"The New York Times" bestselling author of "Thank You for Arguing". A Human's Guide ti the Art of Persuasion. ... If you can persuade a cat... you can persuade anyone. This is the essential guide to getting your way. Jay Heinrichs, award-winning author of "Thank You for Arguing" and advisor to the Pentagon, NASA and Fortune 500 companies, distils a lifetime of negotiating and rhetoric to show you how to win over anyone - from colleagues and bosses, to friends and partners at home (and even the most stubborn of feline adversaries). You'll learn to: perfect your timing - learn ... |
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Finding productivity in anxious times. A toolkit of accessible, science-backed strategies, How to Calm Your Mind reveals the path to a less anxious life, and even greater productivity, through calm. Productivity advice works - and we need it now more than ever - but it's just as important that we also develop our capacity for calm. By finding calm and overcoming anxiety, we don’t just feel more comfortable in our own skin, we invest in the missing piece that leads our efforts to become sustainable over time. We build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day, and have greater mental ... |
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The 7 Rules for Richer, Happier Days. ... We are busier than ever. But do we really know which experiences bring us joy and success, and which don`t? Cultural commentator James Wallman, bestselling author of Stuffocation, investigates our fear of missing out and the problem of unfulfilling time, and finds a powerful answer - a revolutionary approach to life based on the latest scientific discoveries. Bursting with original stories, fresh takes on tales you thought you knew, and insights from psychology, economics and culture, Time and How to Spend It reveals a seven-point checklist that will help you avoid empty, waste- ... |
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A Beginner's Guide to Creating Characters. The popularity of manga among young people who love to draw continues to grow. In her third manga book, J.C. Amberlyn focuses on her favorite subject matter, animals, with a fun and lively how-to-draw book aimed at beginners. "How to Draw Manga Animals" takes readers through all the step-by-step drawing instructions they need to learn how to successfully create their own super-cute manga animal characters as well as the worlds they live in. In "How to Draw Manga Animals" J.C. Amberlyn takes readers through all the drawing techniques they'll need to ... |
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From the author of "How to break up with your phone". If you're not having fun, you're not fully living. The author of "How to Break Up with Your Phone" makes the case that, far from being frivolous, fun is actually critical to our well-being and shows us how to have more of it. Journalist and screen-life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles have led us to obsess over intangible concepts such as happiness while obscuring the fact that real happiness lies in the everyday experience of fun. We often think of fun as indulgent, even ... |
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През 2008 г. група съмишленици от "Фондация за нова култура" направихме нова камбана и камбанария на село Горна Бела Речка. Мотивите ни не бяха религиозни. Водеха ни усещането, че на старите хора от селото наистина им липсва откраднатата камбана с "най-благия звук", предизвикателството - може ли отново да се направи "блага" камбана, удивлението - колко силен отпечатък в паметта оставят звуците, с които израстваме. Тази книга събира уроците и разказите, родени в процеса на правене на камбаната. Решихме да споделим този процес с повече читатели, защото да направиш камбана се оказа преживяване, ... |
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"How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you" is the latest book from the Latin dance sensation known as "The Oatmeal." It contains 136 pages of comics, instructional guides, and facts to help you enjoy, love, and survive your cat. This book contains a bunch of Oatmeal classics, such as Cat vs. Internet, How to pet a kitty, and the infamous Bobcats, as well as cat-turd-sized loads of new material. A few examples include: How to tell if your cat is a raging homosexual 6 ways to tell if your cat thinks it's a mountain lion The Bobcats on Saturday If we treated our cats like they treat us ... |
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In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe. We probably all have a vague idea of how to make an apple pie: mix flour and butter, throw in some apples and you're probably most of the way there, right? Think again. Making an apple pie from scratch requires ingredients that definitely aren't available in the supermarket, ovens that can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees, and a preparation time of 13.8 billion years. Inspired by Sagan's famous line, Harry Cliff ventures out in search of the ultimate apple pie recipe, tracing the ingredients of our universe through the hearts of dying stars and back in time ... |
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Love happens when you least expect it... Assunta has given up on love. She might run her little trattoria in the most romantic mountain town in Italy, but love just seems to have passed her by. Sarah-Jane is finished with love. She's hiring an old convertible and driving around Italy this summer - it's the perfect way to forget all about her hot celebrity ex-boyfriend! But when Sarah-Jane's car breaks down in Montenello, she has to stay longer than she intended! And the trouble is, love is everywhere..."An uplifting and delicious taste of Italy." Erica James "The perfect recipe for the ... |
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Грейс има план: да убие цялото си семейство; да наследи всички пари; да се измъкне и да започне нов живот; да осинови куче. Вероятно звучи прекалено амбициозно, особено за една крехка 28-годишна жена, но Грейс е имала години, за да планира отмъщението си. След смъртта на майка ѝ целият ѝ живот е бил посветен на това да накара човека, който я е изоставил още преди да се е родила, да си получи заслуженото. А с него и всичките му роднини, които, за щастие, са ужасни хора. Сега най-после е готова да приведе плана си в действие. И нищо не може да я спре. Как да убиеш семейството си на Бела Маки е световен ... |
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Тя има само две седмици... две седмици да го научи как да се влюби отново в живота... Съдбата среща Адам Базил и Кристин Роуз късно една вечер, когато Кристин пресича Халфпени Бридж в Дъблин. Пред перилата стои Адам и хладнокръвно се готви да скочи. Отчаян от загубата на смисъл да живее, той изненадващо се съгласява на щурото предложение на непознатата - да го убеди, че все пак си струва да живее, преди да е навършил тридесет и пет. Въпреки решимостта си, Кристин знае колко рисковано е обещанието ѝ и започва шеметна надпревара с времето. Поредица от щури приключения, романтични жестове, неподозирани ... |
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„Common Mistakes at PET... and how to avoid them“ осигурява солидна практическа подготовка за сертификатния изпит CPE (Cambridge English: Proficiency). Създадени на базата на хиляди Cambridge ESOL тестове, правени в Корпуса за обучение на Кеймбридж, материалите в книжката подчертават най-често срещаните грешки, допускани от кандидатите на изпита. Всеки раздел се фокусира върху една ключова проблемна сфера. Ясните обяснения и разнообразните упражнения към тях помагат на учащите да се подготвят успешно за предстоящия изпит. В книжката са включени и 10 теста по модел на реалния изпит. След като направят съответния тест, ... |
