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In How We Do It, primatologist Robert Martin draws on 40 years of research to locate the roots of everything from our sex cells to the way we care for newborns. He examines the procreative history of humans as well as that of our primate kin to reveal what's really natural when it comes to making and raising babies, and distinguish which behaviors we ought to continue - and which we should not. Although it's not realistic to raise our children like our ancestors did, Martin’s investigation reveals surprising consequences of - and suggests ways to improve upon - the way we do things now.

Every day, we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say 'yes' to our requests? Based on decades of research into the psychology of persuasion, this book reveals many remarkable insights that will help you be more persuasive both at work and at home. Co-written by the world's most quoted expert on influence, Professor Robert Cialdini, Yes! contains dozens of tips that you wouldn't want to miss out on—all of them scientifically proven to boost your powers of persuasion.

Fascinating “What If?” stories from Hugo and Nebula award-winning masters of alternate history! What would the world be like if Teddy Roosevelt had fought in World War I? If the space race started during World War II? If Joseph McCarthy had been elected President? These and other questions are answered in this collection of alternate histories. As these stories suggest, the world as we know it might have turned out different than it is today, if only one minor—or major—change had occurred in history.

Todos nós queremos ouvir um “sim”. Essa palavra tão pequena abre as portas para o mundo e nosso futuro. Os 21 breves capítulos deste livro descrevem atitudes testadas e comprovadas para aumentar as chances de que os outros comprem nossas ideias ou atendam nossos pedidos. Seus princípios e lições práticas podem ser usados para lidar com diversos desafios, como recuperar um relacionamento, negociar um aumento ou convencer um amigo. Apresentando ótimos conselhos, este pequeno livro traz grandes ensinamentos para quem deseja obter mais oportunidades na vida.

This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2013 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form. In Earth I, by Stephen Baxter, a search among the stars to ferret out the origins of mankind amidst the Xaian normalisation digs up many surprises. In Success, by Michael Blumlein, a brilliant but erratic biologist studying epigenetics struggles to hang onto his grip on everyday life as he writes his ground-breaking tome.

Surviving Dresden beautifully portrays the poignant and inspiring human struggle between good and evil in the search for peace during the last bloody days of World War II. On the ground, on that horrific night, is a courageous young Jewish woman, Gisela Kauffmann. Having just received orders to be herded off to a concentration camp, Gisela will do anything to save herself and her family. In the air, RAF bomber Captain Wallace Campbell is torn between his sworn military duty to bomb an unarmed city crowded with refugees, and his growing conviction that total war is immoral.

Stressing about your University of Texas at Austin undergraduate application? Ease your worries and increase your chances of gaining admission to your dream school with these winning tips and strategies from former UT Admissions Counselor Kevin Robert Martin. A Fulbright Fellow who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UT-Austin, Kevin has reviewed and scored thousands of applications. Use his inside perspective to maximize your admissions chances, not just at UT, but at selective universities nationwide.

At some point today you will have to influence or persuade someone - perhaps ask a colleague a favour, negotiate with a contractor or get your spouse to put out the recycling. In The small BIG, three heavyweights from the world of persuasion, science and practice - Steve Martin, Noah Goldstein and Robert Cialdini - describe how, in today's information-overloaded world, it is now the smallest changes that lead to the biggest differences in results.

Kevin Robert Martin argues that elite universities do not care about their applicants. He observes that college admissions is highly undemocratic and dehumanizing. University bureaucracies alienate applicants from their humanity and sense of self. Reading essay advice books might help you get in, but they won’t help you stay sane.

2 NYC Birds discussing everything in the Black Queer lifestyle from Sex, Relationships, Friendships and everything in between.

Imagine if you could sit down with some of the world's greatest leaders and pick their brains on what they do and how they do it. Some very clear patterns emerge when you study the success of great leaders in the world of elite sport and business. This book unlocks those secrets and the science behind how great leaders make things happen.

Twelve-year-old Keira discovers a hat floating on the Long Island Sound. When she puts it on, weird, wacky, and wonderful things happen. Little does she know she will soon be on a secret assignment thousands of miles away from the sandy shores she knows and loves to the heart of London.

What is the Ketogenic diet? Get an overview of the Keto diet, so you’ll understand what recipes are part the diet.

Galaxy's Edge is a Hugo-nominated bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by Barry Malzberg and Gregory Benford, book recommendations by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett and an interview conducted by Joy Ward.

Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years, 1940-1942 takes listeners on a fascinating journey to James Baldwin's early days as a teenage prodigy at New York City's famed DeWitt Clinton High School. Co-hosted by New York City-based podcast creator Aldo B. Martin and Harlem-based English Professor Frank Leon Roberts, Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years combines in-depth analysis, casual conversation and riveting audio performances of rare and never-before-recorded work written by teenage Baldwin. Insightful, conversational, and accessible—Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years will ...

The Old Gays have taken TikTok by storm with their viral videos, by turns outrageous and hilarious, fashionable and fierce. But as four gay men, aged from 67 to 80, Mick, Jessay, Robert, and Bill have lived through decades of momentous change and they’ve got stories that take more than three minutes to tell. These are the tales – sometimes scandalous, sometimes profound, sometimes heart-breaking – that only an older gay man can tell. Their Guide to the Good Life is a celebration of lives lived to the fullest, and the art of getting old without getting bored.

Wir sind Martin und Robert, zwei schwule Männer aus Deutschland, die durch eine Leihmutterschaft in den USA Eltern werden. In „Papaarade“ teilen wir unsere Erfahrungen und geben Einblicke in die Höhen und Tiefen unserer einzigartigen Reise zur Gründung einer Regenbogenfamilie. Wir sprechen über die rechtlichen und kulturellen Unterschiede zwischen Deutschland und den USA, das Leben als queeres Paar und die Herausforderungen der LGBTQ+-Elternschaft und moderner Vaterschaft. Mit praktischen Tipps und persönlichen Geschichten setzen wir uns für mehr Sichtbarkeit von Regenbogenfamilien ...

Hans Peter Royer plante, ein weiteres Buch zu verfassen, als er im August 2013 tragisch verunglückte. Das Thema: Gottes Liebe. Fünf Jahre nach seinem Tod hat seine Frau Hannelore Texte aus seinem Nachlass zusammengestellt - über Gottes Wesen, Beziehungen, die erste und die zweite Liebe. Auf kraftvolle und authentische Weise spricht einer der beliebtesten Prediger im deutschsprachigen Raum noch einmal zu uns.

This book will give you ways that you can make passive income from home, in life, and how much and fast these methods work so you can plan for retirement, that holiday you always wanted, or that dream home.

"In der Kunst lebste zehn Jahre - vielleicht." Wir rechnen in Dekaden und sprechen im Nachhinein gerne von Fixsternen...