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Strategic Procrastination and Stealthwork Model (SPASM): Practitioner Course Handbook Master the Art of Workplace Survival While Doing the Bare Minimum Are you tired of watching others get ahead while you drown in actual work? Do you suspect that the most “productive” people in your office are simply better at looking busy than actually working? Welcome to the Strategic Procrastination and Stealthwork Model (SPASM): Practitioner Course Handbook—your definitive guide to mastering effort minimization, perception management, and career optimization. This practitioner-level handbook ...

Wolkes neue Mitschülerin Emilia braucht Unterstützung: Ganz alleine muss sie jeden Tag ihre jüngeren Geschwister hüten. Da helfen die Sternenfohlen natürlich gern. Doch wilde Zwillinge zu bändigen, die ständig Unfug anstellen - das ist alles andere als ein Kinderspiel!

Brought to you by Penguin. A pure pleasure of a novel set in Georgian London where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations and romance. There is a fine line between coincidence and fate... In London 1799, Dora Blake is an aspiring jewellery...

How far would you go to stand by your conscience? In 1969, the Vietnam War rages, and Bruce Wasser—a 20-year-old Princeton student—receives a draft lottery number that all but guarantees his conscription. While his classmates debate politics in ivy-covered halls, Bruce faces a harrowing reality: enlist, flee, or take an unthinkable stand as a conscientious objector. With his father gone and no clear guidance, Bruce wrestles with the weight of moral courage, personal integrity, and the cost of defying expectations. Will he fight in a war he cannot support, or risk alienation from his ...

Brought to you by Penguin. Frank and Chrissy meet a few days into ’70. Frank has been travelling around California for a while with friends, when someone tells him about a house in the desert two hours east of LA where the walls are steel and the glass shimmers. Frank tells himself: I have to...

GLORY IS FAMOUS FOR TWO THINGS: businesses that front for seedier—if not illegal—enterprises, and the suicides that happen along the Indigo River. Mars is desperate to escape the “bed-and-breakfast” where her mother works as a prostitute—and where her own eventual fate has been decided—and she wants to give her little sister a better life.

Unlock the secrets of atheism: find out why millions are choosing reason over tradition—and how this choice can empower your life like never before. Being An Atheist: The Truth Revealed, presents a bold and unflinching exploration of the claims made by religious believers, and meticulously dismantles their arguments with the use of truth, reason and evidence. Go with the author as he navigates the complex landscape of faith and reason, guiding you through a remarkable journey of discovery. With each page, you will uncover compelling evidence that debunks long-held beliefs and reveals the ...

Tenth Armored Division's epic stories of combat in WWII in Europe, as recalled by Major (Retired) Dean M. Chapman.

Reclaimed by Shadows. Driven by Fate. In the wake of a devastating battle, Admiral Frost and his crew’s journey is far from over. Rescued by one of Eboni’s children, Everest, and her advanced conscious intelligence (CI) Atayu, Troy faces new perils and complex alliances. The mysterious Atayu is not only connected to his past but also to his future. As Troy uncovers more about Eboni’s enigmatic origins and her seven children, he realizes the stakes are higher than he ever imagined. Every decision he makes could either unify a powerful force or doom his crew to oblivion.

The hunter becomes the hunted. . . . West Grayer is done killing. She defeated her Alternate, a twin raised by another family, and proved she’s worthy of a future. She’s ready to move on with her life. The Board has other plans. They want her to kill one last time, and offer her a deal...

Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed "Tales from Beyond the Pale," audio theater inspired by the vintage radio shows. In “Like Father, Like Son” by Clay McLeod Chapman, a scientist loses his five year old son in a car accident after losing control of the wheel. Wracked with grief, he refuses to let his boy go-choosing to bury himself in his work instead: Reanimating human tissue. On the brink of a major breakthrough, he’s determined to have a family reunion, no matter how many body parts it takes.

In this revealing biography, journalist Madeleine Chapman discovers the woman behind the headlines. Politically engaged from an early age, Ardern has encountered her fair share of sexism, but rather than let that harden her, she advocated 'rising above' critics. In her first press conference, she announced an election campaign of 'relentless positivity' - the tactic was a resounding success. But can Ardern live up to her promise? And what can we learn from the world's reaction to this inspiring leader?

Se o amor é nossa principal fonte de realização, por que é tão difícil dar e receber amor e conviver bem com as pessoas que mais amamos? Neste livro, o autor trata dessas questões com a experiência e a sabedoria de um conselheiro matrimonial e familiar que já resolveu milhares de im passes entre cônjuges, pais e filhos e amigos. Ele apresenta as sete características das pessoas capazes de amar, mostrando como desenvolver cada uma delas até que se tornem um estilo de vida.

In Santa Claus For Adults, the author takes readers on a daring journey that challenges the very foundations of belief. This thought-provoking investigation explores the logical arguments against the existence of God, urging us to reconsider the narratives we've been told since childhood. With his razor-sharp wit and an analytical eye, James Chapman delves into the philosophical debates surrounding faith, reason, evidence and truth. He explores the many parallels between the myth of Santa Claus and the religious dogma; explaining how stories shape our understanding of reality. This book ...

If you can’t run more than 25 MPH, you’re toast! When Lillian Williams became the Sheriff of Daimler, SC, she thought she would have it easy for the rest of her career. Nothing ever truly happened there, ever, and that was the way she liked it. .....until the night that a maniac freak on a moped appeared and began a killing spree along the small-town roads and highways, and it was up to Lillian and her deputy son Dennis to track him down.

Ever feel like your brain has 47 browser tabs open—and one of them is definitely playing music, but you can’t find which? Tired of advice that sounds like it was written by a Tibetan monk on a juice cleanse? Wish there were practical, science-backed tools for staying sane without needing to give up your day job, personality, or will to live? You’re in the right place. The No-Nonsense Guide to Mindfulness and Meditation isn’t your typical “just breathe and manifest your best self” fluff-fest.

Has life left you in a place where you feeling lost and you don’t know where to go? This is a good place to start! Life is filled with highs and lows, twists and turns, success and failures, but two different types of people arise in the end. One group continues to spiral into a point of no return, and the other emerges victorious. This book will help you develop the skillset needed to overcome all the difficult moments in life.

Corporate executives struggle to harness the power of social technologies. Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube are where customers discuss products and companies, write their own news, and find their own deals but how do you integrate these activities into your broader marketing efforts? It's an unstoppable groundswell that affects every industry - yet it's still utterly foreign to most companies running things now. When consumers you've never met are rating your company's products in public forums with which you have no experience or influence, your company is vulnerable.

When Singapore fell to the Japanese in December 1941, Captain Freddie Spencer Chapman chose to take the fight to the enemy. Trekking deep behind enemy lines into the jungle, this veteran explorer turned special forces operative unleashed a one-man commando campaign of such destructive power and lethal ferocity that the Japanese deployed a Regiment of four thousand men in a desperate effort to hunt him down.

A spine-chilling collection of fantastical and enchanting classic short stories. 'The Wolf Book' by Henry Chapman Mercer; 'Absolute Zero' by Morgan Robertson; 'An Uncommon View of It' by W. C. Morrow; 'The Baumoff Explosive' by William Hope Hodgson; 'Absolute Evil' by Julian Hawthorne; 'The Dolls' Castle' by Henry Chapman Mercer; 'The Legend' by Edith Wharton; 'A Tropical Horror' by William Hope Hodgson; 'Castle Valley' by Henry Chapman Mercer; 'Passing of a God' by Henry S. Whitehead.