WINNER of the Chartered Management Institute's (CMI's) Mangement Book of the Year Awards 2017 & a 1 New York Times Bestseller! Extraordinary' JJ Abrams Fascinating' Arianna Huffington Inspire creativity & change' Richard Branson One of my favourite thinkers' Malcolm Gladwell Masterful' Peter Thiel One of the great social scientists of our time' Susan Cain bestselling author of Quiet Fresh research counter-intuitive insights lively writing practical calls to action' The Financial Times The New York Times bestselling author examines how people can drive creative moral & organisational progress-and how leaders can encourage originality in their organisations How can we originate new ideas policies & practices without risking it all? Adam Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas & values that go against the grain battling conformity & bucking outdated traditions Using surprising studies & stories spanning business politics sports & entertainment Grant explores how to recognize a good idea speak up without getting silenced build a coalition of allies choose the right time to act & manage fear & doubt Parents will learn how to nurture originality in children & leaders will discover how to fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent Told through dazzling case studies of people going against the grain you'll encounter an entrepreneur who pitches the reasons not to invest a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below an analyst who challenged secrecy at the CIA a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees who don't criticize him & the TV executive who saved Seinfeld from the cutting room floor Originals will give you groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity & how to change the world ...

Written by Dave Gibbons Art & cover by Gibbons Don miss this softcover edition of the acclaimed original hardcover graphic novel by one of comics' most esteemed names Dave Gibbons (co-creator & artist of WATCHMEN & Give Me Liberty writer of THE RANNTHANAGAR WAR) Lel & Bok
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- want nothing more than to join the Originals the top gang on the streets Through them they'll meet the high-speed world of hover scooters all-night clubs & for Lel the girl of his dreams in particular But with the fast life comes tough foes & tribal loyalty will teach them the unforgettable meaning of unforgivable loss Neither a science-fiction story nor set in a mundane reality THE ORIGINALS takes place in a world both familiar & strange where the young are angry loyal & stylish & the only thing more important than who your friends are is who your friends hate

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What is life? Where do we come from & how did we evolve? What is the universe & how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How & why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story This book tells the version according to modern science It is a unique account starting at the Big Bang & travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings 138 billion years later Chapter by chapter it sets out the current state of scientific knowledge the origins of space & time; energy mass & light; galaxies stars & our sun; the habitable earth & complex life itself Drawing together the physical & biological sciences Baggott recounts what we currently know of our history highlighting the questions science has yet to answer ...

Origins of the First World War summarizes the policies issues & crises that brought Europe to war in 1914 Examining the strategic & political problems that confronted each of the great powers & the way in which social & economic factors influenced the decision-making process Martel discusses the position of each power & their place in the system of alliances which dominated international politics The fourth edition has been revised & updated throughout to incorporate the body of new scholarship that has appeared since the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of war In a clear & accessible manner it explains how & why the alliance system was created how alliances led to a network of complicated strategic commitments how an escalating series of international crises from the turn of the century fuelled preparations for war why the peculiarities of the Balkan situation are essential in understanding the outbreak of war in 1914 This book also

Includes:: an updated Guide to Further Reading Who's Who of important figures & Glossary of key terms & the selection of documents has been expanded to include the key treaties as well as evidence of popular militarism & nationalism Concise accessible & analytical it is essential introductory reading for all students interested in the origins of the First World War

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Orion is scared of A LOT of things but most of all he's scared of the dark So one night Dark decides to take Orion on an adventure Emma Yarlett's second picture book combines incredible illustrations & spell-binding storytelling with inventive die-cut pages that make Dark come to life in the hands of the reader! ...

Looking for a seriously fun disguise? Try a Smiffy's costume on for size! Package

Includes:: 1 x Smiffy's Adult

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Keeping the peace on Earth isn’t going to be easy so you’ll need to gather a well-rounded team of heroes to increase your odds of success Pop! Vinyl Genji & Doomfist have you covered on offense Pop! Vinyl Hanzo & Torbjörn are on defence Pop! Vinyl Ana is watching their backs with her impressive array of support abilities ...

his Pop! Vinyl figure features Orisa from Overwatch equipped with the OR15 skin! Built from parts of one of Numbani's short-lived OR15 defence robots Orisa is the city's newest protector ...

The paperback edition of Horatio Clare's search for the western world's rarest bird the Slender-billed Curlew through a fractured Europe & the Middle East ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active a tough versatile version of OS Explorer The OS Explorer Active range now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps


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