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This small booklet explores the latest theories of consciousness as developed by Michio Kaku, Christof Koch, and Michael Shermer, with a special focus on a new form of scientific animism, where animals and other life forms are now recognized to have awareness and the capacity to feel pain and suffering. Part of a presentation for the Dayalbagh Studies on Consciousness in Agra, India. 

The Pocket Learner is an educational system that the author developed to help her child with special educational needs. The system became an international multi-award-winning innovation, and has been extended to families across the globe to help their children build vocabulary, learn to read, and count. The author realized that several factors needed to be in place for her child to thrive in contemporary society.

"Hay una miríada de relatos en la tradición judía, y en parte también en la musulmana, que describe a Caín de forma diferente a la versión bíblica; y yo, que al fin y al cabo no soy más que un cuentacuentos, he trabajado sobre esos relatos alternativos." En esta obra, Andrea Camilleri ofrece una visión insólita y sorprendente del primer homicida de la historia. Se trata de un Caín inventor del concepto de elección, y por tanto de la idea de responsabilidad de la que descienden las nociones tan radicadas en la cultura occidental, de culpa y culpabilidad.

The story of Pablo Escobar, one of the wealthiest, most powerful and most violent criminals of all time has fascinated the world. Yet the one person closest to him has never spoken out - until now. Maria Victoria Henao met Pablo when she was 13, eloped with him at 15 and, despite his numerous infidelities and violence, stayed by his side for the following 16 years until his death. At the same time, she urged him to make peace with his enemies and managed to negotiate her and her children’s freedom after Pablo’s demise.

My name's Sebastian Black, and I want to buy you. I could have any woman I want, but I choose you. No relationship, just sex. Here's my offer...I'll put your name in my little black book, and when I want you, I'll call you. When I call, you're going to come, in more ways than one. It will be mutually pleasurable for both of us. There are only two rules: don't ever deny me. Don't fall in love. If you do either, I'll remove you from my book and payment stops. Do we have an understanding?

All Abby Rhodes wants is a chance to pursue her songwriting dreams. When she leaves her husband on Christmas Eve and puts their Missouri hometown in her rearview mirror, she heads straight to Nashville and onto the doorstep of her estranged father. But in typical Abby fashion, nothing goes as planned. Unemployed and alone, Abby lands a job waiting tables at her neighborhood dive bar. There she meets a local singer-songwriter with steel-grey eyes and a reputation that threatens to unlock Abby's small-town innocence.

Che cos'è la corporate governance e perché è importante? Come si governa l'impresa moderna, grande o piccola, privata o statale, locale o multinazionale? Quali sono le relazioni tra proprietari, dirigenti e amministratori? Qual è il ruolo degli azionisti e dei mercati finanziari nel monitorare i comportamenti dei dirigenti? Gli autori del volume rispondono a queste domande spiegando i benefici della corporate governance per l'economia ed esaminando anche alcuni degli scandali più noti degli ultimi anni in Italia e all'estero.

London, 1991: Alex Johns, trainee art intern at the Courtauld, believes a hidden secret lies within Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas—one of the most written about paintings of all time. Her own mother died in mysterious circumstances while trying to uncover its secrets and Alex is troubled by memories of her own encounter as a child with the girl in the painting—the Infanta Margarita—who continues to haunt her. Alex must take up her mother's work and find evidence to uncover the truths within the canvas

Die vier Wissensprofis müssen Referate im Sachkundeunterricht halten - über die Tierwelt in der Wüste, im Urwald und in den Polargebieten. Sie beschließen kurzerhand, ins Naturkundemuseum zu gehen. Dort erfahren sie von einem Biologen alles über kleine und große Tiere. Und: Er kennt eine Tierforscherin im Zoo, die sie für ein Interview dort besuchen dürfen. So erfahren die vier Wissensprofis alles rund um die Tierwelt auf unserer Erde und deren Erforschung. Aus dem Inhalt: Was ist ein wirbelloses Tier? Wie entdeckt man neue Arten? Wie kann ich Tiere wie ein Profi beobachten?

Dr. Anne Jamison, a brilliant neuropsychiatrist, is living the concrete jungle life in Minneapolis with her fiancé, prominent attorney Adam Whitney. But the mysterious death of Carter Leeds, her beloved former boyfriend, still haunts her… After three years of unanswered questions, a mysterious package finds its way to Anne. The note inside reveals the possibility that Carter may, in fact, be alive. Even more shocking, her own fiancé may have had a hand in his attempted demise.

A retired boxer sets out in search of her daughter, Shyloh, an addict living with mental illness on the streets of San Diego. In Fort Unicorn and the Duchess of Knothing, Nelson tries desperately to find—and save—her first-born, delving into the roots of mental illness, addiction, and the meaning of unconditional love. This memoir is an unflinching witness of what it means to be homeless, mentally ill, and addicted in America.

When 30-year-old Brooke Thompson unexpectedly runs into a man from her past, she's plunged headlong into memories she's long tried to forget about the year she spent in France following a disastrous affair with a professor.

How do bees fly? Why does a spider weave a web? And why are bugs so important to our world? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more.

Stretched, Filled, & Stuffed is an erotic anthology featuring 20 explicit stories covering rough sex, double penetration, first anal sex, and much more.

Author Andrea M. Polnaszek explores the biblical narrative of Elijah through the lens of today. She is bold and honest about her journey while sharing her deep struggle to realize God as her only true protector and provider. Her candor surprises and delights the listener, inviting you to open your heart and explore your own story. Andrea reaches into her 20-year mental health background to include activities that allow the listener to wrestle with big ideas like: Who am I and where has the brook dried up?

This is a hot and steamy lesbian romance story with an edgy twist! Will the couple's fiery passion lead to a more promising love, or will this lust affair come crashing down? This story is fast, sexy, and unpredictable! Bonus stories included.

When Harper Fontaine is wrongly accused of burning down her school gym and expelled from school, Harper is forced to leave behind her life in New York City and move into her father’s mansion in the wealthy town of Newport, Rhode Island. Here, she quickly discovers the small town likes to keep secrets of its own. Invited to join a secret society known as The Order of Six, Harper soon realizes if she wants to survive, she must first pass the trials.

In a Japanese tea ceremony, when a treasured bowl breaks, it is not discarded. The shards are instead rejoined with lacquer and gold, celebrating the beauty in imperfection, and creating splendor from misfortune. This celebration of imperfection and authenticity is known to the Japanese as “wabi-sabi”. In this same spirit, Wabi-Sabi Wisdom: Inspiration for an Authentic Life shares the author’s own perfectly imperfect reflections on living a life that moves beyond success, striving, and competition to living in integrity with oneself, others, and the world.

Whether you have an established step family or are in the early stages of a blended family, you can find value in the information presented in this audiobook. Also included is a chapter of real-life case studies from stepparents caring for disabled children. The experiences they share hold valuable lessons on issues that may arise and how they handled them in their endeavor to maintain a happy stepfamily.

Since her brother died, Lily has pretended to be brain damaged, and no one knows her secret. That is, until a troubled girl named Tinny refuses to leave her alone. But Tinny's meddling soon gets Lily into a jam that threatens their safety.