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Browder – with incredible courage, resilience and grace, and always at great risk to his personal safety and freedom – continues to chase after Putin and his henchmen... This is \u003cb\u003ereal heroism\u003c\/b\u003e, and what a \u003cb\u003ecracking good read\u003c\/b\u003e it makes for.'  -- Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMind-blowing\u003c\/b\u003e. Bill Browder takes us down the rabbit hole of Kremlin lawfare where down is up and wrong is right, and powerful Russian interests are trying to upend our legal and political systems. This personal account of Browder's battle for justice is \u003cb\u003eat times terrifying, at times deeply touching\u003c\/b\u003e - and leads inexorably to a vast money-laundering scheme the Kremlin will seemingly stop at nothing to cover up.' -- Catherine Belton\u003cbr\u003e'[\u003ci\u003eFreezing Order\u003c\/i\u003e] tells the story of Browder’s quest to establish a global regime for sanctioning Russians involved in corruption and criminality. But it \u003cb\u003ereads like an international spy thriller\u003c\/b\u003e. If its subject matter weren’t so grave, the book could be said to have all the elements of a high-octane drama. Murder. Conspiracy. Piles of dirty money. Sexual intrigue. \u003ci\u003eFreezing Order \u003c\/i\u003eshudders with the constant threat of assassination, abduction or sudden, extreme violence. It is \u003cb\u003ea tense and gripping read\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Jamie Susskind * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFreezing Order\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea gripping tale\u003c\/b\u003e of assassinations, legal battles and billions in cash. It would be entertaining fiction, but as a true story it’s a warning and a roadmap for fighting back against the waves of crime and corruption emanating from Putin’s Russia and other dictatorships. Bill Browder has shown that one man with courage can make a difference, and that even the most powerful regimes have weak spots. It’s \u003cb\u003ean inspiring message\u003c\/b\u003e we should all heed, and with urgency.' -- Garry Kasparov\u003cbr\u003e'This tale is \u003cb\u003efull of villains\u003c\/b\u003e - not just the Russians...but also the politicians, lawyers and judges in the West who carry out the Kremlin's dirty work. Despite the complexity of the affair, Browder has made his story into \u003cb\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ereal page turner\u003c\/b\u003e. Amid the horrors\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebeing reported every day from Ukraine, it also provides \u003cb\u003ea highly readable\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003einsight \u003c\/b\u003einto the true nature of the regime that is responsible for them..' -- Peter Conradi * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e'Browder’s account of how he stood up to Putin in the face of danger, arrest warrants, and bullying is \u003cb\u003emandatory reading\u003c\/b\u003e for anyone who wants to understand the tactics of modern autocracy.' -- Anne Applebaum\u003cbr\u003e'[A] \u003cb\u003ezesty\u003c\/b\u003e new book about the theft, extortion, intimidation, lies and murder that are the Russian state’s daily levers of power...a \u003cb\u003ebreakneck financial thriller\u003c\/b\u003e compelling breathless attention...\u003cb\u003esplendidly readable\u003c\/b\u003e... One of the most sobering aspects of Browder’s \u003cb\u003erollicking, dangerous adventure\u003c\/b\u003e [is] that late-period Putin has found it so easy to manipulate our western democracies from the inside.' -- Julian Evans * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely gripping\u003c\/b\u003e. Bill Browder’s new book on the Magnitsky affair follows the money all the way to the top of Russia’s murderous kleptocracy. \u003ci\u003eFreezing Order\u003c\/i\u003e ought to be compulsory reading. Luckily it \u003cb\u003ereads like a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e.' -- Tom Stoppard\u003cbr\u003e'It’s \u003cb\u003ean incredible story\u003c\/b\u003e, told with \u003cb\u003epace and panache\u003c\/b\u003e, that \u003cb\u003ereads like a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e. 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Its cutting-edge content is explained in a simple language that is accessible to anyone, and provides a user-friendly guide for sustained change from the inside out.”\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cb\u003eRollin McCraty, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, Director of Research, HeartMath Research Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dr. Joe Dispenza’s entertaining and highly accessible manual for rewiring your mental and emotional circuitry carries a simple but potent message: what you think today determines how you live tomorrow.”\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cb\u003eLynne McTaggart\u003c\/b\u003e, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Field\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intention Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBreaking the Habit of Being Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful blend of leading-edge science and real-life applications woven into the perfect formula for everyday living. The hierarchy of scientific knowledge tells us that when new discoveries change what we know about the atom, what we know of ourselves and our brains must change as well. Through the 14 concise chapters of this book, Dr. Joe Dispenza draws upon a lifetime of experience to describe how subtle shifts in the way we use our brains are the quantum key to life-affirming changes in our bodies, our lives, and our relationships. In a responsible, well-researched, and practical manual that you’ll want at your fingertips for your personal practice, Dr. Joe’s easy-to-use, step-by-step techniques give everyone the opportunity to experiment with their own quantum field to discover for themselves what works best. From the powerful exercises highlighting the thinking that keeps us stuck in old beliefs, to the simple practices that catapult us beyond our limiting beliefs, this book is the owners’ manual to a successful life we wish we’d been given in first grade. 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Praise forMan's Search for Meaning-   'Remarkable...It changed my life and became a part of all that I live and all that I teach.' Susan Jeffers, bestselling author ofFeel The Fear And Do It Anyway    'Anenduring workof survival literature.'New York Times    'Every human being should read it.' Simon Sinek, bestselling author ofStart With Why    'One of the moral heroes of the 20th century...His works areessential readingfor those who seek to understand the human condition.' 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It is an extraordinary true story, beautifully written' \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Osman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A cracking yarn… Grann’s taste for desperate predicaments finds its fullest expression here’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s ship the \u003ci\u003eWager\u003c\/i\u003e, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, the \u003ci\u003eWager\u003c\/i\u003e was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The crew, marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2,500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Then, six months later, another, even more decrepit, craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways and they had a very different story to tell. