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<p>Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story? It is perfect for readers of 8+ and also reluctant readers. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the three Wimpy Kid Movie box-office smashes.</p>

<p>INSTANT&nbsp;NEW YORK TIMES&nbsp;BESTSELLER</p>

<p>'I'd recommend John's book for anyone interested in becoming a better manager', Bill Gates</p>

<p>'Management magic....Measure What Matters&nbsp;is a must read for anyone motivated to improve their organization' -&nbsp;Former Vice President Al Gore, chairman of the Climate Reality Project</p>

<p>'Measure What Matters&nbsp;shows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel' ,&nbsp;Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and founder of Leanln.org and OptionB.org</p>

<p>'Measure What Matters&nbsp;deserves to be fully embraced by every person responsible for performance in any walk of life' -&nbsp;Jim Collins, author of&nbsp;Good to Great</p>

<p>'In this indispensable book, the most important venture capitalist of our era reveals a key to business innovation and success -&nbsp;Walter Isaacson, author of&nbsp;Steve Jobs&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Innovators</p>

<p>'Measure What Matters&nbsp;takes you behind the scenes for the creation of Intel's powerful OKR system - one of Andy Grove's finest legacies' -&nbsp;Gordon Moore,&nbsp;cofounder and former chairman of Inte</p>

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<p>The revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber.&nbsp;

With a foreword by Larry Page, and contributions from Bono and Bill Gates.</p>

<p>Measure What Matters&nbsp;is about using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a revolutionary approach to goal-setting, to make tough choices in business.</p>

<p>In 1999, legendary venture capitalist John Doerr invested nearly $12 million in a startup that had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy and sky-high ambitions, but no real business plan. Doerr introduced the founders to OKRs and with them at the foundation of their management, the startup grew from forty employees to more than 70,000 with a market cap exceeding $600 billion. The startup was Google.</p>

<p>Since then Doerr has introduced OKRs to more than fifty companies, helping tech giants and charities exceed all expectations. In the OKR model objectives define what we seek to achieve and key results are how those top­ priority goals will be attained. OKRs focus effort, foster coordination and enhance workplace satisfaction. They surface an organization's most important work as everyone's goals from entry-level to CEO are transparent to the entire institution.</p>

<p>In&nbsp;Measure What Matters,&nbsp;Doerr shares a broad range of first-person, behind-the-scenes case studies, with narrators including Bono and Bill Gates, to demonstrate the focus, agility, and explosive growth that OKRs have spurred at so many great organizations.</p>

<p>This book will show you how to collect timely, relevant data to track progress - to&nbsp;measure what matters. It will help any organization or team aim high, move fast, and excel.</p>

<p>The Da Vinci Code (Abridged Edition)</p>

<p>If I die, the truth will be lost for ever . . . I must pass on the secret.</p>

<p>History professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in France: the curator of the Louvre in Paris has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes and need Langdon's help to decipher them.</p>

<p>When Langdon and a French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they find a trail that leads to the works of the famous artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci. As the clues unfold, Langdon and Neveu must decipher the code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle before a stunning historical truth is lost forever . . .</p>

Format&nbsp;Paperback |&nbsp;448 pages

Dimensions&nbsp;129 x 198 x 27mm | 321g

<p>Patrick Suskind's "Perfume" is a classic novel of death and sensuality in Paris. 'In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages. His name was Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, and if his name has been forgotten today, it is certainly not because Grenouille fell short of those more famous blackguards when it came to arrogance, misanthropy, immorality, or, more succinctly, wickedness, but because his gifts and his sole ambition were restricted to a domain that leaves no traces in history: to the fleeting realm of scent...' "An astonishing tour de force both in concept and execution". ("Guardian"). "A fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity...Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading". ("Literary Review"). "A meditation on the nature of death, desire and decay ...a remarkable debut". (Peter Ackroyd, "The New York Times Book Review"). "Unlike anything else one has read. A phenomenon...Everyone seems to want to get a whiff of this strange perfume, which will remain unique in contemporary literature". ("Figaro"). "An ingenious and totally absorbing fantasy". ("Daily Telegraph"). "Witty, stylish and ferociously absorbing". ("Observer"). Patrick Suskind was born near Munich, in 1949. He studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. His first play, "The Double Bass", was written in 1980 and became an international success. His first novel, "Perfume", became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. He is also the author of "The Pigeon" and "Mr. Summer's Story", and a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series "Kir Royal". Patrick Suskind lives and writes in Munich.</p>

