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Blackfoot storyteller Alex Soop plunges us into a shocking well of imagination in this collection of short stories, Midnight Storm Moonless Sky. From hauntings on the Highway of Tears to fearful gatherings of ghosts and the sorrows of racism, Soop combines the social anxieties of Indigenous life with spellbinding flights and frights of speculative fiction. Through these enthralling stories of reality mixed with terror, listeners get a wicked glimpse into the genre of Indigenous horror.

Jeff takes the listener on powerfully engaging adventures to some of the most uncertain and challenging landscapes on the planet. From guiding a blind man to the summit of Mount Everest to leading a trauma team on the front lines of the war in Mosul, Jeff has lived an extraordinary life wrought with chaotic moments and complex environments. 

Master your emotions, think clearly and make better decisions, even in the toughest of situations. Drawing from his extensive career as a kidnap-for-ransom negotiator, Scott Walker shares practical tools and insights to help you stay calm, act decisively and thrive under pressure.

Sournoise, difficile à percevoir à l’œil nu, la maladie mentale prend souvent la forme de «tache au dossier» dans une société axée sur l’image et la performance. Mes tempêtes intérieures met en scène des hommes et des femmes qui ont souffert, se sont relevés et ont choisi de témoigner afin de lever les tabous entourant cette réalité complexe.

This book claims to shed light on the reality of some of the greatest mysteries that have faced generations of educated Muslims and scholars through the centuries. These mysteries relate to the Quranic and prophetic descriptions of apocalyptic events that will take place towards the End of Time and the appearance of strange entities, such as the False Messiah, the Beast, and Gog and Magog, who will have a huge impact on all human beings living during those times.

Statues and Storms offers a gripping insider’s account of Max Price’s tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town during a transformative period in South African higher education. In the wake of the Rhodes Must Fall protests, universities across the country were engulfed in sustained and often violent demonstrations, challenging institutional cultures and sparking a global movement. This book provides a unique perspective on the protests, delving into the reasons behind the decolonizing movement’s emergence at liberal universities two decades after the democratic transition.

Previously published as Kid Quixotes: A Group of Students, Their Teacher, and the One-Room School Where Everything Is Possible “In my years of experience as a writer and as a college professor, I have never seen anything like this: the love for language, the passion for discussion, clarity of...

Do you want the world to be your classroom? Why are our students falling behind in their academics and life-skills needed to become successful? In this student workbook for Dan Blanchard’s best-selling book, The Storm: How Young Men Become Good Men, students will learn the secrets of success that many don’t know…the very things that are holding many back in life. 

The situations in this audiobook happened over three decades ago. Ironically, the events and management insights described in Leading in Chaos are even more relevant today! Managers from the front line to the boardroom may be dealing with fellow employees and colleagues in the grips of opioid addiction on a regular basis. Partisan politics has permeated every part of our lives, including the work place and navigating the political waters as a manager today truly takes conviction and fortitude. Further, bureaucracy still reigns supreme in our government agencies.

Presenting has to be one of the most nerve-racking things that we have to deal with in life. The thought of having everyone’s eyes on us as we stand before them, bare and ready to be judged, is something that most people fear. By listening to this book, you will find that there are many ways in which you can relieve that stress and become confident in yourself. You will learn how to take a room by storm and keep the audience engaged, hanging on to your every word until the very end. Are you ready to take the stage by storm? Then look no further than The Presenter’s Dilemma.