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From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the...

In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice? Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through...

Det finns många nya uppgifter, äldre kollegor tittar kanske skeptiskt, och ledarskapskulturen har förändrats mycket de senaste åren. Att ta på sig en ledarroll som ung innebär utmaningar. Men oroa dig inte – modernt ledarskap går att lära sig, och med den här boken hittar du lätt vägen till ditt ledarskap i 2000-talet. Lär dig först grunderna i din nya roll och upptäck vad som verkligen spelar roll – autenticitet, självförtroende, motivation, konflikthantering, kommunikation, mentorskap och mycket mer.

Oavsett om det handlar om konflikter i arbetslaget, envisa svårigheter i dina relationer eller destruktiva beteendemönster: varje problem har oftast en djupare orsak som ligger "i systemet" – ofta relaterad till tidigare erfarenheter, interpersonella dynamiker eller avgörande miljöfaktorer. Endast genom att avslöja dessa samband kan vi utveckla omfattande och långsiktiga lösningar, och hur du kan uppnå detta med systematiska frågetekniker får du veta på ett praktiskt och tillämpbart sätt i den här boken.

***A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK*** ***LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014*** ***PWs Best of the Year 2014*** The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai...

INCLUDES MATTHEW PEARL'S EXCLUSIVE AUDIO AFTERWORD ON THE TRUTH BEHIND POE'S DEATH! Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. Everyone seems to accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end -- except for a young...

From James Dashner, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, comes the first book in the bestselling Mortality Doctrine series, an edge-of-your-seat cyber-adventure trilogy that includes The Rule of Thoughts and The Game of Lives. Includes a sneak peek of The Fever...

Chef Charlee has spent a lifetime trying to outrun her difficult past. A head chef job in a small town might be the start of something new—but she never expected the boss to be more sizzling hot than anything she's ever cooked! But keeping her mind on the job is the only choice. If only she would stop imagining the kitchen counter as a great place for a steamy rendezvous . . . (No! You prepare food on that! Stop thinking that way! But he's so handsome . . . !)

These two masters of marketing want to pass their most powerful success strategies on to you! Learn to: slash marketing costs and boost profits by making your business as green and ethical as possible; easily turn your customers, suppliers, and even competitors into your unofficial sales force; understand how to turn business acquaintances into powerful joint-venture partners; cut your advertising budget and build revenues using social media, traditional media, and the power of your own brain - even get paid to do your marketing; and more!

Everyone loves Willow Lancaster, and every girl wants to be her. She's the perfect student. Stylish, kind to all, and always flashing that beautiful smile. After spending her junior year studying in Europe, she returns to Lancaster Prep, eager to kick off being a senior with her friends and maybe even start something up with her old crush? But everything has changed. Her supposed best friend is dating her crush, new cliques have formed, and everyone is obsessed with the new guy on campus.

The hero’s journey is a pattern of stages occurring across countless works of fiction – from the myths of Ancient Greece all the way to the modern experience of video games. The Gamer's Journey takes these ideas to the next level. Following the structure of the monomyth, Dr. Daniel Kaufmann transforms the themes found in many video games into life lessons that unlock our own potential. These quests include identity formation, self-discovery, confidence, finding our passions, and character development.

When my best friend, who's away on a mission, asks me to find out why his sister isn't answering her phone, there's no way I can say no. He once saved my life from an attempted suicide. Turns out, Nicole had been too busy with work to replace her phone after it broke. With my band, Pushing Limits, taking a few days off from their biggest tour yet, my helping Nicole around the house seems like the perfect way to spend the break. What I didn't expect was for the chemistry between us to be explosive.

Este audiolibro está diseñado para hablantes nativos de español que desean iniciarse en el aprendizaje del noruego a través de relatos breves y accesibles. El enfoque se basa en la comprensión auditiva progresiva y en la exposición repetida al idioma en contextos claros y cotidianos. Cada historia se presenta primero en noruego, seguida de su traducción al español, lo que permite al oyente confirmar significado, vocabulario y estructura sin necesidad de conocimientos previos avanzados. A continuación, el relato vuelve a escucharse en noruego, facilitando la consolidación de lo aprendido.

Whether you're a band geek like me, suffering from imposter syndrome, or just want to be more and do more — this book is for you! After I graduated from college, I started making a list of incredibly useful lessons I learned in life that helped me shed my band geek reputation along with my self-doubt and grow into the person I always wanted to be: confident, happy, successful, positive, real and checked-in. But I wasted too much time learning the hard way.

TONY MORETTI IS READY FOR NEW CHALLENGES. Smart, tough, and driven to make a difference, he leaves his post as an airport firefighter and embarks on a grueling three-month wildfire stint with the U.S. Forest Service. It's only a prelude to his next stop: a position as a fire department lieutenant in Western Pennsylvania's tough, steel-forged Monongahela Valley. But the transition is far from smooth.

An Instant NationalBestseller! From the social media sensations and mental health advocates Cate Osborn (@Catieosaurus) and Erik Gude (@ErikGude) comes a modern and refreshingly honest guide to managing ADHD for adults, “that gives solid information and practical tips in a format that you can...

At twenty-one, I had been prepared to give up my dream of touring with a rock band to become a father after getting my ex-girlfriend pregnant. But when she told me she'd gotten an abortion, I was devastated. Now five years later, I bump into her little sister, who I haven't seen since high school, while she's grocery shopping with four-year-old Logan. Sparks flare between Callie and me that didn't exist before. But soon I grow suspicious when I realize her deaf "son" is the same age as my own child would have been.

Abby stürzt aus dem Turm im Haus des Steins und glaubt bereits, alles verloren zu haben. Doch in letzter Sekunde entfalten sich ihre Gargoyle-Kräfte, und sie entkommt dem Tod nur knapp. Aidan spielt ein gefährliches Spiel mit ihr – sein nächster Zug ist ein Versteckspiel, dessen Ziel über das Leben ihrer besten Freundin entscheidet. Er lässt Abby mit einem Rätsel zurück, das sie nur mit Blakes Hilfe lösen kann, um Maisie zu finden. Ihre Suche führt sie tief unter die Gewölbe der Akademie, wo ein noch viel größeres Geheimnis lauert.

Nach ihrer Wiedergeburt weiß Abby nicht mehr, wer sie ist. Auf der Suche nach Antworten fährt sie nach Bletchley Manor, um ihren Großpa um Rat zu bitten. Doch der Besuch bei ihm wirft nur noch mehr Fragen auf. Abby ahnt, dass es nur einen Ort gibt, an dem man ihr helfen kann: das Anwesen der Calverts – der ältesten und mächtigsten Vampirfamilie dieser Zeit. Zum Glück wird sie nicht allein sein.

Övergången från ungdom till vuxenlivet är en unik och viktig livsfas, och ungdomsritualen är den stora ceremonin för detta viktiga steg. Det firas när en ung person går över till vuxenlivet. Oavsett om det handlar om skolutmaningar, valet av yrke, de första erfarenheterna av kärlek och sexualitet eller helt enkelt frågan om vem man verkligen är, här hittar unga människor många tankeväckande idéer och råd.