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes – they were mutineers. The first group responded with counter-charges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. While stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death—for whomever the court found guilty could hang.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781471183706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 May 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13(L)x2.3(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eDavid Grann is the author of the Number One international bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, THE LOST CITY OF Z and THE WAGER. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON was shortlisted for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction and won an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is also the author of THE WHITE DARKNESS and the collection THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES. Grann’s storytelling has garnered several honours including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester County, New York.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The beauty of \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e unfurls like a great sail... one of the finest nonfiction books I’ve ever read.\u003c\/b\u003e I can only offer the highest praise a writer can give: endless envy, as deep and salty as the sea' -- Matthew Teague * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e'Grann combines \u003cb\u003ea forensic eye with a storyteller's enthusiasm\u003c\/b\u003e... [he] skilfully moves between several genres – giving us \u003cb\u003ea tense court-martial drama\u003c\/b\u003e to finish \u003cb\u003ean unrelenting survival thriller\u003c\/b\u003e'    * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Vivid, immediate and tantalising… \u003c\/b\u003eGrann has a knack not just for telling a great story, but for bringing it to life through its characters… \u003cb\u003eThere are a great many books on British naval history; very few are this good’  \u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003eastonishing tale of maritime warfare, mutiny and survival\u003c\/b\u003e in the 18th-century Atlantic proves that a nonfiction book can be \u003cb\u003eas thrilling as any summer blockbuster\u003c\/b\u003e'  * People *\u003cbr\u003e‘Combining \u003cb\u003eimpeccable research\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003eexceptional storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e powers, [Grann] spirits the reader aboard a creaking wooden ship trapped at the eye of a howling storm…  \u003cb\u003eNo book that you are likely to read this year or next will prove more dramatic and enthralling than Grann’s magnificent story of both life at sea and out on the desolate, mist-laden island \u003c\/b\u003ewhose solitary peak the Wager’s unfortunate crew aptly named Mount Misery’\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  -- Miranda Seymour * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e'The story of \u003ci\u003eThe Wager \u003c\/i\u003eis, like many of its antecedents - from Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMutiny on the Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e - a testement to the depths of human depravity and the heights of human endurance, and\u003cb\u003e you can't ask for better than that from a story... \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e will keep you in its grip to its head-stratching, improbable end\u003c\/b\u003e'  * The Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA tour de force of narrative nonfiction, Mr. Grann’s account shows how storytelling, whether to judges or readers, can shape individual and national fortunes—as well as our collective memory... \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e is likely to cast a powerful spell on modern readers as well’\u003c\/b\u003e  * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e'Those who love yarns involving cannon fire, sea-chests, plum duff and mainmasts will find\u003ci\u003e The Wager\u003c\/i\u003e riveting, as will those less intrigued by the age of sail. In the hands of David Grann, the story transcends its naval setting... \u003cb\u003e[Grann] is a master of exciting tales in far-flung places. He has produced a volume so dramatic and engrossing that it may surpass his previous books'\u003c\/b\u003e  * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003e'... \u003cb\u003eone of the premier nonfiction storytellers of our time\u003c\/b\u003e... Grann's masterful new book \u003ci\u003eThe Wager i\u003c\/i\u003es \u003cb\u003eat once an adventure on the high seas, a horror story and a courtroom drama - a little bit\u003ci\u003e Rashomon\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'  * Rolling Stone *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Grann recreates the voyage in all its enthralling horror' \u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times Bestseller list, 'Editor's Choice' *\u003cbr\u003e'It's \u003cb\u003ethe kind of inspiring chronicle that would make for a rousing maritime adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e But this is a David Grann book, and so he gives us something more... Their struggle for survival consumed them; reading about their struggle for survival intruged me - as Grann, the consummate narrative architect, must have known it would'  * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e is unadorned, almost pure, horror-filled plot ... a tightly written, relentless, blow-by-blow account that is hard to put down' \u003c\/b\u003e * The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e'Bestseller Grann (\u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e) delivers \u003cb\u003ea concise and riveting account \u003c\/b\u003eof the HMS \u003ci\u003eWager… \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrann packs the narrative with fascinating details about life at sea—from scurvy-induced delirium to the mechanics of loading and firing a cannon—and makes excellent use of primary sources\u003c\/b\u003e, including a firsthand account by 16-year-old midshipman John Byron, grandfather of the poet Lord Byron. \u003cb\u003eArmchair adventurers will be enthralled'\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A genre-defying literary naval-history thriller, part \u003ci\u003eMaster and Commander\u003c\/i\u003e, part\u003ci\u003e Lord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e * Vanity Fair *\u003cbr\u003e'David Grann is one of the very select club of writers: those who books of history are so diverting that they almost seem implausible. Their narrative constrictions are so effective, the dialogue so apposite, that jaded readers might think everything has been made up or twisted to give the books life, in novelistic fashion'  * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eWhile the story of HMS Wager is well known, David Grann brings a distinctive and specialized approach to his treatment of it.\u003c\/b\u003e He has carefully built his book on a firm knowledge of the published historical literature on the period and an extensive examination of the manuscript sources in a wide range of archives in England, Scotland, Australia and the United States. 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