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Lessons learnt from great personalities in sport and life
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items Great personalities teach valuable life lessons, often highlighting the importance of perseverance, embracing failure, and staying true to oneself. They also demonstrate the power of hard work, gratitude, and the ability to learn from experiences. Key takeaways include the need for self-belief, integrity, and continuous learning
When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball, hitting nothing but net. Book explores his personality to reveal the fullest, most compelling story of the man who is Michael Jordan. Lazenby draws on his personal relationships with Jordan's coaches; countless interviews with Jordan's friends, teammates, and family members;...
Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby, Paperback
Greatest of All Time: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali is not just a book; it is a testament to the extraordinary life of one of the world’s most famous athletes. The boxer’s embrace of Islam became a cornerstone of his moral standards, guiding his principles against racism, inequality, and undue violence, with the latter informing his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War.
Interspersed between these accounts are thousands of historical documents and images of Ali, including the boxer’s documentarian-turned-confidant Howard Bingham’s intimate snapshots, Neil Leifer and Flip Schulke’s iconic pictures, and Hank Kaplan’s a...
Interspersed between these accounts are thousands of historical documents and images of Ali, including the boxer’s documentarian-turned-confidant Howard Bingham’s intimate snapshots, Neil Leifer and Flip Schulke’s iconic pictures, and Hank Kaplan’s a...
Greatest of All Time. A Tribute to Muhammad Ali by Taschen, Hardcover
Joe Biden launched his successful 2020 bid for the White House with the stated goal of saving the nation from a second Trump presidential term. He, his family, and his senior aides were so convinced that only he could beat Trump again, they lied to t...
Now the full, unsettling truth is being told for the first time. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson take us behind closed doors and into private conversations between the heaviest of hitters, revealing how big the problem was and how many people knew abou...
Now the full, unsettling truth is being told for the first time. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson take us behind closed doors and into private conversations between the heaviest of hitters, revealing how big the problem was and how many people knew abou...
Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous ...
The first biography in over thirty years of Condé Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.
Condé Nast’s life and career was as high profile and glamorous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth century with just the shirt on his back, he soon became the highest paid executive in the United States, acquiring Vogue in 1909 and Vanity Fair in 1913. Alongside his editors, Edna Woolman Chase at Vogue and Frank Crowninshield at Vanity Fair, he built the first-ever international magazine empire, introducing European modern art, style, and fashions to an American audience.
Condé Nast’s life and career was as high profile and glamorous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth century with just the shirt on his back, he soon became the highest paid executive in the United States, acquiring Vogue in 1909 and Vanity Fair in 1913. Alongside his editors, Edna Woolman Chase at Vogue and Frank Crowninshield at Vanity Fair, he built the first-ever international magazine empire, introducing European modern art, style, and fashions to an American audience.
Condé Nast: The Man and His Empire -- A Biography by Susan Ronald, Paperback
Ray Dalio's profound wisdom, combined with his practical approach, offers a transformative experience that will inspire readers to lead more principled lives.
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012. Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from an... Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson show that to invest and prosper, people need to know that if they work hard, they can make money and actually keep it - and this means sound institutions that allow virtuous circles of innovation, expansion and peace.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
From effortless forehands to red-carpet fame—and everything in between—Federer tells the story of a life like no other, in a way only Assouline can. The first visual biography on Roger Federer—produced over two years in close collaboration with the tennis legend himself and his wife, Mirka—offers readers a sweeping look into Ro...
Number of illustrations: over 500
Language: English
Released on September 2024
Dimensions: W 10 x L 13 x D 1.5 in
Cover materials: Linen Hardcover
Weight: 6.0 lb
Number of illustrations: over 500
Language: English
Released on September 2024
Dimensions: W 10 x L 13 x D 1.5 in
Cover materials: Linen Hardcover
Weight: 6.0 lb
Federer (Classic) FR
Tom Ford is modern fashion’s re-modeller, with a reputation for his holistic approaches to transforming Houses, most famously for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.
Tom Ford 002 - Book
Honouring the indelible mark the late Virgil Abloh left on the famous French house, the book — which is penned by fashion critic Anders Christian Madsen — includes over 250 images and personal anecdotes from the creative’s inner circle, including Nao...
Carte Louis Vuitton: Virgil Abloh - Ultimate Edition, Anders Christian ...
“Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in scope, yet put together with tenderness for a man who had always believed that he would be Britain’s savior.” —Wall Street Journal
In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Last King of America.
In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Last King of America.
Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts, Paperback
Howard Schultz illustrates the principles that have shaped the Starbucks phenomenon, sharing the wisdom he has gained from his quest to make great coffee part of the American experience.
The success of Starbucks Coffee Company is one of the most amazing business stories in decades. What started as a single store on Seattle's waterfront has grown into the largest coffee chain on the planet. Just as remarkable as this incredible growth...
The success of Starbucks Coffee Company is one of the most amazing business stories in decades. What started as a single store on Seattle's waterfront has grown into the largest coffee chain on the planet. Just as remarkable as this incredible growth...
Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
An authorised biography doesn't hide the Apple CEO's shortcomings. As Isaacson makes clear, Jobs wasn't a visionary or even a particularly talented electronic engineer. But he was a businessman of astonishing flair and focus, a marketing genius, and – when he was getting it right, which wasn't always – had an intuit...
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, Paperback
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viru... Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book’s author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his codiscovery of the structure of DNA.... You will: Understand CRISPR technology and its impact on humanity Appreciate the ethical implications of gene editing Learn about the competitive nature of scientific research Explore the intersection of science and morality Understand the poten...
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of ...
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The definitive biography of Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, written by New York Times bestselling author and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page. Featuring more than 150 exclusive interviews w...
Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power
Blood and Oil is the fascinating and highly entertaining tale of Mohammed bin Salman's rise to power. With fly-on-the-wall reporting and palace intrigue worthy of Machiavelli, it will keep you turning the pages at a fast clip until its tragic denouement.
Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era and offering his vision for the coming wave of intelligent t... is about individual change, the transformation happening inside Microsoft, and the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced – including artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing.
Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better ...
The inspiration behind Christopher Nolan’s summer’s blockbuster film Oppenheimer won the Pulitzer Prize and hit No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It tells J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life story, with a particular focus on the bomb and how it played into the Cold War. This book is best for anyone who saw the movie and wants to know more.
American Prometheus: Inspiration for Major Film
Michelle Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack... Becoming, American Grown, and The Light We Carry.
Michelle Obama Books
As a cultural icon known for redefining traditional style, Michelle Obama makes another fashion statement with her new book, The Look. The highly anticipated illustrated volume features her most memorable looks and never–before–seen images. Bold yet relatable, strong yet feminine and formal yet playful, the First Lady grants us an intimate lens into her personal style evol...
The Look (Signed Deluxe Edition) by Michelle Obama, Hardcover
One thing you can expect from Matthew McConaughey is that he always has something interesting to say. He is also introspective and emotional. He is curious and fun. And, every so often, a little eccentric. This combination of thoughtfulness and stran... Greenlights is his way to seize the day and constantly be moving forward — a life lesson he has learned and is eager to share.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Paperback