In the shadow of Olympus, where the old gods still whisper and Christian saints exact their price, a boy named Morfeos comes of age amid the ruins of postwar Greece.In the mountain town of Micropolis, life is measured in omens, blackbirds on rooftops, and the slow death of a beloved brother. Faith and superstition collide with poverty, civil-war hatreds, and the iron hand of the 1967 dictatorship. Pagan myths of Pan and the nymphs mingle with Orthodox icons; priest...

Stop paying for housing and start having your tenants pay you instead. Most people treat their mortgage or rent as an unavoidable expense that will drain their income for decades. This book reveals a proven strategy that thousands of everyday people have used to eliminate their largest monthly expense while building long-term wealth through real estate.You don't need a pile of cash, perfect credit, or years of experience to get started. Whether you rent out extra rooms, buy a duple...

You trust your brain more than anything else. But what if your memory is not a recording but a reconstruction, your perceptions are controlled hallucinations, and your conscious mind is not the author of your choices? For decades, neuroscience has revealed that the brain is not the reliable narrator you imagine. It's a prediction engine, a fiction writer, and a master of self-deception—all designed to help you survive, not to show you objective truth. This book pulls back the curtain on th...

We are living through a moment that will be studied for centuries. Artificial intelligence is no longer a future event on the horizon; it is actively transforming every industry and redefining what it means to be human. You see it in your work, your inbox, and your daily life, but the conversation is stuck between hype and fear. The real question is not what AI will do to us, but who we become as we integrate it into every aspect of our existence.This is not a book about technology...

Effective evangelism requires we learn to open all the doors of witness.In this very unique moment where the church is experiencing retreat and revival at the same time how do we keep reaching out well? The answer might not what we think.Whether it's a Muslim having a dream about Jesus, a university student listening to a Christian Oxford professor discussing the historical validity of the resurrection, a sick person being loved, cared for, and prayed over ...

This book offers groundbreaking insights into relational theory, exploring the patient’s and the analyst’s longings to know, be known and not known in psychoanalytic relationships, and the embodied nature of the healing process.Recognition of the patient’s unknowable uniqueness, which is not fully accessible by means of empathy, is shown to promote more ethical therapeutic practices. Although few psychoanalytic books have highlighted the work of the philosopher, Marcel Foucault, Br...

The trusted guide for surviving overwhelm and trauma in today’s world, now revised and updated.Trauma Stewardship is the seminal work on sustaining oneself while bearing witness over time to the hardship, overwhelm, suffering, and trauma of humans, other living beings, and the planet itself.Whether through personal caregiving, school, work, or efforts to make the world a better place, trauma exposure is ubiquitous, often experienced as burnout or c...

In 2024, following years of austerity, political instability and external shocks including Brexit, COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, the Labour Party was voted into power in the UK. This book is the first in-depth analysis of the Labour government from a social policy perspective.Through expert chapters covering broad themes such as public expenditure, public opinion and devolution, and substantive areas including children and families, health, education, housing, social secu...

Pack your Bag of Holding and get ready for an expansive, official tour through the myriad settings of the D&D multiverse.From the familiar fantasy lands of the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance to the broodingly gothic planes of Ravenloft and star-hopping voyages of Spelljammer, Dungeons & Dragons Encyclopedia will uncover every facet of the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game.Every page is packed full of information on D&D’s myriad settings, inc...

Brad never meant to lie to his family.When the layoffs hit, he told himself it would only be temporary. A few weeks, maybe a month. But the silence stretched, the bills piled up, and desperation has a way of bending principles. So when Quietus Risk Management offers him a position, he takes it—no questions asked.At first, the job seems simple: manage clients, assess exposure, guide them toward "resolution." Quietus doesn't create problems, they assure him. They just help pe...

Hope Blooms in This Lyrical Novel About the Power of CommunityNo one wants to feel powerless—especially not Lily, a Filipina and Puerto Rican 11-year-old living in Central Florida.When Lily witnesses something extraordinary at the start of summer break, what she does next surprises even herself! Will she keep her secret buried or trust her loving community with the storm brewing in her heart?Through poetry that spans cultures and continents, Lily le...

There is something wrong with the Vaim Hotel, though The Guest cannot say what, or why he has come to stay. The only other person there is the hotel's owner, Brita, who runs it with brisk authority and swears she has seen him somewhere before, though he's sure she hasn't. As he acquaints himself with village life, eating each night at the restaurant Brita also owns, The Guest begins to sense that Vaim is not like other places. Then his belongings begin to slip away: fishing gear, shoulder ...