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The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells

The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts

par Judika Illes ...

Updated Anniversary Edition features an inspiring new preface from Judika to celebrate 20 years of this magical reference book.The definitive magic reference book for Witches, Wiccans and all devotees of the magical arts. This is the real version of the archetypal master spell book of fantasy that has a place in our collective imagination. The spell book also contains a brief history of and basic ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

Updated Anniversary Edition features an inspiring new preface from Judika to celebrate 20 years of this magical reference book.The definitive magic reference book for Witches, Wiccans and all devotees of the magical arts. This is the real version of the archetypal master spell book of fantasy that has a place in our collective imagination. The spell book also contains a brief history of and basic
... En savoir plus
The Liberal Mind

par Kenneth Minogue ...

Kenneth Minogue offers a brilliant and provocative exploration of liberalism in the Western world today: its roots and its influences, its present state, and its prospects in the new century. The Liberal Mind limns the taxonomy of a way of thinking that constitutes the very consciousness of most people in most Western countries.While few—especially in America—embrace the description of liberal, ... En savoir plus

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Kenneth Minogue offers a brilliant and provocative exploration of liberalism in the Western world today: its roots and its influences, its present state, and its prospects in the new century. The Liberal Mind limns the taxonomy of a way of thinking that constitutes the very consciousness of most people in most Western countries.While few—especially in America—embrace the description of liberal,
... En savoir plus
Mastery

Why Deeper Learning Is Essential in an Age of Distraction

par Tony Wagner, Ulrik Juul Christensen, M.D. ...

“If you’ve ever wondered why our education system feels stuck in the past, this book delivers both a powerful critique and a bold vision for the future.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of DriveHow much information is forgotten almost immediately after it is taught? How many students graduate from high school unprepared for careers where lifelong learning is essential to ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $22.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

“If you’ve ever wondered why our education system feels stuck in the past, this book delivers both a powerful critique and a bold vision for the future.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of DriveHow much information is forgotten almost immediately after it is taught? How many students graduate from high school unprepared for careers where lifelong learning is essential to
... En savoir plus
Good to Great

Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

par Jim Collins ...

Collections Livre 1 - Good to Great
The ChallengeBuilt to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning.But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?The StudyFor years, ... En savoir plus

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The ChallengeBuilt to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning.But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?The StudyFor years,
... En savoir plus
Así escribo

Reunidos por primera vez en un libro, 53 escritores mexicanos cuentan la forma en que enfrentan el misterio de la creación

par Delia Juárez G., Eliseo Alberto, Daniel Sada, José Agustín, José María Pérez Gay, Hugo Hiriart, Élmer Mendoza, Tedi López Mills, Guadalupe Nettel, Francisco Hinojosa, Héctor Aguilar Camín, Bruno Estañol, Alberto Ruy Sánchez, Ángeles Mastretta, Carmen Boullosa, Luis Miguel Aguilar, Enrique Serna, Roberto Diego Ortega, Guillermo Fadanelli, Xavier Velasco, Francisco Hernández, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Cristina Rivera Garza, Ana Clavel, Rosa Beltrán, Ana García Bergua, David Toscana, Álvaro Uribe, Rafael Pérez Gay, J.M. Servín, Silvia Molina, Mónica Lavín, Hernán Lara Zavala, Víctor Manuel Mendiola, David Miklos, Bernardo Esquinca, Claudio Isaac, Armando González Torres, Federico Campbell, Aline Petterson, Vicente Quirarte, Pura López Colomé, Gerardo de la Torre, Pablo Soler Frost, Kyra Galván, Héctor de Mauleón, Iván Ríos Gascón, Carlos Velázquez, Antonio Ortuño, Sabina Berman, Luis Jorge Boone, Myriam Moscona, Daniel Espartaco Sánchez, Antonio Ramos Revillas ...

"Escribir es como una droga. Se empieza por puro placer y acabas organizando tu vida como los drogadictos, en torno a tu vicio." Esta frase del escritor portugués Antonio Lobo Antunes me llevó a reunir los testimonios de más de cincuenta escritores de diferentes épocas y países sobre su quehacer literario en Gajes del oficio. La pasión de escribir.El lector dispone ahora de estas confesiones en ... En savoir plus

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"Escribir es como una droga. Se empieza por puro placer y acabas organizando tu vida como los drogadictos, en torno a tu vicio." Esta frase del escritor portugués Antonio Lobo Antunes me llevó a reunir los testimonios de más de cincuenta escritores de diferentes épocas y países sobre su quehacer literario en Gajes del oficio. La pasión de escribir.El lector dispone ahora de estas confesiones en
... En savoir plus
Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

par Zoltán Kövecses ...

The phenomenon known as metaphor is an extremely complex mental event - we cannot capture its complexity if we tie ourselves to existing standard views on metaphor. This book offers fresh insight into metaphor, updating an established theory, conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), in the context of current cognitive linguistic theory, and clarifying many of the issues that researchers in the study of ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

The phenomenon known as metaphor is an extremely complex mental event - we cannot capture its complexity if we tie ourselves to existing standard views on metaphor. This book offers fresh insight into metaphor, updating an established theory, conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), in the context of current cognitive linguistic theory, and clarifying many of the issues that researchers in the study of
... En savoir plus
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

par Ross W. Greene, PhD ...

