World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov shares the powerful secrets of strategy he has learned from dominating the world’s most intellectually challenging game for two decades – lessons about mastering the strategic and emotional skills to navigate life’s toughest challenges and maximise success no matter how tough the competition. Drawing on a wealth of revealing and instructive stories, not only from his finest games, but also from a wide-ranging and perceptive knowledge of current affairs, Kasparov reveals the strategic ways of thinking that always give a player – in life as in chess - the edge. With a raconteur’s engaging charm, a great chess strategist takes us inside a brilliant strategic mind. As Sun Tzu distilled the...
Sammy`s had a bad week - his wallet`s gone, along with his new shoes, he`s been arrested then beaten up by the police and thrown out on the street - and he`s just gone blind. He remembers a row with his girlfriend, but she seems to have disappeared. Things aren`t looking too good for Sammy and his problems have hardly begun.
ISBN: 978-0-09-954627-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
`In this book, chess is a teacher, and I aim to show it is a great one’. Garry Kasparov Here Grandmaster and World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov shares the powerful secrets of strategy he has learned from dominating the world’s most intellectually challenging game – lessons about mastering the strategic and emotional skills to navigate life’s toughest challenges and maximise success no matter how tough the competition. ‘Unfortunately, the number of ways to do something wrong always exceeds the number of ways to do it right’. Drawing on a wealth of revealing and instructive stories, not only from the most intense and decisive moments of his greatest games, but also from his wide-ranging and perceptive reading, Kasparov reveals...
ISBN: 978-0-09-948986-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Toast is a very excited little field mouse - in just a few sleeps it will be his birthday. Toast and Mummy fill their time with all sorts of preparations for the party while Daddy fills his time frantically trying to finish a special, secret present. Toast and Daddy want to know just how many sleeps are left - but for very different reasons!
Dissects what Proust had to say about friendship. This title looks at paying attention, taking your time, being alive and includes the author`s commentary.
ISBN: 978-0-330-35491-2
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: август 2011
Learning a language and being able to speak it do not go hand in hand. This book provides both structured activities to get students speaking and ideas for developing confidence in using English outside the classroom. Essentailly it -Examines the different approaches and activities that can be used for teaching and testing speaking -Covers areas of speech such as articulation, fluency and register -Looks at classroom approaches such as drilling, discussions, drama, dialogues and conversation
ISBN: 978-0-582-85359-1
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Nowadays, not only has much Hollywood animation and game design become informed by the Japanese manga aesthetic, but these works are increasingly done by computer applications. Indeed, Photoshop and other 3D software have become detailed and versatile enough to be an ideal tool to successfully render the nuances of the human figure and face. "How To Create Virtual Beauties" is a must-have volume for those working in such fields, a comprehensive guide to rendering beautiful characters through computer technology that allows not only for exquisite rendering of complex forms, but also allows for saving, editing, re-editing, animation and manipulation of the created artworks.
Explorers – серия книг, написанных специально для детей младшего школьного возраста с учетом их интересов и возрастных особенностей. Серия разбита на восемь уровней, состоит из 64 названий и может быть использована с любым учебным пособием по английскому языку для начальной школы. Основные характеристики: большое разнообразие жанров и стилей, включая тексты научно-популярного характера; Comprehension and Vocabulary Workbook...
ISBN: 9780230719866
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With her husband David making a living as "The Angriest Man in Holloway", she figured she could put up with anything. Until, that is, David meets DJ Goodnews and becomes a good person too. A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity like taking in the homeless and giving their kids` toys away. Suddenly Katie`s feeling very bad about herself, and thinking that if charity begins at home, then maybe it`s time to
ISBN: 0-14-100858-X
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
My new T-shirt said I LOVE EVERGREEN ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS. My new T-shirt was a liar. Dumped at Evergreen Summer Camp while her mum`s off on a swanky honeymoon, Stella just knows she`s going to hate it. Being mistaken for a boy and having to share a room with snobby Louise and nasty Karen is just the It seems Stella`s in for a nightmare summer. How can she possibly survive? This special edition includes a fantastic section of cool quizzes, yummy recipes, and brilliant activities. It has all you need to create your own summer even survival tips!
