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Easy, prescriptive advice on how to change anybody from New York Times bestselling author David Lieberman If you've ever wanted to change someone in your life--to make him or her more generous, less angry, more romantic, or less impatient--this is the book for you. With these clear, prescriptive...

A leading brain scientist's look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions. Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In The Compass of Pleasure Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain.

Become a better crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for every day transformative leadership Managing crisis well is at the very heart of good leadership. Here, the team from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on a deep well of research...

The primal image of the black-caped vampire Dracula has become an indelible fixture of the modern imagination. It's recognition factor rivals, in its own perverse way, the familiarity of Santa Claus. In this critically acclaimed excursion through the life of a cultural icon, David Skal maps out the archetypal vampire's relentless trajectory from Victorian literary oddity to movie idol to cultural commodity, digging through the populist veneer to reveal what the prince of darkness says about us all.

Entriss Online was Ian's life: by day, as one of their lead developers; by night, gaming as the accomplished Mandorf the Wizard. Now, they are shutting down the game, and Ian has no way to stop them. After years of leveling up, both professionally and personally, everything he has worked for is going to end. His goggles-and-gloves virtual reality MMORPG is being replaced with Everyworld Online, a next-gen game that provided full immersion so players can experience a world that looks and feels real.

Scripture study made easy, enlightening, and straightforward. From beloved gospel scholar David Ridges, this valuable book contains the complete text of the Doctrine and Covenants, sections 43-93, including Brother Ridges's classic in-verse notes, and additional insights and commentary. Bring your family together and master latter-day scriptures with this helpful study companion.

In today's high-octane business world, you need all the advantages you can get. Success isn't just about making the right decisions or adopting smart strategies. Success also depends on knowing what's going on around you. As a business leader, imagine if you could almost always tell when people were lying to you, or if you could successfully persuade colleagues, workers, or bosses to always go along with your ideas. The truth is, you can.

In this second volume of the sprawling dark fantasy epic The Breaking World, gods and armies are on the move as all of Dezrel prepares for war…and nothing short of total subjugation will suffice. In the east, Karak invades Paradise with an army 20,000 strong. Meanwhile, Ashhur travels west along the Gods’ Road, gathering as many of his people as he can against the coming onslaught. In Mordeina, the Wardens raise a massive wall around their settlement with the assistance of spellcasters from the north. And in Dezerea, the Quellan elves move secretly to join the fray.

Ex-SAS trooper and army padre Alex Carter has killed men and slayed demons. Now all he has to do is save humanity from total annihilation. Thrust into a world of Nazis, demonic forces, and the occult, Alex will lead his team into the very heart of darkness to carry out the most audacious rescue mission in history. If they survive, it will be a miracle. If they don’t? Not even the dead will walk the Earth.

In the second edition of God, Marriage, and Family, Andreas Köstenberger and David Jones explore the latest controversies, cultural shifts, and teachings within both the church and society and further apply Scripture's timeless principles to contemporary issues. This new edition includes an assessment of the family-integrated church movement; discussion of recent debates on corporal punishment, singleness, homosexuality, and divorce and remarriage; new sections on the theology of sex and the parenting of teens; and updated bibliographies.

You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones... to which this book says: Pure nonsense.

Barbara Adams, head of the Windbrook Library in suburban Chicago, has died, apparently from a fall down the stairs to the library's basement. But when Julia Fairbanks, her closest friend's daughter starts to poke around, she finds troubling emails that indicate Barbara was not the victim of a heart attack, but a vicious killer instead. Can Julia find the murderer? Or will she end up on The Last Page?

Using both military and spiritual warfare tactics, this US Army colonel and Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist equip you as a believer to be battle-ready. This training manual will teach you to be empowered to counter the darkness of approaching end-times forces; develop your spiritual gifts so you can walk in the supernatural power and protection of the Holy Spirit; move into a new level of spiritual warfare based on biblical and military principles; and study the Bible more intently as real-time world events and biblical prophecies intersect.

Written by David DeRose, MD, MPH, the acclaimed co-author of Thirty Days to Natural Blood Pressure Control, The Methuselah Factor provides practical, life-changing insights into the cutting-edge science of hemorheology or blood fluidity. Dr. DeRose walks listeners through a step-by-step 30-day program that puts them in the driver’s seat when it comes to revolutionizing their health.

The 32nd edition of Writers of the Future may be the best new book yet! Brand-new adventure through space, time, and possibility. Along the way these new authors will introduce you to fascinating characters such as Nate, a very loyal companion - like most werewolves would be. Keanie has a parasite that lets her morph and so transform into anyone. Liz owns a dinosaur maker, but raw ingredients can be a problem. Anna slaves away in a factory but her magic leaves her unfulfilled. These authors take creative writing to a whole new level!

Madison Avery is an innocent young woman trying to make it through the day to day routines of life. She discovers the darkness within people as she battles her own demons. Madison soon finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Held captive and tormented, Madison starts to discover a boldness inside herself. Will her newfound attitude be enough to save her life or is it too late? Dive into a gut-wrenching story that teaches us that sometimes, innocence is fragile.

These stories are a little bit of madness, brought to you by some of the best horror authors working in the industry, today, that wanted to show off their love for splatterpunk.

TALES OF NYARLATHOTEP is the fourth book of the Books of Cthulhu series by Crossroad Press (Tales of the Al-Azif, Tales of Yog-Sothoth, The Book of Yig). It is an anthology featuring pulpy tales of horror starring Outer God and his myriad plots as well as games. Nyarlathotep is functionally omnipotent and treats humanity like ants underneath a magnifying glass. He is impossible to kill but perhaps capable of being thwarted. Or maybe that's just what he wants you to think.

Tobias has managed to survive, and some would say even thrive, in a new world full of magic he doesn’t yet understand. With the help of newfound friends, he sets out to unravel the mysteries of the Electriterra that clearly wants him dead. Can he survive monsters and treachery long enough to become a true Battle Mage, capable of taking down his enemies, no matter how powerful?

An eminent British writer returns to the resort hotel in the Japanese mountains where he once spent a beautiful, snowed-in winter. It was there he fell in love and wrote his best-selling novel, The Waterwheel, accusing America of being in denial about the horrific aftermath of the Tokyo firebombings and the nuclear destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.