Negotiating is something that we all do, whether at work or at home. But what if we come across someone who just won’t give in? How can we defend ourselves against manipulation? And how do we say ‘no’ without compromising a deal?Legend has it that the Kremlin school of negotiation was born in Russia in the 1920s, under the rule of Joseph Stalin, and it still has its followers and advocates to this day.Using the official Kremlin method and years of business experience, Igor ...

Men are natural providers. Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world. Women are more cautious than men.From earliest childhood, women are taught certain ideas about money. These lessons - about love, security, ambition and risk - are so ubiquitous as to be invisible. They are in fairy tales, pop songs and love stories, and absorbed so early and so quietly that women no longer recognise them as economic at all.But these lessons aren't true. They are myths, ...

'This town could use an elaborate murder, something more exciting than drunken fights or moonshine busts.' As Hart recalled this comment the moment Gunhild Öst announced her discovery, he feared his wish had been woefully granted.Spring, 1983. The winter frost is melting, and the swelling Black River threatens the rural town of Silvernäs. It's a damp, grey morning when Erland Hart, the town's only police officer, is called out to Ramses Farm. Vanja Johanss...

The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipov’s fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portrait of life in provincial Russia...

A new collection of short fiction and nonfiction by a Russian master of bittersweet humor, dramatic irony, and poignant insights into contemporary life.The town of Tarusa lies 101 kilometers outside Moscow, far enough to have served, under Soviet rule, as a place where former political prisoners and other “undesirables” could legally settle. Lying between the center of power and the provinces, between the modern urban capital and the countryside, Tarusa is the perf...

The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story, who has been profiled in the New YorkerMaxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipov’s fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portr...

After decades as a senator and eight years as a vice president, Joseph Biden gained a lot of experience in politics! In this title for young readers, high quality images and special features supplement the main text to provide information about Joseph Biden’s life and journey to become the 46th president of the United States.

Who is Donald Trump? From his beginnings as a businessman to his term as president, this beginning biography title explores the story of the 45th president. Leveled text pairs with special features such as a timeline, question, and profile to give readers a better understanding of the Donald Trump presidency and how it changed the world.

JAMES BOND INVESTIGATES A VILLAIN WITH THE POWER TO LAUNCH A NUCLEAR WARHEADNarrated by Alex Kingston, who brings intensity to this classic spy novelSir Hugo Drax is a multimillionaire tycoon and war hero, revered by the British public for his new Moonraker missile defense system. But there’s more to this enigmatic millionaire than he lets on. When M suspects Drax of cheating at cards, he is baffled that the patriot would risk his reputatio...

A BBC full-cast dramatisation of Ian Fleming’s much-loved children’s classic, brought to life on radio for the first time.When the Pott family save Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the terrible fate of being crushed to the size of a matchbox at the scrapyard, she repays Caractacus, Jeremy and Jemima with the best road trip ever. For Chitty is no ordinary car: she can talk – and float – and fly!The amazing automobile takes the Potts on a trip to the seaside foll...

“Darkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire” (Booklist) follows a****n over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer.Convinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority, the nameless protagonist of this debut novel is also paralyzed by self-consciousness. Yet, inspired by Stephen King’s On Writing...

GOLD MEDALIST - 2024 GLOBAL BOOK AWARD FOR 20TH CENTURY HISTORICAL FICTIONThe Memory of an Elephant is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him. This timeless story is alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking, spanning east Africa, Great Britain...