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The third volume in the influential Celtic from the West series questions the accepted status quo on the development and spread of Celtic languages across late Iron Age Europe.The Celtic languages and groups called Keltoi (i.e. ‘Celts’) emerge into our written records at the pre-Roman Iron Age. The impetus for this book is to explore from the perspectives of three disciplines—archaeology, genetics, and linguistics—the background in later European prehistory to these developments. There is a traditional scenario, according to which, Celtic speech and the associated group identity came in to being during the Early Iron Age in the north Alpine zone and then rapidly spread across central and western Europe. This idea of ‘Celtogenesis’ remains deeply entrenched in scholarly and popular thought. But it has become increasingly difficult to reconcile with recent discoveries pointing towards origins in the deeper past. It should no longer be taken for granted that Atlantic Europe during the 2nd and 3rd millennia BC were pre-Celtic or even pre-Indo-European. The explorations in Celtic from the West 3 are drawn together in this spirit, continuing two earlier volumes in the influential series. The third volume in the influential Celtic from the West series questions the accepted status quo on the development and spread of Celtic languages across late Iron Age Europe Autorid: John T Koch, Barry Cunliffe

Facsimile reissue of profusely illustrated catalogue of c. 100 species of mammal in ancient Egypt as depicted in tomb paintings, inscriptions, carvings, figurines, and as mummies. Various attempts have been made to systematize the mammals depicted in Egyptian tomb paintings, inscriptions, carvings, figurines and other objects, and as mummies, but there are many discrepancies, variable spellings and names, including now obsolete Latin names, and mis-identifications. The Egyptian artists themselves sometimes used the wrong hieroglyph or drew some parts of animals incorrectly. Dale Osborn’s comprehensive reassessment, presented here in a facsimile reissue, catalogues around 100 separate species, ranging from hedgehogs to hippopotami, Anubis Baboons to Zebu cattle, that can be identified in Egyptian art from prehistoric, through Pre-Dynastic to Late Kingdom times. Profusely illustrated, the catalogue is arranged by Order, then species, each entry providing the relevant hieroglyph, a brief description of the animal, its natural habitat and distribution, and a narrative on its depiction in Egyptian art through time, by location, types of illustration or object, and context (tomb etc). Known errors and discrepancies, either in original scripts or classical and/or modern literature, are listed.Mammals are abundantly depicted in tomb paintings and inscriptions. Common scenes include hunts, processions, wild animals being led on chains, domesticated animals in household and working environments, and satirical scenes. Such scenes provide many insights into the lives of Egyptians and their relationships with animals, that are further enhanced by many decorative figurines and statues and, often poignantly, by the mummies of mostly small animals including cats and dogs. Autorid: Dale J Osborn, Jana Osbornová

Facsimile reissue of Flinders Petrie’s account of the excavation of Egyptian tomb cemeteries at Gizeh and Dier Rifeh and the ruins of two Coptic monasteries. Facsimile reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1907 account of excavations at Gizeh and at Dier Rifeh in Upper Egypt, just south of Asyut. At Gizeh excavations focused on a cemetery lying on a ridge about 1 km south of the Great Pyramid while work at Rifeh extended from a well-known Coptic village for about 5 km southwards to beyond the village of Zowyeh, and mostly investigated several cemeteries in the plain of mostly XIth–XVIIth Dynasty date. The area contained numerous Coptic settlements and the ruins of Coptic monasteries at Balyzeh and Ganadleh were excavated, producing many fragments of Coptic manuscripts. A chronologically ordered account of the tombs excavated begins with those at Gizeh followed by Zaraby and Zowheh and then Rifeh. Those at Rifeh produced around 150, previously rarely encountered, ‘soul houses’, being clay models of contemporary dwellings used as offering trays, which are discussed in detail. A classification of pottery is provided. Later burials were also excavated at the cemeteries close to Gizeh where three Demotic inscriptions and several cartonnages of papyri were recovered. The Demotic inscriptions and Coptic manuscripts are described with translations. Autorid: W M Flinders Petrie, Herbert Thompson, WE Crum

