Elite Humans

Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no us. It is a chilling scene, but gradually Suki Kim, too, learns the tune and, without noticing, begins to hum it. It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, the students sent to construction fields - except for the 270 students at the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST).

When Maddy McKay and Quinn Holcombe don't show up for Quinn's surprise birthday party, his friends know that something is very wrong. Their search turns up little beyond evidence that Quinn and Maddy just decided to take off for a long overdue vacation. But it soon becomes apparent that they did not leave of their own accord. Maddy awakens in a cement room with no idea where she is. But it's not long before she realizes she's in the clutches of a madman exacting revenge by hunting.

In Erotic Exchanges, Nina Kushner reveals the complex world of elite prostitution in 18th-century Paris by focusing on the professional mistresses who dominated it. In this demimonde, these dames entretenues exchanged sex, company, and sometimes even love for being "kept". Most of these women entered the profession unwillingly, either because they were desperate and could find no other means of support or because they were sold by family members to brothels or to particular men.

The New York Times bestseller featured on 60 Minutes, this is the first book to take readers inside the world of elite Navy SEAL dogs. As Seen on "60 Minutes"! As a Navy SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his...

Part narrative, part practical, this adventure takes you to the foothills of Ethiopia and the ‘town of runners’; to the training grounds of world-record-holding marathon runners in Kenya; racing across the Arctic Circle and the mountains of Europe, through the sweltering sands of the Sahara and the hostility of a winter traverse of the Pennine Way, to witness the incredible natural movement of runners in these environments.

Welcome to the Attention Economy—where you are the product. In this digital landscape, they keep score with eyeballs and eardrums. Your attention—even for a few seconds—translates into cold, hard cash they’re willing to manipulate and even hack you for. Kary Oberbrunner made it his mission to discover if humans could become unhackable. After an exploration of art, science, technology, education, the military, and business, he emerged with an answer—the unmistakable elixir behind all idea achievement and productivity. This book reveals that answer in 30 daily missions.

What separates elite athletes from the thousands of other professional and Olympic athletes in their sport? It’s the relentless pursuit of improvement through a personalized training program to remain at the top of their sport. Elite athletes are the ones who win championships, Olympic medals, most valuable player award or all-star recognition. This drive is also found in musicians, vocalists, artists, chefs and many other professions. The elite performers can usually be identified by Emmy, Grammy, Oscars or Tony awards, as well as best selling, best of show, Michelin awards, etc. Leaders...

Avaline Hall is no ordinary girl. She's a student at Blythewood Academy, an elite boarding school that trains young women to defend human society from the shadowy forces that live among us. After the devastating events of her first year at Blythewood, Ava is eager to reunite with her friends - and with Raven, the compelling but elusive winged boy who makes her pulse race. She soon discovers, though, that the sinister Judicus van Drood hasn't finished wreaking havoc on Blythewood.

In the first look into the black abyss, we learned a little about Lawrence King, Alan Baer and the Franklin Credit Union. In this book, we're going to hear from the victims. We're going to hear their side and their details. The enormity of it all begins to emerge little by little, maybe because it is so much for a normal person to digest, at least it was for me. Imagine the number of participants any group would have to have in order to be called, "a ring". These just hit the tip of the iceberg. As my journey continued and I learned more and more, it made more aware of the dangers and the ...

The pursuit of human performance goes beyond sport. Whilst we might most readily associate sport with the quest to perform at the highest levels of competition, this is not exclusive to sports teams and athletes. Striving for excellence and dedication to continual improvement are hallmarks of high performing organisations, teams, and individuals across all realms. Following this logic, forward thinking individuals have started to explore processes and principles from elite sport and coaching, with the aim of applying high performance practices within their own domain. Just as there are ...

SHE IS MAGIC, UNFORGETTABLE is a book of 7 women who each share their personal story of magic. It is filled with hope. Filled with inspiration. Filled with women who chose to rise again and sometimes they chose to rise again and again. All of this made them into the women they are today. They are women who proved to the world that life is more than just the hand of cards you are dealt, but rather, how you respond to those cards you are dealt. It is a choice. They chose to find love. They chose to find healing. They chose to find life. In return, she gives love. She gives healing. She gives ...

How can I serve you? What can I give? It’s not what I keep. It’s how I live. Give it, teach it, what you say might be what they need today. I just want to share the story! Tips for “The Talk” - the good and the gory! If you dare you’ll never lose. Watch the movies, play each game. Life will never be the same. You will laugh and talk and plan.They deserve it - now you can have a resource in an audiobook - Sex talk easy? Get this audiobook to find out more!