Leadership – Thrift Reads

Attitudes and Altitudes The Dynamics of 21st Century Leadership

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The principles, practice, and profile of 21st Century leadership. Good: Very tidy condition.

Maximum Leadership The World’s Top Business Leaders Discuss how They Add Value to Their Companies

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Charles M. Farkas and Philippe De Backer crack the code of corporate success with their provocative and groundbreaking book, Maximum Leadership. The authors traversed North America, Europe, and Asia to interview the heads of over 160 major multinational corporations. What they discovered may forever change the way we look at business and our roles as executives. Maximum Leadership uncovers five distinct “approaches” to leadership – and illustrates each one through the real stories of how CEOs meet the challenges of leadership every day, all around the world. Very Good: Tidy condition, minor tear on the back dust jacket, Book is in excellent condition.

Message to My Girl A Dying Father’s Powerful Legacy of Hope

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Doctor Jared Noel knew he was dying for almost six years, from the age of 25. But when it looked as though he would not live to see the birth of his child, he began a Givealittle crowd-funding campaign to raise money for a course of chemo treatment that would keep him alive long enough to meet his unborn child. This remarkable campaign, covered by nationwide media, raised an incredible $170,000 in two days. Jared not only lived to see Elise born but also enjoyed her first nine months. Jared’s blog, initially written to alleviate boredom during rounds of chemotherapy, attracted hundreds of thousands of readers. He used it to challenge the taboos of death and dying with humour and unnerving honesty, and wrote with clinical precision and pragmatism. Jared had the knack of turning conversation stoppers into conversation starters. In his final weeks, Jared put his story together with the help of writer David Williams, primarily so that his baby daughter Elise might one day know her father. This is Jared’s story, but it is also a profound meditation on life and death, and everything in between.

Innovative Approaches to Stopping Family Violence

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This edited collection brings together a range of practitioners and researchers to examine practical, evidence-informed strategies for addressing family violence, particularly in the New Zealand context. Rather than relying on a single theory, the book emphasises that family violence is complex and multi-layered, requiring diverse, adaptable interventions. The chapters explore work with different groups affected by violence, including women (both victims and perpetrators), children, men who use violence, and people in same-sex relationships or gang environments. It highlights that one-size-fits-all approaches are ineffective, and interventions must be tailored to specific social, cultural, and relational contexts. A key theme is the importance of holding perpetrators accountable while supporting behaviour change, focusing on understanding the beliefs, attitudes, and patterns that sustain abusive behaviour. The book also stresses that successful intervention depends on the willingness of offenders to change and on practitioners using well-informed, reflective methods. Additionally, it addresses broader challenges in the field, such as practitioner training, maintaining professional integrity, and developing culturally appropriate responses—particularly for Māori and Pacific communities.

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literature A collection of short stories from india at the turn of the 20th century and of emerging nation.

Rise

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Rise is not about the worst that can happen in life; it’s about how to respond when the worst has already happened… In 2003, Ingrid Poulson’s estranged husband killed their two young children and Ingrid’s father. After time, Ingrid chose to start with survival and build from there. She recognised her resilience and chose to rise to the challenge of overcoming unimaginable tragedy. Few people have to suffer events such as those that Ingrid experienced. But everyone has to deal with challenges, hardships and grief in everyday life. The ability to be resilient in the face of these can mean the difference between getting through troubled times and living life to the fullest, and succumbing to their pressures. Everyone who has met Ingrid is inspired by her clarity and courage. Through the four main components of her program of resilience – Resolve, Identity, Support and Everyday resilience – she shares the skills and practices she has developed to not only survive but to live a rich and rewarding life. “In the few short years since the event that left me with nothing, I have been told that I have a charmed life, that I’m lucky and that I am the subject of envy. Many, many people have asked me how I do it, how I survive, and this book is the answer to that question.” Good: Tidy condition

From Crisis to Confidence Investment Insights for All New Zealanders

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Over the past two years, in both global and local markets, we’ve witnessed the collapse of the finance sector, sharemarkets have been in free fall, and the property market in turmoil. Simply relying on your personal financial matters to look after themselves is no longer an option. Now, more than ever, we need sound, practical and well-grounded advice to keep our investments safe and productive. From Crisis to Confidence lifts the lid on what caused the credit crisis and provides invaluable investment guidance for the future. This is a series of down-to-earth essays written by New Zealand economists, investment professionals and financial planners for every investor.