Provides a detailed description and interpretation of a lesser-known tomb forming part of the major pyramid and temple complex of Teti at Thebes.The tomb of Re‘-wer lies in the south-eastern corner of the mortuary temple of King Teti, first King of the 6th Dynasty, beside the pyramid of Teti, in the Old Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara. Excavations in 1906–7 and in the early 1920s were not published and the tomb was re-excavated and partly restored in 1975–7. It comprised a paved courtyard within a temenos containing the rectangular chapel tomb, with surviving structure built of fine quality limestone blocks in inner and outer walls. It is unusual in having two false doors in the west wall. The roof was missing. Nothing was recovered from a burial shaft that lies close to the tomb. The walls and false doors are adorned with inscriptions and reliefs. This facsimile reissue of Amer el-Fikey detailed description of the surviving structure, decoration and transcription of the inscriptions is accompanied by a full set of photographs and illustrations. No biographical text survived and the author considers the possible date of the tomb in relation to the adjacent architecture and the style of the reliefs, concluding that it most likely dates to the reign of Pepi I. He discusses indications for the personality, family situation and official position of Re‘-wer, which may suggest that he was father to a wife of King Pepi and that both were disgraced for some reason. Facsimile reissue detailed and fully illustrated description of the surviving structure, decoration and inscriptions of the tomb of the Vizier Re‘-wer at Saqqara. Autorid: Said el-Fikey

The Bronze Age (1700500 BCE) petroglyphs of southern Scandinavia comprise a unique tradition of rock art in northern Eurasia. Despite a limited repertoire of motifs such as cupmarks, boats, anthropomorphs, zoomorphs, podomorphs and circles, it shows great variability in design, elaboration and articulation. This book is a study of the Mälaren region in southern-central Sweden that includes one of the most prominent rock art clusters of southwest Uppland as well as the hinterland of Södermanland county. The rock art in this region is studied on three scales: regional, local and particular. This allows for comparisons between dense and small sites, an exploration of how the Bronze Age rock art tradition developed over time in the area, and equally how the design and articulation of certain motifs relate to contemporary settlements, waterways and varying environmental settings. Patterns and structures in the distribution and articulation of the petroglyphs show that the different motifs are not only visual expressions but very much material enactments. The motifs often physically relate to each other, the flows of water, and the microtopography and mineral contents of the rocks. The study is therefore not as much about rock art as images and symbols as it is about the ecology of rock art the web of social and physical relations in which it was enacted and employed. From this perspective, the petroglyphs are seen as petrofacts, that is something akin to tools or devices articulated in various ways to affect humans, other-than-humans and the animacies of the coastal milieus where they were made. Autorid: Fredrik Fahlander

Uses case studies to examine the intricate mechanisms of ritualistic appropriation of ruined and/or abandoned assets and artifacts in the ancient and medieval worlds. Uses case studies to examine the social context and cultural and political management of appropriating abandoned objects and assets.Forsaken Relics examines the intricate mechanisms of ritualistic appropriation of ruined and/or abandoned assets and artifacts. It explores how this process occurs in situations where there is legislation to regulate the appropriation of ownerless property, as well as in cases where such rules are either absent or contested, leading to disputes and conflicts. Every society has developed its unique ways of managing the re-appropriation of ‘ownerless things’, such as places and houses abandoned after conflicts, crises, or natural disasters, forsaken cemeteries, tombs, and forgotten goods. These practices often involve the use of ritualistic methods to mask the intent to appropriate abandoned artifacts. The book aims to stimulate comparative analysis of this topic in both ancient and modern societies, profiling the identity of the ‘actors’ of appropriation, examining the definition of abandonment, and exploring the ritual aspects such as inventorying material, dedication to ancestors, and prayers to gods that legitimize the re-appropriation of places and goods classified as abandoned. Autorid: Alessandro Buono, Gianluca Miniaci, Anna Anguissola

Facsimile reissue of 1999 description of the wall paintings and inscriptions within the tomb of Amenemhab, priest of Amon in the Qurnah cemetery at Thebes. This volume is a facsimile reissue of the full publication of the tomb identified as that of Amenemhab, a middle ranking priest of Amon. The tomb lies within the lower enclosure of the major cemetery of Elwet Sheikh-Abdel Qurnah in Thebes. It is cut into a perpendicular cliff of limestone and shale and is one of the private, so-called house-like chapel tombs of local dignitaries, mainly dating to the Ramesside Period. The plan is a common form for Theban tombs, comprising a short entranceway leading into a broad hall, an axial passage and a long hall or shrine with a niche and it is oriented northeast to southwest with a maximum length of c. 9.3 m. There are no side chambers or columns. The tomb decoration was first recorded by Sir Robert Mond but not published by him. Although richly furnished with brightly colored paintings and texts much of the decoration was badly degraded and damaged. The burial shaft was not discovered. In this volume, presented here in facsimile, Hassan el-Saady provides a summary description of the tomb itself with a panel by panel description of the inscriptions and paintings, accompanied by photographs and explanatory line drawings. He identifies the owner of the tomb and members of his family and though close dating of the tomb is difficult as no ruling pharaoh is alluded to anywhere within it, close scrutiny of the style, content and arrangement of both the actual tomb and the decoration points to the reign of Ramesses II. Autorid: Hassan El-Saady

