Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. The author has been described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' and by Businessweek as a 'genius'. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt. Eliyahu M. Goldratt is an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts and systems, and acts as an educator to many of the world's corporations. The 20th anniversary edition includes a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford, Editor at Large, Fortune Small Business, which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt's ideas.
Explores political implications of artificial intelligence (i.e. Hal meets Nest)Appeals to fans of sci-fi films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Passengers, and Battlestar GalacticaFeatures a strong female protagonistAuthor's first title, Blindsight, was an NYT Notable BookAuthor has..
This is the story of King Midas...Or that's what we were always told. The Golden King with his palace of riches and me, his golden touched girl.I'm kept locked away. For my safety, I'm told. No one can get in. Apart from him.But when political upheaval becomes strife in our kingdom, I am sent with the royal court to be with my King.And everything I know starts to change. My love for Midas is challenged, my trust is broken. Everything I knew about him was wrong.We are told it's his tale but really, it's mine.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Countryman Press, Author: Nicol? Fraccaroli, ISBN-13: 9781324106142, Date of issue: 2025
'An unexpected ride! If you love suspense, mystery, and action, these books are the ones to read.' - Cosmopolitan"We love rainy days, don't we, baby?"Dominic King doesn't want or need anything . . . except his freedom.The key to his cage is tucked in the suit pocket of his overbearing, overprotective, older brother, Tobias - the leader of a secret vigilante group Dominic helps govern.Their mission? Destroy Roman Horner. And what better way to start than with their target's daughter?The problem is, the moment Cecelia Horner arrives in Triple Falls, plans and motivations change. For Dominic, she's a potent reminder that there's still good in the world. With Tobias away for the summer, things start to quickly heat up until she's not just a want, she's a need. With the Ravenhood's fate on his shoulders, Cecelia becomes Dom's only solace, and a light for his tortured soul. Because he knows, better than anyone, that a choice is coming. And once the decision is made, there'll be no coming back . . .One Last Rainy Day is the first book in the deliciously steamy continuation of the internationally bestselling Robin Hood retelling that set TikTok on fire. Kate Stewart's The Ravenhood Legacy series is an irresistibly edgy spin-off series shedding a new light on the secret, morally grey brotherhood - this time from the brooding and magnetic perspective of Dominic.
Lord Ainz has made great progress moonlighting as the indomitable hero Momon, but what should be a moment of triumph is shattered - by news of rebellion. He vows to find out what has happened and to defend the honor of his guild and home - Ainz Ooal Gown.
The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions. Our edition is based on the most popular and enduring translation first published by Chapman and Hall in 1846. The name of the translator was never revealed.
Este libro contiene las soluciones explicadas y las transcripciones de las audiciones correspondientes al libro de Preparación para el Diploma de Español Lengua Extranjera, Nivel C2.
Pop star Ai Hoshino’s twin babies Aqua and Ruby—two kids with surprising "pasts”—are basking in all the attention from their idol mother.But that bliss doesn’t last long, as tragedy strikes...and alters the twins’ ambitions and livelihoods!
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 390, Publishers: Little, Brown Book Group, Author: Kugane Maruyama, ISBN-13: 9781975367800, Date of issue: 2023
The Jolly Phonics Pupil Books cover all the five skills for reading and writing. Children are able to work through each book and complete a wide variety of engaging daily activities, which develop key literacy skills. The teacher is able to support and guide the children through the books with the Jolly Phonics Teacher's Book.Jolly Phonics Pupil Book 3 - contains further activities to consolidate the learning in books 1 & 2, as well as new spelling patterns, tricky words plus short and long vowels.
From the author of the New York Times No.1 bestseller The Untethered Soul comes the astonishing true-life story about what happens when you just let go.
Frank Herbert s classic masterpiece a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the spice melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind s most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Part of "Penguin's" beautiful hardback "Clothbound Classics" series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The novel was a succes de scandale and the book was later used as evidence against "Wilde at the Old Bailey" in 1895. It has lost none of its power to fascinate and disturb.
Fandom's favorite fivesome now come bundled together in two seven-volume box sets! This deluxe, collectible set includes two huge, exclusive, double-sided posters depicting four of the rambunctious quints. Collect them all, as the popular anime series returns in 2021!This set includes Vol. 8-14 of The Quintessential Quintuplets manga series.Five girls who want to do anything but study, and their tutor: A high school boy who's got book smarts and not much else. Futaro Uesugi took the tutoring gig because he was desperate for cash, but when his students--the five beautiful daughters of a wealthy businessman--find five times the excuses to slack off, what can he do?! At this rate, the sisters won't graduate, so if he wants to get paid, Futaro must think of a plan to suit each of them... Which feels hopeless when five out of five of them think he's a loser!
Fast, focused exam preparation for the B2 First exam. Compact First Student's Book offers intensive revision and practice to quickly maximise performance. Consolidate language and skills for exam success through clear, concise training. Compact helps you build confidence with its unique step-by-step approach and teaches essential exam strategies through user-friendly Exam tips. The exam-specific Grammar sections and Grammar reference deepen understanding of language structures, while the Speaking bank and Writing bank extend proficiency in productive skills. Access the Cambridge One Digital Pack, optimised for a range of devices, for your bank of learning resources. Interactive practice includes a digital test environment to build strategies and skills for exam success.
