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Self-made millionaire Pete Wargent achieved financial independence at the age of 33. Based on three golden rules for wealth-building, this book demystifies the secrets of money and success, offering practical strategies for setting ambitious goals, mastering the psychology of achievement, and leveraging powerful investment principles.Whether youre dreaming of escaping the daily grind, building your own thriving business, or achieving security through shares and property, "Take a Financial Leap" gives you the roadmap to a life by design, not default.This book is essential for anyone ready to break free from limitations and make their financial dreams a realityno matter your age or starting point. Make today the first step toward lasting financial freedom and the life you truly deserve.

May 1938. The young Japanese novelist Aoyama Chizuko arrives in Taiwan on the invitation the Japanese colonial government. With no interest in their imperial agenda, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear.Soon, a young Taiwanese woman is hired as her interpreter: the charming, meticulous Chizuru, who provides expert guidance on the Land of the South and cooks her sumptuous meals. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But the elusive Chizuru seems to keep drawing away - and as conflict begins to simmer between them, Chizuko begins the painful process of understanding why.Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women that is shadowed by complexities of language, history and power.

Taekwon-Do shines as a martial arts discipline celebrated for its dynamic kicks, precision and focus. As practitioners start learning, mastering kicking techniques becomes not just a skill, but a vital element of their development as effective martial artists. Taekwon-Do Kicks presents a fully illustrated, step-by-step roadmap for practitioners aspiring to learn their fundamental kicks with precision and accuracy. Alongside the techniques, Sally Gleaves offers tips, tricks and exercises to enhance your performance, flexibility and strength. Each of us possesses a unique body and joints, and learning the kicking techniques may present greater challenges for some. This book aims to empower you to explore new methods, build strength and enhance flexibility, enabling your body to perform optimally. By embracing this holistic approach, you can adapt techniques to suit your unique physiology, gaining a deeper understanding and performance of the fundamental Taekwon-Do kicking techniques. Beyond technique, this guide emphasises the importance of conditioning, mobility and flexibility. Targeted exercises and drills are integrated to enhance strength and agility, preparing your body for action. Use the dynamic stretching routines to warm up your muscles, and the static stretches to promote flexibility and aid recovery, ensuring a balanced and injury-free practice regimen.

Los textos fundamentales que sintetizan el pensamiento del budismo, cuidadosamente seleccionados y traducidos. Tras salir de palacio y contemplar los estragos de la enfermedad, la vejez y la muerte, Siddhartha toma la decision de deshacerse de las cadenas que atan a los seres al sufrimiento y convertirse en Buda, el Iluminado. Doscientos años despues de su muerte, sus enseñanzas, sermones, consejos y relatos fueron escritos y recopilados por algunos discipulos tras generaciones de transmision oral. El corazon de su sabiduria es que todos podemos liberarnos de la engañosa servidumbre que nos esclaviza a los apetitos y deseos. Cuando constatamos que toda la existencia es interdependiente, que nada escapa al cambio o que la identidad no descansa en lugar fijo alguno, podemos salir de los estrechos confines del yo y llegar a una nueva manera de relacionarnos con el mundo y con nuestra mente. En los sutras se recogen los fragmentos mas importantes y reveladores de esos antiquisimos textos fundacionales del budismo, la esencia misma de las enseñanzas del Buda tal como el las impartio hace dos mil quinientos años. Dichos fragmentos han sido cuidadosamente revisados para conservar los textos originales con la mayor fidelidad posible.

Una lección vital por la leyenda del surf español.«No vas a volver al mar». «No vas a surfear nunca más». «No podrás tener una vida normal».Eso fue lo que le dijeron a Aitor Francesena el día e

Un viaje cósmico para descubrir qué forma tiene nuestra creatividad y cómo podemos estimularla.La creatividad es el remedio de la incertidumbre.En un mundo en el que sentimos que ya no hay nada nuevo por decir ni hacer, pareceria que ser creativos es generar rapido y facil unos miles de likes. Quedamos atrapados en la logica de la productividad y nos olvidamos de la magia. La astrologia viene a recordarnos que no se puede leer el cielo como si resolvieramos una ecuacion. Nuestra carta natal es un mapa de nuestro cosmos interior, una cosa es mirarlo en un papel y otra es navegarlo. ¿Tan segura estas de que el poema dice eso? ¿Tan claras estan las reglas del juego? Cuando creemos que conocemos el camino de memoria, quiza sea porque estamos en un laberinto. Desde Mercurio hasta los confines de la galaxia, Astromostra nos guia en un viaje hecho de preguntas, de rituales, de pruebas y errores, en la busqueda de esa chispa que siempre arde dentro de nosotros. Despues de todo, el Universo que conocemos nacio con una explosion, y somos el polvo de esas estrellas.

