Mark Foster

Discover the 50 secrets that productive people know - complete with strategies for putting them into practice. What do productive people know that the rest of us don't? Do they have a secret recipe for success? Is there a special alchemy to being productive? The Secrets of Productive People reveals the 50 things you need to know to get things done. Each chapter outlines one of the 50 ideas and gives three strategies for putting it into practice. Some ideas will surprise you, all will inspire you. Put these simple strategies together and you have a recipe for a better life, a formula that will unlock a more productive you. Whether you want to improve your efficiency, clear your desk, or be on top of your work, this book provides the tools and techniques you need to be more productive. With dedicated sections on having a productive attitude, managing specific projects, aids to productivity and productivity in action, it gives you everything you need to know.

Ben, his sister Maxine, and their parents, are going skiing in Scotland. The sun is shining and the snow on the mountains is beautiful. It's going to be a wonderful holiday. But one day there's an avalanche, and Ben's father doesn't come back to the village. The police are looking for him under the snow - and so is Buster, Ben's dog. Hotshot puzzles are readers with a difference. Every two pages there is a puzzle to solve. The stories are carefully graded and are written for young teenagers.

"Starters" is an introductory level to the Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive and comic strip. They contain glossaries and exercises and are carefully graded in structure and vocabulary. Cassettes are available for some titles. Selected titles, including this one ("Escape") are in comic strip form and are particularly suitable for early reading or remedial classes.