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David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. In his exuberantly acclaimed collection, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, he combines hilarity and an escalating disquiet in stories that astonish, entertain, and expand our ideas of the pleasures that fiction can afford.

Getting to Yes is a straightorward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting taken - and without getting angry. It offers a concise, step-by-step, proven strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict - whether it involves parents and children, neighbors, bosses and employees, customers or corporations, tenants or diplomats.

Forty years ago Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred systematically when forced to make judgments about uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made Michael Lewis' work possible.

What does it mean to say that we live in a secular age? Almost everyone would agree that we - in the West, at least - largely do. And clearly the place of religion in our societies has changed profoundly in the last few centuries. In what will be a defining book for our time, Charles Taylor takes up the question of what these changes mean - of what, precisely, happens when a society in which it is virtually impossible not to believe in God becomes one in which faith, even for the staunchest believer, is only one human possibility among others.

The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from best-selling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function. The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856, where a monk stumbles on the idea of a 'unit of heredity'.

The similarities the Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) shares with the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), as well as many similarities with the Septuagint (LXX), challenge the longstanding view that the Samaritan Pentateuch is a later, borrowed, and altered form of the Masoretic Text (MT). The historical devaluation of the Samaritan Pentateuch requires reevaluation, based upon the contextual cohesiveness of the Samaritan Pentateuch, agreement with the most ancient texts of the DSS and LXX, and the uninterrupted and non-dispersed oral transmission of the Ancient Israelite Samaritans.

How to Use a Pendulum guides you every step of the way, from choosing your pendulum to using it to find lost objects, ask and answer divinatory questions, and communicate with spirits.

Based on the controversial Project Blue Beam theory, this book dives deep into the rapid advancements in modern technology and the shadowy ways they could be used to control, deceive, and ultimately dominate the world. Could we already be witnessing the quiet assembly of this grand illusion? Are the pieces falling into place as governments release mysterious UFO footage, and the lines between reality and fiction blur with AI-generated deepfakes?

Eine Prophezeiung. Das Schattenreich. Eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Ein Muss für alle Fantasy und Romantasy Fans! Remièl: Ich bin ein Dämon der ersten Ordnung, und in über 6.000 Jahren ist mir so etwas nie passiert. Sie war ein Auftrag. Ein Mensch, dem Tode geweiht. Meine Aufgabe war, sie aufzuspüren und in die trostlose rote Hölle zu ziehen, die meine Heimat ist. Wie das Lamm zur Schlachtbank. Niemals hätte ich damit gerechnet, dass es jemand schaffen würde, mein verdorrtes Herz zum Schlagen zu bringen.

In early Christianity, a diverse body of texts emerged alongside the canonical scriptures, many of which aimed to fill in gaps left by the New Testament narratives. Among these apocryphal works, the Gospel of Nicodemus, which includes the Acts of Pilate and the account of the Harrowing of Hell, stands out for its rich portrayal of the events surrounding Christ's trial, crucifixion, and descent into Hell. These texts, though non-canonical, offer a unique glimpse into early Christian beliefs and the theological debates that shaped the development of the faith.

Railway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world for us all. The world's railways were almost entirely created by capital and empire for extraction and exploitation, so what right do they have to exist and how can they be harnessed for good? Railway engineer and writer Gareth Dennis builds a case not simply for railways as a common good, but argues that railways are a critical tool for humanity to survive and thrive.

Down-on-his luck con man, Anschel Zindler, arrives in 1924 Toronto hoping to change his luck. In a pool hall on Spadina Avenue in the Jewish enclave of the city, he meets Francis X. Moran, the chauffeur to the wealthy Rosenthal family, who are away on vacation. Taking advantage of his employer’s absence, The scheming Moran installs Zindler in the house on Cecil Street. With the addition of stranded actress Shayndel Levy, the trio embark on a series of confidence schemes involving Rosenthal’s immigrant neighbors.

For 40 days and 40 nights rain poured from the heavens, enveloping the world. Only Noah had been warned by God of the great flood, and only Noah could save life on earth. This powerful story of salvation has fascinated people of all ages for centuries.

Ohne meine Vergangenheit wird es keine Zukunft geben. Ohne Vertrauen, keine Beziehung. Schon zwei Gründe, die dagegen sprechen, mich Sandy zu nähern. Mason. Eishockey ist mein Leben. Ich gebe alles, um der weltbeste Stürmer zu werden. Koste es, was es wolle. Der Preis des unbeliebtesten Spielers zahle ich dafür gern. Nur die weiblichen Fans sehen das irgendwie anders. Ständig werde ich belagert, obwohl ich nur eins möchte: meine Ruhe, um mich auf den Sport zu konzentrieren. Wenn da nicht Sandy wäre. Viel zu häufig hängt sie in der Eishalle ab und nervt mich, was ich ihr auch zeige.

The recent coronavirus pandemic proved that the time-old notion seems now truer than ever: that science and politics represent a clash of cultures. But why should scientists simply "stick to the facts" and leave politics to the politicians when the world seems to be falling down around us? Drawing on his experience as both a research scientist and an expert advisor at the center of government, Ian Boyd takes an empirical approach to examining the current state of the relationship between science and politics.

Two things in this life are certain, we will come into this world crying and shitting, and we will leave this world crying and shitting. The question is, what will you do in between these two tears and shits? Learn how to turn your life around and experience the life you were meant to live between your two tears and shit.

The bear has organised a picnic on the river for his friends. It's the perfect day and everything is going swimmingly until they are disturbed by a loud croaking noise from among the lily pads. It's the frogs! They want to join in, but the friends don't fancy putting up with the noise, so they move on to a quieter part of the lake. Unfortunately, they soon find themselves in a spot of bother, and only the frogs can help them!

Meet the villagers in this charming rhyming story.

Three irrepressible little owls take us on their journey round the world, from one Christmas Day to the next – fishing, dancing, snoozing and NOT behaving.

Cricket magazine’s Waldo and Wanda present this Easy-to-follow handbook of essential skills. Disaster hovers not far away ...