<p>I know I can't change the way I look. But maybe, just maybe, people can change the way they see . . .Wonder is the unforgettable story of August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. With over 5 million copies sold, Wonder is a true modern classic, a life-changing read, and has inspired kindness and acceptance in countless readers. Now younger readers can discover the Wonder message with this gorgeous picture book, starring Auggie and his dog Daisy on an original adventure, written and illustrated by R.J. Palacio. With spare, powerful text and richly-imagined illustrations, We're All Wonders shows readers what it's like to live in Auggie's world - a world in which he feels like any other kid, but he's not always seen that way.We're All Wonders taps into every child's longing to belong, and to be seen for who they truly are. It's the perfect way for families and teachers to talk about empathy, difference and kindness with young children.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Half&nbsp;Boy.&nbsp;Half&nbsp;God.&nbsp;ALL&nbsp;Hero.</p>

<p>You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God of the Sea.</p>

<p>It's not easy being a half-blood these days. Even a simple game of dodgeball becomes a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants - and that was only the beginning.</p>

<p>Now Camp Half-Blood is under attack, and unless I can get my hands on the Golden Fleece, the whole camp will be invaded by monsters. Big ones . . .</p>

<p>RICK RIORDAN IS THE MYTHMASTER</p>

<p>Thomas Friedman's phenomenal "The World is Flat" helped millions of people see globalization in a new way. Now he takes a fresh, provocative look at the biggest challenge facing us today - our hot, flat and crowded world. Climate change and rapid population growth mean that it's no longer possible for businesses, or the rest of us, to keep doing things the same old way. Things are going to have to change - and fast. Here Friedman provides a bold strategy for clean fuel, energy efficiency and conservation that he calls 'Code Green'. It will change everything, from what we put into our cars and see on our electricity bills to how we live our lives. "Hot, Flat and Crowded" is fearless, forward-looking and rich in common sense about the challenge - and the promise - of the future.</p>

<p>Reviews by Bill Gates:&nbsp;https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Hot-Flat-and-Crowded</p>

A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. Stuart Little is the enchanting tale of the mouse who is small in size but enormous in spirit by E. B. White, author of Charlotte's Web. Also by E. B. White and available in A Puffin Book: Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan. Also available in A Puffin Book: Goodnight Mister Tom And Back Home by Michelle Magorian; Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little And The Trumpet Of The Swan by E. B. White; The Borrowers By Mary Norton; Stig Of The Dump by Clive King; Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor; A Dog So Small by Philippa Pearce; Gobbolino by Ursula Moray Williams; Carrie's War by Nina Bawden; Mrs Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh by Richard C O'Brien; A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle; The Cay by Theodore Taylor; Tarka The Otter by Henry Williamson; Watership Down by Richard Adams; Smith by Leon Garfield; The Neverending Story by Michael Ende; Annie by Thomas Meehan; The Family From One End Street by Eve Garnett. Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George and Snowball the cat. He's an adventurous and heroic little mouse. When his best friend, a beautiful little bird called Margalo disappears from her nest, Stuart is determined to track her down. He ventures away from home for the very first time in his life and finds himself embroiled in one exciting adventure after another, making new friends and meeting old ones along the way. E. B. White was born in New York in 1899 and died in 1985. He kept animals on his farm in Maine and some of these creatures crept into his books, such as Stuart Little which was made into a film in 2000 starring Hugh Lawrie. E. B. White received many awards including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1970, an award given every five years to authors who have 'made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children'.

