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In his #1 bestselling books The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell has explored the ways we understand and change our world. Now he looks at the complex and surprising ways the weak can defeat the strong, the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success. Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology, and an array of unforgettable…

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings.

حين تحدّثتا عن موضوع السّفر لأوّل مرّة، تكلّمت أمّها فاطمة بشيء من الفلسفة. حدّثتها عن نبات الياسمين الذي أعطتها اسمه. مثل الياسمين، ربّتها على القناعة والاكتفاء بالقليل. فهو نبات لا يحتاج إلى الكثير من العناية. تكفيه دفعة واحدة من السّماد في ربيع كلّ عام، وتربة رطبة دون فيض من السقيا. جميع أنواع الياسمين تفضل النّموّ في مكان مشمس، لكنّها تتحمّل وجود شيء من الظلّ. وشمس تونس كانت مواتية لنضجها وتكوين شخصيّتها، وقد أصبحت جاهزة لتحمّل شيء من ظلالأوروبا ذات المناخ البارد. مثل الياسمين الأبيض…

Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around...Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations. This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading, as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics.  

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry’s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is…

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time . J.K.…

Featuring cover artwork from the major motion picture starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, and Adam Driver "Often sidesplitting, mostly heartbreaking...[Tropper is] a more sincere, insightful version of Nick Hornby, that other master of male psyche." —USA Today

Madoc’s easygoing nature masks a hidden pain. But he’s ready to get on with his life, until Fallon—the one girl he’s loved and lost—unexpectedly returns to their small town the summer before college. And she’s not done with him…