Virtual Culture

It's the 21st century, yet most companies maintain a 20th-century corporate culture. Despite instant communication and collaboration through wireless computers and smartphones, employers needlessly rent or own office space. Bryan Miles has a reality check for you: the future of business is virtual, and it's going to take more than technology upgrades for you to upgrade your workplace environment.

If we could ensure that our TCKs would grow up healthy and resilient, we would do it in a heartbeat. In Raising up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids, Lauren Wells has gifted us with a gentle guide and a preventive health primer, unique in the field of third culture kid literature. This book is a goldmine of wisdom, organized in a practical and readable format. While we cannot know all our TCKs will go through, we can take a giant step forward by learning how to multiply the benefits of a global life and conversely pay attention to the challenges that can become stumbling blocks to ...

For nearly seven centuries, Japan was ruled not by its emperors but by the iron will of its shoguns. From the clash of clans in the Genpei War to the long peace of Tokugawa Edo, from the flowering of Noh and tea ceremony to the thunder of Commodore Perry’s black ships, the shogunate shaped the soul of Japan. In Samurai and Shoguns: A History of Feudal Japan, historian James Takeda brings this sweeping saga vividly to life. Written in accessible, story-driven prose, this book traces the rise of the samurai warrior class, the creation of Japan’s first military governments, the chaos of ...

If you’ve prayed, confessed, and done everything right—but your desire for other women never went away—you’re not broken. You’re human. And your body has been trying to tell you the truth for years. SACRED FREEDOM is the first book to reveal how purity culture didn’t just wound men spiritually—it shaped their nervous systems, buried desire in shame, and left the body carrying a conflict the mind could never resolve. Called “essential reading” by Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, this powerful blend of memoir, theology, psychology, and embodied healing shows men of faith how to ...

Wondering how to train, equip and motivate your people to invite their friends & family to your church? Are you searching for practical strategies to revitalize your church's outreach? Do you feel your church could do more to welcome and engage new members? Are you curious about navigating the challenges of building an invite culture in today's digital age? In today's rapidly changing world, many churches are at a crossroads, struggling to grow and connect with their communities. "Unlocking Your Church's Invite Culture" by Rich Birch provides a groundbreaking solution to this challenge. ...

Unleash your inner Einstein with the most exhiliarating, laugh-out-loud trivia book ever written! Be catapulted on a whirlwind adventure through the zany, weird, and utterly fascinating realms of knowledge, as we take trivia to a whole new level of fun! Packed with 1,522 mind-blowing facts spanning science, history, pop culture, and more, this rip-roaring, side-splitting tome is perfect for trivia buffs and inquisitive minds of all stripes, comprising everything from the astonishing to the absurd, the hilarious to the hair-raising, and everything in between. "Brain-Boosting Facts for ...

A Christian look at the psychological effects of overindulgence, and how to obtain and maintain a sound mind. Gluttony is not merely a problem of overeating, but it is the overindulgence of any instinct or appetite. Our personal culture defines the norms that we subconsciously accept and practice. A culture of gluttony becomes a subtle force that deteriorates our mental health, and can be habitual in people of all body shapes, ages, and walks of life. This books seeks to expose this, and offer help to people in bondage to all forms of overindulgence or addiction.

Between 1775 and 1800, poets, dramatists, novelists and musicians fought to create a new literary culture in the United States that reflected the principles and intention of the American Revolution, to free America from the oligarchical cultural axioms of Europe. This book presents that story. More importantly, the book traces out how that cultural battle played out into the 19th century and is still with us today. The American Revolution was not simply a "separation" from Great Britain; it was motivated by a higher, more noble conception of the Human Identity and the sovereign nation state...

50 People Who Changed the World—For Better or Worse Meet the people who shaped history, from groundbreaking innovators to influential leaders. Learn the stories behind iconic figures like Albert Einstein, Coco Chanel, and Leonardo da Vinci. Explore the struggles and triumphs of activists like Rosa Parks and Aung San Suu Kyi. Understand the influence of controversial leaders like Joseph Stalin and Genghis Khan. Gain insight into the ideas, inventions, and actions that transformed societies. Perfect for readers who love biographies, history, and inspiring true stories.

(With Black & White Maps. Other version has color maps.)Explore the Book of Jubilees like never before with Maps of Noah's Division of the Earth, the Ark Landing, Garden of Eden Location and the true division of the entire Earth. We can all finally understand Biblical geography rather than sketchy guessing based on etymologies of different unrelated languages. The true scientific measure. Discover whether Jubilee is scripture, inspired and canon not according to those never granted such authority to choose as Pharisees and the Catholic Church were never granted such authority to overrule ...

