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Title: Rafa
ISBN: 9781401310929
Publisher: Harper Collins
Cover: Soft
Pages: 272
Synopsis:
What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport? Rafael Nadal has the answers. In his memoir, written with award-winning journalist John Carlin, he reveals the secrets of his game and shares the inspiring personal story behind his success. It begins in Mallorca, where the tight-knit Nadal family has lived for generations. Coached by his uncle Toni from the age of four and taught humility and respect by his parents, Nadal has managed the uncommon feat of becoming an acclaimed global celebrity while remaining a gracious, hardworking role model for people in all walks of life. Now he takes us behind the scenes, from winning the Wimbledon 2008 final--described by John McEnroe as "the greatest game of tennis" he had ever seen--to the family problems that brought him low in 2009 and the numerous injuries that have threatened his career. With candor and intelligence, Nadal brings readers on his dramatic and triumphant journey, never losing sight of the prize he values above all others: the unity and love of his family.
Price: $26.75 (Inclusive of GST)
Title: I Suck At Girls
ISBN: 9780062199614
Publisher: Harper Collins
Cover: Soft
Pages:
Synopsis:
From the #1 New York Times bestseller author of Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern, comes a laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching collection of personal stories about relationships with the opposite sex, from a first kiss to getting engaged and all the awkward moments in between. With Sh*t My Dad Says, Halpern brought his brand of talented comedic writing to the world. Now, with this equally poignant, hilarious, and provocative memoir, he establishes himself as one of popular writing’s great humorists among the likes of David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Rakoff. Fans of biting, honor-infused memoirs such as Me Talk Pretty One Day and Assassination Vacation will find Halpern’s I Suck at Girls an unforgettable journey into the best and worst moments of one man’s adventures in romance.
Price: $18.19 (Inclusive of GST)
Title: How Will You Measure Your Life
ISBN: 9780062206190
Publisher: Harper Collins
Cover: Soft
Pages:
Synopsis:
From the world’s leading thinker on innovation and New York Times bestselling author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen, comes an unconventional book of inspiration and wisdom for achieving a fulfilling life. Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma, notably the only business book that Apple’s Steve Jobs said “deeply influenced” him, is widely recognized as one of the most significant business books ever published. Now, in the tradition of Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture and Anna Quindlen’s A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Life is with a book of lucid observations and penetrating insights designed to help any reader—student or teacher, mid-career professional or retiree, parent or child—forge their own paths to fulfillment.
Price: $25.68 (Inclusive of GST)
9780062204561 (US Edition)
9780007467976 (UK Edition)
Title: Search Inside Yourself
ISBN: 9780062204561 (US Edition) / 9780007467976 (UK Edition)
Publisher: Harper Collins
Cover: Soft
Pages:
Synopsis:
From the ground-breaking offices of Google, ‘Search Inside Yourself’ is a personal growth program that focuses on developing emotional intelligence through mindfulness, making its participants more productive at work and better leaders, while becoming more peaceful, happy and compassionate individuals.
Famed for its innovative and unusual, yet highly successful working culture, Google is more than just a search engine. One such innovation is the’ Search Inside Yourself’ program, created for Google by a diverse group of individuals including a Zen Master, a CEO, a Stanford University scientist, and author Daniel Goleman, it’s been a life changing program for many participants, contributing to great improvements in both their personal and professional lives.
Price: $27.82 (Inclusive of GST)
Title: The Fix
ISBN: 9780007436095
Publisher: Harper Collins
Cover: Soft
Pages: 352
Synopsis:
Obsessed with your iphone/crackberry? Does your day only start when you grip your second morning skinny cappuccino tightly in hand? Are your social life and your nightly large glasses of wine prompted more by habit than by pleasure? Drugs, food, alcohol, sex and technology are all obsessions that consume our lives and that are moving beyond our control as they multiply. But how do you know whether your habits are turning a darker shade of healthy, and are you in control of them? Damian Thompson, who has himself struggled with a range of addictions, argues that human desire is in the process of being reshaped. Shunning the widely accepted model of addiction as disease, the acceleration of scientific development is producing more and more substances, objects and experiences that we learn to like too much for our own good and addictive behaviour is becoming a substitute for family and work bonds that are being swept away by globalisation and urbanisation. THE FIX explains how capitalism and organised crime are producing a dizzying range of substances, ranging from slickly marketed iPads and blueberry muffins to illegally manufactured opiate painkillers, that are supplementing the traditional addictions to alcohol and heroin.
Price: $27.82 (Inclusive of GST)