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The Development of an Extraordinary SpeciesWe human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.

Here is an absorbing biography of the English artist Dora Carrington, who called herself simply "Carrington". She was a woman who made a vivid impression on those she met-she was portrayed (or caricatured), for example, in novels by Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, and Aldous Huxley. Hopelessly in love with the noted writer Lytton Strachey, she achieved notoriety by killing herself shortly after his death. A talented painter, living a bohemian life, Carrington was torn by conflicts as an artist and a woman, including the shrewd and inquisitive Bloomsbury group. Carrington's paintings, however, reveal much of her remarkable and original cast of mind, and since her death her reputation as an artist has grown steadily. Her work is new represented in major collections worldwide.

Best-selling author Rick Riordan Presents the penultimate book in the Pandava series by New York Times best-selling author Roshani Chokshi, now in paperback.*"Chokshi spins a fantastical narrative that seamlessly intertwines Hindu cosmology and folklore, feminism, and witty dialogue for an uproarious novel for young readers."--Kirkus (starred review of Aru Shah and the End of Time)Aru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find their mentors Hanuman and Urvashi in Lanka, the city of gold, before war breaks out between the devas and asuras.Aru has just made a wish on the tree of wishes, but she can't remember what it was. She's pretty sure she didn't wish for a new sister, one who looks strangely familiar and claims to be the Sleeper's daughter, like her. Aru also isn't sure she still wants to fight on behalf of the devas in the war against the Sleeper and his demon army. The gods have been too devious up to now. Case in point: Kubera, ruler of the city of gold, promises to give the Pandavas two powerful weapons, but only if they win his trials. If they lose, they won't stand a chance against the Sleeper's troops, which will soon march on Lanka to take over the Otherworld.Aru's biggest question, though, is why every adult she has loved and trusted so far has failed her. Will she come to peace with what they've done before she has to wage the battle of her life?Filled with wondrous magic, unforgettable creatures, manipulative gods, and laugh-out-loud dialogue, this fourth book in the Pandava series, a fantasy adventure loosely based on Hindu stories, will leave readers wishing they could read the finale right now.Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.Don't miss the other Pandava adventures:Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the End of Time Book 1Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the Song of Death Book 2Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes Book 3Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality Book 5

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Der Kult-Bestseller endlich im Taschenbuch.Millionen Frauen überall auf der Welt wollen so sein wie sie: die Pariserin. Denn nur sie schafft es, mit Stil, Charme und beneidenswerter Lässigkeit durchs Leben zu gehen. Sie sieht immer gut aus - obwohl sie sich keine Gedanken darüber macht, was sie morgens aus dem Kleiderschrank zieht. Sie ist eine liebevolle Mutter - und fährt trotzdem auch ohne Anhang an die Côte d'Azur. Sie stellt toujours strikte Regeln auf - nur um jede einzelne von ihnen mit Genuss zu brechen ...In How to be Parisian enthüllen vier Pariser Lifestyle-Ikonen mit viel Selbstironie und Witz den Mythos der Pariser Frau: ihre Allüren, ihre Nonchalance, ihren Style, wie sie liebt und wie sie ihre Tage und Nächte verbringt. Ihre wichtigste Lektion: Um eine echte Pariserin zu sein, kommt es nicht auf die Herkunft an - sondern allein auf die Einstellung!

This book is not for the faint of heart or weak in spirit. It’s not for skeptics who don’t believe in fairy tales or the powerful forces of good. It’s only for brave and intrepid souls like you, who will stare down evil in all its forms.Inspired by the critically acclaimed film written and directed by Oscar® winner Guillermo del Toro, and reimagined by New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke, this haunting tale takes readers to a darkly magical and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters including trickster fauns, murderous men, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family.Perfect for fans of the movie and readers who are new to del Toro’s visionary work alike, this atmospheric and absorbing novel is a portal to another universe, where there is no wall between the real and the imagined. A daring, unforgettable collaboration between two brilliant storytellers.

