A fascinating exploration of the uncrackable codes and secret cyphers that helped win wars, spark revolutions and change the faces of nations.. There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament, too. Almost as soon as writing was invented, so too were the devious means to hide messages and keep them under the wraps of secrecy. In The Hidden History of Code Breaking, Sinclair McKay explores these uncrackable codes, secret cyphers and hidden messages from across time to tell a new history of a secret world. From the temples of Ancient Greece to the court of Elizabeth I; from antique manuscripts whose codes might hold prophecies of doom to the modern realm of quantum mechanics, we will see how a few concealed words could help to win wars, spark revolutions and even change the faces of great nations.
Pegasus Books
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9781639364343
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Hardcover
Bajo la mirada del dragón despierto / Under the Gaze of the Awakened Dragon
By Doñate, Mavi
Mavi Doñate, corresponsal de RTVE en Pekín, nos ofrece un libro imprescindible para entender la transformación del mundo global.. «Bajo la mirada del dragón despierto es tan solo una de mis crónicas, contada en primera persona, sobre la cobertura periodística que jamás habría querido hacer, pero que, de seguro, ha sido y será la más importante de mi carrera».. China está lejos. Es lo primero que aprende un periodista destinado en un extremo del mundo al que nunca hemos prestado demasiada atención. Cuando Mavi Doñate llegó a Pekín en el verano de 2015 con el vértigo anidado en el estómago, cumplió un sueño que la había acompañado desde niña: ser corresponsal. Lo que no podía imaginar entonces es que estaba a punto de protagonizar una de las etapas de mayor intensidad informativa de este primer tramo de siglo.
Plaza & Janés
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9788401026164
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Paperback
Own Your Opportunities
By Hall, Juliet
Publisher: n/a
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9781637585405
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Everything You Need to Know About Renting But Didn't Know to Ask
By Bordo, Jonas
The rental process is complicated, but your journey to finding a home doesn't have to be dominated by confusion and frustration. . Everything You Need to Know about Renting but Didn't Know to Ask gives you the information and confidence you need to seek, secure, and flourish in your new home.. With more than 20 years of experience in the rental industry as a renter, landlord, property manager, and now founder of Dwellsy, the largest US rental marketplace, Jonas Bordo has compiled a comprehensive and practical guide to help you:. Prepare for the rental searchFind the best place for youAvoid scamsSucceed in the application process and get the place you wantMake the most of your new homeGet your security deposit back when you leave your rentalWhether you're a first-time renter or hoping to make your next rental process smoother than the last, Everything You Need to Know about Renting but Didn't Know to Ask will help you navigate the entire process.
Matt Holt
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9781637743928
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Paperback
EPIC Performance
By Gillette, Bryan
Are you reaching your peak? This book will guide you there and help you go higher.Everyone at some point in their life wants to do something big. Something EPIC. But the clock on achieving your dreams is ticking fast - probably faster than you think.From managing multimillion-dollar projects with hundreds of employees to running 205 miles around Lake Tahoe in 76 hours to cycling 300 miles in a single day, performance expert and ultradistance athlete Bryan Gillette knows what it takes to achieve extraordinary results.After interviewing a diverse group of more than 100 high-achieving executives and endurance athletes, he developed the five pillars of the EPIC Performance framework to simplify the steps so that you can walk your own path to doing things you never thought possible and living a more fulfilling life.
Amplify Publishing
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9781637552179
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Hardcover
American Flannel
By Kurutz, Steven
"American Flannel is a wonderful book--surprising, entertaining, vivid and personal, but also enlightening on the largest questions of America's economic and social future." - James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns The little-engine-that-could story of how a band of scrappy entrepreneurs are reviving the enterprise of manufacturing clothing in the United States. For decades, clothing manufacture was a pillar of U.S. industry. But beginning in the 1980s, Americans went from wearing 70 percent domestic-made apparel to almost none. Even the very symbol of American freedom and style - blue jeans - got outsourced. With offshoring, the nation lost not only millions of jobs but also crucial expertise and artistry. Dismayed by shoddy imported "fast fashion" - and unable to stop dreaming of re-creating a favorite shirt from his youth - Bayard Winthrop set out to build a new company, American Giant, that would swim against this trend.
Riverhead Books
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9780593329610
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Hardcover
The Gift of Presence
By Welch, Caroline
A practical, user-friendly guide for women seeking focus and calm in the midst of life's storms.Overwhelmed by the demands of family, work, and multiple responsibilities, many women find themselves feeling scattered, and distracted. In this eye-opening book, co-founder and CEO of the Mindsight Institute, Caroline Welch takes readers on a mindfulness journey to help them de-stress and cultivate inner peace. According to Welch, you do not need countless hours sitting in silence to be more present in your life--the key is to practice mindfulness wherever you are and whenever you can. The Gift of Presence guides readers in developing four innate capacities we all possess that will allow us to become more resilient and centered in our lives--even when life is throwing all that it has at us:Presence: the ability to remain firmly in the present moment; to be fully aware of what's happening as it's happening.
