In 2006, while travelling in Argentina, young entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie encountered children too poor to afford shoes, who developed injuries on their feet that often led to serious health problems. Blake knew he wanted to help, but rather than start a charity, he went against conventional wisdom & created a for profit business to help the children who he met. With the help of a local shoemaker, Blake struck out to merge activism & fashion in the form of a local canvas shoe worn by farmers & gauchos alike, called the alpargata. Blake called his creation TOMS Shoes (which stands for ” Tomorrow`s Shoes”) & promised to give a pair of new shoes to a child in need for every pair that he sold. Starting with only two hundred pairs of handmade shoes, optimism, & entrepreneurial charisma, Blake successfully launched TOMS into the high fashion world. They can now be seen adorning the feet of celebrities such as Keira Knightley, Scarlett Johansson, & Tobey Maguire. Blake`s mission is to prove that you can achieve financial success & make the world a better place at the same time. In this book, he shares the six counterintuitive principles that have guided the growth of TOMS for the past three years: Make business personal Be resourceful without resources Reverse retirement Keep it simple Stay humble Give more, advertise less The result is an inspiring account of a young man whose entrepreneurial spirit was able to affect change in the world, & a call to others to be inspired to do the same. As part of the One for One initiative, Random House will provide a new book to a child in need with every copy of Start Something That Matters purchased. ...

Start to Win is Eric Twiname`s sailing classic. Out of print for over 20 years, it has nevertheless retained its position as the book on simple racing principles. Considered unequalled by its many fans, it is the only book that sets out the techniques of sailing in such a clear, understandable & straightforward manner. By the same author as The Rules Book, Start to Win will be welcomed back by its many followers, & read for the first time by many more. With an updated section on the Racing Rules, this classic is set to help sailors achieve their racing best for many years to come. ` An extraordinarily valuable book... Twiname manages to remove the mystique from the art of winning` Yachting World ` One of the best books on tactics` Yachting & Boating `A first class book for the racing dinghy helmsman` Yachts & Yachting ...

Start Where You Are is an interactive journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, mindfulness, & self-motivation. It helps readers navigate the confusion & chaos of daily life with a simple reminder: that by taking the time to know ourselves & what those dreams are, we can appreciate the world around us & achieve our dreams. Featuring vibrant h&-lettering & images that have attracted a large following for her stationery & textile line in boutiques across the country, Meera Lee Patel`s uplifting book presents supportive prompts & exercises along with inspirational"es to encourage reflection through writing, drawing, chart-making, & more. Featuring inspiring"es from writers, artists, & other visionaries paired with open-ended questions & prompts, with plenty of room for writing & reflecting, this appealing full-color book will make a perfect gift & keepsake as well as being a powerful tool for positive change. ...

A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy`s humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear & danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy`s outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, & Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone else`s roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history & that no good deed goes unpunished. Kate Atkinson dovetails & counterpoints her plots with Dickensian brilliance in a tale peopled with unlikely heroes & villains. Started Early, Took My Dog is freighted with wit, wisdom & a fierce moral intelligence. It confirms Kate Atkinson`s position as one of the great writers of our time. ...

The debut bestseller from the author of the phenomenally successfully ONE DAY & Man Booker longlisted US. STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up & the all-important difference between knowledge & wisdom. It`s 1985 & Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition
- to make it onto TV`s foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on ` The Challenge` than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful & charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson. When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once & for all. He`s going to win the game, at any cost, because
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- everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge.. .STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up & the all-important difference between knowledge & wisdom. Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?


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The exciting Sky-Watcher Syn Scan™ AZ Computerised Go To telescopes will allow you to easily find & track night sky treasures, such as Planets, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Galaxies & much more. The Syn Scan™ AZ hand control allows you point your telescope automatically at a specific object, or even tour the night sky at the touch of a button!! The user-friendly menu system allows automatic slewing to over 42, 900+ night sky objects. Even an inexperienced astronomer can master its variety of features in a few observing sessions. An ideal instrument for the wide-field observation of Deep-Sky objects, such as Nebulae, Star Fields & Clusters & Galaxies. A useful telescope for astrophotography & also for daytime terrestrial use. ...

An ideal instrument for the wide-field observation of Deep-Sky objects, including Nebulae, Star Fields, Star Clusters & Galaxies, the Moon, bright planets & Comets, as well for daytime terrestrial observations when used in conjunction with a 1.25” erecting prism (not supplied). This wide-field, short-tube telescope is great as fixed aperture lense for both Astrophotography & terrestrial photography. Its “fast” focal ratio makes it useful for capturing lunar & solar eclipses as well as nature photographs. The intuitive & easy to use AZ3 Alt-Azimuth mount provides excellent stability & precise control, via its slow motion cables, on both the horizontal (azimuth) & vertical (altitude) axes. ...

East Berlin, 1975. When Oberleutnant Karin Muller is called to investigate a teenage girl`s body at the foot of the Wall, she imagines she`s seen it all before. But when she arrives she realises this is a death like no other. It seems the girl was trying to escape
- but from the West. Muller is a member of the People`s Police, but in East Germany her power only stretches so far. The Stasi want her to discover the identity of the girl, but assure her the case is otherwise closed
- & strongly discourage her from asking questions. The evidence doesn`t add up, & it soon becomes clear the crime scene has been staged. But this is not a regime that tolerates a curious mind, & Muller doesn`t realise that the trail she`s following will lead her dangerously close to home.

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In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, & East Germany ceased to exist. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, & one in 50 East Germans were informing on their countrymen & women, there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany
- she meets Miriam, who as a 16-year-old might have started World War III, visits the man who painted the line which became the Berlin Wall & gets drunk with the legendary ” Mik Jegger” of the East, once declared by the authorities to his face to ”no longer to exist”. Written with wit & literary flair, Stasiland provides a rivetting insight into life behind the wall.
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Map No. 120, State Bridge
- Burns, CO, in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national &
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