ISBN: 978-0-19-272999-6
Издательство:
OXED
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Millions of people around the world have - and continue to - improve their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How to Win Friends and Influence People Carnegie offers practical advice and techniques, in his exuberant and conversational style, for how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding. His advice has stood the test of time and will teach you how to: - make friends quickly and easily - increase your popularity - win people to your way of thinking - enable you to win new clients and customers - become a better speaker and a more entertaining conversationalist - arouse enthusiasm among your colleagues This book will turn around your relationships and improve your dealings with all the people in your life.
ISBN: 978-0-09-190635-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly BlackOnce upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue ... Before Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone.Неотразимое возвращение в пленительный мир Эльфхема от автора бестселлера "Воздушный Народ" Холли Блэк. Жил-был мальчик злой на язык... До того, как Кардан стал жестоким принцем или злым королем, он был волшебным ребенком с сердцем из камня.
An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, he decided to catch one of his very own. The beautifully illustrated, original debut picture book from shining talent Oliver Jeffers.There once was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every night he watched the stars in the sky from his bedroom window and dreamed of how he could be their friend and how they could play hide-and-go-seek together.So, one day, he decided to set about catching a star of his very own…“If only all picture books could be this good" The Bookseller
ISBN: 9780007150342
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Whether you aspire to produce award-winning documentaries, shoot a television commercial for your business, capture the kids for all eternity, or just whittle your Hawaiian-vacation video to a tolerable length, you\'ve come to the right book. With technical savvy and user-friendly language, authors Dave Johnson, Todd Stauffer, and Rick Broida show you the essentials of operating digital camcorders and using software to perform remarkable feats of moviemaking. You don\'t need a Titanic-sized budget, a degree in film production, or even a lot of technical know-how. You just need a camcorder, a computer, some video editing software, and a copy of How to Do Everything with Your Digital Video Camcorder.
ISBN: 0-07-223069-X
Издательство:
Osborne/McGrawHill
Дата выхода: декабрь 2003
In the 60s, Elizabeth Taylor`s affair with the married Richard Burton knocked John Glenn`s orbit of the moon off front pages nationwide. Yet, despite all the gossip, the larger-than-life personality and influence of this very human woman has never been captured. William Mann, praised by Gore Vidal, Patricia Bosworth, and Gerald Clarke for Kate, uses untapped sources and conversations to show how she ignited the sexual revolution with her on- and off-screen passions, helped kick down the studio system by taking control of her own career, and practically invented the big business of celebrity star-making. With unputdownable storytelling he tells the full truth without losing Taylor`s magic, daring, or wit. Readers will feel they are...
Being given yet another pointless `man manual` that told him fifty ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds made James May certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book, in fact. He reckons there are nine vital things that a chap should be able to do. Not stuff you can download from the internet, but really important things. You never know when you might need to land an A330 Airbus, or deliver twins. And there may well be a moment when being able to play a bit of classical music on the piano is absolutely crucial to your success with women. So read, learn and be prepared - you`ll wonder how you ever lived without it.
ISBN: 978-0-340-99458-0
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Penguin Writers` Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, common errors and misconceptions, choosing the right level of expression, differences between British and American English, and political correctness. It also discusses various uses of language, from creative writing, CVs and reports to verbal presentations, and...
ISBN: 978-0-14-101676-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, everyone`s favorite reluctant Viking hero, has three months, five days and six hours to discover America, get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents, and win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race. Can he do it?
ISBN: 978-0-316-07909-9
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
If you were a Londoner visiting Cornwall would you know how to recognise a grammersow? If you were from the West Country and took a trip up to Scotland, would you be bewildered if someone described you as crabbit? And what if you left your native Belfast for Liverpool, would you understand if someone called you a woollyback? How to Talk Like a Local is an entertaining guide that gathers together and explains hundreds of words that you would never find in an ordinary dictionary. From dardledumdue, which means day-dreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, it covers the enormously rich variety of regional words that pepper the English language. Not only...
ISBN: 978-0-09-951476-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
