Human Impact

Brace for Impact: Stories of Hope and Horror Fifteen plane crashes. Fifteen stories of survival. From the frozen wastelands of Siberia to the depths of the Amazon rainforest, Brace for Impact captures the raw terror, resilience, and impossible decisions faced by those who lived through aviation disasters. Some found hope in the wreckage—others faced the brutal realities of isolation, injury, and the unforgiving elements. Told with gripping intensity, these true-to-life narratives echo the haunting suspense of your favorite Survival Stories, placing you inside the doomed cabins, the ...

Dive into the compelling narrative of Human Impacts, an exploration of the profound and often destructive role humans play in shaping wildfire landscapes around the globe. This comprehensive eBook serves as a crucial guide for understanding the complex interplay between our actions and the natural world, offering insights into how past and present human activities contribute to increasingly severe wildfire phenomena. Start your journey with an introduction to human-induced wildfires, exploring the historical context and current trends that define this escalating issue. As urban areas expand...

Was religion created in the minds of men or was it given to us by the ancient gods, who demanded our worship? Who were the ancient gods and why did they come here? Historical evidence shows that we worked for them and tried to appease them at every turn. Then, at some point, they left. Cultures from the around the world tell their stories through mythology and they are still worshipped in our religions. Their power over us was so strong that it is still with us today. We have been conditioned in a religious way and Barranger shows how this conditioning is, in certain ways, stunting our ...

From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose. The God Test is the...

This program is ready by Audie Award–winning narrator Holter Graham. A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media—from a man who used to pull the strings...

The New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot series returns, taking Roz on an action-packed under-the-ocean journey to save her beloved island! Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to...

A harrowing post-apocalyptic thriller about what it takes to survive after a horrific global disaster.The apocalypse has happened before, and it will happen again Kyle was the first to detect the incoming threat. As a leading astronomer in the study of Near-Earth Objects, his obsession with a...

This program includes an introduction read by the author. No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now...

For centuries, society has relied on authority to determine credibility. Degrees. Titles. Accreditation. Institutional approval. These systems once made sense in a world where knowledge was scarce and trust had to be centralized. But artificial intelligence has changed the equation forever. In From Authority to Impact, entrepreneur, educator, and founder of Di Tran University — The College of Humanization — Di Tran presents a bold and timely argument: humanity is entering a new credibility era where measurable contribution matters more than credentials, and real-world impact replaces ...

Traditionally, human resources has focused on recruiting good people, preparing them for assignments, motivating them to perform, and retaining them. These functions remain essential. But to be successful in turbulent times like ours, human capital strategy needs to be broader and much more far reaching.

This audiobook is masterfully read by the author, Mo Gawdat. One of The Sunday Times' Business Books of the Year Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a...

Human Trafficking Exposing the Dark Underbelly of Modern Society Dive into the intricacies of a hidden world with "Human Trafficking," an essential read that reveals the grim realities and staggering scope of one of today's most pressing global crises. This comprehensive eBook offers a deep, unflinching look into the multifaceted dimensions of human trafficking, blending historical context with modern-day relevance to paint a vivid picture of this pervasive issue. Start with a clear introduction that defines human trafficking and unpacks its significant historical roots, helping you to ...

Twenty years ago, Alvin Toffler coined the term "future shock" – a syndrome in which people are overwhelmed by the future. Past Shock suggests that events which happened thousands of years ago strongly impact humanity today. New evidence in the fields of biology, genetics, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy and other sciences has begun to confirm the theory that technologically advanced beings may have in fact created and/or manipulated us in the ancient past. They called themselves gods. Barranger refers to these gods as the "pretender gods" because they demanded to be worshiped when ...

In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, “disturbing, empowering, and essential” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing—and endangering—human sexuality and fertility on the grandest...

Just as a butterfly's wings can stir a distant hurricane, the culmination of small, determined efforts can lead to a global movement to eradicate the trafficking and exploitation of people. - Brittany Dunn "Eradicating Human Trafficking: A Transformative Approach through Collective Impact" is a groundbreaking work that delves into the complex world of human trafficking. This book is an essential resource for anyone committed to the fight against this global scourge. It skillfully blends in-depth research, real-world case studies, and practical solutions to offer a multi-faceted approach to ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER What if the challenge for humanity’s future is not too many people on a crowded planet, but too few people to sustain the progress that the world needs? Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer...

Fans of Jurassic Park and Interstellar will love Extinction in Time. Mars is dying. Humanity’s last survivors flee their collapsing world aboard the starship Endurance in search of a new home. Instead, they are hurled 2.7 billion years into the future. At first, the planet they discover looks like salvation. Endless oceans. Perfect atmosphere. A world untouched by civilization. Then they discover the truth. Earth belongs to the dinosaurs. And an extinction-level asteroid is already on its way. Now the survivors face an impossible choice: Save themselves... or save a world that was never ...

Hunters, Farmers, and Teamers by Joel Hubbard and Jim Zartman is rooted in the primal instincts that have shaped humanity’s progress for millennia. This elemental blueprint reveals the three instinctual drives that have built civilizations and continue to drive human achievement: Hunting, the instinct for innovation and risk-taking; Farming, the instinct for sustainability and resourcefulness; and Teaming, the instinct for collaboration and cooperation.

What if the Holy Spirit could rewrite your very DNA? In The DNA of the Spirit: Rewriting the Human Blueprint through Divine Encounter, Dr. Vince Rizzo takes you on a breathtaking journey through the intersection of faith, science, and glory—revealing how divine presence transforms not only the soul, but the body itself. Drawing from Scripture, neuroscience, quantum physics, and powerful revelation, Dr. Rizzo uncovers how encounters with God literally reprogram human biology. Discover how: The Spirit’s power can regenerate emotional and cellular health. The Word of God functions as ...

'The message of this book is both highly liberating and optimistic', Rory Sutherland Drawing on six decades of pioneering research and a sweeping reexamination of the last 2500 years-from Periclean Athens and the Hebrew Torah to the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the Civil Rights...