Writing this book has been on my mind for many years. The book is based on my experience with a particular profile type I call bandits, who are destructive to, among other things, a healthy work environment. They move freely on land and in cities, in companies and in private life. Despite their destructive behavior towards others, they often manage to fly under the radar, where they create fear, particularly in the workplace, with their manipulative and toxic behavior. A bandit can be your boss, colleague, or employee who manipulates solely for personal gain, at the expense of others, and can thus break down other people through psychological violence. If fear has already infected your workplace, it often requires great courage and endurance to stand up against the bandit or bandits. Only through sharing knowledge can we quell the power of taboos. Often, when we have received the necessary knowledge and insight, we are no longer as fearful, and the bandit can no longer spread their poison. As Plato said: "Understanding spreads slowly, but it spreads nonetheless." As a curiosity, four top executives from Danish business tell their story of encountering a bandit and the ser
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A New York Times Notable Book A New York Times Editors' Choice A New York Post Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Biography/Memoir 'Hilarious and harrowing, and hard to put down' Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking 'Might be a career-destroying book... highly enjoyable' Daily Telegraph 'A spin doctor to the rich and corrupt spills his secrets... starts with the crack of a Jack Reacher thriller' The New York Times The man who used to pull the strings of the global media is now pulling back the curtain: a bridge-burning, riotous confession by a top PR operative who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media. After nearly two decades in the PR business, Phil Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry that's made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what he's been up to for the past twenty years - and it isn't pretty. From helping win the Qatar World Cup bid, to a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictator's son, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictator's wife a glowing profile in Vogue at the same time the Arab Spring broke out, Elwood reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and cover for politicians, dictators and spies. But as Phil moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all - and his role in it - until he received a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Phil his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, he has decided to tell the full truth about who is the worst human. _____ 'A rollicking, unexpectedly affecting story. . . It's going to be one of the big, buzzy Beltway books of the year.' Politico 'Phil Elwood has written a book about his Washington life that's part therapy, part cautionary tale ? and quite funny . . . What makes Elwood's story stand out from the typical Washington read is that his personal demons are so intertwined with his professional choices . . . Elwood's prose is zippy, even Sorkin-esque, and he relishes dark humor.' The Washington Post 'If Hunter S. Thompson billed clients by the hour, it would look like All The Worst Humans by Phil Elwood. The pacing and storytelling propel the book's epic sweep across the darkside of DC and global hotspots. Even the most experienced in PR will learn things they did not know, and Elwood's gripping personal story is an unexpected and wild ride.' Bill McCarren, former Executive Director, National Press Club 'A lively, often hilarious, blood-chilling tale.' Sam Kashner, Air Mail 'A redemption story about becoming a better human, a story Elwood tells with vulnerability, heart, and brutal honesty.' James Kirchick, New York Times bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington 'An exhilarating ride through the underbelly of global power structures.' Ben Smith, author of Traffic and editor in chi...
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Dieser Band enthält folgende Fantasy Abenteuer: Die Götter von Korosteen Irrtoc der Wanderer Sindbad und die Insel der Pelatoniden Ravic und die ewige Schlacht Das untote Land Sindbads Schwur Whuon der Schwertkämpfer Dorian Pendergorm und der Magier Merlin Manchmal habe ich das Gefühl, mein Leben habe erst an dem Tag begonnen, an dem ich Merlins Schüler wurde. Vorher war da nur Leere, eine unerklärliche Leere, die mich wohin trieb, ohne Ziel und ohne Grund. Ich bin Dorian Pendergorm, ein Name, der von dem Amulett in meiner Handfläche stammt. So nenne ich mich, denn wer ich war oder woher ich wirklich komme, das weiß ich nicht. Wie Arronord, der junge Ritter, stamme ich aus dem Nichts. Doch all das änderte sich, als Merlin in mein Leben trat.
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You have purchased one of the most professional and popular books for learning the bagpipes. It includes many well known and traditional melodies, all the finger techniques and in contrast to other bagpipe books there are many exercises that you will need to learn the bagpipes successfully. The book is suitable for absolute beginners all the way to advanced pipers, for studying on your own or as a classroom companion book. In 29 easy to understand lessons, you will find crystal clear instructions on how to play the bagpipes from scratch. This book by Andreas Hambsch is also used for training purposes by many professional bands and bagpipe schools. The books aim is to give the student the basic information to create a technically and musically solid foundation that will provide expert help and guidance on the route to becoming an accomplished piper. The combi method is all about learning the fingering techniques and doing the exercises with matching melodies. With this book, Andreas Hambsch has established a milestone that marks the teaching of the Scottish bagpipes with the combi method, helping beginners and advanced players to achieve rapid success. It is a professional educational tool to help you to learn how to play and understand the bagpipes. Andreas Hambsch began playing the bagpipes in 1993. He has won many high profile solo competitions and for some years was also a member of the Scottish Grade 1 professional bagpipe band, competing against the best pipe bands in the world. In 2007, he completed his teachers examination at the Scottish College of Piping and received the colleges highest diploma in the art of bagpipe playing in 2010. He then opened a bagpipe school and since then has worked as a full time teacher tutoring students from all over the world. Andreas Hambsch also hosts band workshops, teaches at international summer and winter schools and makes a major contribution towards making Scottish music better known all over the world. Thanks to his musical and social skills as a bagpipe teacher, he is very popular with his students and his services as a teacher are very much in demand. With this book, Andreas Hambsch has established a milestone that marks the teaching of the Scottish bagpipes with the combi method, helping beginners and advanced players to achieve rapid success. It is a professional educational tool to help you to learn how to play and understand the bagpipes.
