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    How to Wield Power in the Modern World

    The New Machiavelli is a gripping account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. In his twenty-first century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli's influential masterpiece, The Prince, Jonathan Powell - Tony Blair's Chief of Staff from 1994 - 2007 - recounts the inside story of that period, drawing on his own unpublished diaries.Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an ... Read more

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  • The Gloria Vanderbilt Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Gloria Vanderbilt

    This book is your ultimate resource for Gloria Vanderbilt. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Gloria Vanderbilt's whole picture right away. Get countless Gloria Vanderbilt facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Gloria ... Read more

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  • Talking to Terrorists

    How to End Armed Conflicts

    Across the world governments proclaim that they will never ‘negotiate with evil’.And yet they always have and always will.From jungle clearings to stately homes and anonymous airport hotels, Talking to Terrorists puts us in the room with the terrorists, secret agents and go-betweens who seek to change the course of history.Jonathan Powell has spent nearly two decades mediating between governments ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Talking to Terrorists

    Narrated by Dugald Bruce Lockhart ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 48 min

    Across the world governments proclaim that they will never ‘negotiate with evil’. And yet they always have done and always will. Why then do we ignore the lessons of this history of clandestine communication, often with devastating consequences? Jonathan Powell has spent nearly two decades mediating between governments and terrorist organisations. Here he argues that with attention to the lessons ... Read more

    $24.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Hatred, Little Room

    Making Peace in Northern Ireland

    Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. In Jonathan Powell's masterly account we learn just how close the talks leading to the Good Friday agreement came to collapse and how the parties finally reached a deal.Pithy, outspoken and precise, Powell, Tony Blair's chief of ... Read more

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  • From Cave Art to Hubble

    A History of Astronomical Record Keeping

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around them, and from there they developed more and more sophisticated techniques for observing and documenting astronomy.This book brings ... Read more

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  • Rare Astronomical Sights and Sounds

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The universe contains many unusual sights and sounds, most of which are either very difficult to witness or simply go unnoticed. With the right tools, time, and location, some of the often talked about but seldom seen and heard gems in our skies can finally be observed.This book introduces readers to the rare and ephemeral happenings above our heads. It offers a crash course in astronomical ... Read more

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  • Cosmic Debris

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    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book examines the mysterious and the well-studied debris in Earth’s crowded neighborhood. From orbiting comets to the workings of the Asteroid Belt, and from meteor showers to our home-grown network of orbiting satellites, the full diversity of space objects and the debris they create is explored. Powell also discusses some of the current research techniques used to find potentially harmful ... Read more

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  • Machiavellian Intelligence

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  • How to Fund the Life You Want

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    *WINNER OF THE WORK & LIFE BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 2023*'If you're serious about getting things right with your money – and avoiding costly mistakes – then set time aside to work through this excellent book. You will end up better off. No question.'Paul Lewis, Freelance Presenter, Money Box BBC Radio 4The second, updated edition of the award-winning and accessible guide to personal finance that busts ... Read more

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  • The Five Principles of Performance Thinking

    The mindsets and techniques for success in the modern world

    When it comes to performance, great businesses and impressive individuals do more than simply deliver their numbers. They also engage with us; they make a human connection; a great performance moves us in some fundamental way. Great companies, great teams and great individuals are defined by a wider set of abilities that create extraordinary levels of performance.This books explores the mindsets ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The New Machiavelli

    How to Wield Power in the Modern World

    Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 18 min

    Taking the lessons Machiavelli recorded in his political masterpiece The Prince, Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's Chief of Staff, shows how they can still apply today. Illustrating each of Machiavelli's maxims with a description of events that occurred during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister, Powell provides a gripping account of life inside Number 10 and draws lessons from those experiences for ... Read more

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