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In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son. After her husband's death in 1893, Jane Stanford, a devoted spiritualist who expected the university to inculcate her values, steered Stanford into eccentricity and public controversy for more than a decade. In 1905 she was murdered in Hawaii, a victim, according to the Honolulu coroner's jury, of strychnine poisoning.  

Richard Medcalf, an advisor to some of the world’s most accomplished CEOs, reveals the secrets to becoming a more strategic leader, and offers a complete set of strategies to help you elevate your focus. Making TIME for Strategy will radically change how you think about your path to leadership impact, and give you practical tools to move you away from incremental progress and closer to breakthrough results.

Learn the secret of success by achieving more with less. Find out how you can tap the hidden potential of the 80/20 principle in your life. Richard Koch is a highly successful entrepreneur and investor. His 80/20 Principle - that 80 per cent of results flow from just 20 per cent of the causes - is the one true principle of highly effective people and organizations.

"So, what do you do?" Whenever people asked him, Eric Cash used to have a dozen answers. Artist, actor, screenwriter...But now he's thirty-five years old and he's still living on the Lower East Side, still in the restaurant business, still serving the people he always wanted to be. What does...

In the not-too-distant future, a 21-member crew launches from Earth. Their mission: to establish a temporary colony on Mars. Little do they know that colony will become permanent–and the last stand of the human race. Because, without warning, every single person left on Earth simply...vanishes. Now, a thousand years later, the resources needed to sustain life are running out, and the very existence of the Mars colony is threatened. Humankind has only one option–to return to its home planet.

All kids occasionally space out, get sidetracked, run out of time, or explode in frustration—but some do it much more often than others. If you have a “smart but scattered” child, take heart. This encouraging guide is grounded in research on the crucial brain-based skills that 4- to 13-year-olds need to get organized, stay focused, and control their impulses and emotions.

The Human Body in Simple Spanish is the perfect blend of scientific research and a cautiously crafted text that is perfect for learners at the B1-B2 level on the CEFR scale! Spanish in the process. The book is packed with facts about the human body and important tips to stay healthy! That way, you can enjoy a genuine academic text on human anatomy while improving your Spanish.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adapted by Richard Dinnick. Young Dr. Mortimer ventures from Devonshire to Baker Street with news of the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Can it really be that the grisly legend of the hound of the Baskervilles might have something to do with the case? Holmes will have none of it, but even he must accept that dark forces are at work. Dark forces that, it seems, Dr. Watson must face alone...afoot!

Toda quinta, em um retiro para aposentados no sudeste da Inglaterra, quatro idosos se reúnem para—segundo consta na agenda da sala de reunião—discutir ópera japonesa. Mas não é bem isso que acontece ali dentro. Elizabeth, Ibrahim, Joyce e Ron usam o horário para debater casos policiais antigos sem solução, confiantes de que podem trazer justiça às vítimas e encontrar os responsáveis por algumas daquelas atrocidades do passado.

Der Klassiker der Verhaltensökonomie vollständig aktualisiert. Seit der Erstveröffentlichung von Nudge im Jahr 2008 und dem Nobelpreis für Richard Thaler 2017 ist dieses Hörbuch zu einem Klassiker geworden. Regierungen auf der ganzen Welt, Geschäftsleute, politische Entscheidungsträger, Wissenschaftler, engagierte Bürger, Verbraucher und Verhaltensökonomen haben sich davon inspirieren lassen. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt, wie wir eine durchdachte Entscheidungsarchitektur nutzen können, um bessere Entscheidungen für uns selbst, unsere Familien und unsere Gesellschaft zu treffen.

This compilation contains the complete audio recordings of all four of the landmark debates complemented by narration by Sander Vanocur (one of the original panel of journalists during the first debate), enabling listeners to hear, word for word, history in the making and to draw his or her own conclusions about who won this face-off between two of America's most noted Presidents.

Most Japanese students try to learn Japanese grammar through rules and rote memorisation, especially while trying to use the correct verbal expression in the right situation and context! This doesn't work, and is extremely stressful for you as a learner. Why? Because there are lots of so-called "rules" to learn and it's impossible to hold them all in your head at the same time while you're speaking.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and the Noel Collection comes A Christmas Memory, a poignant, deeply felt novel about loss, grief, the healing power of forgiveness, and the true meaning of the holiday season. It’s 1967, and for young...

Joy, Inc. offers an inside look at how Sheridan and Menlo created a joyful culture, and shows how any organization can follow their methods for a more passionate team and sustainable, profitable results. Sheridan also shows how to run smarter meetings and build cultural training into your hiring process. Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational blueprint for listeners in any field who want a committed, energizing atmosphere at work - leading to sustainable business results.

It's 2 a.m. Your body is exhausted. Your mind is on stage, rehearsing again.You replay a conversation from this afternoon. You rewrite an email you already sent. You plan for every way tomorrow could go wrong. And the thing that matters most to you, the project, the conversation, the decision...

***The Sunday Times bestselling Great Silence series continues*** WHERE MAGICK FAILS, INDUSTRY PREVAILS The battle for the Eye of the Sea has been won, but a war that started in Heaven has spread to all four corners of the known world. Renata Rainer, once a lowly ambassadorial aide, now leads...

Bloomsbury presents Medici ~ Ascendancy by Matteo Strukul, read by Saul Reichlin. Florence, 1429 Giovanni de' Medici is dead. A lifetime of shrewd investment, strategic alliance and sly manipulation saw Giovanni climb from mere money-lender to the top echelon of Florentine society. But success...

Quand Gwendy Peterson avait douze ans, Richard Farris, un homme étrange coiffé d'un chapeau melon, lui a donné une boîte munie de boutons capable de distribuer friandises et pièces anciennes, mais aussi de détruire des mondes. Les années ont passé ; Gwendy est devenue sénatrice du Maine et une écrivaine célèbre. Un jour, la machine maudite réapparaît dans sa vie. De mystérieux hommes en jaune veulent mettre la main dessus, et Gwendy doit les en empêcher, quel qu'en soit le prix. Mais où dissimuler un objet avec de tels pouvoirs ?

When Cherringham Pickleball Club Captain Carl Roper is found dead on the courts, it looks like just an unfortunate accident. But for Jack and Sarah, that story doesn't add up. As they investigate the club, the players, and a big pending deal, they find themselves in a race against time to find the real reason Carl Roper died - and the identity of his killer ...

Au lendemain d'une tempête de neige, le shérif Norris Ridgewick et son équipe recherchent désespérément deux jeunes filles disparues, mais le temps presse et les chances de les retrouver vivantes s'amenuisent. À Washington, Gwendy Peterson, trente-sept ans, n'a plus rien à voir avec l'adolescente complexée qui passait son été à courir dans Castle Rock. L'été de ses douze ans, on lui avait confié l'extraordinaire boîte à boutons de Richard Farris, l'homme énigmatique au costume noir. Gwendy recevait des cadeaux de la part de la fameuse boîte en échange de ses soins et de son attention.