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‘A comic coming-of-age novel … it’s an exuberant caper with good period detail and the ironic wit’-Independent on Sunday ‘Hilarious ... Acito proves himself worthy of whatever praise people may want to throw his way ... High school as it should have been’ --Kirkus Reviews ‘BRAVO, BRAVO... More

A deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly theatrical and sexually confused New Jersey teenager's larcenous quest for his acting school tuition. It's 1983 in Wallingford, New Jersey, a sleepy bedroom community outside of Manhattan. Seventeen-year-old Edward Zanni, a feckless Ferris Bueller... More

When Edwards accidentally gets caught up in insider trading with a handsome stockbroker named Chad, only the help of his crew from "How I Paid for College" can rescue him from a stretch in Club Fed.In praising "the witty high school romp" "How I Paid for College," the "New York Times Book Review" sa... More

In today's fast-moving workplace, time has never had greater value - or been in shorter supply. Time Management provides you with the tools and techniques you need to make each minute count. Filled with workplace-tested strategies for either improving upon the systems you currently use or replacing ... More

Complete with an eight page photo insert filled with new photos, this updated edition includes new information on the third exciting film, Rowling's marriage, the process of writing "Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix," and much more.The heartwarming story behind J.K. Rowling's rise to fame--and... More

This is a book for anyone interested in history, what it is and where it comes from. Engaging and challenging, it confronts us with the many "histories" that exist and have existed around the world, from the Zulu kingdoms to Communist China. "The Use and Abuse of" "History" takes as its starting poi... More

The financial markets now deal in trillions of dollars and even slight movements in them can have a substantial effect on national economies, as well as individual businesses around the world. Being able to understand how financial markets work has become increasingly important to those in business ... More

A standard dictionary will tell you the meaning of a word, or a thesaurus will give you a list of synonyms, but only ary directs you straight to the word itself. ary is particularly helpful when you are looking for a descriptive or technical term, or when you know the subject or meaning but not the ... More