Every time I write about my heart, I write about walking. Every time I write about walking, I write about my heart. What is it like to be born with a congenital heart defect? What does it mean to live knowing your heart will one day fail you? How do you walk without moving a muscle? In Pacemaker, poet David Toms deftly blends creative nonfiction, poetry and diary in an account of resisting, confronting, and living with a rare heart condition. His experience, including his hospitalisation d...

IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us.Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the ...

A new phenomenon begins.Created by #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom ClancyBased on the bestselling video game, this new series will take readers onto the battlefields of World War III with the technical savvy and explosive action that Clancy fans have come to expect.

In the high-octane world of covert operations, there exists an elite group renowned for their unparalleled skills and unwavering bravery. Enter the soldiers of Ghost Recon, a secretive and lethal force within the U.S. Army's Special Forces.Written by David Michaels, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon immerses readers in a gripping tale of danger, espionage, and heart-pounding action. Major Bennett Rutang finds himself at the forefront, leading his team as they navig...

In a small market town in the northeast of England in 1825, something momentous happened: ticket-bearing human beings started moving along wrought-iron tracks on a contraption with engine-powered wheels. The contraption was called a 'train'. What happened in Darlington, along a 26-mile line to Stockton, would kickstart the worldwide railway revolution. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of this groundbreaking event, Tom Chesshyre embarks on a journey around the country that invented trains...

Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.Introducing you to the common mistakes that journalists make and the tricks they sometimes deploy, HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vit...

Die große Biographie des Staatsgründers David Ben GurionEr ist eine der großen politischen Gestalten des 20. Jahrhunderts: David Grün, geboren 1886 im Russischen Reich, der sich seit seiner Ankunft in Palästina 1906 Ben Gurion nannte. Schon früh engagierte er sich für den Zionismus und die Unabhängigkeit eines jüdischen Staates in Palästina. Als er 1948 schließlich den neuen Staat ausrief, setzte er die Interessen Israels um jeden Preis durch, nicht zuletzt auf Kos...

'I loved everything about it.' Goodreads'This book made me laugh, cry, giggle and gasp.' Goodreads'One of my favourite books of the year. Charming and very sweet.' Goodreads**********************Heartwarming eBook bestseller - the perfect read for anyone who enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Together, A Man Called Ove and Matt Haig.**************...

"[A] violent, surrealist romp" from the Tony Award–winning playwright of Hurlyburly and Visiting Edna ( The Brown Daily Herald).David Rabe explores the struggle between hope and anguish in the human spirit in this story of two small-time jewel thieves united in a strangely unsettling friendship and the constant fight to prove to themselves and others how tough they are. But when their frantic scheming suddenly begins to betray them in mys...

DON’T MISS THE UPCOMING NETFLIX ANIMATED SERIES SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCHSam Fisher's skills and determination are put to the ultimate test in this pulse-pounding addition to Tom Clancy's bestselling seriesThird Echelon special operative Sam Fisher finds himself facing a race against time as a cargo freighter loaded with radioactive material hurtles towards the United States coast. With only minutes to spare, Fisher must disable th...

DON’T MISS THE UPCOMING NETFLIX ANIMATED SERIES SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCHA lone operative steps into the shadowy world of espionage to protect American freedom in a time when it is needed mostIn response to the growing use of sophisticated digital encryption to conceal potential threats to the United States, the National Security Agency has ushered forth the new dawn of intelligence-gathering techniques. The top-secret initiative i...

An in-depth, richly illustrated exploration of the work and life of cinema and TV’s greatest cult creator.Without David Lynch, our world would have been a much more ordinary place. As a filmmaker, screenwriter, designer, musician, visual artist and living avatar of all things uncanny, his influence pervaded every corner of our culture.Alongside his game-changing TV series "Twin Peaks", Lynch also created big-screen masterpieces such as his DIY debut "Eraser...