A thoughtfully revised and expanded edition of Jane Nelsen's revolutionary guide on how to raise capable, confident children without rewards or punishment—now updated with research-backed information on how to approach parenting in the era of social mediaFor forty-five years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for adults working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, mother, grandmother, and gre...

The bullets fired into the cafe changed his life forever.1943 — Cole Miller, a young Chinese-American OSS agent, returns from a mission. His boss (and friend) is murdered during a terror attack on a cafe. Are they related?Japanese occupation forces control the country, but the Vichy administration running the colony turns a blind eye to OSS operations. When the Minister of Security learns of Cole's affair with his wife, he decides to pin the murder on Cole....

What if the only thing standing between you and the life you want is the courage to take the first step?You know the feeling. A once in a lifetime opportunity presents itself and instead of walking towards it, you freeze. The moment passes. And you're left with the heavy weight of 'If only....'Fear. Overwhelm. Self-doubt. For so many of us, these are the reasons dreams stay dreams.Walk in Winning is the inspiration you need to step through the fear.Written b...

We spend our lives trying to fit in. We read the room, manage the impression, earn the seat. And still, underneath it all, a quieter hunger keeps asking a harder question: do I actually belong here?Belonging is a book about that hunger - the oldest one we carry. Ed Gungor writes as both participant and observer, a pastor and spiritual anthropologist who has spent a lifetime watching how people across traditions reach for communion, for the sense of being fully kno...

Christian Witness Through the Eyes of a Former Hindu MonkMeaningful Christian engagement with Hinduism requires more than good intentions; it demands both deep cultural literacy and informed theological conviction. Bridging Worlds of Hinduism and Christianity equips believers to understand Hindu thought and practice from the inside, through the eyes of a former Hindu monk who encountered Christ.Blending lived experience, cultural insight, and theol...

Explore distributed database architecture, performance optimization, high availability, data availability, HTAP workloads, DFX and AI workload ready database design with TiDB, TiKV, TiFlash, and TiDB X architectureKey FeaturesUnderstand the architecture and internals of TiDB, TiKV, TiFlash, PD, and TiDBXOptimize distributed database performance through SQL tuning, indexing, monitoring, and configuration managementDesign scalable, high-availabil...

The new ruling elite in the west – the ultra-wealthy tech magnates, financial wizards and corporate bosses that wield enormous power over us – embrace extremely progressive political ideas. What explains this apparent paradox?In this scintillating critique of these new radical plutocrats, conservative commentator Ed West argues that the 'luxury beliefs' of the new Brahmin caste are perfectly consistent with their accumulation of ever greater wealth. Ultra-liberalism, with its inher...

Create Your Own Rhythm for Meaningful Time with GodDo you long for a deeper connection with God but find yourself overwhelmed by the demands of a busy life? In the chaos and noise of everyday life, finding time to truly connect with God can feel impossible.But what if you could cultivate true intimacy with God right in the middle of your ordinary, everyday moments?With God Everyday offers a customizable framework for a daily spiritual pract...

**Pulitzer Prize finalist Ed Park presents a new tale of contemporary cosmic horror, along with his inspiration from Robert W. Chambers’s horror classic The King in Yellow.Designed and illustrated by Jeff Wong, the award-winning artist of Weird Tales magazine, this ebook features interior art.**Sid Feelings, a successful children’s entertainer, is trapped in a modern nightmare. She’s canceled when a man with whom she shares a name commits a heinous crime. ...

From the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Material World, a story that will take you from ancient civilizations, empire and globalisation through to the most influential geopolitical issue of our times.The story of trade is the story of humanity. From the copper in Mesopotamian ploughs to the silicon atoms within the chip inside your smartphone, intricate global trading networks have evolved over millennia to fulfil the disti...

Twenty-Five Years Behind the Laughs. A Lifetime of Perspective.Ed Driscoll spent his career helping famous people be funny while sometimes quietly wondering whether he belonged in the room.One week, he was writing for the highest-rated show on television and the lowest-rated show on television at the same time.That was Hollywood.As an Emmy Award–winning comedy writer, performer, and producer, Ed worked behind the scenes on sitcoms, movies, s...

Assassin Book ThreeA Jim Able AdventureWelcome to the network.Jim seizes the chance to finally mete out justice to the Praestans Rapax monk whose manipulations were behind the mission to Tanna Gul (in Larc Ascending). But will the universe get in the way of his carefully laid plans?This third and final Assassin story sees Jim battling with his injury and d...