"To be truly invisible, one must reside within the Standard Deviation."Ren Yeager is a ghost by choice. A survivor of "The Facility"—a clinical, windowless institution that treats human beings as data points—he has been forged into the ultimate "Silent Variable". Now a freshman at the prestigious Saint Jude’s University, Ren’s goal is simple: blend into the background noise of the bell curve, manipulate his surroundings to ensure his safety, and never be remembered...

History usually gets served up in bold headlines: wars, revolutions, and big names. But behind every headline, there is a whole crowd of stories that never really get their moment.Hidden Wonders pulls these stories from the shadows, taking readers on a journey through the unexpected corners of our world. From the ancient "computer" found in a Greek shipwreck to the secret engineering of the Statue of Liberty , and from the strange survival of the "Dancing Plague" to the un...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart."A stunning novel about the stories that we tell about...

'The best book I've read all year' - Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie'An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage . . . a work of quiet genius' – The Observer**An Oprah's Book Club Pick, from the acclaimed author of The Nix.Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness is a thought-provoking exploration of modern love and our tech-obsessed hea...

Imagine David Nicholls's One Day as retold by Woody Allen and you'll get a pretty good idea of what to expect with Gabriel Roth's The Unknowns.It’s not easy to pursue the most alluring woman in North America when you’re a misfiring circuit of over-analytical self-doubt and she has a way with a killer line and a perfectly raised eyebrow. Even, that is, when you’ve survived your teen years as an outcast in the school computer room to become a dot com millionaire. Bu...

USE THESE UNCOMMON TACTICS TO BECOME A GENIUS COMMUNICATORBefore you read any further, answer these simple questions:•Does уоur brain frееzе аnd you can't think оf a thing tо say in most of the social situations?•Is there any connection between how you move and how you feel?•WHY body language is crucial for YOU and how it can supercharge your life?•How much control we actually have over our body language?•What is the BEST time to practice body lan...

Cheaters, liars, psychopaths, and narcissists are often pathological liars with secret lives. Learn how to identify red flags.Recognize a cheater before he or she sucks you in.Avoid relationship nightmares by trusting your gut instinct.If something doesn't "feel right" about your new partner, watch for red flags.Some red flags are as unique as the situation. Some red flags can apply to any man or woman. Only you know the truth in your heart what is a red fla...

Crossy Road: Ten tips, hints, and cheats to getting further faster!Crossy Road is an endless Frogger-like from Hipster Whale. In this game, you’ll guide one of 50 charming characters across a ridiculously busy, never-ending stretch of highway while dodging cars, trains, eagles, and other voxel-splatting hazards. Game guides ’s Crossy Road Tips, Cheats and Strategies will help you stay splat-free for as long as possible.Crossy Road may very well be one of the most addictive ga...

The brain is like Google. It ranks things by referrals. The most engaging books trigger a response in multiple parts of the brain and thereby get ranked more highly by it. And books that get highly ranked become 'must buys'. 'The Chemistry of Reading' explores how the body reacts during the reading experience and how writers can harness that to create an unforgettable story that arouses multiple parts of the readers' brain.A craft book in four parts:How the chemistry ...

Is He Lying to You?According to recent statistics, he probably is. Far too many women have been lied to, betrayed, fibbed to, deceived and disappointed by dates, boyfriends, fiancés, and husbands.Dan Crum is a former CIA polygraph examiner and investigator who grew frustrated hearing women complain about how they'd been duped...again. So he developed a series of strategies for detecting deception that any woman can use.Is He Lying to You? is an in-depth course in the same tactics Crum used...

If you have had limited success with online dating or wonder if it will work for you, then this online dating guide will reveal the secrets to a successful online dating experience and help you find and attract the right man.In Online Dating Tips for Women – Helping You Find Your Mr. Right, you will discover:* The number one thing that will greatly increase your chances of attracting your Mr. Right. It’s so simple that many women miss it or disregard it.* Advantages...

Whether you are trying to influence or negotiate with your largest client, boss, spouse or even one of your children—you need to be skillful. Do you think it might help to be better at reading body language? Would it be beneficial to know how to overcome the most frequently occurring miscommunication problem? Would knowing exactly how someone can be persuaded be helpful in your interactions? Well now you can! Master these skills taught by Dr. Larry Iverson in this great Persuasiveness Prog...