TarcherPerigee
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9780593086803
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Hardcover
Embracing Your Power
By Clark, Marsha L.
When women readers finish Embracing Your Power, they will feel confident, supported, and seen. They will think, I am enough; I've got this. Focusing on greater self-awareness as a woman, a leader, and as a powerful and authentic woman leader, Marsha Clark also explores building interpersonal relationships based on a foundation of mutual trust, setting and maintaining boundaries, and managing conflict. Embracing Your Power is a leadership book targeted to professionally minded women across all sectors. Women in for-profit, non-profit, education, healthcare, the military, religion, government -- and homemakers -- will benefit from Clark's unique advice. Because many of her valuable tools and resources are gender-neutral, male readers will also learn how to better work with and for women.
Greenleaf Book Group Press
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9781626348950
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Hardcover
Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator
By Detwiler-george, Jacqueline
A revealing guide to a career as a crime scene investigator written by acclaimed journalist Jacqueline Detwiler-George and based on the real-life experiences of the CSI team at the Baltimore police department - required reading for anyone considering a path to this profession.. Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a crime scene investigator. Acclaimed journalist Jacqueline Detwiler-George shadows the crime scene investigators of the Baltimore Police Department to show how this job becomes a reality. Forensic science is an essential component of any criminal investigation. CSI evidence can tip the scales of justice during trials, helping to free the innocent and convict the guilty.
Simon & Schuster
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9781668049716
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Paperback
Split the Pie
By Nalebuff, Barry
From a leading Yale expert and serial entrepreneur, a radical, principled, and field-tested approach that identifies what's really at stake in any negotiation and ensures you get your half - so you can focus on growing the pie.Negotiations are incredibly stressful and can bring out the worst in people. Wouldn't it be better if there were a principled way to negotiateWouldn't it be even better if there were a way to treat people fairly and get treated fairly in a negotiationSplit the Pieoffers a new approach that does both - a field-tested method that reframes how negotiations play out. Barry Nalebuff, a professor at Yale School of Management, helps identify what's really at stake in a negotiation: the "pie." The negotiation pie is theadditionalvalue created through an agreement to work together.
The Hidden History of Code-Breaking
By Mckay, Sinclair
A fascinating exploration of the uncrackable codes and secret cyphers that helped win wars, spark revolutions and change the faces of nations.. There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were secret codes in the Old Testament, too. Almost as soon as writing was invented, so too were the devious means to hide messages and keep them under the wraps of secrecy. In The Hidden History of Code Breaking, Sinclair McKay explores these uncrackable codes, secret cyphers and hidden messages from across time to tell a new history of a secret world. From the temples of Ancient Greece to the court of Elizabeth I; from antique manuscripts whose codes might hold prophecies of doom to the modern realm of quantum mechanics, we will see how a few concealed words could help to win wars, spark revolutions and even change the faces of great nations.
Bajo la mirada del dragón despierto / Under the Gaze of the Awakened Dragon
By Doñate, Mavi
Mavi Doñate, corresponsal de RTVE en Pekín, nos ofrece un libro imprescindible para entender la transformación del mundo global.. «Bajo la mirada del dragón despierto es tan solo una de mis crónicas, contada en primera persona, sobre la cobertura periodística que jamás habría querido hacer, pero que, de seguro, ha sido y será la más importante de mi carrera».. China está lejos. Es lo primero que aprende un periodista destinado en un extremo del mundo al que nunca hemos prestado demasiada atención. Cuando Mavi Doñate llegó a Pekín en el verano de 2015 con el vértigo anidado en el estómago, cumplió un sueño que la había acompañado desde niña: ser corresponsal. Lo que no podía imaginar entonces es que estaba a punto de protagonizar una de las etapas de mayor intensidad informativa de este primer tramo de siglo.
Own Your Opportunities
By Hall, Juliet
Everything You Need to Know About Renting But Didn't Know to Ask
By Bordo, Jonas
The rental process is complicated, but your journey to finding a home doesn't have to be dominated by confusion and frustration. . Everything You Need to Know about Renting but Didn't Know to Ask gives you the information and confidence you need to seek, secure, and flourish in your new home.. With more than 20 years of experience in the rental industry as a renter, landlord, property manager, and now founder of Dwellsy, the largest US rental marketplace, Jonas Bordo has compiled a comprehensive and practical guide to help you:. Prepare for the rental searchFind the best place for youAvoid scamsSucceed in the application process and get the place you wantMake the most of your new homeGet your security deposit back when you leave your rentalWhether you're a first-time renter or hoping to make your next rental process smoother than the last, Everything You Need to Know about Renting but Didn't Know to Ask will help you navigate the entire process.
