A study of the benefits Marcel Proust can bring to our lives. In this book, Alain de Botton creates a distillation of Proust's life which provides a view of the author, an interpretation of "In Search...
Exploring simple concepts, this book uses pictures that should make baby smile. It has been designed to help you develop a common language and bond with your baby. What can baby do? Splash, giggle, st...
The story of a double phenomenon: the group who reinvented the world's perception of pop music in the 1970s, and the show based around their hits which became an entertainment industry legend in its o...
A timely, searing, and unconventional romance from an urgent new voice in young adult fiction In one impulsive moment the summer before they leave for college, overachievers Scarlett and David plunge...
One of the great derisive monuments to the imbecilities of the tourist experience, Mark Twain's account of his tour with a group of fellow Americans around the sights of Europe is both hilarious and t...
This Symposium asks whether a 'history of Israel' can be written, and if it can, how? Can the Hebrew Bible be used as a source for such history? The question of writing the 'history of ancient Israel'...
Helps you to learn: to tell a story aloud, to read the story yourself.
The sales manager's step-by-step guide to better team performance As an experienced sales manager, how do you improve your team's performance? Which selling skills, developed to their fullest potentia...
In 1803, at President Jefferson's request, Captains Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery set out to explore beyond the newly purchased land of the Louisiana Territory to the western end of the...
Why did Paul Poiret design a dress that resembled a lampshade? ? Did Rudi Gernreich really think that both men and women would wear his topless monokini? ? What prompted Jeremy Scott to include a shim...
In this hilarious book, Allan and Barbara Pease highlight the differencesbetween men and women in the way they think and act. Why are women radardetectors; why do men hate to be wrong? Each page featu...
Alvar Aalto is universally acknowledged as one of the most importantfigures of twentieth century architecture. His career overlapped bothchronologically and ideologically with those of Le Corbusier an...
Selling naked options, long considered profitable for professional traders but too risky for most investors, has been surging in popularityThe Complete Guide to Options Selling avoids dry, complex the...
This is a reprint of the extremely scarce study, originally prepared by the Polish Air Force assoc in London in 1949. as the official English language history of Polish flyers in WW 2. Based on combat...
Birding can become an addiction. It starts when you hang a bird feeder in the backyard. Then you buy a bird book to identify the birds you see. Then, before you know it, you're keeping a life list and...
There's probably a word in German for that feeling you get when you can understand something while it's being explained to you, but lose hold of the explanation as soon as it stops. A lot of writing a...
Sakura is awake, but she remembers almost nothing-certainly not Syaoran,who has sacrificed everything to help her. Accompanied by thehappy-go-lucky Fai, the intense Kurogane, and the strikingly odd cr...
What actually matters most when it comes to raising happy, healthy, well-balanced children? What could you teach them to have the biggest possible positive impact on their life? This book reveals the ...
WILL deflation and depression really happen? WHAT causes deflation and depression? CAN the Fed prevent deflation? WHERE can you find the few exceptionally sound banks, insurers, gold dealers and other...
When you start a business, it’s natural to dream of selling it one day. In fact, more than half of America’s 27 million business owners now say they want to sell their business in the next 10 years. Y...
Nominated for the FNAC-Arthur Andersen Trophy for Best Business Book of the Year.
Human interaction is never flawless. Even the best relationships produce tension and at times, unpleasant emotions. Since organizations are comprised of people, all organizations generate emotional pa...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 1,3, Universität Potsdam (Institut für Künste und Medien), 10 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen...
A truly compelling, thought provoking, and relevant text for students of American foreign policy Drawing on the Bush administration's foreign policy maneuvering and the realities of a post-9/11 world,...
Outlining a positive approach to change called creative recombination, this title identifies five key elements that every company has - people, structures, culture, processes, and networks. It offers...
Section 1, "Fundamentals", provides a step-by-step overview of an interiors project, describing the scope of professional services, the project schedule, and the design and presentation tools used by ...
If you can't trust those in charge, who can you trust? From government to business, banks to media, trust in institutions is at an all-time low. But this isn't the age of distrust – far from it. In th...