**Researcher and lecturer Carl Lorenz Cervantes explores the timeless wisdom, ancestral worldviews, and spiritual tools of Filipino psychology and culture—and offers Indigenous ways of knowing for all readers, Filipino and non-Filipino alike.Drawing from folklore, language, ethnography, and personal story, Sikodiwa is a mind-opening exploration for readers of Braiding Sweetgrass and Fresh Banana Leaves**Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggal...

Have you planned for the life that comes after the success you worked so hard to build?By mid-life, many people have already reached the version of success they once imagined.The house. The career. The family. The savings. The independence.But what happens next?How to Be a Successful Ninety-Year-Old is not a book about getting older as much as it is a book about preparing to live well for as long as life allows. Marguerite Lorenz, a Professional Trustee and ...

Luck or Control is a practical and deeply personal guide to understanding estate planning as more than paperwork. Marguerite Lorenz shows that an estate plan is not just about money, death, taxes, or legal documents. It is about love, dignity, preparation, and making sure the people you care about are not left guessing when you can no longer speak for yourself.If your wishes are not written down in a meaningful legal way, you are relying on luck. If your preferences, people, assets...

Can you flimflam a ghost?It’s 1934. Former medium Dashiel Quicke travels the country debunking spiritualism and false mediums while struggling to stay ahead of his ex-business partner and lover who wants him back at any cost. During a demonstration at a college campus, Dashiel meets Hermann Goschalk, an Egyptologist who’s convinced that he has a genuine haunted artifact on his hands. Certain there is a rational explanation for whatever is going on with Hermann’s re...

***'A terrific history of the online creator economy.' The New York Times'This book is about a revolution. It has radically upended how we've understood and interacted with our world. It has demolished traditional barriers and empowered millions who were previously marginalized. It has created vast new sectors of our economy, while devastating legacy institutions. It is often dismissed by traditionalists as a vacant fad, when in fact it is the greatest and most disruptive change in...

Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition,...

Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon's Ring. On Aggression is one of his finest works, as well as the most controversial. Through an insightful and characteristically entertaining survey of animal behaviour, the Nobel Prize winner tracks the evolution of aggression throughout the animal world. He also raises some startling questions when he applies hi...

What was the Cold War that shook world politics for the second half of the twentieth century? Standard narratives focus on Soviet-American rivalry as if the superpowers were the exclusive driving forces of the international system. Lorenz M. Lüthi offers a radically different account, restoring agency to regional powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe and revealing how regional and national developments shaped the course of the global Cold War. Despite their elevated position in 1945, ...

Like Solomon with his magic ring, famed Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz was a gifted student of the animal world. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful collection of observations and insights into the lives of our furry and feathered friends, from the familiar cats and dogs to jackdaws. A must read for any animal lover.

Sugar-Free Diet: Goodbye Sweets! (You Can Do Without Sugar Too: Healthy Living Without Sugar - Get Started Sugar-Free with the 14-Day Challenge)Are you ready to expose the sugar trap and find your way to a sugar-free, healthy diet? My book "Sugar-Free Diet: Goodbye Sweets!" opens the door to a life without excessive sugar and shows you how to live healthily without including sugar in your diet. With my accompanying 14-day sugar-free challenge, you can get started a...

Comparative Studies on the Behaviour of Anatinae is Konrad Lorenz's work on the study of the Anatinae family which is a subfamily of the family Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks). Lorenz studied instinctive behavior in animals, especially in greylag geese and jackdaws. Working with geese, he rediscovered the principle of imprinting (originally described by Douglas Spalding in the 19th century) in the behavior of nidifugous birds. In later life his interest shifted to the study of humans in ...

Vitamin Water: Conjure Up Healthy Refreshment with Fruits and Herbs (Fruit Infused Water: Delicious Flavored Water Recipes for Vitalizing Detox Drinks to Make Yourself)Immerse yourself in the world of healthy indulgence with me. In my book "Vitamin Water: Conjure Up Healthy Refreshment with Fruits and Herbs," you will discover how to make your own vitamin-rich water with simple recipes. I offer a wealth of ideas for refreshing and healthy drinks.My vitamin ...