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| | oleh Robert Greene *** Out of Print *** "Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world, a shifting of perspective," writes Robert Greene. Mastery of one's emotions and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on to assert, essential. The 48 laws outlined in this book "have a simple premise: certain ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh Robert Greene *** Out of Print *** This mesmerizing exploration of the most subtle, elusive, and effective form of power is a masterful analysis of civilization's greatest seducers, from Cleopatra to JFK, as well as the classic literature of seduction from Freud to Kierkegaard and Ovid to Casanova. Robert Greene once again ... [selengkapnya]
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| | *** Out of Print *** A stellar host of writers explore the cornerstone of fiction writing: character
The Book of Other People is about character. Twenty-five or so outstanding writers have been asked by Zadie Smith to make up a fictional character. By any measure, creating character is at the ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh Norman Doidge *** Out of Print *** An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look at the brain, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., provides an introduction to both the brilliant scientists championing ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh James Mann *** Out of Print *** The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Vulcans blasts Americas policy regarding the worlds most populous country
One of our most perceptive China experts, James Mann has penned a vital wake-up call to all who are ignorant of Americas true relationship ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh John Lewis Gaddis *** Out of Print *** The dean of Cold War historians (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh Richard Fletcher *** Out of Print *** Richard Fletcher reminds his readers that the scope of his book is limited, even though the story he is telling is not. An adept historian who writes with clarity and expertise, Fletcher sets for himself the nearly impossible task of relating the complex interrelations between the Islamic and ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh Mo Hayder *** Out of Print *** A harrowing thriller that plumbs the hidden connections between Japans modern-day underworld and the grisliest atrocity of its wartime past
Like the thrillers of Thomas Harris and Philip Kerr, Mo Hayders riveting new novel animates the dark corners of modern history. The solitary ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh William Strunk Jr., E.B. White *** Out of Print *** The only style manual ever to appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principles of plain English. The books mantramake every word tellis still on point. Whether seventeen or seventy, this much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to ... [selengkapnya]
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| | oleh Jeffrey Sachs *** Out of Print *** Celebrated economist Jeffrey Sachs has a plan to eliminate extreme poverty around the world by 2025. If you think that is too ambitious or wildly unrealistic, you need to read this book. His focus is on the one billion poorest individuals around the world who are caught in a poverty trap of ... [selengkapnya]
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