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The Book of Amazing History By : Publications International READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Contents: Voyages of discovery Momentous events Lowlights Sites and structures Towering figures Notable groups Let's hear it for the ladies! Health and medicine The art of it all Pastimes Pop culture Food and drink Crime Strange but true Timeline Book Detail : Author : Publications International Pages : 704 pages Publisher : Publications International, Ltd. Language : ISBN-10 : 1450807453 ISBN-13 : 9781450807456   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Cursed Objects: Strange But True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items By : J.W. Ocker READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizarre real-life cursed objects throughout history. Spanning decades and continents, subjects range from the opulent Hope Diamond to the humble Busy Stoop chair.They're lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes around the world. Their stories have inspired countless horror movies, reality TV shows, campfire tales, books, and even chain emails. They're cursed objects, and in order to unleash a wave of misfortune, all they need...is you. As a culture, we can't seem to get enough of cursed objects. But never before have the true stories of these infamous real-life items been compiled into a fascinating and chilling volume.Entries include: ? Annabelle the Doll, a Raggedy Ann doll which inspired the acclaimed horror franchise The Co...

The Book of Useless Information By : Louis Weber READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Book Detail : Author : Louis Weber Pages : 704 pages Publisher : Publications International, Ltd. Language : eng ISBN-10 : 1450807461 ISBN-13 : 9781450807463   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: The World as You've Never Seen It Before By : Patricia Schultz READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : ?Gorgeous . . . breathtaking . . . This spectacular coffee-table book will inspire readers to add more destinations to their bucket lists.??Publishers Weekly Patricia Schultz curates the world. When she published the original 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, she created not only a new kind of travel book but also a new way of thinking about our experiences and interests. ? Now Schultz captivates our hearts in the same compelling way her original book spoke to our minds. Moving from eloquent word to breathtaking image, she takes us on a visual journey of the best the world has to offer, and as we turn the pages and pore over these images, we feel it all: joy, curiosity, awe, passion, nostalgia (if we?ve been there), inspiration (because we want to go), and a profound and transforming sense of how lucky we are to live in a world fil...

The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design By : Roman Mars READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : 10 hrs 53 minsA beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast?Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean? Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings? Or pondered the story behind those dancing?inflatable figures in car dealerships?99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs. Now, in The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to Hidden World?of Everyday Design, ho...

Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things By : Josh Clark READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast "Stuff You Should Know" comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew.Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious?curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig deeper on stuff they thought they understood.As it turns out, they aren't the only curious ones. They've since amassed a rabid fan base, making "Stuff You Should Know" one of the most popular podcasts in the world. Armed with their inquisitive natures and a passion for sharing, they uncover the weird, fascinating, delightful, or unexpected elements of a wide variety of topics.The pair have now taken their near-boundless "whys...

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2021 By : Sarah Janssen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : #1 New York Times Bestseller! Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource: business, the arts and pop culture, science and technology, U.S. history and government, world geography, sports, and so much more.The World Almanac? is?America?s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2021 edition of?The World Almanac?reviews the biggest events of 2020 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a ?treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information? by?The Wall Street Journal,?The World Almanac and Book of Facts?will answer all of your trivia needs effortlessly. Features include:2020?Election Results...

101 Fun Things to do in Retirement: An Irreverent, Outrageous & Funny Guide to Life After Work By : Stella Reingold READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Perfect Retirement Gift, or Simply a Great Read for Anyone That Loves Life and Laughter! REVISED, EXPANDED AND UPDATED ***Welcome to retirement!****No more morning commute, no more idiotic bosses, no more stressful deadlines! You are now officially off the clock and the world is your oyster! There is no need to be bound by convention. Push the envelope. Do it weird, do it different, but most of all do it fun! Be that cigar chomping rock'n'roll granny if it takes your fancy. Seriously, if your kids aren't worried about what you are up to, then you are probably not doing it right! Book Detail : Author : Stella Reingold Pages : 144 pages Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Language : ISBN-10 : 1514117495 ISBN-13 : 9781514117491   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML...

The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People By : World Almanac READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the #1?New York Times?bestselling World Almanac? comes a full?color, full?of?fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about science, nature, and people?everything on planet Earth and beyond. ? Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything:Animals?Dogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and moreCulture?Art, holidays, food, movies, and moreDisasters?Earthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and moreGeography?Oceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and moreGeology?Volcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and moreHuman Body and Medicine?Diseases, organs, senses, and othe...

Nature Anatomy By : Julia Rothman READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : See the world in a new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman celebrates the diverse curiosities and beauty of the natural world in this exciting new volume. With whimsically hip illustrations, every page is an extraordinary look at all kinds of subjects, from mineral formation and the inside of a volcano to what makes sunsets, monarch butterfly migration, the ecosystem of a rotting log, the parts of a bird, the anatomy of a jellyfish, and much, much more. Book Detail : Author : Julia Rothman Pages : 224 pages Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC Language : ISBN-10 : 1612122310 ISBN-13 : 9781612122311   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

All the Time in the World: Discover the Power of Focused Perception to Transcend Time By : Lisa Broderick READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Create your own experience of time with the guidance of a premier researcher in the field.Time is something none of us can escape and yet few of us actually comprehend. While some feel time can't pass quickly enough, others feel there aren't enough minutes in the day. But what if you could not just understand but actively shape your perception of time? What if you actually had all the time you needed--and more?In All the Time in the World, researcher Lisa Broderick reveals, "Time is one part physical and one part perception. By changing the part of the time equation you control, you can actually time travel through your perceptions."All the Time in the World presents the first definitive account of how time works and, more importantly, how you can affect it. Here Broderick offers exercises based on the latest res...

Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized By : Susan C. Pinsky READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : If you?re one of the 10 million American adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), every day is a struggle to keep your home, your office, your electronics, and your calendar organized. Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 2nd?Edition?Revised and Updated presents a simple but effective, long-term solution to get you back in control of your life. Written by professional organizer Susan Pinsky, it outlines a practical, ADHD-friendly organizing approach that emphasizes easy maintenance techniques and methods for maximum efficiency, catering to the specific needs of the ADHD population. Susan?s practical solutions address the most common organizing dilemmas among her ADHD clientele, while also drawing on her own personal experience as the mother of a child with ADHD. Color phot...

The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity By : David Allen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An accessible, practical, step-by-step how-to guide that supplements Getting Things Done by providing the details, the how-to's, and the practices to apply GTD more fully and easily in daily lifeThe incredible popularity of Getting Things Done revealed people's need to take control of their own productivity with a system that reduces the stress of staying on top of it all. Around the world hundreds of certified trainers and coaches are engaged full time in teaching the process, supported by a grassroots movement of Meetup groups, LinkedIn groups, Facebook groups, podcasts, blogs and dozens of apps based on it. While Getting Things Done remains the definitive way to gain perspective over work and create the mental space for creativity and mindfulness, The Getting Things Done Workbook enhances the original by providing an accessible guide ...

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving By : Celeste Headlee READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Despite our constant search for new ways to 'hack' our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. We strive for the absolute best in every aspect of our lives, ignoring what we do well naturally. Why do we measure our time in terms of efficiency instead of meaning? Why can't we just take a break?In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside and start living instead of doing. The key lies in embracing what makes us human: our creativity, our social connections (Instagram doesn't count), our ability for reflective thought, and our capacity for joy. Celeste's strategies w...

Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most By : Greg McKeown READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism takes on the holy grail of human performance: How can we make it easier to get the right things done?Is there a goal you want to make progress on, if only you had the energy? Do you assume that anything worth doing must take tremendous effort? Have you ever abandoned a hard but important activity for an easy but trivial one? Are you often overwhelmed by the complexity that's expanding everywhere?If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you might be making life much harder for yourself than it needs to be.In the New York Times bestseller Essentialism, Greg McKeown urged readers to eliminate nonessential activities and focus on the few that truly matter. He's since talked with thousands of readers about the challenges they face in putting those ideas into practice. The problem, he's fou...

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. By : Robin S. Sharma READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Part manifesto for mastery, part playbook for genius-grade productivity and part companion for a life lived beautifully, the 5 am club is a work that will transform your life. Forever.Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5 AM Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity.Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness.Through an enchanting?and often amusing?story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their ...

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. By : Robin S. Sharma READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity.????? Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness.????? Through an enchanting?and often amusing?story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor, The 5am Club will walk you through:How great geniuses, business titans and the world?s wisest people start their mornings to produce astonishing achievementsA...

Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, Self-Discipline By : Peter Hollins READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Practical tactics to grow your willpower, stop procrastination, focus like a laser, and achieve whatever you set your mind to. Following through and finishing what you start- more valuable skills than you realize. They are a combination of traits that enables you to create the life you want - without having to compromise or wait. The alternative is a status quo that you?re stuck in. Is your life a series of unfinished tasks and intentions? That stops now. Finish What You Start is a unique deep dive into the psychology and science of accomplishment, productivity, and getting things done. It takes a thorough look why we are sometimes stuck, and gives detailed, step by step solutions you can start using today. Every phase of finishing and following through is covered, and even productivity pros will be able to learn ...

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving By : Celeste Headlee READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Despite our constant search for new ways to 'hack' our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. We strive for the absolute best in every aspect of our lives, ignoring what we do well naturally. Why do we measure our time in terms of efficiency instead of meaning? Why can't we just take a break?In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside and start living instead of doing. The key lies in embracing what makes us human: our creativity, our social connections (Instagram doesn't count), our ability for reflective thought, and our capacity for joy. Celeste's strategies w...

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth By : Chris Hadfield READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : As Commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield captivated the world with stunning photos and commentary from space. Now, in his first book, Chris offers readers extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality.?Chris Hadfield decided to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo moon landing with his family on Stag Island, Ontario, when he was nine years old, and it was impossible for Canadians to be astronauts. In 2013, he served as Commander of the International Space Station orbiting the Earth during a five-month mission. Fulfilling this lifelong dream required intense focus, natural ability and a singular commitment to ?thinking like an astronaut.? In An Astronaut?s Guide to Life on Earth, Chris gives us a rare insider?s perspective on just what that kind of thinking involves, and how earthbound huma...