Author: Cynthia Phillips Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1507206607 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 256
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Timed to coincide with the release of Walter Isaacson’s latest biography on the famous painter and inventor, as well as the latest thriller in Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code series, this book includes 101 in-depth facts about Leonardo Da Vinci. 101 Things You Didn’t Know About Da Vinci provides you with all the fascinating facts you didn’t know about the famous artist, inventor, and creator of the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, including details about his personal life, information about his inventions and art, his interactions with his contemporaries, and his impact on the world since his death. Some facts include: —Da Vinci was left handed, and wrote from right to left, even writing his letters backwards. —Da Vinci’s The Last Supper started peeling off the wall almost immediately upon completion, due to a combination of the type of paint Leonardo used and the humidity —Among Leonardo’s many inventions and creations was a mechanical lion he created to celebrate the coronation of King François I of France Whether you’re seeking inspiration, information, or interesting and entertaining facts about history’s most creative genius, 101 Things You Didn’t Know About Da Vinci has just what you’re looking for!
Author: Barry J. Gibbons Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 9781841124629 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 226
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In Warning: May Contain Nuts we are once again pleasantly immersed in the world which is Barry Gibbons. Following on from his best selling Dream Merchants and Howboys, Barry Gibbons, former CEO of Burger King and iconoclast, gives a hilarious and insightful account of how and why businesses get it wrong! Through a series of droll vignettes, Gibbons takes us on a romp-roaring ride through the next 999 years of corporate mayhem and madness - bad behaviours which affect everyone - from the street sweeper to the CEO in his private jet. Because we're not talking about little blips on a profit and loss statement in a poxy sector of some niche industry. Business has far more an impact on our daily lives than government or politics. About half of the world's biggest economies are now corporations. From Enron's attempt to bring back the eighties with their excessive greed to Vodafone's loosing millions (that didn't actually exist in the first place) - Gibbons rips into the antics of these once trusted companies. So is it all doom and gloom? Are we destined for failure because of the frolicking these companies get up to - at our expense!? Are there any lessons or optimistic quick turn-around plans of action that Gibbons can share with us? Not really. But Warning: May Contain Nuts makes for some highly entertaining reading. And for the clever among us the lessons are implied. Just don't be daft.
Author: Shana Priwer Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1440518602 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 228
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Thanks to the international bestseller The Da Vinci Code, people are more fascinated with Leonardo Da Vinci than ever. This multitalented man--arguably the greatest genius of all time--was not only a magnificent artist, scientist, and inventor, but also a politically minded radical who defied convention and participated in secret societies. This engaging, entertaining book reveals all the secrets about this wildly gifted man, from his prescient inventions and his lost art to his animal rights activism and his sexual preferences--not to mention his enemies and allies in the dark, turbulent world of his time. Readers learn everything they didn't know about the quintessential Renaissance Man the easy way, thanks to the engaging style of 101 Things You Didn't Know about Da Vinci.
Author: Matthew W. Grant Publisher: Granite Gate Media ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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Ten little girls sat at their computers Wondering who they’d find on line One entered a chat room with a killer And then there were nine. . . On the eve of the new millennium, thousands of people logged on to the Internet for the first time every day. Some were looking for love. Some were looking for victims. In The Killer Net, courageous police department secretary, Jennifer Warren, matches wits against a computer genius who lures women in under the pretense of looking for a relationship. He boldly taunts the police with e-mail poems about their murders sent from the crime scenes. The cops continue to arrive only to discover another dead body and no way to find a killer who has disappeared without a trace. Can Jennifer figure out the psychopath's true identity before she becomes the next victim?
Author: Kendra Adachi Publisher: WaterBrook ISBN: 0525653910 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 242
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Be productive without sacrificing peace of mind using Lazy Genius principles that help you focus on what really matters and let go of what doesn't. If you need a comprehensive strategy for a meaningful life but are tired of reading stacks of self-help books, here is an easy way that actually works. No more cobbling together life hacks and productivity strategies from dozens of authors and still feeling tired. The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to be in charge. With wisdom and wit, the host of The Lazy Genius Podcast, Kendra Adachi, shows you that it's not about doing more or doing less; it's about doing what matters to you. In this book, she offers fourteen principles that are both practical and purposeful, like a Swiss army knife for how to be a person. Use them in combination to "lazy genius" anything, from laundry and meal plans to making friends and napping without guilt. It's possible to be soulful and efficient at the same time, and this book is the blueprint. The Lazy Genius Way isn't a new list of things to do; it's a new way to see. Skip the rules about getting up at 5 a.m. and drinking more water. Let's just figure out how to be a good person who can get stuff done without turning into The Hulk. These Lazy Genius principles--such as Decide Once, Start Small, Ask the Magic Question, and more--offer a better way to approach your time, relationships, and piles of mail, no matter your personality or life stage. Be who you already are, just with a better set of tools.
