Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes...it had ears like a bat's ears & its tubby body was shaped like a spider's & covered with thick soft fur...and it had hands & feet like a monkey's'. ' It' was the Psammead the grumpy s&-fairy that could if in the mood grant a wish a day. When the five children befriend him they find that each wish granted often has a sting in its tail. Golden guineas are too difficult to spend wings let them down in a most inconvenient way & when they wish for Red Indians the children forget that they can sometimes be a little warlike. ...

The days from May 24 to May 28 1940 altered the course of the history of this century as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The decisive importance of these five days of Lukacs's magisterial new book. illustrations. ...

Peter Haskell has everything: power position & a career & family that mean everything to him. Olivia Thatcher has given her all for her husbands political career. When her son died a piece of Olivia died with him. Now shes bone-dry. On the night of a bomb threat the two meet in Paris & suddenly their lives are enmeshed for a moment in time. All they have is Five days in Paris in a novel about honor & commitment love & integrity
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In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling & instructive as his first two best-selling books The Five Temptations of a CEO & The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time he turns his keen intellect & storytelling power to the fascinating complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen Decision Techs CEO faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Will she succeed? Will she be fired? Will the company fail? Lencionis utterly gripping tale serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight. Throughout the story Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often struggle. He outlines a powerful model & actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles & build a cohesive effective team. Just as with his other books Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional team leaders. ...

The blockbuster bestseller now in a manga edition--fully illustrated & fun to read! Beautifully illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi this enthralling edition of Patrick Lencioni's massive bestseller gives readers a new format in which to understand the fascinating complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen Decision Tech's CEO faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Will she succeed? Will she be fired? Will the company fail? Lencioni's gripping tale serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight. Throughout the story Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions that go to the heart of why teams--even the best ones--often struggle. He outlines a powerful model & actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles & build a cohesive effective team. This is a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional leaders. Kensuke Okabayashi (Jersey City NJ) is a working illustrator a graduate of the School of Visual Arts & an instructor at the Educational Alliance Art School in New York City. ...

Julian Dick & Anne are really worried
- George & her devoted Timmy have just disappeared! Not only that somebody has broken into
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Julian Dick & Anne are frantic
- George & her devoted dog Timmy have disappeared! Not only that somebody has broken into Kirrin
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Five Fall Into Adventure: Julian Dick & Anne are really worried
- George & her devoted Timmy have just disappeared! Not only that
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'I was born at home in time for lunch
- the doctor lured me out with a cold roast chicken sandwich. Dad had just popped downstairs
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The Famous Five are ski-ing
- having lots of fun in the snow! But its not long before they have a new mystery to solve. Like who
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