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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA's effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the 20th century's greatest feat - landing humans on another world.

Do you want to be more productive and enjoy your work more fully? The Now Habit at Work, written by top performance expert Neil Fiore, reveals how true time management goes hand-in-hand with greater ease, well-being, and success in business and life. Whatever your occupation, Fiore’s proven tools will empower you to overcome procrastination and engage your full creative potential on the job.

If you are a professional, manager, student, entrepreneur, writer, or homemaker, this audiobook will help you achieve your goals more rapidly, whether they are large, complex challenges or the small, essential tasks of everyday life and work. If you now work effectively, even though you have too much to do and too little time, The Now Habit will show you how to prioritize your goals to allow more time for guilt-free play.

Em maio de 2012 o autor best-seller Neil Gaiman subiu ao palco da University of the Arts na Filadélfia para fazer um discurso de formatura. Durante dezenove minutos ele dividiu com os formandos suas ideias sobre criatividade, bravura e força, encorajando os novos pintores, músicos, escritores e sonhadores a quebrar as regras, pensar de forma inovadora e, acima de tudo, a fazer boa arte.

First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis—the Fourth Turning—when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future.

Mum's away. Dad's in charge. There's no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some. Really, that's all that happens. Very boring. Yawn. There are absolutely none of the following inside: globby green aliens! Intergalactic police! Pirates! And most definitely not a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg.

Weaving together hints of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty with a shimmering thread of dark magic, this twist on classic fairy tales will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and ventures into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future – and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems.

The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling - from Tolkien, Alan Garner and Rosemary Sutcliff to Game of Thrones and Marvel Comics. They are also an inspiration for Neil Gaiman's own award-bedecked, best-selling fiction. Now he reaches back through time to the original source stories in a thrilling and vivid rendition of the great Norse tales.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, apresentador de TV, te convida para um passeio pelo Cosmos.

When Coraline moves with her parents to a new house she is fascinated by the fact that their 'house' is infact only half of the house! Divided in to flats years before there is a brick wall behind a door where once there was a corridor and one day it is corridor again down which the intrepid Coraline wanders. And so a nightmare-ish mystery begins that takes Coraline in to the arms of counterfeit parents and a life that isn't quite right. Can Coraline get out? Can she find her real parents? Will life ever be the same again?

In today's world, with so much that feels beyond our control, and so many people in need, many of us are inspired to take action. To make change. To move the needle, even if only in one small way. Yet we struggle with knowing how to do just that. How can we each do more good without wasting hours in a research rabbit hole trying to figure out where to put our time, money, and energy for real impact? In Do More Good, Neil Ghosh delivers not only the answers to that question, but also the inspiration and guidance to take action now.

The land is dying. The truth is buried. And time is running out. After a much-needed honeymoon, Captain Coder and his team return to find a desperate call for help. A once-thriving farming community in California is on the brink of collapse — crops withering overnight, unexplainable dust storms ripping through the streets, and a powerful corporation buying up land for pennies on the dollar. As Cornelius and his team dig deeper, they uncover a conspiracy that reaches far beyond failing crops.

We are filled with unrealised potential, the result of 14 billion years of Cosmic evolution. The atoms in our bodies once belonged to stars that burned brightly, then provided the building blocks of the universe as we know it.

In a clear and far-reaching reckoning, The Fractured Age lays bare the threats and opportunities that will shape the world economy over the coming decade. It charts the emergence of geopolitical blocs in a world undergoing profound change - blocs whose relative size and economic diversity will be pivotal in reordering everything from goods trade and investment flows to technology transfers and access to critical minerals.

Un clásico instantáneo, un viaje por las leyendas y los mitos nórdicos de la mano de uno de los narradores de historias más populares de hoy. Violencia, traiciones, poder… Con una prosa hábil e ingeniosa, Gaiman analiza la naturaleza imperfecta y competitiva de los dioses, sus susceptibilidades, su habilidad para embaucar y dejarse embaucar por los demás y su tendencia a dejar que la pasión dirija sus acciones, las guerras por el sexo o el poder… y, en general, todo lo que los acerca claramente a los humanos mortales.

Folge 48 der britischen Erfolgsserie. Als der weltberühmte Zauberer Ludovico Visconti tot auf seinem Landsitz Compton Manor aufgefunden wird, scheint zunächst nichts verdächtig. Offenbar starb der alte Mann an einem Herzinfarkt. Seine langjährige Assistentin wird jedoch misstrauisch und bittet Jack und Sarah, Nachforschungen anzustellen. Aber in der Welt der Magie ist vieles anders, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint - und Zaubertricks können tödlich sein ...

National Geographic writer Neil Shea begins his journey with the wolves of Canada’s Ellesmere Island, and travels among the Indigenous Netsilingmiut and Tlicho peoples of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. In the Barren Lands, perched on an esker, he watches bears, or Big Men. In Alaska he tracks the patterns of caribou, now shifting after thousands of years of predictability, and in the European Arctic he explores the new Cold War that is rising between Russia, China, Europe, and the United States over who controls the pole, and who will reap its riches as the ice melts.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through one of Canada's most captivating landscapes with Footpaths and Fjords: A Trekker's Guide to Newfoundland's Trails and Natural Treasures. This comprehensive guidebook is an essential companion for hikers and nature enthusiasts eager to explore the rugged beauty of Newfoundland.

When an elderly, world-famous magician is found dead in his Cherringham mansion, there is nothing suspicious about the passing. According to the doctor, it was a heart attack - plain and simple. But the performer's long-time assistant suspects something sinister and she asks Jack and Sarah to investigate. And like the great magician's amazing tricks, it soon becomes clear that his death is anything but simple: in the world of magic, nothing is ever what it seems, and sometimes even illusions can turn deadly.

Vinland Unearthed: The Norse Saga of Newfoundland by Neil L. Rideout offers a comprehensive exploration of Norse exploration in North America, with a particular focus on the historic site of L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The book opens with a vivid introduction to the Viking Age, painting a picture of the adventurous spirit, advanced seafaring technology, and cultural vibrancy that characterized Norse society. Rideout recounts the legendary voyages of Leif Erikson, as told in the Sagas of Vinland, which describe the discovery of a mysterious and fertile land across the Atlantic.