Social Life

Although the area had fallen under the dominion of Rome in the first century BCE, it was still a Jewish Kingdom under the Herodian dynasty. The author draws on Christian, Greek, Jewish, and Roman sources to present life in Jerusalem, Judea, and the Galilee, including quotes from scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of the Alexandrian philosopher Philo and the historian Josephus. Sketches of Jewish Social Life is highly regarded as an authoritative work of history.

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life.

If you can succeed at video games, you can succeed socially. That's the promise of Level up Your Social Life. Level up Your Social Life uses the video game concepts that you're already familiar with to teach you how to succeed socially. Want to be better at conversation? Pong holds the secret. Want to make more friends? Mario Kart can show you how.

In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience, revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world-other people and our relation to them.

Does your child struggle to quiet their mind at night? Do they ask lots of “what if” questions, replay their day, or have trouble settling their body before bed? You’re not alone. And there’s a gentle, simple way to help. Bedtime Stories to Calm Anxious Kids isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s a calming experience designed to help children: Slow their thoughts, Relax their bodies, Understand their feelings, Build confidence from the inside out.

Big feelings can feel very heavy to carry alone. Gus is a little green garbage truck who drives between two homes deep in the forest. Each home has different routines, different rules, and different ways of doing things. Sometimes Gus wonders: What if everyone could become one happy home again? But as confusing conversations begin filling his truck bed with glowing yellow lanterns, Gus starts carrying worries that feel too heavy for one little truck. With the help of Pip, Frog, and the wise lantern keeper owl, Gus learns something important: Children are allowed to love both homes.

Discover one of the most powerful philosophical works ever written, now in a clear and truly listenable modern English edition. On the Shortness of Life by Seneca is more than an ancient essay. It is a direct and timeless reflection on how we waste our lives, and how we can reclaim them. Written nearly 2,000 years ago, Seneca confronts a question that still defines modern life: Why does life feel so short? His answer is simple and unsettling: Life is not short. We make it short. What makes this edition different?

Вместе с этой аудиокнигой ваш малыш научится справляться с бурными проявлениями своих эмоций, когда они завладевают им. Якоб разозлился! Мама случайно разбила его любимую чашку. Она предлагает ему другую, но Якоб хочет только свою любимую. Он убегает в комнату и рушит всё, что попадается ему по пути.

School trains you to comply. Life rewards those who understand power. While you were memorizing formulas, some children were learning something far more valuable at their dinner tables: How influence works. How status is built. How decisions shape decades. How to think strategically about life. You weren't behind. You were simply never shown the curriculum.

U R 2 Nice 2 B 4-Gotten! Some kids (like Hannie) think Amanda is a snob. But Karen doesn't care. She and Amanda are friends. They have lots of fun together, diving for pennies in the pool and dressing up like Lovely Ladies. But now there's bad news! Amanda's family is moving away. Hannie thinks this is funny. But Karen is so sad. How can she say good-bye to one of her best friends?

Are you tired of always fighting for attention? Plagued by unfair treatment in the workplace? Lacking anybody cool to confide in? Sociologist and entrepreneur Lucio Buffalmano’s resource-filled website has led thousands of students down a path of flourishing power and riches. Bestselling author Ali Scarlett has helped countless listeners position themselves to mingle with the international elite. And now they’ve come together to share their advanced science-backed methodology for achieving highly gratifying personal empowerment.

A camping trip in the great outdoors takes several turns for the worse when Mickey, Donald and Daisy can’t unplug from their electronic devices to enjoy it.

When Laura was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming an artist. She believed dreams were supposed to happen quickly, and when life took her in a different direction, she wondered if she had missed her chance. But through motherhood, kindness, love, and life’s many lessons, Laura discovers that every experience has been preparing her for something greater. A touching story about patience, purpose, and learning that some dreams don’t happen late—they happen right on time.

John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid show us how to look beyond mere information to the social context that creates and gives meaning to it. Arguing elegantly for the important role that human sociability plays, even - perhaps especially - in the digital world, The Social Life of Information gives us an optimistic look beyond the simplicities of information and individuals.

Preparing for the Life in the UK Test in 2025? Look no further! Our comprehensive and easy-to-follow Life in the UK Study Test Guide is the ultimate resource to help you succeed. Whether you're a recent immigrant or have been living in Britain for years, this audiobook is your passport to acing the citizenship test. Join thousands of successful candidates who have used this guide to pass with flying colors. Start your journey toward British citizenship now – listen to the Life in the UK Test Study Guide and conquer the test with confidence!

Secure friendships, social confidence, stress-free lunch times... It all awaits you! You’re in school for around 180 days a year, which means 180 lunchtimes. How does that make you feel? Are you someone whose heart races when the bell rings for lunch? Sure, you’re ready to eat and not think about math, but the lunch hour can be more stressful than math. Maybe you have conflicting friendship groups, and every choice seems wrong, or perhaps you’re used to standing on the sidelines, trying to start a conversation, terrified of rejection.

Похоже, этот учебный год в новом классе станет для Конни непростым испытанием. Учительница напоминает дракона, а группа девчонок во главе с противной Жанетт верховодят всем классом и стараются задеть Конни при каждом удобном случае. К счастью, рядом с ней её верные подруги Билли и Анна. Но и тут не все гладко: похоже, их крепкая дружба с Анной под угрозой, ведь та в восторге от Жанетт…

Класс Конни в радостном предвкушении: из Англии приезжают несколько учеников по обмену! Конни удается уговорить родителей, и теперь она с нетерпением хочет познакомиться со своей гостьей. Мэнди—очень необычная девочка: ее волосы торчат острыми иголками в разные стороны, в левом ухе блестят три сережки, а футболка не закрывает пупок! Конни явно не будет скучать, ведь ей придется спасать Мэнди от контролеров в автобусе и от охранника в торговом центре, а также выяснить, с кем она разговаривает ночью по телефону…

Любой, кто когда-либо менял школу или класс, наверняка помнит, как сводило живот, а в голове бешено крутились тысячи мыслей. Как поведут себя учителя и одноклассники? Быстро ли я вольюсь в коллектив? Появятся ли у меня друзья? Совершенно нормально испытывать волнение, становясь членом новой группы. Совсем не так ведет себя Филипп, новенький мальчик в классе Конни. С самого начала он выглядит уверенным и расслабленным. Даже выдвигает себя на роль старосты.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 ORWELL PRIZE The remarkable story of a unique series of studies that have touched the lives of almost everyone in Britain today In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running...