Heart And Science

There I was: Cammie the Chameleon–the Gallagher Girl who had risked the most sacred sisterhood in the history of espionage. For a boy. But I was through with lying. And sneaking around. I was going to be…myself • Despite Cammie’s best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. Cammie and her friends must clear her name by discovering the truth about some mysterious guests…but this time the stakes for Cammie’s heart – and her beloved school – are even higher

An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures • Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated with psychopathy. His thirty-five-year career has been characterised by fearlessness and ruthless ambition; leaving empathy at the hospital door as thousands of patients put their lives in his hands • For heart surgeons, the inevitable cost of failure is death and in The Knife’s Edge, Westaby reflects on the unique mindset of those who are drawn to this exhilarating and often tragic profession

When Tudy’s first husband tragically dies, she takes up the offer of Tom, a family friend, to pay for her to go to study in France. After she and her benefactor become close, she agrees to marry him in Provence later that year. But as the wedding approaches, Tom discovers that his fiancee has become involved with Riccard, a dashing French pilot and his near-double • A tale of broken trust and infidelity based on Zelda Fitzgerald’s own dalliance with a French pilot, ‘Image on the Heart’ is here presented with other lesser-known stories written by Fitzgerald in the late 1920s and early 1930s, which develop many of the themes found in his novels and his more famous works of short fiction • Contains: ‘Zone of Accident’, ‘Fate in Her Hands’, ‘Image on the Heart’, ‘Too Cute for Words’, ‘Inside the House’, ‘Three Acts of Music’, ‘An Author’s Mother’, ‘“Trouble”’, ‘The Guest in Room Nineteen’, ‘In the Holidays’, ‘The End of Hate’, ‘On an Ocean Wave’, ‘The Woman from Twenty-One’ and ‘Discard (Director’s Special)’

For fans of Charles Duhig, Malcolm Gladwell and Nate Silver, a brilliant and buoyant investigation into the existence (or not) of hot streaks • For decades, psychologists and economists have studied the science of streaks to determine whether the ‘hot hand’ exists. Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Or it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Genius scholars and Nobel Prize winners have dedicated years to answering this question. A substantial number of the decisions we make each day are rooted in two opposing beliefs: that if something happened before, it will happen again – or if it happened before, it probably won’t happen again • The Hot Hand is an incredibly entertaining and provocative investigation into the seductive idea that streaks not only exist but can be created

Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters are a handful and Clara, a senior cardiac specialist, has a new job to cope with • For Ania, meeting Clara Casey is a miracle: she had never intended to leave her beloved Poland, but after the love of her life has turned sour, her world seems rather empty. Perhaps a new job in a new country will mend her broken heart • Declan is looking forward to joining the clinic - but what should have been a straightforward six-month posting brings him far more than he expected. Then there's Father Brian Flynn, whose life is turned upside down when his reputation is threatened; and the beautiful, cheerful nurse, Fiona, who can't leave her troubled past behind

Loss and adversity are part of the human condition, but an imperfect past isn’t always an indicator of what’s to come • This book traces a pattern: why is it that often the people with the hardest beginnings in life – children who experience displacement, disease, financial ruin, abandonment or bereavement – become the most successful adults? And is there something to learn from those people, who perhaps have the strongest sense of what matters most? • Of Britain’s fifty-five prime ministers, twenty-five lost one or both of their parents as a child and 69 per cent suffered some form of serious childhood trauma. For their acclaimed podcast Past Imperfect, Thomson and Sylvester spoke to some such prime ministers, as well as pioneers and poets, CEOs and chefs, actors and archbishops, sports stars and Nobel prize-winning scientists

Why is blood red? Why are carrots orange? Who invented the lightbulb? Why is the world 'going green'? Is the sky really blue? And what is ultraviolet light? • You'll discover the answers to these questions - and many more - in this incredible collection of scientific facts about colour. We'll talk about light (the most important thing) and waves (not the kind you see at the beach - though you will learn why the sea looks blue!). You'll find out how some animals are able to glow in the dark and how others change their colours to hide from predators. Keep reading to discover why leaves change colour in the autumn, why your veins look blue but your blood is red, and why the language we use shapes the colours we see • And you'll learn exactly how to make a rainbow - in space

