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Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention
Groundbreaking … It will be difficult for anyone to better this book … a work of art, a feast that combines genres skilfully: biography, true-crime, political commentary. It gives us Malcolm X in full gallop’ Wil Haygood, Washington Post
‘He was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer who became a petty criminal who became a self-taught intellectual … In his revealing and prodigiously researched new biography, Marable vividly chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the “multiple masks” he donned over the years’ Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
‘Explodes the myths that obscure the real man’ Hugh Muir, Guardian
‘By the end of the 1960s, Malcolm’s disciples had elevated him to what Manning Marable calls “secular sainthood” … But Marable resists the temptation of hagiography and fills in the gaps left by previous books. He gives us Malcolm in all his self-contradiction and self-doubt’ Yo Zushi, New Statesman
‘Lucid, hugely researched and surely definitive … an extraordinary story’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times
‘Here at last is the meticulous portrait he deserves’ Andrew Anthony, Observer
Author: Manning Marable
ISBN;9780143120322
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Mandela: A Biography
Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa after years of racial division and violence and to establish a fledgling democracy there.
Martin Meredith’s vivid portrayal of this towering leader was originally acclaimed by the Sunday Timesas ‘a fitting epitaph to an extraordinary career’ and by the Daily Telegraphas ‘a compelling account of the whole of Mandela’s life’. Meredith’s acclaimed biography incorporates a decade of additional perspective and hindsight on the man and his legacy and examines how far his hopes for the new South Africa were realised.
Mandelais the most thorough and up-to-date account available of the life of its most revered hero.
Author: Martin Meredith
ISBN:9781847399328
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Stillness Speaks
Best-selling author of the ground-breaking phenomenon The Power of Now brings us
brand-new insights into the astonishing power of stillness.Eckhart Tolle’s writings on the power of living in the moment fast became the most sought-after modern classic on spiritual enlightenment. Now, in this new life-transforming book, we are shown how to become our true selves by embracing silence and stillness. When we are no longer limited by our thinking mind, suffering and pain disappears and we are able to move towards a new understanding of our relationships, of nature, and of the profound wisdom that is to be found in stillness.
Author: Eckhart Tolle
ISBN:9780340829745
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Soros: The World’s Most Influential Investor
“A penniless survivor of the Nazi occupation of Hungary, George Soros is now one of the richest men in the world, and Robert Slater does an excellent job of helping us understand how Soros did it. . . . Slater distinguishes Soros from other great investors by explaining his mental processes . . . . He explains how Soros views markets as chaotic, not efficient, and very prone to boom-bust sequences. . . . Slater has written a fascinating volume.”–Barron’s
The highly acclaimed bestseller updated to reveal Soros’ role in our new economic and political era
As a financial genius, global philanthropist, political activist, man of conscience, and the world’s only investor with his own foreign policy–it cannot be denied that Soros is an enigmatic man of enormous influence. For more than four decades he has been so successful that he has been accused of directing the course of global markets and shaping the destinies of nations.
Now, in this exhaustively updated and expanded edition of his 1996 bestseller, biographer Robert Slater separates fact from fiction to get at the truth about the mysterious figure of George Soros. Working from extensive interviews with Soros and those closest to him, Slater combines compelling biographical detail with scrupulous analysis to:
Detail how Soros made his billions as a global currency trader and stock operator
Chronicle his role in bringing down communism and establishing open societies to Eastern Europe and the former USSR
Demystify Soros’s macroeconomic approach to investing and his oft-misunderstood theory of reflexivity
Explore his fanatical obsession with unseating George W. Bush in 2004 and his growing involvement with left-wing political activist groups
Reveal George Soros’s strategies for surviving and thriving in the chaos of today’s credit markets
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He’s been hailed as the “World’s Greatest Investor” and “King of the Hedge Funds.” In the 1980s he worked tirelessly and spent lavishly to help bring down communism in Eastern Europe and establish open societies where none existed. Yet he now asserts that his life’s mission is to defend democracy against capitalism and “excessive individualism”. An avowed liberal, he’s vilified on the right and admired by many on the left.George Soros has been making headlines for more than four decades, yet he remains as much an enigma as ever–especially to those who would divine the secrets behind his phenomenal success as a global investor. Now, in this thoroughly updated, substantially expanded edition of his 1996 bestseller Soros, biographer Robert Slater goes beyond the headlines and the oft-told tales to reveal the man behind the legend.
