Classic Drucker
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One's Wedding - A Diary
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The Psychology of Wealth
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My Nigeria - People, Places And Culture
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Breaking down every detail of wedding dresses and suggesting which styles suit different body shapes, this title covers all components of the dress in addition to offering advice for essential accessories such as veils, shoes and bags. Advice for the larger bride, pregnant brides, bridesmaids and attendants is also included. Additional sections offer advice on what to consider when buying your dress. There are tips for wearing and looking after your dress on the big day as well as a comprehensive glossary.
The Creation of Nigerian Film Genres
Nigeria’s Nollywood has rapidly grown into one of the World’s largest film Industries, rapidly altering media environments across Africa and in the diaspora. It has also become one of Afican culture’s most consequential expressions, powerfully shaping how Africans see themselves and are seen by others.
This is a compelling narrative, not only about the onslaughts of cancer but of the courage required to face it. Promise’s relentless quest for life and meaning, her penetrating gaze, deep understanding of human emotions, fears and strengths and her consistent reaching for the power of the mind to transcend life’s vicissitudes resonate in this brilliant work.
whether in poetry or prose, the primary preoccupation of Tony Marinho’s art has always been to highlight, and to comment on the numerous ills that plague our contemporary world. Not for him, it seems, the luxury or indulgence, of ‘art for art’s sake, when everywhere you look, we are assailed by a multitude of problems-HIV/AIDS, war, poverty, corruption, prostitution, child slavery, etc….
“…the Yoruba…is the true hedonist who has felt in every morsel the soul of the open kitchen.”
A child who Is not taught well at home by his mother will be taught badly outside.
At last, a book, which edifies the effortless grace of the Harlem of Africa!. Ibadan mesiogo…is a major collection of some of the most significant creative writers who have lived in and drawn their imaginative energies from the largest ancient city south of the Sahara within the past five decades of Nigeria’s history.
“…STUDY THE SPIRITUALITY OF THIS CONTINENT…
SELECTIVENESS is the key. The religion of the ORISA does not permit in tenet, liturgy, catechism or practice, that pernicious dictum: “I believe, therefore I am…it is not weakness in the character of this religion; it is simply UNDERSTANDING.
Granny’s cookery book with its combination of Nigerian and Brazilian recipes is the realization of the ninety year old author’s dream of hoping to share and pass on her culinary experiences to “young modern-day homemakers and wives who may not have been privileged to grow up around the cooking pot.” This handy book, creatively wand attractively designed will help popularize African cuisine.
“…In the writing of the two essays in this book, I went to great lengths to press my readings of Achebe’s first novel, things Fall Apart, into service in an effort to see hopeful signs in otherwise quite bleak circumstances in Nigeria and Africa…in each of the respective readings of Achebe’s novel in these two essays, I was writing under very great pressure of one and of discursive context….I was also constrained by the pressure of etiquette, the celebration of the anniversary of Achebe’s novel being a festive occasion in which one could not afford to be seen as being too sanguine in expressing one’s bitterness about the state of things in Nigeria, Africa and the world.”
Itan iriri olokiki onkewe nni, Wole Soyinka Nigba ti o want omode ni Agbi ile iwe ati ni igboro Abeokuta ni o wa Bubu iwe yii. Eko pataki ni a ri ko nipa ooo omode lawujo yoruba ati nipa itan Abeokuta nigba ogun agbaya Keji ati nipa Ajah ara awon obinrin Egbo lo so iwe yii di koseemaka fun gbogbo omo Yoruba.
A new history of a turbulent century
Known as the African giant, Nigeria’s story is complex and often contradictory. How, despite the ravages o colonialism, civil war, ongoing economic disappointment and most recently the Biko haram insurgency, has the country managed to stay together for a hundred years? Why, despite an abundance of oil, mineral and agricultural wealth, have so many of its people remained in poverty? These are the key questions explored by Richard Bourne in this remarkable and wide-ranging account of Nigeria’s history, from its creation in 1914 to the historic 2015 elections and beyond.
This is my fifth book. It’s a collection of some of my best economic ideas over time. It is focused on Nigeria to a large extent and encompasses my thoughts for our country and people. This book is named REVOLUTION OF IDEAS because the ideas herein are indeed out-of-the-box and revolutionary. I believe that the ideas that will transit Nigeria people of color out of the current state of pity, lie in the mind. I have put my perspective together here. I assure that you’ll find it indeed interesting. Let’s get going
Business is a game and like any game, you’ve got to keep score to know whether you are winning or losing. Unfortunately, all too many people in business lose track of the scoreboard… which leads to big problems in and around the business.
In recounting my five-year experience in government, I offer the tiniest details of the billion-dollar oil deal and unveil the web of local and international intrigues, deceit, lies and conspiracy around an avoidable scandal
In a world which increasingly feels like it revolves around money, it’s easy to feel like the gap between the money you earn and the money you need to live the life you want is just too great.
