Benjamin Mee Knihy

Novinár a spisovateľ Benjamin Mee sa s manželkou Katherine a dvoma deťmi rozhodli zanechať mestský život v stiesnenom londýnskom byte. Presťahovali sa na francúzsky vidiek, kde ich nadchlo pokojné prírodné prostredie. Žiaľ, idyla netrvala dlho, Katherine sa neočakávane musela podrobiť liečbe mozgového nádoru. Tu ich aj zastihla správa, že doma v Anglicku v grófstve Devon je na predaj schátraná zoologická záhrada. Do budúceho rodinného podniku sa zapojila aj Benjaminova matka a brat Duncan. To, čo všetci považovali za šialený nápad, sa – na druhý pokus – uskutočnilo. Stali sa majiteľmi zoo s dvesto divými zvieratami, hoci o jej prevádzke či ošetrovaní zvierat nevedeli skoro nič. Záhrada bola spustnutá, nevyhnutne potrebovala nákladnú rekonštrukciu, zvieratá v zúboženom stave – a problémy na seba nedali dlho čakať. Z výbehu utečie jaguár, rozpočet je obmedzený, personál čoraz nervóznejší a napätie v rodine dosiahne vrchol... K tomu všetkému Ben a dve malé deti čoskoro musia čeliť hlbokému žiaľu zo straty manželky a matky. Inšpirovaný pamiatkou na Katherine a zásluhou neuveriteľnej liečivej energie zvierat opäť nájdu silu žiť a vybudujú úspešnú, prekvitajúcu zoologickú záhradu, zameranú najmä na chov ohrozených druhov zvierat.

According to Teflon Jackson, she has nothing else to live for. Having lost the only man she ever truly loved to the streets of Virginia, and missing the child she gave up for adoption, she can't decide whether to continue to ride out her current predicament or end her life to meet up with her other half--until she is given another reason to live. Richard Robinson, a.k.a. Richie Gunz, the father of Treacherous Freeman, finds a way to reach out to Teflon while finishing up his last ten years in federal prison for armed robbery. Instantly the two form a father-daughter relationship thicker than thieves from behind the prison walls. Upon his release, Richie vows to find the whereabouts of his grandchild and to do everything in his power to aid Teflon in her situation. He re-enters the streets of Virginia after being absent for nearly three decades. With a second chance at life, Teflon is faced with the decision to live the way society deems best, or become a ride or die chick once again.

Imagine being the product of one of the most notorious criminal couples in Virginia. Imagine your father choosing death over life in prison because he thinks he has no reason to live. Imagine your mother trying to kill herself and you to protect you from the world. Then imagine growing up parentless in a society you seem not to fit in - until you meet someone else who feels the same way. Step in Treacherous Freeman and Baby Love. The chemistry between Treacherous and Baby is undeniable, and a twisted love connection is born.

The Colombians had Pablo Escobar, the Cubans had Scarface, the Italians had John Gotti, and the brothas had Bumpy Johnson. . . but what about the sistas? After tragedy strikes her home, Heavenly Jacobs must rely on her beauty and street smarts to survive on her own. Her choice to ride for the wrong man ultimately lands her in prison where, she decides to re-strategize her game plan for when she is released. Eartha Davis was exposed to much more than she should have been from a very young age. Between her mother, a bonafide gangster with a sexual preference for women, and the influence of the streets, it was just about impossible for Eartha not to embrace all that was going on around her. Her love for the streets, violence, and females all contribute to her imprisonment in Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton, New Jersey. As fate would have it, Eartha and Heavenly are thrown together and form an unbreakable bond, which spills over into the streets. Seeing how everyone got fat while they were starving behind the prison wall, they decide to put together a team of female hustlers that have the men in the game on edge. Jealousy, envy, ego, and pride all come into play as a beef between the opposite sex emerges. Will the brothas maintain their edge, or will they succumb to the wrath of Heaven and Earth?

A teen with good intentions fights a tempting, troublesome path as he transitions to adulthood. What starts out as a game and a means of survival ultimately ends up serious and addictive.

Gives you practical guidelines for managing the six most common conversation killers: yes-buts, mind-reads, negative predictions, leading questions, complaining, and verbal attacks. This title guides you through a three-step process for replacing unconstructive habits with more effective responses.

Starr, is a young, bodacious and bold beauty. She is also the leader of the Double G's, a powerful and ruthless social club of plus-sized women. Starr is guided by Queen Fem, the club's founder, who set up the group of professionals-by-day, gangster-biker-chicks-by-night to prove that this isn't just a man's world. The Double G's put the squeeze on their primary targets: men of power and privilege. Blackmail and manipulation are their choice of weapons, and they are skilful in both. But now a special agent thinks he can bring them down as the temperature rises in Vegas...

"What does it take to care for a stranger? Really care. The Case for Love is a reflection on a career treating patients with brain trauma people whose thoughts and feelings are largely unknowable and how and why those treatments failed. It is a reconstruction of three haunting cases in which the patients were tragically misunderstood and an attempt through the power of the imagination to understand and make amends. It describes the author's abandonment of his career and his tumultuous quest for healing and redemption. It is also a story of intimate relationships, pets, fatherhood and heartbreak, culminating in a moment of psychedelic transcendence and rebirth. It is about the overpowering need for connection and how, increasingly, we are trapped in ourselves. It is a meditation on empathy and an act of atonement. It is a unique, hybrid work of clinical case study and pure invention that destroys the boundary between fact and fiction in order to bring us face-to-face with the shocking, liberating truth"--Publisher's description

Have economists neglected trust? The economy is fundamentally a network of relationships built on mutual expectations. More than that, trust is the glue that holds civilization together. Every time we interact with another person―to make a purchase, work on a project, or share a living space―we rely on trust. Institutions and relationships function because people place confidence in them. Retailers seek to become trusted brands; employers put their trust in their employees; and democracy works only when we trust our government.Benjamin Ho reveals the surprising importance of trust to how we understand our day-to-day economic lives. Starting with the earliest societies and proceeding through the evolution of the modern economy, he explores its role across an astonishing range of institutions and practices. From contracts and banking to blockchain and the sharing economy to health care and climate change, Ho shows how trust shapes the workings of the world. He provides an accessible account of how economists have applied the mathematical tools of game theory and the experimental methods of behavioral economics to bring rigor to understanding trust. Bringing together insights from decades of research in an approachable format, Why Trust Matters shows how a concept that we rarely associate with the discipline of economics is central to the social systems that govern our lives.

A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of the heart- warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe.