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Book DescriptionGeneral Sir Mike Jackson’s career in the British Army has spanned almost forty-five years. His autobiography exhibits all the qualities for which he is admired: professionalism, honesty, exuberance and a sense of humour. Most of all it gives a vivid sense of what modern soldiering entails. |
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Book DescriptionTor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Around the World in Eighty Days includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Justin Leiber. |
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Book DescriptionProfessor Aronnax and his team set out on a mission to rid the seas of a giant monster. Yet when they are captured by the "monster" itself, the Nautilus, an amazing submarine commanded by Captain Nemo, the prisoners are whisked away on an adventure like no other. The wonders of the underwater world—and the dangers—are nothing if not captivating in this stunning new graphic novel adaptation of the classic Jules Verne novel. |
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Book DescriptionBased on the author's own experiences, this is the story of a black teacher's trials and triumphs with a group of senior pupils in a tough, overcrowded London school. |
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Book DescriptionConcise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live. Simpson dedicates the book to his climbing partner, Simon Yates, and to "those friends who have gone to the mountains and have not returned." What is it that compels certain individuals to willingly seek out the most inhospitable climate on earth? To risk their lives in an attempt to leave footprints where few or none have go... |
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Book Description"How do you know where you are?" asks Leonard Mlodinow in his charming mathematical history, Euclid's Window. This question and others about space and time grew out of simple observations of the environment by a select group of thinkers whose lives and brains Mlodinow dissects. Starting with Euclid, geometry has flowed out over the centuries, describing the universe, and, Mlodinow argues, making modern civilization possible. This is not just a history of geometry--it's a timeline of reason and abstraction, with all the major players present: Euclid, Descartes, Gauss, Einstein, and Witten, ... |
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Book DescriptionNobel Prize-winning microcredit institution Grameen Bank has financially empowered the poorest families in more than a hundred countries across the globe for over three decades through savings and loans. Recently, Grameen has undergone a complete overhaul of its system, creating "Grameen II" and seeking to make its loan programs more effective. The Poor Always Pay Back not only uncovers how a major financial institution was able to change its system in response to the needs of its borrowers, but also how Grameen redefined and continues to redefine the basic assumptions of ... |
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Book DescriptionWhether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything, designers have always had to scramble to find the information and know-how required to make a design work until now. Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, it pairs clear explanations of every design concept with visual examples of th... |
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