` You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.` Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes`s techniques. In How to think like Sherlock you will learn how to increase your powers of observation, memory, deduction & reasoning using the tricks & techniques of the world`s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. The book incorporates the latest techniques & theories across a range of topics: NLP, memory mapping, body language, information shifting & speed reading
- this is a supremely practical book that will make you look at the world in a new light, & more importantly, impress those around you. Packed full of case studies, "es & trivia from Arthur Conan Doyle`s original novels & short stories, How to think like Sherlock also

Includes:: a series of fun tasks & games for you to complete that will ensure that when you reach the end of the book you will be thinking like Sherlock Holmes, the master of the science of deduction. You will never look at a shirt cuff, trouser hem or scuff of dirt on a shoe in the same way again!


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In this rigorous & supremely honest book Alain de Botton helps us navigate the intimate & exciting -- yet often confusing & difficult -- experience that is sex. Few of us tend to feel we`re entirely normal when it comes to sex, & what we`re supposed to be feeling rarely matches up with the reality. This book argues that 21st-century sex is ultimately fated to be a balancing act between love & desire, & adventure & commitment. Covering topics that include lust, fetishism, adultery & pornography, Alain de Botton frankly articulates the dilemmas of modern sexuality, offering insights & consolation to help us think more deeply & wisely about the sex we are, or aren`t, having. One in the new series of books from The School of Life, launched May 2012: How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry How to Find Fulfilling Work by Roman Krznaric How to Worry Less About Money by John Armstrong How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff How to Thrive in the Digital Age by Tom Chatfield How to Think More About Sex by Alain de Botton ...

Is there no escape from an economy that devours nature in the name of endless growth? John Thackara`s answer is a rousing `yes, there is!` Drawing on a lifetime of travel in search of real-world alternatives that work, he describes in this book how communities the world over are creating a replacement economy from the ground up. Each chapter is devoted to the creative ways people in diverse contexts tackle timeless needs. From Bali to Brazil, as well as Delhi, London, & California, Thackara writes of soil restorers & river keepers, seed savers & de-pavers, cloud commuters & e-bike couriers, care farmers, food system curators, Fibreshed stewards, money designers & more. Read together, these encounters add up to a joyful new story about what an economy is actually for. In place of an obsession with stuff, money & endless growth, this book describes social practices that cherish all-of-life, not just human life. ...

For most urban dwellers, a large garden bursting with colour & beauty is but a dream. Enter the cacti. The perfect plant pets, cacti & succulents are resilient to the laziest of gardeners, brighten the darkest of corners & can be trained to suit the smallest, or largest, of indoor spaces. From growing to styling, taming to potting, How to Train Your Cacti tells you everything you need to know about opening your home to these prickly, but nice, customers. ...

Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children & adults alike. THE STORY BEGINS in the first volume of Hiccup`s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs... Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer & the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn`t always like that. In fact, in the beginning, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was the most put upon Viking you`d ever seen. Not loud enough to make himself heard at dinner with his father, Stoick the Vast; not hard enough to beat his chief rival, Snotlout, at Bashyball, the number one school sport & CERTAINLY not stupid enough to go into a cave full of dragons to find a pet... It`s time for Hiccup to learn how to be a Hero. How to Train Your Dragon is now a major Dream Works franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerrard Butler, Cate Blanchett & Jonah Hill & the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies & Cartoon Network. Read the rest of Hiccup`s exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon series & check out the brilliant website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It`s the place to go for games, downloads, activities & sneak peeks! ...

An original & comprehensive look at what it is we seek when we set off on an adventure abroad
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Michael Wigge is on an adventure of a lifetime. The reporter & journalist has traveled to many countries before, but this time he decided to make it more challenging: he would travel twenty-five thousand miles around the world by foot, bus, train, ship, & plane & not spend any of his own money. The journey was full of challenges: What would he eat? Where would he sleep? How would he get from place to place? Every day, those questions occupied his thoughts, but he always came up with creative solutions. He tried dumpster diving, eating flowers, couch surfing in the homes of strangers, sleeping under the stars, working on a container ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, offering to pillow fight strangers for a dollar, & after 150 days, he reached his destination. For this, Elite World Records named him the First Person to Travel the World Penniless, & the documentary he filmed about this trip won best feature in the 2011 Accolade Awards. As much a guide as a travelogue, How to Travel the World for Free will give readers ideas for alternative ways of traveling & will inspire many to go on new adventures. This book is full of surprises, some more pleasant than others. Nevertheless, it`s a journey you won`t want to miss! Traveling can be expensive
- why not do it for free?
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The weather`s gone weird. The polar bears are anxious. Ghastly Global Warming is here. But don`t panic. Help is at h&. Someone`s about to save the planet & guess what? It`s you! You are going to make the culprits behave. But who are they, these planet-wreckers? You? Your friends? No! It`s grown-ups
- the Groans
- & they`re about to get a nasty shock! We`ll help you draw up a Glorious Green Charter for them to sign, & show you how to punish them
- oh yes
- if they don`t change their Grumbelicious ways. It`s time to turn those parents Green!



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Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children & adults alike. THE STORY CONTINUES in the fifth volume of Hiccup`s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs.. . Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer & the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn`t always like that. Hiccup`s memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, & finding it very hard to be a Hero. Someone has stolen the Fire Egg. Now the Volcano on Volcano Island is active & the tremors are hatching the eggs of the Exterminator dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire Egg to the Volcano, stop the Volcano from erupting, & save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major Dream Works franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerrard Butler, Cate Blanchett & Jonah Hill & the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies & Cartoon Network. Read the rest of Hiccup`s exploits & check out the website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It`s the place to go for games, downloads, activities & sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup & all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese & train your own dragon to do tricks! ...

The beginning of the 20th century heralded a scientific revolution: what a few brilliant minds uncovered about our reality in the first twenty years has shaped the history of our species. & one of them in particular stands out: Einstein, with his celebrated E=mc 2. In this remarkable & insightful book, Christophe Galfard describes how E=mc 2 is a direct consequence of the Theory of Special Relativity, the theory of how objects move & behave, at speeds close to the speed of light. He considers Einstein`s legacy in the light of the 21st century, with fresh hindsight, & considers its impact on our vision of reality. The reader will discover that far from being just a formula, it is a brand new understanding of the nature of space & time. Some of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in the history of science have been made by geniuses who managed to merge & unite hitherto separated domains of knowledge. Galfard explores two unifications with Einstein`s theories, & looks at the even bigger picture of how E=mc 2 has changed our world, & what it entails for the future. Throughout, Galfard takes the reader on an extremely entertaining journey, using simple, jargon-free language to help the reader gain a deeper understanding of science. With humour & patience, he guides us through the world of particles, anti-matter & much more to bring us closer to an ultimate understanding of reality as we understand it today. ...