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NON-FICTION

NOV 2014

Major & Lead

9780062376572

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S$17.00

AMERICAN SNIPER MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION

A celebration of the remarkable life and legacy of fallen American hero Chris Kyle : This

commemorative memorial edition of Kyle's bestselling memoir features the full text of American

Sniper, plus more than eighty pages of remembrances by those whose lives he touched personally—

including his wife, Taya; his parents, brother, and children; Marcus Luttrell and other fellow Navy

SEALs; veterans and wounded warriors; lifelong friends; and many others.

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States

military history. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army

soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and

unforgettable, Kyle's masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the

greatest war memoirs of all time.

American Sniper also honors Kyle's fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in

moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyle's wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on

their marriage and children, as well as on Chris. Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American

Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of service and sacrifice that only one man could tell.

In cinemas: 17 Dec 2014 (TBA),

Directed by Clint Eastwood, cast includes Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller

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HAATCHI AND LITTLE B

By WENDY HOLDEN

On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, Haatchi the dog was hit over the head, and abandoned

on a railway line to be hit by a train. The driver saw the adorable five-month old Anatolian

Shepherd moments too late. Somehow, the terrified puppy survived the blood loss from his

partially severed leg and tail and managed to crawl away to safety. Fortunately, Haatchi was

rescued, although vets couldn't save his leg and tail.

A Facebook appeal brought him to the attention of a couple of kind-hearted dog lovers, Colleen

Drummond and Will Howkins, who are also the dad and stepmum of Owen (known to his family

as Little B for 'little buddy'). One look at Haatchi's expressive face told them all they needed to

know and the lucky dog moved into the Howkins' family home just six weeks after almost being

killed. Owen, now aged eight, has a rare genetic disorder which causes his muscles to tense

permanently. Largely confined to a wheelchair, he was withdrawn and anxious and found it

difficult to make friends.

But when Owen awoke the morning after Haatchi arrived he immediately fell in love with the

severely disabled rescue animal who would, in turn, rescue him. This book tells their inspiring

true story - one astonishing little boy and the very special dog who has changed his life forever.

View video on Haatchi and Little B here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIXoYHYEnkg

By CHRIS KYLE

Cover art to come

9781101873441

RANDOM HOUSE

S$18.00

WILD (MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION)

Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection.

A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that

broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.

At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s

death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with

nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience

or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific

Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and

she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild

powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all

odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

In cinemas: 5 Feb 2015, starring Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl

View movie trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVntjAUFa14

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PURE JOY

By DANIELLE STEEL

This is the perfect gift for all animal lovers. In this charming, heartfelt memoir, Danielle Steel

tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse, with a personality that could light up

an entire room.

Brimming with warmth and insight on every page, Danielle takes a look at the beloved pets

who have brought joy, and sometimes chaos, to her home through the years: from Minnie's

arrival at home in San Francisco to clothes shopping jaunts in Paris, Minnie's adventures

provide the perfect backdrop for a heartfelt look at the magic that dogs bring to our lives, and

how they become part of the family.

By CHERYL STRAYED

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9780008103613

HARPERPB

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SOE MANUAL: HOW TO BE AN AGENT IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

By SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

The actual course given to all secret agents in SOE before working behind enemy lines.

It includes everything you needed to know to go undercover - from documents, cover

stories and how to live off the land to how to get through an interrogation.

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British World War II organisation

formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe

against the Axis powers, and to aid local resistance movements. In late 1942, SOE was

asked to increase the number of agents to aid the invasion of mainland Europe. Part of

agent training was 'tradecraft' - the practical details on how to be a clandestine agent

behind enemy lines - which every agent had to attend at various bases centred around

Beaulie in Hampshire.

The course was a set of lectures and this book contains the actual text of those lectures

which were discovered in the National Archives this year. It is not only a fascinating insight

into the workings of one of the Second World Wars most famous and secretive

organisations, but is also a reminder of the huge danger anyone being dropped behind

enemy lines had to face.

