Matt Haig
Author
Publisher
Kogan Page Publishers
Edition
1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the first examination of the world's top 100 spectacular brand disasters. It's not just smaller, lesser-known companies that have launched dud brands. On the contrary, most of the world's global giants have launched new products that have flopped - spectacularly and at great cost. Brand Failures is a fascinating look at how such disasters occur. It describes those brands that set sail with the help of multi-million dollar advertising
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Troll-Son runs away from home, he decides to leave the Shadow Forest behind and move in with his idol, Samuel Blink. Samuel isn't thrilled with the idea of hiding a runaway troll, especially one who copies everything he does, even (ugh!) using his toothbrush. But should Samuel return Troll-Son to the Shadow Forest? After all, he's running from something . . . what danger still lurks there?
This engaging adventure showcases Matt Haig's wry sense
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Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
2018 Odyssey Honor
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
Roald Dahl meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper about the boy who would one day be Santa Claus, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!
Eleven-year-old Nikolas—nicknamed "Christmas"—has received only one toy...
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
Roald Dahl meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper about the boy who would one day be Santa Claus, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!
Eleven-year-old Nikolas—nicknamed "Christmas"—has received only one toy...
Author
Publisher
Kogan Page
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Brand success equals business success. A simple equation, but identifying those winning qualities is not easy. To achieve this goal, the author applies a range of criteria including financial success, longevity, technological advancement, new product development, work place revolution and mass communication. The result is a comprehensive, entertaining and illuminating collection. From Adidas to Zippo, we are guided through a gallery of some of the...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the tragic deaths of his wife and son, antiques dealer Terence Cave is left alone to raise his only daughter, fifteen-year-old Bryony. As the young girl struggles to come to terms with the loss of her twin brother, Reuben, Terence observes changes in her behavior--changes he believes are more dangerous than the common trials of adolescence. In order to protect her, he begins to follow her whenever she leaves the house, becoming increasingly...
8) The Radleys
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Radleys are vampires, but they confront many of the same challenges any human family faces--a husband pining for his youthful exploits, a wife dwelling on her first "love, " and children grasping for their place in the family and the world. But when one child makes a mistake that can't be undone, family life is thrown into chaos as everyone tries to help with damage control.
9) To be a cat
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Barney Willow gets his wish to be a cat but soon discovers that not all felines are cute and cuddly--some are downright evil--and his life is in grave danger, but his missing father may be able to help.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"A follow-up to Matt Haig's internationally bestselling memoir, Reasons to Stay Alive, a broader look at how modern life feeds our anxiety, and how to live a better life. The societies we live in are increasingly making our minds ill, making it feel as though the way we live is engineered to make us unhappy. When Matt Haig developed panic disorder, anxiety, and depression as an adult, it took him a long time to work out the ways the external world...