Be Bold is an interactive journey for readers looking to discover and create their own unbreakable confidence. Learn how to transcend fear, trust your gut, and take practical steps to build your self-esteem. Once you break free from what’s holding you back, clarify your vision, and step into your power, you will see measurable changes in all areas of your life.Feeling stuck or that something is just not quite right? You know you ar...

This book covers a diverse range of topics in Mathematical Physics, linear and nonlinear PDEs. Though the text reflects the classical theory, the main emphasis is on introducing readers to the latest developments based on the notions of weak solutions and Sobolev spaces.In numerous problems, the student is asked to prove a given statement, e.g. to show the existence of a solution to a certain PDE. Usually there is no closed-formula answer available, which is why there is no answer ...

The second volume in a classic trilogy of reference works often cited in child custody cases, which introduced the concept of the “least detrimental alternative” when addressing a child’s welfare.The second volume in a classic trilogy of works by Joseph Goldstein, former Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School; Albert J. Solnit, the former director of the Yale Child Study Center, and Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud. These texts (Beyond the B...

A riveting classic of European literature, this superb collection of fiction and reportage is set in Italy’s most vibrant and turbulent metropolis―Naples―in the immediate aftermath of World War II. These writings helped inspire Elena Ferrante’s bestselling novels, and she has expressed deep admiration for the author of this volume.Goyaesque in its depiction of the widespread suffering and brutal desperation that plagued the city, it comprises a mix of masterful storytelling and pie...

Who was Léa Roback? And what can we learn from activism?Léa Roback (1903-2000) gained renown for her seven decades of activism in Quebec, particularly championing union rights and women rights. Yet, despite her significant accomplishments no English-language biography exists. In our current geo-political climate, marked by polarization and lack of dialogue, documenting Roback's ability to transcend linguistic, religious, cultural, and clas...

Ricciardi has visions. He sees and hears the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths. It is both a gift and a curse. It has helped him become one of the most acute and successful homicide detectives in the Naples police force. But all that horror and suffering has hollowed him out emotionally: He drinks and doesn't sleep. Other than his loyal partner Brigadier Maione he has no friends.Naples, 1931. In a working-class apartment in the Sanita neighborhood, an elderly ...

One of the most important, exciting biographies of our time: the definitive, major two-volume biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.Written with unprecedented, complete access to Trudeau’s enormous cache of private letters and papers, bestselling biographer John English delves beyond existing portraits of Trudeau to reveal the man and the multiple influences that shaped his life as one of Canada’s longest-serving heads of government. In doing so, he provides the full...

Procrastination: How To Eliminate Procrastination And Be Disciplined, Stop Wasting Your Time And Be A Productive Person For LifeThis book contains steps and strategies which aim to help a person eliminate habits leading to procrastination. It also tackles when and how procrastination starts. It mentions situations, habits, and choices made early on, that are clear signs to becoming a procrastinator.Included in the third chapter is a set of questions involving daily activiti...

An academic essay exploring an unlikely theory as to the creation of sex offenders and serial killers: Sex offenders are more likely to appear normal as to be able to blend in with the general population and facilitate their hunt for victims. Far from always coming from broken homes (the mythic "breakdown of the American family"), they frequently come from apparently normal social environments, which is how they learn how to put on a facade of normalcy to the outside world.

The Road to Serfdom, F. A. Hayek’s 1944 warning against the dangers of government control, continues to influence politics more than seventy years after it was turned down by three American publishers and finally published by the University of Chicago Press. A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, the definitive edition of The Road to Serfdom included this essay as its Introduction. Here, acclaimed Hayek biographer and gen...

How our beliefs affect our behaviors—and what we can do to replace bad habits with productive new patterns.Most of us wish to modify, improve, and change our behavior in some way—perhaps making healthier decisions, building better relationships, or handling stress more effectively. Embracing the belief that effective behavior resides within each individual, Behavior Change does not tell readers what they need to do differently—but rather illuminates the pr...

The six sections that divide this book discuss your rights in areas such as school, home, and work. More than forty chapters contain a spectrum of topics ranging from dress codes and curfews to drug abuse and discrimination. In addition, a state-by-state legal guide provides a quick reference of individual state laws regarding such concerns as your driver's license, age of majority, marriage, and child labor law.Included within the text are Teen Tip and Parent Tip boxes that highli...