Using the letters Warren Buffett wrote to his partners between 1956 and 1970, a veteran financial advisor presents the renowned investor’s “ground rules” for investing—guidelines that remain startlingly relevant today.In the fourteen years between his time in New York with value-investing guru Benjamin Graham and his start as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett managed Buffett Partnership Limited, his first professional investing venture. Over the course of that time—a period in which he experienced an unprecedented record of success—Buffett wrote regular letters to his small but growing group of partners, sharing his thoughts, approaches, and reflections.Compiled for the first time, and with Buffett’s permission, the letters spotlight his contrarian diversification strategy, his almost religious celebration of compounding interest, his preference for conservative rather than conventional decision-making, and his goals and tactics for bettering market results by at least 10 percent annually. Demonstrating Buffett’s intellectual rigor, they provide a framework for the craft of investing that had not existed before: Buffett built upon the quantitative contributions made by his famous teacher, Graham, revealing how these wisdoms could be applied and improved. With additional context, synthesis, and insights provided by Jeremy C. Miller, Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules gives us a firsthand look into Buffett’s mind and provides accessible lessons in control and discipline—effective in bull and bear markets alike, and in all types of investing climates—that are the bedrock of his success. Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules paints a rare portrait of the sage as a young investor during a time when he developed the long-term, value-oriented strategies that helped him build the foundation of his wealth—rules for success every investor needs today.Taken together, the letters provide a solid foundation for building financial success.Advance Praise for Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules“Mr. Miller has done a superb job of researching and dissecting the operation of Buffett Partnership Ltd., and of explaining how Berkshire’s culture has evolved from its BPL origin. If you are fascinated by investment theory and practice, you will enjoy this book.”—Warren Buffett “This book is much more than a compilation of excerpts from Buffett’s letters, smartly organized by investment theme. Miller begins every chapter with an articulate and insightful synthesis, which helps the reader understand Buffett’s key ground rules on each theme.”—Robert Pozen, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, former chairman of MFS Investment Management“Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules is an extraordinarily useful book for anyone who is interested in investing, or in Warren Buffett. Jeremy C. Miller has done a careful study of Buffett’s early partnership letters and turned them into an easily accessible body of knowledge.  In doing so, he has written an indispensable book. For my part, I will keep it close at hand for easy reference in the years to come.”—Guy Spier, author of The Education of a Value Investor“Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules is a wonderful collection of Buffett’s early partnership letters and musings organized in a thoughtful, concise, and entertaining format. Together with Miller’s commentary, the book offers valuable insight into the world of value investing.”—Christopher Blake, managing director of Lazard Asset Management

Why are otherwise smart and competent people such lousy investors? Individual investors give up as much as two-thirds of their potential investment returns in misguided efforts to beat the market—and most don't even realize it.Ashvin B. Chhabra, chief investment officer of one of the world's largest wealth management firms, explains that an important idea has gotten lost amid the relentless pursuit of investment returns. Rather than trying to beat the market, your primary goal should be to construct an investment strategy that creates a solid safety net and enables you to pursue your dreams and aspirations.With no more guarantee of lifelong jobs or pensions, all of us bear the burden of investing wisely. But many of us focus on the wrong set of investment activities, such as identifying the next great start-up or star fund manager, or simply beating a market benchmark. Even the standard framework for investing, modern portfolio theory, offers an incomplete solution. Meanwhile, the grand debates in finance, such as indexing versus active management, prioritize the wrong set of issues.We need a framework that shifts the focus of investment strategy from portfolios and markets to individuals and the objectives that really matter: protection against unexpected financial crises or retirement planning. Whatever matters most to you—paying for your kid's education, starting your own business, endowing your favorite charity, or traveling the world—you need a road map to help you achieve both your essential and aspirational goals.In The Aspirational Investor, Ashvin B. Chhabra outlines a groundbreaking yet intuitive approach to managing wealth, based on the identification of key goals and the careful allocation of resources and risks. The Wealth Allocation Framework will help you connect your investment portfolio with your life's goals, and accommodate the three seemingly incompatible objectives that must underpin every sound wealth management strategy: the need for financial security in the face of unknowable risks, the desire to maintain current living standards despite inflation, and the opportunity for life-changing wealth creation.Chhabra's pioneering work illuminates some surprising facts about how people get very wealthy, and reinterprets the success formulas of investing greats such as Warren Buffett and David Swensen. Chhabra also offers a novel perspective: If the markets don't really care about you, as surely they do not, then why should you spend all your time and effort trying to beat them?Raising the bar for what we should expect from our investment portfolios—and from our investment advisors—The Aspirational Investor is a thoughtful, practical guide for any investor, regardless of income or wealth level.

