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National Service - Richard Vinen - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller Richard Vinen''s National Service is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. With great sympathy and curiosity, Vinen unpicks the myths of the two ''gap years'', which all British men who came of age between 1945 and the early 1960s had to fill with National Service. This book is fascinating to those who endured or even enjoyed their time in uniform, but also to anyone wishing to understand the unique nature of post-war Britain.

DKK 168.00

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The Penguin History of Modern Russia - Robert Service - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Robert Service''s The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century provides a superb panorama of Russia in the modern age. Russia''s recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror and two world wars, and the country is still undergoing huge change. In his acclaimed history, now revised and updated with a new introduction and final chapter, Robert Service explores the complex, changing interaction between rulers and ruled from Tsar Nicholas II, through the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917; from Lenin and Stalin through to Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin and beyond. This new edition also discusses Russia''s unresolved economic and social difficulties and its determination to regain its leading role on the world stage and explains how, despite the recent years of de-communization, the seven decades of communist rule which penetrated every aspect of life still continue to influence Russia today. ''Always well-informed and balanced in his judgements, clear and concise in his analysis ... Service is extremely good on Soviet politics'' Orlando Figes, Sunday Telegraph ''A fine book ... it is a dizzying tale and Service tells it well; he has none of the ideological baggage that has so often bedevilled Western histories of Russia'' Brian Moynahan, Sunday Times Robert Service is a Fellow of the British Academy and of St Antony''s College, Oxford. He has written several books, including the highly acclaimed Lenin: A Biography , Russia: Experiment with a People , Stalin: A Biography and Comrades: A History of World Communism , as well as many other books on Russia''s past and present. His most recent book, Trotsky , has been shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize.

DKK 182.00

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Maternity Service - Emma Barnett - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The essential companion for every mother embarking on maternity leave'In one important sense maternity leave is poorly named, as it involves no actual leave. You are constantly on, even when your offspring is having a nap. There is nothing restful about it. In another sense maternity leave is aptly named, because it’s a period of leave from all you know: taking leave of one’s mind, body, job, and relationships'When Emma Barnett began her second maternity leave, she realized that, despite having been there before, as soon as her first leave finished the rose-tinted lenses had descended and she immediately forgot what the experience was actually like when you’re in it. This collective forgetting, which leads to well-meaning comments such as ‘enjoy every minute’ and ‘treasure this special time’, is doing a disservice to women, leaving them unprepared for the more complicated reality of what it means to be on maternity service. In this warmly reassuring, refreshingly honest book, Emma sets out to capture this reality, in real time while on her latest tour of duty. She isn’t offering advice on sleep-training or weaning or helping your baby reach milestones. Instead, this book is a celebration and acknowledgement of the work of being on maternity leave, with its soaring highs and challenging lows, and its impact on how women feel about our purpose and ourselves. 'Kind, funny, smart, soothing and radical ... This book is a hot cup of tea, a steadying hand on an arm, a baton passed with care and compassion ... A true gift for mothers, and an act of service in itself. This book will change lives' LUCY JONES, author of Matrescence

DKK 119.00

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Maternity Service - Emma Barnett - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The essential companion for every mother embarking on maternity leave ''In one important sense maternity leave is poorly named, as it involves no actual leave. You are constantly on, even when your offspring is having a nap. There is nothing restful about it. In another sense maternity leave is aptly named, because it’s a period of leave from all you know: taking leave of one’s mind, body, job, and relationships'' When Emma Barnett began her second maternity leave, she realized that, despite having been there before, as soon as her first leave finished the rose-tinted lenses had descended and she immediately forgot what the experience was actually like when you’re in it. This collective forgetting, which leads to well-meaning comments such as ‘enjoy every minute’ and ‘treasure this special time’, is doing a disservice to women, leaving them unprepared for the more complicated reality of what it means to be on maternity service .In this warmly reassuring, refreshingly honest book, Emma sets out to capture this reality, in real time while on her latest tour of duty . She isn’t offering advice on sleep-training or weaning or helping your baby reach milestones. Instead, this book is a celebration and acknowledgement of the work of being on maternity leave, with its soaring highs and challenging lows, and its impact on how women feel about our purpose and ourselves. ''Kind, funny, smart, soothing and radical ... This book is a hot cup of tea, a steadying hand on an arm, a baton passed with care and compassion ... A true gift for mothers, and an act of service in itself. This book will change lives'' LUCY JONES, author of Matrescence

