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Combining memoir, biography, history, and literary criticism, Three Rings weaves together the stories of three exiled writers who turned to the classics of the past to create masterpieces of their own - works that pondered the nature of narrative itself.

Bringing together the latest insights from psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy, Daniel Nettle sheds light on happiness, the most basic of human desires. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, what sort of remedies to unhappiness work, why some people are happier than others, and much more.

The marauders, terrors from deep space, hit us hard. Our starships shattered. Our armies collapsed. Our cities crumbled. As Earth smolders, the marauders imprison us in camps. They farm us like cattle. They torture us for sport. Earth weeps. But there is hope. The Ghost Fleet, an ancient alien armada, might still exist in deep space. In a single starship, Sergeant Marco Emery and his friends seek this mythical fleet. They must find it. They must return with its might. Or the marauders will kill us all.

Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They’re a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives.

In a world drowning in noise, the wisdom of a 4th-century desert monk offers a lifeline to clarity, peace, and purpose. Evagrius of Pontus for Beginners is your guide to the profound teachings of one of Christianity’s most influential thinkers, presented in a way that’s accessible, transformative, and utterly relevant for modern life. Unlock the secrets of apatheia—a state of inner calm that frees you from the tyranny of distractions and passions. Master the eight evil thoughts that threaten your peace and learn practical strategies to overcome them with grace and resilience. ...

Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Focus delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset. In an era of unstoppable distractions, Goleman persuasively argues that now more than ever we must learn to sharpen focus if we are to survive in a complex world.

Detective Gabriel Allon returns in Daniel Silva's stunning thriller of ancient and modern betrayal, long-buried secrets and unthinkable deeds that takes the listener from Munich to Venice to the Vatican.

In 1948, Israel’s founders sought a “national home for the Jewish people,” where Jewish life would be transformed. The state they ultimately made, says Daniel Gordis, is a place of extraordinary success and maddening disappointment, a story of both unprecedented human triumph and great suffering.

Does mindfulness practice improve your physical, social, and mental well-being? Dr. Siegel invites you to discover the mindful brain, starting with this introductory mindfulness exercise that uses the breath as a tool to both focus and observe the mind’s attention.

They operated under the nose of the New World Order, none of them chipped or marked. A fact that made it impossible to buy or sell even basic needs. The struggle for survival was getting harder with each passing day. Elezar Aronivich was a Jewish raised agnostic on a collision course with his own destiny after the NWO police killed his father and destroyed his home. Somehow, he survived certain death only to face the harsh reality of survival without the mark in the Beast’s marked society. His only surviving relative was an estranged uncle, Benjamin Ben-Hadid who owned the local bread ...

Adrift in the divide between galaxies and surrounded by the vast emptiness of the intergalactic void, the Tantalus Cluster is the only home humanity has ever known. Desperate and facing starvation, humanity’s only hope is a strange nebula that has suddenly appeared beyond the edge of the cluster. Its shifting clouds may hide a source of salvation for the people of Tantalus, but time is running out.

Amanda is a hardworking single mum, completely focused on her job and her daughter, Louise. She’s been saving for years, and now, finally, she can afford to give up work and chase her dream. But then, on her commute home from London to Brighton, she meets a charming stranger - who seems to know everything about her. He delivers an ultimatum. She needs to give him the code for the safe where she keeps her savings before the train reaches Brighton - or she’ll never see Louise again.

Imagine: you are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it - rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like? This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John Rawls. As economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler argues in this hugely ambitious and exhilarating manifesto, it is by rediscovering Rawls that we can find a way out of the escalating crises that are devastating our world today.

Facing Satan can be daunting, challenging, and downright impossible if you decide to go alone. The spiritual consequences will impact every part of your life as your strength wanes and your confidence evaporates. Powerful Promises in the War Room is the fourth book in the series that shows you and your family how God is always on your side. He makes promises to each of us that strengthen our faith and deliver us from evil. Building on the lessons of the best-selling book: “Powerful Prayers in the War Room” Daniel. B. Lancaster’s latest dose of healing will restore your confidence and ...

The number of children being labelled as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and stigmatized as abnormal continues to rapidly grow. Controversy and misunderstanding surround the topic of ADHD, and yet despite technological advances, leading clinicians continue to lack valid answers to remedy the mindsets and behaviors known as ADHD. No one on any side of the issue denies that children are struggling and misbehaving, but how those behaviors are perceived, interpreted, and addressed are regularly disagreed upon. Still, the fact that children are clearly misbehaving, ...

Danger runs high and passions burn hot in Montana's wild country. Big-city detective Bentley Jamison is a long way from home in the Beartooth wilderness when one of local rancher Maddie Conner's ranch hands goes missing. Towering mountains and a small, tight community are as unfamiliar to Jamison as herding sheep, but he's never shied away from a challenge. As the new deputy sheriff, he's sworn to protect every inch of this rough terrain - starting with unraveling a mystery that has left Maddie a wide-open target.

Victorious over an evil warlord, Jack Bowman will keep collecting women and weapons as he builds the first free city in a broken world. The Free Oasis is growing, but not without drawing the attention of raiders who want the future for themselves. With three women and plenty of guns, Jack will find a secret facility where nuclear power waits for whoever is strong enough to take it. The future is under attack, and Jack Bowman is the only man who can save it. He must endure. He must succeed. He must rebuild.

This wide-ranging anthology brings together pioneering Tibetan Buddhist teachers, scientific researchers, and health professionals to offer fascinating perspectives on the mind and emotions, new studies, and firsthand accounts of how meditation is being applied to great effect in health and social care today. Sogyal Rinpoche and Jetsn Khandro Rinpoche on how meditation unlocks the mind’s healing power. Jon Kabat-Zinn on the benefits of mindfulness in mainstream health care.

2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl is the acclaimed metaphysical epic that binds together the cosmological phenomena of our time, ranging from crop circles to quantum theory to the resurgence of psychedelic drugs, to support the contention of the Mayan calendar that the year 2012 portends a global shift—in consciousness, culture, and way of living—of unprecedented consequence.

Primal Ascension – A pulse-pounding, action-packed survival saga where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Lloyd’s world shatters in an instant—one moment, he’s living an ordinary life with his family; the next, he’s thrown into a brutal, otherworldly dungeon teeming with monstrous creatures, ruthless trials, and an unforgiving system that governs his every move. Selected as part of Earth’s last hope, he must fight, adapt, and evolve—or perish. As he battles through deadly environments, levels up his skills, and uncovers the mysteries of the World Dungeon, Lloyd faces a...