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• The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  
  
   

• The Study Skills Handbook

  Cottrell, Stella, Dr

  
  
   

• The Secret

  Rhonda Byrne

  
  
   

• The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House

  Kate Summerscale

  
  
   

• Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia

  Roberto Saviano

  
  
   

• Homicide:

  David Simon

  
  
   

• Short History of Progress

  Ronald Wright

  
  
   

• Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes

  Albert Jack

  
  
   

• How Children Learn: From Montessori to Vygotsky - Educational Theories and Approaches Made Easy

  Linda Pound

  
  
   

• Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument (Palgrave Study Guides)

  Stella Cottrell

  
  
   

• The American Future: A History

  Simon Schama

  
  
   

• A History of Modern Britain

  Andrew Marr

  
  
   

• Seven Troop

  Andy McNab

  
  
   

• Masters and Commanders: How Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West

  Andrew Roberts

  
  
   

• The Game

  Neil Strauss

  
  Is it for real? Is The Game by Neill Strauss an assiduously detailed, highly entertaining exposé of a fascinating secret society -- the international community of pickup artists who have refined their talents for getting women into bed to the nth degree? Or is it an extremely funny hoax? Early drafts of the book had people wondering, and men in particular speculated if the book would deliver some valuable `how to' tips as an aid to entering a sexual wonderland. In fact, it doesn't really matter whether you take the basic premise seriously or not: Strauss' wonderfully diverting book delivers great entertainment whatever your point of view.

  According to Strauss, the clandestine society of men he describes here take wagers in clubs and bars throughout the Western world over just who can chalk up the most Casanova-like quantities of pickups and seductions. But this isn't merely for the thrill of an army of sexual conquests -- all of this is coded and organised according to an almost military-style ritual, with an elaborate series of rules and regulations that the participants rigorously follow. Strauss went undercover in this glamorous world, and learned the secrets of these top-drawer seducers. But, for him, there was a useful corollary affect: Strauss found himself transformed from a nerdish, unconfident journalist into a silver-tongued Lothario, quite the equal of many of the ladykilling males he had been enjoying the company of. For him, the ultimate accolade was being noted The World's Number One Pickup Artist -- and then he made the mistake of setting his sights on a woman who could give every bit as good as she got.

  The world of excess presented here is not one most of us move in, but (if the truth were told) it has its irresistible attractions. Strauss wheels in such celebrities as Tom Cruise and Courtney Love, and this unblushing peek into a secret world where sex and seduction are treated with cool scientific detachment is mesmerisingly readable. --Barry Forshaw

  
   

• Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (Introducing Statistical Methods series)

  Andy Field

  
  
   

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

  Stephen R. Covey

  
  According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being.

  As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison

  
   

• Apache

  Ed Macy

  
  
   

• The Globalization of World Politics: an Introduction to International Relations: An Introduction to International Relations

  
  
   

• Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers in Education, Health and Social Science (4th Edition)

  Judith Bell