DKK 139.00

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The Governor - John Lonergan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In his talks to communities throughout the length and breath of Ireland, John Lonergan finds himself coming back to one theme: the importance of kindness. It is an unexpected theme for the former boss of Ireland''s biggest and toughest prison, Mountjoy, but then John Lonergan is an unusual man. John entered the prison service in 1968 and in the years that followed, as he saw human nature at its worst - and often, unexpectedly, at its best - he developed a deep understanding both of human nature and of Irish society.Now, after 42 years in the service, 26 of them as the most senior prison officer in the country, John tells his fascinating life story - from his idyllic childhood in rural Tipperary, to coming face to face with the ugliest face of Irish life, to grappling with the politics of working in a service that was the plaything of officials and politicians. His description of life in the prison service is not only a gripping account of humanity at its rawest, but also an invaluable primer for anyone in top level management.Revealing, surprising and inspiring The Governor gives a unique insight into modern Ireland.

DKK 159.00

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The Secret Service of Tea and Treason - India Holton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE RIOTOUSLY FUNNY AND JOYOUSLY ROMANTIC THIRD NOVEL IN THE DANGEROUS DAMSELS SERIES THAT TIKTOK CAN''T GET ENOUGH OF! Two rival spies. One fake marriage. What could possibly go wrong . . . ''A funny, captivating and magical story ! I loved the chemistry between the characters'' @boekhopper---- When rumours of an assassination plot against the Queen begin to circulate, Alice is immediately assigned to the case. However, she won''t be working alone. Enter Daniel Bixby. Unflappable master spy and Alice''s greatest rival. Together they must assume the identity of husband and wife in order to gain access to the traitor party. Alice is determined to remain professional. This is work after all. But when an attraction starts to grow there may be more at stake than just the throne . . . Tropes/themes: 1. Only one bed2. Enemies to lovers3. Strong female leads4. Fake marriage---- Readers are OBSESSED with the Dangerous Damsels series ''Incredible! Sensational! Fantastic ! So charming your inner Lizzie Bennet will swoon'' 5***** Reader Review ''OBSESSED. If you love playful dialogue and language, fun characters, and interesting worlds , I recommend'' 5**** Reader Review! ''Witty and entertaining . A literary delight! Think Jane Austen meets Jack Sparrow'' 5***** Reader Review ''Wondrous, whimsical, wiccan follow-up to its flying house pirate predecessor, building upon this magical, Victorian-soaked world deftly and capably'' 5***** Reader Review ''SPECTACULAR . Just the sort of absolute madness which one needs in a book!'' 5***** Reader Review ''Victorian lady assassins fighting the patriarchy, flying houses, AND . . . an ONLY ONE BED trope?! Fun fun fun'' 5***** Reader Review PRAISE FOR THE DANGEROUS DAMSELS ''As much fun as the English language will permit'' New York Times Book Review ''Melds the Victorian wit of Sherlock Holmes with the brash adventuring of Indiana Jones . . . A sprightly feminist tale that offers everything from an atmospheric Gothic abbey to secret societies'' Entertainment Weekly ''With secret identities, secret doors, and secret histories to spare, this high-octane layer-cake of escapism hits the spot'' Publishers Weekly