Examines origins, uses and subsequent histories of early monuments; their distinctive time scales; changing concepts of time (both past and future), histories and remembering the past. This book is concerned with the origins, uses and subsequent histories of monuments. It emphasises the time scales illustrated by these structures, and their implications for archaeological research. It is concerned with the archaeology of Western and Northern Europe, with an emphasis on structures in Britain and Ireland, and the period between the Mesolithic and the Viking Age.It begins with two famous groups of monuments and introduces the problem of multiple time scales. It also considers how they influence the display of those sites today – they belong to both the present and the past. Monuments played a role from the moment they were created, but approaches to their archaeology led in opposite directions. They might have been directed to a future that their builders could not control. These structures could be adapted, destroyed, or left to decay once their significance was lost. Another perspective was to claim them as relics of a forgotten past. In that case they had to be reinterpreted.The first part of this book considers the rarity of monumental structures among hunter-gatherers, and the choice of building materials for Neolithic houses and tombs. It emphasises the difference between structures whose erection ended the use of significant places, and those whose histories could extend into the future. It also discusses ‘megalithic astronomy’ and ancient notions of time. Part Two is concerned with the reuse of ancient monuments and asks whether they really were expressions of social memory. Did links with an ‘ancestral past’ have much factual basis? It contrasts developments during the Beaker phase with those of the early medieval period. The development of monumental architecture is compared with the composition of oral literature. Autorid: Richard Bradley

A beautiful anthology featuring some of the brightest voices in contemporary American poetry who challenge, expand, and illuminate the meaning of the label Asian American and Pacific Islander in todays world. In this thoughtfully curated, intergenerational collection, poets of multiple languages, lands, and waters write against and through the contested terrain of AAPI identity. Too often, Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans are squeezed into the same story. The poets gathered here, and the lineages they represent, exceed this sameness. May this anthology uplift complexities and incite transformation and joy. Contributors include Marilyn Chin, Joshua Nguyen, Teresia Teaiwa, Haunani-Kay Trask, and many more writers, both established and emerging. Autorid: Franny Choi, Bao Phi, Nou Revilla, Terisa Siagatonu

Cleverly written and laugh-out-loud funny, this infinitely re-readable picture book is ripe with social-emotional learning opportunities around misunderstanding, as well as serving as a warm welcome into Cuban culture Barnes & Noble Magaly loves the yummy Cuban food her Abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when Magalys sweater goes missing, she discovers that Abuela is making ropa vieja for dinner. Old clothes for dinner? Yuck! Now Magaly must hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. A silly story of misunderstandings! Endnotes feature other imaginative names of food around the world, facts about Cuba, Spanish vocabulary Includes two delicious recipes for ropa vieja and arroz con leche. Autorid: Nathalie Alonso, Natalia Rojas Castro

Hello, belly button! From tummy time to snack time, from burps to giggles, join baby in discovering what round little bellies can do. With high-contrast design and engaging photographs, Hello, Tummy! is perfect for the very youngest readers. From tummy time to snack time, from burps to giggles, join baby in discovering what round little bellies can do. Autorid: Aya Khalil

Now in Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Hop aboard for an exciting bus ride from a Guatemalan village to a bustling market town with this fresh twist on a beloved song that’s full of catchy rhymes and vibrant illustrations. Now in our chewable, bendable, washable, and recyclable Barefoot Baby-Proof Format! Hop aboard for an exciting bus ride! From a Guatemalan village to a bustling market town, this fresh twist on a beloved song is full of catchy rhymes and vibrant illustrations. Bring the song to life by scanning the QR code for audio and video animation! Barefoot Baby-Proof books made from a durable, waterproof, recyclable, and nontoxic material that meets ASTM safety standards Washable and perfect for bath time Includes educational endnotes about life in Guatemala Includes QR code access to audio and video animation Autorid: Stella Blackstone, Melanie Williamson

