This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do you freeze up when all eyes are on you?Does your mind go blank the moment you need to speak in a meeting?Do you struggle to get your point across without rambling or losing people's attention?Are you tired of being overlooked because you can't communicate your ideas clearly?Do you avoid speaking up because you're terrified of saying the wrong thing?Does your voice shake or your...

Public school education in the second half of the nineteenth century was completely dominated by classics and sport. Rejecting the view that these were competing strands resulting in friction between aesthetic scholars and athletic philistines, this book shows how classicism and athleticism were closely entwined. Using primary sources, such as school magazines and memoirs, it considers how classical ideas shaped the elite British male’s view of his place in the world and his attitudes to m...

Advocates a cybersecurity “social contract” between government and business in seven key economic sectorsCybersecurity vulnerabilities in the United States are extensive, affecting everything from national security and democratic elections to critical infrastructure and economy. In the past decade, the number of cyberattacks against American targets has increased exponentially, and their impact has been more costly than ever before. A successful cyber-defense can only be mounted wi...

Brad Carter, renowned for transforming cult cinema into expansive literary experiences, brings his signature style to the novelization of Andy Sidaris's 1985 action-comedy, Malibu Express. Known for his work on novelizations of Cruel Jaws, Virus: Hell of the Living Dead and Rats: Night of Terror, Carter approaches Malibu Express with the same fervor, expanding its universe while preserving its campy charm.The narrative follows Cody Abilene, a pri...

A bicycle-decorating contest provides Andy with a humorous and highly appreciated opportunity to save the hometown parade.There are two things Andy Shane wants more than anything — to win the contest for best-decorated bike in the parade, and . . . to be a hero. He has a great idea for the bike part, although high-strung Dolores is upping the ante with her paper-daisy-covered helmets for her and her cat. But the second goal has Andy stumped, until the parade is in ...

Taryn Foster thought life on Molokai would be simple: fly cargo runs by day, unwind on the beach by night. But working alongside federal agent Donna Hamilton means trouble is never far, especially when a routine delivery drops them into the middle of a violent conspiracy involving diamond smugglers, cartel assassins, and a genetically altered killer snake.As the bodies start piling up, Donna and Taryn join forces with a rogue's gallery of allies: Edy St. James, a sharp-witted bar o...

The spirit of giving takes a twisty turn as Andy schemes to give Granny Webb the best present ever--and ends up with a mystery on his hands. (Ages 5-8)It’s Andy Shane and Granny Webb’s unbirthday, and Andy has thought of just the right gift for Granny Webb: a case to hold her beloved binoculars. The only problem is that Andy has no money. But with the help of his friend Dolores Starbuckle, he comes up with the perfect plan--a barn sale! And sure enough, the determi...

"Andy and Dolores tangle as they try to negotiate their bumpy friendship. . . .An upbeat volume for confident beginning readers." — The Horn BookThe school Culture Fair is coming up, and Andy Shane has to pick an African country to learn about. Deciding isn’t easy for Andy, so he’s glad when Granny Webb gives him a scarab beetle, which he knows is a symbol of Egypt. But when Andy tries to tell Ms. Janice, Dolores Starbuckle springs up with her gold jewelry...

Black Cat Weekly #7 showcases the best new and classic science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, and suspense, with novels and short stories in every weekly issue.Mysteries“Death of a Light-Hearted Lady,” by Ruth Malone [short story]“The Soul of the Blue Bokhara,” by Frank Lovell Nelson [short story, Carl ton Clarke #7]]“Keys to Success,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“Mysterious Blues,” by Adam Meyer [Barb Goff man Pres...

When a new girl comes to Andy's school, a jealous Dolores thinks he's inlove — but Andy's thoughts are on a companion of the four-legged kind.On the day Ms. Janice introduces Lark Alice Bell to the class, Dolores is proud to be the new girl's helper at recess. But Dolores is not so glad to see her friend Andy scribbling LAB inside a heart in his notebook, and she's downright mad to find out that Lark has visited Andy at home. Luckily, when they all go back t...

When pranksters ruin Dolores Starbuckle’s pumpkins, Andy puts his trickiest plan to the test in this humorous tale filled with Halloween fun.Andy Shane does not want to go to Dolores Starbuckle’s birthday party. It’s on the same day as Halloween! Plus, Dolores is always ordering Andy around or squealing over his marble collection. But when Dolores tells Andy that someone is smashing pumpkins in front of her house, the thought of tricking the tricksters is too appea...

One of the most important research programmes in contemporary cognitive science is that of extended cognition, whereby features of a subject's cognitive environment can in certain conditions become constituent parts of the cognitive process itself. The aim of this volume is to explore the epistemological ramifications of this idea. The volume brings together a range of distinguished and emerging academics, from a variety of different perspectives, to investigate the very idea of an ext...