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البعض يجد التحدث مع الآخرين أمرًا غير مريح أو صعبًا أو حتى مهيبًا. لكن هناك طريقة لتجاوز هذه التحديات. كتاب "كيف تتحدث مع أي شخص، في أي وقت، وفي أي مكان" هو المفتاح لبناء الثقة وتحسين مهارات التواصل. ألّفه لاري كينغ، ويقدّم فيه نصائح بسيطة وعملية تجعل التواصل أسهل وأكثر نجاحًا، بل وأكثر متعة أيضًا. ويضيف الكاتب مواقف وقصصًا من حياته الطويلة في الحديث – سواء على التلفزيون أو الراديو أو وجهًا لوجه – مما يضفي على الكتاب متعة وقيمة إضافية. كما يتناول ما يقوله أشهر المتحدثين وكيفية إيصالهم للكلام بطريقة جعلتهم ناجحين. الدروس التي يقدمها الكتاب: كيف تتغلب على الخجل وتجعل الآخرين مرتاحين في حديثهم معك كيفية اختيار موضوع مناسب للحديث في أي موقف كيف تبرع في مقابلة عمل، أو إدارة اجتماع، أو الاختلاط في حفل ما الذي يجمع بين أنجح المتحدثين في العالم السؤال الذهبي الذي يمكنك طرحه ليُثري أي محادثة، مع أي شخص، في أي وقت، وأي مكان

هذا الكتاب من أندر الكتب التي يمكن أن يقرأها ويفهمها من يسعى إلى النجاح في ظل عصر كثير التقلب والتغير، كعصرنا هذا. كتاب لا غني عنه! بشهادة العديد من رؤساء المؤسسات من رجال أو سيدات كمؤسسات إكسون، جنرال موتورز، جوديير، كوداك، ماريوت، ويرلبول، زيروكس، والعديد من المؤسسات المختلفة. إنها قصة سريعة، بسيطة، ومؤثرة.

"If we burn you burn with us" Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But she's still not safe. A revolution is unfolding, and everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans -- everyone except Katniss. And yet she must play the most vital part in the final battle. Katniss must become their Mockingjay -- the symbol of rebellion -- no matter what the personal cost.

George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

Follow in the footsteps of the Codebreakers and establish whether you have the puzzle-solving skills needed to have worked at wartime Bletchley Park. Product 9781788280426 Arcturus Paperback 127 20 x 13 x 1cm

A shipwreck brings Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput, where he finds himself in a kingdom of tiny people. This experience is later reversed when he lands among the giants of Brobdingnag. And yet more contrasts lie in store for him between the Houyhnhnms - a race of noble horses - and the savage sub-human Yahoos. Gulliver's Travels has not been out of print since its publication in 1726. Readers, 'from the cabinet council to the nursery', have enjoyed Swift's fusion of fantasy and reality on many levels. While politics and religion are prime targets for his satire, he also holds a mocking mirror to human nature in general.

Longman's new Cultural Editions Series, Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, edited by Jeff Nunokawa, includes Books 1-3 of Hard Times and contextual materials on the age of Dickens.

The Art Of War by Sun Tzu is timeless wisdom that applies as much to today's boardrooms as is did to a battle in the Chinese countryside. To quote Sun Tzu's The Art of War, "though we have heard of stupid haste in war, but cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays." ... "don't delay in adding this beautifully edited version of the Art Of War to your collection immediately." From the battlefield to the boardroom Sun Tzu's leaves you his tremendous legacy for strategy when dealing with any opponent, using The Art Of War.

Twelve years after his victory over House Harkonnen, Paul Atreides rules as emperor from the desert planet Arrakis - but his victory has had profound consequences. War has been brought to the entire known universe, and billions have already perished. Despite having become the most powerful emperor known to history, Paul is powerless to bring an end to the fighting.

Insights—like Darwin’s understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick’s breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA—can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more effectively solve problems and get things done. Yet we know very little about when, why, or how insights are formed—or what blocks them. In Seeing What Others Don’t, renowned cognitive psychologist Gary Klein unravels the mystery.