In Kemet 101 Dr. Kyles brings to life one of the most misunderstood cultures in human history with a wide range of images and methodologies. Kemet 101 dispels several myths, including the myth of an Asiatic origin of Nile Valley civilizations. Kemet 101 should be read by all with an interest in Ancient Egyptian History or African History in general. It is an excellent resource for beginners, teachers, and those already familiar with the subject. Topics addressed include: The Ethiopian and Sudanic origins of the divine kingship concept and the Ausarian (Osirian) Resurrection; The moral and ...

Bread: A Sweet Surrender (THE TOAST EDITION) The Musical Journey of David Gates, James Griffin, Robb Royer, Mike Botts & Larry Knechtel For a fleeting few years back in the 1970s, they were the pioneers of the American 'soft rock' genre, known for their gentle ballads and a succession of popular singles climbing up the Billboard charts and spreading the world over. But then it all fell apart... The phenomenal success of the ballads swept their more progressive music aside, and internal disagreements followed - lawsuits, solo careers - before the bitterness was briefly put aside for a ...

"Infinite Potential: Raising Your Vibration and Changing Your Frequency," offers a new approach to personal development, teaching you how to harness the universal law of attraction to manifest your deepest desires and achieve a fulfilling life. Learn to identify and overcome vibrational blockages, and discover how to connect with the divine to enhance your spiritual growth. "Infinite Potential" provides step-by-step instructions on elevating your vibration through meditation, visualization, emotional alignment, and more, empowering you to create positive changes that resonate throughout all...

Habitus and Cultural Capital: Understanding Pierre Bourdieu’s Lasting Influence on Society and Power offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to one of the most important social theorists of the twentieth century. Why do inequalities persist even in societies that value merit and opportunity? How do culture, taste, and education shape who succeeds and who struggles? Pierre Bourdieu’s groundbreaking concepts of habitus, cultural capital, and field provide the tools to uncover the hidden rules of social life. In this engaging and accessible book, readers will discover: The life and ...

MICHAEL SAYLOR is sitting on $500 million in cash and watching it melt away with each passing second. From pondering a comfortable retirement by his Miami Beach pool to having his core beliefs about money and wealth permanently shattered, this is the story of a billionaire CEO who lit the fuse of a revolution in corporate finance, putting trillions of dollars of capital on notice. Curated from Michael Saylor’s most impactful speeches, interviews, and tweets, this book is the collected wisdom of one of the great thinkers of the 21st century. It lays out the principles, concepts, and ...

The History of Australia: From Indigenous Origins to a Modern Nation Australia is called the “land down under,” but how much do you really know about its past? Did you know that modern Australia started as a British prison colony? Or that for tens of thousands of years before that, Indigenous peoples lived there, building rich cultures and traditions? This book takes you through Australia’s history, from its first inhabitants to the arrival of European settlers to its fight for independence to its current role in world events. Learn about the convicts who built early settlements, the ...

A Concise Literary English Translation When the day of judgement is nigh, there are those who would say with vehemence that the Qur’an is not from God. However, the Bible does contain passages that portend to the advent of Islam. The only woman in the Bible visited by an angel of the Lord to be told that she would be the mother of a great nation is not the mother of Israel but the mother of Ishmael, Hager. Thereafter Hager is the only woman in the Bible (Genesis 16:13) to afford God a name: El Roy, which means “God sees me” in Hebrew. Moreover, Ishmael, whose mother city is Baca (...

2nd Esdras is one of the most powerful prophetic displays in history yet mostly hidden today from plain sight in the church. As it claims authorship from the Prophet Ezra 400 years prior to Messiah, it even foretells His birth in 400 years from that date as well as identifies Him as Yahusha in name. It preserves the trail of the Lost Tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in which we have provided maps and charts including other scripture and history which serve as the foundation for such location. This will blow many away as we can know where the Lost Tribes migrated en masse. Experience...

''A must read! If you want to get your Cajun on, you’ve got to read John Gravois’ fabulous little book,'' says Ken Wells, ex-Wall Street Journal writer and Page One editor, and author of Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou' and the Cajun classic coming-of-age novel, 'Meely LaBauve. "It’s fun, factual and full of history, Cajun idioms and their pronunciations. This authentic son of the bayou does a huge service in compact form by helping to illuminate a culture that remains Even if you don't speak a word of French now, with this Berlitz phrase book parody you’ll be able to answer, ...

Unlock the hidden language of signs and symbols that shapes your world. From the words we speak to the images we consume, semiotics—the study of signs, symbols, and meaning—reveals how communication works beneath the surface. Signs, Symbols, and Meaning: Exploring the World of Semiotics and Its Lasting Influence introduces readers to this fascinating discipline, tracing its origins in philosophy and linguistics, exploring the groundbreaking theories of Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce, and uncovering how signs operate in language, culture, media, advertising, politics, ...