New Human

This audiobook will introduce you to ten people. In a way, you already know them. Only you don't - not really. In a sense, they are you. Only they're not entirely. They inform and shape the most important decisions in your life. But you're almost certainly unaware of their intervention. They are the Ten Types of Human. Who are they? What are they for? How did they get into your head? We want to believe that there are some things we would never do. We want to believe that there are others we always would. But how can we be sure?

Melody: The best part of my day is when he walks through the door. Tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome—he’s a cop built like a god, and somehow, I’m the only one behind the counter he talks to. He never asks me out, no matter how hard I flirt. Maybe I’m just a college student to him. Maybe I’m not enough. But I feel something between us—something primal and electric—and I swear he feels it too. Finn: Every day, I come in. Every day, I hope she sees me as more than just another customer. I can’t stay away. The Alpha in me knows she’s mine. But my world is too dark, too ...

AI + The New Human Frontier: Reimagining the Future of Time, Trust + Truth by Erica Orange, a renowned futurist, offers a compelling exploration of generative AI's potential to enhance human creativity rather than replace it. This pivotal book navigates how AI tools will help shape the human experience, and aid in augmenting human ingenuity and imagination.

The Bodies of Others is about how we came to the harrowing civilizational crossroads at which we find ourselves—engaged in a war against vast impersonal forces with limitless power over our lives and which threaten the freedoms we have always taken for granted. In her most provocative book yet, Dr. Naomi Wolf shows how these forces—from Big Tech and Big Pharma to the CCP and our oligarchical elites—seized upon two years of COVID-19 panic in sinister new ways, to not only undermine our republic but to fundamentally reorient human relations.

Blood pooled at Hannah’s feet. Phinn was dead. Long hours stuck in a windowless lab, Hannah needed a break. A place to unplug and think. Delivering medical care in the remote Amazon, alongside Alisha and Dan, soon became the most meaningful work of her life. Then terror strikes. Vicious gunmen attack the team’s campsite and murder their guide. The three doctors are taken hostage and forced deep into the deadly jungle—to a hellish realm of lawlessness and cruelty. And they soon realize they will never leave alive. Stateside, an urgent call pulls Thomas Kendrick from the pub. He must ...

Meryl Carrington es una auxiliar de vuelo en una compañía de jets privados. Cuando su compañera de piso y de trabajo le pide que la sustituya porque está enferma, no podía imaginarse que el cliente al que tiene que atender es Rael Freesword, un hombre por el que sentirá una inmediata e irresistible atracción. Rael Freesword es un hombre de negocios serio, controlado, que lleva su empresa de tecnología puntera con mano de hierro… Pero la verdad es que ni siquiera es humano. Es un ninsabu, una raza que llegó del espacio huyendo de un planeta devastado y que se ocultan en la tierra ...

The hero's journey - this human life - is a search for the greatest treasure of all: the gifts of your true nature. These gifts are your birthright, but they have been hidden from you, kept from you by the dragon: the ego. These gifts are the wisdom, love, peace, courage, strength, and joy that reside at your core. A Heroic Life shows you how to overcome the ego's false beliefs and face the ego's fears.

Bridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body, Dawn of the New Everything is a look at what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility. Through a fascinating look back over his life in technology, Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist and father of the term virtual reality, exposes VR's ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species and gives listeners a new perspective on how the brain and body connect to the world.

In this visionary book, Leslie Valiant argues that understanding the nature of our own educability is crucial to safeguarding our future. After breaking down how we process information to learn and apply knowledge, and drawing comparisons with other animals and AI systems, he explains why education should be humankind's central preoccupation. Will the unique capability that has been so foundational to our achievements and civilization continue to drive our progress, or will we fall victim to our vulnerabilities?

When the story opens, the eponymous hero of Rudolfo Anaya's novel is in an ambulance en route to a hospital for crippled children in the New Mexican desert. A poor boy from Albuquerque, 16-year-old Tortuga takes his name from the odd, turtle-shaped mountain that is rumored to possess miraculous curative powers. Tortuga is paralyzed, and not even his mother's fervent prayers can heal him. But under the mountain's watchful gaze, with the support of fellow patients, he begins the Herculean task of breaking out of his shell and becoming whole again.

