**“A fascinating look into why people reveal what they do about themselves—and how we can all communicate better with others.” —Arthur C. Brooks, bestselling author of From Strength to StrengthA groundbreaking book on the surprising potential of revealing more of ourselves to others, from a celebrated Harvard Business School professor and expert on the psychology of personal disclosure decisions**We all know the feeling: that gut-wrenching post-conversation replay,...

In the year 407 CE the influence of the Roman Empire on the province of Britannia is ebbing away. The imperial administrators and thelegions have left, but the people who remain must continue their everyday lives as best they can. The departing governor of Britannia Primasuddenly appoints Marcus Lucullus Silvanus, the son of a regional landowner, as his delegate while he travels to Rome. When the governordisappears without trace, Marcus, his wife, Hypatia, daughter ...

The God King has returned and rules from the only mountain left on earth. His chosen race dwells in perfection and bliss but mortals still carry within them the evil spark the King banished in the mist-veiled Age before.Madison, a song-sage for the King, seeks to take His scroll the uttermost cracks and hovels of civilization in order to reconcile lost mortals to their Master.As the slow centuries pass, she leaves breadcrumb clues for Damaris, a curious archeologist, to dis...

Possessing a mild climate and a fertile soil, Italy from the earliest times has attracted the invader, the adventurer. Extending out into the Mediterranean, she has been exposed to attacks on all sides, and when the Roman Empire, disintegrated by its own corruption and wickedness, had passed away, no strong central power was left to repel the marauders who swarmed into the peninsula from all sides. The rich plains of the north attracted the Teutonic tribes who established the Lombard Kingd...

"Caesar Borgia: A Study of the Renaissance" by John Leslie Garner delves into the life and times of one of the most enigmatic figures of the Italian Renaissance. Borgia, a nobleman and military leader, is often remembered for his ruthless ambition and political machinations. Garner explores Borgia's complex character, his relationships with influential figures of the era, and his role in the power struggles of Renaissance Italy. The book provides a detailed analysis of Borgia's strategies ...

A rugged survivor of a global war, Ezasen finds himself on a rebooted tropical world without technology where giant flora and fauna mingle with angels and a new caste of powerful, perfected humans. He learns that the God King has established His throne and rules with swift justice and a rod of iron.From warring tribes wielding sticks, long-lived Ezasen watches a largely ignorant and stiff-necked culture advance to interplanetary terraformation and interdimensional travel.Ez...

Madison was a virgin. She wasn't particularly pretty though she was not un-pretty. She was not tall nor short, dark nor light, heavy nor slight, blonde nor brown. She was mired in middle-class suburban existence, and had attended neither the right nor the wrong school. She was as talented as the next girl. If average was an absolute instead of being right smack in the middle, she would be extravagantly, dizzily, exorbitantly average. Zachary was a married man. That covered it. Not happily ...

Everybody has a dream. Few people ever get to live it. Richard was one of the few. Try John Leslie Green's latest novel, 'Richard's Band,' the exploits of a bunch of folks that ask, "Who says it's too late to start a rock band?"

The most comprehensive and authoritative review of B-School fundamentals—from top accounting and finance professorsFor years, the Portable MBA series has tracked the core curricula of leading business schools to teach you the fundamentals you need to know about business-without the extreme costs of earning an MBA degree. The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting covers all the core methods and techniques you would learn in business school, using real-life...

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.Ferdinand Gregorovius was a German historian best known for writing biographies. One of Gregorovius' most notable biographies is on Lucrezia Borgia.

430 CE: In the shadow of the fading empire of Rome, Marcus Lucullus Ursinus is toiling to maintain the peace and prosperity of the former province of Britannia Prima. Raiders from over the eastern sea may be the most obvious threat he faces, but the most dangerous challenge comes from growing tensions within the province, amplified by his deadly enemies, the Astrebani. The progress Marcus has worked for, securing the frontiers, forging alliances with neighbours, providing schooling for gir...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSBOOK THE FIRST—LUCRETIA BORGIA IN ROMECHAPTER ILucretia's FatherCHAPTER IILucretia's MotherCHAPTER IIILucretia's First HomeCHAPTER IVLucretia's EducationCHAPTER VNepotism—Giulia Farnese—Lucretia's BetrothalsCHAPTER VIHer Father Becomes Pope—Giovanni SforzaCHAPTER VIILucre...