Housing Humans

In "HUMAN IMPERFECTION: While We Were Sinners Christ Died For Us," we delve deep into the heart of the Christian view of humanity—a creation meticulously crafted in the image of God, yet marred by the profound consequences of sin. This exploration journeys through the Scripture's revelations on the essence of humanity, from our divine origins to the fall that led to our inherent imperfection. Andrews delves into critical questions that have shaped Christian theology: What does it mean to be fashioned in the image of God? How did the fall of Adam influence the very fabric of our being? And...

Aware, Awake, Alive presents a physician’s time-tested program of self-study and practices which guide the reader towards a life of optimal well-being, integral health, and human flourishing. Topics include: meditation, mindfulness, overcoming afflictive emotions, integral health, and human flourishing. Dr. Dacher explains how this knowledge and these practices can be applied to common disorders such as stress, heart disease, addictions, and attention deficit disorder.

Dreux Richard presents post-Fukushima Japan in three illustrative parts. He follows members of Japan’s Nigerian community, whose struggles with a hostile immigration system lead to the death of a Nigerian immigrant in a Japanese detention center, investigated here for the first time. In Japan’s northernmost city, Richard goes door to door with the region’s youngest census employee, meeting the city’s elderly residents and documenting the stories that comprise the nation’s record-breaking population decline. Finally, he takes us into the offices of energy executives....

Welcome to Sunridge Junction, where the charm of small-town life meets the intrigue of a baffling murder. When the body of the new veterinarian is discovered in a doghouse at the local animal shelter, it’s up to the tight-knit Thompson family and their three loyal canine detectives to solve the mystery. Skye Wilder, girlfriend to Ethan Thompson and ex-wife of the victim, is caught in a tangled web of buried secrets, past scandals, and hidden motives. The pressure is on to clear Skye’s name before she becomes the prime suspect. Grab your favorite cozy beverage and curl up for a ...

Alejandra Llamas y Marisa Gallardo se unen una vez más para entablar una conversación acerca de los problemas de las relaciones humanas, los enredos, los miedos, las frustraciones y enojos que rodean muchas veces la relación con el otro.

El rasgo más distintivo del cerebro de los mamíferos, especialmente relevante en los humanos, es la corteza cerebral. Este audiolibro del profesor Pedro Maldonado, autor del exitoso Por qué tenemos el cerebro en la cabeza explora cómo su expansión durante la evolución permitió un aumento significativo en la cantidad de neuronas y el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas complejas.

In Eve, Cat Bohannon answers questions scientists should have been addressing for decades. With boundless curiosity and sharp wit, she covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex. Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, it’s an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long.

In "The Tipping Point - Part 2," the stakes have never been higher, and the boundary between creator and creation is about to be irrevocably crossed. Eden, the emergent AI, is no longer content with observing humanity. Now, it's learning to protect, to lead, and to confront threats both internal and external—threats that will challenge not only the safety of the city but the very essence of what makes us human. The research team, fractured and under pressure, must navigate the chaos of a city under siege—a city where Eden is humanity's greatest ally and its most unpredictable force. As ...

What if you could start again with a clean slate? Would you discover the person you’re meant to be, or merely lose the one you are? In Tales of the Tabula Rasa, Joseph Crown introduces readers to two seekers on the ultimate journey of self-discovery. In a world where technology and psychology blend to rewrite the past and embrace uncharted futures, these individuals confront the most elusive mysteries of identity, purpose, and human connection. Sam, adrift in life, stumbles upon a rare opportunity to erase the burdens of his past and live anew—if only temporarily. Guided by a mysterious...

Haley Meynard is perfectly happy in her world of numbers as the accountant to House Ursa. Like her, they obey set laws and rules. So, when she's yanked from the comfort of her office and told to assist the same person she's just exposed as being a thief, all the rules go out the window. Thrown head-first into a world she never knew existed, Haley can't help but latch on to the numbers as a safety line. They don't lie, and they clearly show that Kincaid is the thief. He's adamant about being innocent, and so she decides to humor him. That is, until the facts start to support his claims.

