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Expertise pays; polymathy pays exponentially. Build a world-class skillset that will make you unique and irreplaceable.Polymath: a person of wide knowledge and learning. The art of becoming a polymath is really about maximizing your opportunities in life. Don’t be the person with the hammer - be the person with an entire woodshop at their disposal.Learn to think outside the box and adopt a flexible mindset. Become multi-faceted.

Every human is born with multifarious potential. Why, then, do parents, schools and employers insist that we restrict our many talents and interests; that we 'specialise' in just one?We've been sold a myth, that to 'specialise' is the only way to pursue truth, identity, or even a livelihood. Yet specialisation is nothing but an outdated system that fosters ignorance, exploitation and disillusionment and thwarts creativity, opportunity and progress.Following...

Polymathy is the modern currency. Generate unique solutions and perspectives that only a dedicated self-learner can.A jack of all trades is not actually a bad thing. It’s the best way to future-proof yourself and make yourself irreplaceable in any social or professional setting. It’s time to think like a polymath.Learn to absorb information like a sponge and foster connections that translate to real-life problem solving.Thin...

Who designed this? the old man asks, kneeling before an anthill.The boy has heard the question before — at the river, in the kitchen, under monsoon clouds. Dada asks everything and explains nothing. The village says he's strange. The village also comes to him when things break.Now Dada is dying. Three people sit with him through his last seasons: his grandson, an engineer who came home empty, and Suraj — a boy with steady eyes and nowhere else to be.

WINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATUREWINNER OF THE GRAND ATLAS AWARDONE OF THE 50 MOST IMPORTANT ARABIC NOVELS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (THE NATIONAL)This magnificent novel deals with the stormy life of the outstanding Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun, using historical sources, and particularly material from the writer’s works, to construct the personal and intellectual universe of a fourteenth-century gen...

Learn German with the Augsburg Saga – A1.1 Interlinear German–English ReaderWhen the Romans LeftLearn German through story, history, and calm, carefully graded A1-level language — with immediate English support when you need it.When the Romans Left is the first book in the Augsburg Saga and an ideal starting point for adult beginners.It is written in clear A1 German and presented in an

In 1799, a French Army officer was rebuilding the defenses of a fort on the banks of the Nile when he discovered an ancient stele fragment bearing a decree inscribed in three different scripts. So begins one of the most familiar tales in Egyptology—that of the Rosetta Stone and the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. This book draws on fresh archival evidence to provide a major new account of how the English polymath Thomas Young and the French philologist Jean-François Champollion vied ...

From the author of Wyrde and Wayward and Modern Magick: a collection of cosy, uplifting stories about an eccentric wizard, an irascible dragon, and the most unlikely of friendships.Welcome to the strangest place you’ve never been—and the most marvellous.There’s a castle up there in the sky, held aloft by wizardry and dreams. It’s the home of the most curious court in all the land; a place of queens and princes, scholars and bards, sylphs and scullery maids—...

Ancient legends don’t come back to life. Until they do...The vast, winged draykoni once ruled the skies of the Seven Realms, uncontested and unstoppable — so the stories say. But they are only tales. Aren't they? A shy young woman is about to learn that sometimes, even the most far-fetched story might prove to be the plain, simple truth.In book one, Draykon: When Llandry Sanfaer discovers a new type of jewel, her life changes forever. Wonderful and...

How a kid with a broken radio became one of the world's finest minds.Richard Feynman started by fixing broken radios, and ended up being most known for helping invent the atomic bomb. He is the epitome of training your brain to peak performance.Become an alternative thinker that can solve any problem and learn any technique.Richard Feynman's Mental Models is a book about the various tools Feynman used to excel academically, profession...

To catch a killer, send a monster.There's a realm. Wreathed in ice and snow, drowning in the dark, Assevan needs a different kind of hero.There's a god. Merciless and cold, and quick to anger, the Lord of the Dead insists upon one thing only: vengeance for a murdered soul.And there's a man. A ruthless killer, Konrad is detective, judge and executioner in one. Dauntless, relentless, monstrous, he stands alone against the dark.Meet the...

The cute goth sysadmin from the office has found the keys to uptight Michael's chastity cage. Now she makes him a very kinky offer he can't refuse (because, blackmail).A quirky Femdom short from Giles English, who spends a lot of his time kept in chastity by his wife.