<p>Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fence post. In this multi-sensory book, children can feel the pictures as well as see them, while they hear or read the easy rhythmic text. </p>

<p>Alongside the visual excitement of Eric Carle\'s vibrant collages of familiar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider\'s web as it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation - a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer (Book 1)</p>

<p>The first book in the incredible new series from the author of Percy Jackson, the Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus.</p>

<p>My name is Magnus Chase. I'm orphaned and living rough on the streets of Boston. And things are about to get&nbsp;much&nbsp;worse.</p>

<p>My day started out normally enough. I was sleeping under a bridge when some guy kicked me awake and said, 'They're after you.' Next thing I know, I'm reunited with my obnoxious uncle, who casually informs me that my long-lost father is a Norse god.</p>

<p>Nothing normal about that. And it turns out the gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Apparently, if I can't find the sword my father lost two thousand years ago, there will be doom. Doomsday, to be precise.</p>

<p>A fire giant attacking the city?</p>

<p>Immortal warriors hacking each other to pieces?</p>

<p>Unkillable wolves with glowing eyes?</p>

<p>It's all coming up.</p>

<p>But first I'm going to die. This is the story of how my life goes downhill from there...</p>

For ages&nbsp;9+

Format&nbsp;Paperback |&nbsp;528 pages

Dimensions&nbsp;129 x 198 x 31mm | 362g

<p>Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize

A&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;2016 Notable Book

One of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016

NPR's Debut Novel of the Year

One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of&nbsp;2016

One of&nbsp;Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016

“Homegoing&nbsp;is an inspiration.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates&nbsp;

The unforgettable&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power,&nbsp;Homegoing&nbsp;traces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them through two continents and three hundred years of history, each life indeliably drawn, as the legacy of slavery is fully revealed in light of the present day.

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Effia and Esi are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade, and shipped off to America, where her children and grandchildren will be raised in slavery. One thread of&nbsp;Homegoing&nbsp;follows Effia’s descendants through centuries of warfare in Ghana, as the Fante and Asante nations wrestle with the slave trade and British colonization. The other thread follows Esi and her children into America. From the plantations of the South to the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the coal mines of Pratt City, Alabama, to the jazz clubs and dope houses of twentieth-century Harlem, right up through the present day,&nbsp;Homegoing&nbsp;makes history visceral, and captures, with singular and stunning immediacy, how the memory of captivity came to be inscribed in the soul of a nation.</p>

<p>Pedro Domingos demystifies machine learning and shows how wondrous and exciting the future will be' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs&nbsp;

Society is changing, one learning algorithm at a time, from search engines to online dating, personalized medicine to predicting the stock market. But learning algorithms are not just about Big Data - these algorithms take raw data and make it useful by creating more algorithms. This is something new under the sun: a technology that builds itself. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos reveals how machine learning is remaking business, politics, science and war. And he takes us on an awe-inspiring quest to find 'The Master Algorithm' - a universal learner capable of deriving all knowledge from data.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Peppa Pig: Fire Engine is a colourful and engaging story book based on the delightful children's series. Nee-naw! Peppa and George get to ride in a big red fire engine. But will there be any fires to put out?Children will love this captivating story and familiar characters from the wonderful world of Peppa Pig. This simple children's story book is for encouraging children to take an early interest in reading. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun, interactive and educational, ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa's First Pet, Peppa Goes to the Library, Peppa's Washing Day and Daddy Pig's Fun Run.</p>

<p>The Little Book Of Lykke: The Danish Search For The World's Happiest People</p>

<p>From the author of the international bestseller&nbsp;The Little Book of Hygge</p>

<p>Lykke (Luu-kah) (n): Happiness</p>

<p>It's easy to see why Denmark is often called the world's happiest country. Not only do they have equal parental leave for men and women, free higher education and trains that run on time, but they burn more candles per household than anywhere else.</p>

<p>So nobody knows more about happiness - what the Danes call&nbsp;lykke&nbsp;- than&nbsp;Meik Wiking,&nbsp;CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen&nbsp;and author of the bestselling sensation&nbsp;The Little Book of Hygge. But he believes that, whilst we can certainly learn a lot from the Danes about finding fulfilment, the keys to happiness are actually buried all around the globe.</p>

<p>In this captivating book, he takes us on a treasure hunt to unlock the doors to inner fulfilment. From how we spend our precious time, to how we relate to our neighbours and cook dinner, he gathers evidence, stories and tips from the very happiest corners of the planet. This is the ultimate guide to how we can all find a little more&nbsp;lykke&nbsp;in our lives.</p>

<p>Meik Wiking&nbsp;is the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and is one of the world's leading experts in happiness. Committed to understanding happiness, subjective well-being and quality of life, Meik works with countries across the world to discover and explore global trends of life satisfaction. Only someone absolutely dedicated to happiness sits in coffee shops across the world counting peoples' smiles!</p>

<p>His first book,&nbsp;The Little Book of Hygge, became an international bestseller and will soon be published in 31 countries.</p>

<p>*GIRLBOSS&nbsp;NETFLIX ORIGINAL OUT NOW*</p>

<p>In this&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling sensation, founder and Executive Chairman of Nasty Gal Sophia Amoruso shares her story and inspires women everywhere to join the&nbsp;GIRLBOSSmovement.