THE CLASSIC PARENTING GUIDE -- MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLDA revised and updated 6th edition of the groundbreaking, research-based guide to understanding and parenting challenging children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, ... En savoir plus

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THE CLASSIC PARENTING GUIDE -- MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLDA revised and updated 6th edition of the groundbreaking, research-based guide to understanding and parenting challenging children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying,
... En savoir plus
La vérité n'a pas de camp

par François Cardinal ...

Des médias sont transformés en arme de propagande par des oligarques qui défendent les intérêts de leur empire. Des chefs d’État intimident des organes de presse en multipliant les poursuites judiciaires. Des journalistes répondent en optant pour un militantisme assumé. Et dans un paysage médiatique désormais fragmenté, des auditoires entiers renoncent à chercher une vérité commune, au profit d ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

Des médias sont transformés en arme de propagande par des oligarques qui défendent les intérêts de leur empire. Des chefs d’État intimident des organes de presse en multipliant les poursuites judiciaires. Des journalistes répondent en optant pour un militantisme assumé. Et dans un paysage médiatique désormais fragmenté, des auditoires entiers renoncent à chercher une vérité commune, au profit d
... En savoir plus
Facts, Myths, Folklore, & Fables

par Mike Davis ...

My father left home when I was an infant. My one memory of him? My fourth birthday at my grandmother Minnie's house, his mother. He brought me a fuzzy chicken toy, picked me up, stayed for a while and was gone, never to surface again. There went at least one version of my family story.This story could apply to millions of people in this country. Endless discussions have taken place around why and ... En savoir plus

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My father left home when I was an infant. My one memory of him? My fourth birthday at my grandmother Minnie's house, his mother. He brought me a fuzzy chicken toy, picked me up, stayed for a while and was gone, never to surface again. There went at least one version of my family story.This story could apply to millions of people in this country. Endless discussions have taken place around why and
... En savoir plus
Deliver Us

Three Decades of Murder and Redemption in the Infamous I-45/Texas Killing Fields

par Kathryn Casey ...

Featured in the Netflix limited series: Crime Scene, The Texas Killing Fields!Critically acclaimed author Kathryn Casey delivers a riveting account of the brutal murders of young women in the I-45/Texas Killing Fields—a chilling true story that has already helped police uncover evidence that may link suspected serial killer William Lewis Reece to some of the heinous crimesOver a three-decade span, ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Featured in the Netflix limited series: Crime Scene, The Texas Killing Fields!Critically acclaimed author Kathryn Casey delivers a riveting account of the brutal murders of young women in the I-45/Texas Killing Fields—a chilling true story that has already helped police uncover evidence that may link suspected serial killer William Lewis Reece to some of the heinous crimesOver a three-decade span,
... En savoir plus
How to Find Out Anything

From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring Government Documents, a Guide to Uncovering Anything About Everyone and Everything

par Don MacLeod ...

In How to Find Out Anything, master researcher Don MacLeod explains how to find what you're looking for quickly, efficiently, and accurately—and how to avoid the most common mistakes of the Google Age.Not your average research book, How to Find Out Anything shows you how to unveil nearly anything about anyone. From top CEO’s salaries to police records, you’ll learn little-known tricks for ... En savoir plus

$5.99 CAD

In How to Find Out Anything, master researcher Don MacLeod explains how to find what you're looking for quickly, efficiently, and accurately—and how to avoid the most common mistakes of the Google Age.Not your average research book, How to Find Out Anything shows you how to unveil nearly anything about anyone. From top CEO’s salaries to police records, you’ll learn little-known tricks for
... En savoir plus
Burn the Haystack

Decode Dating, Torch the Duds, and Make Room for Men Who Matter

par Jennie Young, PhD ...

USA TODAY AND NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER!It’s time for a dating revolution!How do you find a needle in a haystack? You burn the haystack to the ground.Among Dr. Jennie Young’s legion of fans, the “needle” is a long-term, committed partner and the “haystack” is the group of men available to date. So often women are advised to “give the guy a chance,” to take seriously men whose app bios tell women ... En savoir plus

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USA TODAY AND NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER!It’s time for a dating revolution!How do you find a needle in a haystack? You burn the haystack to the ground.Among Dr. Jennie Young’s legion of fans, the “needle” is a long-term, committed partner and the “haystack” is the group of men available to date. So often women are advised to “give the guy a chance,” to take seriously men whose app bios tell women
... En savoir plus
Ernest Hemingway on Writing

Modifié par Larry W. Phillips ...

A collection of reflections on writing and the nature of the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century.Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing—that it takes off “whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk’s feathers if you show it or talk about it.”Despite this belief, by the end of his ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

A collection of reflections on writing and the nature of the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century.Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing—that it takes off “whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk’s feathers if you show it or talk about it.”Despite this belief, by the end of his
... En savoir plus
Clementine Churchill. La femme du lion

par Béatrix de l'Aulnoit, Philippe Alexandre ...

Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23 ... En savoir plus

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Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23
... En savoir plus
Short Stories in French for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way!

par Olly Richards, Richard Simcott ...

Collections series Readers
"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for beginner to intermediate level language learners, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight stories will ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $7.99 CAD Maintenant $1.99 CAD

"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for beginner to intermediate level language learners, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight stories will
... En savoir plus
Lost in Space

5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe

par Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lindsey Nyx Walker ...

Prepare for liftoff with a sweeping new book on the universe from the world's most celebrated astrophysicist, brimming with wit, authority, and laugh-out-loud humor.Filled with 5,000 tantalizing facts and more than 300 charts, maps, and photographs, this book offers a dazzling look at the cosmos from our home planet to the farthest reaches of outer space.Strap in for a thrilling journey through ... En savoir plus

$23.48 CAD

Prepare for liftoff with a sweeping new book on the universe from the world's most celebrated astrophysicist, brimming with wit, authority, and laugh-out-loud humor.Filled with 5,000 tantalizing facts and more than 300 charts, maps, and photographs, this book offers a dazzling look at the cosmos from our home planet to the farthest reaches of outer space.Strap in for a thrilling journey through
... En savoir plus
How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking

par Sönke Ahrens ...

This is the second, revised and expanded edition. The first edition was published under the slightly longer title "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers".The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and other ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

This is the second, revised and expanded edition. The first edition was published under the slightly longer title "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers".The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and other
... En savoir plus
The Digital Mind

par Pradip Das ...

Technology has changed the way we work, learn, communicate, shop, decide and even think. But are we becoming better at using technology—or simply becoming better at responding to it?Your phone can connect you to almost anyone, answer almost any question, entertain you whenever you are bored and help you complete tasks in seconds. Yet the same technology can quietly fragment your attention, ... En savoir plus

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Technology has changed the way we work, learn, communicate, shop, decide and even think. But are we becoming better at using technology—or simply becoming better at responding to it?Your phone can connect you to almost anyone, answer almost any question, entertain you whenever you are bored and help you complete tasks in seconds. Yet the same technology can quietly fragment your attention,
... En savoir plus
Fluent Forever (Revised Edition)

How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

par Gabriel Wyner ...

The bestselling guide to learning a new language and remembering what you learned, now revised and updated“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide . . . If you want a new language to stick, start here.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroGabriel Wyner speaks seven foreign languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

The bestselling guide to learning a new language and remembering what you learned, now revised and updated“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide . . . If you want a new language to stick, start here.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroGabriel Wyner speaks seven foreign languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he
... En savoir plus
Communiquer en contexte de diversité

Les individus se rencontrent, pas les cultures !

par Arjan Verdooren, Florence Laurent-Loubeyre, Alexander Frame, Edwin Hoffman ...

La France d’aujourd’hui, comme la plupart des pays, est une société plurielle, diversifiée. Ce qui donne lieu à de nombreuses discussions et controverses.Dans cet ouvrage, l’attention est portée sur l’impact de ce phénomène sur les interactions quotidiennes. Des éléments tels que des tensions sociales, les histoires collectives et les différences culturelles peuvent conduire à des défis de ... En savoir plus

$23.35 CAD

La France d’aujourd’hui, comme la plupart des pays, est une société plurielle, diversifiée. Ce qui donne lieu à de nombreuses discussions et controverses.Dans cet ouvrage, l’attention est portée sur l’impact de ce phénomène sur les interactions quotidiennes. Des éléments tels que des tensions sociales, les histoires collectives et les différences culturelles peuvent conduire à des défis de
... En savoir plus
I'll Be Gone in the Dark

One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

par Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt ...

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews | Library Journal | Bustle</em... ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews | Library Journal | Bustle</em...
... En savoir plus
Father Brown Complete Murder Mysteries: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Donnington Affair…

par G. K. Chesterton ...

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself... ... En savoir plus

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Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself...
... En savoir plus
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

par Hunter S. Thompson ...

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity WeaverThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom WolfeFirst ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity WeaverThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom WolfeFirst
... En savoir plus
Perversion of Justice

The Jeffrey Epstein Story

par Julie K. Brown ...

The New York Times Bestseller“A gripping journalistic procedural… Spotlight meets Erin Brockovich.” —Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times“Julie K. Brown's important book offers not just a definitive account of the Epstein case, but a compelling window into her own experiences as a dogged reporter at a regional newspaper, facing off against powerful interests set against her reporting.” —Ronan Far ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

The New York Times Bestseller“A gripping journalistic procedural… Spotlight meets Erin Brockovich.” —Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times“Julie K. Brown's important book offers not just a definitive account of the Epstein case, but a compelling window into her own experiences as a dogged reporter at a regional newspaper, facing off against powerful interests set against her reporting.” —Ronan Far
... En savoir plus

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