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The Effortless Experience - Rick Delisi - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A new breakthrough idea about how to win customer loyalty from Matthew Dixon, the bestselling author of The Challenger Sale Everyone knows that the best way to create customer loyalty is with service so good, so over the top, that it surprises and delights. But what if everyone is wrong? In their acclaimed bestseller The Challenger Sale , Matthew Dixon and his colleagues at CEB busted longstanding myths about sales. Now they''ve turned to a new vital business subject - customer loyalty - with a book that turns conventional wisdom on its head.Companies devote untold time and resources trying to dazzle customers. Yet CEB''s careful research proves that is wildly overrated: loyalty has a lot more to do with how well companies deliver on their basic promises than on how dazzling the service experience might be. Forget bells and whistles and just solve your customer''s problems. The Effortless Experience lays out the four pillars of a low-effort customer experience, with robust data, insights and profiles. Here are tools and templates you can start applying right away to improve service, reduce costs, and ultimately generate the elusive loyalty that the ''dazzle factor'' fails to deliver.The rewards are there for the taking, and the pathway to achieving them is now clearly marked.''A business detective story, in which cherished truths are systematically investigated-and frequently debunked'' -Dan Heath, coauthor of Decisive , Switch , and Made to Stick Matt Dixon is Executive Director of the Sales & Service Practice at CEB. He is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review , and his previous book, The Challenger Sale , was a Wall Street Journal bestseller Nick Toman is Senior Director of Research for CEB''s Sales & Services Practice and is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Rick DeLisi is Senior Director of Advisory Services for CEB''s Sales & Service Practice and a noted public speaker and facilitator.

DKK 168.00

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The Defence of the Realm - Christopher Andrew - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Sensationally good ... A riveting story, the real-life spooks and spies far more compelling than anything you will see on the screen ... history doesn''t come more fascinating than this'' Evening Standard For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have defended Britain against enemy subversion. Their work has remained shrouded in secrecy - until now. This first-ever authorized account reveals the British Security Service as never before: its inner workings, its clandestine operations, its failures and its triumphs. ''Definitive and fascinating ... whether reporting on Hitler in the 1930s, the Double-Cross System of the second world war, Zionist terrorism, the atom spies, the Cambridge spies, the so-called Wilson plot or the 1988 shooting of the IRA bombers in Gibraltar, this book is essential reading'' Alan Judd, Spectator ''The British Secret Service has opened its archives - and even ''insiders'' may be in for a surprise ... magisterial ... extremely readable'' Oleg Gordievsky, The Times ''Compelling ... a feast'' Max Hastings, Sunday Times ''A superb account ... He has captured every important detail of the Service ... unlikely to be surpassed for another 100 years'' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph

DKK 182.00

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Mrs Woolf and the Servants - Alison Light - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Virginia Woolf was a feminist and a bohemian but without her servants – cooking, cleaning and keeping house - she might never have managed to write. Mrs Woolf and The Servants explores the hidden history of service. Through Virginia Woolf’s extensive diaries and letters and brilliant detective work, Alison Light chronicles the lives of those forgotten women who worked behind the scenes in Bloomsbury, and their fraught relations with one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers.

DKK 161.00

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A History of Venice - John Julius Norwich - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium , John Julius Norwich''s classic history of Venice A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world''s busiest and most powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Rich in fascinating historical detail, populated by extraordinary characters and packed with a wealth of incident and intrigue, this is a brilliant testament to a great city - and a great and gripping read.''Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done'' Sunday Times ''Will become the standard English work of Venetian history'' Financial Times ''The standard Venetian history in English'' The Times ''Norwich has the gift of historical perspective, as well as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he'' Spectator John Julius Norwich was born in 1929. He was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, at Eton, at the University of Strasbourg and, after a spell of National Service in the Navy, at New College, Oxford, where he took a degree in French and Russian. In 1952 he joined the Foreign Service, where he remained for twelve years, serving at the embassies in Belgrade and Beirut. In 1964 he resigned from the service to write. He is the author of histories of Norman Sicily, the Republic of Venice and the Byzantine Empire. He has written and presented some thirty historical documentaries on television, and is a regular lecturer on Venice and numerous other subjects.