A truly unique compendium, the essayists include three African leaders, three Nobel laureates, distinguished playwrights, novelists, literary critics, historians, academics and public policy practitioners from around the world
This book the author explains is concerned with action rather than understanding, with decisions rather than analysis. It deals with the strategies, needed to transform rapid changes into opportunities to turn the threat of change into productive and profitable action that contributes positively to our society, the economy and the individual.
The murder of Dele Giwa remains on the infamous list of Nigeria’s unsolved murders. More than twenty-five years after Nigeria’s first ever parcel bomb ended the life of one of the country’s most colourful investigative journalists, the case has refused to be laid to rest.
Change is the one constant in business, and we must adapt or face obsolescence. Yet certain challenges never go away. That’s what makes this book a “must read”
Outsider inside offers a unique perspective on our Nigerian society and offers one of the more intelligent analyses of our culture and economy. Keith successfully demonstrates the idiosyncrasies and frustrations of our daily life, the pervasiveness of corruption in our society
There is a fast lane to millions, a short cut paved by mathematics, where you can live rich now versus dying rich later. Instead, you have been brainwashed by an army of financial gurus who pitch a dream killing dogma known as get rich slow, their suffocating plan promises elderly riches by recklessly gambling your financial future to the stock market, the job market and the housing market. Reject hope and pray as a financial plan, switch lanes, go fast lane and awaken your dreams to reality
CHANGE IS GOING TO COME is a compendium of engaging essays and ideas for developing countries to rethink their state and get out of economic morass. It is not a political book but a book of interrogation on questions such as: What does change really mean? It contains common-sensical but overlooked solutions to problems such as the proper use of resources, thinking right socially and politically, and being realistic in an unrealistic environment. Put together by one of the Nigeria’s finest rising economic analysts, it is a simple book written in a conversational manner that will help to get people thinking right – if they listen.
Sex relationship and marriage things your mother did not tell you is a compendium of compelling stories of how illicit sex, disappointing marital sex, unrealistic expectations, infidelity, negative assumption, violence, murder and suicide mis-shape and destroy relationships and marriage
Bestselling author and success coach Brian Tracy knows a thing or two about winning. In VICTORY!, he demonstrates that the same key concepts that helped leaders triumph in military campaigns throughout history can also be applied to professional and personal success.
When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within month she was the most celebrated woman in the city.
As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era’s richest and most powerful men.
The spy is unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and paid the ultimate price.
Is your workload slowing you – and your career – down?
Your inbox is overflowing. You’re paralyzed because you have too much to do but don’t know where to start. Your to –do list never seems to get any shorter. You leave work exhausted but have little to show for it.
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-lifeplan- there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic time. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is blueprint
How the west came to rule offers a unique interdisciplinary account which argues that capitalisms origins should be understood as the outcome of global processes in which non-European societies played a decisive role. Through an analysis of Mongolian expansion, new world discoveries, ottoman habsburg rivalry, the development of the Asian colonies and bourgeois revolutions. Alexander Anievas and Karem Nisancioglu explain how these diverse events and processes came together to produce capitalism
America lost 1.4 million citizens in the north Korean attacks of 2020. This is the final authorized report of the US government commission investigating the catastrophe.
Get inside the minds of great thinkers in history. Each volume in the Wadsworth Philosophers series provides a brief and accessible insight into the ideas of major philosophers throughout history. Each of the authors in the series is a scholar writing with expert knowledge and understanding of the philosopher under discussion.
Series editor Daniel Kolak, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at The William Peterson University New Jersey; oversees each volume, helping to ensure that each book achieves its goal of empowering the reader to better understand the original works of these influential thinkers.
There have been numerous attempts to engage the united nations in a meaningful campaign against state supported and other terrorist activities. But the inherently political nature of terrorism has made it exceedingly difficult to obtain global consensus on who even qualifies as a terrorist, much less agreement on counterterrorism measures to pursue
Sir Alex Ferguson was once asked what it was like to lead a team out at Wembley. ‘Don’t ask me, ask Geoff Chapple’, came the reply, the Manchester United icon handing out the ultimate accolade to one of non-League football’s most revered figures.
This volume is part of the Writers in Britain series which introduces children to great literary figures. This volume examines the life of Thomas Hardy and how the change from the 19th to the 20th century influenced him and his writing.
Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison is an erudite but seldom-read author who insists on writing obscure literary papers and avant-garde fiction rather than the writing obscure the ‘ghetto prose’ that would buy him commercial success. After witnessing, with horror, the runaway success of the latest novel in the genre, We’s Lives in Da Ghetto, he sits back with a parody called My Pafology (later retitled Fuck) which he submits, to the dismay of his agent, under pseudonym Stagg R. Leigh.
The UNAUTHORIZED edition by Sean Smith gives us an insist into Kates family and how she grew up. It also includes the complete story of their wedding day with photos throughout. the language is unformal and is written in a simple way. … It also includes the complete story of their wedding day with photos throughout.
