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There have been a lot of scientific studies dedicated to studying emotional intelligence and how it affects our lives. In the past, the focus was more on IQ as the gold standard for predicting performance. Intelligent people are those who are often described as having high IQs. But recent studies have shown that the more capable, competent and effective individuals are actually those that have a high emotional quotient. In fact, researchers have discovered that people with average IQs outperform those with high IQs 70 percent of the time.

Original version rated ***** 5-Stars on Goodreads by Anna This tale centers on a young New York City hit-woman and begins as she seeks vengeance for the torture-murder of her lover. She uses her seductive, manipulative, femme fatale nature to not only lure in men, but women as well. She hooks-up with a collection of great characters, mostly women who are not always what they seem, developing them into a team of female assassin-mercenaries. They may be demure and innocent-looking, but in reality, feisty and lethal. The reader follows the group on their missions and through their unusual ...

Here—for the first time since they were initially published in the Golden Age of Pulp Western Fiction—are three novels and five short stories by the likes of R.S. Lerch, H.C. Early, Van Cort and others, all writing at the top of their creative games to satisfy what was an unquenchable market for western heroes and outlaws. This third volume in The Pulp Western Anthology series has set these tales in a clean, new typeface and presented them with the artwork that originally accompanied them. Hot Lead for Gleaming Rails is a well-crafted tale of empire building, crooked politics and ...

Curl up and enter the eclectic world of S. R. Mallery, where sad meets bizarre and deception meets humor; where history meets revenge and magic meets gothic. Whether it’s 500 words or 5,000, these Tales to Count On, which include a battered women’s shelter, childhood memories, Venetian love, magic photographs, PTSD, sisters’ tricks, WWII spies, the French Revolution, evil vaudevillians, and celebrity woes, will remind you that in the end, nothing is ever what it seems.

Dr. Russell ist ein grandioser Chirurg, als Mensch jedoch unausstehlich. Abweisend und angeberisch, aber verdammt sexy. Ich halte stets Abstand zu ihm, sodass ich nichts von seinem unangenehmen Charakter mitbekomme, auch wenn ich ihn heimlich anschmachte. Bald schon verbringe ich viel Zeit in seiner Nähe, da ich seine neue chirurgische Assistentin bin. Und dabei werde ich leider auch seinen Launen ungeschützt ausgeliefert sein. Hoffentlich merkt er nicht, wie sehr ich für ihn schwärme. Wird er meine Gefühle vielleicht sogar erwidern? Vermutlich nicht.

Elijah spends his days preparing for the annual Hollom horse race and working at his guardian Merrick's forge. That is, until Merrick is summoned back to Castle Aebarrow in Adelith by the king. Unable to stay in Rheanydd without a legal guardian, Eli is forced to go with Merrick, who takes up the position of captain and trains the new guards. But the more time Eli spends in Adelith, the more his lost memories resurface—and they throw up worrying questions about his past. Eli's heroics incur the wrath of a mad sorcerer known only as The Master, hell-bent on ending the prince's life.

Colorado Cabin is a sexually-oriented tale of a high school senior abducted by a retarded, former mental patient with a history of sexual deviancy. A team of three mercenaries is on their way to rescue her, two women and a man, with some perverse ideas of their own. Excerpts: Ohhhh, this can't be good, she thought to herself. It was as if she were awakening from a deep sleep, not yet able to open her eyes. A gentle breeze across her face, accompanied by the sound of 'whup, whup, whup' coming from overhead, were her clues that she had a problem. * * * Young Jessie was resting her eyes as she...

You pass right by them every day - in the coffee shops, at school, in the grocery store, or workplace. You probably wouldn't recognize them for what they are. Often, they don't even recognize it themselves...until it's too late. Bethany could never admit to the thinly veiled danger lurking in her home.

Based on the award-winning digital series - meet the "cosmetic genetics": Friends, lovers, and situational enemies who form a vibrant, unexpected harmony of comedy, romance, and drama. Pretty Dudes: The Novel brings Zario and his friends into a rich, textured new medium, combining their kaleidoscopic experiences into bold, ever-changing patterns of humor, heartbreak, and hope.

