Have you ever wondered why, even when someone offers seemingly good advice, your initial reaction is often defensiveness? Why does the mere suggestion of a different perspective trigger a storm of emotions within you?This book is not just about self-discovery; it's about dismantling the defensive walls we build around ourselves. It delves into the fascinating, and often frustrating, complexities of the human mind, exploring why:- We remain strangers to ourselves

After Charmed ended in 2006, witches were relegated to sidekicks of televisual vampires or children's programs. But during the mid-2010s they began to resurface as leading characters in shows like the immensely popular The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the Charmed reboot, Salem, American Horror Story: Coven, and the British program, A Discovery of Witches. No longer sweet, feminine, domestic, and white, these witches are powerful, diverse, and...

Get Through MRCPsych CASC, Second Edition is intended for psychiatric trainees sitting the CASC component of the MRCPsych exam. Written by authors with recent exam experience and long-term expertise in the field, the text provides over 100 stations closely matched to the subjects that appear in the actual exam, along with informative diagrams, concise synopses, and guidelines for how to target your revision to enable recall of the most relevant information. *Gives a detail...

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.All for one and one for all! That’s the rallying cry of the Musketeers—guards of the French King—and the call to adventure for young readers enjoying their...

A feature and photography collection of the abandoned but courageous bunnies of Jericho beach in Vancouver, Canada. Their struggles for survival and resilience in adapting to the challenges of a beach environment are worth our admiration. This new edition comes with updated collection of the latest additions to our bunny community and changes to their natural habitat in the last two years.

This book explores the leading role that cities can play in shaping progressive policies in collaboration with various stakeholders. It examines the timing of such shifts to progressivity in cities, the interactions that enable progressive actions to be developed and sustained, and the challenges and constraints facing progressive cities. The book approaches the themes using an array of methods to investigate how progressive city governments emerge, what constitutes a “progressive city” in...

Smashing stigma with story, this Awfully Hilarious Book brings together writers who share their sexual experiences with humour and candour. From first encounters to long-term relationships, authors of all ages, cultures, orientations and identities tackle subjects ranging from asexuality to masturbation to polyamory. Disappointing and humiliating encounters are interlaced with instances of joy and self-discovery in a book that validates all manifestations of desire.

As organizations, businesses, and other institutions work to move forward during a new era of ubiquitous modern technology, new computing and technology implementation strategies are necessary to harness the shared knowledge of individuals to advance their organizations as a whole. Intelligent and Knowledge-Based Computing for Business and Organizational Advancements examines the emerging computing paradigm of Collective Intelligence (CI). The global contributions contained in this publica...

Local and international writers converge to create emerge 19, a powerful anthology now in its 19th year, filled with intrepid and haunting stories. Explore a tiny universe within a shard of glass, find lullabies for insomniacs and follow the kidnapping of a magical cat. In this collection, you will find prose and poetry that lay new ground, whether it be uncovering hidden jawbones in walls, bearing witness to childhoods in raging war zones, or examining one’s paradoxical relationship with ...

Author: Gioi Thai Ho Ho.Length: 46 main chapters & 01 side story.Genre: Modern, humorous, sweet, 1×1, HE.Editor: Chuoc.INTRODUCTIONTuy Xan Nung met his friend in person through the game, unexpectedly he met his colleague.Not only that, he discovered that this colleague seemed to... no longer want to live.When the two of them played the game and interacted with each other:Ky Linh: "Teacher Tuy, take all the weapons and ores, I ...

Caldecott Medalist and National Book Award winner Dan Santat partners with Joanna Ho, author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, and Caroline Kusin Pritchard to explore themes of acceptance and understanding in this cozy story that celebrates the mind-broadening power of books.Arnold didn't mean for the books to disappear—not exactly. It all started because his liked his book about airplanes best and wanted everyone else to read it, too. He couldn't ...

Whether you're learning to read or learning English, Moofy and Tiki is the one book every child should have. It is a fun children’s book with amazing illustrations designed for language development . The ebook has embedded audio with the words changing color as it is read aloud by author. After its publication, it soon became a hit with all children!