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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (The Covey Habits Series)
Par Stephen R. Covey. 2004
*New York Times bestseller—over 40 million copies sold* *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* One of…
the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents—millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey. The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work! With Sean Covey&’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders. They include: Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity—principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
Many states in the Islamic Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia that had previously experienced some measure of secularism…
turned to Islam in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In so doing, they have changed the political landscape of their nations and the entire region, also significantly influencing international politics. The Islamist Turn outlines, explains, and demonstrates this change. And, on all three counts, the book fills an important gap in our collective knowledge by developing a typology of Islamist turns based on the institutional aspect of the change; offering an ideational explanation of the turns with an emphasis on the political ideologies and strategies of rulers; and studying the cases of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and Iran as exemplary of the Islamist turns in the region.
Islamic Epistemics and Socioeconomics: A Selected Compilation of Essays
Par Masudul Alam Choudhury. 2025
This book presents selected essays on the epistemological foundation of the Islamic world-system, in the light of the exegesis of the…
Qur’an, to develop existing understandings of Islamic economics. A selection of key contributions by one of the world's leading figures working at the nexus of Islamic social sciences, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic economics, the book integrates applied foundations of Islamic economics and Islamic philosophy, presenting a critical outlook on the existing state of Islamic economics and Islamic finance, within a broader framework of socio-scientific enquiry, philosophical perspectives on Islam, and philosophy of science. The author confronts the absence of epistemic groundwork upon which any fresh social and scientific enquiry is developing in Islamic economics, casting the discussion within an explanatory framework of ‘the unity of knowledge’ as bestowed by Islamic monotheistic law, which substantively characterizes the generalization and details of ‘everything’. The present work unravels this objective methodology and its application with reference to a limited number of issues and problems in global economics. Complex and multidisciplinary in its treatment, this book presents the key arguments on mathematical, philosophical, and socio-scientific modes of inquiry in deriving, developing, and empirically applying the Qur’anic methodology of the “unity of knowledge” to economic problems. It is relevant to scholars and advanced students in social scientific studies of Islam, Islamic theology and philosophy, and Islamic economics and finance.
Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet
Par John G. Turner. 2025
From an award-winning biographer, a riveting and deeply researched portrait of Mormonism&’s charismatic founder Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844) was…
one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishing the Book of Mormon and starting what would become the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He built temples, founded a city-state in Illinois, ran for president, and married more than thirty women. This self-made prophet thrilled his followers with his grand vision of peace and unity, but his increasingly grandiose plans tested and sometimes shattered their faith. In this vivid biography, John G. Turner presents Smith as a consummate religious entrepreneur and innovator, a man both flawed and compelling. He sold books, land, and merchandise. And he relentlessly advanced doctrines that tapped into anxieties about the nature and meaning of salvation, the validity of miracles, the timing of Christ&’s second coming, and the persistence of human relationships for eternity. His teachings prompted people to gather into communities, evoking fierce opposition from those who saw those communities as theocratic threats to republicanism. With insights from newly accessible diaries, church records, and transcripts of sermons, Turner illuminates Smith&’s stunning trajectory, from his beginnings as an uneducated, impoverished farmhand to his ultimate fall at the hands of a murderous mob, revealing how he forged a religious tradition that has resonated with millions of people in the United States and beyond.
The Teacher of Auschwitz: A Novel
Par Wendy Holden. 2025
From the bestselling author of Born Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything…
to protect children in Auschwitz.Fredy built a wall against suffering in their hearts . . .Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. In the shadows of the smokestacks was a wooden hut where children sang, staged plays, wrote poetry, and learned about the world. Within those four walls, brightly adorned with hand-painted cartoons, the youngest prisoners were kept vermin-free, received better food, and were even taught to imagine having full stomachs and a day without fear. Their guiding light was a twenty-seven-year-old gay, Jewish athlete: Fredy Hirsch.Being a teacher in a brutal concentration camp was no mean feat. Forced to beg senior SS officers for better provisions, Fredy risked his life every day to protect his beloved children from mortal danger.But time was running out for Fredy and the hundreds in his care. Could this kind, compassionate, and brave man find a way to teach them the one lesson they really needed to know: how to survive?The Teacher of Auschwitz shines a light on a truly remarkable individual and tells the inspiring story of how he fought to protect innocence and hope amid depravity and despair.
