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Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and how to avoid them • We are now living in the world's greatest era of civil wars. While violence has declined worldwide, major civil wars are now being fought in countries including Iraq, Syria and Libya, and smaller civil wars are being fought in India and Malaysia. Even countries we thought could never experience another civil war - such as the USA, Sweden and Ireland - are showing signs of unrest. So how can we stop them? • In How Civil Wars Start, acclaimed expert Professor Barbara F. Walter, who has advised on political violence everywhere from the CIA to the U.S. Senate to the United Nations, explains the rise of civil wars and the conditions that create them - not least when countries are not quite democratic

How to sell yourself and your brilliant ideas - the classic business book updated • The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business • Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them • However the skills of the pitch are not only relevant to the world of business, rather they apply to just about every significant personal transaction in your life • So whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamorous restaurant, Life's a Pitch tells you how to handle human transactions. A pitch is not a meeting, it's a drama. A pitch is not about transferring information, it's about transferring power. It is business, but it is also theatre • Part inspirational manual for business, part guidebook to a successful and happy social life, Life's a Pitch is written as the result of an accumulated half century of (mostly successful) pitching by the authors

Choosing a romantic partner is one of contemporary life's biggest adventures. But other aspects of modern living - being globally more mobile, a fall in religious belief, social liberalization and more job opportunities (but longer working hours) - mean meeting a mate has rarely been so challenging, and rarely so important • In How to Choose a Partner, Susan Quilliam guides us through the process of finding the right partner for us as individuals. The real challenge is that we grow. Drawing upon rich cultural material, psychology and her background in relationship therapy, Susan presents partner choice as a self-development journey, driving us to learn more about ourselves, about other people, about life and the way we want to live

After all, we've learned how to spot the difference between junk foods and superfoods. When you discover the equivalent rules for time, it'll change how you live your life • In his first book since the era-defining Stuffocation, cultural commentator and bestselling author James Wallman investigates the persistent problem of wasted, unfulfilling time, and finds a powerful answer - a revolutionary approach to life based on the latest scientific discoveries. At its heart is the inspiring revelation that, when you play by the new rules, you can actively choose better experiences • Bursting with original stories, fresh takes on tales you thought you knew, and insights from psychology, economics, and culture, Time and How to Spend It reveals a seven-point checklist that'll help you avoid empty experiences, and fill your free hours with exciting and enriching ones instead

Use your eyes, ears, and imagination to explore your amazing mind and sharpen your wits • Want to paint like a prodigy, experiment like a scientist, or even invent the next new technology? Put your grey matter to the brain-training test and see how you measure up to some of the greatest thinkers in history. Tackle brain-boggling puzzles, games, and optical illusions and discover what makes your brain work: from why you smile to what is going on inside your head and what side of your brain does what. Learn about neurons, how memory works and how to boost your creativity • This book makes a complex subject fun, accessible and exciting, and is perfect for any child, whether they are intent on becoming a genius or just want to have fun with clever activities at home, on a journey or in school

Think Smart, Act Smart shows you how to get the most out of your brainpower in everyday situations: how to analyse conditions and problems, how to come to the right conclusions, how to make good decisions, and how to convert those decisions into action - in short, how to get things done. Starting with focus and concentration, psychologists Darren Bridger and David Lewis explain how to adapt our focus level and set priorities. At the core of the book is effective decision making, including goal setting and risk assessment, allied to invaluable advice on how to prevent stress from distorting your thinking. Finally, the crunch point - how to take action, and ensure that all your best thinking is channelled into positive results

Discover the real ways to win every game imaginable! • Are you fed up losing at family board game nights? Do you want to learn how to destroy the competition? • Get the inside tips from preposterously overqualified experts on how to win a range of common family games, board games and more • * A mime artist tells you how to do the best charades • * A mathematician tells you how to win Connect 4 • * A professional racing driver tells you how to take corners in Scalextric • * A Scrabble champion reveals his secrets • * A game theorist tells you what properties to buy in Monopoly in order to bankrupt and embarrass your competitors • This is a must read for anyone who takes games too seriously and for bad losers everywhere

What is AIQ? How does it work? Most importantly, how can it help us? • Two leading data scientists offer an up-close and user-friendly look at artificial intelligence and how to harness its power for a better world • 'A positive and entertaining look at the great potential unlocked by marrying human creativity with powerful machines.' Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics • Dozens of times per day, we all interact with intelligent machines that are constantly learning from the wealth of data now available to them. These machines, from smart phones to talking robots to self-driving cars, are remaking the world in the twenty first century in the same way that the Industrial Revolution remade the world in the nineteenth • AIQ is based on a simple premise: if you want to understand the modern world, then you have to know a little bit of the mathematical language spoken by intelligent machines

A practical guide giving you the skills and confidence to overcome career challenges on your own • Are you at a standstill in your career? Do you feel like you aren't where you thought you'd be by this point, or have you already got to where you wanted and realised it isn't bringing you joy? • The most successful people have always benefitted from professional coaching and now, in You Coach You, the UK's leading career experts Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper will give you the knowledge and tools to coach yourself. Inside you'll learn how to get unstuck and rediscover your love of work, build boundaries and productive relationships, cultivate resilience and identify and achieve your career goals. Packed with practical exercises, tools and advice from inspiring people, this book will help you find motivation and achieve everything you've ever wanted in your career

За 85 лет своего существования величайший бестселлер "Как завоевывать друзей и оказывать влияние на людей" помог тысячам знаменитых сегодня людей подняться на вершину славы и успеха. И сейчас, в ХХI веке, всегда актуальные советы Дейла Карнеги позволят каждому читателю реализовать свои способности и наконец-то громко заявить о себе • Книга на английском языке • The most famous confidence-boosting book ever published; with sales of over 16 million copies worldwide • Millions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How to Win Friends and Influence People, he offers practical advice and techniques, in his exuberant and conversational style, for how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding

В книге "Сила привычки. Почему мы делаем то, что делаем, и как это изменить" журналист Чарльз Дахигг, удостоенный множества наград, вводит нас в захватывающий и удивительный мир научного изучения привычек • Он исследует, почему некоторые люди и компании изо всех сил пытаются измениться, несмотря на годы попыток, в то время как другие переделывают себя за одну ночь. Он посещает лаборатории, где нейробиологи исследуют, как работают привычки и какая часть мозга отвечает за них. И он рассказывает, как правильные привычки сыграли решающую роль в успехе олимпийского чемпиона по плаванию Майкла Фелпса, генерального директора Starbucks Говарда Шульца и борца за гражданские права Мартина Лютера Кинга-младшего • Книга на английском языке • An award-winning journalist reveals the secrets of why you do what you do - and how to change • There's never been a better time to set new habits

"Проводите отличные презентации. Как говорить уверенно и отстаивать свою точку зрения" - обязательное чтение для всех, кого попросили выступить с презентацией, включая советы по речи, использованию визуальных эффектов, вовлечению аудитории и тому, как вести презентацию онлайн • Эта практическая книга содержит тест для самооценки, пошаговое руководство, основные советы, распространенные ошибки и рекомендации о том, как их избежать, краткое изложение ключевых моментов и списки лучших источников дополнительной помощи. В то же время в нем содержатся стратегии, которые помогут вам справиться, если что-то пойдет не по плану, и специальные разделы о том, как справиться с нервами и усилить свое послание языком тела • Книга на английском языке • Essential reading for anyone who has been asked to make a presentation, including advice on speech, using visuals, audience engagement, and how to deal with presenting online