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We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling sidewalks and subways. Social scientists argue whether suburbs are losing their luster or if a supposed back-to-the-city trend is a mirage.

Failures are a common phenomena in civilization. Things fail and society responds, often very slowly, sometimes inappropriately. What kinds of things go wrong? Why do they go wrong? How do people and organizations react to failures, and what are the best ways to react? William B. Rouse takes an analytic approach to these questions and addresses 18 well-known cases of high-consequence failures. He employs a multi-level framework to integrate findings across the case studies, and, in turn, uses these to outline a conceptual approach to integrated failure management. 

Breaking In is the must-have handbook for aspiring entertainers who want to avoid the pervasive pitfalls and myths of the industry while accelerating their opportunities to become superstars. It is also the first audiobook of its kind to address the mental preparation, skills, traits, and specific actions required to break in to any aspect of the entertainment industry.

Whenever we are traveling from here to there, we can be reassured that signs along the way can give us direction and warn us of dangers. And as we travel from our lives here on the earth to our futures in the eternal city in heaven, God has also provided us with a guidebook and signs to show us the way. In The Road to Glory, author and judge Thomas Dillon explores the signs, illustrations, and symbols in scripture that will keep us on the right path on the way from here to heaven.

Predating written language and marching on through human history, the desire for ever-better timekeeping has spurred technological innovation and sparked theories that radically reshaped our understanding of the universe and our place in it. Chad Orzel, a physicist and bestselling author, continues his tradition of demystifying thorny scientific concepts by using the clocks and calendars central to our everyday activities as a jumping-off point to explore the science underlying the ways we keep track of our time.

The stories in this book are all of real encounters, ranging from backstage encounters in universities that reveal the social world of academe to lessons learned from anxiety-ridden sororities girls to a transforming encounter with a Black man who grew from a child working at jobs such as a chicken-catcher at nights to support his family and became successful and wealthy to the point that he was able to buy the movie theater that forced him to sit in the balcony when he was young.

The theses of this book are (1) success is not a function of chance, but a predictable and repeatable process; (2) your life outcome (reality) is an outward expression of the coded materials of your heart (consciousness) and that whatever is coded in your heart will eventually be expressed as your reality.

This audiobook elaborates on contentedness, one aspect of the mindfulness philosophy that emerges from Buddhism. The areas of deep relaxation, calm, and still awareness of the immediate moment, a virtuous lifestyle, and an appropriate and authentic worldview are discussed.

In sales, you need every advantage you can get. In Sell More with Science, world-leading expert David Hoffeld applies science to selling, sharing his revolutionary three-part system for sure-fire sales success at home, at work and out in the world. Sell More with Science utilizes research studies from social psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics to reveal actionable insights you can use to grow your sales, achieve more and stay ahead of the competition.

Everyone has different timeframes to seek out and find what has been engrained in your inner and outer minds. When this happens, you have just become an evolutionary change-maker and started the process of transformation towards manifestation of your own personal quality of life. You have accepted The Simple Solution! 

When it comes to the Bible, many people find some of the concepts difficult to understand. There is so much to learn and to understand. Even those who have lived a faith-based life may find it difficult to understand some of its history, especially in the context of the culture in which it was written. Author Doug Tweed’s audiobook Be with Jesus, Be Like Jesus, Be for Jesus is insightful and biblically rooted. It is both an important audiobook and an easily remembered motto for Christians seeking personal spiritual maturity and a great awakening.

After listening to this audiobook, you will do one of two things - dismiss it as fiction or accept it as a cop’s living testimony about the power of God; a power you can harness by exercising your faith in Jesus Christ! A must-listen for every law enforcement officer!

In Inside the Box: The Power of Complementary Branding, Greg Sausaman shows you how to add high margin new sales to help solve the pressures of increasing costs such as big minimum wage hikes through smart and strategic complementary branding. Greg combines his 15 years of experience in complementary branding with the expertise of industry leaders to provide a comprehensive guide on how to successfully increase sales with a robustly profitable complementary brand partner.

A very small number of people with IQs of over 1,000 secretly live among us, concealing their extraordinary intelligence and mental powers. They call themselves Geniuses, and have—for millennia—influenced our world. Over the centuries, evil Geniuses have tried to control ordinary people, who they refer to as Ordinaries, and dominate the world. Good Geniuses have opposed them, defending the rights of Ordinaries to control their own destinies and live in freedom. A major confrontation between good and evil Geniuses is about to begin. The fate of the world hangs in the balance.

This book is written for those with a longing for the joy of being alive, who desire the satisfaction of living, and who pray for the refreshing of life. God, through Jesus Christ, offers us the water of life freely to drink if we are thirsty. In this book, we explore what the rivers of living water are. We give examples of those who have drank of it. And we show how the bible teaches us to drink of it.

In Good Business, Novelli begins with his early career success in Mad Men-era marketing, which left him feeling unfulfilled. He describes the process of changing career trajectory: how he helped reposition the Peace Corps; built Porter Novelli, a global PR agency for social impact; fought the Tobacco Wars; and became CEO of AARP, the largest nonprofit in America.

A tale of suspense, action, romance, and adventure in the life of Judge Ed as he rises through the ranks of the judicial system. And, his success and prominence behind the bench eventually leads him to South Florida where he must confront an evil force that will threaten his life.

Lukas' Maiden Voyage was written as a fable in which animals speak and act like people. The target audience ranges from nine-year-olds to teenagers, even moms and dads who may take delight in listening to this story with their young children. The story revolves around the Passover celebration and Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of the young burro that carried him.

Meditations of the Overcomer takes you through the process of effective meditation of God’s Word, revealing keys to being an overcomer through Christ. This how-to-guide is intended to impart faith, hope, and love to your position as an overcomer in Christ Jesus. Filled with prayers, discussion questions, points on meditation, and insights from the author, this book will challenge how you view, think, and respond to your experiences in life.

This book intends to detail the global situation in all its intricacies and complexity, and present a roadmap or way out for humanity. Basically, we, as a species, are at a crossroad, a fork in the road. If we choose wisely, we can create a livable, sustainable future for humanity. If we don’t make the necessary changes, we are headed towards a potential disaster of unimaginable consequences. Basically, the likely end of human civilization.