Hollywood Vampires: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and the Celebrity Exploitation Machine
Par Kelly Loudenberg, Makiko Wholey. 2025
An explosive new book on the infamous trial Depp v. Heard, Hollywood Vampires paints an intimate picture of what was really going…
on behind the viral headlines between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, with never-before-told stories from their inner circle.Celebrity romances have always captured the public’s imagination, playing out like soap operas seized upon by fans and tabloids alike. By the same token, high-profile trials can take over the mainstream media cycle, with both news pundits and the public picking over every detail to predict outcomes and cast their own judgements. Enter the union, dissolution, and hostile legal battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard—where these dual obsessions collided, creating a chaotic moment of true cultural fixation.Hollywood Vampires offers an inside account of one of the most controversial and consequential celebrity scandals of the internet era. Fueled by viral clips, reaction videos, and endless online debates, the trial became more than a legal battle. It became a public spectacle, dividing audiences worldwide.Kelly Loudenberg and Makiko Wholey were journalists on the ground for the Depp v Heard trial. Having closely followed Johnny, Amber, and their camps, they spent the years leading up to and following the trial interviewing the couple’s closest allies as well as their managers, lawyers, agents, business associates, publicists, assistants, and personal staff. The result is a page-turning Hollywood epic full of revealing details that tell a wider tale about the celebrity-industrial complex, modern fandom, inflammatory culture wars, and contemporary feminism. Turning the lens around, Hollywood Vampires questions how the celebrity exploitation machine, strengthened by the forces of social media and legacy media alike, blurs the lines between fact and fiction, comedy and horror. It forces us to ask ourselves why we take celebrity culture so seriously in the first place—and who wins and who loses when Hollywood becomes the vehicle for our own personal and political causes.
Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock
Par Jonathan Gould. 1976
"Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans—it’s a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face…
of rock music.”—Town & Country"Riveting"—New York Post"A masterful achievement." —Booklist (starred review)On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biographer Jonathan Gould presents the long-overdue, definitive story of this singular band, capturing the gritty energy of 1970s New York City and showing how a group of art students brought fringe culture to rock’s mainstream, forever changing the look and sound of popular music. “Psycho Killer.” “Take Me to the River.” “Road to Nowhere.” Few musical artists have had the lasting impact and relevance of Talking Heads. One of the foundational bands of New York’s downtown 1970s music scene, Talking Heads have endured as a musical and cultural force for decades. Their unique brand of transcendent, experimental rock remains a lingering influence on popular music—despite their having disbanded over thirty years ago.Now New Yorker contributor Jonathan Gould offers an authoritative, deeply researched account of a band whose sound, fame, and legacy forever connected rock music to the cultural avant-garde. From their art school origins to the enigmatic charisma of David Byrne and the internal tensions that ultimately broke them apart, Gould tells the story of a group that emerged when rock music was still young and went on to redefine the prevailing expectations of how a band could sound, look, and act. At a time when guitar solos, lead-singer swagger, and sweaty stadium tours reigned supreme, Talking Heads were precocious, awkward, quirky, and utterly distinctive when they first appeared on the ragged stages of the East Village. Yet they would soon mature into one of the most accomplished and uncompromising recording and performing acts of their era.More than just a biography of a band, Gould masterfully captures the singular time and place that incubated and nurtured this original music: downtown New York in the 1970s, that much romanticized, little understood milieu where art, music, and commerce collided in the urban dystopia of Lower Manhattan. What emerges is an expansive portrait of a unique cultural moment and an iconoclastic band that shifted the paradigm of popular music by burning down the house of mainstream rock.
