The story of a very nice young man called Ned Maddstone who, 20 years after being seized outside a Knightsbridge language college and thrown into solitary confinement as a political prisoner, returns to London implacably focused upon revenge.

The Inner Game of tennis is that which takes place in our mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self-doubt and lapses of concentration. It is a game played by our mind against its own bad habits. Replacing one pattern of behaviour with a new, more positive one is the purpose of the "Inner Game". Peak performance at tennis, like any sport, only comes when o...(展开全部)

Mentoring is integral to how academics are formed and what trajectories their careers will take. Yet until recently, no one was trained to do it, and many academics have ingrained assumptions about mentorship that no longer fit the lives, needs, and aspirations of mentees. How to Mentor Anyone in Academia shares proven techniques for the professional development of junior facul...(展开全部)

Mentoring is integral to how academics are formed and what trajectories their careers will take. Yet until recently, no one was trained to do it, and many academics have ingrained assumptions about mentorship that no longer fit the lives, needs, and aspirations of mentees. How to Mentor Anyone in Academia shares proven techniques for the professional development of junior facul...(展开全部)

What is the recipe for making some-one fall in love you? This witty guide lets you into the secret! It is full of spot-on tips and information based on solid research into the way human behaviour, sexuality, body-language, and the essential differences between men ('the hunter') and the women ('the huntress') think and communicate. You will learn how to meet that perfect some...(展开全部)

莉尔•朗兹(Leil Lowndes)，国际知名人际沟通专家与两性情感问题专家，是“美国性教育专家、咨询师及治疗师协会”的成员，她创建并领导“两性课题”项目组长期从事亲密关系的研究与咨询工作。 莉尔•朗兹曾在数十家大学和学院授课，在数百个电视和广播节目中出任嘉宾，在美国的每个大城市都举办过讲座；她也曾向世界500强企业的众多高管传授人际沟通技巧，并帮助美国和平队、外国政府和大公司举行沟通研讨会。朗兹撰写的书都极为畅销，如：《10秒钟让自己不同凡响》《人见人爱96计》等。

In "How to Make Anyone Falling Love with You,"you'll explore precisely what will make someone take the tumble--what types of initial eye contact, clothing, body language, first conversations, and first dates ignite the sensation of love. You'll learn when to play hard to get (and when not to), how long you should wait to ask him or her out, and how to make an unforgettable firs...(展开全部)

Systematic trading allows you to test and evaluate your trading ideas before risking your money. By formulating trading ideas as concrete rules, you can evaluate past performance and draw conclusions about the viability of your trading plan. Following systematic rules provides a consistent approach where you will have some degree of predictability of returns, and perhaps more i...(展开全部)

An instant classic of American sportswriting—the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, “the best mind of his generation” (A. O. Scott) and “the best tennis-writer of all time” (New York Times) Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight ...(展开全部)