When the Singing Stops

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From Sydney’s sparkling harbour to the lush rainforests of South America, When the Singing Stops is a triumph from Australia’s favourite storyteller with new novel Before the Storm out now.A young Australian woman leaves Sydney for a new world… Guyana, South America.Captivated by Guyana’s wild, unspoilt beauty, Madison Wright Jones joins the native Amerindians struggling to preserve their culture against corporate exploitation. But her new-found commitment soon plunges Madison into a mire of murder, drug smuggling and political corruption. And finally, an unexpected love that pits her heart against her beliefs.It’s the journey that changes her life… Good: Very Tidy condition.

Hiding from the Light

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The big new novel by the bestselling author of WHISPERS IN THE SAND Emma imagined she was happy — with her successful career in the City and her imminent engagement to her boyfriend, Piers, her future seemed mapped out. So why does the advertisement of Liza’s Cottage for sale — a house she remembers from childhood country holidays — turn her well-ordered life upside down with longing? Mike Sinclair is the new rector of Manningtree and Mistley, a stranger in the tightly knit community on the rural Essex coast. Already he is fascinated by the history of the parish, but especially by the seventeenth century, when Chief Witchfinder Matthew Hopkins conducted his terrible work. It is the ghost of Hopkins that haunts the old shop in the high street, they say — or the spirits of some of his victims who were tortured in the room upstairs. But now a television crew are filming there and, Mike wonders, if they are responsible for the increasing level of supernatural disturbance and the developing sense of unease in the parish? But as he starts to investigate, he realizes with horror that something or someone unpleasant is drawing him irresistibly into its possession. When Emma gives up he

Victoria’s Secret

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<pA passionate and provocative re-evaluation of Queen Victoria's relationship with her servant John Brown that uncovers the secrets the royal machine keeps from us, by acclaimed historian Dr Fern Riddell. From the moment John Brown arrived as a servant to Queen Victoria's household, he became known across the land as her loyal companion, her fierce protector, and her right-hand man; their friendship immortalised in print and later on-screen. But what if there was more to their relationship than we know? And what has history been hiding from us? Rumours have swirled around this relationship for years as historians have attempted to bring the truth to light – now for the first time, Dr Fern Riddell re-examines everything we thought we knew about one of Britain's most iconic women. Through unearthing groundbreaking new evidence, Riddell challenges the prevalent image of Victoria as a grieving widow to create a compelling human portrait of a woman in passionate midlife. Against a backdrop of court politics, family dynasties and the magic of the Highlands, Victoria's Secret untangles the mysteries that the royal family have tried to keep hidden for generations, forcing us to question 'who really writes our history'? Both a timeless romance and an extraordinary retelling of the emotional life of a queen, Victoria's Secret is an unmissable account of a woman in love. Good: Tidy condition

Growing Great Boys

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Practical, positive and informative parenting advice on raising great sons. Growing Great Boys is a brilliant, practical parenting book about parenting boys from toddlers to teens by one of New Zealand’s leading parenting experts. Packed with tips and pragmatic ideas for parents, it has a strong and positive message for parents. The following issues are dealt with- The challenges for boys in the 21st century; The uniqueness of boys/men; The importance of fathers in parenting boys; The place of mothers in parenting boys; Parenting boys on your own; How to parent preschooler boys (or under 5s); How to parent primary school boys (or 5-12 year olds); How to parent teenage boys; Boys and Masks – talking to the real boy; and Boys and spirituality, traditions and rites of passage. Growing Great Boys is a delightful manual for successfully guiding, coaching, disciplining, loving, encouraging and inspiring boys from birth through to teenage years. Its substance is insightful and challenging and it will be rewarding to all parents who read it.