An intelligent and practical guide to finding your true corporate purpose, creating social value and boosting your profit • Many companies have used purpose as a corporate buzzword to appear virtuous internally, and look good to the outside world. But a poor understanding of the importance of real purpose can have detrimental consequences for the profitability and sustainability of a business • DEEP PURPOSE is the essential guide to putting purpose at the core of a company, and in doing so, understanding its very soul. Drawing together years of research, including analysis of multinational corporations from Danone and PepsiCo to Microsoft and Patagonia, Harvard professor Ranjay Gulati has identified eight conceptual barriers that are dooming leaders and their companies to a more superficial engagement with purpose

Кондиционер «Nature & Science Vegan Extreme Conditioner» от известного профессионального бренда «Redken» был разработан для восстановления поврежденных, сухих и ломких волос • Его инновационная формула позволяет бороться с обезвоживанием, сечением, тусклостью, повышенной спутываемостью и хрупкостью локонов • В состав данного продукта входят комплекс RCT-протеинов, состоящий из соевого протеина, аргинина, сепикапа и липидов, а также целый набор керамидов • Протеины укрепляют, восстанавливают и наполняют влагой клетки волоса, а керамиды заполняют межклеточное пространство, выравнивая волосяную поверхность. Таким образом, Ваши локоны становятся необычайно упругими, плотными и сильными • Питательные растительные компоненты делают пряди мягкими и шелковистыми, запаивают расслоившиеся кончики и возвращают блеск

Создайте свою собственную удачу, возможности и везение с помощью книги "Образ мышления. Искусство и наука создания удачи" Кристиана Буша, ведущего академика Лондонской школы экономики • Жизнь полна неожиданностей: случайных встреч, изменения планов, отложенных поездок и других несчастий. Но что, если бы мы могли использовать непредсказуемость в своих интересах? • Доктор Кристиан Буш потратил десятилетие на изучение того, как неожиданные встречи могут улучшить наше мировоззрение, расширить круг общения и создать новые профессиональные возможности. В этой книге Кристиан раскрывает секреты скрытой силы, которая управляет нашей жизнью: прозорливости • Книга на английском языке • Create your own luck, opportunities and fortune with the help of a leading London School of Economics academic • Life is full of the unexpected: chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys and other mishaps

Куриный суп для души - это трогательная подборка сказок, которые вдохновят вас на воплощение ваших мечтаний. Эти истории демонстрируют лучшие качества, которыми мы обладаем как человеческие существа: сострадание, грацию, прощение, щедрость и веру, и в них собрана мудрость о любви, воспитании детей, обучении, смерти и преодолении препятствий • Серия "Куриный суп" повлияла на жизнь миллионов людей по всему миру. Узнайте, как ваша жизнь тоже могла бы измениться • Книга на английском языке • Chicken Soup for the Soul is a heartwarming collection of tales that will inspire you to live your dreams. The stories demonstrate the best qualities we share as human beings: compassion, grace, forgiveness, generosity and faith and they share a collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, death and the overcoming of obstacles

Отмеченный наградами автор Оливер Джефферс исследует темы любви и утраты в жизнеутверждающей и вдохновляющей истории "Сердце и бутылка" • Жила-была девушка, которая была полна удивления от того, как устроен мир. Она делилась всеми своими мечтами и волнениями со своим отцом, у которого всегда был ответ на любой вопрос. Так продолжалось до тех пор, пока однажды его кресло не опустело, чтобы больше не быть заполненным - как девушка когда-нибудь снова обретет смысл в своей жизни? • Книга на английском языке • Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale • Once there was a girl who was full of wonderment at how the world worked. She shared all her dreams and excitement with her father, who always had the answer to every question