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Anderson, Chris. TED Talks : the Official TED Guide to Public Speaking / C. Anderson. –London ; Boston : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2018. – 272 p. – (The New York Times bestseller).

 

In Ted Talks Chris Anderson, Head of TED, reveals the inside secrets of how to give a first-class presentation. Where books like Talk Like TED and TED Talks Storytelling whetted the appetite, here is the official TED guide to public speaking from the man who put TED talks on the world's stage. Anderson shares his five key techniques to presentation success: Connection, Narration, Explanation, Persuasion and Revelation (plus the three to avoid). Ted Talks is also full of presentation tips from such TED notable speakers as Sir Ken Robinson, Bill Gates, Mary Roach, Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dan Gilbert, Amanda Palmer, Matt Ridley and many more. This is a lively, fun read with great practical application from the man who knows what goes into a truly memorable speech. In Ted Talks Anderson pulls back the TED curtain for anyone who wants to learn how to prepare an exceptional presentation.

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Coben, Harlan. Win : [noven] / H. Coben. – London : Arrow Books, 2021. – 440 p.

 

Harlan Coben’s latest thriller WIN is a delectable mystery novel, bringing a long-established sidekick into the forefront and exploring two crimes spanning two decades. WIN is the debut of a new series featuring the charismatic and wealthy anti-hero Windsor Horne Lockwood III, Myron Bolitar’s sidekick. When a Vermeer painting stolen from Win’s family is found with a murdered hoarder, Win starts down a dark path involving Sixties radicals, high-profile kidnappings and old skeletons in his family’s closet.

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Gaiman, Neil. American Gods : [novel] / N. Gaiman. – London : Headline, 2017. – 724 p. – (The Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling Author).

 

First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Washington Post) and as a modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is the story of Shadow  released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident – who gets recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic trickster, Mr. Wednesday. So begins Shadow’s dark and strange road trip, one that introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. For, beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing  an epic war for the very soul of America and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.

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Hawkins, Paula. The Girl on the Train : [novel] / P. Hawkins. – London : Black Swan, 2016. – 416 p. – (The no. 1 bestseller).

 

The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Every day the same. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life – as she sees it – is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. Until today. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

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Osman, Richard. The Man Who Died Twice : [a thursday murder club mysrery] : [novel] / R. Osman. – London : Penguin Books, 2022. – 440 p.

 

Richard Osman is an author, producer and television presenter. His first two novels, The Thursday Murder Club, and The Man Who Died Twice were multi-million-copy number one bestsellers around the world. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them?