The Sacrifice

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Best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates blends sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power in an incendiary novel that explores the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, and how the complexities of truth are lost in our hunger for sensationalism. Best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates returns with an incendiary novel that illuminates the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power on innocent lives and probes the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, the complexities of truth, and our insatiable hunger for sensationalism.When a fourteen-year-old girl is the alleged victim of a terrible act of racial violence, the incident shocks and galvanises her community, exacerbating the racial tension that has been simmering in this New Jersey town for decades. In this magisterial work of fiction, Joyce Carol Oates explores the uneasy fault lines in a racially troubled society. In such a tense, charged atmosphere, Oates reveals that there must always be a sacrifice – of innocence, truth, trust, and, ultimately, of lives. Unfolding in a succession of multiracial voices, in a community transfixed by this alleged crime and the spectacle unfolding around it, this profound novel exposes what – and who – the “sacrifice” actually is, and what consequences these kind of events hold for us all.Working at the height of her powers, Oates offers a sympathetic portrait of the young girl and her mother, and challenges our expectations and beliefs about our society, our biases, and ourselves. As the chorus of its voices – from the police to the media to the victim and her family – reaches a crescendo, “The Sacrifice” offers a shocking new understanding of power and oppression, innocence and guilt, truth and sensationalism, justice and retribution.A chilling exploration of complex social, political, and moral themes – the enduring trauma of the past, modern racial and class tensions, the power of secrets, and the primal decisions we all make to protect those we love – “The Sacrifice” is a major work of fiction from one of our most revered literary masters.

Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership

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From INSIGHTS ON LEADERSHIP . . .Robert K. Greenleaf from “The Servant as Leader” The servant-leader is servant first. Becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. . . . The best test is this: Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?” Stephen R. Covey from “Servant-Leadership from the Inside Out” “You may be able to buy someone’s hand and back, but you cannot buy their heart, mind, and spirit. And in the competitive reality of today’s global marketplace, it will be only those organizations whose people not only willingly volunteer their tremendous creative talent, commitment, and loyalty, but whose organizations align their structures, systems, and management style to support the empowerment of their people that will survive and thrive as market leaders.” Ken Blanchard from “Servant-Leadership Revisited” “With the traditional pyramid, the boss is always responsible and the staff are supposed to be responsive to the boss. When you turn the pyramid upside down, those roles get reversed. Your people become responsible and the job of management is to be responsive to their people. That creates a very different environment for implementation. If you work for your people, then what is the purpose of being a manager? To help them accomplish their goals. Your job is to help them win.” INSIGHTS ON LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTORS Stephen R. Covey * Larry C. Spears * Robert K. Greenleaf * Ken Blanchard * Elizabeth Jeffries * Joe Batten *Lawrence J. Lad and David Luechauer * Jack Lowe Jr * Ann McGee-Cooper * Peter Block * Susana Barciela * John J. Gardiner * Richard P. Nielsen * Jill W. Graham * Bill Bottum with Dorothy Lenz * Robert E. Kelley * Judith A. Sturnick * Parker J. Palmer * Diane Cory * Diane Fassel * Thomas A. Bausch * Christine Wicker * James Conley and Fraya Wagner-Marsh * Joseph Jaworski * John P. Schuster * Ken Melrose * John S. Lore * James A. Autry * Irving R. Stubbs * James M. Kouzes * Jeffrey N. McCollum * Margaret J. Wheatley * Don M. Frick “It is one of the great ironies of our age that we created organizations to constrain our problematic human natures, and now the only thing that can save these organizations is a full appreciation of the expansive capacities of us humans.” –Margaret J. Wheatley from “What Is Our Work?” Leadership without hierarchy? Organization in a whirlwind of change? Community and shared responsibility in a global village? Soul in a free-enterprise world? Robert Greenleaf’s visionary theory of Servant-Leadership continues to engage many of the best minds in and out of business. Greenleaf’s prescriptions for employee empowerment and organizational change continue to achieve nothing short of miraculous results in organizations worldwide. As one enthusiastic observer wrote in Fortune magazine, “Once the consensus is forged, watch out: With everybody on board, your so-called implementation proceeds ‘wham-bam.'” In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Reflections on Leadership, many of today’s most respected business thinkers share their insights into key aspects of Robert Greenleaf’s revolutionary thinking. Over the course of 33 essays, a dream team consisting of such luminaries as Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Peter Block, Margaret Wheatley, John Schuster, and James Autry explore how Greenleaf has influenced today’s business leaders and discuss a range of leadership principles at the heart of his philosophy, including stewardship, the spirit of the workplace, and the concept of healing leadership. A source of inspiration and instruction, Insights on Leadership is required reading for senior executives, community leaders, and managers in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Good: PLEASE NOTE: This book has a significant number of dog eared pages and highlighting through out it. This does not diminish the quality or the binding of the book. It was done in a very exacting way. You may find it interesting to agree or disagree with the previous reader. Tidy condition

