain what we like and why we like it.
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Title: How Not to Write a Novel
Author: Howard Mittelmark
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061646096
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Title: How It Ends: From You to the Universe
Author: Chris Impey
Language: English
Published: 2011
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393069853
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Size: 23 MB
Subjects: Eschatology, Science, Cosmology, Religion, End of the universe, Astronomy
Categories: Science, Nonfiction
"Remarkably upbeat, and imbued with wit, wisdom and a palpable sense of awe over our universe."-Tucson Weekly
Most of us are aware of our own mortality, but few among us know what science, with insights yielded from groundbreaking new research, has to say about endings on a larger scale. Enter astronomer Chris Impey, who chronicles the death of the whole shebang: individual, species, bio- sphere, Earth, Sun, Milky Way, and, finally, the entire universe.
With a healthy dose of humor, How It Ends illuminates everything from the technologies of human life extension and the evolutionary arms race between microbes and men to the inescapable dimming of the Sun and the ultimate "big rip," giving us a rare glimpse into a universe without us.
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Title: How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
Author: Mike Brown
Language: English
Published: 2010
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
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