Ben: 3397 books

Two families, friends for decades. Their kids played together and they've been away for holidays together many times. Stephan pastors the church they all attend together. The heads of each family are best friends. Then the unthinkable happens: Ever-straight, happily married Douglas falls in love with...

When space was still more of a dream than a conundrum...when an adventure on a booster rocket was more of an ambition than to master the ability to manipulate Forex spread sheets...when the urge to find new worlds fired the imagination more than obtaining a mortgage at favourable rates...For...

**“Mesmerizing and magical. . . . A stunning book.” —NPR.org “Short stories so imaginative — and yet so perplexingly familiar — they could have formed in a dream. . . . Taut, meticulously balanced and written in Loory’s direct, witty prose, his own stories take a page from Aesop:...

Ben is a normal, bright, ambitious student. The only difference between his life and yours is that he has a rare blood disease – Fanconi anaemia – which gives sufferers a life expectancy of 22 years. At the age of 16 Ben became the first person in Ireland to have a revolutionary type of bone marrow...

For many, the college experience is defined by drinking, sex, impulsive decision-making, and a journey of self discovery. It's packaged as a consequence-free zone to have the "best time of your life." But the reality is that what happens in college doesn't stay in college. There are real,...

ABOUT THE BOOK He’s got dozens of nicknames: Shaq Fu, The Big Shaqtus, The Big Daddy, The Big Baryshnikov, The Big Shamrock, The Diesel, Dr. Shaq, The Real Deal, Superman. But no matter what you choose to call him, Shaquille O’Neal is a living legend. He’s larger than life...literally....

ABOUT THE BOOK DISCLAIMER: This contains explicit language that may not be suitable for readers of all ages. It’s hard to believe that South Park has been on the air for 15 years. The show features four trash-talking ten-year-olds – Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny – who somehow...

Een briljante misleidingsoperatie die het verloop van de oorlog DRASTISCH veranderde Op 30 april 1943 ziet een visser vlak voor de Spaanse kust een lijk drijven. Eenmaal aan land gebracht wordt het lichaam geïdentificeerd als de Britse officier William Martin van de Royal Marines. Een leren aktetas...

Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading critic of the concept. Fine forcibly demonstrates how social capital has expanded across the social sciences only by...

Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family's land was 'reclaimed' by Mugabe's government for redistribution. But Ben's family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe's government in the SADC (The Southern African...

This book is aimed at anyone interested in improving and enhancing their quality of life. So often our greatest motivator is to be 'successful' - and we strive mightily to achieve a long list of things - a good job title, a car, a house, a relationship etc. - only to feel disillusioned and empty once...

The Gentle Art of Travel is provided on a 'pay what you think it's worth' basis. Download for free, read it and then pay whatever it is worth to you.They say that travel broadens the mind and enriches the spirit. These things are true. Travel can also reduce the most laid-back...

«*La scienza dell'attenzione* di Ben Parr è il miglior libro di marketing di quest'anno.»Strategy+Business Magazine Qualunque sia il nostro lavoro o il nostro ruolo, se vogliamo suscitare l’interesse del nostro interlocutore – sia esso un cliente, uno studente, un figlio, un datore...

In his winning collection of essays, So Far: Reflections on the Journey, author Ben Dillow writes of the un-common pleasures that come from the mundane elements of life: family, work, travel and play. Though autobiographical in nature, the narratives weave a web of common human experiences that will...