"A unique and appealing addition" School Library Journal Góðan daginn! Spend a day in Iceland eating hafragautur for breakfast, visiting the farm in the countryside, and driving past volcanoes and the northern lights. Even learn words in Icelandic with pronunciation guides throughout the story. Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series with over 200k copies sold Written by Icelandic author Ævar Þór Benediktsson and illustrated by Icelandic illustrator Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir Endnotes provide more insights into life in Iceland Autorid: Ævar Þór Benediktsson, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir

Our bestselling baby books, now in a new, interactive Barefoot Belly Time format! Come along for baby's day! Now it's time to play. Peekaboo, I see you! Get ready to dance, build, splash and laugh together with simple, repeating refrains meant to develop babys early language skills and strengthen the special caregiver-child bond. Unfold the accordion pages for belly-time reading fun, with a mirror at the end! Helps babies develop strong muscles and coordination High-contrast designs and black-and-white photographs developed especially for an infants eye development Part of the bestselling Babys Day series which has sold over 1 million copies! Autorid: Skye Silver

Miriam shares Zamzam, blessed water from an ancient well, as part of Hajj and, in doing so, learns that when you share and help others, someone will help you when you need it, in a book with back matter that explores Islamic traditions. Simultaneous. Illustrations. Mariam has come to Makkah for Hajj and shares Zamzam, blessed water from an ancient well, with everyone she meets and learns that when you share and help others, someone will help you when you need it. Simultaneous. Illustrations. Mariam tries to share blessed Zamzam water with everyone she meets on Hajj–but what if she runs out?So many people, so many languages. ‘Thank you’ can be a simple smile, a friendly wave, a warm hug. Mariam is one of millions of people from all over the world who has come to Makkah for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj, and she overflows with excitement and awe. Mama tells her, "Hajj is a time to do good, share, and be thankful." But what good can Mariam do? That's it! She'll share Zamzam, blessed water from an ancient well, with everyone she meets. As Mariam shares her Zamzam throughout Hajj, she meets friends from all over the world. From fellow pilgrims, she learns new ways to say thank you, tries new foods and drinks, and discovers that when you share with and help others, someone will help you when you need it too. Takes place during the annual pilgrimage event in Saudi Arabia Characters from cultures across the world share foods and languages Learn about appreciating differences within a community Detailed endnotes unpack the cultural elements in the book, and explore Islamic traditions As Mariam begins her Hajj – the annual pilgrimage to the Ka’aba in the city of Makkah – she decides to share blessed Zamzam water with everyone she meets. Soon, she discovers that when you share with others, someone will help you when you need it too. Autorid: Razeena Omar Gutta, Bassent Dawoud

Turn dreaded workplace feedback into opportunities for growth and trust with Firm Feedback in a Fragile World, your guide to fostering stronger teams and a thriving workplace through effective, confident communication.“We need to talk.” It’s a phrase that can fill us with dread. For many, the statement signals conflict or criticism. But what if it didn’t? What if feedback and conversations in your workplace inspired growth, built trust, and created thriving teams? In Firm Feedback in a Fragile World, Jeff Hancher redefines how we approach feedback in the workplace. Combining relatable stories, research, and practical tools, Hancher offers a roadmap to turn feedback from a source of tension into a powerful leadership tool. As a military veteran, corporate leader, and leadership coach, he provides actionable insights that help leaders and employees alike navigate feedback with confidence and clarity. This book equips readers with tools to— Understand why feedback often fails and how to overcome common fears and resistance. Deliver feedback in various styles, including directive, collaborative, and supportive approaches. Build strong relationships that lay the foundation for effective feedback. Set clear expectations, consequences, and accountability measures for lasting impact. Develop self-awareness and eliminate blind spots to grow as a leader. With reflection questions and hands-on activities, this book empowers readers to create a workplace culture where giving and receiving feedback is no longer dreaded but embraced as a pathway to growth. Transform your leadership legacy by making feedback your gift to others. Autorid: Jeff Hancher, Tim Elmore, Mark Cole

