Wandering through East Hastings is a man whose memories are locked within a nightmare fortress deep in his subconscious; an opioid addicted mute that has exhausted the city's mental health resources.Cat Chambers is an anxiety-ridden psychiatrist trying to keep her experimental trauma clinic afloat. PTER, the controversial technology she uses to witness her patients most horrific memories, is the penitence she places on herself for her past mistakes.When the addict becomes C...

After serving four and a half years in the army during WWII-mostly in the battle-torn islands of the South Pacific-and along the way losing his best friend at Iwo Jima, Earl Shaffer came home to Pennsylvania with a large dose of military depression. After rattling around for a while he decided to act upon a prewar dream of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail, a decision that was spurred by reading a magazine article stating that such a feat was likely impossible. Earl achieved his goal, an...

"Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste your life, or master your time and master your life." - Alan LakeinDon't want to spend too much time reading a "Time Management Book"? Well if you want to save time and know how to use it wisely, the “Time Management Simple Book: A Guidebook to Help You Manage Your Time and Get Things Done”, is a comprehensive audio book on the subject of improving your time management and helping you to get more things done.This audio book a...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionA dazzling, debut novel-within-a-novel in the vein of The Prophets and Memorial, about a young author writing about the secret love affair between E.M. Forster and Mohammed el Adl—in which Mohammed’s story collides with his own, blending fact and fiction.In 1919, Mohammed el Adl, the young Egyptian lover of British author E. M. Forster, spent six month...

Astrophilosopy, Exotheology, and Cosmic Religion: Extraterrestrial Life in a Process Universe applies Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and the associated process philosophies of Henri Bergson, Teilhard de Chardin, and others to the interdisciplinary layers of astrobiology, extraterrestrial life, and the impact of discovery. This collection, edited by Andrew M. Davis and Roland Faber, asks questions such as “How have process thinkers imagined universal creative evolution...

Der junge Autor Kip Starling hat sich mit einer Pistole und einem Langzeitvorrat Mineralwasser im Keller seines Hauses in Brooklyn verbarrikadiert, um ungestört zu arbeiten. In nur drei Wochen soll Kip seinen ersten Roman abliefern – ein ambitioniertes Werk über das Schicksal des jungen Ägypters Mohammed el Adl, der von 1917 bis 1922 der Liebhaber der britischen Schriftstellerlegende E. M. Forster war. Mohammed erscheint Kip gleichzeitig rätselhaft und seltsam vertraut. Sie sind beide schw...

Hume’s 1779 book on the existence of God remains vastly influential. Using the conceit of a cleverly crafted fictional conversation, Dialogues argues on the one hand that a universe that looks designed must have a designerand that if it has as ‘an uncaused first cause,’ that cause can only be God. But, on the other hand, if there is evil in the world, then there cannot be a God. ¶Hume weaves the overarching question of whether we can truly know God’s nature into the entire debate. Dialogue...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

Discover our best loved spooky stories as an audio download! Enjoy world-class storytelling, perfect for travel, holidays, rainy days and on the go, for ages 2 and up.Are YOU feeling spooky? This hour-long audio collection for is packed full of Halloween fun, from witches, monsters, vampires, creepy castles, trick or treating – and much more!· Perfect for children aged 2 and up!· Favourite authors including ...

Stress can have a deleterious effect on people's mental, physical, and psychological health. There is a growing body of evidence, however, that suggests animals, both as pets and therapy partners, can help mitigate people's stress levels. This book showcases a rich collection of research papers from Human-Animal Interactions. It highlights research pertaining to pets as well as animal-assisted therapy in both school and professional settings. The book also includes a scene-setting introduc...

People who can’t or won’t negotiate on their own behalf run the risk of paying too much, earning too little, and always feeling like they’re getting the short end of the stick. Negotiating For Dummies offers tips and strategies to help you become a more comfortable and effective negotiator. It shows you negotiating can improve many of your everyday transactions—everything from buying a car to upping your salary.Find out how to:Develop a negotiating style...

Gathering together thoughts and visions of experienced practitioners, academics, educators and strategic leaders from around the world, this edited volume sheds light on the nature of chaplaincy and its role and significance within ever-changing contemporary healthcare systems.A wide range of issues central to spiritual care delivery are covered, including reflections on what it feels like to be cared for by a chaplain through illness; the nature of chaplaincy as a profession; and ...