'GIRLBOSS is more than a book . . . GIRLBOSS is a movement'&nbsp;Lena Dunham</p>

<p>'A millennial alternative to&nbsp;Lean In'&nbsp;New York Magazine</p>

<p>'A compellingly motivational read'&nbsp;The Telegraph</p>

<p>'The book you need in your life'&nbsp;Marie Claire</p>

<p>*Winner of the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Business Book*</p>

<p>In the space of ten years, Sophia Amoruso has gone from high-school dropout to founder and Executive Chairman of Nasty Gal, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world.</p>

<p>Sophia's never been a typical executive, or a typical anything, and she's written&nbsp;GIRLBOSS&nbsp;for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success.</p>

<p>Filled with brazen wake-up calls, cunning and frank observations, and behind-the-scenes stories from Nasty Gal's meteoric rise,&nbsp;GIRLBOSS&nbsp;covers a lot of ground. It proves that success doesn't come from where you went to college or how popular you were in school. Success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break.</p>

<p>Inspiring, motivating and empowering,&nbsp;GIRLBOSS&nbsp;will give you the kick up the ass you need to reach your potential.</p>

<p>A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .</p>

<p>A WRINKLE IN TIME is a classic sci-fi adventure for children by bestselling US author, Madeleine L'Engle and is now major new motion picture from Disney films.</p>

<p>When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and exciting mixture of fantasy and science fiction, which all the way through is dominated by the funny and mysterious trio of guardian angels known as Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which.</p>

<p>Madeleine L'Engle lived in New York and wrote over 60 books for children, including A WRINKLE IN TIME, the first in her Time Quintet series and winner of the highly prestigious Newbury Medal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A fascinating and practical guide from two&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling authors, backed by state-of-the-art scientific research</p>

<p>Drawing on cutting-edge research, friends and Harvard collaborators Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson expertly reveal what we can learn from a one-of-a-kind data pool that includes world-class meditators. They share for the first time remarkable findings that show how meditation - without drugs or high expense - can cultivate qualities such as selflessness, equanimity, love and compassion, and redesign our neural circuitry.</p>

<p>Demonstrating two master thinkers at work,&nbsp;The Science of Meditation&nbsp;explains precisely how mind training benefits us. More than daily doses or sheer hours, we need smart practice, including crucial ingredients such as targeted feedback from a master teacher and a more spacious worldview. These two bestselling authors sweep away the misconceptions around these practices and show how smart practice can change our personal traits and even our genome for the better.</p>

<p>Gripping in its storytelling and based on a lifetime of thought and action, this is one of those rare books that has the power to change us at the deepest level.</p>

<p>'This is&nbsp;a book that really can change your life.' - Arianna Huffington, author of the 'New York Times' best seller 'The Sleep Revolution'</p>

<p>'A happy synthesis of the authors' remarkable careers' - Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of 'Full Catastrophe Living' and 'Mindfulness for Beginners'</p>

<p>The definitive book&nbsp;on the science of meditation.&nbsp;Rigorously researched and deeply illuminating' - Daniel Gilbert, PhD, author of the New York Times bestseller 'Stumbling on Happiness'</p>

<p>'This exquisite duet between a down-to-earth science writer and path-breaking neuroscientist is a tour-de-force, revealing how training the mind can transform the brain and our sense of self, inspiring us to create a greater sense of well-being, meaning, and connection in our world.&nbsp;Bravo!'&nbsp;- Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of the 'New York Times' best sellers, 'Mind' and 'Brainstorm'</p>

<p>When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney</p>

<p>Press the sound button to hear Santa sneeze!</p>

<p>This fun-filled festive sound book, based on the popular Christmas song, will delight children as they follow Santa on his Christmas Eve journey.</p>

<p>There's just one problem... he's a little bit stuck! Will he ever make it out of the chimney to deliver the rest of the presents in time for Christmas Day?</p>