This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlock the transformative power of mindfulness with this practical and inspiring guide. "Discover the Power of Mindfulness" takes you on a journey to cultivate serenity, resilience, and happiness in your everyday life. Learn how mindfulness can reduce stress, enhance emotional intelligence, and help you navigate life's challenges with clarity and calmness.This comprehensive book covers:The basics o...

My book is semi-autobiographical, and is called “Somewhere on the Mountain.” It’s based on my experiences growing up as a child in the 1950’s. The main character, Thomas, and his younger Billy, have a traumatic childhood, what with their mother dying, and their father leaving them in the care of people who abuse and molest them. Finally, when Thomas is ten, and his brother eight, they are placed in a boy’s home, which is just as bad as the place they came from, and the abuse goes on. But t...

Soul Divided: Gaining Perspective through Poetry consists of a collection of poems written over a wide range of topics including some from my personal life as well as some with a biblical, theological, and psychological focus. These were written because I believe that we all face the same problems, at least at the core, so the solutions would likewise be somewhat similar. I seek to point out some of the problems by using my own experiences and by telling stories that the reader might relat...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take control of your dreams? Mastering Lucid Dreams: Your Guide to the Dream World invites you to step into a realm where imagination knows no limits. This book is your gateway to unlocking the power of lucid dreaming—a skill that allows you to become fully aware and in control while you dream.Within these pages, you'll find step-by-step techniques to help you achieve luci...

"A city with a rich noir past looks beyond its history to an equally unsettling present" in this anthology of original noir fiction set in Berlin ( Kirkus Reviews).From Christopher Isherwood to Philip Kerr, the long and rich tradition of noir fiction set in Berlin can make the genre a daunting challenge for contemporary German authors. But rather than retread the well-worn ground of interwar and Cold War history, the authors represented in Berlin Noir

The downhill slide in the global price of crude oil, which started mid-2014, had major repercussions across the Middle East for net oil exporters, as well as importers closely connected to the oil-producing countries from the Gulf. Following the Arab uprisings of 2010 and 2011, the oil price decline represented a second major shock for the region in the early twenty-first century – one that has continued to impose constraints, but also provided opportunities. Offering the first comprehensi...

From serious illness to natural disasters, humans turn to communication as a major source of strength to help us bounce back and to keep growing and thriving.Communicating Hope and Resilience Across the Lifespan addresses the various ways in which communication plays an important role in fostering hope and resilience. Adopting a lifespan approach and offering a new framework to expand our understanding of the concepts of «hope» and «resilience» from a communication perspect...

A more effective leadership model for the new business environment.Spiral Dynamics in Action explores the evolution of modern business, and provides a model for moving forward amidst ever-increasing complexity and change. Only by truly understanding other people's perspectives can you bring them together to achieve the extraordinary, and this book provides a field guide to the different motivations, behaviours and talents in your team to help you lead dive...

Wall Street Journal BestsellerIt was the right thing to do. And someone had to do it.Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during Chad's eight deployments to Afghanistan. He was a teammate, brother, and friend. More than once, Aziz saved Chad's life. And then he needed Chad to save his.When President Joe Biden announced in April 2021 that the United States would be making a hasty withdrawal...

This lush, dazzling story captures the ultimate single woman's fantasy: A fairy tale comes true when a mysterious benefactor offers three single, attractive career women the use of his Beverly Hills mansion, pool, and credit card for a year. At the exclusive polo grounds, spas, and parties of the very rich, all three women meet the desirable, wealthy men they dreamed of. But as the champagne bubbles fade, each one discovers that the dream has a dark side.

Published in 1559 and appearing here for the first time in English, La Villa is a rare source of Renaissance landscape theory. Written by Bartolomeo Taegio, a Milanese jurist and man of letters, after his banishment (possibly for murder, Thomas E. Beck speculates), the text takes the form of a dialogue between two gentlemen, one a proponent of the country, the other of the city. While it is not a gardening treatise, La Villa reflects an aesthetic appreciation of the land ...

Published in 1559 and appearing here for the first time in English, La Villa is a rare source of Renaissance landscape theory. Written by Bartolomeo Taegio, a Milanese jurist and man of letters, after his banishment (possibly for murder, Thomas E. Beck speculates), the text takes the form of a dialogue between two gentlemen, one a proponent of the country, the other of the city. While it is not a gardening treatise, La Villa reflects an aesthetic appreciation of the land ...