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Incorruptible
The most radical and powerful idea in business isn't disruption… it's integrity.
The Lean Startup transformed how a generation of entrepreneurs build products and sparked a global movement for smarter, faster innovation. Now Eric Ries takes the next step, asking a deeper question: how can we build companies that stay true to their mission once they succeed?
In Incorruptible, Ries reveals the hidden forces that cause even great organizations to drift from their values and shows how to design businesses that can withstand that pressure. Drawing on two decades of work with founders, CEOs, and investors around the world, offers the blueprint for "mission-locked" organizations that can grow, prosper, and endure without losing their soul.
Including wide-ranging examples such as Cadbury, John Lewis Partnership, Vanguard and Anthropic, Incorruptible uncovers the urgent need for purpose-driven leadership. It gives every builder, founder, executive, investor or citizen the tools to create enterprises that uplift rather than exploit.
We all have a role to play in shaping a better future. This book is the place to start.
The Traveller
'Andrea Wulf belongs to the small, splendid canon of writers unafraid to render fact with feeling' Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian and author of Figuring
An inspiring biography of the remarkable naturalist, explorer and revolutionary, by the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature
George Forster was a man out of time: he journeyed to the far reaches of the known world and challenged the worldviews of eighteenth-century Europe with radical ideas about equality and freedom. Celebrated during his lifetime, he knew Goethe, Benjamin Franklin, Mary Wollstonecraft and Alexander von Humboldt but has since been largely forgotten by history.
The Traveller seeks to restore Forster as one of the great visionaries of his era. At the age of seventeen he joined Captain Cook's second voyage - an exploration of vast contrasts from the icy world of Antarctica to the tropical islands of the South Pacific. A brilliant mind driven by boundless curiosity, he studied the diverse nature, people and cultures he encountered and came back imbued with a deep belief in the equality of races. On his return he was feted in England, France, Germany and Poland, using his fame to advocate freedom and human rights and argue against empire, racism and slavery. He admired strong and educated women and was proud to have daughters. The book traces how - inspired by the French Revolution - he became a leader of the short-lived Republic of Mainz and was eventually forced into exile in Paris during the Reign of Terror.
Following in Forster's footsteps from Europe to Tahiti, and drawing on a wealth of correspondence mostly unpublished in English, Andrea Wulf paints a portrait of a remarkable, passionate figure unbound by place, people or establishment. She vividly conveys his extraordinary quest to find what connects us rather than what sets us apart.
Never Settle
The definitive guide to transforming everyday interactions into remarkable wins, from Harvard Law, MIT, and University of Michigan's negotiation experts.
What if you could walk away from every conversation with exactly what you want?
At work, at home, and in our daily interactions, our lives are full of constant negotiation:
Trying to score a promotion at work
Changing an airline flight
Even getting our spouse to take out the trash
But, while we like to think we know how to get our way, too many of us struggle to capture what we know we deserve.
In Never Settle, renowned negotiation experts Attia Qureshi and John Richardson move beyond the basic theory of persuasion to help you learn these invaluable skills to get more in every aspect of your life.
Drawing from decades of experience teaching at elite institutions and incorporating insights they've culled from FBI negotiation tactics, they offer readers groundbreaking, actionable strategies to negotiate with confidence and achieve extraordinary results, no matter the circumstances.
With easy-to-follow, habit-building exercises, this revolutionary guide reveals how you can build trust through reciprocity, get more through a strategic no, and craft win-win outcomes using creative problem-solving.
Accessible and empowering, Never Settle equips you with the techniques you need to unlock the best deal, without settling for anything less.
This Immortal Heart
From the #1 bestselling author comes an epic story of love and war as two opposing deities find themselves drawn to each other against all odds. Because when Aphrodite and Ares fall in love, sparks are bound to fly.
This is the oldest love story of all time . . .
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, wields unparalleled power over every divine and mortal heart. Though her world is one of beauty, she is the most dangerous god of all, ruled by passion regardless of the consequences.
Ares, God of War, is her perfect contradiction: feared, unwanted and relentless in his devotion to chaos. Where she breathes life into longing, he thrives in destruction.