The COVID-24 virus has killed most of the people on Earth. Only those who lived remotely have survived. Max Everitt, a retired engineer, was one of the survivors. At 84 years of age, he lives in his remote cabin, waiting to die. One day, while hiking through the forest, he encounters an elderly man in distress. As he helps him recover, the man states that he is an alien sent to Earth to save humanity from extinction and needs Max’s help. Max suppresses his laughter, figures the man is suffering from sunstroke, and informs him gently that he is too old to save humanity. The alien solves ...

Containing a fascinating exploration of the depths of the human mind, this insightful book takes listeners on a deep dive to discover the hidden parts of the psyche. Covering the subtle world of body language and non-verbal communication, along with the lesser-known secrets of human behavior, you’ll discover how you can draw on a rich collection of insights to protect yourself from manipulators and abusers.

"New Ideas for Old Problems: A Human Performance Approach to Sustainable Change" focus is on applying innovative ideas to long-standing challenges in safety and operational reliability, emphasizing the importance of Human Performance in making meaningful and lasting changes.

What drives all of your life’s priorities, values, and decisions? In the sequel to An End to Upside Down Thinking, Mark Gober builds a science-based worldview from which we can create a compass for living. In stark contrast to his prior belief system, Gober explains why life is actually full of meaning. From this perspective, he lays out how we might approach life accordingly, along with the well-traveled “awakening” path that we’re likely to encounter. Approaching life in a new way is the antidote that our civilization desperately needs.

Can a human be trusted with a secret that’s been kept for thousands of years? Reef Parker’s recent life has always been focussed strictly on running the Hollows Authority, the privately owned and only sector of law enforcement in Hollow Earth. His life takes an unexpected and shocking turn when he learns an industrious sprite has developed a way to do the unthinkable—transport mortals into the Hollows. Penelope Carling has lived her life without making waves. Shyly beautiful, no one could have imagined that beneath her quiet exterior was a tormented soul who had endured abuse at the ...

2025 Book Excellence Award Winner - Diversity and Inclusion Mom's Choice Gold - Adult Fiction and Young Adult Fiction "Embracing Zak" takes you to a small Midwestern town inhabited by characters written so believably and with such depth by Jodee Kulp that you will feel as though you’ve known these people for years. In the story, you will appreciate variations of neurodiversity by resonating with brilliantly interwoven characters whose struggles and strengths shape the life of a vibrant community. The book teaches that FASD consists of strengths as well as challenges. By relating to ...

“A fascinating, provocative case that the metaverse will not merely transform our virtual experience—it may actually enrich the quality of our lives” (Adam Grant)—from the visionary co-founder of one of today’s most innovative technology companies.

Do you often wonder how a few people do the seemingly impossible things while most others struggle to just go through everyday life? What if you could harness the full potential of your mind and reach your goals faster by mind-set switch. Imagine thinking like a genius and acting like top performers in your chosen field and achieving the life of your dreams. Mindset Makeover will help you as your mind-set coach to learn how the principles of neuroplasticity work and then provide you the effective strategies to rewire your mind-set.

**What if everything you've been taught about God, death, and the meaning of existence is based on a fundamental misunderstanding?** Born into a mixed Jewish-Christian household, Ben Dedrick spent his life searching for spiritual truth that could bridge the divisions between faith traditions. What he discovered will challenge everything you think you know about religion, consciousness, and human purpose. *The Unity Manifesto* presents a revolutionary understanding: we are not separate beings seeking a distant God, but expressions of Divine Consciousness exploring its own infinite nature. ...

In Practice the Pause, spiritual director and writer Caroline Oakes offers easy-to-understand explanations of how this new brain science is confirming what every spiritual tradition has been telling us for millennia: by practicing the pause, we become more self-aware and better able to understand others.