An epic encounter between the world’s savviest Alchemists is drawing Universal attention Each Alchemist starts with the same basic ingredients rare mushrooms secret liquid vials & poisonous beetles In a match of wits & bluff they compete to get rid of their ingredients & take control of the final potion Closely watching each other&s moves will you prevail in this unique & original game of Deception? Outwit your opponents with wizardry! Get rid of your ingredients by outwitting your opponents & take control of the final potion For 3 to 7 players 10 to 20 minutes play time Ages 8 & up ...

From the bestselling author of The Kashmir Shawl Olivia Giorgiadis has left her English roots behind She lives on a tiny Greek island married to a local man mother to two small sons Year on year island life has followed a peaceful unchanging rhythm Until now An earthquake ravages the coast its force devastating the island In the aftermath comes a stranger an Englishwoman destitute but for the clothes she wears Olivia welcomes the stranger into her home the potter's house But as Kitty melts into the family & the village community so Olivia begins to sense that her mysterious visitor threatens all she holds dear ...

What do two unemployed municipal animal control specialists do when their city is infested with monsters? They open a facility " The Pound" dedicated to the capture & rehabilitation of unregistered monsters What they don realize is their community service is putting a serious kink in the original four monsters' plans for all-out Armageddon! ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERDeep in the water Mr Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a permanent pout Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end? Is there something he can learn From an unexpected friendswim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum & spreading dreary wearies isn't really his destiny Bright ocean colors & playful rhyme come together in Deborah Diesen's fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down ...

The follow-up to the worldwide bestseller The Secret by Rhonda Byrne This is the handbook to the greatest power in the Universe The Power to have anything you want Without The Power you would not have been born Without The Power there wouldn't be a single human being on the planet Every discovery invention & human creation comes from The Power Perfect health incredible relationships a career you lovea life filled with happiness & the money you need to be do & have everything you want all come from The Power The life of your dreams has always been closer to you than you realised because The Power
- to have everything good in your life
- is inside you To create anything to change anything all it takes is just one thing THE POWER

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In this sweeping global survey one of Britain's most distinguished journalists & media commentators analyses for the first time the state of journalism worldwide as it enters the post-truth age In this sweeping global survey one of Britain's most distinguished journalists & media commentators analyses for the first time the state of journalism worldwide as it enters the post-truth age From the decline of the newspaper in the West & the simultaneous threats posed by fake news & President Trump to the part that Facebook & Twitter played in the Arab revolts & the radical openness stimulated by Wiki Leaks & from the vast political power of Rupert Murdoch's News International & the merger of television & politics in Italy to the booming raucous & sometimes corrupt Indian media & the growing self-confidence of African journalism John Lloyd examines the technological shifts the political changes & the market transformations through which journalism is currently passing The Power & the Story offers a fascinating insight into a trade that has claimed the right to hold power to account & the duty to make the significant interesting
- while making both the first draft of history & a profit
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From Murdoch's media empire to Trump's 'fake news' John Lloyd explodes the myths & misinformation of the Post-Truth age providing a panoramic overview of the state of journalism as it faces the biggest crisis of its history 480 pages Lloyd John (Contributing Editor) ...

First published in 1956 The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science & social criticism C Wright Mills examines & critiques the organization of power in the United States calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power the military corporate & political elite The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place in America at the time it was written but its underlying question of whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory continues to matter very much today What The Power Elite informed readers of in 1956 was how much the organization of power in America had changed during their lifetimes & Alan Wolfe's astute afterword to this new edition brings us up to date illustrating how much more has changed since then Wolfe sorts out what is helpful in Mills book & which of his predictions have not come to bear laying out the radical changes in American capitalism from intense global competition & the collapse of communism to rapid technological transformations & ever changing consumer tastes The Power Elite has stimulated generations of readers to think about the kind of society they have & the kind of society they might want & deserves to be read by every new generation ...

World famous teacher Louise L Hay has already helped millions of people to free themselves from the cycles of fear stress & guilt which limit our lives This book develops the ideas that she explores in You Can Heal Your Life the multi-million bestseller & teaches you how to build up your emotional & mental immune systems Those closest to us
- our parents & partners even our colleagues
- often seek to criticise & change us This can produce deep-rooted feelings of negativity Louise encourages us to think of ourselves in terms of positives
- what we do not what we don't; what we know not what we don't; what we are not what we aren't


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The most powerful word in the language is one that most people find difficult to say Yet when we know how to use it correctly it has the power to profoundly transform our lives That word is ' No' In Getting to Yes William Ury helped millions of people across the world discover how to transform their working & personal relationships by saying Yes In this wise & insightful 'prequel' to the international bestseller Ury asserts that although you may be able to say Yes you cannot get to the right Yes until you know how to say No Most of us are reluctant to say No when we fear the word could spoil relationships with bosses; lose the deal with clients or upset family members This indispensable book will help readers know whether & how to say No & provides a simple proven five-step solution & tried & tested techniques to tackle this everyday dilemma ...