And yet gods are no more immune to love and loss than anyone else, and soon their lives collide. But even divine love can't protect them from the fates of Mount Olympus, and whilst the God of War may be capable of greater love than anyone else, so may the Goddess of Love be capable of the gravest mistakes . . .
Give Me Butterflies - Jöhetnek a pillangók - Oaks Sisters 1.
Megható, szenvedélyes munkahelyi románc egy tudományos múzeum falai közt.
Millie-t soha nem érdekelték az elvárások. Gyerekkori rajongása a bogarak és a természettudomány iránt a rovartan területére kalauzolta őt, és kurátorként naponta inspirálja a múzeumba látogatókat. Nagy álma, hogy a Rovartani Tár osztályvezetőjévé váljon, ezért amikor a pozíció megüresedik, elhatározza, hogy semmi sem térítheti el a céljától. Főleg nem Finn, a mindig mogorva kolléga, akinek rosszalló tekintete, mélykék szeme és megszámlálhatatlan csillagászati mintás nyakkendője van... Nem mintha Millie ezekre odafigyelne.
Finn nem szándékosan mogorva mindenkivel, csupán nehezen tartja egyensúlyban az élete különböző területeit: egyedül neveli unokahúgait, igyekszik, hogy legalább néha ne égesse oda a vacsorájukat, gyászolja elveszített nővérét, és közben a múzeumban is helyt kell állnia. Nem engedheti el magát, és végképp nincs szüksége több bonyodalomra - különösen a ragyogó mosolyú, rendíthetetlenül optimista Millie-re, akivel szó szerint folyton összeütközik.
A férfi túl bogaras. A nő vakítóan ragyog, akár egy csillag. Nem áll szándékukban közelebbről megismerni egymást, de mivel Finn tagja a pozícióra interjúztató bizottságnak, ez elkerülhetetlen. Millie hamarosan rájön, hogy a karrierjét kockáztatni egy dolog; a szívét kockáztatni viszont már egészen más.
"Az édes és a pikáns tökéletes egyvelege." - Kirkus Reviews
Készülj fel a gyomrodban repkedő pillangókra!
Szereted az érzéki, de tartalmas könyveket? Vidd haza nyugodtan, tetszeni fog!
Fiatal nőknek, felső korhatár nélkül!
A Short History of America
In the two hundred and fifty years since its foundation, the United States of America has grown to become the world's richest and most powerful union. How did this new nation come to dominate global culture, economics, politics and warfare?
Informed by years of close observation, bestselling author Simon Jenkins follows the extraordinary journey of America from before independence through revolution to Civil War, its emergence onto the international stage and the turbulence of the present day.
We meet its most notable Presidents and see its most formative moments in a colourful and pacey narrative of a country often in turmoil, yet one that remains to many a land of freedom and a citadel of democracy with a story to inspire.
This is an essential read for anyone who seeks to understand the country that continues to shape our world.
The Make-Believe
From the actor known for Skins and Games of Thrones, a deeply intimate, shockingly honest memoir about acting, fame, mental illness and the struggle to leave a cult-like organisation whose belief in magic shattered Hannah's reality.
In 2017, Hannah Murray was a successful actor whose career had taken her to Hollywood and given her the opportunity to act with A list stars and Oscar-winning directors. But as the daily costs of acting grew, from the degradations of auditions to repeating violent scenes over and over, Hannah found herself searching for something to make her feel better. One day, a reiki healer promises her a new kind of treatment, a kind of magic, and all of a sudden Hannah's life is changed.
Back in London, she becomes increasingly involved with the organisation behind the magic, an organisation whose charismatic leader, promises of secret knowledge, and increasingly complex rituals, are seductive, cult-like - and ultimately destructive, as Hannah finds herself on a week-long course from her friends and family - and her sanity falls apart. Detained in hospital, she struggles to understand the difference between what's real, and what's imagined. The result is a propulsive, shockingly honest, and extraordinarily intimate portrayal of a mind taken over the edge.