9780007586400

HARPER UK

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THE SHAPE OF SHIT TO COME

By ALAN MCARTHUR

We've seen the future. And it's shit. From the authors of the mega-selling Is It Just Me or

Is Everything Shit? Once, we were promised a sci-fi future that never arrived. But what if

it really is on its way now?

The Shape of Shit to Come takes a funny tour of the future taking shape before our eyes

- a future of sex robots, hotels in space, kids making their own pets with gene-splicing

kits and people planning, for real, how they can turn themselves into hyper-intelligent

genetically enriched cyborg immortals of the future. Because these things are happening.

As of yet only the geeks are talking about this stuff. But is that wise? Shouldn't we all be

getting with the programme? Otherwise we're leaving the future of humanity in the hands

of people who ride scooters

9780007585557

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By AMY TAN

Cover ART TO COME

Life can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster of ups and downs.

May the Thoughts Be with You is a tool to guide you as you make your way

through this often-challenging existence. Like a supportive friend, it will help you

to move through life with more joy, clarity and a stronger sense of purpose.

Charlotte created these illustrated, uplifting thoughts to inspire herself to improve

her own life while suffering from depression and feeling stuck in an office job that

she did not enjoy. When she became ill with RSI, Charlotte finally plucked up the

courage to compile the thoughts into a book and self-publish it.

The response she received was overwhelmingly positive, with customers at her

market stall in London's Notting Hill regularly bursting into tears of relief on

reading one of the thoughts that spoke directly to them, and thousands of copies

of her self-published book have sold by word of mouth alone.

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MAY THE THOUGHTS BE WITH YOU

By CHARLOTTE REED

9781455557073

HACHETTE BK GRP

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LEARNING FROM THE GIANTS

If you could spend a few minutes with the giants of faith in the Old Testament in person,

what lessons would they share with you?

In LEARNING FROM THE GIANTS John C. Maxwell draws on fifty years of studying the

Bible to share the stories of Elijah, Elisha, Job, Jacob, Deborah, Isaiah, Jonah, Joshua and

Daniel. These people fought and won epic battles, served kings, and endured great

hardships for God to come out on the other side transformed through His grace. Through

them Maxwell explores timeless lessons we can learn about leadership, ourselves, and

our relationship with God.

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MAP OF HEAVEN

By EBEN ALEXANDER

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages

of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual

experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings.

When Proof of Heaven was published, some readers contacted Dr. Eben Alexander to

argue that his near-death experience was impossible. But many more have written to say

his story resonated with them in profound ways. Thanks to them, Dr. Alexander came to

realize that sharing his story has allowed people to rediscover what so many in ancient

times knew: there is more to life—and to the universe—than this single earthly life.

Dr. Alexander met and heard from thousands of individuals whom his story has affected.

He, with coauthor Ptolemy Tompkins, also studied what the world’s religious traditions,

philosophers, and scientists have had to say about the soul’s survival of death. He has

been deeply surprised at how often those voices from the past sync up with what he hears

from people today.

In The Map of Heaven, he shares some of the stories that people have told him and links

them to what the world’s spiritual traditions and its latest scientific insights have to say

about the journey of the soul.

By JOHN C. MAXWELL

9781476766409

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

S$25.00

9780062385529

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DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T GIVE IN

By LOUIS ZAMPERINIAmerican hero Louis Zamperini shares his wisdom, values, lessons, secrets, and other insights

gleaned from his remarkable experiences in this powerful and inspiring book.

Louis Zamperini’s struggle to survive the unimaginable—brought to life in his autobiography Devil at

My Heels and in Laura Hillenbrand’s #1 New York Times bestseller and its film adaptation,

Unbroken—elevated him to his rightful place among our country’s greatest heroes. Now, Zamperini

reveals the wisdom he learned along his incredible journey.

Faced with one misfortune after another—a plane crash, the shark-filled waters of the Pacific, a

brutal Japanese prisoner of war camp—Zamperini could have given up a

thousand times. Instead, he chose to see every hardship as a challenge that

he was determined to overcome.

