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Learn chess from International Master and top Youtube chess teacher GothamChess in this accessible and fun guide for beginner and mid-level players packed full of game-winning strategies and entertaining wit. Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches beginner and intermediate players the...
1,000,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; TRANSLATED IN MORE THAN 30 LANGUAGES What is Violent Communication? If "violent" means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much of how we communicatejudging others, bullying, racial profiling, blaming, finger pointing, discriminating against others,...
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan;...
Over 100 delicious vegan recipes that will show you how to cook 10 essential veg like never before Bestselling authors and vegan chefs, The Happy Pear, are back with their best cookbook yet, designed to inspire and delight readers with 100 delicious recipes using 10 different veg. Starting out as...
The No. 1 international bestselling author back with a powerful and provocative exploration of why we so often misread other people The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do...
From the bestselling and beloved author of Everything I Know about Love and Ghosts- a collection of her favourite Dear Dolly agony aunt letters and answers from her hugely popular Sunday Times Style column- with an introduction by Dolly. Since early 2020, Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom,...
Come along for another fresh take on the animal kingdom from bestselling author and illustrator, Sami Bayly. Discover 60 of the most peculiar pairs in nature and learn how plant and animal species rely on each other for their survival. Whether it be a rare tick living in the fur of a pygmy possum,...
'Mana of the Pacific: Wisdom from across Oceania' brings you inspirational proverbs matched with beautiful photographs that highlight the strength, resilience, wisdom and innovation of people from Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia,...
Razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud satire of social media's mega-rich from 'The Voice of the Cost-of-Living Crisis' @ShabazSays The world is full of books about how to be rich. This is not one of them. Today, many of us are feeling the pinch - and being bombarded with portrayals of social media...
From the bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth, a comprehensive guide to the new science of nutrition, drawing on Tim Spector's cutting-edge research. Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector...
In the modern information age, our brain's coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to eleven. Amanda Montell blends cultural criticism and personal narrative to explore our modern cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages and highlights of magical overthinking....
Globalisation creates pressures but it also presents opportunities. This book provides a stimulating and important contribution to the wide-ranging debate on globalisation, a phenomenon that is transforming the world. Its papers derive from a conference of the same name, held in Christchurch in...
Fauna Of New Zealand Number 9 By S L Tuxen. - Fauna Of New Zealand Number 9 By S L Tuxen
This book will be published on 15 December 2005, to mark 60 years since the entire population of Banaba (Ocean Island) were relocated from their homeland, which now lies within the territory of Kiribati, to Rabi Island in Fiji, thus freeing up Banaba for continued phosphate mining, which enriched...
Brian Easton's Globalisation and the Wealth of Nations is a clear, imaginative and wide-ranging picture of the globalising world, written for a general educated readership. It is not an argument for or against globalisation but a careful, thorough analysis of the issues involved, drawing on...
There is nothing more evocative of New Zealand bush than ferns, from tall tree ferns to epiphytes and species which sprawl over the ground or nestle in the dim light of crevices. This volume covers some 184 species plus the 22 related plants known as fern allies to enable ready identification. -...
With a Haynes Manual, you can do it yourself, from simple maintenance to full repairs. Every Manual is based on a complete stripdown. Our authors and technicians work out the best methods to do a job and present this with the home mechanic in mind. Our Manuals have clear instructions and hundreds...
From items such as Swanndri, the Kiakia Swamp, Depression furniture and kahu kuri to stories about people such as Tau Ihu Kingi, the Highwayman, AW Reid and a forger of artifacts, the text is lively and entertaining. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of the objects themselves as well...
Features up-to-date text with Maori names, two-colour printing throughout and improved quality of illustrations due to the latest digital scanning techniques. The text has been updated by Brian Gill, from the Auckland Museum, and all native animals are covered from tape worms to sperm whales. -...
Chris has tried to show the tractors carrying out a wide range of tasks. His concise text explains what is going on in the pictures. He includes some basic technical specifications such as power outputs so that the reader can roughly compare different tractors and have an idea of the size and...