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, a ... |
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Don't be afraid to take up space. ... I'm going to tell you the word that ruins my entire life: Big, beacause my name is Jemina Small, but I am exactly the opposite. Jemima Small is funny and smart. She knows a lot of things. Like the fact that she's made of 206 bones, over 600 muscles and trillions of cells. What she doesn't know is how that can be true and yet she can still sometimes feel like nothing... Or how being made to join the school's "special" healthy lifestyle group - aka Fat Club - could feel any less special. But Jemima also knows that the biggest stars in the universe are the ... |
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Защо мъжете не чуват, а жените не могат да се ориентират по карта? Задължително четиво за всички мъже и жени, които се обичат, мразят или просто живеят заедно. От него ще научите много за самите себе си, за противоположния пол, а също и как да подобрите взаимоотношенията си. Една книга, която разкрива малките тайни на половете и ще помогне на вас жени да разберете мъжете и обратно на вас мъже, жените. Да избягвате ежедневните конфликти. Да постигнете разбирателство, хармония и любов. Книга предизвикателство - понякога шокираща, често безумно смешна - от която научаваме къде минава фронтовата линия между половете, защо ... |
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Don't laugh. He's dangerous. ... Fidge is having a bad week. She's been flung into a bizarre world alongside three companions: two are deeply weird and the third is her awful cousin Graham. She has to solve a series of nearly impossible clues, defeat a dictator who can't pronounce the letter "r" and deal with three thousand Wimbley Woos (yes, you read that sentence correctly). And the whole situation - the whole entire thing - is her fault. "What a book." Katherine Rundell "A classic in the making." The Times "A Riotously Funny Adventure Tale." Observer ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by David Stuart Davies. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Mole and Rat have a pleasant life by the river, where they talk, boat and wile away the days. The wise and private Mr. Badger lives sedately in the Wild Woods, content in his solitude. Then there's Mr. Toad - wealthy, impulsive and utterly obsessed with motor cars, he's always getting into scrapes and can't survive without the help of his friends. One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children, "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame remains a timeless tale of ... |
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This quirkily illustrated twist on the popular Questions & Answers format takes a sideways look at the plight facing our beautiful planet and explains how kids can come to the rescue. Find out how many cans you need to recycle to power four hours of TV, why you should take a shower instead of a bath, and what you can do to help polar bears stay cool. ... |
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With the book of "The Grain of Wheat" we have made an inspired and loving effort to cast some light upon the great lifework of Beinsa Douno . Beinsa Douno (Beinsa Duno) is a name of Peter Deunov (Peter Dounov). This name is a spiritual projection of the connection with the followers of this Teaching. A spiritual bridge between Him, the Teaching-talks and lectures and the consciousness of his listeners and followers. By means talks and of selected thoughts based on themes from his lectures, resumes and essayes to act as a bridge between the various sections, the reader will be able to get some idea of the light ... |
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Над планинското езеро притъмнява, отиващата си зима сковава притихналата северна земя. Малко момче, облечено в кожи, препасано с меч, украсен с гарванова глава, се бори с неравния терен, калта и непосилния си товар - тленните останки на неговия баща - Едсгар, могъщият войн на великия Север. Поток от бяла светлина плисва от небесата към погребалната клада. Звънлив звук изпълва всичко наоколо. Сякаш милиарди метални частици се посипват върху стоманен щит. Едсгар се обръща към Ерик за последно сбогом, прелестните валкирии поемат духа на война и той полита с тях към двери на Валхала, за да заеме достойното си място до Один. ... |
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В книжката ще намерите факти за: светкавицата е по-гореща от Слънцето; октоподът има три сърца; пеперудите и пчелите пият сълзите на крокодилите; космически асансьор ще извежда астронавти в Космоса. И още много, много любопитни факти от всички сфери на науката. Книжката е част от поредицата 100 любопитни неща на издателство Фют . ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. For Grace, a ghost in a haunted house, the arrival of a young mother with a baby stirs memories of the man and the child she lost so many years before. But then danger threatens the baby girl and Grace must act decisively. ... |
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An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a ... |
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Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from ... |