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Deborah Tannen's #1 bestseller revolutionized the way men and women talk -- and listen -- to each other -- at home, at work, and wherever the communication gap between the sexes can lead to troublesome misunderstandings. The problem dates back to childhood, when boys and girls learn to use...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **Marina Hyde's new book, What a Time to be Alive! is available now** *** From the co-host of the hilarious podcast with Richard Osman, The Rest is Entertainment *** Relive the delusional fever-dream of the modern era. 'Thank f*ck for Marina Hyde: the most lethal...

Dapeng and Wendong are best friends attending the same college. When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, they soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her. However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin.

Brought to you by Penguin. As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it...

Do you dream of becoming a published author and positioning yourself as an industry authority? Well the only way to make that dream a reality is to just write the damn book! In this book, Chloë Bisson shares a comprehensive roadmap for entrepreneurs who genuinely want to share their expertise, inspire others and leave a lasting legacy through writing and publishing their own book.

Master practical German for your next trip and build instant conversational confidence without drowning in boring grammar. Whether you are prepping for a European vacation or transforming your daily commute into an active language learning session, this highly engaging audio course is your...

Want to write a book but have no idea where to start? Writing your first book can feel exciting, overwhelming, and intimidating all at the same time. You may have an idea you've been thinking about for years, but you're not sure how to turn it into a finished manuscript. Or maybe you've always wanted to become an author but don't know what to do first.

When you're leaving Education, the Forces or seeking to switch careers, the Audiovisual industry may not immediately spring to mind. You might be missing a trick. This high-tech, innovative, fast-growing industry is often overlooked or misunderstood as being 'just part of' the IT sector. It is in fact — while closely aligned with IT — its own industry with its own opportunities and a wide range of companies and roles. The Audiovisual industry is in need of new talent bringing professional and personal skills. Many people say they 'fell into' Audiovisual and are very glad they did.

You probably don’t need a collection of specialty databases. Just use Postgres instead! Written for application developers and database pros, “Just Use Postgres!” shows you how to get the most out of the powerful Postgres database.

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a...

Did you know, according to a famous study - learning the top 1,000 most frequently used words will enable you to understand up to 87.8% of all oral speech? Quite incredible right? The problem is most students focus on learning the wrong vocabulary. The idea of reading dictionaries to increase vocabulary is the old way of learning. It’s boring, not arranged into topics, plus there’s pages and pages of words you’ll hardly ever use.

Just say Nu is a practical guide to using Yiddish words and expressions in day-to-day situations. Along with enough grammar to enable readers to put together a comprehensible sentence and avoid embarrassing mistakes, Wex also explains the five most useful Yiddish words–shoyn, nu, epes, takeh...

Bloomsbury presents Just Plain Filthy by Anthony Aycock, read by John Chancer. With the threat to intellectual freedom increasing around the country, this book takes a look at the first ever school book ban case to be decided by the high courts, and offers insights into how we can use history to...

This highly respected veteran newsman shares the stories he's long kept under wraps. Schieffer goes beyond the news everyone is familiar with to share the compelling anecdotes only his colleagues were previously privy to. Says the author, "I want to tell you about the parts that didn't get on television or in the paper." The result is an eye-opening glimpse behind the scenes of the news business.

Do you feel you’re behind in your career, being passed over for promotion after promotion? This book introduces what D.J. calls the riskLESS™ IT Services Methodology - a four-phase system he uses when running projects and has guided several teams in implementing. This book focuses on practical, real-world knowledge and examples of these phases as well as how to discover, document, and work in day-to-day IT activities...without complicated systems that no one on the team really understands. The methodology is like a language or framework that everyone can understand.

A "forbidden" love between a young Jew and a Christian girl in the '80s, in Israel. Learn Hebrew fast and easy - captivating short story in audio to learn Hebrew! Grow your vocabulary the fun way!

Conquer information overload and skyrocket your productivity with a brain training system designed for modern life. If you feel constantly buried under endless emails, dense reports, or demanding study materials, it is time to upgrade your cognitive toolkit. Transform your daily commute into an...

If you like to write—whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession—you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if there's one thing every great author has in common, it's this: they've all written some hot garbage. Revisionaries takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, it dismantles some of our most deeply held—and most suffocating—ideas about what it takes to produce great creative work.

So many writers are held back from writing and publishing due to irrational fears, which are then turned into excuses for not writing. This book helps you understand where those fears come from, and how to conquer them so you can freely write. Remedies are given for the most common excuses, and an extensive list of resources allow for further study.

Would you like to double your reading speed without losing comprehension? Do you want to improve your focus, memory and productivity while also training your brain? In today’s world, there’s no doubt that developing speed reading skills can help you reach your goals faster. Imagine getting...