Shouting Secrets at Trains

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The book is a collection of reflective and often poetic short pieces that explore memory, identity, and the quiet emotional moments of everyday life. Moving between personal narrative and observational writing, Messenger uses imagery—particularly trains and travel—as a metaphor for transience, missed connections, and the passage of time. Across the work, narrators grapple with: unspoken thoughts and private confessions fleeting encounters with strangers the tension between movement (leaving, escaping) and stillness (remembering, longing) The recurring idea of “shouting secrets at trains” captures the human impulse to release inner truths into the world without expecting an answer—a symbolic act of catharsis and anonymity. Rather than following a single plot, the book builds a mood-driven exploration of introspection, where small moments accumulate into a broader meditation on how people carry their stories through life. Nicholas Messenger Born in 1945, NICHOLAS MESSENGER is a lifelong poet and story-teller, painter and illustrator, who grew up in New Zealand, in the Bay of Islands, and has travelled and worked in several countries, in Latin America, Europe and Asia. He has been a seaman, security guard, demolition worker and various other things. For many years he was a teacher of science, languages and art in high schools in New Zealand, and latterly, for nine years, taught English, in three different regions in Japan. His mountains are those of the West Coast of the South Island, where he was a team leader in Search and Rescue, but he has climbed those of the Andes and far and wide in Japan. He has a son and daughter, and currently lives with his second wife, Seiko, in Hokitika in New Zealand. A poet from childhood, he published his first volume of poetry while at university in Auckland in 1965, and has read his work in Peru, France, England and New Zealand. He won the Glover Award for poetry in 1978. His poetry has been published regularly in Landfall magazine, and more recently in thirty-odd other literary magazines in print and on-line. His plays have been performed by school students, and his play, “The Stowaways”, was short-listed for the Polka Play for Children award in the 1980’s. He has had one-man shows of his paintings in Brittany in France, and in Greymouth and Westport in New Zealand. Very Good: Almost like new

People Skills Third Edition

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The new edition of this popular and successful text continues to offer a comprehensive introduction to the diverse field of people skills. Thoroughly updated, it boasts six completely new chapters with relevance to a wide range of occupations and environments. This book will be an essential companion to all students in helping professions.

The Inquisitor’s Mark

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The sequel to The Eighth Day, a fantasy adventure that VOYA called “unparalleled” and “absolutely necessary for middle grades,” continues with higher stakes, greater world building, and more pulse-pounding action. With suspense, danger, and new discoveries around every corner, this fast-paced fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews raved was an exciting blend of “modern intrigue and ancient magic” will be a welcome addition for fans of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter.

After an all-out battle in Mexico, Jax, Riley, and Evangeline have gone into hiding. There are still rogue Transitioners and evil Kin lords on the hunt for Riley, a descendant of King Arthur, and Evangeline, a powerful wizard with bloodlines to Merlin, in order to gain control over the Eighth Day.

So when Finn Ambrose, a mysterious stranger, contacts Jax claiming to be his uncle, Jax’s defenses go up—especially after Jax learns that he’s holding Jax’s best friend, Billy, hostage. To rescue Billy and keep Riley and Evangeline out of the fray, Jax sneaks off to New York City on his own. But once there, he discovers a surprising truth: Finn is his uncle, and Jax comes from a long line of Dulacs—a notoriously corrupt and dangerous Transitioner clan who want Riley dead and Evangeline as their prisoner. And family or not, the Dulacs will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Impostors

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Frey was raised to take a bullet. She’s the body double for her twin sister Rafia – the precious first daughter of Shreve – and her existence is a closely guarded secret. So while Rafi was schooled to be the perfect heir, Frey was trained to be the ultimate weapon. When their father sends Frey in Rafi’s place as collateral in a precarious deal, she must become the perfect impostor. But Col Palafox, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her. As layers of deceit peel away, can Frey become her own person, and risk everything in a rebellion? As the deal falls apart, Frey must decide: can she trust Col with the truth? In a life built on lies, can she trust anyone?

