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""[An] executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes."" -- The New York Times Book Review ""Thought-provoking."" -- Kirkus Reviews “A shot in the arm...powerful.” -- The Financial Times ""The Wake-Up Call, refreshingly concise and...

Some roads are longer on the inside than the outside. You know this road. You have driven it: the motorway at two in the morning, the country lane that loops back on itself, the junction you do not remember passing. You have driven it and arrived safely, telling yourself the strangeness was tiredness, or the radio, or the particular quality of light that fog produces over flat ground in October. You have been mostly right. The Path in the Fog is a collection of twenty original horror stories set on the roads of Britain—and on the roads beneath the roads, the ones that only become visible ...

When Elephants Fight presents the stories of five children - Annu, Jimmy, Nadja, Farooq and Toma - from five very different and distinct conflicts - Sri Lanka, Uganda, Sarajevo, Afghanistan, and the Sudan. Along with these very personal accounts, the book also offers brief analyses of the history and geopolitical issues that are the canvas on which these conflicts are cast. When Elephants Fight is about increasing awareness.

Flipping My Script is my journey—a memoir that chronicles my struggle with assimilation, the hardships of poverty, and the battle against stereotypes. It’s a story of finding my identity in two contrasting worlds, one offering opportunities and the other rich with culture and love. Throughout this memoir, I invite you to walk with me through the most pivotal moments of my life, from the early days of family struggles to the dreams of Hollywood. This journey is not just about the origins of my career, but about the profound losses, the triumphs, and the unwavering spirit that kept me going.

Some things are better left unseen. Twenty ordinary people. Twenty moments of forbidden sight. Twenty encounters with the truth that looking is never passive—and that the things we look at have always been looking back. Within these pages, you will find an astronomer who maps a structure in deep space that slowly rotates its gaze towards Earth; a security guard whose CCTV footage shows a shadow following him through the building, drawing closer every night; a woman whose reflection stays behind in a shop window, practising her gestures until it is ready to leave; a lighthouse keeper told ...

The idea of leadership failure and derailment has been brushed under the carpet for far too long, and only now are statistics appearing on the sheer numbers who fail. Backstabbers and Bullies provides the latest psychiatric and clinical perspectives on dark-side behavior, including: recognizing and coping with overconfident, narcissistic, and psychopathic leaders; causes of leadership derailment and failure; corrupt corporate cultures; and the criminal personality.

In the aftermath of a global catastrophe that has killed billions, old enemies become allies in order to survive. When Ryan Connors and his former recon team, the Nameless, form an alliance with the Yakuza, they learn of a new plot that could lead to countless more deaths. Armed with this knowledge, and driven by revenge, Ryan and his team launch a desperate bid to stop OPIS from executing their plans to destroy the world.

Second Edition. Featured on the Black Mirror episode 'Demon 79', Sapphire & Steel was not widely screened outside the UK, but its influence on modern Doctor Who was seemingly confirmed when Sapphire & Steel creator PJ Hammond was invited to write for Russell T Davies' Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. TV legends David McCallum (NCIS, Man from UNCLE) and Joanna Lumley (New Avengers, Absolutely Fabulous) starred as Sapphire and Steel in a brilliant, dark, spooky and flirtatious series where they played investigators from out of this world, who come to fight the forces of Time itself. Promoted as...

Begin or continue your journey to mastering Spanish with this engaging collection, designed specifically for A1/A2 learners. This audiobook offers a unique way to deepen your understanding of the language and rich Spanish culture.

Nash Rankin is a disgraced cop trying to escape his past—his career was destroyed when he chose to take justice into his own hands. Now he's living a quiet life in a small town caring for the local wildlife and trying to stay away from trouble. Jesse Redpath has a new job in a new town, Satellite—the stormy weather that greets her first few days on the new beat seems like a sign for what's to come. A local has died in what seems like an accident, but Jessie isn't so sure that ‘accident' wasn't planned. All evidence seems to point to Nash, but Jesse's not sure about that either.

This manual is a great approach to understand how the main components and systems of your car work, how to do some basic tests, and fix the most common problems.