Author: Shana Priwer Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1440538247 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 412
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Whatever you've heard about Leonardo Da Vinci, the truth is even more fascinating! From his provocative relationship with the church and secret societies such as the Freemasons to the secrets behind his art and inventions, Da Vinci was a man ahead of his time who willingly paid the price to live life his way. This multitalented man, arguably the greatest genius of all time, was not only a magnificent artist, scientist, and inventor, but also a politically-minded radical who defied convention at every turn in his rich, amazing life. With The Everything Da Vinci Book, you'll immerse yourself in the extraordinary mind, heart, and soul of this quintessential Renaissance man, and be inspired to live your own life to the fullest!
Author: Jane Anna Gordon Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317255305 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 177
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This book offers a theory of disaster in modern and contemporary society and its impact on the construction of social and political life. The theory is premised upon what the authors call "the sign continuum," where disaster spreads across society through efforts to evade social responsibility for its causes and consequences. Phenomena generated by such efforts include the social manifestation of monstrosity (disastrous people and other forms of living things) and an emerging antipolitics in an effort to assert rule and order. A crucial development is the attack on speech, a fundamental feature of political life, as manifested by the increased expectations of categories of people whose containment calls for shunning and silence.
Author: Matthew. W. Grant Publisher: Granite Gate Media ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 432
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Slashers, stalkers, and supernatural threats await you in this eclectic horror collection from Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist author Matthew W. Grant. Perfect for Halloween or any time of the year you want a fun scare to make you scream. The Killer Net - On the eve of the new millennium, courageous police department secretary Jennifer Warren matches wits against a computer genius who lures women in under the pretense of looking for a relationship. He boldly taunts the police with e-mail poems about their murders sent from the crime scenes. Cops continually arrive to discover another dead body and a killer who has disappeared without a trace. Twisted Holiday Plans - Loner Mark Rossi hates the holidays. He's surprised to finally meet a woman who might change his outlook. Suspicion and secrets soon fester beneath the surface of this fragile new relationship. How long will it be before Mark harbors revenge in his heart and murder on his mind? Dark Secrets - When the Powers of Darkness infest a small New England town, a tortured young man, a powerful psychic, and a desperate mother with a hidden past fight for their lives and their souls against the evil that binds them together and threatens to destroy them all. Those who live to see the unholy ritual will discover that the Devil always collects his due. Lust for the Vampire - Colleen Dawson has waited a long time for the special night when she enters Club Fangtasy, nervous about her first time. Especially with a man who happens to be a vampire. Will the dark desires and forbidden attraction lead to eternal love or the final nail in the coffin? Night Before Christmas - FBI Agent Ross Benson just wants to have a normal Christmas. Instead, the determined and mysterious murderer known as the Christmas Eve Killer taunts the agent with gruesome twists on classic Christmas carols describing his bloody holiday crimes.
Author: Bec Linder Publisher: Bec Linder ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 295
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Sadie Bayliss needs to get her groove back. Still mourning the loss of her fiance, she hits rock bottom when she's unexpectedly fired from her job. She needs a new job ASAP, and so she accepts a short-term contract job with a friend of a friend, the wealthy and aloof Elliott Sloane. He's trouble. Despite Sadie's best efforts to keep their relationship professional, things get unprofessional fast. But Elliott has his own painful secrets that threaten to unravel everything they're working toward. To move forward into the future together, they both need to leave the past behind... Note: While this book is set in the same universe as previous books in the series, and shares some of the same characters, it doesn't take place at the club.
Author: Cynthia Phillips
Author: Barry J. Gibbons
Author: Shana Priwer
Author: Matthew W. Grant
Author: Kendra Adachi
Author: Shana Priwer
Author: Jane Anna Gordon
Author: Barrett Harper Clark
Author: Matthew. W. Grant
Author: Bec Linder