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In this collection of aphorisms and short essays, E.M. Cioran sets about the task of peeling off the layers of false realities with which society masks the truth. For him, real hope lies in this task, and thus, while he perceives the world darkly, he refuses to give in to despair. He hits upon this ultimate truth by developing his notion of human history and events as "a procession of delusions," striking out at the so-called "Fallacies of Hope."

Few have ever enjoyed the degree of foreign-policy influence and versatility that Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. did. For three decades, he was at the center of American foreign policy, serving as advisor to five presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to Gerald Ford, and as ambassador to the United Nations, Vietnam, West Germany, and the Vatican.

“Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result." This quote, from author Bob Proctor, illustrates perfectly the key role accountability plays in personal and organizational success. But it begs the question: If accountability brings results then how do I ensure it in my own life? It feels like nobody is accountable today. Excuses abound, and our society seems to have fostered an atmosphere of complacency. This culture of complacency can seriously hurt your team or organization.

As IMD professors Goutam Challagalla and Frédéric Dalsace show in this eye-opening and practical book, it's due to a basic strategic misalignment and a misunderstanding of what actually drives customers' purchase decisions.

Since the days of the early church there has been controversy about the gifts of the Spirit. In this series, Rick Joyner provides clear instruction and scriptural guidance in the use of the gifts of the Spirit.

A Lesson Before Dying is set in a small Louisiana Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young illiterate black man, is falsely convicted of murder and is sentenced to death. Grant Wiggins, the plantation schoolteacher, agrees to talk with the condemned man. The two men forge a bond as they come to understand what it means to resist and defy one's fate.

We all know the history of science that we learned from grade school textbooks: how Galileo used his telescope to show that the earth was not the center of the universe; how Newton divined gravity from the falling apple; how Einstein unlocked the mysteries of time and space with a simple equation. This history is made up of long periods of ignorance and confusion, punctuated once an age by a brilliant thinker who puts it all together. These few tower over the ordinary masses, and in the traditional account, it is to them that we owe science in its entirety. This belief is wrong.

When a fire-and-brimstone presidential candidate declares the Rapture is just weeks away, America loses its collective mind in a blaze of holy hysteria. Enter Dr. Helen Hand- a razor-sharp freethinker from Los Angeles-who's forced to infiltrate a Bible-thumping college in Kansas. Her goals? Enlighten young minds and thwart the End Times, but she falls in love. Immaculate Deception is a wickedly funny romantic comedy for nonbelievers. A "Rom Com Non".

At one time or another, everyone in a position of authority, whether in a multi-national corporation or a local volunteer group, wonders what the key to great leadership is. Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller explore that important question in this revealing business fable. They uncover the secret that great leaders already know and detail what you need to do to truly inspire and motivate others.

A deeper Neville Goddard work on faith, inner power, and the meaning behind his teachings. In Your Faith Is Your Fortune, Neville shows that faith is not blind hope, it’s a quiet inner knowing that shapes outcomes. He connects imagination, belief, and identity in a way that feels both spiritual and practical. This book is perfect if you want to understand Neville at a deeper level and build a steadier sense of trust in the process.

Every leader and team can use Building Strategic Organizations to deepen their understanding of essential strategy topics. You can also use these five tools to quickly develop a robust strategic plan that aligns your on-the-ground work with your strategy, priorities, and vision. Build the strategic capacity and employee engagement of your entire workforce by making sure they know why they come to work, what is most important, and what progress is being made.

The Inspiring Leader reveals the authors' newest proprietary research on how top leaders inspire teams to greatness. It discusses the behaviors exhibited by the most successful leaders and includes advice on how to implement them.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE ENTHRALLING INSIDE STORY OF THE THAI CAVE RESCUE 'They were utterly alone inside the mountain, isolated from the rest of the world. They might as well have been on another planet . . .' In July 2018, twelve boys and their football coach disappeared into Tham Luang...

A collection of quick morning and evening prayers that will enrich your commitment to God and personal connection to the Christian tradition and the entire church. A Morning and Evening Prayerbook provides a framework for prayerful devotions with two prayers for each day of the year. The morning...

Naive college students in the late 1960s, looking for excitement and adventure, smuggle kilos of marijuana on their backs over the Mexican border and into the United States. This memoir follows their lives, the cast of characters they meet along the way, and their smuggling adventures for the next two decades as their business ventures rise and fall and their escapades circle the globe, developing into a major criminal enterprise.

Having a good, stable job used to be the bedrock of the American Dream. Not anymore. In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick Wartzman chronicles the erosion of the relationship between American companies and their workers. Through the stories of four major employers -- General Motors...

The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party -- or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?...

An anything-but-dry history textbook, Washington's History is a fascinating walk through the sweeping story of a place and its people. For centuries, the natural beauty and riches of the Northwest have excited the human imagination, from its first peoples to seafaring explorers, to westward-thinking pioneers, to technological thinkers and giants. A Washington resident himself, author Harry Ritter offers fifty-five vignettes that comprise an entertaining and informative picture of life in the Far Northwest.

Performed by Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager and a multi-cast that includes book contributors Luis Alberto Urrea, Siri Hustvedt, Laurie Frankel, Vendela Vida, and Richard Ford. The Writer’s Library audiobook also features real conversations with Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, and Laila Lalami...

In Awakened Imagination & the Search, Neville Goddard shows how to move beyond daydreaming and use imagination as a deliberate tool for change. With simple examples and a calm, confident voice, he explains how inner scenes shape outer results, and how to choose and sustain a new assumption until it hardens into fact. This book is both a mindset reset and a hands-on manual for anyone who wants to create with more intention.