From the international bestselling expert on dealing with assholes' With cutting-edge research & real-life examples that are thought-provoking & often hilarious thisis an indispensable resource' Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project' At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting deflecting & deflating the jerks who blight our lives Better still that someone is the great Bob Sutton which ensures that the information is useful evidence-based & fun to read' Robert Cialdini author of Influence & Pre-Suasion' If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life No names shall be mentioned' Tom Peters co-author of In Search of Excellence Being around assholes whether at work or elsewhere can damage performance & affect wellbeing having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40 & social media has only given rise to further incivility -- 40 of people have experienced harassment online In The Asshole Survival Guide Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying & tackling any kind of asshole -- based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers & 8000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour With expertise & humour he provides a cogent & methodical game-plan First he sets out the asshole audit to find out what kind of asshole needs dealing with & asshole detection strategies Then he reveals field-tested sometimes surprising techniques from asshole avoidance & asshole taxes to mind-tricks & the art of love bombing Finally he explains the dangers of asshole blindness -- when the problem might be yours truly Readers will learn how to handle assholes
- in the workplace & beyond
- once & for all!

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Carlos " The Jackal" is the most heinous terrorist the world has ever known The governments of the United States & Israel for two decades have sought him escaping each time they come close to capturing him Actors Aiden Quin Donald Sutherland & Ben Kingsley Director Christian Duguay Certificate 18 years & over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Polish ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Hindi ; Hebrew ; German ; Turkish ; Danish ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Greek ; Norwegian Duration 1 hour & 54 minutes (approx)
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It's a deadly game of blackmail & they're making him play Kyle Mc Avoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation he's good looking has a brilliant mind & a glittering future ahead of him But he has a secret from his past a secret that threatens to destroy his entire life One night that secret catches up with him in the form of a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him Kyle realises that he no longer owns his own future
- that he must do as his blackmailers tell him or the video will be made public with all the unpleasant consequences What price do they demand for Kyle's secret? It is for Kyle to take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world Kyle won't be working for this company but against it
- passing on the secrets of it's biggest trial to date a dispute worth billions of dollars to the victor Full of twists & turns & reminiscent of The Firm The Associate is vintage John Grisham

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Having formed their tag-team partnership Ayato & Julis begin polishing their skills & their teamwork in preparation for the Festa But soon Ayato meets another girl— Kirin Toudou She has long silver hair & a petite charm—and despite her thirteen years of age she&s one of the strongest fighters of Seidoukan Academy She seems to like Ayato but that&s not going to stop her from challenging him to a duel Meet the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

The traitor revealed! The one behind the recent "accidents" has finally been unmasked--but Julis alone isn&t strong enough to beat him! It&ll take a team of unlikely allies to bring this fiend to justice Those in the shadows know this is only the first of many threats to come Things will heat up even more as the Festa draws near! Meet the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

The school-city of Rokka-also known as " Asterisk" Here boys & girls of the Starpulse Generation all compete in the Seibusai-the "star battle festival" fighting for glory on the greatest combat entertainment stage of the world Ayato Amagiri has just arrived at one of these academies at the express invitation of its student council president but when he begins his career by making a dangerous enemy his life on Asterisk is off to a rough start! About the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

The school-city of Rokka-also known as " Asterisk" Here boys & girls of the Starpulse Generation all compete in the Seibusai-the "star battle festival" fighting for glory on the greatest combat entertainment stage of the world Ayato Amagiri has just arrived at one of these academies at the express invitation of its student council president but when he begins his career by making a dangerous enemy his life on Asterisk is off to a rough start! About the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

The Festa begins! At long last the largest fighting tournament in the world gets under way! Ayato & Julis blast through the tag team Phoenix event with their sights set on the semifinals along with Saya & Kirin But time is not on their side as each passing match risks revealing Ayato&s greatest weakness—the time limit on his power & when he&s facing opponents like Le Wolfe&s Irene & Priscilla Urzaiz he needs all the help he can get Meet the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

Ayato Amagiri the chosen wielder of the Ser-Veresta has made it into the Phoenix tournament with his tag-team partner Julis As they fight their way through the preliminaries trouble is lurking in the shadowsand heading straight for Ayato! About the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...

Ayato & Julis have made it to the final rounds of the Phoenix but now that Ayato&s greatest weakness is public knowledge they&ll need some clever strategies to stay on top Unfortunately that&s when Ayato makes contact with Le Wolfe&s Tyrant Dirk Eberwein & learns more about his missing sister Haruka With newfound doubts & old insecurities clouding his mind & heart will Ayato be ready for the next match? Or is his winning streak about to come to an end? About the Author Yuu Miyazaki is the author of the light novel series The Asterisk War ...