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The most successful entrepreneurs in the world have achieved their success by discovering their path of least resistance to wealth and focusing on it. If you are experiencing constant frustrations and feel like you are walking in quicksand the chances are you are simply following the wrong path.

Beloved author Roger Angell discusses his memoir, which includes reflections on his family and growing up that have recently appeared in The New Yorker, with Mark Singer, staff writer for The New Yorker.

Best-selling poets Roger McGough and Brian Patten read a sizzling selection of their own hilarious poems from their respective collections, Sky in the Pie and Gargling with Jelly. With music, jokes and irresistibly funny verse, this is poetry with a difference that will appeal to all children who love ridiculous rhymes.

DAS Standardwerk zum Thema Verhandeln - weltweit. Aktualisiert und erstmals als Komplettlesung! "Das Harvard-Konzept" hat die Kunst des Verhandelns radikal verändert. Es lehrt, sich auf Interessen zu konzentrieren und zwischen Menschen und Problemen stets zu trennen. So wird es möglich, dass Parteien zum beiderseitigen Vorteil verhandeln und Win-Win-Situationen schaffen. Egal ob politische Konflikte, Vertrags- und Gehaltsverhandlungen oder Tarifgespräche - dieses Konzept verändert die Art und Weise, wie wir Differenzen beilegen und Lösungen finden.

For many outsiders, Thailand still conjures up images of the East at its most mysterious and enchanting - a view largely formed by Hollywood films like The King and I. Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military. Today, it is ranked among the tiger economies of Southeast Asia. It is a manufacturing powerhouse, the world’s largest rice exporter, and a tourist paradise that welcomes 22 million visitors a year to its beach resorts and its vibrant capital, Bangkok.

Virtual You is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to build digital twins of human beings, from cells and tissues to organs and whole bodies. These virtual copies will usher in a new era of personalized medicine, one in which your digital twin can help predict your risk of disease, participate in virtual drug trials, shed light on the diet and lifestyle changes that are best for you, and help identify therapies to enhance your well-being and extend your lifespan—but thorny challenges also remain.

In a world half of light, half of darkness, where science and magic strive for dominance, there dwells a magical being who is friendly with neither side. Jack, of the realm of shadows, is a thief who is unjustly punished. So he embarks on a vendetta.

99% of the time what we THINK is the problem is actually NOT the problem. We’ve all been there. You thought you solved a tough problem, and then it’s back again. Or you’ve worked and reworked your solution and you’re hitting dead ends. Why? We have been taught to find answers to problems, not to question the problem itself. We are still using strategies we learned in elementary school to solve complex, non-routine, difficult and potentially dangerous problems.

Organized crime magnate Angelo Di Negri is a man out of time and place. He'd been gunned down more than a century ago. But through the wonders of cryogenic storage his body had been preserved until such a time as his "family" had need of him and he could be safely revived. That time had arrived. But Angela discovered that not everything was as it seemed and that the fate of mankind would be determined by his success or by his failure.

Best-selling mystery/thriller author Roger Hayden brings you the complete collection of the highly-rated Abducted series. That's two complete book series totaling six novels!

Attitude affects every facet of our lives - from the way we handle stress to how we communicate at work. The way we view difficulties and setbacks can make the difference between success and failure. Roger Fritz has devoted his career to helping people overcome obstacles and achieve their goals by changing their outlook on life.

Self-motivation is key to being mentally strong. You can make your own decisions about how to spend your day and with whom. If you decide to go to the gym or take an early morning run through the park, you do not require support, encouragement, or the promise of a reward to complete the task you have set yourself. Self-competition is a second important aspect to consider. People who are mentally and emotionally strong believe in themselves. They have assessed their own strengths and used these as the foundation for their personal positive growth and development.

How far would you go to rewrite your fate? Indie author, Nathaniel Crane watched his career burn at the hands of ruthless critics, indifferent editors, and a cutthroat industry that chewed him up and spat him out. Now, he's taking control—literally. When a plane full of abused and discarded writers takes off after a literary convention, they soon realize their trip is anything but ordinary. Crane has hijacked the flight, turning it into a high-altitude trial where the guilty—critics, publishers, and industry gatekeepers—must face the consequences of their cruelty.

What is your best? Are you giving it? Why don't we consistently, day after day, benefit from our best qualities and talents? If the ability is there, why don`t we use it? If we have the knowledge, why don`t we apply it? Here are 100 answers to these questions.

Return of the Bison is the story of how this symbol of the American West was once almost lost to history and of the continuing journey to bring bison back from the brink. Author and naturalist Roger Di Silvestro explores the complex history of the bison's decimation and how a rising awareness of their possible extinction formed the roots of many modern wildlife conservation approaches. Weaving in natural history and fascinating historical context, Di Silvestro traces the decades it took to begin to save the bison, often with little hope and plagued by discouraging setbacks.

Mankind has been manipulated over the millennia by an alien race that seeks to use it to transform our planet into a world that they can live on. They've patiently encouraged us to adapt technologies that would bring on climate change making our world hotter and more hospitable to them all the while making it less hospitable for mankind. Dennis Guise the most powerful telepath every born is a thirteen-year-old boy, and humanities only hope of escaping oblivion. He is a bridge to our future and a bridge to our past. But can that be enough to save us and our planet?

On a steaming night in 1977, New York City is plunged into darkness and two boys, Joe and Robbie, are abandoned by their mother, Lois. Forty years to the day after this unforgivable moment, Joe is a hard-drinking ADA and Lois has resurfaced: Joe wakes from another alcoholic fog to learn she’s been found murdered on a Coney Island beach.

Enjoy three haunted house mysteries in this audio box set: The Haunting of the Falcon Creek Lodge, The Haunting of the Silver Creek Lodge, and The Haunting of the Briar Rose.

In this short introduction, Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, two theologians who care deeply about the witness of ordinary Christians and the ministry of the church, show what theology is, what tools theology uses, why every believer (advanced degrees or not) is a theologian, and how the theological enterprise can be productive and satisfying. Their clear, easily understood book is ideal for students, church study groups, and individual Christians who want to strengthen understanding, belief, and commitment by coming to know God more fully.

One-half of the celebrated Men in Blazers duo, longtime culture and soccer commentator Roger Bennett traces the origins of his love affair with America, and how he went from a depraved, pimply faced Jewish boy in 1980’s Liverpool to become the quintessential Englishman in New York. A memoir for fans of Jon Ronson and Chuck Klosterman, but with Roger Bennett’s signature pop culture flair and humor.