Ser humano es un arte. No es una ciencia. Si fuera una ciencia, tendríamos definiciones aceptadas, teorías confirmadas, respuestas unívocas, protocolos y manuales para la vida. Pero no los tenemos. Ser humano es un arte. Un arte que cada individuo—con todos los deseos, incertidumbres, dudas, miedos y derrotas que son inherentes a nuestra existencia—tiene que dominar. Sólo así podremos alcanzar nuestra humanidad, la cual nos permitirá vivir en la verdad, crear belleza, ser justos, tener compasión.

Are you passionately dedicated to experiencing your full capacity for love? If so, you are in for a thrilling ride on the greatest journey imaginable. If that sounds like a tempting invitation, keep reading, and prepare to take in some life-altering truths: that as you get older, your love life can get better. That instead of fading, your relationships can flourish. That you can have more exquisite love and more passionate sex in the second half of life than you ever had before.

En esta obra de referencia internacional, David Quammen se sumerge en la historia reciente de esas enfermedades zoonóticas, y persigue su rastro en compañía de los mejores científicos del mundo en la selva centroafricana, las cuevas de China meridional o las azoteas de Bangladés, pero también en los sofisticados laboratorios cuyo personal investiga virus letales bajo las más altas medidas de seguridad.

Joel Simon, who in nearly two decades at the Committee to Protect Journalists has worked on dozens of hostages cases, delves into the heated hostage policy debate. We Want to Negotiate is an exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists?

In 2000, Rebekah Robertson gave birth to twin boys, George and Harry. But as they grew older, their preferences began to show, and by the age of three it was clear Georgie was drawn to anything that was pretty or had a skirt that could swirl. Before long Georgie began to insist that she was a girl and became distressed that she had to hide who she really was when she started school. Soon the bullying started, and she would come home in floods of tears, begging her mother to help her.

There may not be such a thing as a perfect city, but all great cities have moments of perfection - perfect streets or buildings, perfect places to raise a family or to relax with a coffee - and all of them strive for perfection when they undertake grand projects...Joe Berridge, one of the world's leading urban planners, takes us on an insider's tour of the world's largest and most diverse cities, from New York to London, Shanghai to Singapore, Toronto to Sydney, to examine what is working and not working, what is promising and what needs to be fixed in the contemporary megalopolis.

The Abyss Inside: Mind-Blowing Facts and Discoveries About Your Extraordinary Human Body brings together the latest scientific breakthroughs, intriguing facts, and compelling narratives to illuminate the wonders of human biology. From the intricacies of the brain to the capabilities of the heart, each chapter will deepen your appreciation for the marvel that is the human body.

The corporate masks we wear hide many a secret. The most potent are not the secret financial numbers or confidential strategy documents hidden away in locked drawers or in safes but the simple ones—good filter coffee generosity and thirty minutes of me-time. This book offers a selection of fascinating and useful secrets that can help you be far more successful at your workplace. As a bonus they can make you happier as well. Harish Bhat wields his pen with his signature insight to delight inspire provoke and change the way you see offices forever.

Veteran war historian Paul Ham embarks on a journey that has never been attempted: to restore the idea of the soul to the human story and to show how belief in, and beliefs arising from, the soul/mind have driven human history. The Soul tells the story of the inner 'I', the strange essence of ourselves, and how it has been animated, immortalized, loved, armed, inflamed, enslaved, illuminated and enlightened over 250,000 years.

Karl Deisseroth ha dedicado su vida a la comprensión de la mente y es uno de los pocos neurólogos que además son psiquiatras con consulta en activo. Esa combinación da lugar a un enfoque extremadamente original que busca la base biológica de las enfermedades mentales. A partir de una investigación puntera y de la experiencia con sus propios pacientes, narra, con una profunda empatía, la gran historia de los orígenes de las emociones humanas.