A veteran journalist’s sweeping history of a rich and resilient culture on the brink.China’s Muslim minority, the Uyghurs, made international headlines in the late 2010s amid shocking allegations of ethnic and cultural genocide, Orwellian indoctrination camps, and mass surveillance.A Mandarin speaker experienced at navigating China’s police state, Dan Martin takes readers into tense oasis cities in the deserts of Xinjiang. Through vivid reporting and raw in...

Holiday anxiety? The holidays aren't a postcard; they're a pressure cooker of old grudges.If you're tired of faking it, this coaching guide is your secret weapon. Learn to disarm family conflicts and set professional boundaries calmly.Discover that forgiveness, anchored in your faith, is the only gift you owe yourself. Choose peace over drama. Your emotional survival starts here!

Are you tired of feeling stuck in the "Waiting Room of Life"?Waiting for a job offer, a diagnosis, a financial result, or a major life decision can drain your energy, hijack your thoughts, and steal your focus. If you feel impatient, anxious, or like your life is on pause, you're not alone.The good news is: The wait is not a pause. It's a powerful tool.In this concise, impactful guide, expert coach [Your Name/Brand] redefines this p...

When a crisis hits, we all wish we could be a little more self-sufficient. With Breaking the Grid, you can learn to live completely off the grid or just be a little more environmentally conscious. In this comprehensive guide, you can find step-by-step photographed instructions for everything from making your own paper products to microgardening, from building furniture to harnessing solar power, and from making your own brown sugar to sewing sutures in an emergency situation. With...

Drenpa’s Proclamation, dating from the 11th century C.E., is the earliest known coherent account, told from the perspective of the Bon religion, of how and why it came to pass that Buddhism was introduced into Tibet during the Tibetan Empire (a period that ended in 842 C.E.). Bon emerged in the 10th-11th century C.E. in Central Tibet, in the context of the ‘Later Propagation’ of Buddhism in Tibet in the same period, but was viewed by its adherents as distinct from Buddhism and as having fl...

Don’t miss the official comic prequel to Dramatic Labs’ narrative adventure game from the lead game writers! On a windswept planet bordering the notoriously hostile Talarian Republic, a scientist on the cusp of developing technology that will revolutionize warp goes missing. Captain Solano, First Officer Sutherland, and the crew of the U.S.S. Resolute are tasked with an urgent stealth mission to recover Dr. Leah Brahms and keep her research out of enemy hands. The first question they must ...

This book has been written to help heartbroken parents know and feel the nearness and tenderness of God when they are facing the loss of a child. It takes long, satisfying looks at truths and stories from the Bible, helping you to know and be comforted by God the Father as he walks with you through your darkest seasons.The authors write with honesty, experience and compassion to encourage those who are crushed in spirit to lean heavily on Jesus. They give lots of practical advice o...

'This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography, full of 'the warmth, sharp insights and vivid colour of his 14-year career' GuardianKnown, thanks to his racing style and attitude, for being one of road cycling's last romantics, Dan has always shied away from revealing too much about himself and his story. Now, having retired at the end of the 2021 season aged 35 and no longer bound by the constraints of the racing circuit, Dan feels the time is right to ...

'This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography, full of 'the warmth, sharp insights and vivid colour of his 14-year career' GuardianKnown, thanks to his racing style and attitude, for being one of road cycling's last romantics, Dan has always shied away from revealing too much about himself and his story. Now, having retired at the end of the 2021 season aged 35 and no longer bound by the constraints of the racing circuit, Dan feels the time is right to ...

WILL THE WORLD, AS WE KNOW IT, END IN OUR LIFETIME?That is to say, will some type of event or combined series of events economically, societally, governmentally or literally breaks down what we humans have come to know as our fragile little world, with its vulnerable technologies and antiquated systems and structures? Experts on all sides agree it's no longer a definitive 'no', not after 9/11 and Covid. Therefore, it's the intention of this book and the will of its author to show y...

This authoritative guide to those annoying and embarrassing tricks everyone grows up with (and maybe never outgrow) provides "sage" advice for the young and the young at heart. Arranged in encyclopedic format, each of the more than 50 entries includes a formal definition of the prank, followed by tips for execution and countermeasures. Illustrations document the best technique for affixing a "kick me" sign to someone's back, or how to wriggle out of a noogie-giver's clutches. A ranking sys...

Full of growing suspense and surprise turns, "The End," set in the very near future, follows the winding and overlapping paths of several compelling characters as they're forced to navigate independent, yet inter-winding paths through the turbulent waters of a post-apocalyptic planet. These men, women and children struggle to make impossible decisions and, for some, unthinkable autocracies, in the name of self-preservation. At the moment of the event, time abruptly stops, and then slowly b...