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds: A Novel
Par Allison Brennan. 2025
"The literary escape I didn't know I needed—a luxurious private resort, a steamy romance, and a captivating cast of sleuths…
and suspects . . . Allison Brennan has crafted the perfect summer read." —Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteriesFeatured on Katie Couric Media's "10 Books to Read Once You&’ve Finished Watching 'The White Lotus'"!In this sun-dappled mystery from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, a risk-averse bibliophile gets in over her head when strange notes in a book draw her into a real-life investigation.Mia Crawford is responsible to a fault. She has to be. Between her high-demand job and taking care of her grandmother and her cats, she has little time for anything else. What time she does have, she pours into reading. Mysteries, romances, thrillers…books filled with women who are far more impulsive than she would ever dream of being. Now, forced into taking a long-overdue vacation, she finds herself on a luxurious private island where she just might have a chance to reinvent herself—for a little while, anyway. She can explore the island. Flirt shamelessly with a cute bartender. Have a vacation fling. Live like a heroine in one of her favorite novels.Or she can curl up with a good book on the beach. Turns out reinventing yourself is easier planned than done. But when gossipy notes written in the margins of an old book turn out to be clues to the disappearance of another guest, Mia finds herself diving headfirst into a dangerous adventure. With everyone at the resort hiding secrets of their own, she&’ll have to solve this real-life mystery before she becomes the next target.
Daughter of the Blood
Par Nancy Holder. 2006
This is your battle, Isabella. Kill him first. Or he will tear down your house. In her old life, Isabella…
DeMarco lived in New York with her father and had just started to fall for a handsome police lieutenant. Then she learned the truth--she is Gifted, a powerful magic user. In her new world, Jean-Marc des Ombres is the one person Izzy can trust as she claims her birthright--keeping New Orleans and the House of the Flames safe from supernatural enemies. But those enemies will do anything to destroy her. When Jean-Marc is injured, Izzy is caught between fighting off a powerful vampire and opening her House to a potentially treacherous ally. And now the lives of the people she cares about most may be sacrificed for her own. . . .
Unmanning: How Humans, Machines and Media Perform Drone Warfare (War Culture)
Par Katherine Chandler. 2020
Unmanning studies the conditions that create unmanned platforms in the United States through a genealogy of experimental, pilotless planes flown…
between 1936 and 1992. Characteristics often attributed to the drone—including machine-like control, enmity and remoteness—are achieved by displacements between humans and machines that shape a mediated theater of war. Rather than primarily treating the drone as a result of the war on terror, this book examines contemporary targeted killing through a series of failed experiments to develop unmanned flight in the twentieth century. The human, machine and media parts of drone aircraft are organized to make an ostensibly not human framework for war that disavows its political underpinnings as technological advance. These experiments are tied to histories of global control, cybernetics, racism and colonialism. Drone crashes and failures call attention to the significance of human action in making technopolitics that comes to be opposed to “man” and the paradoxes at their basis.
Trouble in Big Timber: A Cowboy Suspense Romance
Par B. J. Daniels. 2021
From New York Times bestselling author B. J. Daniels He&’s back at Cardwell Ranchto find a killer.Ford Cardwell is shocked when…
his college crush calls him out of the blue—even more so when he hears a gunshot. But when he joins forces with medical examiner Henrietta &“Hitch&” Rogers, she makes him wonder if the random call was a setup—not a murder. Together, they&’ll need to discover the truth, but looking into the case will put them in the sights of a killer.For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy series by B.J. Daniels: Book 1: Steel Resolve Book 2: Iron Will Book 3: Ambush before Sunrise Book 4: Double Action Deputy Book 5: Trouble in Big Timber Book 6: Cold Case at Cardwell Ranch
The House at the Edge of the World
Par Julia Rochester. 2015
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016Part mystery, part psychological drama,…
Julia Rochester's The House at the Edge of the World is a darkly comic, unorthodox and thrilling debutWhen I was eighteen, my father fell off a cliff. It was a stupid way to die. John Venton's drunken fall from a Devon cliff leaves his family with an embarrassing ghost. His twin children, Morwenna and Corwin, flee in separate directions to take up their adult lives. Their mother, enraged by years of unhappy marriage, embraces merry widowhood. Only their grandfather finds solace in the crumbling family house, endlessly painting their story onto a large canvas map.His brightly coloured map, with its tiny pictures of shipwrecks, forgotten houses, saints and devils, is a work of his imagination, a collection of local myths and histories. But it holds a secret. As the twins are drawn grudgingly back to the house, they discover that their father's absence is part of the map's mysterious pull.The House at the Edge of the World is the compellingly told story of how family and home can be both a source of comfort and a wholly destructive force. Cutting to the undignified half-truths every family conceals, it asks the questions we all must confront: who are we responsible for and, ultimately, who do we belong to? 'A story that carries you along - clever plotting and a startling outcome. An impressive first novel' Penelope Lively'Wonderfully crisp and funny and it's so full of vivid, surprising images that the reader almost doesn't notice the moment that deep secrets begin to be revealed' Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is MissingJulia Rochester grew up on the Exe Estuary in Devon. She studied in London, Berlin and Cambridge and has worked for the BBC Portuguese Service and for Amnesty International as Researcher on Brazil. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.