Enduring the perils of World War II, Zamperini continued to find adventure at e

very turn—from crashing weddings to facing down Frank Sinatra in a fight to

getting mixed up in a bank robbery. Until his death at 97 he remained undaunted;

happy, sharp-minded, and healthy, and continued to engage life to its fullest.

Must watch: Angelina Jolie & Louis Zamperini Talk 'Unbroken' on Today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fusX7zNutN8

Must watch: Remembering the "Unbroken" spirit of Louis Zamperini:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyhFPqRZE9c

LOUIS ZAMPERINI

9781781802991

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F**K IT IS THE ANSWER

By JOHN C. PARKIN

This fun, interactive book takes the liberating F**k It philosophy - of not worrying so much, letting go more, caring less about what others think and doing your own thing - into a magic 8-ball format that will answer any question you ask.

We all have questions. And the bestselling F**k It books have provided hundreds of thousands of people around the world with answers that work in real life. In F**k It is the Answer, John C. Parkin adds another element to the mix, and recruits the magical powers of your own unconscious ...or 'fate' ...or 'spirit' ...or whatever it is that seems to guide us to the correct answer when we allow it.

When we relax, trust, and go with the flow, we allow to unfold whatever worldly or unworldly magic it is that makes this work. So ...ask your question, and turn to any page in the book for an instant dose of F**k It wisdom!

BM: GEN Z EFFECT

One of the most profound changes in business and society is the emergence of the post-Millennial

generation, Gen Z. While every new generation has faced its share of disruption in technology,

economics, politics and society, no other generation in the history of mankind has had the ability to

connect every human being on the planet to each other and in the process to provide the

opportunity for each person to be fully educated, socially and economically engaged.

What might this mean for business, markets, and educational institutions in the future? In this

revolutionary new book, The Gen Z Effect: The Six Forces Shaping the Future of Business, authors

Tom Koulopoulos and Dan Keldsen delve into a vision of the future where disruptive invention and

reinvention is the acknowledged norm, touching almost every aspect of how we work, live and play.

From radical new approaches to marketing and manufacturing to the potential obliteration of

intellectual property and the shift to mass innovation, to the decimation of our oldest learning

institutions through open source and adaptive learning,

The Gen Z Effect provides a mind-bending view of why we will need to embrace Gen Z as the last,

best hope for taking on the world’s biggest challenges and opportunities, and how you can prepare

yourself and your business for the greatest era of disruption, prosperity, and progress the world has

ever experienced.

Visit http://www.thegenzeffect.com/ for more.

By KELDSEN KOULOPOULOS

9781629560311

PERSEUS INTERNATIONAL

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With millions of products on the market already and new ones coming every day, the

wholesale economy has plenty of room for growth. Budding entrepreneurs who like

making deals and money but don’t care for the daily grind will find that there’s tons of

money to be made in the middle as a wholesaler.

With insider secrets for beating the competition and step-by-step instruction on how to

start making money today, this fully revised third edition also covers he Internet’s growing

role in distribution, effective strategies for dealing with shrinking profit margins, and

specific product lines to focus on for maximum success. This easy-to-read guide covers

locating manufacturers and retailers, securing product exclusives, and identifying prime

locations for wholesale distributorship.

By BRIDGET McCREA

9781599185453

PERSEUS INTERNATIONAL

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EP: START YOUR OWN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS

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EP:NO B.S. RUTHLESS MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE & PROFITS

By DAN S. KENNEDY

What does it really take to get productivity from people and, by doing so, maximum profits

for a business? With a nod to Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and other ruthless yet

highly successful managers, Dan S. Kennedy delivers the answer.

In this new edition, Kennedy expands on his proven (if radical) strategies to get

accountability, profitability, and productivity from employees. In his traditional No B.S.

style, Kennedy kicks traditional leadership and management ideas squarely in the teeth

with a realistic, straightforward assessment of the real relationship between business

owners and their employees.

