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In The Sea We Swim In, Frank Rose leads us to a new understanding of stories and their role in our lives. For decades, experts from many fields - psychologists, economists, advertising and marketing executives - failed to register the power of narrative. Scientists thought stories were frivolous. Economists were knee-deep in theory. Marketers just wanted to cut to the sales pitch. Yet stories, not reasoning, are the key to persuasion.

The world of work has changed. People in previous generations tended to pick one professional path and stick to it. Switching companies every few years wasn't the norm, and changing careers was even rarer. Today's career trajectories aren't so scripted and linear. Technology has given rise to new positions that never before existed, which means we are choosing from a much broader set of career options - and have even more opportunities to find work that lights us up.

The Delilah Effect: A Tale of Magick, Seduction, and Conquering the Impossible Okay, so I was just a writer living at home, minding my business, until I found myself entangled with Astaroth—yeah, the demon. Turns out, he opened doors to a world of magick, power, and passion I never dreamed of. Enter Malik: my magickal lover, soulmate, and partner in crime. Together, we form a force no one can break. But not everyone’s thrilled with my newfound power. There's this ancient, jealous dark force that wants to destroy everything I’ve built. But guess what? I’m not backing down. Oh, and ...

The heralded Queen of Hip-Hop Lit presents an addictive collection of celebrated urban authors with their fingers on the pulse of the streets. Street lit’s finest female voices—Keisha Starr, Tysha, LaKesa Cox, and Monique S. Hall—deliver searing stories about women who make hard sacrifices to stay on top of their hustle and seize the power, money, and fame they can’t live without.

In Kim and the Golden Vine, Kim embarks on a transformative journey that will push her to confront the darkest corners of her soul and emerge reborn. When Kim, a once-broken woman lost in desperation and craving validation, summons the enigmatic Vine, she steps into a world where art, magick, and self-empowerment collide. As her connection with Vine deepens, Kim is led through an alchemical process of destruction and creation, shedding the old version of herself in favor of a bold, unapologetic woman who creates not for approval, but for herself. This captivating tale blends elements of ...

In Churchwork, Rodney Shaw provides pastors', ministry leaders', and volunteers' invaluable wisdom and insight to optimize the performance of ministry teams. With fresh perspectives on follower-centric leadership and courageous followership, this book will bring clarity to your vision. As you begin to implement the principles in this book, you can expect to see results.

One rainy morning in 1871 in lower Manhattan, Martin Pemberton, a freelance writer sees in a passing stagecoach several elderly men, one of whom he recognizes as his supposedly dead and buried father. While trying to unravel the mystery, Pemberton disappears, sending McIlvaine, his employer, the editor of an evening paper, in pursuit of the truth behind his freelancer’s fate. Layer by layer, McIlvaine reveals a modern metropolis surging with primordial urges and sins.

STRUGGLING IN SPAIN is the light-hearted account of a young Englishman’s eventful new life in Spain. A feeling of restlessness drives Chris Dexter to accept a dubious teaching post in the small Valencian town of Canals, and despite the crummy school and its maverick owner, Marcelo, he’s determined to make the best of it. In the meantime he befriends a congenial but peculiar lawyer called Pablo and through him his social life begins to expand. At work, however, things go even less smoothly than expected and he soon has to use his wits to avoid a premature return to his family home in ...

Despite more power and choices than ever before, women are still angry - that's not necessarily a bad thing, as anger is what continues to open the door for change. In this collection, 15 women speak boldly and passionately about choices they've made - about sex, children, love, and work - and explore what's working and what is not. Their essays - always provocative, honest, witty, and wise - are the culmination of the lessons of the past two decades, the "me" years and the therapy years, the years that have taught women to express themselves and acknowledge their needs.

This book will show you exactly how to begin a freight brokerage firm from the comfort of your own home! You will gain a deep satisfaction knowing you built a successful business from scratch, on your own terms. All you need is a laptop, time, dedication, and industry knowledge. This book gives you all the tools you need to succeed.

