Kirjahaku

A picture paints a thousand words or so the saying goes - We undoubtedly live in a visual world. Surrounded by, and immersed in, a never-ending stream of visual images, icons, colours, graphics and illustrations, we have learned to convey even the most abstract of concepts by using the simplest of building blocks: words, images and shapes. This highly practical and accessible book will help anyone understand the power of visual communications quickly and how you can use it as an attention-grabbing presentation medium. In doing so, you will learn how to show, tell, and sell your story, products, services and ideas more effectively.

Virtually everyone sells in some capacity today, and we can become better at selling by becoming smarter at it. In today's highly competitive marketplace, creating an advantage through sales is imperative. Distilled into this single, handy-sized volume are twenty tips, advice and techniques to help anyone to improve their sales capability. It provides insights and tools to develop a more considered, smarter approach to overcoming any sales-related problem and situation. Each piece of advice is accompanied by graphic aids to aid understanding.

What would David Bowie do?When life gets tough, who can we turn to for help? Who will help us find happiness, meaning and purpose? The Tao of Bowie suggests that we turn to David Bowie for guidance - and use his amazing journey through life as a map to help us navigate our own.Buddhism was central to David Bowie's life, but he was a wide-ranging thinker who also drew meaning from other sources including Jungian psychology, Nietzschean philosophy and Gnosticism. The Tao of Bowie condenses these concepts - the ideas that inspired and supported Bowie throughout his life and career - into ten powerful lessons, each with a series of exercises, meditations and techniques to encourage readers to apply these learnings to their own lives. The Tao of Bowie will help readers understand who they really are, clarify their purpose in life, manage their emotions and cope with setbacks and change. This fresh approach to the search for spirituality and happiness unites the perennial human quest for answers with the extraordinary mind and unique career of one of the most important cultural figures of the past half-century.

What would David Bowie do?When life gets tough, who can we turn to for help? Who will help us find happiness, meaning and purpose? The Tao of Bowie suggests that we turn to David Bowie for guidance - and use his amazing journey through life as a map to help us navigate our own.Buddhism was central to David Bowie's life, but he was a wide-ranging thinker who also drew meaning from other sources including Jungian psychology, Nietzschean philosophy and Gnosticism. The Tao of Bowie condenses these concepts - the ideas that inspired and supported Bowie throughout his life and career - into ten powerful lessons, each with a series of exercises, meditations and techniques to encourage readers to apply these learnings to their own lives. The Tao of Bowie will help readers understand who they really are, clarify their purpose in life, manage their emotions and cope with setbacks and change. This fresh approach to the search for spirituality and happiness unites the perennial human quest for answers with the extraordinary mind and unique career of one of the most important cultural figures of the past half-century.

Dr. Christopher Lemuel escapes England on a privateer after he has the misfortune of winning a duel. With his life in jeopardy, he signs on as ship's doctor only to face further dangers on the high seas. The good doctor is wounded in a sea battle, captured by pirates, and reluctantly becomes a buccaneer. Then matters become stranger still when Dr. Lemuel is marooned on an island populated by enormous beasts unknown in natural history.

Soroki chasto razorjajut gnezda pevchikh ptits, razbivajut ikh jajtsa i poedajut ptentsov.Dzhejmi i Kirsti molody, vljubleny, okruzheny veselymi druzjami. I udachlivy: im poschastlivilos nedorogo kupit otlichnuju kvartiru! Vperedi molodozhenov zhdet chudesnoe buduschee v ujutnom gnezdyshke... No ne tut-to bylo. Komu-to ochen ne po dushe chuzhoe schaste. Nevinnye na pervyj vzgljad rozygryshi postepenno pererastajut v nastojaschuju travlju. Chto zhe delat: otkazatsja ot zhilja ili dat agressoram otpor?V ljubom sluchae zhizn uzhe ne budet prezhnej...Perevodchik: Nechaeva Irina AleksandrovnaRedaktor: Zabelina Ja.

