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Assert Yourself
"Do you find it hard to say 'no'? Are you tongue-tied in important meetings? Assert Yourself will help you find your voice and stand up for yourself without appearing aggressive.Full of practical advice on how to change the way you work and livefor the better, the book contains a self-assessment quiz, step-by-stepguidance, top tips, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them,summaries of key points, and lists of handy books and websites."
Engels | 96 pagina's (0,2 MB) | A&C Black Business Information and Development, [London] | 2014
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Aldo Buzzi The perfect egg
"`The writer who never talks about eating, about appetite, hunger, food, about cooks and meals, arouses my suspicion, as though some vital element were missing in him'Scholarly, playful, idiosyncratic and witty, Aldo Buzzi's The Perfect Egg is an excursion into the food that has obsessed, provoked and intrigued the author through his life. A book of genial and highly refined chat, enriched with personal anecdotes, recipes and quotations from literature and history, it is a tribute to the profound...
Engels | 160 pagina's (3,3 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Wendy Plump Vow
"There are so many ways to find out. From a mobile phone. From a bank account. From some weird supermarket encounter. One morning in early January 2005, Wendy Plump's neighbour came over to tell her that her husband was having an affair. The news hit her with an almost audible click. It was not a shock. Actually, it explained quite a lot. What she was not prepared for however was the revelation that he had an eight-month-old son living within a mile of their family home.Monogamy is one of the most...
Engels | 288 pagina's (2 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Tom Campbell Fold
Vijf oude schoolvrienden van in de veertig spelen maandelijks een avondje poker, wat uit de hand loopt als een van de verliezers wraak neemt op een van de winnaars.
Fictie
Engels | 224 pagina's (ePub, 0,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Amanda Prowse The Ten Pound Ticket
A Short Story - No Greater Love
Australia, 1962: Susie has just arrived on the boat from England. She is clutching a newborn baby, but she has no wedding ring on her left hand. The land is dusty and hot, and the work is hard and tiring. All Susie wants is to go home. But with no money, and no hope, how can she turn her life around? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 64 pagina's (ePub2, 3,2 MB) | Head of Zeus, [Nederland] | 2014
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Nic Dunlop The lost executioner
"Police, Comrade Duch was responsible for the murder of more than 20,000 of them. Twenty years later, not one member of the Khmer Rouge had been held accountable for what had happened, and Comrade Duch had disappeared. Photographer Nic Dunlop became obsessed with the idea of finding Duch, and shedding light on a secret and brutal world that had been sealed off to outsiders. Then, by chance, he came face to face with him... The Lost Executioner describes Dunlop's personal journey to the heart of the...
Engels | 352 pagina's (3,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Michael Grant Messenger of Fear
Michael Grant's Messenger of Fear is a haunting narrative that examines the nature of good and evil in every human. Fans of Michelle Hodkin's Mara Dyer trilogy and Stephen King will love this satisfyingly twisted series.Mara Todd wakes in a field of dead grass, a heavy mist pressing down on her. She is terrified, afraid that she is dead. She can't remember who she is or anything about her past. Is it because of the boy who appears? He calls himself the Messenger of Fear. If the world does not bring...
Engels | ePub2, 1,3 MB | Katherine Tegen Books, [Nederland] | 2014
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Paul Gilding The great disruption
"It's time to stop just worrying about climate change, says Paul Gilding. Instead we need to brace for impact, because global crisis is no longer avoidable. The `Great Disruption' started in 2008, with spiking food and oil prices and dramatic ecological change like the melting polar icecap. It is not simply about fossil fuels and carbon footprints. We have come to the end of Economic Growth, Version 1.0, a world economy based on consumption and waste, where we lived beyond the means of our planet's...
Engels | 304 pagina's (2,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Gareth P. Jones Space crime conspiracy
Stanley wordt van de aarde geplukt, omdat hij wordt verdacht van de moord op een buitenaardse president. Maar hoe moet hij zichzelf verdedigen als hij niet eens weet dat er buitenaards leven bestaat? Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.
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Engels | 320 pagina's (ePub, 0,7 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Alexia Brue Cathedrals of the flesh
"People journey to Greece for the ruins, Turkey for the Hagia Sophia, and Russia for St. Peter's, but Alexia Brue travels with a different itinerary: to visit the baths. What starts off as an innocent vacation quickly becomes an obsession, as the author ventures to Turkey, Greece, Russia, Finland, and Japan to sample the range of bathing traditions the world has to offer. Caught up in the tide of travel and exploration and crossing paths with fellow travellers along the way, Alexia drifts further...