From Dead to Worse

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The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana is reeling from two hard blows: the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina, and the manmade horror of the explosion at the vampire summit in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, and she’s yearning for things to get back to normal. But that’s just not happening. Too many vampires – some friends, some not – were killed or injured, and her were-tiger boyfriend Quinn is among the missing.

It’s clear that things are changing, whether the weres and vamps like it or not. And Sookie, Friend to the Pack, blood-bonded to the leader of the local vampire community, is caught up in those changes. She’s about to find herself facing danger and death and, not for the first time, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood has stopped flowing, Sookie’s world will be forever altered … Good: Tidy condition.

Definitely Dead

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Sookie’s life is on the line, and the suspects range from rogue weres to her first love, the vampire Bill. Sookie doesn’t have that many relations, so she hated to lose one – but of all the people to go, she didn’t expect it to be her cousin Hadley, a consort of New Orleans’ vampire queen – after all, Hadley was technically already dead. But she is gone, beyond recall, and she’s left Sookie an inheritance – one that comes with a bit of a risk – not least because someone doesn’t want Sookie digging too deep into Hadley’s past – or her possessions. Sookie’s life is once again on the line, and this time the suspects range from the rogue werewolves who have rejected Sookie as a friend of the pack to her first love, the vampire Bill. Sookie’s got a lot to do if she’s going to keep herself alive … The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires, werewolves. Good: Tidy condition.

Cleo How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family

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A warm, incredibly moving, often funny book about love, loss and redemption and the small black cat who helped mend a family’s broken hearts by sheer force of her feline personality. Fair: minor marks on the cover.

Women Rowing North Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age

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A guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age–now with a new foreword by the author. Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. Women Rowing Nort, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist, and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face. “If we can keep our wits about us, think clearly, and manage our emotions skillfully,” Pipher writes, “we will experience a joyous time of our lives. If we have planned carefully and packed properly, if we have good maps and guides, the journey can be transcendent.” Good: Tidy condition.

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

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In his landmark bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren’t as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work-in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of “blink”: the election of Warren Harding; “New Coke”; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren’t those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of “thin-slicing”-filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables. Poor: A well read copy, Binding is good stains on some pages. Very Readable.

The Gates of Rome

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The ultimate Rome story – 20th Anniversary Edition. Featuring an exclusive new foreword by the author. ‘Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction’ Daily Mirror ‘I wish I’d written it’ Bernard Cornwell ‘If you liked Gladiator, you’ll love Emperor’ The Times From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar. In the city of Rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core. Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict – and Julius Caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the action. The first instalment in the bestselling Emperor series! Real readers love The Gates of Rome: Good: Tidy Condition

Rebecca’s Tale

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On the twentieth anniversary of the death of Rebecca, the hauntingly beautiful first wife of Maxim de Winter, family friend Colonel Julyan receives an anonymous parcel. It contains a black notebook with two handwritten words on the title page — Rebecca’s Tale — and two pictures: a photograph of Rebecca as a young child and a postcard of Manderley. Rebecca once asked Julyan to ensure she was buried in the churchyard facing the sea: if she ended up in the de Winter crypt, she warned, she’d come back to haunt him. Now, it seems, she has finally kept her promise. Julyan’s conscience has never been clear over the official version of Rebecca’s death. Was Rebecca the manipulative, promiscuous femme fatale her husband claimed. Or the gothic heroine of tragic proportions that others had suggested. The official story, the ‘truth’, has only had Maxim’s version of events to consider. But all that is about to change . . .

In Pursuit of Excellence How to Win in Sport and Life Through Mental Training

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In Pursuit of Excellence, Third Edition, shows you how to develop the positive outlook that turns “ordinary” competitors into winners… on the playing field and off. You’ll learn how to focus your commitment, overcome obstacles to excellence, and achieve greater personal and professional satisfaction.Author Terry Orlick, an internationally acclaimed sport psychologist, has helped hundreds of Olympic athletes maximize their performances and achieve their goals. In this third edition of In Pursuit of Excellence, Orlick presents his special insights and experiences to help you make the most of your potential. He also identifies the Seven Essential Elements of Human Excellence and provides a step-by-step plan for proceeding along your personal path to excellence.Whether you are an athlete, coach, or high achiever in another walk of life, >In Pursuit of Excellence, Third Edition, provides the expert advice and proven techniques to fulfill your aspirations. Very Good: Very tidy condition.

