THE FOUNDATIONS"You are not a victim of change. You are its architect."- The CollectiveYou may have noticed, somewhere along the way, that what you were told about reality is only the surface, that something has been speaking to you in your quietest moments, that what you are is larger than what you have been conditioned to believe. You are being invited to remember who you are and fully engage with of all the gifts you have brought with yo...

Mumbles and the Gower peninsula occupy a very special corner of Wales that has much history and folklore. The peninsula was Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and many visitors are attracted to its beautiful beaches and stunning landscape. This fascinating new book about its inns and taverns encapsulates much of the area’s history and character. Mumbles is a village by the sea once well known for oyster fishing, limestone quarrying and the Mumbles Train. The ‘Mumbles Mile’ ...

Until the publication of this new book there had been a lack of well-founded guidelines for evaluating concentrations of lead in soil and its relationship to human health. Thus, much confusion has existed among regulatory agencies, industries, public health officials, and the medical community about the evaluation and remedying of lead-contaminated soils. Lead in Soil: Recommended Guidelines represents the combined efforts of a multi-disciplinary international task force from the Society f...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.★ ★ ★★ ★Have you ever walked away from a conversation asking yourself, "Why didn't I just say what I really meant?"You're not alone—and you're not lacking confidence. You've just been conditioned to seek approval, to overthink your words, and to prioritize being liked over being heard. It's exhausting. And it's holding you back.In this powerful and practical guide

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt like a stranger to yourself?Do you feel stuck — as if the vibrant, passionate person you once were is just out of reach?You're not alone — and you don't have to stay lost.In How to Find Yourself Again, you'll embark on a compassionate, step-by-step journey back to your authentic self.Through powerful insights and practical exercises, this guide will help you rel...

In Communicated Stereotypes at Work, the editors and contributors posit that stereotypes communicated in the workplace remain a pervasive issue due to the dichotomy between the discriminatory and functional roles that these stereotypes can play in a range of professional settings. Contributors demonstrate that while the use of stereotypes in the workplace is distasteful and exclusionary, communicating these stereotypes can also appear-on the surface-to provide a pathway toward bon...

This crucial period in Russia's history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies' study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power.For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the Crimean Khanate, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire for mastery of the Ukraine and the fertile steppes above the Black Sea, a region of great strategic and economic importance – arguably the pivot of Eurasia at the ti...

Chesterfield Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Derbyshire. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of the well-known streets and famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the historical context in which they are set, and through the author's factual captions for every picture, and ca...

'The study of philosophy is that we may know not what men have thought, but what the truth of things is.'Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-74) was one of the most influential philosophers of the Middle Ages, and his works continue to be widely read today. The leading classical proponent of natural theology and the founder of Thomism, he is regarded as one of the greatest Western thinkers of all time.Written by a world authority, this brief history begins with an enga...

In this 5 session course, Brian Davis vividly reminds us that the human race is facing its greatest challenge: global warming, leading to climate change.This, along with the damage we have done, and are still doing to the environment, God’s wonderful creation, means that we all have to make radical changes to our whole way of life.Many of us who care about this issue are sometimes understandably quite pessimistic about the future. That's where faith in God ...

Brian Davies offers the first in-depth study of Saint Thomas Aquinas's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Davies first gives an introduction to Aquinas's philosophical theology, as well as a nuanced analysis of the ways in which Aquinas's writings have been considere...

Fascinating volume of history, shedding light on the lead mining industry in Ceredigion and shipping from Aberystwyth, through the story of four generations of interlinked families in north Ceredigion in the 19th and 20th centuries. Comprises copies of 16 previously unpublished 19th-century watercolour paintings.