Philip - Libros y biografía

Shadow Allies: Chronicles of Unlikely Heroes" reveals a diverse group—ranging from a master thief and a clever detective to brave adventurers—uniting against hidden threats. Their epic journeys blend...

Famous, influential study of organizations in action at all levels in the creation and expansion of the Tennessee Valley Authority with all its land use, agricultural, political and human effects. Landmark...

Philip Selznick's renowned book Leadership in Administration -- it practically invented the genre of executive leadership studies and is the lively response to the "rationalist" approach to organizations...

LAW, SOCIETY, AND INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE is a foundational study of workplace justice, still engaging and referenced a half-century after its original publication. The 50th Anniversary Edition adds an extensive,...

'The Organizational Weapon' is a classic study of the methods, propaganda, and institutions which create infiltration and eventually cooptation of organizations from within. The study applies its theory...

An action-filled novel that combines Biblical and scientific themes with heart-racing adventure.Traveling by mag-sled, Japh overnights in a bronto-infested floating forest. A scream in the night, a sudden...

The Sunken Restaurant and Other Verse is a light-hearted but incisive collection of comic verse written during the 1980's. We hear how a plan for a gourmet restaurant aboard a large boat is threatened...

Deine Wünsche und Sehnsüchte reißen Dich immer wieder zu Veränderungen hin, die nach einiger Zeit im Sande verlaufen? Halte für einen Moment inne und frage Dich stattdessen, wie Du geworden bist, wer...

The Haunted House Makeover is a magical adventure filled with friendship, mystery, and a dash of Halloween spirit.  Four brave friends — Bramble, Wren, Gertie, and Monty — set out to restore a long-abandoned...

The Magic Costume Parade takes young readers on an enchanting journey with Maris and her friends, Zethar, Wendolyn, and Sorrel, as they navigate a magical world filled with adventure and wonder. From...

Icon painting has reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This art is appealing because of its great openness to other influences — the obedience to the rules of Orthodox Christianity...

La peinture d'icônes a atteint son apogée en Ukraine entre le 11e siècle et le 18e siècle. Cet art doit son incroyable expansion à son ouverture à toutes les influences?: l'obéissance aux règles de la...

Obwohl Ikonen zunächst im Wesentlichen byzantinisch und später russisch waren, wussten auch die Christen des Orients, insbesondere die der Balkanstaaten und der Ukraine, eine neue Annäherung an ihren...

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYThe American psyche is channeled into the gripping story of one man. This is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Philip Roth at his very best.It...

He is relentlessly defiant. He is exceedingly libidinous. His appetite for the outrageous is insatiable. He is Mickey Sabbath, the aging, raging powerhouse whose savage effrontery and mocking audacity...

Robin est doux et sensible. Les autres bouquetins passent leur temps à se bagarrer. Lui, préfère explorer les hautes prairies. Incompris, il décide de quitter sa harde pour réaliser son rêve : grimper...

Iris, une jeune hirondelle, redécouvre avec plaisir la forêt où elle vit au printemps et en été, car, quand vient l'automne, elle doit repartir avec ses congénères. Mais Iris est curieuse : quand elle...

What will it take to run a marathon in less than two hours?The world’s fastest times for the marathon have been dropping since the distance of 26.2 miles was made official nearly one hundred years ago....

Local resistance to German-led Axis occupation occurred throughout the European continent during World War II, taking a wide range of forms—noncooperation and disinformation, sabotage and espionage, and...

With training tips, exercises, and injury remedies, this is a book that every golfer and coach should have!There are few things more satisfying than a great round of golf. But the joy and thrill of golf...

Philip Wylie’s enthralling tales of saltwater fishing have been entertaining readers of the Saturday Evening Post since 1939. Captain Crunch Adams, skipper of the charter boat Poseidon , and his friend...

Le livre qui a fait connaître la profondeur du zen à l'Occident. Voici enfin la réédition d′un des livres les plus célèbres sur le zen. Cet ouvrage a été l′un des premiers à présenter...

Qu'aurait été Lennon sans McCartney ? On ne sépare pas comme ça le duo de compositeurs le plus prolifique du XXe siècle – la vie s'en est assez chargée. Et sous ses apparences de gentil garçon, compositeur...

Une collection de livres indispensables à la prise en main immédiate de votre appareil photo numérique Vous venez de faire l'acquisition d'un appareil photo numérique et après avoir déballé les différents...

'A vital, thorough and accessible history that everyone who cares about the past or the future should read.' Rosamund Young, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Cows_______________________________The...

30th July, 1763. Two striking figures part the heaving crowd at London Bridge. Peddlers cease their haggling, ferrymen grow quiet, beggars stop and stare. Even the stink of the Thames seems to fade in...

The Prince, a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is widely regarded as the most important exploration of politics - and in particular the politics...

Les deux matelots avaient déposé la cantine contenant le trésor dans le trou qu’ils avaient creusé sous le cocotier et, maintenant, ils suivaient, pelle sur l’épaule, la belle piratesse qui les guidait...

— Socialisme et classes sociales — Les fondements du socialisme — Le Socialisme et les pays sous-développés — Le Socialisme et l’unification européenne — Une erreur : la politique économique — Une faute :...

Le chef des braconniers leva les bras, puis tira deux rafales. Un feu roulant se déclencha simultanément derrière lui. Les quatorze éléphants s’abattirent dans les hautes herbes, comme des quilles géantes....