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'No regrets.' You've heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That's nonsense, even dangerous, says Daniel H. Pink in his latest bold and inspiring work. Everybody has regrets. They're a fundamental part of our lives. And if we reckon with them in fresh and imaginative ways, we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose.

Sam was surfing with his cat when the world ended. Suddenly enlisted into a battle to fend off annihilation, Sam seizes the strength of the void to survive. In the aftermath, Sam is thrown into a new world shattered into floating islands with survivors from Earth. Training and fighting with his giant sword and apocalyptic mana alongside his magical healer cat, Sam's unusually quick to adapt to this deadly realm of monsters and magic. With endless threats to face and countless powers to attain, Sam's journey of ascension climbing has only just begun.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Charles Dickens; Franz Kafka; Herman Melville; Leo Tolstoy, amongst a host of others.

In the ethereal twilight of St. Petersburg's white nights, a young loner's solitary existence is transformed by a chance encounter with the enchanting Nastenka. Over several luminous evenings, two kindred souls embark on a journey of emotional discovery, sharing dreams, disappointments, and the fragile hope of love.

En Mateu creix en una família trencada que no se sent seva. Des de petit lluita per deixar enrere els crits, les baralles i la misèria de la Mina, la casa més pobra de Caldes de Malavella, la que tothom evita. Aviat descobreix que els seus orígens s’amaguen darrere d’un secret del qual ningú parla però que coneix tothom: el poble està marcat per l’odissea d’un miler de joves mariners italians que s’hi van refugiar en plena Segona Guerra Mundial. Són els supervivents de l’enfonsament del cuirassat Roma.

The plays of William Shakespeare, and his famous lines, are part of the national consciousness. There may be few solid facts about Shakespeare the man, and yet not only do we want to know all about him - we feel, through his plays, we do.

The tragic but doomed love of Marguerite and Armand became one of the great love stories from its first publication in 1848. In this sound dramatization of the consumptive heroine's ultimate sacrifice, the story of passion and conflict is fresh and compelling as when it was first written.

Che cos'è quello spaventoso belato? Perché proviene dall'interno di una bara? Chi è Abdul Jassar? Questi, sono alcuni degli interrogativi che dilaniano Marco, il protagonista di un'inquietante vicenda, ambientata tra le salme da ricomporre e sistemare, dentro un'agenzia funebre. Dimenticatevi degli Zombie e dei morti che tornano in vita, "l'Agnello" è altro ancora.

Affollato di incontri con tutti i nomi che contano nell'intelligencija russa - poeti e registi, scrittori, scienziati - questo libro è l'appassionato resoconto di quanto è andato affastellandosi, intrecciandosi, elidendosi nella vita culturale di Mosca e delle sue più lontane province durante la fase che ha fatto seguito alla perestrojka. Dai referendum del '91 al golpe d'agosto che induce Gorbacev alla resa, fino ai giorni drammatici che vedono il Parlamento russo preso a cannonate da El'cin, questa è la registrazione di voci vivissime e variegate.

For 130 years, Kreig Wiedermann has fought: first, as a teenage recruit for the Holy Order; then, as a soldier for the Empire; and most recently, as an immortal godlike warrior devoted only to avenging himself. The lust of combat is all he knows—until a portal opens on the battlefield and brings him back to the world from which he came. Despite the decades Kreig has survived in the Otherworld, only ten short years have passed on Earth, which means the life he considered lost forever might still be waiting for him. But rejoining humankind won’t be easy.

Dans un zoo, un enfant et un loup se regardent. Le loup n'a plus qu'un œil. Dans cet œil, il y a toute sa vie d'avant, sa vie sauvage dans l'Alaska menacé par les hommes. L'œil de l'enfant, lui, raconte la vie d'un petit Africain qui a parcouru toute l'Afrique pour survivre. Un conte merveilleux où l'Alaska rencontre le Sahara, où l'homme rend hommage à la nature.

Nos pensées et nos paroles sont très puissantes et elles créent notre réalité. Quelle est la première chose que vous dites le matin à votre réveil ? Quelle est la dernière chose à laquelle vous pensez avant de vous endormir ? Est-ce une pensée d'abondance ou une pensée de pénurie ?

Pourquoi Kamo doit-il absolument apprendre l'anglais en trois mois ? Qui est donc Cathy, sa mystérieuse correspondante de l'agence Babel ? Se moque-t-elle de lui ? Est-elle folle ? Devient-il fou ? Pourquoi ses lettres nous font-elles si peur ? Et les autres correspondants de l'agence Babel, qui sont-ils ? Fous, eux aussi ? Tous fous ? Qui est donc l'étrange vieille qui semble régner sur ce monde ? Menez l'enquête avec son meilleur ami : il faut sauver Kamo !

A book that will change how you think and transform how you live.Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people – at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today’s world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world.

Soy miembro de la aristocracia británica, pero he hecho mi fortuna en Manhattan. Nueva York es ahora mi reino. En Inglaterra, mi familia se pelea por quién será el próximo duque de Fairfax. La tradición dicta que sería yo... si estuviera casado. Pero el título no compensa el pasar por el altar. No soy un hombre de una sola mujer. O eso pensaba hasta que mi mundo se puso patas arriba. Ahora, la única manera de salvar el imperio que he levantado es heredar el título que nunca quise..., así que tengo que encontrar una esposa.

"Oprah Winfrey's passionate delivery and the wisdom of her Super Soul Sunday television guests overflow with exuberance...it's fully clear how motivated she is to reach her listening audience. The excitement and intention in her voice are inspirational in themselves." — AudioFile Magazine This...

Mantengo separados mis dos mundos. En el trabajo, soy el rey de Wall Street. Los millonarios de Manhattan acuden a mí para ganar todavía más dinero. Hacen lo que yo les digo, porque siempre tengo razón. Soy astuto, exigente, y algunos dicen que despiadado. En casa, soy un padre soltero que trata de conseguir que su hija de catorce años siga siendo una niña el mayor tiempo posible. 

Seventeen years after the events in Under Your Scars, Caroline makes her yearly visit to Meridian City and is taken on a heartbreaking and bittersweet journey that gives her something she's been searching for her entire life: closure.

"Alla conquista delle stelle" è una raccolta di dialoghi e racconti che condurranno l'uditore a viaggiare dentro a se stesso. Ascoltare le parole dell'autrice è come entrare in uno stato meditativo dove si possono incontrare gli abitanti dei nostri mondi interiori. A parlare saranno parti di noi dimenticate. Verranno risvegliate le grandi domande della vita e le risposte non tarderanno a giungere se si avrà il coraggio di lasciar raccontare il nostro intuito, la nostra saggezza, il nostro cuore.

** Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Book Award ** Are you struggling to deal with conflict in your life? In Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, Harvard negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro introduces a groundbreaking method to bridge the toughest divides—whether with family members, colleagues...