Danger stalks a ragtag crew as they track a mysterious alien transmission to uncharted space. Are they all doomed? Plagued with bitter memories, Captain Jack Grady yearns for a simpler life. He’s not going to get it. After a forced landing on a harsh planet, he unwittingly triggers a strange device that could alter his destiny—or scramble his mind. Embarking on a secret voyage to track a cryptic signal in uncharted space, Grady fears he’s leading his crewmates to their death. When raiders launch a savage attack, he faces a stark choice between fulfilling his mission and saving ...

Athens and Sparta were the two big players in Ancient Greece. United, they helped lead the Greeks in defeating the great Persian invasion. Divided, they spread conflict and destruction throughout the eastern Mediterranean. They were not simply rivals for power, but polar opposites in culture and ideology: Athens was the outward looking, radical democracy with a maritime empire whilst Sparta was militaristic, rigidly disciplined and brutal. Both were experiments in how to run a state, epitomising the extremes of the Greek longing to excel.

Muchos de nosotros asimilamos y procesamos información compleja todo el día, ya sea en el trabajo o en otro lugar. La capacidad de romper esa estructura compleja y presentarla en una versión simplificada a menudo es crucial para nuestro éxito, pero es algo de lo que muchos de nosotros carecemos. ¡Eso ha cambiado ahora! Este libro es ideal para cualquiera que nunca haya oído hablar de modelos mentales antes, o para aquellos que no obtienen el máximo provecho de los que están usando actualmente.

You don't need more motivation. You need better systems. You've tried before. You started strong, felt committed, believed this time would be different. And then—slowly or suddenly—the motivation faded, and the habit collapsed. You blamed yourself for lacking discipline, for not wanting it enough, for being unable to stick with anything. But what if the problem was never you? The truth is, consistency has nothing to do with willpower. In The Psychology of Consistency, you'll discover why popular habit advice keeps failing you—and what actually works for building behaviour that lasts. ...

Some histories were never meant to be forgotten. They were meant to be hidden. Beneath the America we know — the America of textbooks, monuments, and official records — lies another country entirely. A country where construction workers discover self-building chambers beneath the U.S. Capitol. Where farming communities in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley pay a terrible tithe to an ancient forest every ten years. Where passengers vanish from trains crossing Wyoming and reappear holding tickets dated decades in the future. The Eternal Frontier presents twelve standalone chronicles drawn from ...

Belief does not end at the altar. Its consequences begin there. Rites of Darkness II: Possession, Faith, and Consequence by Adrian Cave is a powerful continuation of the acclaimed examination of real exorcism cases—this time focusing on what happens after the ritual ends. Drawing from court rulings, medical records, investigative journalism, and religious archives, this volume explores modern and historical cases where exorcism led not to deliverance, but to injury, trauma, criminal prosecution, and death. These are not stories shaped by myth or cinema, but documented events that forced ...

"Findus und das eigene Fahrrad": Findus sitzt beim Fahrradfahren sehr gerne vorne bei Pettersson auf der Lenkstange. Aber er will jetzt auch einmal ein eigenes Fahrrad haben. Und Pettersson baut ihm eins. Die ersten vorsichtigen Fahrversuche gelingen eigentlich schon ganz gut. Also fühlt sich Findus zu schwierigeren Herausforderungen berufen. Als Pettersson schläft, wagt er eine rasante Hügel-Abwärts-Tour. Was die Hühner in große Schwierigkeiten bringt.

The yoga poses you will find in this book are simple and easy to repeat, even if you have never exercised before. We have included modifications of many well-known poses so they can be tailored to suit your needs. People with arthritis, osteoporosis, or other conditions worry that exercise will make things worse for them, resulting in more pain. This could not be further from the truth. If my mam could do it, so can you.

In today's world, there are way too many unfathered children. A father's love is needed in a child's life. A mother can be a superwoman, but she cannot replace the role of a father. A father or father figure is needed to bring balance. Too many unpastored pastors try to lead followers when they have never been followers themselves. This book explains the dangers of being unfathered and unpastored and also discusses how to correct this. "The Danger of Un-Pastored Pastors," written by Bishop Adrian R. Rodgers and Bishop Ron Webb, is a collaborative masterpiece that will educate you on God's ...