"In finite games, like football or chess, the players are known, the rules are fixed, and the endpoint is clear. The winners and losers are easily identified. In infinite games, like business or politics or life itself, the players come and go, the rules are changeable, and there is no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers in an infinite game - there is only ahead and behind. The more I started to understand the difference between finite and infinite games, the more I began to see infinite games all around us. I started to see that many of the struggles that organizations face exist simply because their ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Melanie Florian. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Enormous Turnip" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. "Ladybird books" has ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Meet the human boy Mowgli, the sleek panther Bagheera, the "sleepy brown bear" Baloo, and the conniving tiger Shere Khan in one of the world's best-loved books. A collection of short stories and poems centred on the charming cast, "The Jungle Book" not only follows Mowgli's journey to learn the Law of the Jungle from his animal companions but also introduces some of its other wonderful inhabitants in stories such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The White Seal". This "Macmillan Collector's Library" ... |
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Complete an unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, but wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the wreckage of a downed German bomber, he finds the ultimate trophy - a working machine gun. Hiding his discovery from the local police, Chas recruits his friends and together they build a fortress for their prize. But war is not a game and soon both friendships and loyalties are tested when the gang's actions have dangerous consequences. Robert Westall wrote "The Machine Gunners" for his son, Christopher, based on his ... |
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Дългоочакваното продължение на невероятната история "Аристотел и Данте откриват тайните на Вселената". Аристотел и Данте се гмурват във водите на света и ви канят да поемете с тях на вълнуващо приключение в света на чувствата, порастването и живеенето в свобода. Аристотел е прекарал годините си в училище в опити да остане невидим за всички - и за врагове, и за приятели. Не очаква нищо да се промени. Но чудото, наречено Данте, го повлича във вихрени промени и няма връщане назад. Сега Ари открива, че има хора, на които да разчита, че е способен да се изправи срещу тези, които го тормозят, и че гласът му може да ... |
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From weighing twenty-eight stone and fighting a deep depression, to his amazing return to heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson opens up and share his inspiring advice and tips on diet, exercise regime, and his incredible journey back to a healthier body and mind. Frank, accessible and inspiring, "The Furious Method" is a feel-good and motivating tonic, full of inspirational advice for readers on how we can all improve our physical and mental health. And how we can all create a champion mind-set. Whatever your starting point or past set-backs, Tyson will show you how you can make your own comeback and start ... |
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Will your past always catch up with you? ... Tessa Dannall is excited and happy when her daughter, Nia, arrives at their family's tropical beach resort to get married. Tessa is also trying to forget the last time she went to a wedding on this beach and how that day changed her life for ever. But as the big day draws near, Tessa realises she must face the deadly ghosts from her past - or they may ruin her daughter's future. "Terrifically addictive" Good Housekeeping "Beautifully written" Closer "Koomson just gets better and better" Woman and Home ... |
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Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off. At least that's what their middle school teachers think. To everyone's surprise, they are the three students chosen to compete for a ten thousand-dollar scholarship, solving clues that lead them to various locations around Chicago. At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take long before each begins to wonder whether the competition is a sham. It's only by secretly joining forces and using their unique talents that the trio is able to uncover the truth behind the Ambrose Deception - a truth that involves a lot more than ... |
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Книга от автора на "Игрите на глада" - Сюзан Колинс . ... Когато Грегор скача след сестричката си в шахтата на пералното помещение, той попада в Подземната страна под Ню Йорк. Там хората живеят сред гигантски паяци, прилепи, хлебарки и плъхове - но всеки миг крехкият мир може да бъде нарушен. Грегор няма никакво желание да участва в конфликта между тези зловещи създания. Но когато открива, че едно странно пророчество му предопределя роля в Подземната страна, той разбира, че това може да е единственият начин да разреши най-голямата загадка в живота си. Този незабравим роман от поредицата "Подземните ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a thirty-three year-old English woman, is left alone when her missionary brother dies. Her only route out is aboard "The African Queen", a steam-powered launch captained by Cockney mechanic, Charlie Alnutt. Determined to do her bit for the war effort and to avenge her brother, Rose persuades Charlie that they should attack the German gunboat, the Konigin Luise. And so begins a most unlikely alliance and love affair, as Charlie and Rose venture down the treacherous Ulanga river encountering danger and adventure at ... |
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Божията изкупителна история. ... The Action Bible включва над 230 кратки истории в хронологичен ред, което улеснява следването на Библейската история и подсилва развитието до вълнуващата кулминация на Божията изкупителна история. Усъвършенстваните сюжетни линии се събират в на-пълната илюстрована Библия, събирани някога в една книга. Всяка страница предизвиква вълнение да изследваме Божието Слово и да Го познаваме лично. Историите в The Action Bible предават Библейската истина ясно и убедително на съвременните читатели. Това неустоимо съчетание на ясен текст и драматични изображения привлича хора от всички възрасти. ... |
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An abridged edition with an afterword by Peter Harness. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The year is 1625 and France is under threat. D'Artagnan, a young nobleman, sets off to Paris to seek his fortune as a member of the King's Guard and befriends three musketeers - the mysterious Athos, ambitious and romantic Aramis, and bumbling Porthos. Together the friends must use all their guile and ingenuity to outwit the dastardly schemes of Cardinal Richelieu and the glamorous spy, Milady. As fresh and entertaining today as when it was first written, Alexandre Dumas's "The Three Musketeers" is a ... |