From the outer edges of fame, through Hollywood film sets and London parties, Hannah's life has slowly moved from that of a successful starlet to that of a young woman seduced by the magical thinking of an organisation that promises health and happiness beyond her wildest dreams, but her reality becomes far more disturbing than she could ever have imagined.
Shocking, intimate and compulsive, The Make-Believe is an ultimately uplifting and inspiring story of empathy, resilience and the power of belief.
The Kings of Kearny
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Lights Out comes a dark and steamy motorcycle club romance, perfect for fans of Paisley Hope
Jakob Larson is going to be the death of me.
That's what I think every time he strides into my bar. The Kings of Kearny run this small Texas town, and Jakob is their chief enforcer. The Viking, they call him. He's a criminal. As dangerous as he is sexy. The kind of man who makes my inner cavewoman sit up and take notice.
I'm ready to indulge her desires, but just for one night.
Unfortunately, Jakob has other plans. Someone in town is breaking one of the cardinal rules set by the leader of The Kings, and Jakob thinks they're using my grandmother's nursing home to do it. Now I'm neck-deep in trouble with him, and every time I think I've figured out what's really going on, Jakob reveals another piece of the puzzle.
I need to figure out how far I'm willing to go to protect this town. How far I'm willing to go with Jakob. Because if I fall for him, there's no going back. No hope for a peaceful ending. But Jakob is the kind of man who makes me think that peaceful is overrated, and that descending into darkness with him could lead to something even better than a Happily Ever After.
Psychology of Luck: Korean Secrets for Attracting Wealth and Success
Praised as a book that 'brings you luck the moment you open it', this book contains lessons on how to understand - and use - the psychology of luck.
Why are successful people so obsessed with luck?
Because they want to draw things of value to them.
The average person will experience at least a couple of lucky breaks in their lives, but life's successes and failures are dependent on how well you recognize the signs of such luck.
Born into a family with a gift of intuitive foresight and raised in Korean traditions of numerology, astrology and shamanism, Min Ji Yoo has developed deep insights into how people attract luck, money and the things they value to themselves. In The Psychology of Luck, Min Ji Yoo focuses on how successful people harness their luck to attract success - and how we can too.
Drawing on her years working with celebrities, business tycoons, politicians, and everyday people, Ji Yoo explains that the capacity to take advantage of lucky opportunities determines one's success. In this book, she reveals the surprising truths that you can enrich your life in many ways, simply by changing your attitude and psychological approach to luck.
Each chapter offers life lessons about luck and abundance - as well as approaches that quiet those anxieties that weigh us down. From 'live according to your instincts' to 'the more grace you give, the less pain you receive', Min Ji Yoo demonstrates that self-knowledge, worldly wisdom and luck are essential to becoming rich - whether measured in money, love, health or spiritual terms.
Men of a Certain Age
From Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to Kevin Ayers, Kate Mossman has long fostered an interest in male musicians of a certain age.
Why is it that when I meet them, I feel something ignite inside me? What is this strange connection - to feel so excited, yet so at ease? And how is it that in the presence of a wrinkly rock star twice my age, I sometimes feel like I'm meeting . . . me?
Featuring nineteen long-form profiles lovingly constructed for The Word magazine and the New Statesman, Men of a Certain Age chronicles the lives of some of the biggest rock stars of our time, including Brian May, Gene Simmons, Terence Trent D'Arby, Johnny Rotten and Nick Cave.
The book is a meditation on the powerful archetype of the ageing rock star, but it is also a personal story - of music and obsession, and of the deep unconscious projections at play in our relationships with the famous people who most capture our hearts. As Kate travels 5,000 miles to try and find Glen Campbell, and to the depths of the Cornish countryside for a rendezvous with Roger Taylor, will she finally unravel the roots of her obsession with the elder statesmen of rock?
Čo hľadal Jakub pod posteľou? (a čo všetko sa mu tam prihodilo)
Vyzerá to na pokojný deň v detskej izbe. Jakub sa hrá s vyklápacím autíčkom, v ktorom preváža sklenené guľôčky. No vtom sa stane niečo strašné. Nákladiak sa prevráti a guľôčky sa zakotúľajú pod posteľ. A tam je veru poriadna tma. Jakub sa bojí – ale aj tak tam vlezie. A zrazu, verte-neverte, objaví čosi úžasné.
