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What are the four golden rules of conversation? How do you break the conversational ice? What are the key conversational red lights that will stop your efforts? What are the essential dos and don'ts for any conversation? Get answers to these questions and much more in this commonsense guide that will turn you into a master conversationalist!

This is a scientific-based success methodology distilled down into its one easy and effective method. This simple method utilizes your own self-talk to create a more powerful and effective internal dialogue. The Magic Question might sound too good to be true, but it's based on sound brain science and advanced linguistics. Best of all...it's easy to listen to and filled with fun stories. It has nothing to do with more effort, visualization, or even goal setting but can serve to powerfully enhance any of those things.

Are you cosy? It's time for a bedtime story. Join us as we embark on the magical tale of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault, read by Bart Wolffe followed by a lullaby called "Gently Rock You to Sleep" by Earth Kunchai.

Making babies. For some, it’s virtually effortless – an accident, a “happy surprise”, or an easily executed plan. But for others, this almost universal drive to start a family does not come quite so effortlessly. In fact, for many, it’s can be a frustrating and expensive quest that in some cases never pays off, leaving them childless. These people dearly want what many of us barely give a second thought: having a baby. To start a family. To be a parent. And these people will go to remarkable, at times almost unbelievable lengths, to do just that. Carry On is about those people.

Abby en Brendan Hollander kampen met relatieproblemen en proberen hun huwelijk te redden door met een relatietherapeut te praten. Die adviseert hun de app Sugar & Spice uit te proberen, een seksueel getinte versie van het spel Doen, durven of de waarheid. Het spel begint onschuldig en lijkt wonderen te doen voor hun relatie, maar de opdrachten worden steeds grimmiger. Het stel valt voor de geldprijzen die de app belooft en raken zo compleet in de ban van het spel. En dan begint het spel zich tegen hen te keren.

Themes for Self Exploration with Story and Song first references the resources and unique reality we all possess as a result of our experience. The book then presents a variety of life themes common to us all, with stories illustrating the themes. The authors then wonder how the listener might favorably navigate the future in the context of a particular theme as the listener listens to a piece of music. What might surface from inner resources as a soundscape compliments a meditation on a theme?

This is the official Hitchhiker's Guide to Humanity, and once we understand where we originally came from, we can finally resolve the mysteries of our condition. We can become smarter, faster, stronger, healthier, more youthful, more vibrant, longer living, emotionally blissful, psychologically harmonized, romantically successful, and we can even become FOUR times wealthier. What?!?! Yep. But you'll never know the secrets unless you listen about it. So, you better! Or else I'll tell Harry and Marv where to find you.

Menno heeft het moeilijk om het dure leven van zijn vrouw te financieren terwijl zijn bouwbedrijf op de rand van de afgrond staat. Het water staat hem aan de lippen waardoor hij besluit fraude te plegen. Ook zijn dochter Cécile maakt het hem niet makkelijk wanneer zij met een nieuwe vriend thuiskomt die Menno niet tolereert. De problemen rakelen zich op en het noodzakelijk kwaad zwelt onvermijdelijk aan. Wie is er nog te vertrouwen? In de misdaadroman "Noodzakelijk kwaad" word je op aangrijpende wijze meegesleurd in een verhaal van intrige, leugens en misleiding.

Een origineel historisch verhaal van Arend van Dam. In 1621 komt Amalia van Solms, een arme gravin uit het hof van de koningin van Bohemen, bij toeval in Nederland terecht. Ze kan haar geluk niet op als ze ten huwelijk gevraagd wordt door Frederik Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau. Niet alleen is haar leven in armoede voorbij, haar nieuwe leven als prinses past haar perfect. Algauw schudt Amalia het stadhouderlijk hof wakker. Ze laat paleizen bouwen, legt een grote kunstverzameling aan en ontvangt belangrijke buitenlandse gasten.

Voor de O’Briens is iedere dag een gevecht om te overleven. Mary Ellen en haar vijf kinderen wonen in de armoedige buitenwijken van een Engels mijnwerkersdorp. Ze staat er helemaal alleen voor, want haar man is verslaafd aan alcohol en regelmatig agressief. John, haar oudste zoon, werkt in de haven om het gezin te kunnen onderhouden. Hij is anders dan de meeste mannen in de buurt: Hij is gevoelig, slim en zijn moeders enige steun en toeverlaat.

J.D. Barker brak internationaal door met "Horen, zien, zwijgen" - het eerste deel in de bestsellertrilogie over rechercheur Sam Porter Jordan Briggs is de koningin van de New Yorkse radio. Ze neemt geen blad voor de mond en deelt dagelijks haar ongezouten mening met meer dan vijf miljoen luisteraars. Op een dag spreekt ze de inbellende Bernie, die live een spelletje wil spelen. Jordan moet kiezen tussen Ubers of taxi's. Ze kiest taxi's en vergeet het gesprek al snel. Tot er vlak voor haar kantoor zeven taxi's ontploffen.

Twenty-two people are left behind on a military island with a hurricane bearing down on them. Battling the elements will be hard enough, but when a stranger joins them with no memory of his name or the curse that he carries, a hurricane is the least of their worries.

What is the value of one powerful question? What about one life changing answer? This book asks questions geared towards a sense of knowing who you are at your core. These questions are thought-provoking, challenging, and inspiring. Most importantly, they are life changing! Truth is - no two individuals are created exactly alike! God, in his infinite wisdom, created every person with a unique identity and purpose.

Passage to Faith explores current scientific evidence supporting the case for the existence of a creator God. It draws on dozens of historical testimonies of individuals who had encounters with a supreme being which influenced them to change their lives, and sometimes the world, for the better. Taking the listener on an evidence-based tour through the cosmos, Lee, qualified in the fields of the philosophy of futures studies, theology, literature and education, reveals a stunning degree of indwelling intelligence and beauty on display throughout the universe and on Earth.

Shhh Listen. Hear that? That's the sound of your business. The conversations taking place online and in the marketplace tell you nearly everything you need to know about your company and your customers - what people are saying about you, how they use your products, whether they'll buy or recommend your product, and how they respond to your marketing and advertising. Listening provides unrivaled insight. If you do it right, you'll have a decisive edge over your competition as you adapt faster to customer needs and market changes.

The surprising breakthrough in Start Something Good is that anyone can find their purpose in life and give back to the world. This personal tale of transformation and redemption details how an immigrant stumbled his way towards a calling of improving people’s well-being globally. In 2007, Bartlomiej "Bart" Skorupa quit a promising career in management consulting and bought a one way ticket to Africa. Driven by stories of miserable failures and wild success, Bart outlines actionable insights that inspire you to craft a life of purpose, meaning, and selfless giving

A collection of short bedtime stories for children by Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang.

A classic collection of holiday short stories for children featuring a kidnapped Santa, busy elves and a brave tin soldier, amongst others.

In 2015, Bart Torres spent time with comedian, actress, and writer Wanda Sykes leading up to her show at Treasure Island in Las Vegas. Wanda talked about the fated Curb Your Enthusiasm revival, her past career in the NSA, and what activities she was planning for her time on the Vegas Strip.

Bart Torres interviewed comedian Andrew Dice Clay in 2010. The night before, he started a headlining residency at the famous Las Vegas Hilton. Clay talked about how it felt to have a residency at what was famously Elvis Presley’s home theater and how he idolized rock stars like Elvis rather than comedians growing up. He also shared some impressions, including one of Elvis.