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A master class on investing featuring conversations with the biggest names in finance, from the legendary cofounder of The Carlyle Group, David M. Rubenstein. What do the most successful investors have in common? David M. Rubenstein, cofounder of one of the world's largest investment firms, has spent years interviewing the greatest investors in the world to discover the time-tested principles, hard-earned wisdom, and indispensable tools that guide their practice._Rubenstein, who has spent more than three decades in the hypercompetitive world of private equity, now distills everything he's learned about the art and craft of investing, from venture capital, real estate, private equity, hedge funds, to crypto, endowments, SPACs, ESG, and more. -How did Stan Druckenmiller short the British pound in one trade for a profit of $1 billion dollars? -What made Sam Zell the smartest, toughest investor the world of real estate has ever seen? -How did Mike Novogratz make $250 million off crypto in one year? -How did Larry Fink build BlackRock from scratch into a firm that manages more than $10 trillion? -How did Mary Callahan Erdoes rise to the top of J.P. Morgan's wealth management division to manage more than $4 trillion for individuals and families all over the world? -How did Seth Klarman perfect value investing to consistently deliver net returns of nearly 20 percent? With unprecedented access to global leaders in finance, Rubenstein has assembled the most authoritative book of its kind. How to Invest reveals the thinking of the most successful investors in the world, many of whom rarely speak publicly. Whether you're brand-new to investing or a seasoned professional, this book will transform the way you approach investing forever.

The inspirational sequel to 12 RULES FOR LIFE, which has sold over 5 million copies around the world - now in paperback

In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world.

Now in this long-awaited sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever-transforming world. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality - order and chaos ­- and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them.

In times of instability and suffering, Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw: insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy, and humanity's greatest myths and stories. Drawing on the hard-won truths of ancient wisdom, as well as deeply personal lessons from his own life and clinical practice, Peterson offers twelve new principles to guide readers towards a more courageous, truthful and meaningful life.

Begin your creative journey and memory collection with your own gorgeous stitched daydream journals.

Talented textile artist Tilly Rose shows you how to create beautiful cloth journals, among other lovely items, to record precious thoughts and ideas - from fleeting memories to treasured items, sketches, poems and photographs.

There are eight gorgeous things to make, including journals, a sewing case, a project bag and a scroll cloth diary, using a range of exciting techniques that include layering and collage, hand embroidery, transferring your own designs to cloth, stamping, appliqué, embellishing, patchwork and free motion machine embroidery.

A journal provides a fascinating glimpse into your world, is a beautiful object in its own right and will provide inspiration for further embroidered creations.

Introducing your new crime thriller Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed.

Bristol detective DS George Cross investigates the suspicious death of a homeless man, and discovers a link to a cold case murder from years before. DS George Cross can be rude, difficult, and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force. So when his police colleagues dismiss the death of a man as a squabble among Bristol's homeless community, Detective Sergeant George Cross is not convinced. Who was the unknown man whose weather-beaten body is discovered on Clifton Downs? Did the tragedy that led to a life on the streets also lead to his death? As he delves into the dead man's past, Cross becomes convinced that to catch this killer, he needs to solve a cold case murder from years before. A murder that someone has got away with for fifteen years...

تزوجت "نجية" منذ خمسة عشر عاما ثم لم تر زوجها سوى ليلة الزفاف. ولكن هذا ليس موضوعنا الآن، فعند قدميها جثة يجب التخلص منها سريعا، وتاجر الأعضاء لا يبدي التعاون المعتاد.

في هذه الرواية، تلتقي بامرأة حائرة أمام جثة متحللة، ثم لا تلبث أن تظهر جثة ثانية، ثم ثالثة.. ونتساءل نحن، أهو مجرم طليق؟ أم هي محاولات امرأة يائسة للتشبث بالحياة؟

ما بين أوراق "نجية" وذكرياتها المشوشة، وبين التقرير الصحفي الذي تعده عنها صحفية شديدة الهشاشة، وبين التحقيق الجنائي
الذي يقوده ضابط المباحث الغاضب دائما، وبين أياد الشر المتوارية
خلف الستار، تدور هذه الرواية.

 

«ومع أنه كان يُعاقِر الخمر كلَّ ليلة إلى إفراطٍ في الشرب حتى السُّكْر، إلا أنه لم يكن ليُقرِّر العودةَ إلى بيته حتى تُزايِله سَوْرةُ الخمر، ويستعيدَ سيطرتَه على نفسه؛ حرصًا منه على وقاره، والمظهرِ الذي يجب أن يبدوَ به في بيته.»

«بين القصرين» هو الجزء الأول من ثُلاثيَّة «نجيب محفوظ»، التي جمع فيها بين التأريخَين السياسي والاجتماعي، من خلال سردِ حياةِ أسرةٍ مصرية متوسطة؛ هي أسرة «السيد أحمد عبد الجواد»، بدايةً من نهايات العقد الثاني من القرن العشرين حتَّى منتصف أربعينياته، وراح يُبرِز فيها الأبعادَ النفسية والاجتماعية لكل شخصيةٍ بإتقانٍ فريد. وتدور أحداثُ الثلاثية في حي الجمالية، الذي سُمِّي هذا الجزء على اسم أحد شوارعه، وهو شارع «بين القصرين». وفي هذا الجزء يَسرُد «محفوظ» الحياةَ اليومية للأسرة، والتناقُضات المتناغِمة التي شكَّلتها الظروف الاجتماعية وغذَّتها التركيبة النفسية، والدورَ الذي تلعبه كلُّ شخصية، وخاصَّة شخصيةَ «السيد أحمد عبد الجواد» العَصِية على التصنيف؛ لكثرةِ ما تَتضمَّنه من تناقُضات. وتبدأ أحداث الرواية بإيقاعٍ هادئٍ يرتفع تدريجيًّا حتى يصل إلى مَداه مع أحداثِ ثورة ١٩١٩م، واستشهادِ «فهمي» الابنِ الثاني للأسرة.

‘One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade’ TIMENo masters. No limits. No regrets. Aelin Galathynius takes her place as queen in the fourth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen’s triumphant return. Everyone Aelin loves has been taken from her. Everything she holds dear is in danger. But she has the heart of a queen ― and that heart beats for vengeance. In this fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, no one will escape the queen’s wrath.

The disruptive moment in which we find ourselves living demands that we are our own agents of change. The Seven Games of Leadership is a guide for readers through seven key phases of personal and professional development, with the aim not of climbing a corporate ladder but of finding true and lasting satisfaction in what they do.