For those of "advanced" tastes, the Modern Movement was a welcome corrective to the debased aesthetics of the commercial world. Massed housing of the 1920s and 30s was as untutored as the products of light industry and both operated far from the enlightened thinking coming out of Central Europe that sought to harness architecture and design to social progress.Robert Best, the only British industrialist to have trained at art school, shared the goal of better mass education but was ...

From Bedales to the Boche charts the history of two brothers, born into late Victorian England, who were sent by their idealistic, Germanophile father to Britain's most progressive secondary school, where the ideas of its pioneering headteacher and founder fostered their ambitions to become music-hall entertainers and then to master the challenges of the First World War.

Do you want to dramatically improve your selling performance? Do you want to uncover the tips and tricks that set the sales geniuses apart from the rest?In this book, multi-award-winning sales expert and Brain Apps author Robert Best will show you how to leverage the latest in neuroscience research to sell directly to your target: your customer's brain.•Learn why and how you should always appeal to yourcustomer's emotions.•Discover ...

How can you maximize your brain's true potential?Groundbreaking neuroscience studies are revolutionizing our understanding of "genius" and how it works. Brain Apps is the first book to consolidate the research into a unifying theory for radically boosting your achievement.Discover concrete steps anyone can take to create useful automatic habits, or "brain apps." Gain Real-world insights for better attitudes, better habits, and better performance-an...

A single mother finds her heart tempted by an unlikely father figure in a novella from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author.Zoe Fleming left behind her modeling career to raise her son Keenan in an atmosphere less consumed with surface appearances. But her post-model jobs barely cover expenses, so she opens her home to a tenant, sportswriter J. Cooper McKinnon. For a man who likes to talk a big game, Zoe must admit t...

This Christmas, my husband is going with an unconventional gift for his best friend.Me.It’s only supposed to be for one night… But one night becomes two, becomes our entire vacation. There are no rules except the ones we make, and sharing me brings both Derek and Grayson closer than any of us could have imagined.This year, what happens in our bedroom will put all three of us on Santa’s Naughty List.*Sword-cross guarantee*

A collection of the year's best essays, selected by award-winning journalist and New Yorker staff writer Kathryn Schulz"The world is abundant even in bad times," guest editor Kathryn Schulz writes in her introduction, "it is lush with interestingness, and always, somewhere, offering up consolation or beauty or humor or happiness, or at least the hope of future happiness." The essays Schulz selected are a powerful time capsule of 2020, showcasing that even ...

If you ever wondered what it's like to be a giant wrestling fan and work at WWE under Vince McMahon and travel the world with co-workers who have been the stars of pro wrestling from the 90s through today, this is the definite book for you. This is the story of a passionate professional wrestling fan who wanted nothing more than to be the ring announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment. Best Seat in the House covers the journey of the type of ambitious kid that Justin Roberts was. Wrestli...

He’s the one man I’m not supposed to want… My dad’s best friend.After he rejected me six years ago, I’ve steered clear of Jonas. Until now. I need his help, and I won’t take no for an answer. The plan is to show up at his house and plead my case, but a rainstorm derails everything, trapping us together for the weekend.When he catches me in a compromising position, things quickly spiral out of control. We promise each other the weekend to purge the desire th...

In her introduction to this year’s The Best American Essays, guest editor Vivian Gornick states that her selections “contribute materially to the long and honorable history of the personal essay by way of the value they place on lived experience.” Provocative, daring, and honest at a time when many writers are deliberately silencing themselves in the face of authoritarian and populist censorship movements, the twenty-one essays collected here reflect their authors’ unapologetic ob...

"A monthly magazine costing sixpence but worth a shilling."For 60 years The Strand Magazine showcased the best writers in England and America.The magazine did not just reflect the age, it shaped it.It was a popular publication for the best in fiction, featuring works by some of the greatest authors of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Rudyard Kipling, Leo Tolstoy, Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as European writers such as Victor Hugo and Le...

Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Canada reveals 35 incredible two-wheeled escapes – with maps – so you can experience even more of this extraordinary country.Get ready for an unforgettable bike ride across Canada and discover exhilarating cycling adventures that range from a couple of hours to a full day. Admire wild and rugged beaches wit...