And other Illustrated classics.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake. ... Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. This story features the adventures on the new products. At that time (around the 1920s), Cadbury and Rowntree's were England's two largest chocolate makers and they each often try to steal trade secrets by sending spies, posing as employees, into the other's factory. Because of this, both companies became highly protective of their chocolate-making processes. It was a combination of this secrecy and the elaborate, often gigantic, machines in the ... |
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Five novels and one story. ... Don't Panic!
This outrageous volume contains six zany, out-of-this-world adventure stories by this incomparable novelist. From the very first to the very latest-all best sellers-includes The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish; Young Zaphod Plays it Safe; and Mostly Harmless. ... |
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Making right desicions when you don't have all the facts. ... Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making?
Annie Duke, ... |
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Three novels. ... One of the best-selling authors of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Stephen King has made a career out of thrilling readers with his dark and disturbing masterpieces of the macabre. Stephen King: Three Novels brings together King's first three published novels for a trilogy of terror unparalleled in modern fiction.
"Carrie" is the story of Carrie White, an outcast and alienated high-school student who discovers that she possesses formidable paranormal powers. While Carrie struggles privately to understand the full scope of her wild talents, her classmates escalate their cruel ... |
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Three bestsellers by Napoleon Hill. ... Together in one volume for the first time three Napoleon Hill Bestsellers:
Think and grow rich
The master-key to riches
The magic ladder to success
"Think and grow rich" will help you to:
identify your goals;
master the secret of true and lasting success;
obtain what you most want in life;
join the ranks of the super-successful.
In "The Master-key to riches" you'll learn:
Andrew Carnegie's "Master mind" method;
the magic of going the extra mile;
the twelve true riches of life;
the obligation to share wealth;
the ... |
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Ever been late? Steve has. Lots. Here are 101 of his best excuses for you to enjoy. And maybe even borrow... ... |
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What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know. ... The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong?
Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure into the darker side of human nature, where strangers are never simple and misreading them can have disastrous consequences."It will actually change not just how you see strangers, but how you look ... |
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How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. ... What if everything you have been taught about how to succeed in life was wrong?
From the "10,000-hours rule" to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. And, worse, that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start.
This is completely wrong."For too long, we've believed in a single path to excellence. Start early, specialize soon, narrow your focus, aim for efficiency. But in this groundbreaking book, David ... |
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Why passion and persistence are the secrets to success. ... Talent is overrated - learn what truly makes you succeed.
Angela Duckworth’s seminal work on why passion and perseverance matter more than anything.
Why do naturally talented people frequently fail to reach their potential while other far less gifted individuals go on to achieve amazing things? The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a passionate persistence. In other words, grit.
MacArthur Genius Award-winning psychologist Angela Duckworth shares fascinating new revelations about who succeeds in life and why. Based on her cutting-edge ... |
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A Beginner's Giude. ... Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In twelve chapters that address some of the most profound questions human beings confront, Dawkins marshals science, philosophy and comparative religion to interrogate the hypocrisies of all the religious systems and explain to readers of all ages how life emerged without a Creator, how evolution works and how our world came into being.
For anyone hoping to grapple with the meaning of life and what to believe, Outgrowing God is a challenging, thrilling and ... |
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"New York Times" bestseller. A Netflix film. ... It's Christmas Eve and the worst blizzard for fifty years has blanked Gracetown. But as well as snowflakes, love is in the air - and appearing in the most unexpected ways...
Who'd have thought a freezing hike from a stranded train would end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger? Or that a trip to the Waffie House through four feet of snow could lead to romance with an old friend? Or that the path to true love might begin with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks?
Touching, hilarious and filled with festive cheer, the magic of the ... |
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Sustainable Corporate Governance in 21st century. ... This book is dedicated to those, who wish for a stress-free natural environment for themselves, their children and their children’s children. The narrative tells the story of how investments - a critical factor in the global economy - can mitigate the impact of climate change. Finding a way for the key corporate governance players to reconcile economic and sustainable development criteria is the main theme. This is a point that needs to be understood by the global community, because, unlike financial crises, the ill effects of global warming can not be reversed.
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