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In this powerful and prophetic audiobook, nationally syndicated columnist and trusted political commentator Cal Thomas offers a diagnosis of what exactly is wrong with the US by drawing parallels to once-great empires and nations that declined into oblivion. Citing the historically proven 250-year pattern of how superpowers rise and fall, he predicts America's expiration date is just around the corner and shows us how to escape their fate.

To-do list sans fin, réunions à répétition, dossiers qui s’accumulent... nous sommes de plus en plus nombreux à nous sentir submergés. Une seule alternative nous semble possible : en faire toujours plus ou abandonner toute ambition professionnelle. Pourtant, il existe une autre voie. Cal Newport, expert en productivité, nous explique pourquoi notre vision de l’efficacité au travail est périmée.

¿Qué relación hay entre un intento de suicidio fallido, una acusación de robo injusta contra una alumna y la vida sentimental de un famoso tenista? Cuando se celebra una fiesta en Gull's Point, la casa costera de una anciana viuda, los acontecimientos anteriores alcanzan un punto dramático. Como descubre el superintendente Battle, todo forma parte de un plan cuidadosamente trazado… para cometer un asesinato.

Longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father Cal Turner, Sr. and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned Depression-era entrepreneur. Cal's narrative is at its heart a father-son story, from his childhood in Scottsville, Kentucky, where business and family were one, to the triumph of reaching the Fortune 300 - at the cost of risking that very father/son relationship. Cal shares how the small-town values with which he was raised helped him guide Dollar General from family enterprise to national powerhouse.

Avenging her grandmother's death has been Red Ryding Hood's sole purpose in life. So, when her cousin, Robin Hood, goes on a quest to rescue Marian from The Wolf, Red doesn't hesitate to tag along.

Whether you work from home and are often interrupted by well-meaning family, deliveries, or telephone calls, or you find the distractions of a busy workplace too hard to ignore, Deep Work is an audiobook that holds plenty of tips and advice on how to regain your focus.

There are many good prepper "list" books out there. There are also some very good prepper fiction books that teach what items you should stockpile through fictional examples. This book is not one of either of those types of books. This book assumes you will not be able to stockpile everything you need in a worst-case scenario, and it suggests certain items to stockpile so you can barter them for other items when the need arises.

In From Survive to Thrive, Dr. Margaret S. Chisolm, a psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, describes a tried-and-true plan to help anyone grappling with life's challenges learn how to flourish. Dr. Chisolm does not define health as the mere absence of illness. She wants you to be able to lead the best life possible - to thrive! Dr. Chisolm provides insight into how listeners can cultivate healthy habits and more positive reactions to life's provocations, choosing not to allow past life circumstances or a disease state to define their well-being.

Faye is laser-focused on one thing, and one thing only. Her dream job of becoming a fashion designer. In the meantime, to pay the bills, she'll have to keep juggling multiple odd jobs—one of which she's a wedding stopper. So, when her best friend Ralph tells her he's been lying to his boss about Faye being his girlfriend, she wants to strangle him. She has no time to play a rom-com plot, let alone go to a destination wedding for a whole weekend. Still, she agrees to play the role because, well, that's what friends do.

In 3025, Lieutenant Alastar Kar, a man with striking amber eyes and a mysterious feline heritage, embarks on his first mission aboard the notorious starship Zephyr. What secrets lie in his past, and how will they shape his journey? As Second in Command, Kar is tasked with transporting delegates to a crucial peace conference while also searching for the elusive MIA Captain Riker—who vanished. The mission takes an unexpected turn as tensions flare among the diverse groups on board. Can Kar maintain order and fulfill his dual mission?

In a realm where nightmares roam freely, Princess Aurora finds herself ensnared in the eerie and unsettling Dreamworld, a place that twists beauty into fear, leaving her trapped amidst shadowy terrors. This haunting world had become her silent prison, a labyrinth of despair where hope seemed to have withered away. Every day, Aurora faced the monstrous manifestations of her deepest fears, her spirit yearning for a sliver of light, a hint of salvation to break through the pervasive darkness that threatened to consume her.

In the Dean Digs Deeper podcast, Interim Dean Robert Crockett of the College of Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo talks to students, faculty members, alumni and friends of the university and digs deeper into everything happening in the college.

Nouille et naïve — Le podcast où on parle (trop), mais jamais pour rienDeux copines, deux cerveaux en ébullition, zéro tabou. Ici, on décortique la vie, les galères, les crushs, les coups de gueule et les fous rires, le tout avec humour, honnêteté, et un soupçon de drama (juste ce qu’il faut).Si t’aimes les conversations qui partent dans tous les sens mais qui te font te sentir un peu moins seule, bienvenue chez toi. Pose ton téléphone, branche tes écouteurs, et viens papoter avec nous. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

The Empowering Healthy Business Podcast is THE podcast for small business owners seeking to balance having a nicely profitable business, a sustainable, scalable, and salable business, lower stress levels, better work-life balance, and improved physical and emotional fitness. Yes, this is possible! Though it’s not easy. We’re here to help you navigate toward this objective.

Under One Roof is a podcast about Multigenerational households living through the pandemic. We are Anthropology students from Cal Poly Pomona. Over the past few years we interviewed people living together in households consisting of children, parents, and grandparents during the COVID 19 pandemic. Now, under the leadership of our professor, Dr. Amy Dao, we want to share the stories we’ve uncoveredUnder One Roof was created with financial support from Cal Poly Pomona and the National Science Foundation. Thank you to StoryCenter for production and storytelling guidance.

Wie sich mühelos Bestnoten schreiben lassen und wie das wirklich jedem gelingen kann, zeigt der Bestsellerautor von "Konzentriert arbeiten". Viele Schüler und Studenten glauben, dass man seinen Notendurchschnitt nur durch nächtelanges Pauken in der Bibliothek verbessern kann. Aber Cal Newport belegt, dass Einser-Schreiber nicht härter, sondern schlicht schlauer lernen.

In A Watchman in the Night, Cal Thomas takes the listener on a “road trip” through over 50 years of journalism and American life, serving as a “watchman” on culture and politics and seeking to conform it to a standard that never changes.

21st Century Personhood: Cheatsheets for the 2020s is an index and a summary of ideas pertinent to today's challenges, compiled for anyone working towards a #FutureWeDeserve.

In a wild west where the only things more dangerous than outlaws are dragons, Deputy Berry is struggling to protect her town and keep her family fed. As a last resort, she robs a train for ammunition only to find that the cargo she needs so badly was owned by war hero Frederic Rousseau.

The Magic Games Studio is looking to make the next big game, but needs ideas! Podcast host, Cal Doughty, invites guests in to build their dream game out of parts of their favourite games, and their limitless imagination. Together they decide the game's Genre, Gameplay, World, Art, Sound and Multiplayer before finally giving it a name, and thus, presenting it with life. Want to know what the games of the future will hold? You'll hear it here first.