Hurricanes in Action Worldwide!
Par Adrian Stewart. 2022
The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF’s most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively…
under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superbly researched book written by a leading authority on the air war reveals, this was only the start of the Hurricane’s war service. Its reliability and versatility ensured that variants saw action in more war theaters worldwide than any other fighter. Indeed, as the RAF’s Official History recalls ‘Everywhere the Ubiquitous Hurricane was to be seen’. This book follows the ‘Hurri’ to Russia, Malta, North Africa and as far afield as Burma, Sumatra and Java. Seaborne versions fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and defended the Mediterranean convoys. In the ground attack role Hurricane fighter bombers made countless sweeps over occupied Europe. Pilots’ first-hand accounts supplement the text. Readers are left in no doubt as to the massive contribution that the Hurricane made to ultimate victory.
Highbury: The Definitive History of Arsenal at Highbury Stadium
Par Jon Spurling. 2006
'SPORTING HISTORY AT ITS BEST' Daily Telegraph'A TERRIFIC READ AND A WORTHY TRIBUTE' FourFourTwo'VERY WELL WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED' Nostalgic GoonerFrom…
Herbert Chapman to Arsène Wenger, this is the definitive history of Arsenal's time at the famous Highbury stadium.After several years of sitting in Highbury's local pubs and cafés with a dictaphone, Jon Spurling has pooled hours of exclusive interviews with fans, programme sellers, local publicans and even those who dug the foundations of the Laundry End (and later cleared rubbish from its terraces) to meticulously construct the biography of the ground and chart the ups and downs of one of England's greatest league clubs. Spurling has also spoken to numerous players, the late greats of yesteryear including Ted Drake, George Male and Reg Lewis, legends of a more recent vintage from Bob Wilson, Charlie George and Malcolm MacDonald to Anders Limpar, as well as heroes of the Wenger era such as Patrick Vieira. Written in the year that Arsenal moved to the Emirates, Jon Spurling has produced the definitive account of the club's 93 years at Highbury.
'This entire series has me in a chokehold' Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Had me craving cowboys so badly, I literally changed my…
Hinge location to Texas just to see if any lost cowboys needed my help . . . This book is pure cowboy perfection' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Everything you'd want in a cowboy romance and more' Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup Sally Powell is looking for. If only he also wasn't her best friend . . .Sally's back in her hometown of Hartsville, Texas, while she waits for her dream job to start thousands of miles away. While she's here, she's determined to end a miserably long dry spell, preferably with a local cowboy. If the rumours are true, they really do ride harder and stay on longer.Wyatt Rivers has been Sally's best friend since second grade . . . and she's been in love with him for almost as long. But he's as wild and untamed as a colt - not to mention, totally out of her league with his smoking hot looks, dirty mouth and heartbreaker reputation.When Sally asks him to teach her the ropes of how to find a hookup, he begrudgingly agrees. But a little fake flirting suddenly leads to fake dating, which leads to real kissing, which leads to real . . . well, everything else.And let's just say, the rumours are absolutely true. Now, Sally wants so badly to be Wyatt's last rodeo. But even if she wasn't leaving town, she's not sure Wyatt would ever change his playboy ways.Sally knows cowboys can't be tamed. Apparently, neither can hearts . . .Roping horses leads to riding cowboys in Wyatt, the second book in the sizzling and utterly addictive Lucky River Ranch small-town cowboy romance series, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage.🌶️🤠🔥Tropes galoreFriends to loversFake datingLessons in seductionSlow burnMutual piningReformed playboyGood girl x bad boyLasso playOpposites attract🌶️🤠🔥Readers cannot get enough of Wyatt Rivers . . .'Who wouldn't want to be lassoed by a sexy Cowboy and devoured in a barn?' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'I ate up every single last bit of this book' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Wyatt is one of the swooniest cowboys ever and the love he has for Sally is like no other . . . The spice was some of my favorite I have read in a cowboy romance in a while' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'The way Wyatt talked in and out of bed was heavenly and sinful' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'I don't know what they put in the water out there in Texas but it grows some hot cowboys' Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Wyatt is one of the filthiest cowboys I have ever read, really gives his brother Cash a run for his money' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'I have never seen the friends to lovers trope carried out more perfectly' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'The chemistry between Wyatt and Sally is undeniable, heartwarming, intense and hot!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'I am such a sucker for a cowboy romance & this series gets better with each book!!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
History of Humanities, volume 10 number 1 (Spring 2025)
Par History Of Humanities. 2025
This is volume 10 issue 1 of History of Humanities. History of Humanities, along with the Society for the History…
of the Humanities, takes as its subject the history of a wide variety of disciplines including archaeology, art history, historiography, linguistics, literary studies, musicology, philology, and media studies, tracing these fields from their earliest developments, through their formalization into university disciplines, and to the modern day. By exploring the history of humanities across time and civilizations and along with their sociopolitical and epistemic implications, the journal takes a critical look at the concept of humanities itself.
