Sam is a young man who has decided that the world he lives in is fundamentally flawed and in need of fixing—and he is determined to do something about it. The task is daunting and not without considerable risk. Unable to convince him to accept the status quo and in order to minimize the risk, his family opts to help him with astonishing results over the next two years. As Sam purposely acquires the label of terrorist, he takes on what he hopes is his final project. But in order for Sam to ...

You're only a first-time CFO once, but that first time can be a daunting challenge for startup leaders. Without a blueprint or a guide, you're in a tough spot to manage all the details of finance, set up the accounts and systems, plus build out your team. Startup CFO was written to help the first-time CFO navigate finance challenges and provide tactics and best practices for how you can grow a high-performing function.Matt Blumberg and Jack Sinclair have decades of finance...

Martin Eden, Jack London’s semiautobiographical novel about a struggling young writer, is considered by many to be the author’s most mature work. Personifying London’s own dreams of education and literary fame as a young man in San Francisco, Martin Eden’s impassioned but ultimately ineffective battle to overcome his bleak circumstances makes him one of the most memorable and poignant characters Jack London ever created. As Paul Berman points out in his Introduction, “In Martin, [...

Continue your journey through the greatest works ever written. 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die – Volume 2 expands your literary adventure with another carefully selected collection of timeless classics that have shaped cultures, inspired thinkers, and captivated readers across generations. This volume brings together unforgettable stories from diverse genres and literary traditions, offering readers a rich and rewarding experience filled with depth, emotion, and intellectua...

This 2nd volume contains the following 50 works, arranged by authors' last names: Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen] Beauty And The Beast [Barbot de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne] The Law [Frédéric Bastiat] Cabin Fever [B. M. Bower] Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë] The Way of All Flesh [Samuel Butler] Discourse on the Method [Descartes] Sister Carrie [Theodore Dreiser] The Three Musketeers [Alexandre Dumas] A Simple Soul [Flaubert] The Good Soldier [Ford Madox Ford] North and South [Elizabeth C...

Timeless literature continues with even more unforgettable classics. In 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die Vol. 2, another carefully selected anthology brings together powerful works that have shaped the world of literature and storytelling. This volume continues the journey through classic novels, short stories, and poetic works that explore the depth of human experience. Each masterpiece offers a unique perspective on life, emotion, society, and imagination—capturing themes ...

If you know London primarily through novels like WHITE FANG, these stories will provide a new perspective. Full of intriguing characters and snippets of pidgin, they also highlight London's concern with social issues.

I, Ivy Wilson, am apparently a Queen.It sounds far fetched. I had a five-year plan: work at the Camilla until I had enough for a deposit on a shop to start the romance bookstore of my dreams, write my regency romance novels, and survive my pestering mother.All that crumbles when they appear. Adrian, Rowan, Elias, and Maeve. They claim they're here for me—the new Queen of Nyx, the rightful heir to the throne of all supernaturals.But I'm being hunted by fate, darkness...

First published in 1975, this book compiles a number of studies concerning institutional care and children, which address the question of why institutions that serve apparently similar functions differ so much.The book uses comparative methods such as measurement of different ‘dimensions’ of institutional care and analysis of interrelationships among specific structural and functional features which characterise particular institutions. As a result, the book draws broad conclusions...

Attention! In your hand is an indispensable training manual for new recruits to fatherhood. Written by ex-Commando and dad of three, Neil Sinclair, this manual will teach you, in no-nonsense terms, how to survive the first 24 hours. It’ll teach you how to prepare and plan to prevent poor parental performance, maintain morale in the ranks, feed, clothe, transport and entertain your troops, transport the troops successfully on manoeuvres and increase your flash to bang’ time and ‘square away...

Fate. Destiny. A force so powerful it could bring worlds to their knees . . .Avalon, the home of the supernatural race, is claiming me as its Queen. Their current ruler needs me to return, but the organization out to kill me still wants me dead, and they're hunting me with the help of someone on the inside.If I want to survive, I have to find my mates, complete the bonds, and grow my power.Adrian, my charming mage, is mine to take. But there are others call...

Fifty books. Endless inspiration. One collection that will last a lifetime. 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die gathers the world's greatest novels, plays, epics, and stories into a single volume. From ancient epics and Shakespearean drama to modern classics of love, tragedy, and adventure, this anthology offers a journey through the very best of world literature. Inside this landmark collection you'll find: ✔ 50 complete works by legendary authors who defined culture and story...