Working from extensive interviews with Soros himself, as well as Soros’s business associates and friends, Slater traces his subject’s life across two continents and more than seven decades. We see Soros as a Hungarian boy whose favorite game was Monopoly; a Jewish teenager on the run from the Gestapo; an émigré in England who waited tables and served as a lifeguard tp survive; a burgeoning intellectual at the London School of Economics with a flair for analytical philosoph; and as a new arrival to his adoptive homeland, the USA.
Slater also closely tracks Soros’s meteoric rise from unsuccessful gold arbitrageur to “The Man Who Moves Markets.” He chronicles many of Soros’s financial triumphs and missteps, digging deep to provide new insights into some of his most sensational coups, including Soros’s history-making move against the Pound-a play that netted him a cool $1 billion and seemingly threatened to break The Bank of England.
And in entirely new chapters devoted to Soros’s political awakening, Slater describes his growing involvement with national politics during the 1990s, his role in helping to launch the liberal political action group, Americans Coming Together, his mounting obsession with George W. Bush following 9/11 and his efforts to unseat him in the 2004 election, and his widely misunderstood involvement with Moveon.org.
Author: Robert Slater
ISBN:9780071608442
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Spirit Hunters #2: The Island of Monsters Paperback
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The thrilling sequel to the Texas Bluebonnet Award-nominated Spirit Hunters!
We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh delivers the next haunting tale in her acclaimed middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a mix of captivating mystery and chilling ghost story.
The perfect spooky read for Halloween, this pulse-pounding adventure will leave you shocked at every twist.
Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort’s history of disappearances and discovers more about the island’s dark and fabled past, she must use her newly acquired spirit hunting talents to save everyone on the island from murderous spirits on the attack.
An exciting and spooky middle grade series, perfect for Halloween reads.
- Publisher : HarperCollins; Reprint edition (June 25, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0062430122
- ISBN-13 : 9780062430120
- Reading age : 8 – 12 years
- Lexile measure : 700L
- Grade level : 3 – 7
- Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 0.54 x 5.12 x 7.62 inches
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The Psychology of Money
**OVER 7 MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD… The Psychology of Money is the original bestselling classic from the author of the new book, Same as Ever.**
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.
Money―investing, personal finance, and business decisions―is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.
In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the different ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.
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- Publisher : Harriman House (September 8, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0857197681
- ISBN-13 : 978-0857197689
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.45 x 0.65 x 8.4 inches
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Six of Crows : Book 1
The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!*Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017, this fantasy epic from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Grisha trilogy is gripping, sweeping and memorable – perfect for fans of George R. R.
Martin, Laini Taylor and Kristin Cashore. Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams – but he can’t pull it off alone. A convict with a thirst for revenge.
A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith.
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts.
One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction – if they don’t kill each other first. An epic new exploration of the Grisha universe from the writer of SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING, totally consuming for both old fans and new.
ISBN :9781780622286
Published :2 Jun 2016
Author :Leigh Bardugo
Language :English
Main Material :Paperback, Paperback softback
Publisher :Hachette Children’s Group
Size :198 x 129 x 32 (mm)
Weight :412g
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Crooked Kingdom : (Six of Crows Book 2)
The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!*The stunning sequel to SIX OF CROWS, this is GAME OF THRONES meets OCEAN’S ELEVEN in a fantasy epic from the number 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Welcome to the world of the Grisha. Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive.
But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz’s cunning and test the team’s fragile loyalties.
A war will be waged on the city’s dark and twisting streets – a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world. As gripping, sweeping and memorable as the Grisha trilogy – SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING – this novel is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Laini Taylor, Kristin Cashore and GAME OF THRONES.
Winner of the Teen Choice Book Award for Book of the Year.
ISBN :9781780622316
Published :4 May 2017
Author :Leigh Bardugo
Main Material :Paperback softback
Publisher :Hachette Children’s Group
Size :130 x 198 x 36 (mm)
Weight :444g
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The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
by John C. Maxwell
Learn how to build and maintain champion level teams, then lead your team to the peak level of success regardless of the field you’re in.Individual all-stars can only take you so far. Ultimately, success–whether in business, family, church, athletic teams, or any other organization–is entirely dependent on teamwork.
ISBN:9780785274346
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7th Heaven
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple dead and Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin searching for clues. And after California’s golden boy Michael Campion has been missing for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his case-a very devastating lead.ISBN:9780099514541
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Adultolescence
by Gabbie HannaIn poems ranging from the singsong rhythms of children’s verses to a sophisticated confessional style, Gabbie explores what it means to feel like a kid and an adult all at once, revealing her own longings, obsessions, and insecurities along the way.ISBN:9781471169458
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The 9th Judgement
by James Patterson and Maxine PaetroA young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood-red lipstick.ISBN:9780099549529
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