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities is the investing industry’s most authoritative, widely followed fixed income reference. Institutional and individual investors rely on the handbook for its scope and detail, along with the unquestioned global authority and expertise of its contributors.
This guide provides a lively and accessible tour of the management thinking that has driven business change over the years and will continue to be influential. For managers everywhere, it will be an invaluable and entertaining source of reference.
PART ONE provides a clear overview of more than 100 ideas that have most influenced the management of business over the past century or so. As well as explaining each idea, it gives a brief run-down of the history behind it and lists suggestions for further reading.
PART TWO gives the low-down on more than 50 of world’s most influential management thinkers past and present. The majority are American – including what can be called the “Famous Five”: Peter Drucker, Douglas McGregor, Michael Porter, Alfred Sloan and Fredick Winslow Taylor – but more than 20 come from countries such as Britain, Japan, India, France and the Netherlands.
This book seeks to capture the essence of modern developments in investment and provides a guided tour of the intricate and complex world of investments.
This book presents the vide range of instruments for financing, investing and controlling risk besides an overview of the exact/liability management issues faced by major institutional investors and the strategies they employed.
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the moors, a heart attack seems to be the likely cause. However, a certain Dr Mortimer thinks there is kore to it than that. Although it seems impossible, he believes that a supernatural hound is haunting the area. His theory suggests that this beast has been on the rampage for years, killing generations of male Baskervilles.
With the heir to the Baskerville estate returning home from Canada, and the mystery still unsolved, Dr Mortimers turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. He is worried that the deaths will continue until all the Baskerville men are wiped out-or someone discovers the truth.
A sleepy American town is awoken up in the middle of the night by horrifying noises. The terror-stricken citizens claim to have heard unexplained rumblings and there are reports of bright lights emanating from a nearby mountain.
As the head of police inspector in Washington DC, John Strock is assigned to investigate the mysterious happenings. He sets out on the case, having no idea what shocking secrets will be discovered.
During his investigation, reports of other inexplicable events around the country start to come to light. Unusual boats, fast cars and flying machines all play a part in the mystery as it unfolds. Strock starts to suspect that all these incidents are connected in some way, and strives to get to the bottom of it.
Will he succeed in his quest? Or will the Master of the World live up to his name?
Is Violet Hunter’s new job too good be true?
Violet Hunter takes a job as a governess at the Copper Beeches. But she is puzzled when her employees ask her to cut her hair ad wear a special dress. Things get stranger still when she finds a lock of hair that looks like her own and a mysterious hallway. Violet turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for help, but is it already too late?
Robinson Crusoe is not content with his life in England. He is bored and wants to see more of the world. His curiosity convinces him to him to leave his homeland and travel abroad.
Without telling his parents, young Robinson sets off on a voyage of discovery. During the years that follow, he learns much, not just about the world, but about himself as well. Following disaster at sea on more than one occasion, Robinson toys with the idea of settling down. However, his adventurous character gets the better of him and he boards ship once again.
This time, though, a calamitous shipwreck wipes out the whole of the crew and leaves Crusoe alone on a seemingly deserted island.
How is it possible for one man to survive in such a situation? Will he manage to leave or be forced to remain on the island?
Little remains of the glamour of Setton, once the Noth-East’s premier pleasure resort. The Spanish City is boarded up; its famous Charleston roller coaster turning rapidly to rust. Only in Moscadini’s ice-cream parlour, with its glowing mural of an arcadian coastline, is there a hint of its former glory. It is here that the world-weary teacher Hal Price is brought by his teenage kidnappers to meet a ghost. As the snow falls outside and Hal relives the memories of his dancing days, he tells the boys a story – a tale of wartime dreams and peacetime disappointments, of love, betrayal, death and resurrection. Sarah May’s fictional worlds are comic and macabre, lyrical and violent. In this second novel, she applies her unique vision to the boom and bust of post-war England to create a romantic fable as heart-stopping as the Charleston Coaster itself.
The widow Douglas I doing her best to civilize Huckleberry Finn, but it just isn’t working. Wearing clean clothes, going to school, and having a hot Meal waiting for him when he gets home are becoming bring and tedious.
For Kathleen, Christmas has always been an unwelcome reminder of her father’s abandonment almost three tumultuous decades ago. Although she has tried to forget her past, it has not forgotten her, and in the days leading up to Christmas, an unforgiving blizzard traps her in her home with two unlikely roommates who bring her face to face with the hurts of her past-and the hope of a happier future.
Will she let go of the past and grad hold of a future full of love and forgiveness? Or will she continue to be haunted by her pain as the snow storm of the century brings with it the hope of lasting joy?
In the First World War, Ronald Skirth was an ordinary tommy. His experiences were like those of many others: fighting in the trenches under constant bombardment, suffering under a cowardly commanding officer, enduring shell shock and finally, somehow, surviving.