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There's no doubt about it — house sitting is a fabulous way to see the world and to travel rent free. If you are interested in learning more about house sitting, the way of watching peoples houses while they are away in exchange for free accommoadation, this is the book for you. Unlike home exchange you dont have to swap your own apartment or house - House sitting is a whole new way of travel to see more of the world for less. Be inspired by the stories of travelers and house sitters throughout this book and get ready to find your first house sitting job. This book is packed with information on - where and how to find housesits all over the world, in the most stunning locations? - How can you create a killer profile that gets you house sitting jobs for sure? - What can you except from house sitting, what are actually your responsiblities? - what questions should you ask the home owners and what are the hundreds of things you need to think about before they leave you with the place? - How can you prepare for emergencies and make sure everything is insured? - How can you leave a house sit in the rare case you dont like it? - How can you prepare a contract? - How can you make the best of your stay and live truly like a local? ... an overview of all the house sitting platforms worldwide combined with an answer to all the main aspects on travel being a housesitter as well as checklists for the handover will have you perfectly prepared for a truly wonderful adventure waiting for you!
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THE TIMES BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025 'Stephen May has a nose for fascinating historical events' The Times 'Very fine and fun novel' The Spectator 'Skilfully orchestrates a large cast of both historical and fictional characters' Financial Times 'The spry, sardonic voice of the new historical fiction' Hilary Mantel 'Vivid and wholly credible recreation of post-Great War London' Robert Edric 'Intrigue, betrayal, redemption' Rachel Seiffert David Lloyd George is at Chequers for the weekend with his mistress Frances Stevenson, fretting about the fact that his involvement in selling public honours is about to be revealed by one Victor Grayson. Victor is a bisexual hedonist and former firebrand socialist MP turned secret-service informant. Intent on rebuilding his profile as the leader of the revolutionary Left, he doesn't know exactly how much of a hornet's nest he's stirred up. Doesn't know that this is, in fact, his last day. No one really knows what happened to Victor Grayson – he vanished one night in late September 1920, having threatened to reveal all he knew about the prime minister's involvement in selling honours. Was he murdered by the British government? By enemies in the socialist movement (who he had betrayed in the war)? Did he fall in the Thames drunk? Did he vanish to save his own life, and become an antiques dealer in Kent? Whatever the truth, Green Ink imagines what might have been with brio, humour and humanity; and is a reminder that the past was once as alive as we are today.
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<p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">CZY KAŻDY Z NAS MOŻE STAĆ SIĘ ZABÓJCĄ?</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Dr Maciej Szaszkiewicz, wybitny psycholog sądowy i prekursor profilowania w naszym kraju, po raz pierwszy odkrywa tajemnice swojego zawodu i opowiada o najgłośniejszych zbrodniach, którymi żyła cała Polska. W intrygującej rozmowie z dziennikarką Marią Mazurek wyjaśnia, jakie wydarzenia w życiu zwykłego człowieka mogą go doprowadzić do popełnienia najokrutniejszych czynów. W przenikliwy sposób opisuje też, co dzieje się w umyśle zabójcy oraz jak przestępcy w makiaweliczny sposób potrafią manipulować śledczymi, mediami i opinią publiczną.</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Czy istnieje zbrodnia doskonała? Jak nie stać się ofiarą? Czy w zabójcy można dostrzec dobro?</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">To książka dla osób o mocnych nerwach. Zawiera unikatowe dokumenty – autentyczne profile przestępców, a opisane w niej historie wydarzyły się naprawdę.</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">dr Maciej Szaszkiewicz – polski psycholog sądowy i profiler kryminalny, były adiunkt w Instytucie Ekspertyz Sądowych w Krakowie. Od ponad 30 lat zajmuje się badaniem psychiki osób popełniających najcięższe przestępstwa. Autor licznych publikacji naukowych z zakresu psychologii kryminalnej.</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment="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...
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<p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">CZY KAŻDY Z NAS MOŻE STAĆ SIĘ ZABÓJCĄ?</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Dr Maciej Szaszkiewicz, wybitny psycholog sądowy i prekursor profilowania w naszym kraju, po raz pierwszy odkrywa tajemnice swojego zawodu i opowiada o najgłośniejszych zbrodniach, którymi żyła cała Polska. W intrygującej rozmowie z dziennikarką Marią Mazurek wyjaśnia, jakie wydarzenia w życiu zwykłego człowieka mogą go doprowadzić do popełnienia najokrutniejszych czynów. W przenikliwy sposób opisuje też, co dzieje się w umyśle zabójcy oraz jak przestępcy w makiaweliczny sposób potrafią manipulować śledczymi, mediami i opinią publiczną.</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Czy istnieje zbrodnia doskonała? Jak nie stać się ofiarą? Czy w zabójcy można dostrzec dobro?</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">To książka dla osób o mocnych nerwach. Zawiera unikatowe dokumenty – autentyczne profile przestępców, a opisane w niej historie wydarzyły się naprawdę.</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true"><span data-slate-string="true">dr Maciej Szaszkiewicz – polski psycholog sądowy i profiler kryminalny, były adiunkt w Instytucie Ekspertyz Sądowych w Krakowie. Od ponad 30 lat zajmuje się badaniem psychiki osób popełniających najcięższe przestępstwa. Autor licznych publikacji naukowych z zakresu psychologii kryminalnej.</span></span></span></p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element"> </p> <p class="paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment="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...
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