Kazhdyj chelovek mechtaet odnazhdy najti tu samuju, edinstvennuju, tolko emu prednaznachennuju zhenschinu. Endrju, glavnomu geroju romana Marka Edvardsa, povezlo: on vstretil svoju polovinku. Charli takaja chuvstvennaja, seksualnaja i nepredskazuemaja! "Ona slishkom khorosha, chtoby byt nastojaschej",- poroj dumaet on. I samoe glavnoe - ona bez pamjati ego ljubit. No est odna strannost, meloch, slovno sorinka v glazu. Pochemu Charli nichego ne rasskazyvaet o svoem proshlom? Mozhet, ej est, chto skryvat? V to zhe vremja ona aktivno interesuetsja "byvshimi" Endrju i vsemi krasivymi devushkami v ego okruzhenii. Etot interes postepenno stanovitsja pokhozhim na maniju, a s samim Endrju, ego kollegami i druzjami nachinajut proiskhodit strannye, a poroj i tragicheskie sobytija. Sluchajnost ili zloj umysel? Doverie v "idealnoj pare" taet s kazhdym dnem...

Kaunis kodu. Armastav naine. Ja ämm-äi, kelle eest võiks surra.Gemma Robinson ilmub Ellioti ellu nagu keeristorm. Nad abielluvad ja seavad end mehe kodus sisse. Kui Gemma küsib Elliotilt, kas tema vanemad võivad tulla paariks nädalaks nende juurde elama, on mees rõõmuga nõus.Robinsonid saabuvad koos Gemma õe Chloega - salapärase noore naisega, kes keeldub rääkimast ega välju oma toast. Elliot hakkab kahtlustama, et Robinsonid varjavad midagi. Neid kahtlusi aina süvendab asjaolu, et Gemma kehal on armid, millest naine ei taha rääkida.Robinsonid hakkavad end Ellioti kodus üha mugavamalt tundma, sekkudes tema elu kõigisse aspektidesse, ja mehele hakkab koitma, et nad ei kavatsegi sealt välja kolida. Et kaitsta Gemmat ja nende abielu, hakkab Elliot uurima Robinsonide minevikku. Aga kas ta on valmis tõde teadma?Mark Edwards on Amazoni tippautor, kelle sulest on ilmunud 16 psühholoogilist põnevikku ning koostöös kirjanik Louise Vossiga veel ligi 10 põnevusromaani. "Nad tulid, et jääda" on tema neljas eesti keelde tõlgitud raamat, mis paneb mõtlema, kui hästi meil tegelikult ikkagi on võimalik oma lähedasi tunda. Edwards tunneb kunsti, kuidas hoida pinget kuni viimase lõiguni."Mark Edwards tabab alati kümnesse! Pingeline, kaasahaarav, hirmuäratav ja originaalne - vapustav lugemine!" - Robert Bryndza

Pärast kahtekümmend aastat on Matthew ja Helena taaselustanud oma kolledzhiaegse suhte ning veedavad Islandil oma esimest ühist puhkust. Mägimatkal olles teevad nad ühel hetkel täiuslikku fotot, järgmisel aga ripub Helena kuristiku kohal ...Matthew on sedavõrd hirmunud, et Helena ootamatu ja shokeeriv ülestunnistus läheb tal peaaegu kõrvust mööda. Ent sõnum raputab meest hingepõhjani. Ja kui Helena paljastab kogu tõe, pole Matthew kohkunud mitte ainult sellest, mis naisega on juhtunud, vaid ka sellest, kuidas too käitus. Kas ta üldse tunneb Helenat?Tema vapustusest saab õudus, kui nad tagasi Inglismaale naastes avastavad, et keegi on Helena ülestunnistust pealt kuulanud ning kavatseb temalt välja pressida. Nüüd peab Matthew otsustama, kas minna politseisse või aidata Helenal tema saladust hoida, ja kui kaugele on ta valmis minema, et oma täiuslikku kallimat kaitsta?Mark Edwards on praeguse aja üks viljakamaid ja tuntumaid briti põnevuskirjanikke. Tema pingeliste trillerite keskmes on tavalised inimesed, kes leiavad end ühtäkki klaustrofoobilistest olukordadest. "Hoia tema saladust on Edwardsi viies eesti keelde tõlgitud romaan, milles hävitav saladus muudab värske armusuhte üha hullemaks õudusunenäoks."Mark Edwards kuulub omaette liigasse. - Lisa Jewell

