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Wedding Dress
₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00Breaking 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.
Nollywood
₦8,000.00 ₦8,000.00The 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.
Sorrow’s Joy
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00This 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.
Hope’s Wristwatch
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00whether 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….
Salutations To The Gut
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00“…the Yoruba…is the true hedonist who has felt in every morsel the soul of the open kitchen.”
African Proverbs III
₦2,000.00 ₦2,000.00A child who Is not taught well at home by his mother will be taught badly outside.
Ibadan Mesiogo
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00At 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.
The Seven Signposts
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00“…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 Special Cookery Book
₦2,000.00 ₦2,000.00Granny’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.
Things Fall Apart
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00“…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.”
Ake
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00Itan 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.
NIGERIA – A New History Of A Turbulent Century
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00A 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.
Revolution of Ideas
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00This 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
Nigeria’s Story Is My Story
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00This is my sixth book and one in which I’ve been a bit more revealing. It should make very interesting reading because it is not a boring rant about economic and financial issues, but interesting dialogues on matters of mostly Nigeria’s sociopsychology and aspects of history. I personally enjoy such discourses better than the drone on the stiff subject of money and how it is made.
I think this is a more important aspect of the development quest of African people because from a systems point of view we should interrogate our lifeviews, our paradigms and of perspectives. Once the sociopsychological aspects are dealt with, development and progress becomes fairly easy and sustainable. The writings here reflect my mindset and perspective which fuses into my understanding of the larger issues towards ensuring that my people attain a better existence in this present world where no nation waits for another.
Loud Whispers
₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00A rabid believer in shomolu as a symbol of today’s Nigeria. Edgar is widely known as the duke of shomolu. He continues to push the boundaries of common sense with his often acerbic but witty column.
Consistent Cash Flow
₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00Business 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.
Burden Of Service
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00In 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
Money
₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00In 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.
Crucible Of The Ages
₦8,500.00 ₦8,500.00A 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
Managing In Turbulent Times
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00This 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.
Honour For Sale-An Insider Account Of The Murder Of Dele Giwa
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00The 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.
The Essentials
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00Change 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
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00Outsider 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
The Millionaire Fastlane
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00There 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
The Essentials
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00Change 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”
Don’t Get A Job, Build A Business
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00Anyone can start a business in Ireland, but it is vital that you know what you are aiming for if you want to make money from your business.
Many self-employed Irish people have a job rather than a business. It’s easy to be seduced into being very busy doing what you do and forgetting about the other aspects of building a business.
This book identifies the difference between a business owner and someone who works for themselves but has a job rather than a business. It offers practical suggestions to move from ‘having a job’ to ‘having a business’ and outlines the basic ingredients needed to run and grow a business in today’s Ireland. You will also find guidance on how to achieve the wealth and freedom you need to live the life you want.
The Business Model Book
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00Great business models drive rapid growth; bad business models can doom the most promising ventures. The business model book clearly shows you how to create, test, adapt and innovate successful business models for any company in any situation.
Every company has a business model. When the business model works, the company create value. The business model book combines the latest research, straightforward tools and current examples to bring this surprisingly tricky topic to life. Your company changes over time, and so should your business model
Bank Treasury Management
₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00* Covers existing and forthcoming regulation
* U.S. and EU legislation presented as well as FSA supervision in Britain
* This rapidly changing area is clearly explained
Financial regulations are expanding rapidly, and this book expertly summarizes them for the banker. The principal activities of the bank treasury function are set in the context of all the existing and forthcoming legislation and regulation in the US, Britain, and the EU. After covering risk exposure, this volume presents a legislative overview with in-depth coverage of its impact on the banker. Finally, the author deals with the markets and explains their rules and documentation.
Histories Of Nations
₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00How do writers and citizens in the different countries of the world view their own past? What key events and influences shaped those perspectives? And how accurate arevthe views of foreing commentators? Here, leading writers and scholars from twenty-eight countries give thoughtful, engaging accounts of their won nation’s history. The diverse and wide-ranging narratives offer a unique lens through which to view the modern world
Taliban
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00Virtually the only informed work on the men who, since 1994, have ruled almost all Afghanistan.
This book is an excellent political and historical account of the movement’s rise to power. It is a fabulous piece of journalism.
Flawed Diplomacy
₦6,500.00 ₦6,500.00There 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
The Copper Scroll
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00On June 1, 1956, the New York Times broke a story that captured the imagination of the world. Another Dead Sea Scroll had been found, unlike any before it, describing unimaginable treasures worth untold billions buried in the hills east of Jerusalem and under the Holy City itself.
