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It's on the television, in the papers, and in our minds. Every day we're bludgeoned by news of how bad everything is - financial collapse, unemployment, growing poverty, environmental disasters, disease, hunger, war. But the rarely acknowledged reality is that our progress over the past few decades has been unprecedented. By almost any index you care to identify, things are markedly better now than they have ever been for almost everyone alive.

An underground passage leads from the Dell nursery to Saint Patricia’s asylum. Only the children enter, leaving their minders behind. On the other side are their parents - some of the most dangerous psychopaths in the country. Jan has just started working at the nursery. He is a loner with many secrets and one goal. He must get inside the asylum.... What is his connection with one of the inmates, a famous singer? What really happened when a boy in his care went missing nine years ago?

It’s summer in 1880 Stockholm, and the city bakes in the heat—but the heat on twelve-year-old Mika is lifting. After lying low following the dramatic blast at the jail, Mika’s relieved to learn her name is finally cleared. And it’s not a moment too soon—because Detective Hoff has a perplexing case involving the disappearance of a local teen. The girl’s wealthy family wants to make sure things stay quiet. Why would a girl who has everything want to run away? And why is her family so afraid to go public?

On the face of it, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a story about a lone superhero. However, saving the world is a team effort, embodied in Team Avatar, aka the Gaang. Aang needs help from his friends and tutors, even from non-human animals. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy brings to the fore the Eastern, Western, and Indigenous philosophies that are implicit in the show. This volume features contributions by experts on Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Indigenous schools of thought, next to focusing on Western classical authors.

In 2012 retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park. With poaching spiralling out of control, Jooste was given the mandate to 'go military', to convert Kruger's ranger corps into a para-military force capable of taking the fight to poachers. Aged 60, white, and a veteran of 35 years of military service, Jooste's controversial appointment was immediately met with resentment and hostility by elements of South African National Parks, the police, and even the military he had served with.

In this groundbreaking book, Carl Johan Calleman reveals the quantum science of the Maya, a science lost to the modern world that explains the phenomenology of psychedelics and altered states of consciousness. The ancient Maya had a sophisticated understanding of the multidimensional nature of reality and the forces that drive the evolution of consciousness. Calleman explains how quantum waves, illustrated by the Mayan Calendar, emanate from the center of the universe and activate new phases in the evolution of consciousness through holographic resonance.

Hoekom is ons ryker as ons voorsate? Wat het ’n Indonesiese vulkaan en die Groot Trek gemeen? Hoe wen jy ’n Wêreldbeker? Dit is maar enkele van die vrae wat die gewilde Rapport-rubriekskrywer Johan Fourie onderhoudend verken in hierdie heerlik leesbare reis deur die geskiedenis. Hoekom floreer een groep, maar ’n ander bly ’n sukkelbestaan voer? Fourie wys waarom die bouers van ’n samelewing–eerder as dié wat afbreek–uiteindelik seëvier. Boeiend en verrassend.

El conejito que quiere dormirse es un nuevo método para que los niños se duerman. Traducido a varias lenguas, ha ayudado a miles de padres en todo el mundoa conseguir que sus hijos concilien el sueño gracias a las innovadoras técnicas psicológicas que aparecen a lo largo de la historia.

In an overcrowded Stockholm underground station, a father and his two boys are late for their train. Joel, the youngest, is howling in his pushchair, and his seven-year-old brother, Kristoffer, refuses to take the lift. A woman approaches and offers to lead Kristoffer up the stairs. Reluctantly his father agrees, but when he arrives on the platform Kristoffer and the woman have vanished without a trace. Many years later Joel, now an adult, goes missing in suspicious circumstances.

Do you sometimes feel like you're on the hamster wheel of modern life, spinning your wheels and getting nowhere? Would you like to say goodbye to that nagging feeling of something missing in your life, and find a way to rediscover the joys of relaxation, happiness and contentment? A realistic guide to using the power of Hygge in your daily life to bring more happiness, calmness and contentment. Learn how to fill your everyday life with joy, happiness, calm, companionship and meaning using the power of Hygge.

