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Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life introduces Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a new approach to psychotherapy that reevaluates our most basic assumptions about mental health, and details how ACT can help you to embrace life and everything it has to offer.

Before Natasha Romanoff was an Avenger, she was a Russian spy and assassin, genetically altered by Soviet Union-era scientists to become a super soldier. But someone has stolen a sample of her blood—and the blood of James “Bucky” Barnes, the operative known as the Winter Soldier, another human weapon developed in a Russian laboratory. Whoever took their blood possesses the key to recreating the formula flowing through Natasha and Bucky’s veins—the formula that enhanced their physiology to superhuman levels.

The eleven-year collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann is often called the greatest director-composer partnership in cinema history. Their eight films together include such classic thrillers as Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. In Hitchcock and Herrmann, Steven C. Smith delivers an intimate account of how the reserved, but deeply anxious, Hitchcock found his ideal creative partner in the cantankerous, but deeply romantic, Herrmann.

"This comprehensive study guide provides a deep exploration of J.D. Salinger's classic novel, "The Catcher in the Rye." Designed to enhance listeners' understanding and analysis of the text, the guide delves into key themes, character analysis, literary techniques, and societal context. It offers thought-provoking discussion points, critical thinking questions, and reference to specific chapters for further exploration.

"Decoding The Grapes of Wrath" examines Steinbeck's multifaceted tapestry, reflecting the trials, tribulations, and resilience of the Joad family amidst the backdrop of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. This guide navigates through the novel's rich thematic landscape, uncovering layers of social injustice, unity, economic disparity, and the elusive American Dream. It reveals how these themes are not just historical footnotes, but resonate with enduring relevance, illustrating the profound struggles and hopes that define the human condition.

"Decoding To Kill a Mockingbird" is meticulously crafted to enhance the understanding and appreciation of one of the most significant novels in American literature. Dive into an in-depth analysis of the novel’s exploration of themes such as racial injustice, moral integrity, empathy, and the transition from innocence to a nuanced understanding of the world.

Bryce was so close to getting home. Now he’s back on the run, hiding from Rangers inside Final Kingdom waiting for the bridge to reopen. But time is running out. Mysterious glitches are tearing at the virtual world’s fabric and could leave him permanently stranded. Zach, Andrew, Jess, and Maggie think they’ve located Bryce, but the military has taken over control of the JOSHUA Project and getting Bryce home may no longer be their top priority. While Q2 has scattered and abandoned the Eden machine, Yao is determined to build something even more powerful from his base in China.

A rediscovery of patriotism as a virtue in line with the core values of democracy in an extremist age.

For decades we’ve been told a code, color, or four letters can capture who we are. Know your type, know yourself. It’s nice. It’s tidy. Except we’re not statues. We adapt, we evolve. All day, every day. That’s not a flaw. It’s human. UNTYPED is a revolt. A scientific shift from boxes and types to the underlying elements of who we really are. Built on a decade of research—200 interviews, 8,000 surveys, hundreds of real-world breakdowns and breakthroughs—UNTYPED reveals 25 elemental powers that drive: How you read a room. How you create. How you argue. How you negotiate. How ...

Rathen, ex-captain of the late king’s army, pulls together a team to defeat the evil that threatens them all. The Book of Ziz, with its instructions for protective spells against an evil deity, has fallen into the nefarious hands of High Priest Litagus, meaning soon untold evil will reign unchecked if Rathen fails. Consumed by his personal vengeance for the betrayer in the earlier death of his friends, Rathen travels to the ruins of Ghrakus Castle to enlist the aid of the very being who tried to kill Rathen once before.

In compelling detail two leading U.S. civil rights attorneys recount the extraordinary life and deliberate killing of the world's most storied revolutionary: Ernesto Che Guevara. Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith survey the extraordinary trajectory of Che's career, from an early politicization recounted in the Motorcycle Diaries, through meetings with his compaero Fidel Castro in Mexico, his vital role in the Cuban revolution, and his expeditions abroad to Africa and Latin America.

"Decoding 1984" breaks down the narrative chapter by chapter, providing summaries that capture the essence of the plot while highlighting key details and developments. This structured overview ensures that listeners can grasp the progression of the story and the escalating tension as Winston Smith, the novel's protagonist, navigates the dangers of dissent in a society under constant surveillance.

A mysterious button. A hidden cave. A sun-soaked island full of secrets… When Jack, Megan, Archie, and Kimberly press the doorbell hidden behind a book in the old library, they’re whisked away once more—this time to a tropical beach with golden sands, swaying palms, and a shipwreck waiting to be explored. At first, the island feels like paradise—warm seas, fresh coconuts, and playful adventures under the sun. But their excitement turns to dread when a pirate ship drops anchor in the bay.

The last place 10-year-old Harry and older brother Randy want to be is stuck in New Jersey with their kooky Grandma DeLuca and her wonder dog, Mr. Muggles. But when she wakes them for a break of dawn train ride into New York City to watch her favorite singer, Neil Floggins, in concert on the Today Show, things go down hill fast.

When Jack, Megan, and their friends stumble upon a secret chamber inside a Scottish mansion, they never imagine it will transport them halfway across the world—and over a century into the past! Suddenly, they're swept into the dusty streets of 1800s Kimberley, South Africa, surrounded by carnival chaos, diamond mines, and an encounter with a baboon. But not everything is as it seems. With their only way home tied to the mysterious doorbells they keep discovering, the kids must navigate this unfamiliar land, dodge danger, and place their trust in a stranger with a wild past and a heart of gold.

No one from Cabin Eleven has ever won the camp-wide competition, but that's exactly what Harry and his friends set out to do. To break the curse, they'll have to survive the overnight hike, win Capture the Flag, and face the mysterious figure who lives across the lake. But Randy isn't going to make it easy. When disaster strikes, this might be one brother war too many for Harry.

There’s a line most people never cross. A line between brilliant—talented, competent, impressive—and something harder to name. The place where impact feels disproportionate to credentials. Where presence bends rooms, ideas, and outcomes. Where you can’t quite explain it, but you feel it. This book is about that jump. The force of an eleven, beyond anything the scale was built to measure. We’re trained to chase strengths, traits, types. But the real differentiator isn’t personality. It isn’t skill. It isn’t even intelligence. It’s intensity. How your core traits behave under...

The Power of Habits 2.0 helps you reach your maximal productivity and greatest potential by teaching you how to think in a system that excludes procrastination. Listen to this audiobook and you will be on your way to a fuller, more enjoyable, and successful life.

Unveiling the Mysteries of the Great Gatsby is a comprehensive guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, offering insights and analysis on the complex themes, characters, and symbols that make the book a masterpiece of American literature.

When Sam and Derek join Caitlin and her parents on a weekend trip to the southwest Virginia town of Abingdon, they can’t wait to watch their favorite actor perform at the historic Barter Theatre. But in the middle of a performance of Red Riding Hood, something goes terribly wrong.