The British Connection

Slowly but steadily, the centre of business gravity is moving eastwards. Emerging economies are proving promising business markets with large populations that have strong future purchasing power. The

This highly anticipated memoir from the legendary Academy Award-winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection offers a fast-paced and thrilling glimpse into the life and work of the maver

The master of intrigue and suspense reunites the unforgettable team of his smash bestseller The President's Daughter to stop an unidentifed assassin--a woman who walks the streets of Manhattan, stalki

"In 1839, an alien star-liner malfunctioned and exploded. A jettisoned life pod crashed--in the middle of a cotton field, in the Deep South. The pod was equipped with a unique survival mechanism, whic

本讀本入選「IWiLL 第十四次全國英語閱讀線上挑戰」推薦讀本 特價期間：即日起至2010/6/30止類型：Murder mystery（謀殺推理劇） Kate Jensen 是一名記者，她接到朋友 Max 在阿姆斯特丹遭到謀殺的消息而震驚不已。她出發到當地，決心靠自己的力量找出事情的真相。她四處走訪相關人事，也開始調查 Max 所經營的足球俱樂部，她覺得其中有些問題。隨著調查的展開， Kat

Communities that integrate transportation and land-use policies are better able to manage growth, improve the efficiency of travel, and contain infrastructure costs. Highways have shaped America's gro

Dr. John E. Sarno is a medical pioneer whose program has helped thousands of thousands of people overcome their back conditions--without or drugs or dangerous surgery. Now, using his grounbreaking res

In Corporate Politics and the Internet, leading network consultant James Gaskin shows you exactly how to lead your company through today's new jungle of Internet-related legal, ethical and personnel d

Austin, Hillman, Morris, Standard and Wolsclcy are a handful of the myriad marques that once constituted Britain's indigenous motor industry. Born in 1896 into the high summer of Victorian prosperity

A new range of stationery in partnership with the British Museum takes inspiration from the museum’s wide-ranging collection to create a beautifully designed, fully illustrated week-to-view diary for

The Great British Sewing Book will do for sewing what The Great British Bake Off has done for baking. Brought to you by the same production company, the TV series will be looking for the nation's best

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit, an investigation of what makes conversations work, and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in our livesThe right conversation, at the right moment, can change everything.We all know people who seem capable of connecting with anyone. They are the ones we turn to for advice, who ask the best questions—but who are also able to hear what goes unsaid, what we are really trying to say.Why are these people so good at connecting? And what can they tell us about how communication works?Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg argues, understand—some by intuition, some by hard-won experience—that there is a science to how human beings connect. They understand that every time we speak to someone, we’re actually engaging in one of three conversations: What is this really about? How do we feel? And, Who are we? They know the importance of identifying what kind of conversation we’re having, and then matching it, so tha

Relationships that Enable Enterprise Change—a title in Pfeiffer's Practicing Organization Development Series—is a practical resource for consultants who want to enhance their relationship

An asteroid transformed Mars from a lush planet with rivers and oceans into a bleak and icy hell. Is Earth condemned to the same fate, or can we protect ourselves and our planet from extinction?In his

In December 1917, British troops entered Jerusalem, thereby ending Ottoman rule and opening a new and important era in the history of Jerusalem. Roberto Mazza discusses the period of transition from O

One of the world's greatest institutions of learning and art, the British Museum sees nearly six million visitors annually. Yet until Norman Foster's remarkable transformation of its courtyard, the en

This beautifully designed full-color journal, featuring stunning images from the British Museum archives, is one that will be coveted by all ages. Focusing on the Ancient Egyptian collection, the jour

The dawn of the twentieth century was the height of the British Empire and this map is a beautiful visual history of the 11 million square miles which was home to 400 million citizens of the crown. Th

Throughout history the British Atlantic has often been depicted as a series of well-ordered colonial ports that functioned as nodes of Atlantic shipping, where orderliness reflected the effectiveness

This humorous collection contains 5,000 comic quotations from the funny men and women who have entertained the British for over one hundred years. Quotes from British comedians new and old: from Oscar

Joyce Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author, explores the power of positive thinking and the undeniable connection between the mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes.Thoughts can seem random and mean

Joyce Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author, explores the power of positive thinking and the undeniable connection between the mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes.Thoughts can seem random and mean

This book provides a personal, intimate account of the meteoric success of the young British artists and of the often painful realities of the contemporary art world. Arguably the most ambition artist

Defence of inequality has always been a core principle of the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Yet throughout the twentieth century, and now into the twenty-first, the Conservatives have enjoyed g

Thirty-five short stories from the top names in British crime fiction, by the likes of Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, Jake Arnott, Val McDermid, and more.

Robert Holland traces the remarkable experience of British mastery in the Mediterranean from the Battle of the Nile to El Alamein and the end of empire, exploring the unique and often explosive relati

The seventh annual collection of the very best of British crime-writing from established bestsellers and newcomers alike. Thirty-five stories from top contemporary names in British crime fiction, such

From the moment in the 1680s that the East India Company began to trade with the Mughal rulers of the port cities of Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta, and Chittagong, the story of the Indian subcontine

Acclaimed oral health expert and wellness pioneer, Dr. Gerry Curatola, explores the bi-directional relationship between the health of your mouth and your body, and provides a groundbreaking program fo

Royalty, Aristocrats, American heiresses, exiled Russian Grand Dukes, Randlords, Maharajas, Socialites and Financiers with newly made fortunes flocked to Faberge in London to buy gifts for each other.

A clever and engaging pop-up book. Did you know that the process of mummification took seventy days, or that the ancient Egyptians practiced the earliest known form of dentistry? Ancient Egypt is a gi

This brief study analyzes the motives and processes of British empire building in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as the role that the American colonies played in that system. Profes

The ominous announcement "Must Close Saturday" too often heralded the demise of British musicals. Looking forward from the vantage point of Lionel Bart's spectacularly successful Oliver! in 1960, Adri

The Mesopotamian campaign during World War I was a critical moment in Britain’s position in the Middle East. With British and British Indian troops fighting in places which have become well-known in t

1947 is often given as the watershed year in the historical relationship between Britain and India. In this new book, independent historian Caroline Keen points out that before that time, the British

Designed to give any reader interested in modern history and politics a set of consistent summaries of the careers of the most active political figures, this Dictionary reflects the distinctive charac

As she did in her critically acclaimed The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marriage and of the queen’s obsessive love for her

When the pirate operator Oliver Smedley shot and killed his rival Reg Calvert in Smedley’s country cottage on June 21, 1966, it was a turning point for the outlaw radio stations dotting the coastal wa

A stunning new range of stationery produced in association with the British Museum. These beautiful postcards, illustrated with patterns inspired by works in the archives of the British Museum, are

In 1891 a major anti-British revolt erupted in the northeast Indian princely state of Manipur after a dangerously miscalculated attempt by the Government of India to assert its authority in the wake o