Three books in one, Supermax is a pitch-black crime comedy from two of the hottest thriller writers on either side of the Atlantic. These newly collected cult novels are a bloody, bawdy odyssey of drug dealing, adultery, and murder for fans of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and Bret Easton Elliss American Psycho.THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS CRIME STORY EVER TOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE VOLUME!When a small-time businessman whos a legend in his own mind (that would be Max) hatches a plan with his sexpot secretary (thats Angela) to murder his wife and live happily ever after, you might think everything would go smoothly but Max and Angela are in for the ride of their lives, as an escalating series of bad decisions and worse luck plunges them into a tsunami of crime and depravity featuring IRA hitmen, an aspiring serial killer, a wheelchair-bound blackmailer, trigger-happy drug dealers, and the warring factions in one of the worlds deadliest prisons.

No eres tú. Es tu biología: Cómo la ciencia nos manipula para consumir más a cuesta de nuestra salud.¿Por qué no podemos dejar de comer alimentos insanos ni de hacer scroll con el móvil? El biomédico danes Nicklas Brendborg nos revela los mecanismos biologicos que manipulan, entre otros, los fabricantes de alimentos y los gigantes tecnologicos para que consumamos mas. La industria alimentaria utiliza a un ejercito de investigadores con el fin de conseguir que siempre comamos un poco mas. Y los gigantes tecnologicos emplean a un numero aun mayor de personas cuyo trabajo consiste en dificultar al maximo que guardemos el movil. Pero no es culpa nuestra que nos cueste abandonar los malos habitos cuando nuestro entorno trata de impedirnoslo. En esta batalla, las armas son los escaneres cerebrales, los laboratorios de alta tecnologia y los ultimos descubrimientos que desvelan secretos de la biologia humana. Con estadisticas asombrosas y fascinantes ejemplos del mundo animal, Brendborg desvela los superestimulos y demuestra los oscuros secretos que se esconden destras de nuestro modo de vida moderno.

¡Un cómic infantil de fantasía que te encantará!+6La Super Princesa Unicornio tiene un cuerno en la cabeza, lleva un tutú rosa y lucha por el bien usando sus poderes mágicos de unicornio.Leona Linus es una cientifica y, sin duda alguna, una persona completamente loca (no ha sido evaluada clinicamente, pero probablemente sea evidente para la mayoria) esta decidida a robar los poderes de unicornio de Super Princesa para convertirse en la persona mas poderosa de la ciudad...¡Pero salvar Ciudad Horizonte de robots gigantes, cientificas malvadas, monstruos y alienigenas (y mas) es solo parte del trabajo diario para la chica del vestido rosa con volantes!

A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario, Zelda and Pokémon, and an ode to our love of gaming, by one of the most trusted voices in video games writing.Among the best things ever written about Nintendo.TOM BISSELL, author of Extra Lives: Why Video Games MatterThis is cultural history at its most generous: Nintendo not as corporate monolith, but as dream factory, mythmaker, and companion to childhood.SIMON PARKIN, contributing writer for TheNew YorkerFrom the instant classics to the hidden gems, Nintendos video games occupy a special place in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Every player has forged a unique connection with a beloved game, feeling that rush of awe and wonder as they immersed themselves in a virtual world in pursuit of that most human of impulses: the desire to have fun.Super Nintendo finds lifelong gamer Keza MacDonald exploring Nintendos legendary roster of games - as well as consoles such as the SNES, Gameboy, Wii and Switch, and a host of other quirky inventions from the Power Glove to Nintendo Labo - drawing from decades worth of exclusive interviews with their creators and the people whose lives have been changed by them. Along the way, she tells the story of how this unassuming playing card company, founded in Kyoto in 1889, became one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century.Offering unparalleled access to the company and its fun-filled world, and written with warmth and wit, Super Nintendo captures the love that so many of us feel for video games - and reveals just what that love tells us about being human.FEATURING CHAPTERS ONUltrahand, Donkey Kong, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, Kirbys Adventures, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing, Nintendo Labo, Super Smash Bros, Splatoon

