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If you're like most people, you probably believe that your identity is stable. But in fact, your identity is constantly changing - often outside your conscious awareness and sometimes even against your wishes. That fluid identity has a powerful influence over your feelings, beliefs and behaviours. In The Power of Us, psychologists Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel integrate their own cutting-edge research in psychology, neuroscience and economics to explain what identity really is and show how to harness its dynamic nature.

This memoir offers stories, poems, and essays that allow you (the listener) to see how the author's loss of, and regaining vision gave her insight about events, people, and herself. In the book's selections, you hear not only of frustrations and fears, but also of joy, of contentment, and of peace. As she looks into her own life, you sense hope - and may also gain renewed vision of your life.

Born in India, a child of British landed gentry, Shona’s early life was far from picture perfect; in fact, surviving childhood was just one of the many challenges she would face throughout her extraordinary life. In 1997, author Jay Harden met his future wife purely by chance. He never imagined that this would be the beginning of a deep spiritual connection and a lifelong passionate romance.

Worldwide, there are around 300,000 wolves. Wild wolves are found in North America, Europe, and Asia. There are more than 30 different kinds of wolves.

Oh noooooo! In the distance, it can’t be! It’s Dragon Lightning! Let’s hope that he doesn’t come near us. He’s getting closer and and closer. We can hear his thunderous roar. There he is! Look out! He’s spewing lightning and creating lightning in the clouds!

Alcoholism is a creeping, crippling tragedy that affects the lives of millions. It's irrevocably affected the life of Louis van Pletten. At 45 years old, he is still struggling to complete his third book, his great masterpiece, his magnum opus. Trouble is, at over 300 pages, it's morbid, dark as hell, and as full of utter misery and self-loathing as he is. He can barely stand to read it himself. He should burn it, but it's taken him three years to write the damn thing. And he has no spark left to start over - and just enough money left to last him three more months.

Modern bears are mammals with large bodies, short legs, small round ears, long noses, short tails, and shaggy hair. On each paw, bears have five claws. They walk on four legs but can also stand and sit just like humans.

I’m here to protect his body, not claim it. As a bodyguard there is one line I won’t cross: Never sleep with a client. Not even when the client is the first man I ever had a secret crush on. I’ll keep him safe during the media storm that surrounds his coming out. We’ll be together every minute. Constantly. But he’ll never be mine. I will not sleep with a client. And I can’t come out. Silver has always made me want things I can’t have. This time I don’t know how I’m going to resist.

The Orange Cat floats through the locked door. He answers my question without moving his lips. He can read my mind. I hear him say inside my head, “Just like your favorite color is blue, my favorite color is orange. I’m also here to make a deal with you."

Some time ago, my mother gathered tiny pieces of dried leaves, moss, and itsy, bitsy twigs to build the nest in which I was born.

This book provides financial approaches, theories, tips, and examples in an easy-to-digest manner. The information provided will allow you to understand finances better, save more money, and create systems that you can use in your day-to-day life.

After breaking open a sinister secret and deserting DefenseCorp, Sever Squad's been invited back, providing they give up the little girl they've sworn to protect. Going home isn't easy, but Sever needs new gear, medical attention, and a hot meal after their fight on Wexer. At first, the Nautilus brings back memories, from familiar faces to friendly concourses. It's almost enough to let Sever relax. Almost.

Over 400 years ago, I was just a rock lying on the shore of America. It was so boring. I wished something exciting would happen to me, anything! I’m just a rock head. I’m made of granite. Only, just don’t take me for granted, please!

Earth has survived an alien virus in this post-apocalyptic story. The alien virus was used to cleanse the planet before harvesting, and the surviving humans were given thousands of spaceships and robots as war reparations. The few survivors must adapt to survive.

The Necessity of Finance: An Overview of the Science of Management of Wealth for an Individual, a Group, or an Organization provides a comprehensive, concise orientation for those seeking an understandable presentation of the complex nature of finance. Using everyday terms and readily grasped concepts, Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV, a former financial consultant and current university-level finance professor, sets out to detail the necessity of finance; to clarify the definition, purpose, and goals of both finance and economics.

"Being a business leader is similar to being a commander in war." This sentiment sets the tone for a tactical guide to not only surviving but thriving amid industry disruption, globalization, and digital transformation. In today's concrete jungle, the life of an entrepreneur and business leader can be perilous. Each day brings the possibility of new opportunities, unforeseen risks, and inevitable emergencies. At every turn, technology is either friend or foe (and sometimes both). The Art of War in Business Technology brings lessons in warfare to the digital battlefield.

At first he tried to run. Then he made a stand. But no matter how many genetically-engineered monsters John Sullivan puts down, there always seems to be more where they came from. John Sullivan is used to impossible odds, and his pugnacious nature leaves him no choice but to fight until the very end. Can one man hope to defeat such odds? Perhaps not. But what about a uniquely gifted fighter, a terrible goddess, a giant, and a nine-year-old genius?

The Chinese created an amazing society that grew from along the banks of the Yellow River to oceans and lands beyond. But first, these people had to fight off jealous tribes from all sides and move their entire towns due to terrible floods. Yet they worked hard and built a culture that still survives - and thrives - today. Let’s take a close look at some of the most notorious leaders, their culture, and what drove them to persevere through the thousands of years it took to build the China we know today.

This is the story “behind” all of my stories, starting from when I was a kid growing up in Havelock, moving on through the 45 years I spent in the field of youth work. I may have a wild imagination, but this one is nonfiction, and filled with true stories of my life and times. For all youth workers out there - I hope this resonates with you, and not only inspires you to never give up on even the toughest, belligerent kids, but serves as a clarion call for you to stand at the wall and fill the gap, while others have given up and quit.

The Survival of the Richest: An Analysis of the Relationship between the Sciences of Biology, Economics, Finance, and Survivalism is Dr. Anthony M. Criniti, IV’s remarkable follow-up to his acclaimed book The Necessity of Finance. Exploring in greater depth how the sciences of economics and finance are necessary for their respective entities to survive, this book integrates some of the hardest concepts of several very important fields of scientific inquiry.