Zistí, že pod posteľou žijú Sliňúch, Plackoš alebo aj strašidelná Snežimama, nehovoriac o množstve bláznivých miest. Počuli ste už o Hlavnej stanici vodných autobusov či o Skanzene múch?
Kto má rád pestrý svet plný neobyčajných udalostí a vtipných bytostí, nebude sa pri tomto diele, ktoré je rozprávkou aj interaktívnou obrázkovou knihou zároveň, ani na chvíľku nudiť. Precvičí si nielen pozornosť, ale aj brušné svaly, pretože o zábavu veru núdza nebude.
Odporúčame deťom a dospelým od 5 rokov.
Aftertaste
Kostya is haunted. Still reeling from the loss of his father, he's working as a dishwasher when he discovers something extraordinary. The tastes that have flooded his mouth without warning since childhood - thin-skinned dumplings bursting with lightly sugared sour cherries - are being sent by spirits seeking closure and, by cooking their food, Kostya can bring them back for one last meal to find it.
Maura is moonlighting as a psychic when a man with curious talents enters her booth. She's the only one who understands what Kostya is really capable of - as well as the consequences of messing with the afterlife. And as Kostya and Maura fall deeply, irresistibly in love, the line between supporting his dreams and keeping her own ghosts at bay begins to blur.
While Kostya and his best friend, Frankie, work towards opening a New York restaurant with a unique menu and unprecedented clientele, Maura senses a supernatural catastrophe looming that could see them losing everything…
Humus
Čo sa stane, keď sa zo života stratí smrť? V zašlom malomeste, kde obyvatelia, zväčša načrtnutí jediným ťahom pera, dokola opakujú bezvýznamnosti, sa udeje zvláštna vec: Gabiru, absurdný muž s magnetickými žabími očami, namieša elixír, ktorý skoncuje so starobou a nadobro zaženie smrť. Fiktívny denník pokrývajúci približne rok v živote – koho vlastne? – odkrýva najtemnejšie zákutia ľudskej duše: pokrytectvo, chamtivosť, bolesť, beznádej, sny i nehu. Otázky týkajúce sa Boha, svedomia či povinnosti kladie tak bezprostredne, až má čitateľ pocit, že by na ne mal odpovedať sám. Humus je neobyčajne živá kniha – tak živá, až ju Brando dvakrát do hĺbky prepracoval a dal jej dva rôzne konce. Už celé storočie inšpiruje generácie spisovateľov a hrôza, sen i neha, ktoré do nej vložil, sa nás stále dotýkajú rovnako bytostne.
Ve stínu hory
DLOUHO PŘED UDÁLOSTMI UKRADENÝCH JAZYKŮ.
V indiánské rezervaci Cold Valley, ve stínu tiché a zlověstné hory Pale Peak, se Onwé Lopez zmítá mezi dvěma světy.
Ve dne sleduje, jak se jeho lid odvrací od původních tradic i víry a hledá útočiště v křesťanství. V noci ho však sužují děsivé sny – noční můry o Akánthovi, příteli z dětství, který před desítkami let zmizel beze stopy.
Vinou nečekané tragédie dorazí do města neznámý muž. Přináší svědectví o smrti a nevysvětlitelné zkáze. V temných ulicích městečka Autumn Ridge se začne potulovat přízrak, který po nocích nahlíží do oken a lační po lidských duších.
Z jeskyní hluboko pod horou Pale Peak k Onwému začnou šeptat hlasy. Vábí ho do nitra hory a slibují návrat všech, které miloval.
Ve stínu hory je příběh města, v němž se bolestně střetává minulost s přítomností a které padá za oběť pradávnému zlu, jež nemělo být nikdy probuzeno.
