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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.
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Brothers in Law (DVD)
Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Terry Thomas, Miles Malleson, Jill Adams, …
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R298
Discovery Miles 2 980
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A Boulting Brothers comedy starring a host of British stars. Roger
Thursby (Ian Carmichael) is an overly keen, newly-qualified
barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wrong way. When he
is thrown in at the deep-end, with a particularly hot-tempered
judge (Miles Malleson) and tricky case, Thursby learns how to prove
himself not only to the judge and fellow barristers but also to the
public gallery.
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The Bargee (DVD)
Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes, Ronnie Barker, Miriam Karlin, …
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R298
Discovery Miles 2 980
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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 Spying (DVD)
Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker, …
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R227
Discovery Miles 2 270
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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.
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Carry On Constable (DVD)
Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Leslie Phillips, Jill Adams, …
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R227
Discovery Miles 2 270
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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.
Four films based on the cartoon creations of Ronald Searle. In 'The
Belles of St Trinians' (1954), Miss Millicent Fritton (Alastair
Sim), headmistress of St Trinian's School for Girls, attempts to
stave off her creditors by 'looking after' the pocket money of a
wealthy sheikh's daughter currently enrolled at the school, and
investing it on the sheikh's horse, Arab Boy, in the local derby.
In 'Blue Murder at St Trinians' (1956), the anarchic schoolgirls
win a UNESCO prize trip to Rome. Upon arrival they become involved
with a jewel thief (Lionel Jeffries) who hides out with the school,
disguised as the headmistress. The jolly hockey sticks are being
waved with malicious force once again in 'The Pure Hell of St
Trinians' (1957). After they burn their school down, the girls are
sent to the Middle East, where an Arab sheik tries to lure them
into his harem. Flash Harry (George Cole) attempts to come to the
rescue, only to find himself stranded on a desert island with a
familiar member of the constabulary (Joyce Grenfell). In the 1966
film 'The Great St Trinians Train Robbery', a bunch of crooks take
on more than they can handle when they decide to bury the loot from
a successful robbery in the grounds of St Trinians. The
high-spirited girls (or 'hooligans' as they are sometimes known)
take it upon themselves to confront the highly-strung criminals,
with devastating and comic effect.
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