The Slow Waltz of Turtles

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In this bestseller from France and the sequel to The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles, a woman contends with divorce, family trouble, and even murder in her journey to discover who she really is. Download cover Find Local Retailers: Book Seller Logo Whitcoulls Book Seller Logo The Nile Book Seller Logo Paper Plus Book Seller Logo Book Hub Book Seller Logo The Warehouse Book Seller Logo Unity Books Book Seller Logo Book Hero Book Seller Logo University Book Shop The Slow Waltz of Turtles by Katherine Pancol NZD $45.00 In this bestseller from France and the sequel to The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles, a woman contends with divorce, family trouble, and even murder in her journey to discover who she really is. Forty-something mother of two Josephine Cortes is at a crossroads. She has just moved to a posh new apartment in Paris after the success of the historical novel she ghostwrote for her sister, Iris. Still struggling with her divorce – the result of her husband running off to Kenya to start a crocodile farm with his mistress – she is now entangled in a lie orchestrated by her sister. And just when things seem as though they can’t get any more complicated, people start turning up dead in her neighbourhood. As Josephine struggles to find her voice and her confidence amid a messy web of relationships and a string of murders, she and those around her must learn to push on with determination, like headstrong little turtles learning to dance slowly in a world that’s too violent and moving too fast.

How to Walk in High Heels The Girl’s Guide to Everything

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From appreciating wine to understanding modern art, placing a bet to playing poker, wearing a hat to finding the mains, changing a tyre to loading an i-pod, the book helps you navigate life’s challenges with style. Funny and informative, packed with great quotes and fascinating facts this will transform your approach to everything from getting dressed to hanging wallpaper. Turn your exasperated aaaaarrrrrghs into confident ahhhhs! Good: Tidy condition. Minor creases on the back dust jacket.

Leading Change

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Describes the key qualities managers must have to make their companies stronger in a changing market, and discusses the most common mistakes managers make in trying to change their companies Very Good: Very tidy condition

Gene Genius

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Gene Genius: Understand your DNA and create your own genetic roadmap to health and happiness * Ever wondered why someone on exactly the same diet loses weight much faster than you? * Puzzled about why you crave a sugar fix more than other people seem to? * Can’t understand why your best friend stresses less than you? * Can’t work out why some people love taking risks, when you don’t? The answers are all in our genes. Today, we sit on the threshold of the most far-reaching health revolution of our times – now we can identify some of the key genes that make a huge difference to our individual make-up. Gene Genius explains the science of DNA and genetic inheritance. This book takes you on a journey through the human genome, shedding light on how your genes influence your mental and physical health and showing how you can plot a clear path to a healthier you. Leading genetic scientist Dr Margaret Smith along with health writer Sue Williams offer suggestions for how to deal with any problematic genetic inheritance, such as a predisposition to weight gain, mental illness, stress, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, drug or alcohol dependencies and much more. Their sensible, informed advice reveals how you can transform your health and well-being by working in harmony with your genes and accomplish life-changing results. Very Good: Very tidy condition.

The Logic of Life Uncovering the New Economics of Everything

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Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions–and you might be surprised to hear the answers coming from an economist. In this deftly reasoned book, the author argues that life is logical after all. Under the surface of everyday insanity, hidden incentives are at work, and the author shows these incentives emerging in the most unlikely places. Using tools ranging from animal experiments to supercomputer simulations, an ambitious new breed of economist is trying to unlock the secrets of society. This book is the first book to map out the astonishing insights and frustrating blind spots of this new economics in a way that anyone can enjoy. The book presents an X-ray image of human life, stripping away the surface to show us a picture that is revealing, enthralling, and sometimes disturbing. The stories that emerge are not about data or equations but about people: the athlete who survived a shocking murder attempt, the computer geek who beat the hard-bitten poker pros, the economist who defied Henry Kissinger and faked an invasion of Berlin, the king who tried to buy off a revolution. Once you’ve read this quotable and addictive book, life will never look the same again. Good: Tidy condition, marks on the fly leaf.

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