When astronauts go to space, they often return as different people. They report a sudden, overwhelming cognitive shift known as the "Overview Effect." Seeing the Earth as a fragile blue ball in the void, without borders or divisions, triggers a profound sense of interconnectedness and a dissolution of the ego. "The Blue Marble Shift" explores the psychology and neuroscience behind this phenomenon. Based on interviews with astronauts from the Apollo missions to the ISS, Sarah Miles describe...

Praise for Overloaded and Underprepared“Parents, teachers, and administrators are all concerned that America’s kids are stressed out, checked out, or both—but many have no idea where to begin when it comes to solving the problem. That’s why the work of Challenge Success is so urgent. It has created a model for creating change in our schools that is based on research and solid foundational principles like communication, creativity, and compassion. If your c...

Our increasingly fast-paced world is interfering with sound educational practices and harming kids both physically and mentally. Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids gives teachers, administrators, and parents the information, tools, and strategies needed to begin making immediate changes at school, in the community, and at home to benefit all students. Based on the Challenge Success program—a research-based project founded at ...

There has been much media activity both in the press and on Radio since the Canterbury earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011.The five-year aftermath of those earthquakes offered the Author a rare opportunity to examine aspects that the media did not cover, such as the national policies and effectiveness of Government funding and management of catastrophe on a national scale. She was also able to make an appraisal of the performance of the Corporate insurance industry invol...

Two lonely teenage girls in 1940s Washington, DC, discover they have a penchant for solving crimes—and an even greater desire to commit them—in the new mystery novel by Macavity Award–winning novelist John Copenhaver.Philippa Watson, a good-natured yet troubled seventeen-year-old, has just moved to Washington, DC. She’s lonely until she meets Judy Peabody, a brilliant and tempestuous classmate. The girls become unlikely friends and fashion themselves as intellectua...

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar AnthologyThese short stories include some of your favourite heroes, and some new ones you might not yet be familiar with.READ IT BECAUSE15 authors explore the Mortal Realms in 21 short stories, with perspectives from all four Grand Alliances. There's something in here for every fan of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.THE STORYAcross the vast expanses of the Mortal Realms, from the gl...

Nunavut tigummiun!Hold on to the land!It was just fifty years ago that the territory of Alaska officially became the state of Alaska. But no matter who has staked their claim to the land, it has always had a way of enveloping souls in its vast, icy embrace.For William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, Alaska has been his home, his identity, and his cause. Born on the shores of Kotzebue Sound, twenty-nine miles north of the Arctic Circle, he was raised to live the traditional, semi...

The ultimate collection of winter romances from your favourite authors!The perfect festive collection of stories to curl up with this Christmas from top authors including:*Rebecca Raisin*Sharon Kendrick*Maisey Yates*Michelle Smart*Lynne Graham*Scarlet Wilson*Tina Beckett*Louisa George*Catherine Mann*Kat Cantrell*Jules Bennett*Amanda McCabe*Denise Lynn*Mag...

Cattle Die.Kinsfolk Die.Only the Deeds of Heroes Live On.Tales from Stolki's Hall is an anthology of short stories set in Norrøngard, the Norse-inspired land of the Thrones & Bones roleplaying game and the novel Frostborn by Lou Anders.The stories from Tales from Stolki's Hall range from the humorous to the horrifying, from epic sagas of bold adventure to poignant accounts of quiet desperation. These ten tal...

Fans of Claudia Gray and Kelly Link will love Hannah Fergesen’s wild and poignant debut—a wacky time-traveling sci-fi odyssey wrapped in an elegiac ode to lost friendship and a clever homage to Doctor Who.To save the future, she must return to the beginning.Three years after her best friend Peggy went missing, Harper Starling is lost. Lost in her dead-end job, lost in her grief. All she has are regrets and reruns of her favorite science fiction sho...

Time Management for Lawyers: Making Every Six Minutes Count is a comprehensive guide designed to help legal professionals take control of their time and enhance both productivity and wellbeing. In a fast-paced and high-pressure profession, time management is the key to thriving – not just surviving. This book explores practical strategies for managing overwhelming caseloads, maintaining a healthy work–life balance, and preventing burnout. It covers the latest technological influences, incl...

Weird Tales magazine is known for launching a number of sub-genres of fiction—cosmic horror, swords & sorcery, dark fantasy, and others. It has also greatly added to existing genres like science fiction, horror, and—a personal favorite of editor Jonathan Maberry—weird mystery stories. Or, as they became known—occult detective tales. Here are all-original tales about people who peer into the shadows in order to solve a mystery. Sometimes successfully … and sometimes the darkness wi...