Self-discipline is a goal that will only be accomplished by following a path that will cause a great deal of pain. Walking this path will require a good deal of hard work and dedication because this path is not an easy one to walk. Sometimes, people fall off. Sometimes, the direction of the path needs to be changed. Sometimes, the path needs to be broken up into smaller trips in order to be able to complete the whole journey.Self-control and self-discipline require hard work and se...

With COVID-19 comes a heightened sense of everyday risk. How should a society manage, distribute, and conceive of it?As we cope with the lengthening effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, considerations of everyday risk have been more pressing, and inescapable. In the past, everyone engaged in some degree of risky behaviour, from mundane realities like taking a shower or getting into a car to purposely thrill-seeking activities like rock-climbing or BASE jumping....

The year is 1977. Three teenagers are on an Indiana back road, heading home away from the highway, away from prying eyes and traffic cops. One behind the driver's wheel, two in the back seat sampling the merchandise that could get them all jailed. And then, as the car careens along beneath a black sky lit only by a million stars, they see it. The boys demand they stop the car. The girl driving refuses, telling herself they're imagining it, terrified they're not. What happens to them next c...

As AI rapidly transforms society, urgent questions have emerged on governing these powerful technologies responsibly. In AI Ethics & Governance: A Legal Perspective Vol. 2, technology lawyer and arbitrator Mark Wright offers an expert analysis of the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding AI. He explores proposals for AI governance through a pragmatic legal lens, delving into critical questions around privacy, bias, accountability, and more. Wright combines legal insights with comput...

Bridge the Gap and Reach the Why GenerationIf you've ever struggled to motivate the young people in your sphere of influence, Answering Why is the game-changer you've been looking for. From the urgent skills gap crisis to the proven strategies to inspire our youngest generations, Answering Why addresses the burning questions faced by educators, employers, and parents everywhere.Author, CEO, and generational expert Mark C. Perna shares his wide experience and profound succes...

My billionaire boss is grumpy, gorgeous, and completely off-limits.He's also my brother's best friend... and the father of my baby.Nathan Wolfe blew into my small town like a storm, ready to snatch up my café and bulldoze everything in his path—including my sanity. I'm sure he planned it out perfectly,Step one: offer me a job I couldn't refuse.Step two: Make my life a living hell with his arrogant smirk, bossy demands, and unfairly perfect j...

One bed. One storm. One billionaire I can't stand… or stop thinking about.What was supposed to be a workcation turned into a fake honeymoon with a maddeningly hot stranger.He's grumpy, off-limits, and my complete opposite—polished, controlled, infuriatingly calm.Me? I'm chipped nail polish, impulsive choices, and one bad idea away from a meltdown.Somehow, we ended up stuck in a five-star bungalow for a week. And being that close to a man who...

The last thing I wanted was to get stuck with my new boss. The billionaire single dad is as handsome as he is infuriating.The first time I met Nathan Wolfe, he called me pathetic. The second time, I told him exactly where he could shove it—respectfully, of course. The third time? Let's just say I got stuck with Mr. Billionaire… and forgot all my reasons to stay away.I was doing just fine avoiding the insufferable jerk who called me pathetic at my sister's w...

As AI rapidly transforms society, urgent questions have emerged on governing these powerful technologies responsibly. In AI Ethics & Governance: A Legal Perspective Vol. 1, technology lawyer and arbitrator Mark Wright offers an expert analysis of the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding AI. He explores proposals for AI governance through a pragmatic legal lens, delving into critical questions around privacy, bias, accountability, and more. Wright combines legal insights with comput...

"All of time and space. All things that ever happened or ever will. Where do you want to start?"From a junkyard in Totter's Lane to the fields of Trenzalore, the last of the Time Lords has navigated the past, present, and future using knowledge gathered from centuries of adventures in space and time. Now the authors of the bestselling Who-Ology have collected the best of that timey-wimey knowledge into one place. Covering themes of home and work, travel and technology, the history ...

This book provides a critical study of environmental regulation and its enforcement in New Zealand, situated within green criminology. It seeks to address the question of whether the offences in the Resource Management Act 1991 are 'working', by drawing on a range of sources including: central government data, local government policies and reports on enforcement, information requests of councils, studies of local authority enforcement behaviour and case law to. Through highly layered and r...

How many planets has the TARDIS visited?Can you name the Doctor's favorite Gallifreyan bedtime stories?What's the best way to defeat a Sontaran?Put your Time Lord knowledge to the test with an extraordinary journey through fifty-five years of Doctor Who.Now fully updated to take in the Twelfth Doctor's final episode, this unique tour of space and time is packed with facts, figures, and stories from the show's entire run. Peek inside the inner workin...