The Yorkshire Dales have never seemed more beautiful for James. Now he has a lovely wife by his side, a partners plate on the gate and the usual menagerie of farm animals, pets and owners demanding his constant attention and teaching him a few lessons along the way. All of the old Darrowby friends are […]
Set during the 1990s in an overcrowded and politically corrupt Bombay, Rohinton Mistrys Family Matters depicts a family being torn apart by lies, love, and its unresolved demons of the past. Nariman Vakeel is an aging patriarch whose advancing Parkinsons disease and its related complications threaten to destroy his large Parsi family. When Nariman breaks […]
Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . .” A chance […]
Negotiation is the process by which people resolve their differences. Whether those differences involve the purchase of a new automobile, a labor contract dispute, the terms of a sale, or a complex alliance between two companies, resolutions are typically sought through negotiations. This guide will help you prepare, conduct, and close a negotiation successfully.
How to Supervise People is a step-by-step guide that teaches the proven secrets of inspiring others to perform with pride…of delegating effectively and watching productivity climb. Youll learn how to empower your team members and staff to take ownership of their jobs and work better with one another. This friendly interactive format is ideal for […]
Life was always simple for Sally Nicholas-until she became rich. Being unaccustomed to possessing a great deal of money, Sally hasnt gotten the hang of it yet. This explains why she agrees to back a show written by her fianc?? Gerald and staged by her brother, Fillmore. It seems like a good way to make […]
THE BIG MONEY completes John Dos Passoss three-volume “fable of Americas materialistic success and moral decline” (American Heritage) and marks the end of “one of the most ambitious projects that an American novelist has ever undertaken” (Time). Here we come back to America after the war and find a nation on the upswing. Industrialism booms. […]
Mukhtar Mai came to prominence in June 2002, when journalists in Pakistan first learned of her gang rape, punishment for an honour crime allegedly committed by her brother, an offence for which there was never any proof. After the horrific rape, custom dictated that she would kill herself. But Mai defied custom. In an unprecedented […]
To be able to celebrate life is religion – in that very celebration you come close to God. If one is able to celebrate, God is not far away; if one is not able to celebrate life, then God does not exist for him. God appears only in deep celebration, when you are so full […]
The new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others-especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue […]