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From L.A. to rural Ireland, from war-torn Beirut to a windswept Scottish coastline, from the bright lights of the theatre to the dimness of the therapist’s office - these six outstanding and impactful stories seek to explore grief and trauma, new beginnings and hope. The shortlisted stories have all been chosen for 2021's Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award - the world's richest and most prestigious prize for a single short story. Dubbed the 'equivalent of the Man Booker for the short story' by the Sydney Morning Herald, the winner receives £30,000.

In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (pronounced "height") lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s.

The cat burglar called the Smoke has unfinished business with the leader of a Nazi terror cell. The guy has already slipped through his fingers once before, but now the Smoke is out for blood.

Increasingly more people are reassessing their lives as a result of the pandemic, with many resolving to work only as long as they must - retiring early to focus on families and friends, hobbies or travel. Making the most of these choices requires having and growing enough money to enjoy your future life, without needing to worry about it running out. This book is designed to provide clear, objective guidance that cuts through the jargon, giving you control over your financial future.

That constant ringing in your ears does not have to control your days or rob you of your nights. Vagus Nerve Reset for Tinnitus Relief is more than an explanation of why tinnitus happens. It is a guide to reshaping the way your mind and body respond to it. Inside, you will discover how the vagus nerve — the body’s natural brake system — can be strengthened with simple breathing, gentle routines, and daily habits that calm your nervous system. As stress decreases, the sound begins to lose its grip.

Por que algumas pessoas conseguem mudar hábitos e alcançar o sucesso, enquanto outras se veem presas em ciclos de procrastinação e autossabotagem? A resposta está no Functional Imagery Training (FIT), um método cientificamente comprovado que combina imaginação guiada, atenção plena e técnicas de motivação para fortalecer a tomada de decisões. Neste audiolivro, Joanna Grover e Jonathan Rhodes revelam como usar o FIT para aumentar a motivação, superar obstáculos e criar hábitos que impulsionam o desempenho.

When a legendary sitcom creator (Don Reo) and a former federal prosecutor-turned-TV showrunner (Jonathan Shapiro) sit down to tell stories, you’d think it would be dignified. It’s not. This is a podcast where comedy meets chaos, as Donnie and Jonny trade war stories from Hollywood, dissect jokes and humor, roast each other like it’s a full-time job, and prove that age does not, in fact, bring maturity. With razor-sharp wit and a hint of crass, these two veteran storytellers turn every episode into bizarre, hilarious prattle. It’s smart. It’s stupid. It’s Story Time.

Almost 200,000 African Americans fought to save the Union, many believing that military service was the pathway to freedom. Yet their journeys for liberation continued. They marched across taxing terrain, performed backbreaking labor, and endured corporeal punishment. They agonized over families still enslaved and suffered virulent diseases. They fought on bravely, yet thousands ran. Chafing against restraints and violence, they briefly liberated themselves.

When a young woman is found dead at her kitchen table – with DNA belonging to her ex-boyfriend at the scene – psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis assume it's an open-and-shut case. But the guy has an airtight alibi. Could an enemy from his shady past have framed him? Many miles away, a former LAPD officer is found brutally murdered in her garage.

There is a story that speaks into our question. It's the story of a man the institutions rejected. It's a story of a man who was brought to trial yet refused to defend himself, punished yet was innocent, suffered yet remained in complete control, even when everything seemed most out of control. This is the story at the heart of Easter.

Welcome to the Nelson show I am Jonathan Nelson your host writer and editor bringing you insightful thoughts and stories into everyday life

In Purposeful Performance, business-strategy consultant and coach Jonathan Stanley gives business owners the key to developing a sense of purpose and meaning within and beyond their organization. Jonathan distills decades of experience as a business owner and CEO into a powerful framework that simplifies strategic planning into just eight slides.

With intelligence and wit, author Jonathan Clements blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present, and future of Japan, and in broad yet detailed strokes reveals a country of paradoxes: a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes resting on the world's most active earthquake zone; a fast-paced urban and technologically advanced country whose land consists predominantly of mountains and forests.

Fight is the backstage story of bloodsport politics in its rawest form—the clawing, backstabbing, and rabble-rousing that drove Donald Trump into the White House and Democrats into the wilderness. At every turn, the combatants went for the jugular, whether they were facing down rivals in the other party or their own.

Nathaniel is eleven-years-old and a magician's apprentice, learning the traditional art of magic. All is well until he has a life-changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. When Lovelace brutally humiliates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed up his education, teaching himself spells far beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all and summons Bartimaeus, a five-thousand-year-old djinni, to assist him.

This book consists of 6 titles, namely: Assembly Language: The Ultimate Guide to Programming and Virtual Machines. Computer Science: The Complete Guide to Principles and Informatics. Cyber Security: Beginners’ Guide to Hacking, Phishing, Social Engineering, and Malware. Databases: System Concepts, Designs, Management, and Implementation. Operating Systems: Concepts to Save Money, Time, and Frustration. Website Development: Web Design Skills for Beginners

Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters with the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms, and the brutish Yahoos give him further insight into human behavior. Presented through Swift's satiric hall of distorting mirrors, mankind is cast as diminished, magnified, and bestial - the composite of which is an uncompromising reflection of human nature.

Going beyond the how and why of burnout, a former tenured professor combines academic methods and first-person experience to propose new ways for resisting our cultural obsession with work and transforming our vision of human flourishing.

Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly phenomena grows to terrifying levels in Chelsea, Scotland Yard is left baffled. Even more baffling is that Lockwood & Co appear to have been excluded from the huge team of Agents investigating the Chelsea Outbreak.

By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.