Now, more than fifty years after the Copper Scroll was unveiled, New York Times best-selling author Joel C. Rosenberg takes you on his most exciting and heart-pounding ride yet.
Going Gently
₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00Kate Copson, born in 1899, is the oldest patient on Ward 3C, Whetstone General Hospital. With her hundredth birthday approaching at the speed of an express train, Kate is engaged in a race against time with a difference: she wants her life to crash into the buffers before she has to listen to the Queen’s telemessage and a rousing chorus of “For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow”, but not before she’s worked out which of her three sons is responsible for the murder of her fourth – or is it fifth? – husband, Graham Eldridge. Confined to bed after suffering a massive stroke, Kate is alert and rational. Although she retains limited power of movement, she feigns paralysis in order that she may, free of distractions, replay the mental video of her life and, she hopes, eliminate two of her sons from suspicion of murder.
The Autobiography – Ian McGeechan, Lion Man
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00As a player Ian McGeechan won thirty-two caps for Scotland, and was a fixture in the 1974 Lions team widely regarded as the greatest ever. As Coach of Scotland he plotted the legendary Grand Slam victory over England in 1990 in the most famous home international match of all time. He won every honour as a club coach and was appointed Head Coach of the Lions on four separate occasions – no other coach has led more than one Lions tour.
In 2009 his inspired coaching leadership took the Lions to within a whisker of victory against South Africa in a Test series seen as one of the most momentous the Lions have ever played, and in the 2010 new year honours list he was knighted for his services to the sport.
Lion Man is the story of the past, present and future of British rugby, seen through the unique perspective and experiences of the most influential man within the game today.
Britney: Inside The Dream
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00Britney Spears – the princess of pop – is making a comeback, and there isn’t a person out there who hasn’t heard about it. In this fully up-to-date and authoritative biography, Steve Dennis reveals all there is to know about the much-loved star.
Hitting our radios for the first time in 1998 with ‘…Baby One More Time’, Britney Spears quickly became a pop idol. Now, at just 27 years of age, she has racked up five number one albums, seven top-ten singles and seven sell-out world tours, as well having performed on stage with both Madonna and Michael Jackson. Just a decade after breaking onto to scene, she has become nothing short of a pop legend.
Her private life, however, has not been so easy. In 2004 Britney famously married a childhood friend at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas; since then her personal life has seemingly been thrown into turmoil. In the last five years she has had numerous failed relationships and endured a very public divorce and custody battle – all in the full glare of the international media.
Drawing on exclusive interviews with those closest to the superstar, Britney: Inside the Dream is a engrossing portrait of fascinating star. A frank biography, with no detail spared, it reveals the real Britney Spears, like you’ve never known her before.
Glorious Summers & Discontents
₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00‘Terrorism, match-fixing and financial malpractices are not topics that a cricket writer might think of as his bread and butter, but cricket has suffered a traumatic period of late. Many of the pieces here are an examination of the game and where it is heading, and under whose control, as it faces up to the challenge of retaining its traditions in a rapidly changing market place.
In a world dominated by Twitter, where the rush to judgement is so overpowering, the ability to step back from the fray, and to be able to take at least a short time to organize thoughts and opinions, make some calls and hopefully find out a little more, is important’
Myths Of Management
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00Is it really true that working longer hours makes more successful? Do you really need to hide your emotions in order to gain respect as a manager? Do you need to use a certain type of language if you want to be taken seriously?
The world of management is blighted by fads, fiction and falsehoods. In MYTHS OF MANAGEMENT, Stefan Stern and Cary Cooper take you on an entertaining journey through the most famous myths surrounding management. They debunk false assumptions, inject truth into over-simplifications and tackle damaging habits head on. With fascinating insights from psychology, leadership theory and organizational behavior, this book provides you with compelling and practical guidance to avoid falling into the trap of cliché, misinformation and prejudice. This engaging read offers you insights into the reality of work, drawn from extensive research and real-world business examples. Whether cheesy, native or destructive, management myths could be holding you back and stifling your team’s potential. MYTHS OF MANAGEMENT is the guide you need to become a better, more enlightened manager.
