You did everything the story asked of you. The work, the titles, the proof. And underneath it, a static that never quite goes away.Ascendant begins where most self-help ends: at the moment the strategies stop working. Stephen Scott Johnson's life came apart slowly, not in one catastrophe but in a series of small unravelings, until he had run out of versions of himself to perform. What arrived in that silence became this book.This is not a guide to becoming a better version ...

Scott Stephens received his first set of roller skates at age six in 1966 – and soon he was staging Roller Derby games in his backyard. Growing up in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, it was impossible not to have heard about Roller Derby and the Los Angeles Thunderbirds, whose games were televised. In fact, many of the T-Birds were just as popular as those on traditional sports teams such as the Dodgers, Lakers, and Rams. When Stephens started training at the new T-Bird Rollerdrome in P...

When veteran journalist Chip Jeffries publishes an explosive investigation into Saudi Arabia's oil reserves, he expects controversy. He doesn't expect global financial markets to collapse within hours. What begins as a routine exposé quickly spirals into an international firestorm. Stock exchanges freeze, diplomatic phone lines burn, and somewhere in the shadows, powerful figures begin to move. As Chip races to uncover the full truth, he finds himself drawn into a tangled world of espionag...

Interrogating the Real is the first volume of the collected writings of Slavoj Žižek - undoubtedly one of the world's leading contemporary cultural commentators, and one of the most inspiring, provocative and entertaining cultural critics at work today. Drawing upon the full range of his prolific output, the articles here cover psychoanalysis, philosophy and popular culture, reflecting the remarkable breadth and depth of Žižek's interest in politics, culture and philosophy, and al...

Slavoj iek is one of the worlds foremost cultural commentators: a prolific writer and thinker, whose vividly adventurous, unorthodox and wide-ranging writings have won him a unique place as one of the most high profile thinkers of our time. Covering psychoanalysis, philosophy and popular culture and drawing on a heady mix of Marxist politics, Hegelian dialectics and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the writings collected in Interrogating the Real reflect not only the remarkable extent ...

Slavoj Žižek is one of the world's foremost cultural commentators: a prolific writer and thinker, whose adventurous, unorthodox and wide-ranging writings have won him a unique place as one of the most high profile thinkers of our time. The Universal Exception brings together some of Žižek's most vivid writings on politics. Bringing together high theory, popular culture and passionate engagement with politics, Žižek here brings us startlingly new perspectives on such topics as mult...

Chemical dependency among the adult population in America has reached epidemic proportion. An estimated 30 million people abuse themselves daily with alcohol and drugs. For every chemically-dependent adult, at least five others are directly affected: children, spouses, parents, siblings, etc. America is intimately involved with a full-blown pandemic. This pandemic is the disease of addiction and family dysfunction. These letters to Sarah represent a strong warning of the insidious nature o...

'An auditor is a person who watches the battle from the safety of the hills and then comes down to bayonet the wounded.' The best way to prove this often repeated quote wrong is to study your new profession, learn its best practices, immerse yourself in its history, and its future direction. This six-step guide will set new entrants to the internal audit profession on the right path.

'You're in safe hands with Clare - practical, helpful advice and lots of fun meal inspiration for the whole family.' - JAMIE OLIVER'In a busy hyper stimulating world, pockets of peace and connection are vital but hard to find - especially with those we love. The wonderful Clare Mosley reminds us of the value of the family mealtime not just in terms of food and nutrition, but also in terms of communication and connection. LOVE this book.' -

The underlying theory of The 15 Disciplines is this: take care of your team and they will take care of you. A world where leaders think more about others than they do themselves, is a world that will achieve extraordinary productivity.This book is very relevant to leadership. It is a powerful force of pragmatism for leaders and a wonderful resource for them. The solid examples drawn from Stephen's life, reinforce his messages.This is not the pie-in-the-sky theo...

Trust in the leadership of many governments, institutions and businesses around the world is at an all-time low. Too many leaders have an unquenchable thirst for power or market domination and pursue those agendas at the expense of ethics.This book challenges you to rethink your leadership, to see those around you differently and to inspire you to be a strong, ethical and inclusive leader.

Fire Child, Water Child is a revolutionary guide to parenting a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that does not rely on medication or pathologizing your child's challenges. This method helps you identify your child's unique focusing style—wood, fire, earth, metal, or water—and calm the stress that can contribute to your child's ADHD symptoms. What is your child’s ADHD style?● The Wood Child is an adventurous explorer who is always on the move but g...