Moving back and forth in time across centuries, this book unfolds through intimate and vivid tales o....

Moving back and forth in time across centuries, this book unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties and long-kept secrets of characters both fictional and real, all set against the backdrop of the glorious city of Paris. From the glittering court of Versailles to the violence of the French Revolution and the 1968 student revolt, Paris: The Novel wonderfully illuminates hundreds of years in the City of Light and Love and brings the sights, scents and tastes of Paris to sumptuous life.

The Way of the Knife is a riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s spe....

The Way of the Knife is a riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines. The most momentous change in American warfare over the past decade has taken place away from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, in the corners of the world where large armies can’t go. This is the untold story of that shadow war and how America has pursued its enemies with killer drones and special operations troops, trained privateers for assassination missions and relied on mercurial dictators and proxy armies. This new approach to war may be viewed as a lower cost alternative to the messy wars of occupation but it has also fomented resentments among allies, fueled instability and created new weapons unbound by the normal rules of accountability during wartime.

This book offers a new perspective on how consumers think and how to develop products and services t....

This book offers a new perspective on how consumers think and how to develop products and services that affect their everyday lives. According to the authors, the key is learning to see the ordinary in a revolutionary new way. In Hidden in Plain Sight, Chipchase takes readers on his journeys around the globe and shares his methods for identifying the unmet needs of customers. No matter where he stops—whether Cleveland or Kabul—his goals are the same: to spot and decode the routines of daily life and to help readers use the very same tools to see, and capitalise upon, what is hidden in plain sight today to create businesses tomorrow.

Edward O. Wilson has distilled 60 years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflect....

Edward O. Wilson has distilled 60 years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and butterflies, Wilson threads these 21 letters, each richly illustrated, with autobiographical anecdotes that illuminate his career—both his successes and his failures—and his motivations for becoming a biologist. From the collapse of stars to the exploration of rain forests and the oceans’ depths, Wilson instills a love of the innate creativity of science and a respect for the human being’s modest place in the planet’s ecosystem in his readers.

With the rising global popularity of cosplay, creativity in putting together costumes continues to g....

With the rising global popularity of cosplay, creativity in putting together costumes continues to grow, resulting in ever more over the-top yet convincingly accurate costumes. Whether you are a cosplay fanatic wanting to fine-tune your look, or looking for some inspiration for costumes to wear to occasional dress-up parties, or simply interested in browsing through others’ inventive costumes, this is the book for you. Each page contains up to four images of real people in real costumes, some faithful reproductions of comic book or fictional characters, others entirely made up by the costume creator.

No one has any confidence in 12-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a....

No one has any confidence in 12-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesn’t have the energy to deal with him. But a mysterious visit from the Ministry of Education indicates that Chris might have some potential after all: He is invited to attend the prestigious Myers Holt Academy.

許多媽媽深怕稍晚一步，孩子的腦力開發就會來不及，或是怕孩子輸在起跑點上。吳淡如認為，愛孩子，就不要急著教他。智力固然重要，但孩子的IQ不會因為在幼年沒有好好訓練就完蛋。她相信，一個孩子在幼兒時期所獲得....

許多媽媽深怕稍晚一步，孩子的腦力開發就會來不及，或是怕孩子輸在起跑點上。吳淡如認為，愛孩子，就不要急著教他。智力固然重要，但孩子的IQ不會因為在幼年沒有好好訓練就完蛋。她相信，一個孩子在幼兒時期所獲得的安全感，將保護他一生人格健全與精神正常。

サーティーズ、とも呼ばれる「飼料用袋布（フィードサック）」のテイストのように明るくて、可愛い色合い、でもどこかレトロ。アップリケのテクニックを中心に、初心者の方でも作れるようにプロセスレッスンつき。通....

サーティーズ、とも呼ばれる「飼料用袋布（フィードサック）」のテイストのように明るくて、可愛い色合い、でもどこかレトロ。アップリケのテクニックを中心に、初心者の方でも作れるようにプロセスレッスンつき。通常の実物大型紙のほか、アイロンで転写できるシートが付録でついています。