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Understanding Comics
The Invisible Art
2001 || Paperback || Scott McCloud || HarperCollins
The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication "You must read this book." - Neil Gaiman Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerfu...
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The Thing Around Your Neck
2009 || Paperback || Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie || HarperCollins
From the Orange Prize-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West.
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion / New and Expanded UK
2021 || Paperback || PhD Robert B Cialdini || HarperCollins
The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion-a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold-now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini-New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion-explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insigh...
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The Cartographers
2024 || Paperback || Amy Zhang || HarperCollins
Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with her own deep ambivalence about her place in the world, seventeen-year-old Ocean Sun takes her savings and goes off the grid. A haunting and romantic novel about family, friendship, philosophy, fitting in, and love from Amy Zhang, the acclaimed author of Falling into Place and This Is Where the World Ends. Ocean Sun has always felt an enormous pressure to succeed.
After struggling with depression during her senior year of high...
God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World
2020 || Paperback || Stephen Prothero || HarperCollins
In the twenty-first century, religion remains the single greatest influencein the world. But, argues religion scholar Stephen Prothero, persistentattempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlookthe distinct human problem that each seeks to solve. For example:Islam: the problem is pride / the solution is submissionChristianity: the problem is sin / the solution is salvationBuddhism: the problem is suffering / the solution is awakeningJudaism: the problem is exile /...
The Psychology of Selling
Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought Possible
2006 || Paperback || Brian Tracy || HarperCollins
Brian Tracy, one of the top professional speakers and sales trainers in the world today, found that his most important breakthrough in selling was the discovery that it is the "Psychology of Selling" that is more important than the techniques and methods of selling.
7-Day Juice Challenge
The Juice Master Diet
2016 || Paperback || Jason Vale || HarperCollins
Lose up to 7lbs in 7 days with The Juice Master Jason Vale's ultra-fast 1-week super juice cleanse. The man who helped Jordan to get her post-baby body back has designed a healthy and effective diet and exercise programme to reshape your body in just one week, but with lasting results. The one-week super juice diet with fast, body-transforming results from the UK's leading health coach and seminar leader Jason Vale - aka The Juice Master.
This highly motivational and hard-hitting programme fo...
Stephen Fry In America
2009 || Paperback || Stephen Fry || HarperCollins
Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series. 'Stephen Fry is a treasure of the British Empire.' - The Guardian Stephen Fry has always loved America, in fact he came very close to being born there.
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Tiny Habits
The Small Changes That Change Everything
2022 || Paperback || BJ Fogg || HarperCollins
New York Times Bestseller | A habit expert from Stanford University shares his breakthrough method for building habits quickly and easily. With Tiny Habits youll increase productivity by tapping into positive emotions to create a happier and healthier life. Dr.
Foggs new and extremely practical method picks up where Atomic Habits left off.
There are many great books on the topic [of habits]: The Power of Habit, Atomic Habits, but this offers the most comprehensive, practical, simple, and comp...
On Writing Well
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
2016 || Paperback || William Zinsser || HarperCollins
"On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." New York Times
A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get thro...