A beloved Irish institution, RTÉ Radio 1s Sunday Miscellany has been woven into the lives of listeners for over half a century. Following on from the bestselling 2023 anthology, this collection brings together some of the best broadcasts of the past three years, arranged in calendar months and moving from spring through to winter. Featuring a spectrum of writing talent, from household names to striking new voices, it offers solace, joy and entertainment for all seasons.Featuring:Jan Carson Niamh Campbell Dermot Bolger Aingeala Flannery Paul Howard Louise Kennedy John MacKenna Rosaleen McDonagh Liz Nugent Joseph OConnor Olivia OLeary Glenn Patterson Donal Ryanand many more

The leading authority on our contemporary prime ministers Dominic Grieve, GuardianAfter almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; 23.7 per cent is their lowest ever vote share; and their current 121 MP contingent is their smallest since 1832. Meanwhile, the rise of Reform threatens the partys very existence.How did it all go wrong so quickly, following Boris Johnsons record-setting win in 2019?From taking office amidst the cost of living and energy supply crises and the panic caused by Liz Trusss disastrous mini-budget, through the agenda-dominating Ukraine and Gaza wars and the Rwanda Asylum Plan, to the stunning 2023 local election results, Sunak at 10 is the definitive and jaw-dropping window into Rishi Sunaks premiership.

A quarter of a century in power has allowed Vladimir Putin to enrich himself. He has done this by plundering Russias resources, confiscated private businesses and persecuted those who stood against him including Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Gusinsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Bill Browder. Putin put their assets under the control of his friends and cronies, who creamed off billions from nominally-state owned corporations.In 2022 Fortune Magazine estimated Putins personal fortune at $200 billion. The revenues he stole allowed Putin to build up an unparalleled war chest and this he used to pay for the invasion of Ukraine.The people Putin robbed he tortured and murdered. Some tried to fight back. Of these original oligarchs only Roman Abramovich survives.This is the fascinating story of what has happened to the men that Putin dispossessed and where their money went. But revenge is best served with cool heads and sharp minds. A small team of legal experts has spent the last twenty years pursuing Putin in the courts of the world. These legal experts are based in London and they are set on reclaiming this enormous wealth.The effect on the War in Ukraine will be just one result of their determined efforts.

Luminous... a vibrant portrait of African-American life at the nations crossroadsNew York Times Book ReviewA rousing, inspired work, keenly observed and soulful... the novel sparkles with life, soaring with the loose flow of a jazzy improvisationBoston GlobeAmerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have.But as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets.Such Sweet Thunder is a majestic and unforgettable childs-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.Amerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have. But as Amerigo begins to venture further away from his doting mother and father, he encounters a world marred by prejudice, where amid the bustle and the beauty, violence and injustice stalk the streets. Such Sweet Thunder is a majestic and unforgettable childs-eye-view of Jim Crow America from a powerful chronicler of American family life.

Its a fact of chess life that if you want to win, you have to put a bit of study in. Every chess player, from near-beginner to experienced tournament player, needs to learn the openings and keep on top of current theory. But studying doesnt have to be dull. This indispensable book contains foolproof ways to help the information go in... and stay in. Acclaimed chess author Andrew Soltis reveals the key techniques: - Why you cant study chess the same way you study school subjects - How to acquire the most important knowledge: intuition - The role of memorizing (its not a bad thing, despite what people say) - How to get the most out of playing over a masters game - Adopting a chess hero as a means of learning - How great players study - Computers as a study tool - How to train someone else

Eleven strange buildings. One terrible secret.A lonely hut in the woods. A murder house. A hidden chamber. A mysterious shrine. A home in flames. A nightmarish prison...Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle.Look closely... and youll see that everything is connected.All leading to a revelation so horrifying you wont want to believe it.Millions of readers have become addicted to solving Uketsus dark mysteries.Strange Buildings is the strangest, and darkest, of them all.

