In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall Street, raising over $38 million in its initial public stock offering. Lacking marketed products or substantial profit, the firm nonetheless saw its share price escalate from $35 to $89 in the first few minutes of trading, at that point the largest gain in stock market history.

Book thirteen of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred

The measure of a great coach is bringing the best out of athletes. This is the first guide to motivational interviewing (MI)--the proven approach to harnessing the power of conversations to build relationships and trust--for coaches, sport psychologists, training and rehabilitation specialists, and other affiliated staff. Revealing why conventional ways of giving feedback and addressing conflict are

This new edition reveals a county of contrasts. The semi-rural suburbia of outer outer-London, with its early Modern Movement houses, is counterbalanced by magnificent mansions and parks, like idyllic Stowe and the Rothschilds\' extravaganza at

General Haig, Noel Coward, Butch Cassidy, Margaret Thatcher\'s bloomers and a racehorse strongly resembling Shergar feature in So Last Century, the new collection of astute and witty stories from award-winning journalist and author Charles

This book analyzes the transformations and consistencies of American leadership during the past few years and situates recent American foreign policy in a longer time frame, following the 2020 presidential election and after a full year of the Biden Administration. This longer and broader view by European and American academics and experts considers both shifting American policies, notably during Trump\'s

Peter Turchi\'s third book on the craft of fiction goes beyond the basics to explore the intricate mechanics of storytelling.

A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder\'s online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy\'s free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly

The first novel in an explosive, violent, often hilarious series. Life on Mars meets The Sweeney in this riotous novel about policing in the Seventies, by a former

Summer is not complete without a new novel from top ten bestelling author Santa

Book Three in the gorgeous Girls in Blue series by bestselling author Fenella J. MillerLondon, 1942: Charlotte Fenimore is back home on a week\'s leave from the Women\'s Auxiliary Airforce. She had planned for a week of rest and recuperation. She hadn\'t planned to fall deeply in love with an irascible detective called Dan Chalmers, a severely wounded hero of Dunkirk who believed no woman would ever

As the catlords\' manservant, Yukiharu\'s got his work cut out for him--he\'s got a food-stealing ghost to bust! Can he figure out the secret of the white phantom before Miyako docks his pay? To add to that, Kyou\'s lashing out again...but Yukiharu\'s determined to win him

Kakuro language-free number puzzle that uses pure logic and requires just simple arithmetic to solve. This book is a part of a multilevel series of belt books, each containing 150 kakuros. These books take their cue from the belt colors in martial arts such as: white is for novices, and black for those consummate experts who crave a

A Practical Guide to Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living: Living with Heart is a step-by-step guide for those who wish to deepen their mindfulness skills with compassion for a healthier, happier life and more fulfilling relationships. It offers a clear structure as well as ample freedom to adjust to individual needs, starting with learning to be kind to yourself and then expanding this to learn

How do we go about weighing evidence, testing hypotheses, and making inferences? According to the model of Inference to the Best Explanation, we work out what to infer from the evidence by thinking about what would actually explain that evidence, and we take the ability of a hypothesis to explain the evidence as a sign that the hypothesis is correct. In Inference to the Best Explanation, Peter Lipton

Black and White Knight: How Sir Bobby Robson Made Newcastle United Again is a story of rebirth and redemption. Fractured, disillusioned and second bottom in the Premier League, the Magpies were heading one way under Ruud Gullit: down. The magic of Kevin Keegan\'s \'Entertainers\' era was a distant memory, but in September 1999, Sir Bobby Robson, a son of County Durham, returned home and became a catalyst

Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter revealed why change is so hard, and provided an actionable, eight-step process for implementing successful transformations. The book became the change bible for managers worldwide. Now, in A Sense of Urgency, Kotter shines the spotlight

This volume, the fourth of five planned in Joseph Frank\'s widely acclaimed biography of Dostoevsky, covers the six most remarkably productive years in the novelist\'s entire career. It was in this short span of time that Dostoevsky produced three of his greatest novels--Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Devils--and two of his best novellas, The Gambler and The Eternal Husband. All these masterpieces

Anna se vdává! Její milovaný Gilbert se stal lékařem, a tak spolu mohou konečně začít nový život daleko od Avonlea. Svůj vysněný domov najdou v malém bílém domečku na mořském pobřeží, odkud je to k jenom kousek k majáku. Annino štěstí se zdá být bez poskvrnky. V novém prostředí na ni čekají noví přátelé, nové radosti – ale i starosti, tentokrát už vdané paní. Jak se Anna se vším popere? Po svém, jako