Uncompromising strategies help managers gain iron-fisted control and get the results they

demand. This take-no-prisoners advice liberates entrepreneurs to act in their best interests

and insist on implementation of their objectives. And it leads to a cooperative, high-

performance team when traditional textbook methods fail.

Topics include learning how to hire profitable employees, taking home as much money as

possible, making every employee's job a profit center, managing the powerful force of

word of mouth, compressing the time between idea and action for maximum profits, and

posing questions to individuals that force them to think and improve productivity.

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9781422168110

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HBR: CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Addressing the critical issue of knowledge transfer within an organization, this book offers

practical advice on how to structure the transition of documented information and the even

more valuable non-documented knowledge that outgoing staffers have—before it leaves

with them.

Whether a result of a retirement, an acquisition, promotions, transfers, or layoffs—all

organizations have lost what these authors call "deep smarts" when workers leave. Now,

Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap, coauthors of the popular Deep Smarts, and their

coauthor Gavin Barton offer a solution. The trio has constructed a new approach that not

only helps organizations put in place the structures and practices to pass along knowledge

from expert to successor, but also identifies tacit knowledge—knowledge that is largely

undocumented and lives inside of people's heads.

By SWAP LEONARD

9781629560342

PERSEUS

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HBR: SEARCH

Search is as old as language. We've always needed to find something in the jumble of

human creation. The first web was nothing more than passing verbal histories down the

generations so others could find and remember how not to get eaten; the first search used

the power of written language to build simple indexes in printed books, leading to the

Dewey Decimal system and reverse indices in more modern times. Then digital happened.

Besides having profound societal impacts, it also made the act of searching almost

impossibly complex for both engines and searchers.

Information isn’t just words; it is pictures, videos, thoughts tagged with geocode data,

routes, physical world data, and, increasingly, the machines themselves reporting their

condition and listening to others’.

Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter holds up a mirror to our time to see if

search can keep up. Author Stefan Weitz explores the idea of access to help readers

understand how we are inventing new ways to search and access data through devices in

more places and with more capabilities. We are at the cusp of imbuing our generation with

superpowers, but only if we fundamentally rethink what search is, how people can use it,

and what we should demand of it.

9781422193440

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HBR: FAIL BETTER

By PENN & SASTRYIf you're aiming to innovate, failure along the way is a given. But can you fail better?

Whether you're rolling out a new product from a city-view office or rolling up your sleeves

to deliver a social service in the field, learning why and how to embrace failure can help

you do better, faster. Smart leaders, entrepreneurs, and change agents design their

innovation projects with a key idea in mind: ensure that every failure is maximally useful.

In Fail Better, Anjali Sastry and Kara Penn show how to create the conditions, culture, and

habits to systematically, ruthlessly, and quickly figure out what works, in three steps:

1. Launch every innovation project with the right groundwork

2. Build and refine ideas and products through iterative action

3. Identify and embed the learning

Fail Better teaches you how to design your efforts to test the boundaries of your thinking,

explore crucial interdependencies, and find the factors that can shift results from just

acceptable to groundbreaking--or even world-changing.

You may be a Fortune 500 manager, scrappy start-up innovator, social impact visionary,

or simply leading your own small project. If you aim to break through without breaking the

bank--or ruining your reputation--this book is for you.

By STEFAN WEITZ

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HBR: WELL-DESIGNED

By JON KOLKO

A new way to create—and then disrupt

Industry disruption is no longer isolated to a unique product or service. Today's consumer

needs engagement in order to be swayed to interact, connect, and buy your next offering.

Achieve this and you'll achieve success. Sharp and refreshing, design insider and expert

Jon Kolko offers a new view and usable process for conceiving and building powerful,

emotionally resonant new products in this new book.

In Well-Designed, Kolko—VP at MyEdu and Founder and Director of the Austin Center for

Design--shows how deep, meaningful engagement happens when products and services

are delivered in an authentic way, when consumers see them less like manufactured

artifacts and more like good friends. The key is empathy-driven design thinking, using a

process of storytelling and iteration, with results that provoke emotion, change behavior,

and create deep engagement.

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