DKK 182.00

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The Set-up - Felix Riley - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Framed for murder. Three days to clear his name. New York City - present day.Mike Byrne wants to know who framed him for murder. The N.Y.P.D want Byrne locked up. The U.S Secret Service want Byrne dead. Detective Jenni Martinez just wants her gun and her badge back. Thing is, you don''t always get what you want. Mike Byrne has three days to stop a deadly game that will bring America to its knees - and he''s just been set up.

DKK 168.00

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William IV (Penguin Monarchs) - Roger Knight - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''He had brought nothing but trouble to the navy: how would he fare as King?'' Known as the ''Sailor King'', William IV was sent to join the navy by his father to discipline him, but instead became notorious for his calamitous years of service, his debts and his relationship with the actress Mrs Jordan. Yet, as Roger Knight''s biography shows, William also helped see the country through the great constitutional crisis of its age, enabling the smooth succession of his niece Victoria.

DKK 86.00

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Southern Mail / Night Flight - Antoine De Saint Exupery - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an intrepid and eccentric adventurer, transferred his passion for flying to the written word by writing several classics of aviation literature, including Southern Mail and Night Flight. Based on Saint-Exupéry''s trail-blazing flights for the French airmail service over the Sahara and later, the Andes, these two novels evoke the tragic courage and nobility of the airborne pioneers who took enormous risks, flying in open cock-pits in planes that were often fragile and unstable.

DKK 127.00

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Nee Naw - Suzi Brent - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Suzi: "Ambulance service, what''s the problem?" Caller: "Help! My baby''s not breathing!" When you dial 999 for an ambulance, Suzi''s could be the voice you hear on the other end of the phone. Working in one of the country''s busiest control rooms, it is her job to stay on the phone until the ambulance arrives, and to give instructions that could save your life. From taking the first calls after the terrorist attacks on 7th July 2005, to delivering a baby over the phone, whether helping the child whose mum has attempted suicide, or dealing with the many regular callers - serial hoaxer The Banana Man, Sally the young alcoholic and Mad Brenda, each with their own surprising stories to tell - Suzi has heard it all. Nee Naw will take you on a whirlwind tour of life in the emergency lane, introducing you to some unforgettable characters. Suzi Brent will make you laugh, she''ll make you cry, but never again will you dial 999 for a broken finger... Suzi: "Ambulance service, what''s the problem?" Caller: "I''ve eaten too much, and now I feel really sick. Can you die from eating too much?"

DKK 161.00

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Prince of Fire - Daniel Silva - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

On a bright morning in Rome, a terrible explosion rips a hole in the Israeli embassy. Moments later, four gunmen cut down survivors as they stagger from the burning building. Gabriel Allon is hastily recalled to Israel and drawn once more into the heart of the secret service he''d hoped to leave behind. For the blast has led to a disturbing revelation: a dossier that strips away Allon''s secrets and lays bare his history. A dossier that had fallen into terrorist hands . . .

DKK 127.00

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The Man in the Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In the final adventure of the Musketeers, THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK sees D''Artagnan remain in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have gone their separate ways. Meanwhile a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask languishes in the Bastille, where he has been for eighteen years. When the destinies of the King and the prisoner converge, D''Artagnan and the Three Musketeers must face the ultimate conflict of loyalties. The Man in the Iron Mask is an incomparabletale of honour, loyalty and adventure.

DKK 112.00

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The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings - Olaudah Equiano - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, and a precursor to the famous nineteenth-century slave narratives, Equiano''s The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain.The Interesting Narrative is a spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics and economics.