"Who would have thought that one of the most popular childhood toys held so many of life's answers. In The Little Red Wagon, prolific business leader and public servant Ron Simmons invites you to leave ordinary behind and glide into the richly meaningfullife you were intended to live. From his humble beginnings in the rural South to the heights of influence as an entrepreneur, finance executive, and three-term member of the Texas House of Representatives, Simmons mines the depths of his triumphs and travails to provide a wealth of applicable insights. Whether you're out front holding the wagon's handle, shifting the direction from inside, riding along as cargo, or pushing from the rear, the place you occupy will set your course toward more of the same or to bold adventure. Simmons has learned that it isn't a lack of talent or ability that often holds us back. It's the lure of the safe, comfortable path that threatens to keep us stuck in a rut of fear and negativity, speeding along with no clear destination, or passively catching a ride instead of taking initiative and action. Filled with winsome stories and hard-won lessons, The Little Red Wagonwill inspire you to escape a drifting, copy-and-paste life and embark on real adventure"-- Who would have thought that one of the most popular childhood toys held so many of life’s answers.In The Little Red Wagon, prolific business leader and public servant Ron Simmons invites you to leave ordinary behind and glide into the richly meaningful life you were intended to live. From his humble beginnings in the rural South to the heights of influence as an entrepreneur, finance executive, and three-term member of the Texas House of Representatives, Simmons mines the depths of his triumphs and travails to provide a wealth of applicable insights. Whether you’re out front holding the wagon’s handle, shifting the direction from inside, riding along as cargo, or pushing from the rear, the place you occupy will set your course toward more of the same or to bold adventure. Simmons has learned that it isn’t a lack of talent or ability that often holds us back. It’s the lure of the safe, comfortable path that threatens to keep us stuck in a rut of fear and negativity, speeding along with no clear destination, or passively catching a ride instead of taking initiative and action. Filled with winsome stories and hard-won lessons, The Little Red Wagonwill inspire you to: Escape a drifting, copy-and-paste life and embark on real adventure. Take the next uncomfortable step on your journey from settling to soaring. Recognize when to pivot to positions that move your wagon forward. Dream big and pursue your dreams with passion, purpose, and a plan. The Little Red Wagon is certain to take you places that will change your outlook and your life. Autorid: Ronald E. Simmons

Are you dreaming or are you being dreamed? Determining your own course in life is not as straightforward as you may think. Life seems designed to make us lose ourselves little by little from birth. Influenced by others, our past experiences, and our adaptations to circumstances, we can unknowingly end up living a second-choice life. But when we live a second-choice life, we fail to achieve our true potential, creating a hole within ourselves and in the universe. In this book, author Thea Rotteveel guides readers to recognize how they have fallen into a second-choice life and discover how to get out of it and instead unlock their full potential for true fulfillment. Following Thea's own journey of personal rediscovery-a journey both internal and spanning across continents-and equipped with exercises and prompts for self-reflection, readers will learn how to redirect the course of their lives to align with their unique, individual source and reconnect with their true selves. For readers who feel there should be more to life or aren't completely content with the way they are living, this book will equip readers to find passion, purpose, and happiness. Existence is not complete without your unique contribution, so start living the life you were meant to lead! Autorid: Thea Rotteveel

This empowering book is for women at professional and personal crossroads who are ready to break free from expectations and make powerful change. Growing up as a first-generation Latina and navigating fast-paced law firm and corporate work environments, Arivee Vargas is well-versed in how heavily cultural and societal expectations can weigh on women of color trying to traverse life, work, and, for some, motherhood. Arivee wrote this book primarily for women of color who are ready to embark on the path of change, get honest with themselves, and decide how they want to live and work. Your Time to Rise is about increasing self-awareness, gaining clarity, uncovering your own truth, envisioning future possibilities, and aligning what's inside with what you're doing, saying, and pursuing on the outside. Arivee shows readers how to use her simple, four-part framework to navigate personal and professional inflection points. She also gives relatable examples of what women (and specifically, women of color) face at the intersection of work and their personal lives. Most importantly, Arivee provides actionable strategies and tools to help women break free from the often harmful and limiting beliefs and expectations they've internalized. Your Time to Rise will equip women with what they need to start or continue their journey to rise up to claim their truth and the joy and fulfillment they deserve, which is long overdue. Autorid: Arivee Vargas