The historians can't seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth), or whether "The First Interstellar War" fits it better. We just call it "The Bug War." Everything up to then and still later were "incidents," "patrols," or "police actions." However, you are just as dead if you buy the farm in an "incident" as you are if you buy it in a declared war...§§In one of Robert A. Heinlein's most controversial bestsellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe - and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against mankind's most alarming enemy.§§
In PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION, what happed in the many centuries before the events made famous in Asimov's other Foundation novels - hitherto only hinted at - is now revealed.
They call me a slut. Maybe I am. Sometimes I do things I despise. Sometimes men take without asking. But I have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan. With one obstacle. Emeric Marceaux doesn't just take. He seizes my will power and b
Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal's crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More important, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid
Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come. But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started—at Cousins Beach.
A special fiftieth Anniversary padded board book edition of the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this ever-popular story with the complete unabridged text and art, now available in padded board book, perfect for the youngest of readers! Little hands will love holding this soft board book edition of the classic Brown Bear. Readers will discover the classic rhythmic text featuring colorful animals, brought to life in Eric Carle's powerful collage art.
A caravan flying the flag of the Nation of Darkness has been attacked by a noble who hails from the Re-Estize Kingdom. Coincidence...or conspiracy? Either way, Nazarick interprets this as an act of brazen hostility and readies for war! The people of the kingdom, still reeling from the disastrous battle at Katze Plain, reluctantly prepare themselves for another bloody day. When a ruthless campaign of extermination begins sweeping through the entire country, and near-certain doom looms over them all, every single living being within the kingdom’s borders must decide for themselves how to weather the storm that is Ainz Ooal Gown!
The complete nerdy rom-com manga between a gamer boy and a girl who reads and draws spicy comics, in a collectible box set including an exclusive sticky notepad!A tall, quiet gamer boy and a geeky girl whose life revolves around yaoi manga are old friends, but when they start working in the same office, they decide to date. It's a relationship of convenience at first, but could it become something more? This manga comedy is now a hit streaming anime! Narumi and Hirotaka are, by all appearances, a power couple. They're young, good-looking professionals.But they have secrets from everyone but each other: They're serious geeks! Narumi is a fujoshi, and Hirotaka's a hardcore gamer. Their sweet, awkward love story started life as a webcomic before becoming a full-blown manga series by popular demand, and is about to become a major anime series!
All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career.
READERS HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE EX VOWS:'This book made me ACHE but in a good way"This book was an absolute delight. I couldn't stop reading and devoured this in two days and then needed a day to process my emotions"This book, this story, these characters, ripped me wide open and slowly stitched me back together again.'Jessica Joyce is a mastermind. This is a perfect second-chance romance that I will be thinking about for many years to come'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Two exes. One wedding. What could go wrong?Georgia Woodward and Eli Mora broke up five years ago so they're definitely over each other... right?When they're thrown together at their best friend's wedding, sparks fly - quite literally when the venue burns down a week before the big day. Now, it's up to Georgia and Eli to get everything back on track.As they rush to put on the perfect wedding, old feelings start to resurface. And now there's only one bed...Jumping back in is terrifying, but this time will love be worth the risk?A swoony and steamy second chance romance from the bestselling author of You, with a View.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'Tender, emotional, and deeply romantic . . . The banter, the setting, the achingly messy but wonderfully true characters It is absolutely one of my top reads of the year, if not my lifetime. Georgia and Eli happily occupy a corner of my heart'B.K. Borison, author of Lovelight Farms'Depth, emotional angst balanced with perfectly sharp humor, and writing that will make your chest ache, The Ex Vows is a sweeping romance that I could not put down'Tarah DeWitt, author of Funny Feelings'The Ex Vows is a tangible reminder of the power of love and second chances. I laughed, I swooned, I cried - and I was grateful for every second of it. Jessica Joyce is a force to be reckoned with'Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake MateJessica Joyce, USA Today bestseller, August 2023
From the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Raven Cycle, the mesmerizing story of those who can bring parts of their dreams into reality . . . and those who will stop at nothing to destroy them. Ronan Lynch is a dreamer. He can pull both curiosities and catastrophes out of his dreams and into his compromised reality. Jordan Hennessy is a thief. The closer she comes to the dream object she is after, the more inextricably she becomes tied to it. Carmen Farooq-Lane is a hunter. Her brother was a dreamer ... and a killer. She has seen what dreaming can do to a person. And she has seen the damage that dreamers can do.But that is nothing compared to the destruction that is about to be unleashed...