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Ferrari 333 Sp
In this richly illustrated book, Terry O'Neil details the origins of a remarkable racecar, the Ferrari 333 SP. This vehicle heralded the famed automaker's return to professional sports car competitions after an absence of more than twenty years. Introduced on the American racing circuit in 1994, it found instant success and continued to be a major player in numerous races in the US and Europe. Of the 126 races the 333 SP entered, it emerged victorious in nearly fifty, making it one of the most successful sport prototype cars in Ferrari's history. Containing over eight hundred images--many of them never published before--O'Neil's book is a vivid look at this inimitable automobile.
Láska v nebezpečí, 2. vydání
Když se Olivia Bevelstokeová doslechne, že její nový soused možná zavraždil svou snoubenku, ani na okamžik tomu nevěří. Z okna svého pokoje, pečlivě ukrytá za záclonou, pozoruje podivína naproti a čeká… a objevuje nanejvýš zajímavého muže, který má určitě něco za lubem. Sir Harry Valentine pracuje pro ministerstvo války a krásné blondýnky, která ho špehuje, si ihned všimne. Jeho zájem o ni brzy přestane být jen diplomatický…
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Veľmi zvláštna okolnosť
Arabela Beckettová, obhajkyňa práv žien v Amerike, sa vracia zo svojich ciest, na ktorých bojovala za volebné právo žien, keď sa nečakane ocitne v problémoch. Pomoc prijíma len veľmi nerada – obzvlášť ak prichádza od arogantného a samoľúbeho „rytiera v žiarivej zbroji“, ktorý sa objaví práve v poslednej chvíli. Súkromný detektív Teodor Wilder prijíma úlohu chrániť Arabelu ako láskavosť pre svojho priateľa Hamiltona Becketta, no rýchlo sa mení na divokú naháňačku naprieč krajinou. Keď konečne nájde Hamiltonovu sestru, zistí, že Arabela je žena s radikálnymi názormi, silnou túžbou po nezávislosti, a to ho úplne vyvádza z miery. Po návrate do New Yorku sa ich cesty opakovane pretínajú. Chaos, ktorý Arabela počas svojich ciest neúmyselne rozpútala, sa priblíži až k jej domovu a začne ohrozovať jej život. Tvárou v tvár smrteľnému nebezpečenstvu však táto dvojica narazí na veľmi zvláštnu okolnosť, s ktorou nikto nepočítal...
Bezpečnosť terapie metabolických ochorení
Príručka pre všeobecných praktických lekárov. Brožúra poskytuje komplexný prehľad o bezpečnosti liečby obezity, diabetu 2. typu, dyslipidémií a terapie betablokátormi. Obsah sa detailne venuje indikáciám liečiv, ich vzájomným interakciám a manažmentu nežiaducich účinkov, ako sú napríklad bradykardia či hypotenzia pri betablokátoroch. Dôraz je kladený na špecifiká novších preparátov v kontexte kardiovaskulárneho rizika a ich bezpečné kombinovanie v polymorbídnom prostredí. Texty sú doplnené o praktické poznámky pre všeobecných lekárov, ktoré slúžia ako návod na efektívny monitoring a optimalizáciu liečby v ambulantnej praxi.
Önbecsülés kurzus
A koreai Dr. Yoon Hong Gyun annak szentelte az életét, hogy megértse, milyen szerepet játszik az önbecsülés a boldog élet kialakításában. Könyvében, amely szülőhazájában minden várakozást felülmúlóan sikeresnek bizonyult, megosztja velünk mindazt, amit gyakorló pszichológusként megtudott a témáról.
Lépésről lépésre haladó módszerét követve felülkerekedhetünk alacsony önbecsülésünkön, és kialakíthatjuk azt a magabiztosságot, amely a hosszú távú elégedettséghez szükséges. A szerző segítségével megtanulhatunk újra odafigyelni önmagunkra és vágyainkra, kiszakadhatunk az ördögi körökből, és végre elkezdhetjük mások rólunk alkotott véleményétől függetlenedve értékelni magunkat.
A boldog életnek nincs egy bizonyos titka, az Önbecsülés kurzusban olvasható módszerekre építve azonban teljesen másként fogunk gondolkodni a lehetőségeinkről.
