Recommended reading for elite CEOs and top performers, Areté delivers fast, actionable wisdom in quick, accessible micro-chapters designed for busy professionals, athletes, and anyone seeking measurable personal growth.Join thousands of high achievers transforming their lives with Areté by Brian Johnson—a daily roadmap to living at your best. With 451 bite-sized insights inspired by ancient Stoic philosophers and backed by modern science, this boo...

Panic snuck up on Brian Johnson while he was out with his son, and it clung to him on his desperate drive home. Feeling almost outside of himself, his family called 911. He was spiraling into darkness. Waiting for the ambulance to arrive, unsure of what was happening, he gathered his family around him and asked them to pray for him. Then he said these pivotal words, "This is when God becomes real." In his first book, Brian shares how the panic and anxiety of his early life―panic he'd thoug...

One of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian moth...

A look at the scientists and technicians whose hard work off the battlefield assisted the Allied Forces in winning World War II.Based on the BBC television documentary series of the same name, this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the fight by the "back room" scientists and technicians of the Second World War, including the battles against the Luftwaffe navigational beams, the V-1 and V-2 flying bombs, the development of radar, the battle against the U-boats,...

Within Reach is a soft science fiction novel about an amateur writer and stigmatist who narrowly escapes being killed in a mass shooting, defying incredible odds. He unwillingly amasses a group of followers who look up to him as a spiritual leader. He loses control over his life's narrative and struggles to regain it only to discover himself ascending to an even more profound role than he had expected but at a terrible cost.

"Surprisingly refreshing . . . You don't need to know anything about AC/DC to appreciate his funny and highly descriptive writing about [cars]." — Publishers WeeklyFrom "Pink Cadillac" to "Low Rider" to "Little Red Corvette," rock music has always had a racy love affair with cars. And AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson is not only a rock legend, second-to-none at infusing razor-sharp lyrics with the screaming metal energy of a true rock and roller, but also a ...

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A Minnesota journalist breaks down the cold case that has beguiled a community and haunted his family for generations.At 3:30 a.m. on April 11, 1933, neighbors and firefighters arrived at the farmhouse of Albin and Alvira Johnson to find a smoldering heap where a seemingly happy home once stood. Beneath the ruins, investigators found the bodies of Alvira and her seven children, but Albin's remains were nowhere to be seen. The authorities determined that Alvira and ...

The logical step up from focusing just on IT, this makes perfect senseKen Wilson (Director, BrightHorse, UK)I loved the concept and the sensible approach to what are sometimes seen as complex issues.Dave Jones (Director & Principal ITSM Consultant, UK)Only by understanding IT-driven business services and anchoring them in a service design statement (SDS) can enterprises translate business needs into IT-intens...

This comprehensive guide to the flags of the world provides concise, accurate coverage of every country in the world, giving the history, meaning, and symbolism of national flags, together with large-scale and smaller locator maps. The Complete Guide to Flags of the World, 4th Edition includes the history of flags, the color flags in over 220 countries and territories, flags of international organizations, large-scale and detailed locator maps for easy reference, up-to-date data a...

The reader is presented with a mixture of gentle and dark humour, plus other tales that are of a mysterious and sometimes sombre nature.Chicken Lababdar: Justin Blackthorn meets Jo Phillips and embarks on a whirlwind romance. However, Jo’s favourite Indian meal brings the question of his commitment to her into doubt as Justin reaches the crossroads in his life.I Am Not Lonely: The sad story in which an old lady makes it abundantly clear to ...

We DID IT; so can you. DID is Digital Information Design. IT is of course the ubiquitous Information Technology that is so simple, so easy to design and change that it (sorry, IT) never goes wrong and all you need to do is to teach a few people a bit about coding, implementing and a best practice. More seriously, if all of IT projects were successful, Digital Information Design would be a waste of time. However, the failure rate of IT outsourcing deals is around 40%, and hiring a sourcing ...