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As in 'The Obstacle is the Way', Ryan Holiday delivers practical and inspiring philosophy, this time exploring a powerful concept that runs back centuries, across borders and schools of thought: ego. Ego is our biggest enemy. Early in our careers, it can prevent us from learning and developing our talents. When we taste success, ego can blind us to our own faults, alienate us from others and lead to our downfall. In failure, ego is devastating and makes recovery all the more difficult. It is…

A classic novel of innocence, guilt, and morality by a Russian masterIn one of Dostoevsky's most personal novels, Prince Myshkin, an almost comically innocent Christ figure in a land of sinners, returns to Russia from a sanitorium in Switzerland. His naivete and his faith in beauty contrasts sharply with that of his society, earning him the reputation of "the idiot." Prince Myshkin's morality is tested when he becomes caught in a love triangle and falls into betrayal and tragedy.

تعيدنا هذه الرواية إلى «زمن سعاد»، الفراشة التي ظلَّت تحلِّق بأجنحة الجمال والحب فوق أحلامنا المُجهَضة بالخوف والاستبداد والهزيمة، ولأنها لم تكف عن الطيران يومًا حتى وهي تختار طيرتها الأخيرة في تلك العاصمة الباردة، كان عليها الانسحاب مبكرًا لتنزوي في ركن من الذكريات. وبينما هي كذلك، تأتي هذه الرواية لتكون شاهدة على زمن صعود المسوخ البشرية، وأفول «زمن سعاد» الذي غابت شمسه وانطفأ بريقه بعد أن داهمه ليلٌ حالكٌ أفرخ فيه الظلام خفافيش الفتوى وسدنة التديُّن الشكلي وبيزنس توظيف الأموال، فكان لا بد…

قبل عدّة أعوام، تلقّت تشيماماندا رسالة من إحدى صديقات طفولتها، تطلب منها النُّصح في أمر تربيّة طفلتها كي تقودها إلى النّجاح وتنميّة شخصيّتها القياديّة. هذا الكتيّب هو جوابها. خمسة عشر مقترحًا ظريفًا، مباشرًا وعصريًّا، غايتها الوصول إلى تمكين تلك الابنة كي تنمو قويّة وتغدو امرأة مستقلّة. إنها نقاشات مفتوحة عن الملابس، والماكياج، والنسويّة؛ تفضح خرافة أن المرأة خُلقَت بجسدٍ لا يتموضع سوى في المطبخ، وأن الرّجال هم من بيدهم الأمر كي “يسمحوا” للمرأة بالعمل وتولّي مناصب قياديّة. “عزيزتي هاجَر”…

Rev works hard to keep the demons of the time before his adoption at bay ... until a letter from his father after his 18th birthday brings the trauma of his childhood hurtling back.Emma escapes real life by perfecting the online game she built from scratch. But when an online troll's harassment starts to escalate, she fears for her safety.When Rev and Emma meet, they're buckling under the weight of their secrets. Though both of them find it hard to put their problems into words, they connect…

Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum, the Let's Do Grammar workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Containing a rich variety of activity pages, each book has been designed for use at home and supports classroom learning. With regular progress tests and a complete answer section to aid assessment, this book is the perfect way for your child to practise their punctuation skills and consolidate their learning. And for added enjoyment…

Times Tables are essential tools for children to use when working with numbers at every stage of their education. These three Practise Times Tables books reflect the work that children are doing in school with emphasis on the two, five and ten times tables in the first book (ages 5-7), the three, four, six, seven, eight and nine times tables in the second book (7-9) and revision of all these tables plus the elevens, twelves and square numbers in the third book (9-11). All three books contain a…

This book is brimming over with fun activities in all the key areas of reading including phonics, comprehension, fluency, skimming and scanning, retrieval and prediction. It also includes exercises and short texts aimed at each Lexile level, to help your child progress in line with the National Curriculum. Go straight to the ‘Parent Zone’ for tips and tricks on supporting your child’s reading and where to find books at their level as they improve. This pocket-sized book is a real treasure trove…

In this newest instalment in the Like a Ninja series, Spell Like a Ninja provides essential tips, lists and advice to support the teaching and learning of spelling in the primary classroom or at home, all in a handy, pocket-sized book. Including every statutory spelling pattern in the National Curriculum, this book is split into sections for Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 and Upper Key Stage 2 to enable all pupils to learn at their own pace in this all-in-one quick reference tool. They''ll be…

_______________'Another brilliant book that's jam-packed with top-class tips you won't want to miss.' - MC Grammar, teacher and parent‘Here is basically ‘the bible’ for parents (like me!) with kids in junior school – it’s everything a parent needs to know and understand in the curriculum from fractions basics to calculating the volume of a cuboid and everything in between…’ – Sara Davies MBE, Founder of Crafter's Companion and Dragon on BBC Dragons’ Den_______________When your child comes home…