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Part memoir, part homage to wilderness, Shearwater traces the author’s 50-year obsession with one of nature’s supreme travellers. In the finest tradition of nature writing, Roger Morgan-Grenville, author of Liquid Gold - described by Mary Colwell (Curlew Moon) as ‘a book that ignites joy and warmth’ - unpicks the science behind its incredible journey; and into the story of a year in the shearwater’s life, he threads the inspirational influence of his Hebridean grandmother who instilled in him a love of wild places and wild animals.

Il 27 marzo 1995 Maurizio Gucci, erede della favolosa dinastia dell'alta moda, mentre sta per raggiungere il suo ufficio di Milano viene assassinato a colpi di pistola da uno sconosciuto. Nel 1998, l'ex moglie Patrizia Reggiani Martinelli - soprannominata la "Vedova nera" dalla stampa - viene condannata a 29 anni di prigione come mandante dell'omicidio.

Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart's life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was controlled by the orders of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At 19, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. For the next 24 years, he would rule her life. Eventually, when her youngest daughter, Miriam, started to question why she wasn't allowed to sing, run or ride a bike, Julia reached her breaking point. 

Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Learn from Reggie how to leverage disruptive thinking to pinpoint the life choices that will make you truly happy, conquer negative perceptions from those who underestimate or outright dismiss you, and master the grit, perseverance, and resilience it takes to dominate in the business world and to reach your professional dreams.

Eddie Huang is the 30-year-old proprietor of Baohaus - the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night - and one of the food world’s brightest and most controversial young stars. But before he created the perfect home for himself in a small patch of downtown New York, Eddie wandered the American wilderness looking for a place to call his own. Funny, raw, and moving, and told in an irrepressibly alive and original voice, Fresh Off the Boat recasts the immigrant’s story for the 21st century.

Henry Marsh has spent a lifetime operating on the surgical frontline. There have been exhilarating highs and devastating lows, but his love for the practice of neurosurgery has never wavered. Prompted by his retirement from his full-time job in the NHS, and through his continuing work in Nepal and Ukraine, Henry has been forced to reflect more deeply about what 40 years spent handling the human brain has taught him.

In 2001, Adam Neumann arrived in New York after five years as a conscript in the Israeli navy. Just over 15 years later, he had transformed himself into the charismatic CEO of a company worth $47 billion. With his long hair and feel-good mantras, the six-foot-five Neumann looked the part of a messianic Silicon Valley entrepreneur. The vision he offered was mesmerising: a radical reimagining of work space for a new generation. He called it WeWork.

The Greek word sumposion means a drinking party (a fact shamefully ignored by the organizers of modern symposia), and the party described in Plato's Symposium is one supposedly given in the year 416 BC by the playwright Agathon to celebrate his victory in the dramatic festival of the Lenaea. He has already given one party, the previous evening; this second party is for a select group of friends, and host and guests alike are feeling a little frail.

In her memoir, Dr Phelps candidly explores her struggles and achievements, in medicine, media and politics – from her advocacy around Medevac and COVID-19 management, to the fallout of her public ‘outing’ in the Australian media and her inspirational role in the Teal movement of the 2022 elections. She also reflects on the ideas and passions that have motivated and sustained her during these times, including her philosophies of leadership and equality, and her love of nature.

Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman’s hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna konditorei. Nigel records the small things, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. In A Thousand Feasts he details a soup for breakfast, packing a suitcase for a trip and watching a butterfly settle on a carpet, hiding in plain sight. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese.

Mitreißend erzählt: Eine Familiengeschichte, generationenübergreifend geprägt von Alkoholabhängigkeit. Mia ist die jüngste Tochter in einer langen Dynastie von Trinkenden. Auch sie selbst liebt Rotwein, aber so schlimm wie bei ihrer verrückten Oma und ihrem rätselhaften Vater, die sich mit dem Trinken umgebracht haben, ist es bei ihr noch lange nicht, denkt sie. Sie ist eben ein Partygirl, eine Rebellin, eine Künstlerseele. Bei der Arbeit als Barkeeperin im Berliner Nachtleben lernt sie, zu trinken, von einem älteren Mann lernt sie Sex und Drama.

With Self Less, Len Jessup shares an engaging first-person narrative detailing how his origins, beliefs, adversity, impact, and legacy shaped him into a selfless leader devoted to helping transform organizations. Beginning with childhood experiences and ancestral influences that imprinted a drive to serve others, Jessup recounts critical mentors and moments that built his confidence, reinforced core values, and motivated him toward continual growth.

Brüder Grimm nannten sich die Sprachwissenschaftler und Volkskundler Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) und Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) bei gemeinsamen Veröffentlichungen, wie zum Beispiel ihren weltberühmten Kinder- und Hausmärchen und dem Deutschen Wörterbuch, das sie begannen.

Arthur Schopenhauer war ein deutscher Philosoph und Hochschullehrer. Schopenhauer entwarf eine Lehre, die gleichermaßen Erkenntnistheorie, Metaphysik, Ästhetik und Ethik umfasst. Er sah sich selbst als Schüler und Vollender Immanuel Kants, dessen Philosophie er als Vorbereitung seiner eigenen Lehre auffasste. Weitere Anregungen bezog er aus der Ideenlehre Platons und aus Vorstellungen indischer Philosophien.

Heinrich Hoffmann war ein deutscher Psychiater, Lyriker und Kinderbuchautor. Er ist der Verfasser des Struwwelpeter. Er verwendete auch die Pseudonyme Heulalius von Heulenburg, Reimerich Kinderlieb, Peter Struwwel sowie Polycarpus Gastfenger.

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"My Life in Advertising" by Claude C. Hopkins offers a riveting glimpse into the early 20th-century advertising world through the lens of one of its most innovative practitioners. This autobiographical work not only chronicles Hopkins' rise from humble beginnings to become a leading figure in the advertising industry, but also imparts the wisdom and strategies he developed along the way.

How do you lead your organization with the most important people in mind? In Foundational Leadership, Robert Griggs highlights his journey from being a young entrepreneur to becoming the founder and president of Trinity Products. After the loss of his mother at an early age, Robert began work for a farmer when he was fifteen. Through this experience, he grew to understand what it meant to have a strong work ethic and be an effective leader.

Deborah Wright já era uma militante do empoderamento feminino antes mesmo de esse conceito existir. Durante muitos anos foi a única mulher na mesa de reuniões–não poucas vezes na cabeceira, já que comandou empresas como Kraft Suchard Foods, Kibon, Tintas Coral e Parmalat. Neste audiolivro, ela conta sua trajetória profissional sem “dourar a pílula”.

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Darwin, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Max Planck, Alfred Nobel, Nikolaus Kopernikus, Christoph Kolumbus, Ferdinand Magellan.