What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character" is a captivating collection of reminiscences from freewheeling scientific genius Richard P. Feynman. Richard Feynman
- Nobel Laureate teacher & iconic intellect
- possessed an unquenchable thirst for an adventure & an unparalleled gift for telling the extraordinary stories of his life. In this collection of short pieces Feynman describes everything from his love of beauty to college pranks to how his father taught him to think. He takes us behind the scenes of the space shuttle Challenger investigation where he dramatically revealed the cause of the disaster with a simple experiment. & he tells us of how he met his beloved first wife Arlene & their brief time together before her death. Sometimes intensely moving sometimes funny these writings are infused with Feynmans curiosity & passion for life. " Feynmans voice echoes raw & direct through these pages". (" The New York Times"). " Outrageously gifted iconoclastic irrepressible... Richard Feynman still has the capacity to suprise". (" Observer"). " One of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.. .he was also stubborn irreverent playful intensely curious & highly original in practically everything he did". (" New York Review of Books"). " If more scientists were like Feynman the world really would be a better & better understood place". (" Independent on Sunday"). Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was one of this centurys most brilliant theoretical physicists & original thinkers. Feynmans other books also available in Penguin include "QED" " Six Easy Pieces" " Six Not-so-Easy Pieces" " Dont You Have Time to Think" " The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" " What Do You Care What Other People Think?" & " The Meaning of it All"."

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What Do You Say After You Say Hello? explains what makes the winners win the losers lose & the in-betweens so boring... In it Dr Eric Berne reveals how everyone's life follows a predetermined script
- a script they compose for themselves during early childhood. The script may be a sad one it may be a successful one; it decides how a person will relate to his colleagues what sort of person he will marry how many children he will have & even what sort of bed he will die in... What Do You Say After You Say Hello? demonstrates how each life script gets written how it works & more important how anyone can improvise or change his script to make a happy ending...
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Dexters daddy is a fireman Rosies daddy is a doctor but Daisys just not sure what her daddy does all day while she is at nursery. She knows he has mountains of paperwork to climb & he always has to fly & his boss is a dragon
- but can he really be an explorer super knight? This charming & funny picture book comes from exciting new author/illustrator Rachel Bright. Brilliantly observed she perfectly captures the imaginative world of preschoolers in this clever but simple paperback original
- the perfect gift for Fathers Day.

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In this cogent & accessible introduction to philosophy the distinguished author of Mortal Questions & The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions directly Thomas Nagel considers possible solutions to nine problems--knowledge of the world beyond our minds knowledge of other minds the mind-body problem free will the basis of morality right & wrong the nature of death the meaning of life & the meaning of words. Although he states his own opinions clearly Nagel leaves these fundamental questions open allowing students to entertain other solutions & encouraging them to think for themselves. ...

Conventional wisdom holds that trauma scars us for life wreaking psychological havoc that affects everything from our sleep cycles to our relationships to our very will to live but this popular conception of trauma ignores a startling fact: many people emerge from traumatic experiences stronger wiser & more fulfilled despite having endured great emotional pain. For the past 20 years Joseph has worked with survivors of trauma & sufferers of posttraumatic stress. In this groundbreaking book he boldly challenges current notions about trauma & its aftermath. His studies have shown that a wide range of traumatic events
- from illness divorce separation assault & bereavement to accidents natural disasters & terrorism
- can act as catalysts for positive change strengthening relationships changing ones perspective & revealing inner strengths. What Doesnt Kill Us reveals how all of us can navigate change & adversity
- traumatic or otherwise
- to find new meaning purpose & direction in life.



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What you say is often far less important than how you say it. One of the harbingers of success is understanding how nonverbal cues such as body language dress & demeanor affect how you are perceived & understood. In this book Navarro one of the leaders in nonverbal behaviours demonstrates how to modify your subconscious statements to your greatest advantage & also read what other people are saying nonverbally. These skills will increase your ability to accurately assess moods decode behaviors anticipate problems avoid hidden pitfalls influence negotiations & understand the secret motivations of those around you. ...

Explains the science without losing sight of the realities of raising a child."
- " Mother & Baby". It's time to re-write the rule
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Whilst providing news & current affairs reporting for many decades the Daily Mail provided guidance & style commentary on fashion etiquette & entertainment to its readers. Well before the birth of glossy womens magazines the Daily Mail was a vital source of infomation on fashion & manners to generations of women. In this entertaining book some of the most interesting features from the womens pages are reproduced to give a first hand understanding of what was expected from the successful ladies of the thirties. ...

Oliver Reed may not have been Britain's biggest film star
- for a period in the early 70s he came within a hairsbreadth of replacing
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