The Mayan peoples of highland Guatemala live within an animate world, where the physical environment, ancestors, and surrounding people, plants, and animals are infused with spirit and presence.At the heart of this daily engagement are the ajq'ija', Mayan spiritual guides who serve as mediators between human communities and the rajawala'-the vital, living energies of the world. This book offers insight into the foundational knowledge ajq'ija' use to communicate with...

What would happen if a top expert with more than thirty years of leadership experience were willing to distill everything he had learned about leadership into a handful of life-changing principles just for you? It would change your life.John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. He has combined insights learned from his thirty-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports...

**Since its first publication in 1960, Maxwell Maltz’s landmark bestseller has inspired and enhanced the lives of more than 30 million readers!In this updated edition, with a new introduction and editorial commentary by Matt Furey, president of the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation, the original text has been annotated and amplified to make Maltz’s message even more relevant for the contemporary reader.**• Cybernetics (loosely translated from the Greek): “a helmsman who steers ...

ULTIMATE WEAPON MEETS COMPLETE DISASTERA thrilling and romantic fantasy adventure from Everina Maxwell, bestselling author of Winter's Orbit.En is a weapon. Battle spells are carved into her skin, she's trained to work through pain, and she's magically compelled with loyalty to the archmage. When she's sent on a mission to retrieve a group of infamous traitors from exile in a land of unpredictable and deadly magic, she's forced to ...

When a troublemaking party crasher is found dead in a fountain during an elegant soiree in Newport, Rhode Island, newspaper editor Emma Cross Andrews must clear her own society reporter from suspicion of murder…August 1903. Emma and her husband Derrick are among the men in white tie and tails and the women wearing white gowns from the House of Worth at Tessie Oelrichs’s Bal Blanc, or White Ball, at Rosecliff, her grand cottage on Bellevue Avenue. ...

SYNOPSISTanaka thought one bad choice would end him.Instead, it led him to Room 12.BORDERLINES is a fiction story based on true events. It touches on addiction, recovery, and the student-led movement that changed 18 universities in Zimbabwe. From a $5 packet on a hostel floor to a national peer mentorship program, this is what happens when we stop pretending we're fine and start showing up for each other.No lectures. No judgment. Just one room, one choice, one d...

Celia Beaumont gave everything to the man she loved, only to be betrayed, murdered, and burned alive for her family's fortune. But death is not the end. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned ten years to the past—before the lies, before the marriage, before she lost everything. This time, Celia will protect her grandfather, reclaim her inheritance, and make every traitor pay. Yet as she rewrites her fate, a powerful man she once overlooked begins to step into her life. Is he her ...

Discover the timeless art of preserving food with **The Canning and Preserving Bible**, a practical and comprehensive guide designed to help you understand the methods, principles, and skills behind creating a well-stocked homemade pantry.Food preservation is more than a way to extend shelf life—it is a tradition that promotes self-reliance, reduces waste, saves resources, and allows you to enjoy the flavors of seasonal foods throughout the year. This book provides clear guidance f...

Actively grow your leadership skills day-by-day with this timeless wisdom—comprised from fourteen of New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell's greatest leadership books.The Maxwell Daily Reader draws its unique power from an ageless truth: the heart of leadership is created by actions—big and small—put into practice one day at a time. Each person has inborn potential to be a great leader. Each day's message in this 365-day reader will eq...

“Downton Abbey fans will enjoy Maxwell’s evocative descriptions” of British post-WWI society in the first Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery (Library Journal).December 1918: As a difficult year draws to a close, there is much to celebrate for nineteen-year-old Phoebe Renshaw and her three siblings at their beloved family estate of Foxwood Hall. The dreadful war is finally over; eldest daughter Julia’s engagement to their houseguest, the Marquis of Aller...

Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit."I inhaled this one like I needed it to live." —New York Times Book ReviewRich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster Tennalhin Halkana can read minds. Tennal, like all neuromodified “readers,” is a security threat on his own. But when co...

A Sunday Times Bestseller!A 2022 Alex Award Winner!“Sparks fly” (NPR) in Everina Maxwell’s gut-wrenching and romantic space opera debut.Prince Kiem, a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperor's least favorite grandchild, has been called upon to be useful for once. He's commanded to fulfill an obligation of marriage to the representative of the Empire's newest and most rebellious vassal planet. His ...