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This book is a collection of stories revolving around language by a seasoned conference interpreter and former chief interpreter in the United Nations system. Ewandro Magalhaes shares actionable career insights and offers an insider’s look into practical and historical aspects of one of the most exciting and stressful professions known to man.

The vast right wing conspiracy has found its General Patton, and his name is David Kahane. Kahane's pseudonymous, satiric column for National Review Online, lampooning the Left via his Hollywood-radical persona - Stephen Colbert's liberal doppelganger - is must-listening for political aficionados of all stripes. Now, from the inside, Kahane proudly exposes the secret and not-so-secret winning strategies (and vulnerabilities) of the Left.

When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really gone. Except there's one thing that Kyle left behind.... Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service. Max is sent home to America, where the only human he connects with is Justin, and he is soon adopted by Kyle's family, essentially saving his life.

Boys are like buses for TJ. No sign of one for ages and then two come along at the same time! First there's charmer, Ollie Axford, and just when TJ has decided that he could be the one, old flame, Luke De Biasi tells her that he wants to re-kindle their romance.TJ is torn between the two boys, and unhappy that events have conspired to make her appear to be a two-timer.

The global story is one that is 7.6 billion authors strong. It is rich and complex, and as of today, it is also perilously close to bringing about the destruction of our planet. Why do we continue to live in a bad story? In his latest work, Moritz Davidesko presents a compelling analysis of human storytelling and explores how that behavior has informed our present understanding of the world. In chronicling our species’ collective powers of narration, Davidesko ushers us from the distant past, to the present state of global affairs—the story of our world as we know it!

In this extensive guide, you will see a ton of topics anyone would enjoy when studying the forces of persuasion and manipulation. Humans are deceitful creatures sometimes, and it shows in the way they communicate and act. For you to survive the lies, it is important that you know what to look for. Moreover, when you know how to influence others, you can use that knowledge to your benefit for the right purposes.

El libro "El Juego" tiene como propósito explotar al máximo el potencial de hijos y estudiantes a través de un aprendizaje divertido. Con base en neuroeducación este libro fue creado para ser un aliado en el éxito escolar y de crianza. Un compañero imprescindible para psicólogos, madres, padres, educadores, cuidadores, estudiantes de educación, orientadores, educadores y maestros de pedagogía.

After suffering from intense anxiety as a child, Thomas Wakechild spent a lifetime dedicated to the study and management of fear. In Ending Fear: The “7 R” Formula for Fearless Awakening, he combines psychological, sociological, and scientific studies to support his unique “7 R” formula to overthrow your fear-based thought system for good. Once implemented, this proven seven-step system will unlock your mind’s ability to determine what principles will guide your life.

Behind every graceful pirouette is a ballet teacher silently questioning their life choices—and probably wishing for a timeout from reality. The Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide is your backstage pass to mastering the mental chaos lurking beneath the tulle and toe shoes. This isn’t your typical feel-good teaching manual. It’s packed with sharp, practical NLP techniques wrapped in ballet jargon and just enough dark humor to keep you sane while dealing with students who think “assemblé” is a fashion statement and not a step.

El audiolibro demuestra la necesidad de realizar un aprendizaje desde la inteligencia emocional educándola, y cómo lo contrario influye en la vida familiar, de trabajo, profesional, amistades y salud. Se responde a los siguientes planteos: ¿Por que? el más inteligente no siempre es el más exitoso?, ¿Que significa llevar la inteligencia emocional a la vida, al trabajo, a la profesioón? y ¿Que relaciones existen entre inteligencia emocional y salud?

A lot can happen in a year, and that’s exactly what’s happened to Dakota this past year - a lot. It’s been a good year, but Dakota knows there’s no way he would have made this much progress if it hadn’t been for Granddaddy...In this sequel to The Storm: How Young Men Become Good Men, we catch up with Dakota’s journey and follow him as he struggles towards his goals and dreams in spite of a series of harsh realities that threaten to permanently knock him off course.

Technological advances have done little to help the worrying trend of out-of-control costs and physician shortages. But there is a solution that could help millions of Americans get more affordable, convenient access to care: telehealth. Telehealth is a solution that helps combat these trends, but it has not yet lived up to its expectations. Many of the current products in the market are ineffective, because brokers, insurance companies, and major telehealth companies are more concerned with their own profits than with providing real solutions.

In The Red Pill Con, you'll discover how headlines are manufactured, outrage is monetized, and truth is optional if it gets in the way of ratings. From cable news acting like a circus to corporate sponsors steering the storylines, this book pulls back the curtain on a system built not to inform—but to manipulate. Packed with dark humor, satire, and real-world case studies (including Balloon Boy, WMDs, and disasters that never happened), this isn’t just a critique—it’s a survival guide for anyone tired of being emotionally hijacked by a news cycle that never sleeps and rarely tells the truth.

Chris Von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life’s savings to found the St. Louis Browns, the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important - and funniest - figures in the game’s history.

As pessoas manipuladoras costumam usar táticas secretas para fazer com que outras pessoas façam o que querem. Eles tentam exercer controle sobre suas vítimas usando métodos de agressão ocultos. Qual é o lado sombrio da natureza humana? Também examinaremos outros tópicos relacionados à manipulação. Por exemplo, aprofundaremos em como ver se alguém está manipulando você ou quais táticas de vendas as pessoas usam para fazer você comprar alguma coisa. Todas essas coisas serão úteis quando você tentar entender melhor a psique humana.

Profundizaremos en cómo ver si alguien lo está manipulando, o qué tácticas de ventas usa la gente para que compre algo. Todas estas cosas serán útiles cuando intentes comprender mejor la psique humana.

In this book, Thibault introduces us to the political "5-3-5 framework" and the V3SM "V3 story model". No, this is not about cars, but it will definitely ignite your engine and get you moving in the right direction. The political game will take what used to be very complex, supercharge your policy engine, and within 15 minutes, if you can't nail an issue and get on course, then you really don't have an issue to worry about. When you succeed at policy, the benefits can be tremendous. Are you game?

Are you ready to laugh out loud? Then buckle up and get ready to dive into the stinky world of Jim Bond. Why has Donald Frump gathered The Greatest Farters in the world together for the Fart Games? Does he truly want to prove once and for all who is the Greatest of all time at breaking wind or is there more to this smelly situation? Join Shaka Farter from South Africa, Hiroshi Fartoshi from Japan and many others as they compete in the first ever International Fart Games. This aint the Hunger Games it's the Fart Games.

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Pippa Park picks up right where she left off . . . trying to balance basketball, school, friends, working at the struggling family laundromat, and fitting in. Eliot, her math tutor—and the cutest boy at school—is finally paying attention to her. And Marvel—her childhood friend—is making her required volunteering much more interesting. But things with the Royals, her new friends and teammates who rule the school, still feel a bit rocky. Especially because Caroline, a head Royal, would like nothing more than to see Pippa fail.