1.28 Mb | SharingMatrix | eBook | 220 Pages

Over the years, Donald Trump has written many bestselling books, and he has also written short pieces that summarize his singularly successful tenets on how to live the good life, both personally and professionally. These have been personally selected by Donald Trump for this book, giving his special perspective in what amounts to an informal education on how to succeed in business and life. The pieces are engaging, informative, and educational, presenting the clearest picture yet into the mind and heart of an extraordinary individual.

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1.14 Mb | SharingMatrix | Language | 117 Pages

This grammar book is far from being boring…wisely keeps grammatical jargon to a minimum. An invaluable guide…after reading this book, you will never again find yourself using a comma instead of a semi-colon. I realised for the first time that grammar actually is fascinating…you are given the facts in plain English – no waffle, no padding, just the details you really need…a fascinating and readable book. Read this book and the next time someone asks when ‘it’s has an apostrophe you’ll be able to tell them.

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3.97 Mb | SharingMatrix | Culture/Mystery Book | 255 Pages

Since its construction 4,500 years ago for Pharaoh Khufu, the Great Pyramid of Giza has remained an engineering mystery. According to Egyptologist Brier (The Murder of Tutankhamen) and architect Houdin, the monument was designed by Khufu’s brother Hemienu, an architectural genius, and built in two decades by 25,000 paid Egyptian construction workers. Having studied the structure minutely and using computer graphics to visualize every aspect of the pyramid and its construction, Houdin offers a radical proposal of how the huge limestone and granite blocks were raised: the pyramid was built from the inside out around a mile-long ramp corkscrewed up to the top, which remains in the pyramid’s walls. The authors’ prose is lucid, aided by drawings and photos, and the theories are intriguing but inconclusive until permission can be obtained from Egyptian authorities to thermally photograph the pyramid and determine its internal structure. The highly technical nature of some of the architectural and engineering material makes this book more suitable for experts in archeology and architecture than for buffs.

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6.50 Mb | SharingMatrix | Apocalyptic Book | 319 Pages

Nur and Burgess compare evidence from modern earthquakes with the structures, debris, human remains and (where possible) written records from ancient catastrophes, finding impressive and alarming support for their archeoseismic theory. Among other conclusions, the authors find evidence that severe earthquakes may occur in quick succession (what they call earthquake storms) separated by long periods of seismic quiet. They also look at the cultural legacy of earthquakes, like the tumultuous impact of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake on European politics and the long-term effects of the 1923 Tokyo earthquake. The authors’ most important point is that archaeologists, failing to understand these regions’ vulnerability, have failed to warn modern inhabitants of the danger they live in. With a dire prognosis sure to touch off controversy, this book will rivet fans of archaeology, geology and history.

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1.81 Mb | SharingMatrix | Self Improvement | 144 Pages

When liars are being accused of something, they’ll stay calm because they’re working on their rebuttal. Simpson when he didn’t express outrage when accused of murdering his ex-wife and Ronald Goldman. Never Be Lied to Again is bursting with tested tips like this for quickly determining when you’re being boondoggled. Body language, facial expressions, sentence structure, and word choice can all reveal when someone is lying, says psychologist David J. Lieberman, and he includes 46 of these “clues to deception” to help you, including tricks for framing questions without putting others on the defense.

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3.57 Mb | SharingMatrix | Self-Improvement | 207 Pages

Skills for Critical Understanding and Writing 2E is a practical step-by-step guide to improving skills in analysis, critical thinking, and the effective communication of arguments and explanations. The book combines an accessible and straightforward style, with a strong foundation of knowledge. The text treats reasoning as an aspect of communication, not an abstract exercise in logic. The book not only provides detailed advice on how to practise analytical skills, but also demonstrates how these skills can be used in research and writing. In particular, it emphasises how to develop arguments that are coherent and that take account of their audience and context.

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2.01 Mb | SharingMatrix | eBook | 207 Pages

Full of good ideas and exercises to help you develop characters and plot. Good for tutors and students alike…I bought the book myself and use it frequently. This title is new updated edition with new title of this practical and inspirational workbook for creative writers. It is packed with tried and tested exercises and devices to trigger and develop creativity such as visualization, word webs, flow charts, dream-work.

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5.07 Mb | SharingMatrix | Language | 402 Pages

You probably can’t learn all the hundreds of thousands of words in the English language but you can learn those difficult words you’re most likely to need to know. If you want to increase your vocabulary for standardized tests or just better communication, Webster’s New World Essential Vocabulary is the only tool you need. It presents essential words with definitions, example sentences, synonyms, and tense forms.

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26.9 Mb | SharingMatrix | Language | 577 Pages

This is different than most ‘unusual word’ dictionaries. Usually, you’ll get the term, maybe a pronunciation and a short definiton. Instead, here we are introduced to where the word came from. He explains it carefully in layman’s language. He doesn’t gussy up his book with high-fallootin’ lexographical phrasology.

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8.05 Mb | SharingMatrix | Weird | 270 Pages

In this outrageous parody of a survival guide, Saturday Night Live staff writer Brooks prepares humanity for its eventual battle with zombies. One would expect the son of Mel Brooks to have a genetic predisposition to humor, and indeed, he does, and he exhibits it relentlessly here: he outlines virtually every possible zombie-human encounter, drafts detailed plans for defense and attack and outlines past recorded attacks dating from 60,000 B.C. to 2002. In planning for that catastrophic day when “the dead rise,” Brooks urges readers to get to know themselves, their bodies, their weaponry, their surroundings and, just in case, their escape routes.

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