The narrative explores the author's relationship with his son during his early childhood, emphasizing the struggle between traditional storytelling and the son's disinterest in fairy tales. After a poignant experience watching Pinocchio, the author purchases the book to encourage his son's reading, highlighting a unique exchange where reading becomes a means to earn a coveted two-wheeler. This story reflects themes of parental love, the challenges of nurturing a child's interests, and the transformative power of literature in bonding.
Robert G. Cooper Livres






The book is a facsimile reprint of an original antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote cultural literature by providing an affordable, high-quality edition that remains true to the original text.
The Ambassadors
- 576pages
- 21 heures de lecture
Diplomacy in the West from Richelieu to Kissinger: the great diplomats of history and what their achievements tell us about the most important issues of our time
In Portfolio Management for New Products, the authors present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - investing for maximum long-term growth. With its field-tested, step-by-step framework, the book provides corporations and managers with the methods and strategies they need to assess and realign their current R&D divisions, determine which products are most worthy of resource allocation, design and implement a portfolio management process, maximize the value of their product portfolios, create balanced portfolios, and recognize and solve challenges as they arise.
Cooper'S Constant
- 202pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Exploring the nature of human folly, the book delves into bizarre real-life anecdotes, such as a man complaining about a drug deal and a woman wanting to remove a Deer Crossing sign. It critiques previous theories on incompetence, like the Peter and Dilbert Principles, and questions the root causes of widespread ineptitude. Introducing concepts like the mindless M-type and M-organization (MORG), it aims to provide a deeper understanding of why incompetence persists in society.
CultureShock! Thailand
- 350pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Information and background for travelers and expatriates includes a brief history and description of the country, along with facts about the food, language, culture, and pastimes to help the "shocked" function in society, business, and residence
An intriguing murder mystery with twists and turns, set in a cosy Singapore campus, with sub-plots that keeps one reading to the end!
Executive E. Q.
- 327pages
- 12 heures de lecture
"Executive EQ" is highly praised by executives and professionals in America for its insights on enhancing emotional intelligence in leadership. The book's principles are actively implemented across organizations to improve emotional awareness and management at all levels.
Annotation The 'CultureShock!' series is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides for those travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting. Each title explains the customs, traditions, social and business etiquette in a lively and informative style.
Cracking the Freemason's Code
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
In Cracking the Freemason's Code, Robert Cooper explains exactly who the Freemasons are and what they do. It lays bare the intriguing symbolism, beliefs and history of the Masons, and explains the structure of Freemasonry, its ethos and connections to other secret societies.