An Introduction To Bond Market – Third Edition
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00The bond markets have grown in importance in recent years and witnessed significant advances in design structure. The third edition of Professor Moorad Choudhry’s benchmark reference text An Introduction to Bond Markets brings readers up to date with latest developments and market practice. It offers a detailed yet accessible and reader-friendly look at the main instruments, and is aimed specifically at newcomers to the market or those unfamiliar with modern fixed income products. The author capitalizes on wealth of experience in the bond markets to present this concise yet-in-depth coverage of bonds and associated derivatives.
The Paradox Of Asset Pricing
₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00Asset pricing theory abounds with elegant mathematical models. The logic is so compelling that the models are widely used in policy, from banking, investments and corporate finance to government. To what extent, however, can these models predict what actually happens in financial markets? In the Paradox of Asset Pricing, a leading financial researcher argues forcefully that the empirical record is weak at best. Peter Bossaerts undertakes the most thorough, technically sound investigation in many years into scientific character of the pricing of financial assets.
Talespin
₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00Talespin is an excellent book for corporate business executives and students of communications. Gerry McCusker takes us on an international journey through an enormous variety of public relations disasters showing us with clarity and insight how they can happen to big corporations and individuals alike.
African Myths
₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00Graphic Myths bring to life a world of gods and monsters in dynamic picture strip.
The ancient Africans loved to tell stories and sing songs. Oral storytelling over generations has given us the African Myths we know today. Originating from many different tribes and places, African Mythology is a treasure chest of colourful, larger-than-life characters
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00A mysterious sea monster has been creating havoc in the ocean. Ships of all shapes and sizes, as well as humans, have been destroyed by this enigma! No corner of the earth has been spared from its terror, as it continues to kill all who cross its path.
In reaction to this destructive force, the US Government wastes no time in sending out a team of experienced professionals to track down and destroy it. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine biologist; Conseil, his faithful assistant; and Ned Land, a Canadian master harpooner, come together in an epic hunt.
On board a naval ship, the Abraham Lincoln, the three men set out to track down this terrifying beast of the ocean. But will they succeed? And what will they discover if they do?
Dork Diaries – How To Dork Your Diary
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00The worst possible thing has happened to Nikki Maxwell…..she’s lost her diary! Since starting at her new school Nikki has filled the diary with all her secrets and if the wrong person finds it then her life will be over! So the hunt is on to track it down, before anyone else does….
Alice In Wonderland
₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00Alice was just an ordinary girl- imaginative and curious and thirsting for adventure. She was an ordinary girl, that is, until she found herself instantly transported to a place that was anything but ordinary.
After diving down a rabbit hole, young Alice encounters a magical world ruled by a vicious queen. It is a world where anything can happen; a world filled with a talking caterpillar, a puppy as big as a house, and a Cheshire Cat that can disappear and reappear in the blink of an eye. Are these colourful characters real? And if so, how will Alice ever find her way back home?
Demon – A Memoir
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00Recently divorced and mired in a meaningless existence, Clay drifts from his drab apartment to his equally lusterless job as an editor for a small Boston press- until the night Lucian finds him and everything changes with simple words “ I’m going to tell you my story, and you’re going to write it down and publish it”.
You’re Lonely When You Are Dead
₦2,000.00 ₦2,000.00Jay Franklin Cerf, the president of a six-million-dollar navigation company, keeps a check on his wife’s expenditure and passbook. Suddenly, he notices an increase in her bank withdrawals up to the tube of fifteen thousand dollars which he suspects his wife is using to pay as ransom. He employs the services of a private investigator to monitor her movement, and then…
Kluge
₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00How is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but cannot remember what we ate for breakfast yesterday? And why are we inclined to buy more cans of soup if the sign says “LIMIT 12 PER CUSTOMER” rather than “LIMIT 4 PER CUSTOMER?” In Kluge, Gary Marcus argues convincingly that our minds are not as elegantly designed as we may believe. The imperfections result from a haphazard evolutionary process that often proceeds by piling new systems on top of old ones—and those systems don’t always work well together. The end product is a “kluge,” a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. Taking us on a tour of the essential areas of human experience—memory, belief, decision making, language, and happiness—Marcus unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the evolution of the human mind and simultaneously sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature.
Parenting Made Difficult
₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00For five years Phil Hogan has been delighting Observer readers with his brutally hilarious accounts of family life with a houseful of children. He sees his weekly outpourings as a comfort to those similarly blessed, a warning to anyone thinking about it, and useful source material for those who have decided that it might be less trouble being an aunt or uncle instead.