Samaja gorjachaja istorija ot Mirandy Edvards, avtora ostrosjuzhetnykh romanov pro ljubov. Ja vsegda khodila na grani i delala vse, chtoby uderzhat nashu semju na plavu. Ja zaschischala nas, poka v nashej zhizni ne pojavilis bratja King. Ross King - moj buduschij otchim. Zhestokij korol, derzhaschij za gorlo politikov i biznesmenov. On ubijtsa i monstr. Ego ruki po lokti propitany krovju vragov, a nogi utopajut v ikh telakh. Nikolas King - naslednyj prints imperii - prodolzhenie i protivopolozhnost Rossa. Ego metody tonshe, no ne menee opasny. Menja tjanet k nim, no k komu-to iz nikh ja chuvstvuju nechto, chto ranshe bylo pod zapretom. Ikh grekhovnye tela i tma v dushakh manjat menja. Ja poddamsja poroku i vpervye pozvolju komu-to razbit mne serdtse. Pervaja kniga dilogii "Koroli Ada". Miranda Edvards - skromnyj avtor. Ona s detstva perepisyvala kontsovki ljubimykh istorij, chtoby oni byli bolee dramatichnymi. Pishet v zhanrakh "sovremennyj ljubovnyj roman", "ostrosjuzhetnyj ljubovnyj roman" i "temnaja romantika". Oblozhku risovala populjarnaja khudozhnitsa Grom. Illjustratsii na forzats i nakhzats delala Violet Arts.

A chilling standalone winter thriller, set in the world of the million-copy bestselling The Magpies - pre-order the paperback now as the perfect Christmas gift, or a deliciously dark treat for the holidays. 'Dark, twisted, chilling and utterly unputdownable' CLAIRE DOUGLAS It’s Noel and Dani’s first Christmas in their new home and they want everything to be perfect - lavish presents, a beautiful tree and outdoor decorations to join in with the festivities in this welcoming community. But they quickly wonder if this street is as perfect as it appears. First, there are the unwelcome presents left anonymously on their doorstep. Then they are sure someone is watching them... And why are the neighbours all obsessed with a notorious killer who is housed at the nearby women’s prison? After tragedy strikes at a Christmas party, Noel and Dani try to find out who is targeting them – but, in this case, it might be safer not to know . . . READER REVIEWS 'Mark Edwards is a joy to read. I flew through this book and couldn't put it down.' ***** READER REVIEW 'If you want a quick, cosy mystery, then this is the book for you.' ***** READER REVIEW 'Fast paced with lots of twists and turns, eeriness thrown into the mix - what a great thriller this is.' ***** READER REVIEW 'This is a five star read along with all his others!' ***** READER REVIEW 'I absolutely loved this!' ***** READER REVIEW 'I absolutely loved this book & would highly recommend.' ***** READER REVIEW 'This was such a great, fun but creepy, festive read. Perfect for curling up with on a cold December evening!' **** READER REVIEW 'If you’re after a quick, gripping read with a festive backdrop and a clever, chilling twist, I’d highly recommend this one.' ***** READER REVIEW 'A chilling but festive treat and a must-read for all Mark Edwards fans.' ***** READER REVIEW 'The Christmas Magpies will make an excellent stocking filler!' ***** READER REVIEW PRAISE FOR MARK EDWARDS 'I loved this brilliant, edgy, character driven thriller with a passion.' LISA JEWELL 'A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists and tension you could cut with a knife. Hugely enjoyable.' ALEX MICHAELIDES ''Gripped doesn't even come close!' MARIAN KEYES 'I kept wanting to tear my eyes away but had to keep reading' IAN RANKIN 'Twisting and terrifying, the kind of haunting, pacy, spine-chiller that Mark Edwards is the absolute master of.' CHRIS WHITAKER 'I was hooked by this clever, fast paced and addictive thriller... I loved it' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Fast-paced and twisted: it’s another Mark Edwards sensation' CLARE MACKINTOSH