Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, ... |
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Wondering how one boy and his grandmother can take on a whole hotel full of horrible witches? Find out in this reader featuring a mini story perfect for Dahl fans! Grandmamma loves to tell stories about witches, and her grandson always listens carefully to her tales. But he never expects to have them come true right before his eyes until he encounters the terrifying Grand High Witch! Can he and Grandmamma concoct the right plan to keep the witches from turning all the children in the world into mice? Read along and discover the daring adventures of one brave boy-mouse! Illustrated by: Quentin Blake. ... |
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Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magic. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and - inconveniently - in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him. But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she's going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. That's if they can agree on anything. Will they triumph, or kill each other trying? 2025's ... |
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One girl. One boy. One summer later... Jackie Howard returns to the boy who has her heart, the family she loves, and the choice she must make. Jackie is back on the Walter ranch after a summer in New York. She needed space - and got it. But she doesn't know where things stand with her and Cole Walter after that goodbye kiss. Over the summer, she stopped texting him. But she never stopped thinking about him. Still, with Cole living off in town to work at Tony's garage before he heads off to college, Jackie thinks it'll be easy to avoid him - only to find that when she sees him face to face at last, it's, ... |
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Every word is an accusation... and every whisper kills. This staggering graphic novel explores the infamous Salem witch trials and the long shadows they cast more than 300 years later. 1692 is a year of terror. In Salem, Massachusetts, Giles and Martha Corey are forced to confront their troubled past when accusations of witchcraft plunge their community into a violent moral panic. Based upon true events, and set in three centuries, More Weight is a unique inquiry into the Salem witchcraft tragedy and the misunderstood city now synonymous with it. ... |
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I've always been the golden boy. A genius law student, the heir to my family's empire, and a dutiful son. Or, at least, that's what everything thinks. Inside, I want to set the world on fire. So I let myself indulge in the mayhem for one night. Which was enough to get caught by a villain. A villain who just so happens to be my new professor: Kayden Lockwood. A criminal teaching criminal law. I can't expose what Kayden has done without unmasking my secret life. But I can force him to taste his own poison. In a clash of titans, Kayden and I soon break and crumble. Until we're stuck in a dangerous game ... |
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I should have known everything was going to change when she walked into my tattoo shop... Timid as hell and gorgeous to the extreme. I knew better than even thinking about touching a woman like that. My life is dangerous. My calling wicked. Willing to cross any line to protect the innocent. I thought I'd never see her again until my little boy tumbled and busted his lip, and I found her working at the doctor's office. The woman who’d taken possession of my thoughts. When it becomes clear she's in trouble, I offer up a deal. Twenty questions to earn her trust. Изданието е с красива цветна порезка. ... |
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Потопете се в Тъмните изкуства с този ексклузивен комплект, който съдържа джобна книга, изпълнена с факти и уникални прозрения за тъмната страна на филмите за Хари Потър, както и колекционерска емайлирана брошка с Тъмната следа. Джобната книжка е отпечатана в пълноцветен печат и поставена в кутия със сатенена отметка. Тази книга за Тъмните изкуства е изпълнена с интересни факти и уникални детайли за тъмната страна на филмите за Хари Потър - от основни проклятия и заклятия до тъмни създания като василиска и самия Тъмния лорд. Комплектът включва светеща в тъмното емайлирана брошка с Тъмната следа, която може да се носи ... |
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The comprehensive guide to the Star Wars galaxy. Containing more than 2,200 entries from the most current Star Wars film and TV series, discover the vital facts about iconic characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, and technology from a galaxy far, far away... This in-depth title reveals comprehensive histories of 1,200 characters, from icons like Lando Calrissian and Leia Organa to lesser-known individuals like Max Rebo and Therm Scissorpunch. From terrifying rancors to adorable porgs, learn about more than 100 fascinating creatures. Chart your way through the galaxy with more than 275 entries on locations, ... |
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As a renowned chef, single-dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when Mayor Kelly suggests Archer is looking for a nanny, and Iris might be available, she shudders at the thought. But in need of money she reluctantly agrees. As Archer and Iris get used to their new roles, is it possible that they might have more in common than they first thought, or is Olive just determined to play match-maker... ... |
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"The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?) at an excellent price. This is the concise edition of an international bestseller. At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o'clock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defense, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, The 48 Laws of Power is one of the most useful and entertaining books ever. The distilled wisdom of the masters - illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and failures from Elizabeth I to Henry Kissinger on how to get to the top and stay there. Wry, ... |
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An utterly scandalous but entirely truthful look at history under the influence. Did you know that Alexander the Great was a sloppy drunk, William Shakespeare was a stoner, and George Washington drank a spoonful of opium every night to staunch the pain from his fake teeth? Or how about the fact that emperor Qin Shi Huangdi ingested liquid mercury in an (ironic) attempt to live forever, or that Alexander Shulgin, inventor of no less than 230 new psychedelic drugs, was an employee of the DEA? In Human History on Drugs, historian Sam Kelly introduces us to the history we weren't taught in school, offering up irreverent ... |
