Albie doesn't want to tidy his toys away but when a comic-book baddie snatches one away he has to chase after them! Follow Albie into a world of flying superheroes crazy contraptions & daring rescues in another fantastically fun adventure from the bestselling team of Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves ...

Learn to say 'I Love You' in French Japanese Mandarin English & Spanish with this press & listen board book! Meet a child from each country who loves a different person from George in England who loves his dog to Jia in China who loves her brother Buttons on the side of the book allow children to listen to the phrase in each language ...

In recent decades we have witnessed an explosion in the number of visual images we encounter as our lives have become increasingly saturated with screens From Google Images to Instagram video games to installation art this transformation is confusing liberating & worrying all at once since observing the new visuality of culture is not the same as understanding it Nicholas Mirzoeff is a leading figure in the field of visual culture which aims to make sense of this extraordinary explosion of visual experiences As Mirzoeff reminds us this is not the first visual revolution; the 19th century saw the invention of film photography & x-rays & the development of maps microscopes & telescopes made the 17th century an era of visual discovery But the sheer quantity of images produced on the internet today has no parallels In the first book to define visual culture for the general reader Mirzoeff draws on art history theory & everyday experience to provide an engaging & accessible overview of how visual materials shape & define our lives ...

Full of insights & very practical this important book by the Dalai Lama shows that self-knowledge is the key to personal development & creating positive relationships How to See Yourself As You Really Are is based on a fundamental Buddhist belief that love & insight work together to bring about enlightenment like two wings of a bird It provides a new perspective on the psychological problems of hurting ourselves through misguided exaggerated notions of self others events & physical things It shows how even our senses deceive us drawing us into unwise attachments & negative actions that can only come back to haunt us in the future Drawing on wisdom & techniques refined in Tibetan monasteries for more than a thousand years & adopting as its structure traditional Buddhist steps of meditative reflection How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Includes:: practical exercises & gives readers a clear path to assess their growth & personal development The book is enlivened throughout with warm personal anecdotes & intimate accounts of the Dalai Lama's experiences as a life-long student a meditator a political leader & an international figure working with other Nobel Peace Laureates to address crises around the world His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet Today he lives in exile in Northern India & works tirelessly on behalf of the Tibetan people as well as travelling the world to give spiritual teachings to sell-out audiences He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989

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Joe Girard was an example of a young man with perseverance & determination Joe began his working career as a shoeshine boy He moved on to be a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at nine years old then a dishwasher a delivery boy stove assembler & home building contractor He was thrown out of high school fired from more than forty jobs & lasted only ninety-seven days in the US Army Some said that Joe was doomed for failure He proved them wrong When Joe started his job as a salesman with a Chevrolet agency in Eastpointe Michigan he finally found his niche Before leaving Chevrolet Joe sold enough cars to put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the world's greatest salesman' for twelve consecutive years Here he shares his winning techniques in this step-by-step book including how to o Read a customer like a book & keep that customer for life o Convince people reluctant to buy by selling them the right way o Develop priceless information from a two-minute phone call o Make word-of-mouth your most successful tool Informative entertaining & inspiring HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY is a timeless classic & an indispensable tool for anyone new to the sales market ...

Sewing is the perfect hobby
- it's relaxing creative & useful! Now the team behind Mollie Makes magazine have brought together
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For over thirty years Sue Quinn has designed gorgeous little felt animals that appeal to both adult collectors & children Now she would like to share her master secrets Colourful strong & easy to use felt is the perfect material to make this collection of charming classic woodland animals Follow the clear step-by-step instructions to create a group of endearing little creatures that you will want to make & keep ...

" How to Shoot Video That Doesn&t Suck" is all about the language of video It&s about how to think like a director regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera & pros think about communication) It&s about the rules developed over a century of movie-making
- which work just as well when shooting a two-year-old&s birthday party Written by Steve Stockman the director of " Two Weeks" (2007) plus TV shows music videos & hundreds of commercials " How to Shoot Video That Doesn&t Suck" explains in 74 short pithy insightful chapters how to tell a story & entertain your audience Here&s how to think in shots
- how to move-point-shoot-stop-repeat instead of planting yourself in one spot & pressing & Record& for five minutes Why never to shoot until you see the whites of your subject&s eyes Why to &zoom& with your feet & not the lens How to create intrigue on camera The book covers the basics of framing lighting sound (use an external mic) editing special effects (turn them off) & gives specific advice on how to shoot a variety of specific situations sporting events parties & family gatherings graduations & performances Plus how to make instructional & promotional videos how to make a music video how to capture stunts & much more At the end of every chapter is a suggestion of how to immediately put what you learned into practice so the next time you&re shooting you&ll have begun to master the skill Accompanying the book is a website with video clips to illustrate different rules techniques & situations

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How to Sit is part of a charming series of books from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation & practise How to Sit provides explicit simple directions on the mechanics of posture & breathing along with instructions for how best to achieve an awakened relaxed state of clarity to cultivate concentration & compassion ...

A demontration of how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies tackly problems from unusual angles & extract a little more onformaiton from the data; a collection of truly practical lessons ...