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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers'' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Sprint, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text.Companies and leaders often have great ideas. But, before they can turn their ideas into successful products, they need to answer some big questions. Now there is a way to answer these questions without weeks or months of meetings and discussions. It is called "the sprint".Visit the Penguin Readers websiteRegister to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).

From three partners at Google Ventures, this is a unique and easy-to-follow five-day process for solving tough business problems and testing new ideas - proven at more than 100 companies. Sprint is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.''Sprint offers a transformative formula for testing ideas that works whether you''re at a startup or a large organization'' - Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup''The genius of Jake Knapp''s Sprint is its step-by-step breakdown of what it takes to solve big problems and do work that matters with speed and urgency'' - Beth Comstock, Vice Chair of GE''Game changer'' - ***** Reader review''Amazing book which yielded great practical results'' - ***** Reader review''Revolutionary'' - ***** Reader review***********************************************************************************Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What''s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution?Now there''s a sure-fire way to answer these important questions: the sprint. Designer Jake Knapp created the five-day process at Google, where sprints were used on everything from Google Search to Google X. He joined Braden Kowitz and John Zeratsky at Google Ventures, and together they have completed more than one hundred sprints with companies in mobile, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and more.A practical guide to answering critical business questions, Sprint is a book for teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100s, from teachers to non-profits. It''s for anyone with a big opportunity, problem, or idea who needs to get answers today.

''If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.'' - Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better''Make Time is essential reading for anyone who wants to create a happier, more successful life.'' Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness ProjectMost of our time is spent by default. We all wish for more hours in the day. We all struggle to make time for what matters. Help is here.Productivity experts Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky have created a four-step framework that anyone can use, packed with more than 80 tactics to help you design your day around the things that matter. Tactics such as:· Choose a daily highlight· Be the boss of your phone· Stay out of social media infinity pools· Slow your inbox· Make TV a ''sometimes treat''· Exercise every day (but don''t be a hero)· Eat without screens· Go off grid· Spend time with your tribe· Make your bedroom a bed roomWith tips and tricks to help you change your life, it''s time to stop daydreaming about projects and activities that you''ll get to ''someday'', and start that someday today.What readers are saying:***** ''Make Time was a game-changer for me . . . I''m 200% more efficient and 200% calmer.''***** ''This is a gem of a book - it''s original, useful and funny.''***** ''This book really has changed my life . . . I''m starting to achieve things I really care about.''

Brought to you by Penguin.Ever had a good idea but didn’t know how to begin? The New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint reveal the smart way to start ambitious projects.Every big project – whether it’s technology, sneakers or a neighbourhood café – requires a big investment to get going. Unfortunately, most of them flop. Too many teams waste time, money and opportunity because they follow the wrong strategy and lose sight of what really matters: Do people want what you’re making?As designers and investors, Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky have helped hundreds of teams bring new products and services into the world. Click is their proven system for starting projects the right way, to make better decisions and move swiftly towards a solution that clicks with customers.Building on their bestselling book Sprint, this step-by-step playbook is filled with stories from Nike, Microsoft, Google, Slack and the frontiers of AI research, and reveals essential lessons for:

Compressing six months of strategy development into just two days, Click will help any team start successful new projects, quickly.© Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025