In recent years Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons-its authoritarian religious government disputed nuclear program & controversial role in the Middle East-but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news This authoritative & comprehensive history of Iran written by Homa Katouzian an acclaimed expert covers the entire history of the area from the ancient Persian Empire to today's Iranian state Writing from an Iranian rather than a European perspective Katouzian integrates the significant cultural & literary history of Iran with its political & social history Some of the greatest poets of human history wrote in Persian-among them Rumi Omar Khayyam & Saadi-and Katouzian discusses & occasionally"es their work In his thoughtful analysis of Iranian society Katouzian argues that the absolute & arbitrary power traditionally enjoyed by Persian Iranian rulers has resulted in an unstable society where fear & short-term thinking dominate A magisterial history this book also serves as an excellent background to the role of Iran in the contemporary world ...

Inspired by classic titles such as system Shock Dead Space & Resident Evil the PERSISTENCE Is a brutal 1st person horror exploration game that does not hold your hand You must survive aboard a doomed colony ship overrun with mutants Delivering a core 10-12 hours experience with replayable & unlockable modes such as survival mode Features - Set in 2521 deep space vessel called the persistence is on a mission to Colonise a distant planet The ship gets dragged into a collapsing Star 17K light years from Earthall crew die but the clone printer has become corrupted creating mutated copies of your ex-shipmatesthe computer IRIS has cloned you to help You are the last survivoryour mission? Restore functionality to the persistence & somehow make your way back to Earth ...

Can you survive the persistence? The persistence is a 1st person stealth-survival horror rogue-like game Each time the player dies they are given the chance to upgrade their core stats thus improving their chance of success in the next life You are the last survivor Everyone else is gone; killed by their mutated & murderous ex-shipmates Find the strength to save the persistence & return to earth in this terrifying stealth horror roguelike – in VR Persistence Features Death is Just The Beginning
- The Persistence is a roguelike & chances are you are going die a lot! But with each new life also comes the opportunity to re-sequence her DNA to make ever stronger & more powerful clones in the future Different Every Time
- Every life plays out differently with different enemies to face items to find & weapons to buy & upgrade Taking time to understand the ever-changing world around you is crucial to staying alive Fight Back
- Seek out the weapon fabricators to create firearms melee & top-secret experimental &dark matter& powered prototypes! Upgrade each as you explore deeper in to the dark & terrifying depths of the Persistence Stealth is Survival
- Keep out of sight & out of trouble leaning & peaking in VR to keep aware of dangers perhaps taking time to learn enemy behaviours & come up with new tactics for your next run Required (not included) Play Station VR Headset Play Station 4 Camera



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From the author of THE PARENT AGENCY comes a thrilling funny & touching new adventure Fred & Ellie are twins But not identical (because that's impossible for a boy & a girl) They do like all the same things though Especially video games Which they are very good at They aren't that good however at much else
- like for example football or dealing with the school bullies Then they meet the Mystery Man who sends them a video game controller which doesn't look like any other controller they've ever seen & it doesn't control any of their usual games When the twins find out what it does control though it seems like the answer to all their problems & the key to all their wildest dreams At least it seems like that
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This revised & expanded edition of the bestselling book The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman gives you everything you need to transform your business your career or your working life forever An MBA at a top school is an enormous investment in time effort & cold hard cash & if you don't want to work for a consulting firm or an investment bank the chances are it simply isn't worth it Josh Kaufman is the rogue professor of modern business education Feted by everyone from the business media to Seth Godin & David Allen he's torn up the rulebook & given thousands of people worldwide the tools to teach themselves everything they need to know The Personal MBA teaches simple mental models for every subject that's key to commercial success From the basics of products sales & marketing & finance to the nuances of human psychology teamwork & creating systems this book distils everything you need to know to take on the MBA graduates & win' File this book under NO EXCUSES' Seth Godin author of violet Cow & Linchpin' Well on its way to becoming a business classic You're pretty much guaranteed to get your money's worth
- if not much much more' Jason Hesse Real Business' Josh Kaufman has synthesized the most important topics in business into a book that truly lives up to its title It's rare to find complicated concepts explained with such clarity Highly recommended' Ben Casnocha author of My Start-Up Life Josh Kaufman is an acclaimed blogger & consultant who helps people improve their business skills He previously worked at Proctor & Gamble Since 2005 Josh has been helping people learn about business without remortgaging their lives through his website www Personal MBAcom
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A surprisingly honest & touching account of a trans girl surviving through sex work in Seattle With excerpts published in Eisner nominated anthology ISLAND the full colour volume drawn & painted by Remy Boydell is an unflinching debut graphic novel Written by Michelle Perezu 200B ...

Gorgeously illustrated & with a classic feel this is a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit & a bear whose friendship is tested by a very noisy woodpecker Ideal for readers moving on from picture books 112 pages Gough Julian ...

The book features over 500 of the most iconic graphic designs from the beginnings of mechanical reproduction to the present day Arranged in chronological order the designs are accompanied by texts & illustrated with a range of imagery
- including rarely seen historical contextual & archival material
- to shed light on their origin & development

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A STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVEALING THE GREATEST MYTHS LIES & BLUNDERS ON MAPS ' Highly recommended'
- Andrew Marr 'A spectacular
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<DIV> When you're with Geronimo Stilton it's always a fabumouse adventure!<DIV> 128 pages Stilton Geronimo ...