Paul John Flory: A Life of Science and Friends is the first full-length treatment of the life and work of Paul John Flory, recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1974. It presents a chronological progression of his scientific, professional, and personal achievements as recounted and written by his former students and colleagues.This book cove

묘사어떻게 하면 사람들을 웃게 만들 수 있는지 스스로에게 물어본 적이 있나요? 의심할 여지 없는 대답은 유머 감각을 키우는 것입니다. 사람들을 웃게 만드는 것보다 사람들을 행복하게 만드는 더 좋은 방법은 없으며, 유머를 향상시키는 것은 재미있는 가면을 쓰는 것만큼 쉬울 수 있습니다.유머 감각을 키우는 데 소비하는 시간과 노력은 셀 수 없이 많은 작은 방법으로 보상을 받을 것입니다. 당신은 자신이든 다른 사람이든 거의 모든 것에 대해 사람들을 웃게 만들 수 있을 것입니다. 특히 당신보다 더 어색한 사람들. 군중 활동과 사교 활동에도 도움이 될 수 있습니다.이 책은 재미있는 가면을 개발하거나 적어도 사람들을 웃게 만드는 데 필요한 핵심 요소 중 일부를 개발하는 데 도움이 될 것입니다.이 책에서는 다양한 농담 스타일과 자신만의 유머 감각을 개발하는 방법을 배웁니다. 상황을 기민하게 인식하는 ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propulsive satire set in an all-Black gated community. For fans of The Sellout and Erasure, with a shocking ending you’ll never see coming, Jodi Picoult calls it "Brilliant, provocative, seminal....Your book club will be discussing this one for DAYS.”Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California hopin...

New York Times Best-Selling Author – Nominated for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Series – Winner of the 2016 Locus Award – Nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke AwardsWhen Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her unconventional tactics, Kel Command gives her a chance to redeem herself, by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles from the heretics. Cheris’s career isn’t the only thing at stake: if the fortress falls, the hexa...

Everything, Everything is now a major motion picture starring Amanda Stenberg from The Hunger Games and Love Simon's Nick Robinson.A #1 New York Times Bestseller!'Loved this book!'- ZoellaMaddy is allergic to the world; stepping outside the sterile sanctuary of her home could kill her. But then Olly moves in next door. And just like that, Maddy realizes there's more to life than just being alive. You only ...

Um relato fascinante da espetacular ascensão de Kim Yo-jong, a irmã do Líder Supremo da Coreia do NorteEm 2022, num discurso particularmente inflamado, Kim Yo-jong ameaçou bombardear a Coreia do Sul, lembrando ao mundo o perigo que a Coreia do Norte representa. Como se chegou aqui? Como é que a filha mais nova de Kim Jong-il, a sua "doce princesa", se tornou a implacável propagandista, a administradora interna e a responsável pela política externa do regime totalit...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Disruptive innovation isn't a smart move for established players and category designers.This audiobook dives deep into the fallacy behind Clay Christensen’s “disruptive innovation” strategy.You'll learn why incumbents who follow this advice fail time and time again. (Hint: They don’t introduce any real innovation or fundamentally alter business models).) We dozens of share real-world examples, like United's decision to l...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Retirement Industrial Complex has pulled the ultimate bait-and-switch, selling the Big Retirement Lie that work is bad and you need to escape it.Legendary pirates don't fall for this nonsense.They design work worth doing for life by adjusting three career levers: quantity of work, quality of work, and agency over work.In this audiobook, we break down these levers and explore why the goal isn't collecting "F.U...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Problem Is Your Problem explains what it really takes to design and dominate a category. It's all about nailing the problem. If you can frame, name, and claim the right problem, you're not just ahead—you're playing a different game. This mini-book reveals the 5 mistakes people make when answering “What problem do I solve?” and shows you how locking onto the right problem (and creating a strategy that is as clear as it is bold) sets ...

When the hexarchate's gifted young captain Kel Cheris summoned the ghost of the long-dead General Shuos Jedao to help her put down a rebellion, she didn't reckon on his breaking free of centuries of imprisonment - and possessing her. Even worse, the enemy Hafn are invading, and Jedao takes over General Kel Khiruev's fleet, which was tasked with stopping them. Only one of Khiruev's subordinates, Lieutenant Colonel Kel Brezan, seems to be able to resist the influence of the brilliant but psy...

A mouse with her heart set on dancing in The Nutcracker finds a joyful way to spin on-stage in this delectable, sugar-sprinkled ode to doing what makes you happiest.Mouse is sure of one thing: She is destined to dance someday with the Sugar Plum Fairy. But the other animal ballerinas don’t agree. “You’re too small to be a ballerina,” they say. “You’re too tiny to wear a tutu.” But what’s to stop Mouse from becoming . . . a *donut-*rina? Head to the nearest...

In these witty, postmodern stories, Yoon riffs on pop culture, experiments with punctuation, flirts with sci-fi and, in a metafictional twist, mocks his own position as omnipotent author. Highly literary, his narratives offer an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life, exploring the bewildering disjunct and oft-hilarious contradictions of a modernity that is at odds with many traditional Thai ideas on relationships, family, school and work.