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Wood, Lucy
Straying husbands lured into the sea by mermaids can be fetched back, for a fee. Trees can make wish....
Straying husbands lured into the sea by mermaids can be fetched back, for a fee. Trees can make wishes come true. A boy and his grandmother beat back despair with an old white door. Diving Belles is a spellbinding debut that introduces Lucy Wood as a spectacular new voice in fiction. In these stories, the line between the real and the imagined is blurred as she takes us to Cornwall’s ancient coast, building on its rich storytelling history and recasting its myths in contemporary ways. Calling forth the fantastical, she mines these legends for that little bit of magic that remains in all our lives ─ if only we can let ourselves see it.
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Carnac, James
This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by James Willoughb....
This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by James Willoughby Carnac, who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. This is an account of his entire life and includes information that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or any other publications. The descriptions of Tottenham in the 1870s, the visits to performances of Jekyll and Hyde and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are written with pin-point accuracy. There is also a credible motive given for James becoming the murderer Jack and also a reason for the end of the murders. Ultimately it is up to the reader to decide if the mystery of who is Jack the Ripper has been solved or if this is a work of fiction.
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Lashinsky, Adam
With Inside Apple, Adam Lashinsky provides readers with an insight on leadership and innovation. Bas....
With Inside Apple, Adam Lashinsky provides readers with an insight on leadership and innovation. Based on numerous interviews, the book reveals exclusive new information about how Apple innovates, deals with its suppliers and is handling the transition into the post Steve Jobs era. While Inside Apple provides a detailed investigation into the unique company, its lessons about leadership, product design and marketing are universal and will appeal to anyone hoping to bring some of the Apple magic to their own company, career or creative endeavour.
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Krogerus, Mikael/ Tschappeler, Roman
The authors of the bestselling The Decision Book return with compulsive questions about every aspect....
The authors of the bestselling The Decision Book return with compulsive questions about every aspect of our lives. What would be your ideal job if you didn't have to worry about money? When did you last stand up for what you believe in? What are you afraid of? Featuring sections on subjects everyone can relate to, from the professional to the personal, The Question Book will probe and enlighten on everything like whether you are in the right job, and what motivates you to get out of bed every morning. These wide-ranging questions - which provoke short 'yes or no's as well as open-ended responses that dig deeper - are compulsively fun to answer.
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Baker, Ian A./ Dalai Lama XIV (INT)/ Laird, Thomas (PHT)
"On a willow-covered island behind Tibet’s Potala Palace is a pagoda-roofed temple that was built in....
"On a willow-covered island behind Tibet’s Potala Palace is a pagoda-roofed temple that was built in the 18th century. It was reserved exclusively for the Dalai Lamas as a place of meditation and spiritual retreat. Unknown artists have created a series of mysterious paintings on the walls of the temple and for centuries, the murals guided the lamas in mystical contemplation. These masterpieces of Tibetan art are reproduced in this extraordinary publication which features 150 colour photographs of the murals. Ian Baker’s text places these remarkable works within their historical and cultural perspective and is augmented by accounts from other Tibetan sources.
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Warburton, Ruth
Anna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her fat....
Anna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her father, she learns more than she ever wanted to about power. When Anna meets Seth, she is smitten, but when she enchants him to love her, she unwittingly amplifies a deadly conflict between two witch clans and splits her own heart in two. She wants to love Seth, to let him love her - but if it is her magic that's controlling his passion, Anna wonders if she is as monstrous as the witch clan who is trying to use her amazing powers for their own gain.
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King, James
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When ex-Marine Bill Warrington is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he decides it’s time to brin....
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When ex-Marine Bill Warrington is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he decides it’s time to bring his three estranged children together while he still can. Mike, the eldest, believes he saw Bill give his mother an overdose of pain pills before she died, and has distanced himself from his father for years. Nick is still drifting aimlessly since his wife died three years earlier. He leaves interaction with their father to their sister, Marcy, a bitter divorcée struggling to raise her 14-year-old daughter, April. Bill hatches a plan to “kidnap” April for a summer road trip and drops clues along the way in hopes the siblings will unite in the effort to find them.
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河合隼雄
あなたは友人の出世を喜べますか?人はなぜ裏切るのでしょう?夫婦、男女、そして上司と部下の友情とは?人生を深く癒し、温かく支える「友情」について、臨床心理学者としての豊富な経験と古今東西の文学作品からと....
あなたは友人の出世を喜べますか?人はなぜ裏切るのでしょう?夫婦、男女、そして上司と部下の友情とは?人生を深く癒し、温かく支える「友情」について、臨床心理学者としての豊富な経験と古今東西の文学作品からときほぐす、大人のため友情論。
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劉墉
"★没人能保证子弹一定从前面飞来,凡事「记」其「忌」才不会中计!
★刘墉全新处世系列,彻底破解人性,新鲜人贴身的救命锦囊、资深老鸟实用的人际宝典。
在社会丛林里,即使只是一句话、一个微笑、一个细微举....
"★没人能保证子弹一定从前面飞来,凡事「记」其「忌」才不会中计!
★刘墉全新处世系列,彻底破解人性,新鲜人贴身的救命锦囊、资深老鸟实用的人际宝典。
在社会丛林里,即使只是一句话、一个微笑、一个细微举动、一通电话,甚至一则网路讯息,都可能被视为「弊端」的开始,让你因小失大,或是让你谷底翻身。所以绝不能走一步算一步,而是要尔虞我诈、知所进退。
在职场上,不仅要眼观四面、耳听八方,更忌公私不分、忌喧宾夺主、忌自作主张!在生活上,除了要了解人情世故,更忌毫无计划、忌贪小便宜、忌不设防!
如果你是社会新鲜人,本书教你一旦误入丛林,也不当小白兔。
如果你是资深老鸟,本书让你即使身在江湖,也能进退自如。
这世上绝对有「一笑泯恩仇」、完全不计前嫌的君子。但记住!君子不多,所以当你毫无抵抗力时,千万别一厢情愿地把自己的全部「押」下去。我说的是人性,申请学校如此,介绍工作如此,交朋友如此,上战场如此,没人能保证子弹一定从前面飞来,你千万别被人害了一辈子,还猪八戒地以为遇到生命中的贵人。 "
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