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Wall Street Journal Bestseller Much of the advice we've been told
about achievement is logical, earnest...and downright wrong. In
Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary
science behind what actually determines success and most
importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You'll learn: * Why
valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest
weakness might actually be your greatest strength * Whether nice
guys finish last and why the best lessons about cooperation come
from gang members, pirates, and serial killers * Why trying to
increase confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds a
superior solution * The secret ingredient to "grit" that Navy SEALs
and disaster survivors leverage to keep going * How to find
work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the errors of
Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-Man By looking at
what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we
learn what we can do to be more like them-and find out in some
cases why it's good that we aren't. Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws
on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you
understand what works and what doesn't so you can stop guessing at
success and start living the life you want.
AN INSTANT USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER From the
author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong
Tree comes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and
loneliness-a smart, surprising, and thoroughly entertaining guide
to help build better friendships, reignite love, and get closer to
others, whether you're an extrovert or introvert, socially adept or
socially anxious. Can you judge a book by its cover? Is a friend in
need truly a friend indeed? Does love conquer all? Is no man an
island? In Plays Well with Others, Eric Barker dives into these
age-old maxims drawing on science to reveal the truth beyond the
conventional wisdom about human relationships. Combining his
compelling storytelling and humor, Barker explains what hostage
negotiation techniques and marital arguments have in common, how an
expert con-man lied his way into a twenty-year professional soccer
career, and why those holding views diametrically opposed to our
own actually have the potential to become our closest, most trusted
friends. Inside you will learn: The two things essential to making
friends - and what Dale Carnegie got wrong. What creates love,
reignites love, and sustains love. (There's no Build-A-Bear store
for a happy marriage but this is close.) The ethical and effective
way to get your partner to change. How social media can actually
improve relationships. The antidote to loneliness and why what we
usually hear doesn't work. And so much more. The book is packed
with high-five-worthy stories about the greatest female detective
to ever live, the most successful liar to ever open his mouth,
genius horses, thieving hermits, the perils of perfect memories,
and placebos. Leveraging the best evidence available-free of
platitudes or magical thinking-Barker analyzes multiple sides of an
issue before rendering his verdict. What he's uncovered is
surprising, counterintuitive, and timely-and will change the way
you interact in the world and with those around you just when you
need it most.
The anarchic St Trinian's schoolgirls win a UNESCO prize trip to
Rome, in the second St Trinian's film. Upon arrival they become
involved with a jewel thief (Lionel Jeffries) who hides out with
the school, disguised as the headmistress.
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The Bargee (DVD)
Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes, Ronnie Barker, Miriam Karlin, …
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1960s British comedy starring Harry H Corbett. Scripted by Ray
Galton and Alan Simpson of 'Steptoe and Son' fame, the film charts
the course of love of a Casanova (Corbett) who lives and works on
the canals, breaking hearts as he cruises the waters.
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Carry On Constable (DVD)
Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Leslie Phillips, Jill Adams, …
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Fourth entry in the 'Carry On' series. Police Sergeant Wilkins (Sid
James, in his 'Carry On' debut) has a new batch of inept recruits
on his hands, whose idea of covert surveillance involves dressing
up in drag. Bumbling PCs include Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey,
Kenneth Connor and Leslie Phillips.
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Carry On: Volume 3 (DVD)
Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Jim Dale, …
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Four films from the classic 'Carry On' series. In 'Carry On Spying'
(1964), Barbara Windsor (in her first 'Carry On' appearance) plays
a trainee spy in the British Secret Service, who must use all her
talents to prevent an evil mastermind from the organisation
S.T.E.N.C.H. obtaining a secret formula. Master spies on the case
include Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey and Bernard Cribbins. In
'Carry On Cleo' (1965), ancient British slaves save Caesar
(Williams) from assassination in Rome, 50 B.C. Meanwhile, Mark
Antony (Sid James) romances Egyptian Empress Cleopatra (Amanda
Barrie). In 'Carry On Screaming' (1966), detective Bung (Harry H.
Corbett) investigates a mad professor (Williams) and his sister,
who are turning their victims into shop window dummies. Finally, in
'Carry On Cowboy' (1965), Marshall P. Knutt (Jim Dale), a former
sanitary engineer, becomes the sheriff of Stodge City in the Wild
West and must help a young woman beat the Rumpo Kid (James), the
outlaw who shot her father.
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Carry On Spying (DVD)
Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker, …
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Eighth entry in the 'Carry On' series. Barbara Windsor (in her
first 'Carry On' appearance) plays a trainee spy in the British
Secret Service, who must use all her talents to prevent an evil
mastermind from the organisation S.T.E.N.C.H. obtaining a secret
formula. Master spies on the case include Kenneth Williams, Charles
Hawtrey and Bernard Cribbins.
Wall Street Journal Bestseller Much of the advice we've been told
about achievement is logical, earnest...and downright wrong. In
Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary
science behind what actually determines success and most
importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You'll learn: * Why
valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest
weakness might actually be your greatest strength * Whether nice
guys finish last and why the best lessons about cooperation come
from gang members, pirates, and serial killers * Why trying to
increase confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds a
superior solution * The secret ingredient to "grit" that Navy SEALs
and disaster survivors leverage to keep going * How to find
work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the errors of
Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-Man By looking at
what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we
learn what we can do to be more like them-and find out in some
cases why it's good that we aren't. Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws
on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you
understand what works and what doesn't so you can stop guessing at
success and start living the life you want.
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