Learn from a master of quantitative finance the rules that made him a success The Un Rules presents the dynamic rules for success in the age of exponential information 160 pages Tulchinsky Igor ...

Merging cognitive science with educational agenda Gardner makes an eloquent case for restructuring our schools by showing just how ill-suited our minds & natural patterns of learning are to the prevailing modes of education This reissue

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For any fan of THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER or GILLESPIE & I this a startling historical crime debut based on a true Victorian murder 384 pages Mazzola Anna ...

As the third & largest sister of the famous Olympic-class trio Britannic is often & unjustly overlooked in comparison to Olympic & Titanic Launched on the eve of war in February 1914 Britannic would never see service on the White Star Line's express service on the North Atlantic mail run for which she was built After being requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1915 His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic instead became indispensible to the thousands of injured & sick troops that needed transporting back to Britain from the Mediterranean theatre of war However as was the fate of many liners during the conflict her life was cut tragically short when she was suddenly wracked by a mysterious explosion on 21 November 1916 & sank in less than an hour
- three times faster than her sister ship Titanic & yet thanks to the improvements in safety heralded by the tragedy of her sister 1032 of 1062 on board survived Here Simon Mills brings together previously unseen material including stunning colour images of Britannic's wreck in the Aegean Sea & this poignant story to tell a tale of heroism in the First World War of an oftoverlooked but key ship to British maritime history & of the unique future that the wreck might still one day enjoy
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Showcasing photographs & illustrations from a variety of collectors' archives The Unseen Mauretania 1907 reveals the Cunard company's most luxurious ocean liner of the early twentieth century as you have never known her before When the Mauretania took to the North Atlantic for the first time in November 1907 she was the largest & fastest ship in the world serving with her sister ship the Lusitania for nearly eight years Although the Lusitania's life was cut short during the First World War the Mauretania continued to have an impressive presence at sea holding the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing until 1929 This evocative visual history by maritime expert J Kent Layton follows her glorious career which spanned four decades of the twentieth century ...

'A staggeringly beautiful meditation on love legacy & the emotional necessities that make life worth living' Tea Obreht author of The Tiger's Wife BOSTON 1980 Ada Sibelius is twelve years old & home-schooled Her days are spent in a lab with her father David a computer science professor & the brilliant minds of his colleagues David is widely regarded as one of best in his field That is until he starts to forget things When David is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Ada's world falls apart But when he leaves a floppy disk for his beloved daughter she has no idea that the coding within it holds the key to a past that her father refused to talk about Navigating her teenage years without his guidance will Ada be able to piece together the father she lost? ...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017 Nobody can leave an island An island is a cosmos in a nutshell where the stars slumber in the grass beneath the snow But occasionally someone tries Ingrid Barrøy is born on an island that bears her name
- a holdfast for a single family their livestock their crops their hopes & dreams Her father dreams of building a quay that will connect them to the mainland but closer ties to the wider world come at a price Her mother has her own dreams
- more children a smaller island a different life
- & there is one question Ingrid must never ask her Island life is hard a living scratched from the dirt or trawled from the sea so when Ingrid comes of age she is sent to the mainland to work for one of the wealthy families on the coast But Norway too is waking up to a wider world a modern world that is capricious & can be cruel Tragedy strikes & Ingrid must fight to protect the home she thought she had left behind Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett & Don Shaw


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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 Be sure the story is something you cannot resist Richard Rodgers once advised Meredith Wilson After considering 100 projects for a successor to The Music Man Wilson found one that was irresistible & unsinkable Debbie Reynolds plays the title role inviting all to Belly Up to the Bar Boys for the whoop-&-holler film of Willson&s 1960 Broadway hit Reynolds won a 1964 Best Actress Oscar nomination as the backwoods heroine who survives the Titanic & the snobbery of Denver society Screen-debuting Harve Presnell reprises his stage role of Johnny who has a heartful-&-a-half of love for Molly Johnny wasn&t alone Astronauts Gus Grissom & John Young so admired the movie they named their Gemini 3 spacecraft Molly Brown ...

Who are you? When you start to explore this question you find out how elusive it really is Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences & memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider aspects of yourself you realize that there is much more to you than any of these can define In this book spiritual teacher Michael Singer explores the question of who we are & arrives at the conclusion that our identity is to be found in our consciousness the fact of our ability to observe ourselves & the world around us By tapping into traditions of meditation & mindfulness Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment & let go of painful thoughts & memories that keep us from achieving happiness & self-realization Divided into five parts the book offers a frank & friendly discussion of consciousness & how we can develop it In part one he examines the notion of self & the inner dialogue that all of us live with Part two examines the experience of energy as it flows through us & works to show readers how to open their hearts to the energy of experience that permeates their lives Ways to overcome tendencies to close down to the rest of the world are the subject of part three Enlightenment & the embrace of universal consciousness are the subject of part four & finally in part five Singer returns to daily life & the pursuit of unconditional happiness Throughout the book maintains a light & engaging tone free from heavy dogma & prescriptive religious references The easy exercises that figure in each chapter help readers experience the ideas that Singer presents ...

Have you ever wondered where Father Christmas came from? & how he ended up with a factory at the North Pole full of elves to help him make toys? A beautifully illustrated & timeless story about how a toymaker & his wife became Mother & Father Christmas for children all over the world ...