Are you tired of feeling trapped in a toxic relationship? In "Breaking Chains: Unveiling the Signs of a Toxic Relationship" by Robert Austin, you'll discover a transformative guide that empowers you to break free and reclaim your happiness. With years of experience as a relationship counselor, Austin uncovers the hidden signs of manipulation, control, and emotional abuse that holds you back.Through practical strategies and exercises, he provides the tools you need to establish heal...

In "An Expedition to Explore the Interior of Western Australia," Robert Austin presents a meticulous account of his adventurous venture into the largely uncharted territories of Western Australia in the late 19th century. With an engaging narrative style that combines scientific observation with vivid descriptive prose, Austin captures the essence of the Australian landscape, its diverse ecosystems, and the rich cultural history of the indigenous peoples encountered along the way. His work...

The Soviet Union and Cold War Neutrality and Nonalignment in Europe examines how the neutral European countries and the Soviet Union interacted after World War II. Amid the Cold War division of Europe into Western and Eastern blocs, several long-time neutral countries abandoned neutrality and joined NATO. Other countries remained neutral but were still perceived as a threat to the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence. Based on extensive archival research, this volume offers state-of...

What makes the Apple iPhone cool? Bang & Olufsen and Samsung's televisions beautiful? Any of a wide variety of products and services special? The answer is not simply functionality or technology, for competitors' products are often as good.The Soul of Design explores the uncanny power of some products to grab and hold attention—to create desire. To understand what sets a product apart in this way, authors Lee Devin and Robert Austin push past per...

The Palace is the story of an average guy who gets recruited by a committee in Tibet that's responsible for overseeing a palace that's been overrun by war-torn refugees fleeing Russian aggression.The palace is more than just a spectacular structure on earth. It's a metaphor for the mind, and the refugees represent the uninvited and disempowering thoughts that create chaos and disharmony.The Palace is not only a great adventure and love story with more twists and turns than ...

Enver Hoxha, one of the most fanatical communist leaders of the twentieth century, ruled Albania for forty years. He was a Stalinist modernizer who sought to pull his country out of its peripheral status through rapid industrialization and diplomatic cunning. Albania transitioned from one ideological alliance to another, breaking first with Tito’s Yugoslavia, then Khrushchev’s USSR and lastly post-Maoist China. Masterfully exploiting rivalries within the communist bloc, Hoxha was able to e...

The acclaimed food writer's "go-to guide for Austin eating" shares classic and creative recipes from the city's greatest restaurants ( Publishers Weekly).The story of Austin food is equal parts deep Texan traditions and a booming food scene. It is this atmosphere that has fostered some of the hottest restaurants in the country, a lively food truck community, and a renaissance in the most Texan of foods: barbecue.Austin food is also tacos and Tex-Mex,...

Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities ...

In evolution, most genes survive and spread within populations because they increase the ability of their hosts (or their close relatives) to survive and reproduce. But some genes spread in spite of being harmful to the host organism—by distorting their own transmission to the next generation, or by changing how the host behaves toward relatives. As a consequence, different genes in a single organism can have diametrically opposed interests and adaptations.Covering all species from yeast t...

What does it take to lead and manage your company’s tech?Becoming an effective IT leader and manager presents a host of challenges-from anticipating emerging technologies, to managing relationships with senior executives, vendors, and employees, to communicating with the board. A good IT leader must also be a strong business leader.This book-now thoroughly updated with a new preface by the authors and current tech details and terminology-invites you to acco...

Adoptez les meilleures techniques de la Harvard pour manager un projet avec brio !Les grands carnets HBR : des ouvrages de référence des cadres et dirigeants sur l'essentiel du business.Toutes les techniques efficaces pour piloter avec succès tous ses projets !Cadre ou manager, vous êtes régulièrement sollicité pour manager un projet. Sa réussite dépend de votre capacité à le piloter au quotidien et à animer l'équipe. De la mise en place de l'équipe à la clôture du p...

What does it mean for nature to be sacred? Is anything supernatural or even unnatural? Nature’s Transcendence and Immanence: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Ecstatic Naturalism discusses nature’s divinizing process of unfolding and folding through East-West dialogues and interdisciplinary methodologies. Nature’s selving/god-ing processes are the sacred that is revealed as nature’s transcendent and immanent dimensions. Each chapter of Nature’s Transcendence and Immanence: A Comparative Inte...