The Journal of Politics, volume 87 number 3 (July 2025)
Par The Journal of Politics. 2025
This is volume 87 issue 3 of The Journal of Politics. Established in 1939 and published for the Southern Political…
Science Association, The Journal of Politics is a leading general-interest journal of political science and the oldest regional political science journal in the United States. The scholarship published in The Journal of Politics is theoretically innovative and methodologically diverse, and comprises a blend of the various intellectual approaches that make up the discipline. The Journal of Politics features balanced treatments of research from scholars around the world, in all subfields of political science including American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and political methodology.
American Journal of Archaeology, volume 129 number 3 (July 2025)
Par American Journal of Archaeology. 2025
This is volume 129 issue 3 of American Journal of Archaeology. The American Journal of Archaeology, the journal of the…
Archaeological Institute of America, was founded in 1885 and is one of the world's most distinguished and widely distributed peer-reviewed archaeological journals. The AJA reaches more than 40 countries and approximately 700 universities, learned societies, departments of antiquities, and museums. The AJA publishes original research on the diverse peoples and material cultures of the Mediterranean and related areas, including North Africa (with Egypt and Sudan), Western Asia (with the Caucasus), and Europe, from prehistory through late antiquity.
Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi (Star Wars: The High Republic)
Par Charles Soule. 2025
In this epic conclusion to Star Wars: The High Republic, the Jedi face a final confrontation against the Nihil and Marchion…
Ro. The Force is everything. A single life connected to all life. All things connected to all other things. This is what the Jedi believe, and this is why they fight. For life . . . and the light. For too long, the light has been threatened by Marchion Ro, a sinister despot who will stop at nothing in his quest for power. The conflict with Ro and his marauding Nihil forces has left scars across the galaxy and held the Republic hostage. Countless lives have been lost, beacons of hope have fallen, and the collective courage and resolve of the Republic have been tested like never before. Through it all the Jedi Order has endured, an unwavering candle against the encroaching darkness.But the Jedi have yet to solve the mystery of the Nameless creatures who feed on the Force. Ro has loosed them upon the galaxy, striking fear into the heart of even the most stalwart Jedi. And yet with every life saved and world freed from Nihil control, the all-consuming blight, which devours everything wherever it appears, threatens to wipe it all away. Everything now depends on nine brave Jedi, led by Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann, who embark on a treacherous journey to the Nameless homeworld. Their quest: to finally solve the mystery of the Nameless and their connection to the Force, and to stop the blight before its damage becomes irreversible.But a final confrontation with Marchion Ro awaits. Ro, who is willing to sacrifice everything he&’s achieved to secure a final victory against the Jedi and carve his name into the very stars for all time.Nothing less than the fate of everything, perhaps even the Force itself, is at stake.
Secret of the Yellow House: Boxcar Children Early Reader (Step into Reading) (Step into Reading)
Par Gertrude Chandler Warner. 2025
The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the…
Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader, as they investigate a mysterious house on their family&’s private island. Perfect for early readers learning to read simple sentences. Many years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. With a bit of sleuthing, the Aldens find a clue to the mystery! Can they uncover the truth of what happened so long ago? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Yellow House Mystery chapter book, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.