EPIC Performance
By Gillette, Bryan
Are you reaching your peak? This book will guide you there and help you go higher.Everyone at some point in their life wants to do something big. Something EPIC. But the clock on achieving your dreams is ticking fast - probably faster than you think.From managing multimillion-dollar projects with hundreds of employees to running 205 miles around Lake Tahoe in 76 hours to cycling 300 miles in a single day, performance expert and ultradistance athlete Bryan Gillette knows what it takes to achieve extraordinary results.After interviewing a diverse group of more than 100 high-achieving executives and endurance athletes, he developed the five pillars of the EPIC Performance framework to simplify the steps so that you can walk your own path to doing things you never thought possible and living a more fulfilling life.
American Flannel
By Kurutz, Steven
"American Flannel is a wonderful book--surprising, entertaining, vivid and personal, but also enlightening on the largest questions of America's economic and social future." - James Fallows, co-author of Our Towns The little-engine-that-could story of how a band of scrappy entrepreneurs are reviving the enterprise of manufacturing clothing in the United States. For decades, clothing manufacture was a pillar of U.S. industry. But beginning in the 1980s, Americans went from wearing 70 percent domestic-made apparel to almost none. Even the very symbol of American freedom and style - blue jeans - got outsourced. With offshoring, the nation lost not only millions of jobs but also crucial expertise and artistry. Dismayed by shoddy imported "fast fashion" - and unable to stop dreaming of re-creating a favorite shirt from his youth - Bayard Winthrop set out to build a new company, American Giant, that would swim against this trend.
The Gift of Presence
By Welch, Caroline
A practical, user-friendly guide for women seeking focus and calm in the midst of life's storms.Overwhelmed by the demands of family, work, and multiple responsibilities, many women find themselves feeling scattered, and distracted. In this eye-opening book, co-founder and CEO of the Mindsight Institute, Caroline Welch takes readers on a mindfulness journey to help them de-stress and cultivate inner peace. According to Welch, you do not need countless hours sitting in silence to be more present in your life--the key is to practice mindfulness wherever you are and whenever you can. The Gift of Presence guides readers in developing four innate capacities we all possess that will allow us to become more resilient and centered in our lives--even when life is throwing all that it has at us:Presence: the ability to remain firmly in the present moment; to be fully aware of what's happening as it's happening.
Embracing Your Power
By Clark, Marsha L.
When women readers finish Embracing Your Power, they will feel confident, supported, and seen. They will think, I am enough; I've got this. Focusing on greater self-awareness as a woman, a leader, and as a powerful and authentic woman leader, Marsha Clark also explores building interpersonal relationships based on a foundation of mutual trust, setting and maintaining boundaries, and managing conflict. Embracing Your Power is a leadership book targeted to professionally minded women across all sectors. Women in for-profit, non-profit, education, healthcare, the military, religion, government -- and homemakers -- will benefit from Clark's unique advice. Because many of her valuable tools and resources are gender-neutral, male readers will also learn how to better work with and for women.
Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator
By Detwiler-george, Jacqueline
A revealing guide to a career as a crime scene investigator written by acclaimed journalist Jacqueline Detwiler-George and based on the real-life experiences of the CSI team at the Baltimore police department - required reading for anyone considering a path to this profession.. Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a crime scene investigator. Acclaimed journalist Jacqueline Detwiler-George shadows the crime scene investigators of the Baltimore Police Department to show how this job becomes a reality. Forensic science is an essential component of any criminal investigation. CSI evidence can tip the scales of justice during trials, helping to free the innocent and convict the guilty.
Split the Pie
By Nalebuff, Barry
From a leading Yale expert and serial entrepreneur, a radical, principled, and field-tested approach that identifies what's really at stake in any negotiation and ensures you get your half - so you can focus on growing the pie.Negotiations are incredibly stressful and can bring out the worst in people. Wouldn't it be better if there were a principled way to negotiateWouldn't it be even better if there were a way to treat people fairly and get treated fairly in a negotiationSplit the Pieoffers a new approach that does both - a field-tested method that reframes how negotiations play out. Barry Nalebuff, a professor at Yale School of Management, helps identify what's really at stake in a negotiation: the "pie." The negotiation pie is theadditionalvalue created through an agreement to work together.