DKK 141.00

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A Short History of Byzantium - John Julius Norwich - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Short History of Byzantium is renowned historian, and author of A History of Venice , John Julius Norwich''s classic history of Byzantium Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence . . .Here then are the centuries dominated by ferocious arguments over the nature of Christ and his Church. By knowledge, where scholars and scribes preserved the heritage of the ancient world. By emperors like Justinian the Great and Basil the Bulgar-Slayer - men pious, heroic or monstrous. By creativity, as art and architecture soared to new heights. In this abridgement of his celebrated trilogy, John Julius Norwich provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium.''Norwich has the gift of historical perspective, as well as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he'' Spectator ''A real-life epic of love and war, accessible to anyone'' Independent on Sunday ''Norwich tells a remarkable story with boundless zest. He offers character sketches of the appalling personages who infest his narrative . . . with the assurance of a Macauley or a Gibbon'' Daily Telegraph John Julius Norwich was born in 1929. He was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, at Eton, at the University of Strasbourg and, after a spell of National Service in the Navy, at New College, Oxford, where he took a degree in French and Russian. In 1952 he joined the Foreign Service, where he remained for twelve years, serving at the embassies in Belgrade and Beirut. In 1964 he resigned from the service to write. He is the author of histories of Norman Sicily, the Republic of Venice and the Byzantine Empire. He has written and presented some thirty historical documentaries on television, and is a regular lecturer on Venice and numerous other subjects.

DKK 182.00

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London - Roy Porter - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Roy Porter, a historian of formidable range, turns to urban history in this marvellously lucid, informative and passionate book... Porter''s facts are always at the service of the narrative, which has a finely maintained momentum, balancing statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, Spark, ... a timely and brilliant book.'' CLAIRE TOMALIN, EVENING STANDARD ''A vivid celebration of the city, but also an elegy for its decline, bubbling with statistics and anecdote, from Boadicea to Betjeman.'' RICHARD HOLMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR

DKK 152.00

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Spy Sinker - Len Deighton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Dazzling ingenuity and cleverness'' Independent ''Chilling ... the writing is crisp and brutal'' Daily Telegraph Of all the mysteries Bernard Samson has encountered, the greatest is his wife Fiona. Dedicated agent of the Service and a woman of secrets, she will risk everything to play the long game. As the truth about the decision that shattered their marriage is gradually revealed, the web of deception that has snared Bernard for ten years begins to unravel. In the gripping, tragic finale of the Hook, Line and Sinker trilogy, everything we thought we knew is brought into question.A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL

DKK 119.00

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My Happy Days In Hell - Gyorgy Faludy - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

My Happy Days in Hell (1962) is Gyorgy Faludy''s grimly beautiful autobiography of his battle to survive tyranny and oppression. Fleeing Hungary in 1938 as the German army approaches, acclaimed poet Faludy journeys to Paris, where he finds a lover but merely a cursory asylum. When the French capitulate to the Nazis, Faludy travels to North Africa, then on to America, where he volunteers for military service. Missing his homeland and determined to do the right thing, he returns - only to be imprisoned, tortured, and slowly starved, eventually becoming one of only twenty-one survivors of his camp.

DKK 136.00

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carre - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesA Russian mole has infiltrated the British establishment - and the spymaster Smiley must dig them out... George Smiley, formerly of the Secret Intelligence Service, is contemplating his new life in retirement when he is called back on an unexpected mission. His task is to hunt down an agent implanted by Moscow Central at the very heart of the Circus - one who has been buried deep there for years. The dogged, troubled Smiley can discount nobody from being the traitor, even if it is one of those closest to him.