Easter, as the last snows melt on the Swedish island of Öland, Per Morner is preparing for his children’s visit. But his plans are soon disrupted when he receives a phone call from his estranged father, Jerry, begging him for help. In his blazing woodland studio, Per finds Jerry close to death. He’s been stabbed and two dead bodies have been discovered alongside him in the burnt-out building. The only suspect, Jerry’s work partner, is confirmed dead in the fire. But why does Jerry insist his colleague is still alive?

De evolutietheorie is één van de belangrijkste wetenschappelijke theorieën. Naast een antwoord op vragen over biologische verschijnselen, biedt ze mogelijkheden om na te denken over diverse filosofische problemen. De laatste decennia vindt ze ook haar weg naar andere academische disciplines zoals geneeskunde en de gedragswetenschappen. In zijn colleges schetst Braeckman het leven van Charles Darwin.

Visionnaire et financier, Peter Thiel a investi et beaucoup gagné dans les principales start-ups de la Silicon Valley, un modèle pour tous les entrepreneurs qui rêvent de changer le monde. Comment construire le futur par l'homme qui a créé PayPal et investi dans Facebook, SpaceX et LinkedIn. Écrit à partir de cours donnés à Stanford, Zéro à Un propose une vision radicale et nouvelle sur la conception et le management des start-ups. Quelques uns de ses principes : Le mythe du prochain Facebook, Google.

Den 19 juni 1976 blir Silvia Sommerlath Sveriges drottning. Många är nyfikna på henne men mycket lite blir känt om hennes familjs förflutna. 34 år senare, i november 2010, avslöjar TV4:s Kalla fakta familjen Sommerlaths mörka hemlighet: drottningens far, Walther Sommerlath, var inte bara medlem i nazistpartiet, han deltog också i den så kallade ariseringen tvångsövertagandet av judisk egendom i Nazityskland. Avslöjandet skakar kungahuset.

Helder en kritisch denken, is lastiger dan het lijkt. Mensen zijn geneigd om patronen te herkennen die niet bestaan en toevallige gebeurtenissen als betekenisvol te zien. We vertrouwen meer op anekdotische verhalen dan op wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Johan Braeckman behandelt in zijn college de psychologische factoren die het kritisch denken bemoeilijken. Hij verduidelijkt hoe we helderder kunnen leren denken en ons kunnen behoeden voor foute vormen van redeneren.

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Un alegato a favor de la globalización: no es excesiva, sino insuficiente. El libre mercado ha sacado a millones de personas del hambre y la pobreza, una realidad evidente incluso para Marx y Engels. Pese a ello, a principios de este milenio, emergió y proliferó un potente movimiento anticapitalista internacional. Johan Norberg desarrolló entonces una esclarecedora defensa de la teoría y la práctica del liberalismo económico. Su tesis contribuyó a crear conciencia sobre el hecho de que los países sólo podrían salir del subdesarrollo con más comercio, inversión e iniciativa empresarial.

Søren Kierkegaard - lige til at læse og bruge. Udvalgte citater, korte og lidt længere, sjove, overraskende og dybt alvorlige, om emner, som berører enhver i dagligdagen. Lidelse og lyst, kærlighed og politik, natur og digtereksistens, psykologi og kristendom - tænksomme og provokerende formuleringer præsenteret, så nye læsere kan begynde her og forhåbentlig derefter gå videre med Kierkegaards egne bøger, og så erfarne Kierkegaard-læsere også kan have udbytte af bogen.

"Vestas" er historien om Danmarks største industrieventyr siden 2. verdenskrig, som mere end 100.000 danskere har aktier i. Men historien handler også om en nådesløs kamp for overlevelse i den milliardstore vindindustri, der gennem årene flere gange har ført selskabet ud på kanten af loven. I denne bog fortælles om de mennesker og begivenheder, der - på godt og ondt - udgør den virkelige historie om Vestas.

Questa è una favola della buonanotte diversa dalle altre. L'ha elaborata uno psicologo svedese mettendo in pratica sofisticate tecniche psicologiche che aiutano il bambino a prendere sonno più in fretta e a dormire meglio. La storia - e il modo in cui il genitore deve leggerla seguendo le istruzioni dell'autore - induce il bambino a rilassarsi e manda al suo subconscio dei messaggi che gli instillano il bisogno di dormire.