This book is the autobiography of one of the old style 'general' surgeons - those who could still cope with every sort of surgical work without needing to refer it to a specialist - the Compleat Surgeon of its title.
From her controversial rise and fall from power at Google, to her dramatic reshaping of Yahoo's work culture, people are obsessed with, and polarised by, Marissa Mayer's every move.
Die deutschen Auswanderer nach Amerika spielten immer eine bedeutende für die deutsch-amerikanischen Beziehungen aber auch für die Entwicklung des Landes selbst.
A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019'The addictive stories of four incredible women who did things their own way and rewrote the code of a whole industry' Emerald StreetDescribed as 'the book that the world needs right now' (Adam Fisher, author of Valley of Genius), Alpha Girls is perfect for fans of Hidden Figures, Lean In and The Social Network.
The system which began to be called alchemy in the 6th and 7th centuries of our era had no special name before that time, but was known as the sacred art, the divine science, the occult science, the art of Hermes.
'A woman can carry a bag, but it is the shoe that carries the woman' - Christian LouboutinAmong designers of luxury shoes, there is one whose designs are instantly recognizable: Christian Louboutin.
'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century .
This light-hearted look at business relations between Japan and the West follows the fortunes of two cultural transplants - Bob Collins, a forthright American insurance executive who lives and works in Tokyo, and Shuji Tomikawa, a Harvard-educated Japanese working for Mitsui Real Estate in New York City.
A highly entertaining, illustrated guide to a whole range of firsts, from the worlds of history, science, transport, society, the arts and sport, now in ebook format.
Today we have television programmes such as Who Do You Think You Are to thank for the hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts who have now taken up the fascinating hobby of tracing their ancestors, learning about their careers and lives.
From a brilliant historian at the Harvard Business School, here is a masterful, in-depth portrait of five extraordinary figures-Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson-that illuminates how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.
«Cuentos cortos de la Administración Pública chavista» busca, con un estilo diferente, presentarnos el día a día de la burocracia venezolana, del mundo de los funcionarios públicos y sus usuarios, en ocasiones con un poco de humor y en otras con preocupación, llamando siempre a la reflexión del lector.
Während einer Widerstandsaktion wird die 26-jährige Micheline Maurel im Juni 1943 im Südwesten Frankreichs von der deutschen GESTAPO festgenommen und zwei Tage gefoltert.
Nach einer Schilderung der Herkunft seiner Eltern und Großeltern beider Seiten, umfasst ein erster Teil die Beschreibung meiner Kindheit in der Zeit des Krieges in verschiedenen Schullagern unter Leitung des Gymnasiums.
Find a penny, pick it up All day long you'll have good luckWhether hopping over cracks, saluting magpies or knocking on wood, we all seek good fortune through performing curious rituals.
Sudhir Hazareesingh's How the French Think is a warm yet incisive exploration of the French intellectual tradition, and its exceptional place in a nation's identity and lifestyleWhy are the French an exceptional nation?
