The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. In just 96 pages, Work Smarter Live Better shows you how to deal with the avalanche of information that is the modern curse, from setting priorities to speedreading documents effectively. It is essential reading for anyone who has more work than time.

After the death of their infant son, Hal and Rowan Graham decide to leave the mad bustle of London and move to a quiet country refuge. And the rustic village of Moorstone seems perfect. Too perfect ...? Lying beneath a hill capped by an enormous stone, Moorstone hides mysterious secrets. Why does such a small town need such a large insane asylum? Why do the village's elderly residents leave everything they own to young newcomers they barely know? And why is everyone so friendly, so handsom...

Journey to the ancient past with cutting-edge science and new data to discover how horses forever altered the course of human history.From the Rockies to the Himalayas, the bond between horses and humans has spanned across time and civilizations. In this archaeological journey, William T. Taylor explores how momentous events in the story of humans and horses helped create the world we live in today. Tracing the horse's origins and spread from the western Eurasian s...

The sparkling, fast-paced sequel to Maggie & Abby’s Neverending Pillow Fort, which Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey called “a magical adventure!”Nine long months after being shut out of the pillow fort network for good, Maggie and Abby finally have a whole new mission to focus on—and this one starts with a return to the infamous Camp Cantaloupe.Abby needs this trip after a year of big, BIG changes back at home. But Abby knows that Mag...

It all started three days after I officially became a woman -- the message of mass destruction arrived. It was February 14, to be exact. Happy Valentine's Day.Sara Thurman has never considered herself part of the popular crowd - she's got her best friend Arlene and that seems like enough. But when Sara's mom sends a special Valentine's Day delivery (PERIOD FLOWERS!) to her class, all of a sudden Sara is very famous - only for a horribly embarrassing reason! It seem...

The true story of a mother's desperate attempt to save her family from the deadly grip of drugs and the destruction of her family.Intelligent, handsome, and loving, Austin chooses drugs at a young age. After a tragic accident at seventeen and many attempts to overcome his addiction to heroin and methamphetamines, he succumbs to the "monkey on his back". He is determined to beat his addiction, but there is another addiction happening in the family.Their drug addiction leads ...

A sparkling new series about two best friends on the adventure of a lifetime!Maggie’s been waiting for her best friend Abby to get home from Camp Cantaloupe for SIX. WHOLE. WEEKS. But now that Abby’s finally home, she’s…different. All New Abby wants to do is talk about camp things and plan campy activities—she even has the nerve to call Maggie’s massive, award-worthy pillow fort a “cabin.”But hey, at least she’s willing to build a “cabin” of her own. And wh...

In this short book Edward Ellis Morris writes a vivid account of the reigns of the first two Georges. Scarcely had the fifty-four-year-old king assumed the throne when James Stuart roused the Highlanders in the "Fifteen." Five years later the collapse of the South Sea Company convulsed Britain and her first prime minister, Robert Walpole, emerged to stabilize the country's finances. George II succeeded his father in 1727 and Morris writes that "the new King was in person short, and like ma...

Improve your life fearlessly with this essential guide to kaizen—the art of making great and lasting change through small, steady steps—from psychologist and kaizen expert, Dr. Robert Maurer."A peaceful and simple way of handling all the difficulties in our lives. You will breathe a sign of relief as you read it!" —Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., author of Feel the Fear and Do It AnywayThe philosophy is simple: Great change ...

• Is your career where you want it to be?• Does your life have meaning?• Are you realising your full potential?In Live What You Love ground–breaking Australian entrepreneur Naomi Simson will show you how to love what you do every day and live life to the full.Renowned for her high–octane energy and commitment to the pursuit of excellence, Naomi built one of Australia's major tech success stories, RedBalloon, from just an idea but she ...

We live in times of unprecedented busyness. The demands and pace of work and life are at an all-time high, and they dont appear to be slowing down. Whether our loads are self-imposed or put on us by others, most of us are doing our best to squeeze it all inand were starting to burst at the seams.In Ease, author and certified coach Eileen Chadnick offers a prescription for these busy times with a toolkit of hundreds of tips and strategies to bring more ease into your work and life. ...

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