Moral Life

Omega Morales’s family has been practicing magic for centuries in Noche Buena. But over the years, the town's reputation for the supernatural is no longer one the people carry with pride. So Omega’s family keeps to themselves, and in private, they’re Empaths—diviners who can read and manipulate the emotions of people and objects around them. But Omega’s powers don’t quite work, and it leaves her feeling like an outsider in her own family.

According to polls, less than half of all Americans can even name more than four of them. For most of us, agnostics and faithful alike, they have been relegated to the level of a symbol, their teachings all but forgotten. In Western life today, the Ten Commandments are everywhere - except where we need them most. In The Ten Commandments, David Hazony offers a powerful new look at our most venerable moral text.

¡Bonifacio llora por cualquier cosa! me recuerda a la leyenda de La Llorona". Escucha la divertida versión de esta leyenda tenebrosa, contada por la Zawiz en su afan de convencer al pequeño Bonifacio para que sea menos berrinchudo.

The Art of Self-Control is a powerful, practical guide to reclaiming control over your mind, emotions, and behavior. Whether you're battling procrastination, emotional triggers, digital distractions, or lack of focus, this concise and transformative book will equip you with the tools to reset your discipline and unlock lasting change.

Algunas sorpresas más esperan a los Brooks y a la gente que aman. Con su guardaespaldas, Nelson, en alerta máxima, Margret Brooks hace lo posible por cuidar a los gemelos y a su marido, Brent, para proteger un secreto, cerrado a los ojos del público. Marc Dazet y su esposa Sundara siguen viviendo en Virginia y su amor poco convencional crece cada día. Ahora que se les presenta una brillante oportunidad, deben buscar la ayuda de la familia Brooks si quieren aprovecharla.

People care so much about their popularity, their appearance, and their status. They care about what people think, whether others approve, and how they measure up. What’s more, people buy things to appear successful and even lower their personal standards to gain acceptance. But how are you viewed by the person you spend the most amount of time with — yourself?

This “inventive, poetic, vulnerable, and sincere” book from an acclaimed author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-culture (Kirkus). The Dead Don’t Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall’s return from...

America is at an important turning point. Remote warfare is not just a mainstay of post–9/11 wars, it is a harbinger of what lies ahead—a future of high-tech, artificial intelligence–enabled, and autonomous weapons systems that raise a host of new ethical questions. Most fundamentally, is...

«Con esta obra se presenta un mosaico que ayuda a esclarecer la dinámica migratoria partiendo de una visión global, enfatizando la dinámica regional y poniendo el reflector sobre México como país de origen, tránsito, destino y retorno. Los artículos que integran el libro analizan cuestiones específicas que brindan una radiografía de las fallas y oportunidades que tiene nuestro sistema de gestión de los movimientos de población y que impactan en los aspectos más cotidianos y básicos de la vida de las personas migrantes y refugiadas.

This is certainly a quick listen, but it is densely packed with information that so many historians tend to overlook. Lincoln's story is a gripping tale, from beginning to end. Given the massive nature of his accomplishments and the nearly six decades he lived, you might wonder how these words can adequately cover so much ground. This book will give you an excellent grasp of the man - as a son, as a younger brother, as a father, as a thinker, as a politician, and, of course, as our 16th president.

The autobiographical essays in The Girls in My Town create an unforgettable portrait of a family in Los Angeles. Reaching back to her grandmother's childhood and navigating through her own girlhood and on to the present, Angela Morales contemplates moments of loss and longing, truth and beauty, motherhood and daughterhood.

A.L. Rowse, who died in 1997, was the author of a vast number of books, all of them readable and most of them fiercely arrayed against what he considered to be declining standards of manners, morals, and politics. He was more than a mere curmudgeon, though. His background was extraordinary: from a working-class family, he got a scholarship to Oxford, and from there was elected to All Souls College, the most exclusive of all faculties.

Hazard’s a military kid, best known for his prowess at football, and his short fuse. His dad’s been in Afghanistan, third tour. The worry and the pressure over school and his dad are getting to Hazard until one day, the fuse sets off and the repercussions have him benched for six games and assigned to go to therapy. Which is where his dad is as well, at Walter Reed Medical Center, because he’s home now—well, most of him. Hazard’s dad’s now learning to walk with a prosthetic, but that’s not his primary injury.

From 1861 till his assassination in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was an American legal representative and statesman who functioned as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, preserving the Union, eliminating slavery, enhancing the federal government, and helping the economy of the United States. Lincoln grew up on the frontier, mainly in Indiana, and was born into poverty in a log cabin.

En el sótano Lander, los grupos y categorías sociales dejan de importar, pues solo hay un objetivo: una consulta con Taby, la psicóloga honoraria de la escuela y quizá la única estudiante que no podría faltar a clases sin que lo notaran. La vida de Tabatha se simplifica en solucionar los problemas de los demás y mantener sus calificaciones y su lugar en la junta estudiantil. Solo debe seguir unas cuantas reglas y “No relacionarse con los clientes” es una de ellas. Fácil, o al menos así lo fue, hasta que Robert Tyson solicitó su ayuda para encontrar a la misteriosa chica de sus sueños.

The Tricycle Effect is an inspiring self-help book for leaders, children, athletes, families, businesses, and organizations of all sizes written by Dane A. Deutsch. Practicing the principles laid out in each chapter through “straight from the heart” stories will teach you how important it is to lead with character first.

There are three short stories with life lessons for children. The first story teaches about working together to achieve a common goal. The second story tells us to be satisfied with what we have been blessed with. The third story tells us never to pass quick judgement until we have been in the other person's shoes.

EL LIBRO DEL JUEGO DE LA LEY DE LA ATRACCIÓN ofrece 28 días de ejercicios y afirmaciones diarias diseñadas para estimular tu creatividad.Este libro te ayudará a aceptar tus dones y talentos naturales y a reclamar tus mayores deseos.Te inspirará a buscar la inspiración allí donde importa y a dejar de esperar la aceptación de los demás.En EL LIBRO DEL JUEGO DE LA LEY DE LA ATRACCIÓN, descubrirás:Divertidos ejercicios diarios de amor propio y apreciaciónAfirmaciones vitales diarias.

About the Book Herbie is a frog with yellow spots that is laughed at and never picked for games. He does not realize or understand any differences between him and his classmates. In one eventful day, everything changes for Herbie when he helps save another frog from danger. About the AuthorSylvia Morales Moffett is a proud single mother of two young adults. She loves to sing and play Latin percussion in her church band. She has obtained her EdS in Higher Education Administration and currently teaches Spanish in a high school.

In this hilarious new primer-style book, George, Laura, and the entire Bush family communicate with uncharacteristic expressiveness, conveying shades of feeling and nuances of meaning that plain old English can't deliver--by peppering their conversation with Yiddishisms.