Twain M How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays

Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков

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

A fun first guide to how to tell the time, this bright and bold lift-the-flap activity book features a clock with moveable hands! Telling the time is a key topic for early learners. This charming and colourful book helps kids understand the basics of telling the time • Fully interactive, the book features lift-the-flap puzzles that help kids to relate telling the time to everyday life - posing questions such as "It's 8.15 - is it time for breakfast?", "Does it take 2 minutes to brush your teeth?" • How to Tell the Time introduces kids to how we measure time using seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years. It gets kids learning to tell and write the time to the nearest five minutes. There is a flap attached to the front jacket that opens to reveal an amazing clock with moveable hands

A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese's Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays is published in Penguin Modern Classics • Gay Talese is the father of American New Journalism, who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation and rich storytelling. His 1966 piece for Esquire, one of the most celebrated magazine articles ever published, describes a morose Frank Sinatra silently nursing a glass of bourbon, struck down with a cold and unable to sing, like 'Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel - only worse'. The other writings in this selection include a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali; a brilliantly witty dissection of the offices of Vogue magazine; an account of travelling to Ireland with hellraising actor Peter O'Toole; and a profile of fading baseball star Joe DiMaggio, which turns into a moving, immaculately-crafted meditation on celebrity

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

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

How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis’s insights on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives. Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works • From the revered teacher and best-selling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters comes a collection that gathers the best of C. S. Lewis’s practical advice on how to embody a Christian life • The most famous adherent and defender of Christianity in the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis has long influenced our perceptions and understanding of the faith. More than fifty years after his death, Lewis’s arguments remain extraordinarily persuasive because they originate from his deep insights into the Christian life itself

Readers worldwide know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal bestseller A Brief History of Time • In this collection of essays and other pieces - on subjects that range from warmly personal to the wholly scientific- he is revealed variously as the scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and - as always - the rigorous and imaginative thinker. Whether remembering his first experience of nursery school; puncturing the arrogance of those who think science can best be understood only by other scientists and should be left to them; exploring the origins and the future of the universe; or reflecting on the phenomenon of A Brief History of Time, Stephen's wit, directness of style and absence of pomp are vital characteristics at all times

Meet Kitty Collins • Friend. Lover. Killer • He was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn't leave me alone • I hadn't intended to kill him of course. But I wasn't displeased when I did and, despite the mess I made, I appeared to get away with it • That's where my addiction started… • I've got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I'm killing it • A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story about friendship, love, and murder. Fans of My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve will love this wickedly clever novel!

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

An inspiring and practical guide to achieving bold ambitions • Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses and major sporting teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time. In this book he applies the wisdom he has gained from dealing with large, complex organizations and elite athletes to help anyone tackle their most challenging goals • Drawing on the stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Galileo to Rosa Parks, Harold Macmillan to Paula Radcliffe - Barber uses personal anecdote and proven strategy to map the route to success and navigate the difficulties that arise along the way • Whatever it is that you aspire to do - run a marathon, transform a school or provide a business of public service to millions - this book will inspire you to get going and to bridge the gap between hope and reality