Whether it invokes hard work or merely a hen-house, a good simile is like a good picture—it's worth a thousand words. Packed with more than 16,000 imaginative, colorful phrases—from “abandoned as a used Kleenex” to “quiet as an eel swimming in oil”—the Similes Dictionary will help any politician, writer, or lover of language find just the right saying, be it original or banal, verbose or succinct. Your thoughts will never be "as tedious as a twice-told tale" or "dry as the Congressional Record." Choose from elegant turns of phrases “as useful as a Swiss army knife” and “varied as expressions of the human face”.
How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You (only Audio)
The relaxed style of this book, presenting solid wisdom with a bit of scientific support, makes this book appealing, and, who knows, maybe it will make you more appealing, too! Hard to believe anything other than luck and maybe fate, never mind a book, can make someone fall in love with you, but oddly enough, Leil Lowndes seems to offer the advice that can do just that in How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You.
Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century (Audiobook)
Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, Lauren Slater takes us from a deep empathy with Stanley Milgram's obedience subjects to a funny and disturbing re-creation of an experiment questioning the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. Previously described only in academic journals and textbooks, these often daring experiments have never before been narrated as stories, chock-full of plot, wit, personality, and theme.
"The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a treasure — an elegant and powerful formula for true success and happiness. Robin S. Sharma has captured the wisdom of the ages and made it relevant for these turbulent times. I couldn't put it down." Joe Tye, author of Never Fear, Never Quit "A magnificent book. Robin S. Sharma is the next Og Mandino." Dottie Walters, author of Speak and Grow Rich "Novel approach to self-help makes advice easy to take." The Liberal "A wonderful story sharing lessons that can enrich your life." Ken Vegotsky, author of The Ultimate Power
Sloppy the tree dragon wants a hug, but Dewdrop the sprite isn't going to give him one, for a very good reason. Find out why you should never hug a tree dragon―especially a sloppy one.
