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Магия — это не таинство, открытое избранным, а необходимые для повседневной жизни навыки. И если вам не достались магические способности от предков, то с помощью магических книг вы сможете овладеть этой наукой. Перед вами — учебник по практической магии, написанный опытной русской ведуньей Эллиной Болтенко. Прочитав его, вы научитесь уверенно проводить денежные и любовные ритуалы, делать расклады Таро, изготавливать талисманы для разных областей деятельности, проводить защитные обряды и изгонять энергетических вампиров.

From its glitzy heyday in the 1980s through to the 2000s, American publishing empire Condé Nast and its magazines—including Vogue, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and GQ—defined how to live the good life, with its editors and writers creating a vision of luxury and sophistication that shaped cultural and consumer trends, intellectual attitudes, and political beliefs the world over.

Du har blivit antagen till språkpolishögskolan. Du har fått din rödpenna och ser fram emot att börja arrestera språkmissbrukare med de klassiska orden ”det heter faktiskt”. Men hur ligger det till med Luciasången, är det förlät eller förgät? Hur hårt ska man bestraffa en särskrivare, och vilket kommateringsreglemente är det som gäller?

The ability to effectively absorb, retain, and apply knowledge isn't just valuable—it's essential. Whether you're a student facing exams, a professional staying current in your field, or simply someone passionate about lifelong learning, this book provides the research-backed strategies you need to transform your cognitive abilities.

You've done it! You’ve finished writing your novel. Next step? Time to connect with an agent. The good news is agents are searching for promising new novelists. But are you prepared to immediately capture their attention?

Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things: values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence.

A curated collection of the best Advice King columns, with a new introduction by the Advice King and a foreword by Tracy Moore.

In Why Do We Say That, we've rounded up 101 of the most commonly used idioms and "hit the nail on the head" by providing the historical context behind each one. Don't be a "deer in the headlights" when someone asks you the meaning of "straw man" or "up a creek without a paddle." This book has got you covered.

Escrito hace más de 150 años y conocido originalmente como 'Manual de urbanidad y buenas maneras', este clásico, que sigue vigente hoy en día, se presenta en una versión renovada que revisa cada una de las entradas del autor, y además incluye nuevas entradas modernizadas, como la...

TED talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. TED and associated Tedx conferences are held in more than 130 countries and are being viewed at a rate of 1.5 million times a day. These are presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic....

A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language by the best-selling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers.

Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are. Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions, or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we threaten and bribe and seduce in such elaborate, often comical ways? How can a choice of metaphor damn a politician or start a war? And why do we rarely say what we actually mean?

Do you know the name for someone who loves listening in bed, or what a binfluencer does? How about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers, or the story of Mayday as a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent does and here are her greatest discoveries. From wabbit to dust bunnies, and from the strange history of arse to the best ways to describe moonlight, Words for Life offers a full year's supply of verbal vitamins guaranteed to brighten and boost every day.

This is a book about books, about the subversive power of reading and the strange, enduring magic of books as objects. Ever since childhood, books have been at the centre of Ian Patterson's life, as a poet, teacher, translator, bookseller and collector. As he constructs the last of many libraries, he makes an impassioned case for the radical importance of reading in our lives - from Proust to Jilly Cooper, from golden-age detective novels to avant-garde poetry.

Hands shaking? Mind blank? That familiar dread before speaking to a crowd? You're not alone – 75% of people share that fear. But what if speaking to THOUSANDS could feel as natural, as connecting, or talking to ONE trusted friend? This isn't about some rare, inborn talent. Many legends, from Gandhi to Buffett, battled intense shyness. They didn't avoid the stage; they discovered how to own it, and so can you. This guide provides strategies to conquer fear, connect with your audience, and see public speaking as an opportunity to reach, motivate, and inspire.

As a result of childhood learning disabilities and educational neglect, Oliver James graduated from high school and became one of over eight million functionally illiterate Americans. However, at age 34, with big dreams and few tools to actualize them, he dedicated himself to learning the key skill that had evaded him his entire life: reading. Oliver become a TikTok/BookTok sensation for the way he’s candidly documented his decision to learn to read as an adult, and his struggles and triumphs along the way.

Книжка известного драматурга Андрея Зинчука фактически является пособием для пишущих или начинающих писать для театра и кино. Профессиональный драматург, выпускник Сценарного отделения Сценарно-киноведческого факультета ВГИКа, он хорошо знаком с предметом, чьи основы и приёмы разбирает в своей работе – в работе о драматургии, которая является фундаментом для сценических, экранных и аудио видов искусств таких, как театр, кино, телевидение, радио, а теперь и Интернет.

We hear tales and testimonials from successful proofreaders who quit their (horrible) day jobs and have made the transition to happiness and freedom through proofreading! There is an entire YouTube channel devoted to such irresistible testimonials—stories of hapless folks who ventured into proofreading and are now skipping the daily grind and living the dream! Incredibly intoxicating! Especially when you’re watching on your lunch break and contemplating any possible solution to achieve financial freedom other than your current job.

Literacy Unlocked explores the pivotal role of early literacy instruction in shaping a child's reading development and overall academic success. This book equips listeners with research-backed insights and practical, accessible strategies to implement the science of reading to ensure future generations excel in literacy.

Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the digital revolution that led to the invention of the smartphone, the ultimate storytelling device. This latest technology in the long arc of human storytelling allows anyone, for the first time in history, to tell stories to everyone. In The Story of Stories, Ashton tells the untold story of storytelling.