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We all need to get others to buy things from us to succeed. How we sell affects our very ability to make an impact in the world. The expert advice in this book, illustrated with a host of examples, wi

Crowdfunding is the springboard your project needs. This book gives you the guidance and advice you need to do it yourself, taking you step by step all the way from planning your campaign to getting t

A creative director with more than 25 years' experience introduces new ways to get the creative juices flowing. This book's simple and practical techniques are easy to introduce into any workd

A leading memory expert shows you how to make memory lapses a thing of the past. Find out how to have facts and figures at your fingertips. With lots of exercises and examples, this book will guide yo

Discover the secrets of how to manage discord, disagreements and ultimately get on with anyone in How to Agree to Disagree, from psychologist and leading conflict negotiator Gabrielle Rifkind.'Compassionate, pragmatic wisdom' – Alain de BottonAn empowering guide to managing conflict.As much as we may try to avoid it, disagreement is inevitable – from work to family life, friendships and even internal dilemmas. But how many of us actually know how to deal with conflict effectively? How can you stop a disagreement escalating to an argument? And how can we all learn to communicate better?World-leading conflict mediator and psychotherapist Gabrielle Rifkind is here to help you navigate the discords of daily life with her groundbreaking book How to Agree to Disagree.This book is a comprehensive, accessible and practical handbook, covering a wide range of different types of conflict. From finances to families, world issues to the workplace, Gabrielle is an encouraging guide through a modern

Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and

Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and

Getting the kids to school on time can be filled with hurdles – Rebecca Cobb perfectly captures the epic adventure it can be in A Wild Walk to School, a witty story full of imagination!From the Waterstones prize-winner and best-selling illustrator of The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson. It's time to walk to school and mum wants the children to get there on time. But what Mum doesn't realise is that the hill is in fact the tummy of a sleeping giant and it's important to tread carefully when the floor turns to lava! It's just as well Mum has these two Brave Explorers with her .. . A charming, relatable and beautifully illustrated story that's full of fun: recognisable to children and their grown-ups everywhere!

Practical ways to treat and overcome IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) through diet and other self-management techniques.

'How Not to Diet is for those who want the facts, not your typical fantasy, filler or fluff.' - TelegraphPut an end to dieting and replace weight loss struggles with this easy approach to a healthy, p

‘Shroud will not be easily surpassed for its combination of wit, moral complexity and compassion. It is hard to see what more a novel could do’ Irish TimesDark secrets and reality unravel in Shroud, the second of John Banville's three novels to feature Cass Cleave, alongside Eclipse and Ancient Light. Axel Vander, distinguished intellectual and elderly academic, is not the man he seems.When a letter arrives out of the blue, threatening to unveil his secrets – and carefully concealed identity – Vander travels to Turin to meet its author. There, muddled by age and alcohol, unable always to distinguish fact from fiction, Vander comes face to face with the woman who has the knowledge to unmask him, Cass Cleave. However, her sense of reality is as unreliable as his, and the two are quickly drawn together, their relationship dark, disturbed and doomed to disaster from its very start.