Shattered Crystal is a darkly magical journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. Crystal, a woman bound by her past mistakes and the haunting remnants of her fractured heart, is forced to confront the shadows that have held her captive. When a mysterious figure enters her life, offering an intriguing mix of danger and allure, Crystal begins to weave the pieces of herself back together through the power of magic, shadow work, and her own unyielding will. As she navigates the realms of her own psyche, Crystal discovers that to heal, she must first face the darkness within, a ...

History often appears to consist of big gestures and dramatic shifts. But for every peace treaty signed, someone set the stage and provided the pen. As social secretary to the Clintons for eight years, and more recently as chief of protocol under President Obama, Capricia Penavic Marshall has not just borne witness to history, she facilitated it. For Marshall, diplomacy runs on the invisible gesture: the micro-moves that affect the macro-shifts. Facilitation is power, and more often than not, it is the key to effective diplomacy.

She didn’t mean to kiss him. She definitely didn’t mean to awaken ancient magic. Now they’re magically bonded, psychically synced… and the universe wants answers. Magick, Mischief & Brandon is a slow-burn, hood-soft fantasy romance filled with emotional intimacy, unpredictable magic, and the kind of connection that feels like home. April Miller is a hoodie-wearing, spell-dodging bookseller with dangerously unpredictable powers she never fully learned to control. Between dodging her mom’s matchmaking schemes and surviving another day without burning her apartment down, she’s just...

A lonely housewife finds herself admiring the college-age neighbor boy and begins to wonder what it would be like to stray from her husband. "April May Carter's stories capture what it feels like to be a horny woman with pent up sexual frustrations finally getting her groove back." - Alhena Adams "She has a way of conveying the experience of what it's like be a woman considering giving in to temptation" - Angelica Aurora Angela Andrews is frustrated. Her husband let himself go after they got married, and she just doesn't feel attracted to him anymore. She feels her sexuality dying within ...

Judy Hall is recognised worldwide as an expert on crystals. Her bestselling book The Crystal Bible has become the definitive book on the subject. Here, she provides a powerful distillation of her wisdom into a short, practical programme that anyone can use to discover the remarkable powers of crystals. You'll look at specific crystals, some old some new, basic and advanced, earthy and of high vibration, so that no matter whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced crystal worker, you'll find something here to inspire and excite you.

A vivid sketch of White House work in an age of resistance. Perfectly timed to the unfolding of the most consequential Presidential administration in decades, this narrative by a former West Wing aide provides a brisk portrayal of the professional demands and personal pressures of service in the White House. The story is told in three quite different and intertwined styles: There is the absorbing transcript of an intimate conversation in which two historians quiz the author about his experiences in Washington. A string of lucid documentary chapters chronicle events at the highest levels of ...

Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time. Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union representatives, feminists, conservatives, Bernie supporters, development economists, childcare workers, welfare recipients, and politicians from India to Finland to Canada to Mexico - all are talking about UBI.

Discover design strategies for using your own unique social identities and experiences as inspiration to challenge the status quo and create the kind of lasting change that leads to greater equity and social justice, from Stanford University's d.school.

A certified World Class Manufacturing Instructor (WCM/Lean) shows you how to step-by-step turn your family cleaning routine into a process of calm, joy, and purpose. "The 4th Simple Step to Your Perfect Home" is the fourth book of the 5 Steps series. Ivan Kuznietsov takes us on a family cleaning tour of our own houses and apartments, focuses on the psychology of involving our parents, spouses, kids, and friends in the tidying process. He also offers practical guidelines for integrating mindfulness in our relationships and everyday life. So the purpose of this book is not just to create a ...

Despite the overwhelming amount of resources for time management and work-life balance, the ability to cultivate the efficiency and equilibrium needed to manage all our worthy pursuits can often feel frustratingly out of reach. The reason for our struggle is that productivity and time-management systems focus on individual habits rather than more meaningful and lasting lifestyle changes. But as it turns out, there is a better way to reach our full potential.