From understanding the 'problem space' to developing a 'solution state', this book shows you how to create workable, effective and ecological solutions to business problems. " Take any problem you like ... and you will find Sid simply there beside you, pointing you in the right direction" Diana Beaver, author and trainer

Distilling the essence of what makes a writer successful, The POWER Process applies the NLP model to writing in all forms. This invaluable aid and reference guide will revolutionise and energise your approaches to writing. " The authors have pioneered new ground ... excellent, readable and practical" L. Michael Hall PhD

Read Sid Jaconson's posts on the Penguin BlogTwo legends of the comic book industry bring to life the story of gore and lust that inspired Dracula.Vlad the man had a devilish streak-a vicious temper, a passion for women, and a thirst for revenge.Vlad the ruler was a true devil-a relentless torturer, a brutal murderer, and a paranoid leader whose megalomania would be his own undoing.Responsible for the merciless deaths of thousands, ...

It's a nightmare come true for one teenage girl when goblins tear her baby brother from her grasp! Journey back to the iconic fantasy realm of the 1986 classic in this brand new edition of the original Marvel Comics adaptation. Adapted by Sid Jacobson with enchanting artwork by John Buscema, this archive-worthy edition is a can’t-miss collectible for fans of the seminal film, available for the first time in over 35 years. This facsimile release features the original cover by John Buscema, ...

Since the 1970s, educators, psychologists and politicians have continually stressed the need to help children actually learn how to learn. This groundbreaking book is the first of its kind to do just that. Aimed at parents who want to start their kids off on the right track, this book is actually a step-by-step course to help you teach your kids how to learn.Its filled with explanations, exercises, tips, check lists and guidelines to help you at every step in the process. Your kids...

Continuing the 3-issue adaptation of the cult classic movie Labyrinth, out of print since the original Marvel run, Sarah manages to reunite with old friends, and even make new ones, despite their odd and fearsome temperaments! But the Goblin King isn’t going to make rescuing Toby easy, and Sarah will certainly need all the help she can get from her whimsical companions.

Will Sarah succumb to the power of the Goblin King and his enchanting promises, or will she realize her true power and see his cruelty for what it is and rescue Toby? Most of all, as she reflects on how she’s grown along the way, she’ll never forget the friends she’s made, and how she’ll always need them!

"The more who learn the truth the better off the country will be, because there is no better safeguard against the revival of torture than a well-informed public." -- Jane Mayer, from the IntroductionOn December 9, 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report that strongly condemned the CIA for its secret and brutal use of torture in the treatment of prisoners captured in the "war on terror" during the George W. Bush administration. This deep...

A biography of the real fifteenth-century Wallachian leader known as Vlad the Impaler, who inspired the classic horror novel by Bram Stoker.Dreaded by his enemies, emulated by later rulers like Ivan the Terrible, honored by his countrymen even today, Vlad Dracula was surely one of the most intriguing figures to have stalked the corridors of European and Asian capitals in the fifteenth century.Vlad Dracula also served as the inspiration for Bram Stoker's class...

Most of the vast audience attracted to the subject of Dracula know him only in his fictional, one-dimensional form: vampire! Yet the truth behind the historical character--voevode, warlord--of 15th C. Romania is at least as equally fascinating as any contrived account of his supernatural persona.Vlad Dracula faithfully follows his life story as hostage, fugitive, prince, and prisoner, as well as his legend. His principality of Wallachia was caught between two voracious predators: th...

This volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," and "The Colour Out of Space") to works by his friends and contemporaries (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert Bloch), to later followers (Henry Kuttner, Lin Carter, Brian McNaughton), and contemporary afficianados (Brian Stableford, Mark McLau...