My name is Essa Brant, and I've just made the biggest mistake of my life. By trusting someone I shouldn't, by forgetting I'm in love with a dangerous man with many enemies, I now find myself caught up in some very dire circumstances. I'm learning, though, that when all is lost, there is still something you can hold on to: hope. Well, I'm holding tight with my last and final hope that Farren will save me.

When Chase and Kay hit the streets of Las Vegas, the goal is simple - rescue Will, Chase's brother, from making the biggest mistake of his young life. But keeping Will out of trouble turns out not to be the only obstacle in Chase and Kay's path. Finding himself back in the city that broke him, Chase's heartbreaking past threatens to derail all the progress he's made. However, Chase is determined not to let that happen.

Operative Jena Morane is the kind of Justice Keeper who can't resist the urge to poke her nose where it doesn't belong. Bored with her current assignment, she flies off to investigate strange readings from a neighboring star system. But something is lurking in deep space, and what she finds there will haunt her until the day she dies.

Gorgeous and sexy Chase Gartner hopes to do just that with Kay Stanton. But when Chase's troubled-teen brother, Will, stays on in Harmony Creek, Ohio - after an unexpected arrival - Chase and Kay's bonds of love and commitment are soon tested. Chase finds himself caught up in secrets - and revisiting a past he thought he'd left behind - when Will makes a number of irresponsible decisions. Despite Chase's attempts to keep his brother out of trouble, Will's reckless behavior continues, affecting not only Chase and Kay, but other residents in town...one disastrously so.

When Maddy Fitch discovers there's a hit out on the love of her life - the handsome, but often secretive Adam Ward - she concludes life with such a powerful man may never be normal. But who wants normal? Not Maddy - mystery writer and sometimes-sleuth. The heart-stopping action begins immediately in Wickingham Way when an attempt is made on Adam's life, prompting the couple to seek refuge at a "safe house." Tucked away in a cabin deep in the heart of Maine, Maddy and Adam fall deeper in love. But their happiness is cut short when someone they care for deeply is kidnapped, by the same organization that wants Adam Ward dead.

Summer 1997. When Will jokes about becoming a serial killer, his friends just laugh it off. But Adeline can't help but feel there's something darker lurking behind his words. Winter 2015: Years later, Adeline returns to Blythe for a reunion of the old gang - except Will doesn't show up. Reminiscing about old times, they look up the details of his supposed murder spree. But the mood soon changes when they discover two recent deaths that match. 

After losing his only brother to a car crash, Stuart Hollister, an elevator technician with social anxiety, finds a clue on his brother's phone that leads him to think the accident was not so accidental. With the help of a hacker he meets on the Dark Web, Stuart follows his only thread to the truth, by which he discovers his late brother's secret passion for BDSM in general and one dominatrix in particular.

The life of the ever-smiling business tycoon Azeem Premji is an inspiring story of simplicity, self-control and balance. He is fondly called the Bill Gates of India due to his philanthropic work spread world wide. Premji's entire business empire extends to more than 120 countries, and is valued...

Swami Vivekananda was a young Hindu monk who brought the glory of Indian culture and spirituality to the world. His speech at the World Religion Conference held in Chicago in the year 1893 is still remembered. He created a unique identity of India through that speech. From the age of 25...

This is the second part to the first edition. Originally they were meant to be published together but restrictions from the publishers prevented that. Book one was over a thousand pages of material originally but due to restrictions it was forced to be broken into two parts. The first book is 480 pages in print and almost 2000 in the ebook version. This edition has the complete volume of the Zodiac letters as well as all of the restored crime scene photos and more. It also includes handwriting comparisons from different events and more. Some of this is very graphic material, so an advisory ...

Forget giant rats, three headed trydas and vile armies of acid spitting fire-worms. Now Roger and Mary must survive the attack of the fire-worm lords of the core!