Engels | 224 pagina's (2,8 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Lorenza Clifford Interview others
"Interviewing prospective job candidates can be a real challenge, and sometimes the interviewers are just as nervous as the interviewee! If you are new to interviewing and need to learn some essential skills, Interview Others is the book for you. Full of advice on how to get the best from others and from yourself, it covers everything from preparing for an interview, to dealing with different types of interview situations, to the right (and wrong) questions to ask, to making a job offer. This book...
Engels | 96 pagina's (0,2 MB) | A&C Black Business Information and Development, [London] | 2014
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Lorenza Clifford Survive bullying at work
"Bullying at work is a serious problem for many people today. Anyone who has ever been bullied will know how demoralising and difficult it can be, and at times it can seem as if there is no escape. Covering everything from understanding why bullies behave as they do, to standing up for yourself and knowing your rights at work, Survive Bullying can help you make the best of a challenging situation. Whether you are being bullied yourself or want to help a victim of bullying, this book is full of essential...
Engels | 96 pagina's (0,2 MB) | A&C Black Business Information and Development, [London] | 2014
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Deborah Jackson Three in a bed
"Parents benefit by getting virtually a full night's sleep.;The author explains the advantages of this radical form of baby care, including its benefits for breastfeeding mothers, reviews the history of babies in the bed and, through interviews with parents, explores attitudes to the idea. The book also contains a fresh perspective on the tragedy of cot death, as well as practical advice on how to sustain your sex life, hints on safety in the bed and"
Engels | 320 pagina's (2,9 MB) | Bloomsbury Paperbacks, [London] | 2014
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Rachel Resnick Love junkie
"Rachel Resnick is a self-confessed Love Junkie. Her life has consisted of a continuous stream of men, all of whom have treated her badly, and yet she chose them and has convinced herself that she cannot live without them. Obsessive and possessive, she allows herself to be humiliated and degraded in her pursuit of love. Finding herself single, broke, depressed and childless, Rachel is determined to break the cycle. But to do this, she has to face the troubled past that she has been trying desperately...
Engels | 256 pagina's (0,5 MB) | Bloomsbury Paperbacks, [London] | 2014
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Manage your boss
"Of all the working relationships you have with colleagues, the one with your boss is probably the most important. It can make the difference between looking forward to going to work in the morning, and actively dreading it. Whether you already have a good relationship that you want to build on or a fraught one that you want to improve, this book can help. It offers practical and effective advice on how to survive personality clashes, delegate upwards, develop your influencing skills, and improve...
Engels | 96 pagina's (0,3 MB) | A&C Black Business Information and Development, [London] | 2014
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Hugh Barker Hedge Britannia
"Creations. Fromformal garden features to emphatically rustic barriers, Hugh exploresour hedges in all their diversity. Hedge Britannia offers a wittyinsight into the history of hedges and the way they relate to ourculture as well as our landscape. Hugh travels the breadth of Britainmeeting fellow enthusiasts who range from horticultural experts to theBrixton man who lovingly cultivated a whale-shaped hedge and ran intotrouble with the local council."
Engels | 336 pagina's (13 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Philip Barclay$aut$375394168 Zimbabwe
"Zimbabwe is a country both blessed and cursed. British diplomat Philip Barclay witnessed the downfall of what used to be Africa's finest country, culminating in the tumultuous events of 2008 when Zimbabwe's people voted against Robert Mugabe. But their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated youths loyal to the ageing dictator launched a campaign of murder, rape and destruction. In the wake of such terror, the economy and public services collapsed, leading to widespread poverty...
Engels | 256 pagina's (1,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Emerald Fennell Shiverton Hall
"They slowed as they reached the gate; two stone columns, each with its own crumbling angel perched on top. The angels held up a rusty, wrought-iron arch that read, in curling, serpentine letters: SHIVERTON HALL.Arthur Bannister has been unexpectedly accepted into Shiverton Hall, which, as it turns out, is an incredibly spooky school, full of surprises. And it is just as well that Shiverton Hall has made its offer, because Arthur had a horrible time at his previous school, and was desperate to leave....
Engels | 300 pagina's (3,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Howard Jacobson Whatever it is, I don't like it
"It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be. But the hour passes. Good men return from fighting Satan in the wilderness the...
Engels | 368 pagina's (0,9 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Terry Deary | Helen Flook The Fatal Fire
"AD 64. Rome is a frightening place. But little does Christian slavegirl Mary realise the dangers that await her when she accompanies hermaster to the city. It is the day of the chariot races and Mary finds herself the onlywitness to a terrible crime. Soon it is not just the thieves and drunks she has to worry about, but someone far more cruel and powerful..."
Engels | 64 pagina's (2,9 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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