flatiron books aug 2019 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel AwardFrom 70-year-old debut author Anne Youngson, a novel about a farmer's wife and a museum curator seeking second chances, hailed by NPR as 'the charmer of the summer.'In Denmark, Professor Anders Larsen, an urbane man of facts, has lost his wife and his hopes for the future. On an isolated English farm, Tina Hopgood is trapped in a life she doesn't remember choosing. Both believe their love stories are over. Brought together by a shared fascination with the Tollund Man, subject of Seamus Heaney's famous poem, they begin writing letters to one another. And from their vastly different worlds, they find they have more in common than they could have imagined. As they open up to one another about their lives, an unexpected friendship blooms. But then Tina's letters stop coming, and Anders is thrown into despair. How far are they willing to go to write a new story for themselves.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The secrets of potent public presentation from the leadership sage and keynote speaker anointed 'hands down winner' by the Financial Times. John Wareham knows all about nervousness. He overcame a debilitating stutter to become national public speaking champion and top international lecturer. In this life-changing book he shows how to turn nervous energy to charismatic gold and deliver the presentation of your life.'John Wareham's cool, clear wisdom' and 'Nietzschean strategies' inspire the otherwise 'inexplicable desire to listen.'-New York Times.'Sublime-Wareham delivers brilliantly.'-Kevin Roberts, Worldwide CEO Saatchi and Saatchi.'John's magic transforms ordinary citizens into inspiring orators-I've seen him do it.'-Mitch Rosenthal, M.D., CEO, Phoenix House'A secret weapon. tells how to deliver a message that commands respect in any company.'-Lt. General, Jack Klimp U.S. Marine Corps (rtd).