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History is weird. People are weirder. And reality has a habit of making absolutely no sense.Dane & Confused is a comedy podcast where Danish host Leo dives into ancient mysteries, bizarre history, unexplained events, cults, scams, strange science, conspiracy claims, controversial ideas, internet insanity, and whatever other rabbit hole seems worth ruining an evening over.One episode might start inside Tutankhamun’s tomb. The next could involve a secretive organization, a historical lunatic, a scientific mystery, or a story so ridiculous it sounds completely made up.The idea is simple: follow...

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In the quiet strength of the mountains and the sacred rhythm of daily devotion, Pressing On Toward the Prize invites listeners into a journey of faith, grief, and renewal. Through heartfelt reflections and Scripture-rooted storytelling, Kelly Leonard shares how love, loss, and legacy converge on...

Thomas J. Leonard is the father of personal coaching, an explosively growing movement, as well as the founder of Coach University, a virtual university that has trained thousands of personal coaches in thirty countries. Now, in The Portable Coach, Leonard presents his 28-step Principles of...

An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book. Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a...

American Libraries editor in chief Leonard Kniffel offers a compelling collection of interviews with prominent figures--all of whom have special connections to libraries. From President Barack Obama to actress Julie Andrews; from basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to former First Lady and librarian Laura Bush and many others, stars of literature, politics, entertainment, and the public arena speak with Kniffel about the ways libraries have been critical in their lives.

ప్రపంచవ్యాప్త బెస్ట్‌ సెల్లర్‌ “ఎ బ్రీఫ్‌ హిస్టరీ ఆఫ్‌ టైమ్‌“ స్టీఫెన్‌ హాకింగ్‌ రచన, సైంటిఫిక్‌ రచనలలో ఒక మైలురాయి. అందుకు కారణం రచయిత మాట తీరు, ఎంచుకున్న అంశాలు పట్టి చదివించే రకం అన్నది మరొకటి.

Deep in a maze of hallways, Mudito rummages through piles of old newspapers. The mute caretaker of the crumbling former abbey, he is hounded by a coven of ancient witches who are bent on transforming him into the terrifying imbunche: a twisted monster with all of its orifices sewn up, buried...

Report from Iron Mountain presents a provocative political satire that took the world by storm under the guise of a top-secret government report. Originally published in the late 1960s, this controversial work explores a startling question: What would happen to American society if lasting peace...

The 10th edition of the long-established definitive guide to the EU. From its original six members (who formed the European Economic Community in 1957) what became the European Union had grown to 27 members in 2007, with several more candidates for membership standing in the wings.

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable adventure in wildlife queen M.G. Leonard's bestselling birdwatching detective series. On a school trip to the Royal Swan Natural History Museum, Ava finds herself at the centre of a heist...

Darkus and his friends continue their unforgettable adventure in this final instalment of the Beetle trilogy. Arch-villainess Lucretia Cutter has a secret Biome hidden in the Amazon rainforest: can Darkus and his friends, human and beetle alike, find it before it's too late? If they can't stop...

Cruel beetle fashionista, Lucretia Cutter, is at large with her yellow ladybird spies. When Darkus, Virginia and Bertolt discover further evidence of her evil, they're determined to stop her. But the three friends are in trouble. Darkus' dad has forbidden them to investigate any further. Hope...

Darkus is miserable. His dad has disappeared and now he is living next door to the most disgusting neighbours ever. A giant beetle called Baxter comes to his rescue. But can the two solve the mystery of his dad's disappearance, especially when links emerge to cruel Lucretia Cutter and her...

Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, best-selling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives. Whether you're seeking to improve your career or your intimate relationships, increase self-esteem or create harmony within yourself, this inspiring prescriptive guide will help you master anything you choose and achieve success in all areas of your life.

Discover the real techniques to persuade and brainwash anyone. Mind control, also known as brainwashing, involves a unique selection of tools and techniques that will allow you to lead people in conversations and establish connections that have them genuinely wanting to do whatever you have...

In this revelatory study, award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards outlines the links between the Gold Rush and the Civil War. He explains that Southerners envisioned California as a new market for slaves, schemed to tie California to the South via railroad, and imagined splitting off the state's southern half as a slave state. Richards recounts the political battles and the fiery California feuds, duels, and, perhaps, outright murders as the state came shockingly close to being divided in two.

In this irreverent and illuminating audiobook, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.

"Dr. Leonard Sax's The Collapse of Parenting should be required reading for all parents."―Dr. Nancy Kehoe, author of Wrestling with Our Inner Angels In The Collapse of Parenting, internationally acclaimed author Leonard Sax argues that rising levels of depression and anxiety among young people...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times When and how...