The story of Jonah is sacred to all three Abrahamic faiths and remains a recognizable legend even in the most secularized corners of the West. And yet the maritime prophet's story has been trivialized as a quaint children's tale, his character has been blasted by unsympathetic commentators, and even his alleged tomb has now been destroyed by Islamic State militants who, in 2014, took the city of Mosul on the Nineveh Plains. Now that Nineveh is once again in the grip of tyrannical violence ...

In the hilarious world of Fluffy Friends Start a Laugh Riot, a group of talking animals with too much energy attempts to organize a town meeting, only to end up in a whirlwind of giggles and chaos. From juggling sheep to pie-flinging ducks and even a disastrous talent show, the town's animals can't seem to keep things in order. This uproarious story follows the adventures of mischievous animals as they navigate through a series of wacky mishaps and side-splitting events. Every pag...

In The Hilarious Race Down the Hill, a group of animal friends in the forest enters the wildest race of their lives. What starts as a competition quickly turns into a hilarious adventure full of unexpected twists. From rolling boulders and giant acorns to wild jumps and muddy puddles, every moment is full of surprises. With talking animals, big personalities, and plenty of funny mishaps, this is a race you won’t want to miss! Each chapter presents a unique event in the race, keepi...

Sumo is a fresh and funny introduction to the fascinating world of sumo, Japan's national sport. Author David Benjamin peels away the veneer of sumo as a cultural treasure and reveals it as an action-packed sport populated by superb athletes who employ numerous strategies and techniques to overcome their gargantuan opponents. Sumo provides an engaging, witty, behind-the-scenes look at sumo today.

While taking a walk, two teen boys wander off into a Research Center in the middle of a remote village in Nandiland.Intrigued by the workers of this institute, their fear gets the best of them, and they decide to run away and not get caught while spying. They end up in an alternative world that has given them superpowers.Caught in the two realities, can they trust their judgement to figure out what is real?

This book is about a very active spider monkey who slips and falls from a tree and loses his memory. All the other animals and humans take him on a journey through the jungle to restore his memory.

Foreword by: Marshall Goldsmith, #1 NY Times bestselling author, Thinkers50-#1 Executive Coach and the only two-time #1 Leadership Thinker in the WorldComplexity has met its match! Today, organizations are grappling with ambiguity, volatility and paradox surrounding the challenges they face. This is complexity. But too many leaders approach complexity the wrong way - they push their people harder and harder and tackle problems one-at-a-tim...

Complexity has met its match!Today, every leader and organisation grapples with unprecedented complexity. Some thrive in these situations while the vast majority do not.Now updated for a post-Covid world, David Benjamin and David Komlos share their cutting-edge, highly-engaging step-by-step formula for rapidly cracking incredibly knotty and important challenges, by involving and mobilizing all the right people-no matter where they are-to co-create solutions...

"This would be an excellent book for undergraduate, graduate and beyond….The style of writing is easy to read and the author does a good job of adding humor in places. The integration of basic programming in R with the data that is collected for any experiment provides a powerful platform for analysis of data…. having the understanding of data analysis that this book offers will really help researchers examine their data and consider its value from multiple perspectives – and this applies ...

Through the telling of his own madcap childhood, David Benjamin pays homage to the exuberance of young boys at play. Whether he's stalking frogs though the swamps of Tomah, Wisconsin, playing four-kid baseball with his bothersome little brother and two favourite cousins, or sneaking into the cinema to watch Saturday-afternoon Westerns, David Benjamin is the kind of kid who would have eagerly fallen in with Tom Sawyer. In relating his adventures - including one truly sorry incident with Sna...

Complexity has met its match!Today, organizations are grappling with ambiguity, volatility, and paradox surrounding the challenges they face. This is complexity. But too many leaders approach complexity the wrong way—they push their people harder and harder and tackle problems one at a time over months, sometimes even years and nearly always in a linear fashion. It’s like setting a pot of water on “low” and waiting for it to boil. To solve the seemingly intractable challenges that ...

How organizations can rapidly, practically, effectively and repeatedly deal with complexity. Solving complex issues in days.The revolutionary process at the heart of Cracking Complexity is backed by empirical research from the authors' work with world-leading companies whose experiences will serve as case-studies.Komlos and Benjamin's approach harnesses disparate views from inside and outside of an organization, including front-line employees, form...