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When turbulence is the new normal, an organization's survival depends on vigilant leadership that can anticipate threats, spot opportunities, and act quickly when the time is right. In See Sooner, Act Faster, strategy experts George Day and Paul Schoemaker offer tools for thriving when digital advances intensify turbulence.

Tras vender más de 350.000 ejemplares en Estados Unidos de El cerebro del niño, y permanecer, cinco años después de su primera edición, en un lugar destacado en la lista de parenting de The New York Times, Siegel y Bryson nos brindan en esta ocasión una serie de instrucciones, consejos y actividades para «resetear» el cerebro en desarrollo del niño con el fin de fomentar su curiosidad por el entorno, sus capacidades intelectuales, su equilibrio emocional, su potencial de resiliencia y su empatía.

Do you remember when the milkman delivered and TV was a test pattern and a snowy channer? When Fibber McGee and Molly captured your imagination on Monday-night radio and cars had rumble seats and running boards? Then you are a golden soul, someone rich with experience who can embrace life with more freedom and perspective than you ever had when you were younger.

It’s the 23rd Century — at age 21 your life is over. Logan-6 has been trained to kill. Born and bred from conception to be the best of the best. His time is short, but before his life ends he’s got one final mission — find and destroy Sanctuary, a fabled haven for those who chose to defy the system. When Logan meets and falls in love with Jessica, he begins to question the very system he has sworn to protect.

Julia Child's 20' x 14' kitchen was a serious workspace and recipe-testing lab that exuded a sense of mid-century homey comfort. Now, it has been on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, for most of the past twenty years. Between lively narrative and detailed commentary on Julia's favorite kitchen gadgets, Julia Child's Kitchen illuminates the stories behind the room's design, use, significance, and legacy, showing how deeply Julia Child continues to influence food today.

Spicy, actionreich, magisch: Das große Finale der actionreichen Fantasy Romance, über die ganz BookTok spricht! Lor hat den größten Fehler ihres Lebens begangen und ist nun auf der Flucht vor dem Aurorakönig. Doch ein neuer Feind bringt das Schicksal von ganz Ouranos ins Wanken und Lor muss sich endlich ihrer Bestimmung stellen, ob sie will oder nicht. Lor ist bereit zu kämpfen: Für ihre Freunde, für das Reich und für ihren geliebten Fae Nadir – auch wenn sie sich dafür dem gefürchteten Aurorakönig und einer tödlichen Prüfung stellen muss.

Klaus Kinski war ein wahrer Meister des Sprechtheaters, der sein Publikum gleichermaßen schockierte und faszinierte. Kinski erlangte vor allem für Rezitationen bekannter Philosophen und Dichter hohe Aufmerksamkeit. Kinskis Vortag wollte erfühlt, verstanden und gleichzeitig genossen sein, in seiner üppig überschäumenden Sinnlichkeit, die aufs Ganze ging, den Menschen mit Haut und Haaren visierte, den Zuhörer zu packen versuchte - um jeden Preis.

Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen have seen—in cities, suburbs, and small towns all over North America—how powerful the gospel can be when it takes root in the context of a place, at the intersection of geography, demography, economy, and culture. This is not a new idea—the concept of a parish is as old as Paul's letters to the various communities of the ancient church. But in an age of dislocation and disengagement, the notion of a church that knows its place and gives itself to where it finds itself is like a breath of fresh air, like a sign of new life.

Throughout history, emperors, popes, and caliphs have secretly sought out a mysterious cube-shaped artifact, one believed to house knowledge capable of freeing humanity from the cycle of death and rebirth. Now, after centuries of being lost, the cube has resurfaced, drawing out dark forces intent on its destruction. Their presence marks the return of a malevolent entity that once held dominion over the Earth, in an age long forgotten.

Two friends. A bride who dies. Two versions of the story. One unreliable narrator. Who do you believe? Nathan or Elias? The listener gets to decide which version he chooses to listen to first. Nathan, who claims that his best friend Elias murdered his own bride? Or Elias, who claims that Nathan is hallucinating and that he is innocent. In the end, the truth is - literally- hidden in the middle of the book.

H Is for Hell is the eighth book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this book, you will find a collection of 13 horrific tales from some of the most talented independent horror writers on the scene today. Each tale brings to life a different vision of Hell, each unlike anything you have heard before. H Is for Hell will take you to the depths of the Underworld, and you may not return unscathed.

This collection of tales is what happens when one man’s art meets 12 authors' fiction, and when writers are free to ignore their genre of choice and typical story conventions. Twelve eye-challenging op-art designs were used to inspire these 12 mind-bending stories, which contain everything from futuristic sci-fi to fantastical comedy, and heartfelt life musings to near-cosmic nihilism.

The Original stories, fairytales, and legends that inspire our favorite films.

In Take Control of Your Life, J. Paul Nadeau combines his personal experiences and insights from his many years as a police detective, hostage negotiator, and international peacekeeper to help us overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and attitudes that prevent us from becoming our best selves and achieving our dreams to the fullest. This book is saving lives and helping many people reclaim the lives they deserve. The stories echo blockbuster movies and are followed by guideposts and lessons that help us negotiate our way out of self-sabotage's devasting grip.

Het kleine zwarte katje Hamley woont met haar moeder en haar zusjes in een groot huis met een prachtige tuin. Op een winterse ochtend wordt de wereld bedolven met sneeuw. Nieuwsgierig trekt Hamley de tuin in. Ze rent door de sneeuw naar de weilanden erachter. Daar ziet ze vreemde sporen in de sneeuw van dieren die ze nog niet kent. Hamley gaat nieuwsgierig op onderzoek uit, en komt zo in een magische winterse wereld terecht met bijzondere dieren.

Join Thomas, Emily, and Shep as they try to come up with movie plots based on everyday objects.

Tomo un riesgo al poner en tus manos escritos tan personales. Podrás ver mi cojera, por cual pie cojeo. Pues no son lo suficientemente “correctos” y “cuidados” como para ser obra de un sacerdote, mucho menos de un Legionario de Cristo siempre tan pulcro y medido.

The audiobook describes invisible barricades to growth, strategies to discover personal belief systems and practical techniques to help readers make changes required for growth. Listeners gain more awareness of their current situations, learn to take ownership of their lives, and create a motivational road map for growth, empowering them to take whatever action is necessary to succeed and move forward.

Maak kennis met Hamley, het zwarte katje dat mensen verstaat. Samen met haar zusjes en haar moeder woont ze in een gezellig huis, en wordt ze vertroeteld door haar baasje Viola.

Het is een bijzondere nacht. Halloween wordt die genoemd, de enige nacht waarin dieren en pompoenen elkaar begrijpen.