Find out how to throw a custard pie and tame a lion, as well as how to make a time capsule and navigate by the stars.

Shows how the psychology of persuasion can provide insights for those interested in improving their ability to persuade others - whether in the workplace, at home or even on the internet.

{tf1ansiansicpg1252deff0{fonttbl{f0fnilfcharset0 Arial;}}viewkind4uc1pardlang2057fs18 Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career a

Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and forth to visit relatives. When Disneyland opened just a couple of ...

From Steve Martin, one of our best-loved comedians, a fantastic new novel with an unforgettably weird, original and ultimately engaging character - Daniel Pecan Cambridge.

Offers an account of the changing role of inspection in public services management. This book outlines the debates about providing inspection that encourages not only accountability but also effective service provision and best practice.

Legendary comedian and actor Steve Martin's memoir of his early years in showbusiness

A highly acclaimed L.A. fable by one of Hollywood's greatest comics

The film of Steve Martin's hugely successful novel stars Steve Martin in the lead role with Claire Danes (TERMINATOR 3, THE HOURS, LITTLE WOMEN) and Bridgette Wilson (THE WEDDING PLANNER, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER).

Every hero needs a sense of adventure. Are you ready for the challenge?

This handy 180-page book offers a great overview of QuickTime Pro, including a fundamental explanation of video encoding and an invaluable look-up guide of video codecs and the QuickTime Pro interface. Includes step-by-step tutorials for the five things people do most with QuickTime Pro: Capturing, editing, using different video tracks, exporting, and scripting QuickTime Pro actions with ...

The thrust of this book is that you should exercise great care in doing business with sign companies. All sign companies are not rogues, however; there are many good companies. This book will help customers to single them out, to the commercial disadvantage of the remainder. For those who buy a lot of signage, this book offers a useful aide-memoir. You are probably aware of the endemic problems

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Based on an effective and popular sales programme used by many leading blue chip companies, this is the book to offer great sales technique guidelines with refreshing clarity and brevity.

The Fish Short Story Prize is a worldwide competition, and the winners each year are published in an anthology. The 2003 anthology contains stories by Andrew Lloyd-Jones ( Feathers and Cigarettes ), Geona Edwards ( The Terrible Eyes of Big Hawkins ) and Katy Darby ( Pussycat, Pussycat ).