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There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "Big Bang", determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned", there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.

If you died tomorrow, could you say you truly lived? Maybe you’re just surviving on autopilot: scrolling through social media, meeting other people’s expectations, and waiting for a magical moment to change everything. But time won’t wait; if you don’t take the reins, life slips away and all that remains are regrets. You’re Going to Die. Live! is a powerful wake-up call: death is the only certainty… and the most powerful tool to live with purpose. Daniel J. Martin guides you through a 30-day journey that combines neuroscience, Stoic philosophy, and testimonies from people at the...

In The Small Big, three heavyweights from the world of persuasion science and practice describe how, in today's information overloaded and stimulation saturated world, increasingly it is the small changes that you make that lead to the biggest differences. In the last few years, more research-from fields such as neuroscience, cognitive psychology, social psychology, and behavioral economics-has helped to uncover an even greater understanding of how influence, persuasion, and behavior change happens.

Based on the early life of the West’s most quintessential hero, Edward Fitzgerald Beale, this book will keep you on your toes. Ned Beale crossed the country on horseback over 13 times. He was the hero of the Battle of San Pasqual, the leader of the great camel experiment, and carried the first evidence of the California gold rush to Congress. From there, Beale fought the slave trade, was an Indian agent in California, and so much more. Beale's exploits eclipsed those of Fremont, Stockton, Custer, and even Kit Carson's, who said of Beale, "I can't believe this man, Ned Beale." "What a ...

Un gran relato de la Tierra Media de Tolkien. En el Cuento de La Caída de Gondolin chocan dos de los principales poderes del mundo. Por un lado está Morgoth, el mal más absoluto, que está al mando de un enorme poder militar que controla desde su fortaleza en Angband. En su oposición está Ulmo, el segundo Vala más poderoso. Trabaja secretamente en la Tierra Media para apoyar a los Noldor, el grupo de elfos entre los que se contaban Húrin y Túrin Turambar

Si murieses mañana, ¿podrías decir que has vivido de verdad? Quizá sobrevives en piloto automático: revisas redes sociales, cumples expectativas ajenas y esperas un momento mágico que lo cambie todo. Pero el tiempo no espera; si no tomas las riendas, la vida se escapa y solo quedarán arrepentimientos. Te vas a morir. Vive es un despertador contundente: la muerte es la única certeza… y la herramienta más poderosa para vivir con propósito. Daniel J. Martin te guía en un recorrido de 30 días que combina neurociencia, filosofía estoica y testimonios de personas al borde del final...

Attention small business owners! Revealed the Secret to Save Money, Avoid Penalties, and Outsmart the IRS! With expert tips, loopholes, and strategies, you'll learn how to optimize your finances and safeguard your business from unnecessary expenses.

The Adeptus Astartes are humanity's champions, superhuman warriors armed with the finest weapons and clad in mighty armour. They defend the Imperium of Mankind from all its myriad foes - the alien, the heretic and the daemon. There are a thousand Chapters of Space Marines across the Imperium, each with its own traditions and ways of waging war, but all have one thing in common - their total dedication to eradicating their enemies in the name of the Emperor. This audio drama anthology contains seven stories of the Space Marines.

El 16 de julio de 1945, en el desierto de Nuevo México, se detonaba en secreto la primera bomba atómica. Impactado por el poder destructivo de su creación, J. Robert Oppenheimer, director del Proyecto Manhattan, se comprometería desde entonces a luchar contra el desarrollo de la bomba de hidrógeno y contra la guerra nuclear.

¿Estás cansado de sentir que tus emociones te dominan? ¿Te gustaría comprender y gestionar mejor tus sentimientos? ¿Quieres tomar el control de tu vida de una vez por todas? Los humanos somos seres emocionales por naturaleza. Nuestras emociones definen la calidad de nuestras vidas, influyen en nuestras decisiones y determinan cómo interactuamos con el mundo que nos rodea.

Una historia de amor fantástico del creador de la Tierra Media. El relato de Beren y Lúthien era, o se convirtió, en un elemento esencial en la evolución de El Silmarillion, los mitos y leyendas de la Primera Edad del Mundo concebidos por J. R. R. Tolkien. El autor escribió el relato durante el año siguiente a su regreso de Francia y de la batalla del Somme a finales de 1916.

The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next millennium were shaped. In this authoritative work, N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide ranging as historical genetics, paleobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history, and numismatics.

We all have goals and dreams. Why do some people seem to get there with ease while others struggle? Going for our goals is like taking a journey. You may have fueled up with a great breakfast and laced your hiking boots. You may have a map of where you want to go. But once you hit the trail, you find the path to your goal obscured. There are so many distractions and pitfalls along the way that you lose sight of the end goal.

¿Te has fijado en que algunas personas parecen conseguir todo aquello que desean sin apenas esfuerzo? ¿No estás contento con la vida que «te ha tocado vivir»? ¿Te gustaría dejar de esperar a que las cosas pasen y tener el poder de hacer que sucedan? Admitir que no somos la persona que siempre soñamos ser no es fácil. Sin embargo, es el primer paso para lograrlo. Pero... ¿Realmente podemos convertirnos en esa persona que anhelamos? ¿Acaso no es ya demasiado tarde para cambiar? ¡En absoluto!

In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the health and equilibrium of our body. Now this invisible eden is being irrevocably damaged by some of our most revered medical advances-antibiotics-threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes with terrible health consequences.

Aunque resulte difícil de reconocer, admitir que nos gustaría ser más felices es el primer paso hacia una vida plena y llena de significado. Pero, ¿cuál es el gran secreto para disfrutar de una vida más feliz? ¿Qué cambios debes hacer para empezar a apreciar aquello que tienes, en lugar de lamentarte continuamente por lo que no tienes? Si quieres transformar radicalmente tu vida y vivir una vida por la que valga la pena levantarse de un salto cada mañana, el poder de la gratitud te está esperando.

Read by the author. In My Two Elaines, author Marty Schreiber, former governor of Wisconsin, watches his beloved wife, Elaine, gradually transform from the woman he fell in love with in high school, and who diligently supported his political career, to the Elaine who knows she is declining and...

¿Y si te dijera que tu habilidad para establecer objetivos es el secreto para conseguir todo aquello que siempre has soñado?¿O que tu vida personal y profesional pueden ser exactamente como tú decidas que sean?¿No te gustaría tener el poder para alcanzar todas tus metas?

For more than 200 years, the armies of the Emperor of Mankind fought to reconquer the galaxy – led by the superhuman primarchs, the Space Marine Legions brought countless worlds back under the rule of ancient Terra. Now Horus, once honoured Warmaster and favoured son of the Emperor, has been corrupted by the whispered promises of Chaos. At his command the Imperium is torn apart by a terrible and bloody civil war, the likes of which the galaxy has never seen. This audio drama anthology contains 10 tales from the best-selling Horus Heresy series.

These stories will transport you to the heart-breaking internecine conflict known as the Horus Heresy. Each one of these audio dramas is a stirring tale of a long, vicious war that rages on into the 41st Millennium. Some of Black Library's best-known names have crafted thrilling, revealing and sometimes surprising audio dramas that shed more light on the galaxy spanning conflicts of the Horus Heresy.