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A lively history of the Watch and Ward Society - New England's notorious literary censor for over eighty years. Banned in Boston is the first-ever history of the Watch and Ward Society - once Boston's unofficial moral guardian. An influential watchdog organization, bankrolled by society's upper crust, it actively suppressed vices like gambling and prostitution, and oversaw the mass censorship of books and plays.

Many doctors overlook the seemingly inexplicable tragedies and recoveries that happen in hospitals every day, opting to view them simply as aberrations from the medical norm. In this book, Dr. Marc Siegel draws from his decades of experience treating patients and explores the sometimes miraculous effects that the spirit and emotion can have on disease and healing. The inner pulse is the essence that links the soul to the mind and body, the marker that predicts whether a person's life force is fading.

Murder in a Distant Land the stories for this annual collection of the Mystery Writers of America were selected for their strange and exotic locales. Breathtaking suspense, cold-blooded crime, and challenging twists of plot - set in the four corner of the world - make this recording a chilling audio experience. We suggest you listen with the lights on!

The Soul of Capitalism examines how the greatest wealth-creation engine in the history of the world is failing most of us, why it must be changed, and how intrepid pioneers are beginning to transform it. Best-selling author William Greider analyzes how our relentless pursuit of unprecedented affluence has eroded family life, eaten away at our sense of personal and professional security, corroded our communities, impoverished our spiritual lives, and devastated our natural environment.

Did you know that heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and ulcers are all diseases of the immune system? Did you know that aging itself is a disease of the immune system? What if you had a simple program to follow that could GUARANTEE you the healthiest immune system possible? Would that mean you would radically reduce your chances of coming down with these diseases? Would that mean that you could extend your life: and make it as healthy as possible? The answer to all these questions is YES!

The editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica are pleased to present The French Revolution Series. Here you will learn about the grandeur and opulence of the French régime, as well as its chaotic downfall and the new order that rose from its ashes. In this edition, the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica examine the key events of the French Revolution that lead to the Reign of Terror.

Available in print and digital formats.How to manage failure so you can learn from it, move on without becoming debilitated-and achieve far greater success next time.The more committed you are to a project, the less likely it will fail, but the worse you will feel if it does fail. The less committed you are to a project, the less bad you will feel if it fails, but the greater the likelihood that it will fail.

When to pack it in! How to identify projects that are "destined to fail" no matter what you do - and move on to better opportunities and greener pastures! With great determination, we persist in the face of obstacles and often can work our way through the tough times and ultimately achieve success. But for terminal projects - those destined to fail - determination and persistence can become a financial liability. We delay the inevitable, and this delay is costly.

Ask the right questions to recover from any surprise and transform shocks into breakthroughs! CEO: Earl, can we count on you to reduce your costs by 20%? Earl: You'll have to do it without me. CEO: Did you just resign? Earl: Yes. Would you be prepared to deal with such an unexpected response? Most of us aren't. Here's an effective, question-based strategy for handling surprise.

Discover the power of becoming good at something you love to do! Ed Penhoet co-founded Chiron, made himself into an exceptionally successful entrepreneur, and served as Chiron's CEO until 1998. I once asked Ed what advice he could offer students starting a career. He lit up, and said, "I once got a fortune cookie that said, 'Whatever you are, be a good one..."

Identifying the "mental clutter" that keeps you from succeeding-and clearing it away! While experiencing rain delays over and over during a Wimbledon tennis tournament, Venus Williams said, "I love the delays. Each time they happen I sit down and clear my mind." Venus eventually won the tournament.

Here are real insights for handling the professional, personal, and moral conflicts that don't have easy answers and aren't covered in your company's ethics handbook! A new potential client calls to ask you to come in for an interview for a significant project. You are currently providing similar services to another company that is their direct competition. You suspect the new potential client does not know about this and might not hire you if they knew. Should you go?

Discover your lifelong obsession: the passion that creates meaning you'll never want to escape from! Whether it's British Airways, Coca-Cola, or NASA, whenever the old guard takes its eye off the prize, Richard Branson feels a moral obligation to set the big guy's platform on fire. You have to admire billionaires like this. What keeps them so passionately involved even after they've long since "arrived"?

As conventionally defined, "balance" doesn't matter. Passion does. Learn how to find it-and start living it!CEOs and Nobel laureates don't have "balance". The Dalai Lama doesn't. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mother Teresa didn't. Enduringly successful people, many living lives that are gifts to the world, don't raise balance as a major issue. Not because they've handled it masterfully - but ecause they're busy doing what matters to them.

Discover what you're carrying that's preventing you from achieving your goals-and learn how to leave it behind! After 9/11, a World Trade Center security guard told me tearfully that he-d stood in a stairwell, yelling "Take your heels off! We will save lives if you do!" Few listened. I have the same plea for you: Take off what is keeping you from getting where you-re called to go.

Try, fail, try again, win small, win a bit bigger, dig deeper inside...and do more than you ever imagined you could! Maybe you thought you'd wait to tackle your passion when you had more self-confidence. Do the work, accomplish something and, voila, you'll gain that confidence. Marva Collins doesn't advise parents, kids, and teachers to wait for self-confidence, or to believe success is an entitlement. Self-esteem is overrated: it's about effort.

Embrace your flaws and weaknesses-and transform them into the building blocks of greatness! We expect our heroes to be perfect, despite overwhelming evidence they never are. The ancient Greeks had no such expectations. It wouldn't be Greek mythology if the heroes weren't deeply flawed. And get this-there was no cure! Only if the hero recognized his weakness would the story end well.

A complete, realistic, and proven process for rebuilding lost credibility, one step at a time-no matter why you lost it. Many of us are familiar with customer service situations that were seriously blown by someone, but the way in which the problem was corrected caused us to think even more positively about the experience than we might have if the problem had not occurred in the first place.

Credibility; confidence; integrity; and strength – these are the keys to success in every aspect of your life. Let the expert authors from FT Press, including Jerry Porras and Stewart Emery, share their experiences on achieving success.

The story of shrimp is as delicious as the creatures themselves. Renowned nature writers Jack and Anne Rudloe tell that story with passion, revealing a hidden history that has spanned millennia. You’ll discover the human stories and heritage behind centuries of shrimping, around the world; meet the most remarkable of the world’s 4,000 species of shrimp, come aboard ragged old shrimp boats, and spy on high-tech shrimp tanks; discover why shrimp may be a restaurant’s best friend; and more.