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The concise edition of the 2019 WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD From the million-copy bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very…

One of the most famous and celebrated Victorian coming-of-age novels, David Copperfield charts the adventures and vicissitudes of its eponymous hero's life, from the misery of his childhood after his mother's marriage to the tyrannical Mr Murdstone, through to his first steps as a writer and his search for love and happiness. Along the way he encounters a vast array of gloriously vivid characters – many of whom number among the most memorable in literature – such as the eccentric aunt Betsey…

أما عن ابى فهو حاضر في حياتى إلى درجه اننى لم اكن انظر إلية ، ليس كما ينبغى لى ان افعل . فأنا احبه كثيرا ، لكنى قلما اراه .. اعرف وجهه جيدا إلى حد اننى لا استطيع أن اعرف متى يطرأ عليهاى تغيير

لو كان الدين أفيون الشعوب، فإن التقاليد مخدّر أكثر شرًا، لأنها نادرًا ما تبدو شريرة. وإذا كان الدين عِصابة محكمة، شريانًا نابضًا وإبرة، فإن التقاليد طهو أكثر عائلية: بذور خشخاش مطحونة في الشاي، شراب كاكاو حلو مخلوط بالكوكايين، نوع الشيء الذي يمكن أن تصنعه جدتك.“أسنان بيضاء” حكاية البريطاني آرشي جونز وصداقته العميقه مع صمد إقبال، المسلم البنغالي، منذ أن التقيا كجنود في الحرب العالمية الثانية. وعبر تتبع عائلتي الصديقين، تأخذنا زيدي سميث عميقًا في تشكّلات المجتمع البريطاني المتعدّد الأعراق. فزواج…

Filled with rusting relics and tattered treasure maps, The Old Curiosity Shop is Nell Trent’s favourite place in the whole world. This is lucky, because it’s also her home.

Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams' multi-media phenomenon and cult classic series.

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Pip’s just your average boy. He has no parents, lives with his scary sister and once met an escaped criminal on Christmas Eve – in the middle of a graveyard. Totally normal. And things get even stranger when a mysterious stranger starts paying him loads of money. Sure, Pip’s loving his new life of luxury, but will he ever find out who’s paying the bills, and what they want…

"My satire is against those who see figures and averages, and nothing else," proclaimed Charles Dickens in explaining the theme of this classic novel. Published in 1854, the story concerns one Thomas Gradgrind, a "fanatic of the demonstrable fact," who raises his children, Tom and Louisa, in a stifling and arid atmosphere of grim practicality. Without a moral compass to guide them, the children sink into lives of desperation and despair, played out against the grim background of Coketown,…

Both the experienced detective, Mr Lestrade, and consulting expert, Mr Sherlock Holmes, have concluded that this horrible series of events is the work of a MADMAN, not a common criminal. No other explanation makes sense.

I am perfectly willing to act as business manager for the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, at a minimum salary of £500 – Mr Hall Pycroft.