"In this book, a master of optimal performance becomes a student of optimal performance. If you want to understand and create excellence in a human collective, this volume is a precious gift. Cherish it, and it will take you where conventional minds cannot go."-PROFESSOR ROBERT E. QUINNUniversity of Michigan, Center for Positive OrganizationsPeople want to be masters of their own destiny, but few become great leader...

A fascinating history of the Maya - drawing on a wealth of recent archaeological discoveries - whose civilisation in the jungles of Central America was for almost a thousand years hidden from the world.Over the last two centuries explorers have made the most remarkable discoveries in the tropical forests of Central America. Across much of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras dozens of cities - some with populations of well over 100,000 - have been unv...

David Drew was a shy English boy living in post-World War II London. Through sport, art, drama, and as a Scouter and assistant youth club leader, he matured into a young man eager for adventure. Due to a Groundhog Day moment, David found himself thrust into a world of dust, heat, snakes and mosquitos as big as helicopter gunships. He found love in Zambia, was washed downstream towards a drop over Victoria Falls, survived two bouts of malaria, charging elephants and baboons, a burning boat ...

A chance encounter with a beautiful woman begins a 5 year journey of discovery for a 21-year-old orphan and his 33-year-old mentor. Both navigate life's twists and turns. Both want to find the right soulmate for the other, not realizing that perhaps the unique relationship they share is the true love they have both been wishing for all along. MacKenzie Masters' first novel sizzles with steamy passion as David Orion crafts his "unique profession," helping women rediscover their power and re...

Did a supernatural hound cause the death of Sir Charles Baskerville? Or is the famous Baskerville curse simply a cover for more sinister goings on? The redoubtable Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson face danger in an old mansion and on the moors in this rollicking stage adaptation of Doyle’s classic adventure.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Henri Lubatti, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Moir...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In America's justice system, conviction is supposed to equal guilt. But what happens when that fundamental assumption proves devastatingly wrong? "Innocent But Imprisoned" takes listeners inside the harrowing true stories of men and women who lost years—sometimes decades—of their lives to wrongful convictions.From Anthony Ray Hinton's thirty years on death row for crimes he didn't commit, to the Central Park Five's nightmare as ...

A Scottish meteorologist locks horns with his American counterpart as both men try to convince General Dwight D. Eisenhower that they can accurately predict the atmospheric conditions needed to launch the greatest amphibious assault in the history of mankind — the D-Day invasion.Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in October 2019.Director: Martin JarvisProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJonathan Cake as Group Captain Jam...

Lotte Vennis is a survivor, but her scars go deeper than the burns on her face. After losing her family to a devastating fire, she dedicated her life to medicine, hoping to save others from the pain she endured. But her quiet life is shattered when a mysterious, glowing crystal fragment falls from the sky, merging with her soul and granting her a terrifying, ancient power.Now, Lotte is no longer a doctor—she is C-9, a high-value prisoner in a cold, gray facility where her "damned p...

Pirate is a lost baby kookaburra. He befriends a colourful bunch of dogs and a cat. His sense of fun turns their life upside down. But at the same time, the dogs' survival skills and the cat's wisdom take Pirate on a journey that changes his life forever. Pirate grows up. He learns to stand up for himself, to overcome fear and to care for his loved ones.

The dark side is waiting…Fish N’ Chips lead a curious traveler to a sinister island, where the residents are more than they seem. Forbidden occult knowledge strands a pair of friends in a terrifying nexus of evil. And an ancient ice storm forces a wandering tribe to choose between following a bloodthirsty shaman, or the glowing lights in the sky…Venture into new realms of terror with Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This spine-tingli...

The dark side is waiting…Fish N’ Chips lead a curious traveler to a sinister island, where the residents are more than they seem. Forbidden occult knowledge strands a pair of friends in a terrifying nexus of evil. And an ancient ice storm forces a wandering tribe to choose between following a bloodthirsty shaman, or the glowing lights in the sky…Venture into new realms of terror with Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This spine-tingling volume conta...

Nikolai Drew got tired of being told he "Couldn't" be a lawman. He knew this career was his calling...He decided to take the risk and put himself through the Sheriffs Academy as a college student, emptying his bank account. Little did he know what would happen next and what would become of him.In the first months of training, Nikolai's metal is tested. This 6 generation lawman not only gets fired upon, his training officer freezes and leaves the Recruit alone during a harrowing gun...