New Human

The rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule are told with unique insight in this new history by Michael Sheridan, drawing on eyewitness reporting over three decades, interviews with key figures and documents from archives in China and the West. The story sweeps the listener from the earliest days of trade through the Opium Wars of the 19th century to the age of globalisation, the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, the battle for democracy on the city’s streets and the ultimate victory of the Chinese Communist Party.

The moment I allowed myself to be bitten by a mysterious vampire, everything changed. A prophecy older than time thrust me toward Sasha—the Marked One, destined to intertwine with my soul. Finding her was fate; losing her to another is unthinkable. Now, as the sun refuses to rise, I'm faced with battles I never anticipated. Sasha's life—and mine—depend on us trusting those around us. But how can I protect her when the shadows we fight lurk within ourselves? Surrender to the pull of the mate bond—this steamy wolf shifter romance is calling. ★★★★★ Inside, you'll find: - ...

The purpose of creating this audiobook is to help the listener to understand as much about influencing human behavior as possible. Like most things in life, it is possible for anyone, regardless of background, to learn and put this information into practice and become a truly influential individual. Learning and applying the skills herein will help the listener to win more friends and gain more influence over people even without having a form of authority over them.

As work and organizations have become more fluid - and business strategy is no longer about planning years ahead but about sensing and seizing new opportunities and adapting to a constantly changing environment - companies must deploy talent in new ways to remain competitive. Turning conventional views on their heads, talent and leadership experts Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey provide leaders with a new and different playbook for acquiring, managing, and deploying talent.

Congratulations… because you’re just onestep away from a complete and proven Blueprint for any serious and determined Recruitment/Staffing or Search business owner who’s sick and tired of working ever longer hours for less and less reward. It’s called ‘The 7 Deadly Threats’, and it reveals some of the biggest threats to your business in the new economy and how to avoid them. It’s packed with pages of tried, tested and proven business and client attraction strategies designed to make you money and add profits to your business.

"A suspenseful and original take on the body-swapping premise that will appeal to young readers who like action-packed storylines." -IndieReader High school soccer star Lindsey Anderson was at the top of her game with graduation approaching and a full-ride soccer scholarship offer in her hand. Then she dropped dead on the soccer field, only to wake up in the body of a teenage sex-trafficking victim. No one believes who she really is. Not even her dad. Chased by her new body’s drug-dealing pimp and rabid parapsychologists out to dissect her, Lindsey searches to get her body and her life ...

The Awakening Human Being is a practical spiritual handbook that offers readers a complete guide to the awakening consciousness that is emerging on Earth. In this book, Barbara Berger offers a clear and simple explanation of the way the mind works – which is the key to living a happy life. With this information in hand, readers can understand why they act and react the way they do – and can change their experience of life if they want to. As a result, one is no longer the victim of forces (the mechanism of mind) we don’t understand.

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....

In ancient Judea, to the objections of an overbearing parent, a young couple fall in love. When Maria becomes pregnant, they must elope. However, the girl's father wants his revenge and hatches a plot to return them to their home town. In this epic novel, the author takes us on a sweeping journey of love, tragedy and the human condition. Ossuary by Robert E. Kearns is a superlative re-imagining of the greatest story ever told.

The microbiome is the missing link in modern medicine: a vast genetic universe of bacteria, yeasts, viruses and parasites that live inside us, influencing every aspect of our health, even the way we think and feel. In this mindblowing book, scientist and surgeon James Kinross explains how the organisms that live within us have helped us evolve, shaped our biology and defined the success of our species. With dazzling science and fascinating stories, this pioneering book will change the way you think about human health forever.

AI stands in the way of her dreams… so Ailith travels back before AI to the 2000s. Ailith and her twin sister, Thea, live a good life, although one controlled by the wealthy Paladin Guild. Except Ailith’s dreams hover out of reach; being an author in an AI dominated world is a pipe dream. Determined to see her own work in print, she contemplates a daring plan to travel back to the early days of AI in the 2000s. Despite failed attempts and various setbacks, Ailith discovers a glimmer of hope—a theoretical wormhole. What’s the worst that could happen? With her sister and a frozen ...

‘An absorbing tale’ -- Sportsmole From the slums to the stands. They’ll always want a piece of you. A desperate boy holds a dark secret. His only option is to leave home and face the treacherous journey to Europe in the hope of a better life. A young journalist is determined to bring down the system that creates such desperation. Two lives intertwined, hunted for nothing more than wanting to create a better world. *** Afam is a promising young footballer, but he’s not set for stardom. Working on the streets of AJ City in Lagos, Nigeria, he’s grafts hard so he can support his ...

Scientists have long struggled to make pregnancy easier, safer, and more successful. In The Dance of Life, developmental and stem-cell biologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz takes us to the front lines of efforts to understand the creation of a human life. She has spent two decades unraveling the mysteries of development, as a simple fertilized egg becomes a complex human being of 40 trillion cells. Zernicka-Goetz's work is both incredibly practical and astonishingly vast.

Konrad Michel, a leading psychiatrist and acclaimed expert, draws on decades of experience to offer necessary new ways of understanding—and preventing—suicide. Michel shows that suicide is not just a consequence of mental illness, but an action related to a person’s life story. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with suicidal patients, he argues that suicide and suicide attempts occur when someone experiences extreme emotional pain that severely impairs the ability to think and act rationally.

The human body is a marvel of nature, a complex system intricately designed to maintain balance, adapt, and, most importantly, heal itself. Whether it's a small cut on your finger or a more significant injury, the body has an impressive capability to regenerate and recover. So why, then, do so many people find themselves in a constant battle with illness? The answer might lie deeper than we think—within the intricate relationship between our emotions and our physical health. Recognizing the profound interplay between our emotional states and physical health could redefine our approach to ...

Inspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you.

The World and Humans is an unusual collection of poetic reflections and philosophical insights that try to decipher the relationship between nature and humanity. This thought-provoking work centers on the essence of being human, exploring profound themes such as thought, language, truth, madness, and the constructs of society. Through a series of reflective pieces, the book may inspire readers to reflect on their own lives and grapple with existential questions. Structured into six poetic sequences—“Meditations,” “Toys and Machines,” “Thought and Touch,” “Traps,” “...

Who deserves human rights? The answer to this question is the crux of all moral and political action in society, and defines our character as individuals and as nations. Aimee Murphy seeks to answer this vital question in this accessible and succinct handbook on the Consistent Life Ethic, a moral philosophy whose central principle is that each and every human being has inherent dignity from conception to natural death, and therefore deserves to live free from violence.

Detached: The New Science of Digital Loneliness and How to Reclaim Human Connection in a Screen-Obsessed World goes beyond the obvious warnings about social media and screen time that we've all heard before. You already know you should put down your phone more often. This book explains why you don't.

A funny, charming and moving book that will keep you hooked until the end. This is the story of a cat called Mateo and his owner, a poor bricklayer who struggled to make ends meet. But it is also the story of three children and their unpredictable behaviour, and the story of an old lady and her peculiar little world, and the story of a beautiful model and her crazy boyfriend… Age 9+