An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Also includes an exclusive ten-page Warriors manga adventure!In this super edition, set during the events of A Vision of Shadows, one of ShadowClan’s most loyal warriors must go on a perilous quest—one that will take him and the ThunderClan warrior Dovewing to the heart of a dangerous territory unlike any they have seen before.Long one of the proudest warrior Clans, ShadowClan now faces an unprecedented period of darkness and uncertainty. Its deputy, Tigerheart, is determined to help his Clan survive. But a crossroads is fast approaching…and when their medicine cat has an ominous vision, Tigerheart discovers that the only way to save his Clan may be to leave it behind forever.Join the legion of fans who have discovered the epic adventures, fierce warrior cats, and thrilling fantasy world of the mega-bestselling Warriors series. This stand-alone entry is perfect for new readers and dedicated fans alike.
Practical, funny, implementable advice and stories that will help you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to be a badass all the time.
Descendants 2 fans will adore this all-new Spell Book. When Mal first got to Auradon, she used her spell book to try and destroy the place, and then she used it to fit in there. And then it fell into the wrong hands. . . Or should we say tentacles? This spell book has been completely updated with fresh spells, plus brand new comments, photos, and inside information from villain kids Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos. . . and Uma. This is the next chapter in their story.
All three titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll.Collect each title in the explosive Arc of a Scythe series by New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman.
In this powerful book, two anxiety disorder experts offer powerful and proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help readers get unstuck from disturbing thoughts, overcome intense shame, and reduce anxiety.
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell's 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition.
Christmas. St. Patrick s Day.Easter. As the calendar s days stack up, so do the bodies littered in the streets of Gotham City. A murderer is loose, killing only on holidays.The only man that can stop this fiend? The Dark Knight. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the calendar as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. A mystery that has the reader continually guessing the identity of the killer, this story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman s deadly enemy, Two-Face.The magnificent, New York Times bestselling creative team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale reach their apex in Batman: The Long Halloween. This deluxe edition includes the original 13-issue series as well as Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween.
The second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire. Hadrian Marlowe is lost. For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to find a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has not succeeded, and for years has wandered among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercenaries. Determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly four hundred years of war, Hadrian must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind. If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. If he fails...the galaxy will burn.
From the creator of One-Punch Man and now a Netflix Live Action Series! Do you or someone you know need an exorcist who works cheap? Reigen's your guy! What's his secret to busting ghosts while keeping prices low? Well, first, he's a fraud, and second, he pays the guy who's got the real psychic power--his student assistant Shigeo--less than minimum wage. Shigeo is an awkward but kind boy whose urge to help others and get along with them is bound up with the mental safety locks he's placed on his own emotions. Reigen knows he needs to exploit Shigeo to stay in business, yet for better or worse he's also his mentor and counselor. And he also knows whenever the normally repressed kid's emotions reach level 100, it may unleash more psychic energy than either of them can handle!Winner of the 2017 Shogakukan Prize for Best Shonen Manga.
A gorgeous illustrated edition of the third book in the beloved A Song of Ice and Fire series, for fans of HBO's Game of ThronesThe twentieth-anniversary celebration of George R. R. Martin's landmark saga continues with this beautifully illu
The ultimate guide to every aspect of sock knitting for knitters of all abilities. Whether you've never picked up a double pointed needle in your life or you've already started your sock knitting journey, this book will help you on your way.
A gloriously creepy Deep South horror story based on the infamous Dozier School for boys, perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians and Nothing But Blackened Teeth
The epic story of the Foundation is one of the great classics of science fiction by the Grand Master of the genre. Isaac Asimov's legendary saga, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series, has enthralled generations of readers - and continues to amaze.
«Los libros de Robin Sharma están ayudando a personas de todo el mundo a llevar vidas mejores.»Paulo Coelho Robin Sharma es uno de los mayores expertos mundiales en liderazgo y desempeño. Desarrolló el concepto del Club de las 5 de la mañana hace más de veinte años a partir de los revolucionarios hábitos que han permitido a sus clientes incrementar su productividad, mejorar su salud y afrontar con serenidad la extremadamente compleja época en que vivimos. Este libro, de profundo impacto personal, nos descubrirá las rutinas que han hecho posible que muchas personas alcancen grandes resultados al tiempo que nuestra felicidad y vitalidad aumenta. A través de una entretenida historia de dos personas que conocen al mismo tiempo a un excéntrico magnate que termina por convertirse en su mentor, El Club de las 5 de la mañana nos muestra: - Una forma de aprovechar las mañanas para conseguir unos resultados extraordinarios.- Una fórmula poco conocida para despertarse temprano con buen ánimo y la energía necesaria para aprovechar el día al máximo.- Un método para dedicar las horas más tranquilas del día a hacer ejercicio, renovarse y crecer como persona.- Un hábito científicamente probado que nos permitirá levantarnos mientras los demás siguen durmiendo y disponer así de unas horas preciosas para pensar, potenciar nuestra creatividad y empezar el día con calma y sin prisas.- Unas tácticas poco conocidas para proteger nuestro talento de la distracción digital. Reseñas:«El gurú estrella del liderazgo.»The Globe and Mail «Aunque Sharma rechaza la etiqueta de "gurú", es difícil pensar en este director general de otro modo.»Publishers Weekly «Tiene tantos seguidores como Dalai Lama.»The Times of India