This contemporary twist on Brief Encounter is a tender meditation on what might have been.Maybe we love people because they wont let us know them.A summers evening in Manhattan. Nothing - not cold drinks, not showers not a stroll through the chilly aisles of an all-night drugstore - can undo the heats hold on the city. Julian is half watching the evening news, his husband filling the dishwasher. Thats when it arrives. An email with the subject line: From Paul Axel. An email about a dead man from Chloe - a woman Julian has never met. Paul has left a message hed like her to relay. Emails are exchanged. Morning coffee at the Bryant Park Grill is agreed. Chloe, fulfilling Pauls final request, wonders how she will tell Julian of a life - and a love - he has no idea existed. A life, encased in a flash drive, containing multitudes.

A chilling, claustrophobic retelling of Rebecca, rooted in Chinese-American history from the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of Bound Feet. Perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic and Get Out.Mixed media fine art photographer Lydia Chen dreams of gaining fame and fortune, even as shes forced to do odd jobs to pay the billslike running a gothic portrait photo booth for Seattles elite during a lavish charity event. But fate intervenes when she wins the event raffle for a once-in-a-lifetime retreat to Stormraven, a 19th-century estate owned by the Vandermeer family on a private island off Washingtons coast. There, she meets Henry Vandermeer, the enigmatic young scion of his clan. Charmed by Henry and drawn to his beautiful estate, Lydia joins his mysterious family and moves into Stormraven.With her sudden change in fortune, Lydia leaves behind the daily grind to chase her artistic aspirations, settling into seemingly idyllic surroundings. But with each passing day, ominous nightmares come to the fore, as Lydia catches glimpses throughout the property of a ghostly woman who eerily resembles herself. The more she investigates the mansions chilling secrets, the more she feels her sanity slipping under the weight of its emerging terrors. For Lydia soon discovers she is not the first to be trapped in Stormravens hallowed hallsand if she fails to unearth its rotten truth, her new home may soon become her eternal prison.

Stopgap Measures presents an exciting selection of essays, interviews and shorter pieces on the work of American artist Mike Kelley (19542012) written over more than three decades by the noted art historian and cultural critic John C. Welchman. Kelleys provocative career gave rise to some of the most conceptually and materially diverse work of recent times in performance, writing, painting, drawing, sculpture, banners, multimedia installation, appropriated objects and images and video, as well as numereous collaborations. This volume includes reflections on specific works, and features a signature series of pathbreaking essays on Kelleys innovations in photography and writing as well as explorations of major themes in his practice, research and thinking: physical comedy and verbal humor; memory; popular culture, dress-up and Americana; the uncanny; imaginative projection and dark fantasy; appropriation and giving; authorship and self-construction; and the artists littleremarked upon negotiation with the histories of and ideas about Asia. The book concludes with new essays on Kelleys engagement with animals and the nonhuman; and on the refrain disappearances that punctuate Kelleys career set in relation to specters of social catastrophe and nuclear annihilation.

Stopgap Measures presents an exciting selection of essays, interviews and shorter pieces on the work of American artist Mike Kelley (19542012) written over more than three decades by the noted art historian and cultural critic John C. Welchman. Kelleys provocative career gave rise to some of the most conceptually and materially diverse work of recent times in performance, writing, painting, drawing, sculpture, banners, multimedia installation, appropriated objects and images and video, as well as numereous collaborations. This volume includes reflections on specific works, and features a signature series of pathbreaking essays on Kelleys innovations in photography and writing as well as explorations of major themes in his practice, research and thinking: physical comedy and verbal humor; memory; popular culture, dress-up and Americana; the uncanny; imaginative projection and dark fantasy; appropriation and giving; authorship and self-construction; and the artists littleremarked upon negotiation with the histories of and ideas about Asia. The book concludes with new essays on Kelleys engagement with animals and the nonhuman; and on the refrain disappearances that punctuate Kelleys career set in relation to specters of social catastrophe and nuclear annihilation.