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A Legacy of Spies - John Le Carre - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''A brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon'' Evening Standard ''Vintage le Carré. Immensely clever, breathtaking. Really, not since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold has le Carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect'' John Banville, Guardian Peter Guillam, former disciple of George Smiley in the British Secret Service, has long retired to Brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to London. The reason? Cold War ghosts have come back to haunt him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of the Service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the Berlin Wall. Somebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater good . . . ''Utterly engrossing and perfectly pitched. There is only one le Carré. Eloquent, subtle, sublimely paced'' Daily Mail ''Splendid, fast-paced, riveting'' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times ''Remarkable. It gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 years. Like wine, le Carré''s writing has got richer with age'' The Times ''Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He''s in the first rank'' Ian McEwan''One of those writers who will be read a century from now'' Robert Harris Sunday Times bestseller, September 2017

DKK 119.00

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The Art of the Start 2.0 - Guy Kawasaki - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE CLASSIC BESTSELLING GUIDE TO LAUNCHING AND MAKING YOUR NEW PRODUCT, SERVICE OR IDEA A SUCCESS. ''The ultimate entrepreneurship handbook'' - Arianna Huffington Whether you''re an aspiring entrepreneur, small-business owner, intrapreneur, or not-for-profit leader, there''s no shortage of advice on topics such as innovating, recruiting, fund raising, and branding. In fact, there are so many books, articles, websites, blogs, webinars, and conferences that many startups focus on the wrong priorities and go broke before they succeed. The Art of the Start 2.0 solves that problem by distilling Guy Kawasaki''s decades of experience as one of the most hardworking and irreverent strategists in the business world. Guy understands the seismic changes in business over the last decade: Once-invulnerable market leaders are struggling. Many of the basics of getting established have become easier, cheaper, and more democratic. Business plans are no longer necessary. Social media has replaced PR and advertising as the key method of promotion. Crowdfunding is now a viable alternative to investors. The cloud makes basic infrastructure affordable for almost any new venture. The Art of the Start 2.0 will show you how to effectively deploy all these tools. It will help you master the fundamental challenges that have not changed: building a strong team, creating an awesome product or service, and facing down your competition.

DKK 127.00

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My Family and Other Spies - Alistair Wood - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Pre-order this unforgettable memoir of life in a family like no other, and their extraordinary, eccentric part in half a century of espionage . . ."Simply stunning ... might be the best non-fiction book I’ve ever read about post-war SIS" - CHARLES BEAUMONT ‘It has always been inculcated into me that no good could ever come of having anything to do with my father …’ As a boy, Alistair Wood lived within the (very high) walls of a Secret Intelligence Service – or MI6 – training camp, surrounded by some of the most senior - and colourful - characters in SIS history. After all, he was family. His mother was one of a handful of women to have operated behind the lines in post-war Berlin. His father, once one of Britain’s most highly-regarded intelligence officers, was an absent and perplexing figure, the reasons for his sudden departure from the Service still classified to this day. But Wood’s search for the truth took him on a journey more remarkable than even he had imagined. My Family and Other Spies is a gripping exploration of an extraordinary, scarcely believable life, a globe-trotting spy story that spans a half century from the gathering storm before the Second World War to the fall of Communism, and a son’s reckoning with the secrets of the past.

DKK 126.00

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National Service - Richard Vinen - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Penguin History of Modern Russia - Robert Service - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Maternity Service - Emma Barnett - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Maternity Service - Emma Barnett - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Governor - John Lonergan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Secret Service of Tea and Treason - India Holton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Effortless Experience - Rick Delisi - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Defence of the Realm - Christopher Andrew - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Mrs Woolf and the Servants - Alison Light - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A History of Venice - John Julius Norwich - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Set-up - Felix Riley - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

William IV (Penguin Monarchs) - Roger Knight - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Southern Mail / Night Flight - Antoine De Saint Exupery - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Nee Naw - Suzi Brent - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Prince of Fire - Daniel Silva - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Man in the Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings - Olaudah Equiano - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Short History of Byzantium - John Julius Norwich - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

London - Roy Porter - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Spy Sinker - Len Deighton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

My Happy Days In Hell - Gyorgy Faludy - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Le Carre - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Legacy of Spies - John Le Carre - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Art of the Start 2.0 - Guy Kawasaki - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

My Family and Other Spies - Alistair Wood - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

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