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Бог-Імператор Дюни (Хроніки Дюни) (Ukrainian Edition)

by Frank Herbert

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Shōgun (Asian Saga: Chronological Order, #1)

by James Clavell

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
― Charles R. Swindoll

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“Among hundreds of such clients, there’s one single, solitary gentleman who gave the question serious consideration and responded affirmatively. Deadlines are often arbitrary, almost always flexible, and hardly ever trigger the consequences we think—or are told—they will.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

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“Distilled to its essence, we compromise to be safe. Most people in a negotiation are driven by fear or by the desire to avoid pain. Too few are driven by their actual goals.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

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“Фундаментом для развития нашего финансового центра было соблюдение принципа верховенства закона, существование независимого суда и стабильного, компетентного и честного правительства, проводившего разумную макроэкономическую политику, практически ежегодно сводя бюджет с профицитом.”
― Anonymous

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