Book De*ion For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics and management strategies. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business, or in relationships. Now, in this crisp, accessible new translation, eminent scholar John Minford brings this seminal work to life for today's readers. Capturing the literary quality of the work, Minford presents the core text in two formats: first, the unadorned ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu; then, the same text with extensive running commentary from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators. A lively, learned introduction and other valuable apparatus round out this authoritative volume. Book Dimension length: (cm)21.3 width:(cm)14

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What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and ProfessorJeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-firstcentury science to unpack Einstein’s famous equation. Explainingand simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light—while explodingcommonly held misconceptions—they demonstrate how the structure ofnature itself is contained within this equation. Along the way, wevisit the site of one of the largest scientific experiments everconducted: the now-famous Large Hadron Collider, a giganticparticle accelerator capable of re-creating conditions that existedfractions of a second after the Big Bang. A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in theUnited Kingdom and a distinguished popular physicist, Why DoesE=mc2? is one of the most exciting and accessible explanations ofthe theory of relativity.

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The First Edition of this Norton Critical Edition was both an acclaimed classroom text and ahead of its time. This Second Edmon offers the best in Wollstonecraft scholarship and criticism since 1976 provid stoing the ideal means for studying the first feminist document in English The text of the work remains that of Woltstonecraft's second edition of 1792, for scholarship has vindicated that choice. The annotations have been greatly expanded. The "Backgrounds" section documents more fully the early concern for women's education, with important extracts from the work of John Locke and Mary Astell, as well as three more of Catharine Macauley's influential "Letters on Education." A new section, "The Wollstonecraft Debate," provides a wide spectrum of opinions about the woman herself, from the nastiness of Richard Polwhele to the adulation of William Blake. balanced by the reasonable assessments Of George Eliot and Virginia Woolf. The "Criticism" section retains the historically impor

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family situations as from business challenges. Before you can adopt the seven habits, you'll need to accomplish what Covey calls a "paradigm shift"--a change in perception and interpretation of how the world works. Covey takes you through this change, which affects how you perceive and act regarding productivity, time management, positive thinking, developing your "proactive muscles" (acting with initiative rather than reacting), and much more. This isn't a quick-tips-start-tomorrow kind of book. The concepts are sometimes intricat

On March 23, 2003, in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, membersof the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack from Iraqiforces who killed or wounded twenty-one soldiers and took sixprisoners, including Private Jessica Lynch. For the next week, AnNasiriyah rocked with battle as the marines of Task Force Tarawafought Saddam's fanatical followers, street by street and buildingto building, ultimately rescuing Private Lynch.