Dark Secrets, Deep Love, and Dangerous MagicSent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him. She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories. As the three travel deep into the Old Kingdom, threats mount on all sides. And every step brings them closer to a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death—and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own destiny.With Sabriel, the first installment in the Abhorsen trilogy, Garth Nix exploded onto the fantasy scene as a rising star, in a novel that takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn't always clear—and sometimes disappears altogether.

Jenseits von Afrika: die Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L in der SchrauberwerkstattDer Name "Africa Twin" hat Tradition. Bis ins Jahr 1988 kann man die Ahnenreihe der beliebten Honda-Geländemaschine zurückverfolgen. Mit ihrer robusten Konstruktion und dem beherrschbarem Fahrverhalten auf fast jedem Untergrund - von Sand und Matsch bis hin zu Asphalt - gewann sie schnell eine große Fangemeinde.Die Honda CRF1000L ist die erfolgreiche Wiederbelebung des "Africa Twin"-Mythos. Inzwischen ist der V-Twin einem Reihen-Zweier gewichen. Zwar gewinnt die Leistungsausbeute keine Ampelrennen, aber die Honda Africa Twin ist eine extrem solide und durchdachte Maschine, die so schnell nichts aus der Bahn wirft. Damit Sie lange Freude an der Fahrt durch jedes Gelände haben, erfahren Sie in diesem Buch alles, was Sie über Wartung und Reparatur von Hondas Dauerbrenner wissen müssen.. Umfassendes Wartungs- und Reparaturhandbuch für die beliebte Honda CRF 1000L Africa Twin. Für Anfänger und Profischrauber: detaillierte Reparaturanleitungen für Motor, Getriebe, Batterie, Elektrik und mehr. Mit farbigen Stromlaufplänen und allen technischen Daten wie Maße, Drehmomente, Füllmengen und mehr. Mit Übersicht der wichtigsten Routinechecks und Service-Intervalle: So wird die regelmäßige Motorrad-Wartung zum Kinderspiel!Auf Asphalt und Offroad: für alle Abenteuer gerüstet mit der umfangreichen Wartungs- und ReparaturanleitungPassionierte Motorrad-Schrauber und interessierte Honda-Fahrer finden in diesem Wartungs- und Reparaturhandbuch sämtliche Informationen, Tipps und Tricks, um selbst Hand anzulegen. Alle Handgriffe werden detailliert dargestellt und leicht verständlich erklärt: von der Getriebereparatur über den Austausch von Federn und Lagern bis zur Pflege. Ob Wartungsabläufe, Reparaturen oder der Aus- und Einbau von Ersatzteilen ins Honda-Motorrad: Mit diesem Werkstatthandbuch gelingt auch Anfängern ohne Schrauberfahrung die Instandhaltung der Africa Twin!In diesem Buch:CRF 1000 A 998 cm³ 2016 bis 2019CRF 1000 D (DTC) 998 cm³ 2016 bis 2019CRF 1000 A2 Adventure Sports 998 cm³ 2018 bis 2019CRF 1000 D2 (DTC) Adventure Sports 998 cm³ 2018 bis 2019

THE COLLECTION OF THE NEUE NATIONALGALERIE, BERLINThe Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the last building designed by Mies van der Rohe, has been closed a full six years for refurbishment. To mark its reopening the museum is presenting the highlights of its classical modernist collection under the title "The Art of Society, 1900-1945". Visionary, critical, resigned or utopian, the paintings and sculptures bear witness to art's dialogue with prevailing social conditions - from the German Empire to the First World War, the Weimar Republic and ultimately National Socialism. The catalogue documenting all works in the exhibition traces the major artistic tendencies during the first half of the 20th century in thirteen chapters. "The Art of Society, 1900-1945" offers a renewed encounter with works by Edvard Munch, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Tamara de Lempicka, Lotte Laserstein, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Max Beckmann, and many others that is as captivating as it is illuminating.