Find Fulfillment through Living Your Purpose - Do you want to be more fulfilled? - Do you long to find your purpose? - Do you want to find a job that will be both abundant and deeply satisfying? - Do you feel like something is missing in your life and no matter what you do, it never seems to fill the hole inside? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, this book is for you. In the The Universe Is Hiring, Anniston Riekstinsdoesn't just offer advice but also a roadmap to finding purpose and fulfillment. Drawing from her experience as a high-performance coach and co-founder of Inpower University, Riekstins offers stories from her own life and those of her clients to help readers see that they're not alone in their struggles and that transformation is possible. Many of us have inherited a collective belief system that includes the following-- - Life isn't meant to be easy. - Life isn't meant to be fun. - If an action isn't tied to a financial goal, it's a hobby and isn't as important. - Stop dreaming, get your head out of the clouds, and return to reality. - If you do what you love, you won't have enough money to survive. - Keep your head down, do the work, and you'll be fine. These beliefs worked for centuries to ensure an individual's security, protection, and survival. But what this collective belief system doesn't support is how to thrive. We were never taught in school how to be successful and fulfilled. We aren't given instructions on how to reach our dreams and feel satisfied, content, and enthusiastic every step of the way. And we're unclear how to experience true prosperity--which is the joy of doing what you were born to do while serving others and manifesting abundance at the same time. The Universe is Hiring is a call to step forward into living and expressing your unique purpose. It's a love note from the Universe reminding you that you are a one-of-a-kind, limited edition, never-to-be-replicated human being, and you came here to do something big. It's a wake-up call to get you out of sleepwalking through your life so you can remember and start living your heroic mission. It's a guide, pointing you down the path that will lead to everything you seek--abundance, fulfillment, joy, passion, and love. You'll learn practical strategies to overcome challenges--such as fear, limiting mindsets, imposter syndrome, and comparison--in order to step into your authentic selves and the roles you are destined for. While terms like destiny, manifestation, and inspiration can seem hard to pin down, Riekstins makes the abstract approachable through candid explanations and guided exercises, giving readers a practical toolkit for intentionally creating the life they desire. Anniston is a sought-after speaker who regularly hosts workshops and trainings for businesses and is co-host on the InPowered Life Podcast. Autorid: Anniston Blair Riekstins

A manager’s guide to those unavoidable uncomfortable discussions Delivering bad news is never easy, but there are ways to do it that minimize the pain for everyone involved. How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away with It shows business managers how to navigate these inevitable tough conversations using the best possible approaches. Drawing from software executive Mahesh Guruswamy’s personal experience, this practical guide walks you through delivering bad news to employees, stakeholders, customers, and even bosses. With humor and grace, it covers, among many other topics: • How to talk to an employee about an improvement plan • How to tell a client a project is delayed • How to give your boss less-than-glowing feedback • How to admit that you have to break a promise Although there are many books on the inspirational side of leadership and how to lead effectively in general, few tackle the less-fun but critical topic of having the unpopular but necessary conversations all managers must have, making this book essential for any leader’s library. Autorid: Mahesh Guruswamy

“For those who love baseball, the game holds deep personal meaning and echoes to the past that are undeniable but often hard to articulate. Christian Sheppard’s The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball is a love letter to baseball that explains its connections to our inner lives and to classical lore in a way that makes one pine for Opening Day.” —THEO EPSTEIN Who are you, how are you supposed to live, and what about happiness? Answers to age-old questions are offered in classic myths about heroes, gods, and monsters, and at the ballgame. In The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball, author Christian Sheppard interweaves Homer’s epics with glorious stories from the green fields of America’s pastime, celebrating Achilles’ courage and Odysseus’ cunning along with the virtues of Hall of Fame players such as Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth and of great teams such as the 2004 Red Sox and the 2016 Cubs. Along the way, Sheppard humorously recollects trying to raise his baby daughter true to the teachings of ancient myth and his beloved game. The result is an endearing, insightful, and inspiring guide to cultivating virtue and becoming the hero of your own life’s odyssey. Autorid: Christian Sheppard

Because Punching Your Thumbs Against Screens Isn’t LifeWith our kids glued to electronics earlier than ever, we’re watching technology overthrow the wildness of childhood. We’ve unintentionally deprived them of all the unique coming-of-age experiences we grew up with: exploring the neighborhood, learning skills the hard way, triumphing over boredom. The Things You Have to Do Before I Buy You a Phone is your field guide to resurrecting core childhood—a playful, practical checklist packed with fifty adventures that will give your kids independence, curiosity, and grit.More than a book, it’s a bonding project. On their own or by your side, your kids will learn to cook dinner (and clean up!), navigate the world without GPS, get paid for a skill, catch a fish, write a decent thank-you note, and much more. It’s an exciting set of challenges with an irresistible reward: their very own phone. With humor and heart, Adam Ferguson offers a road map for raising capable, well-rounded kids in a screen-saturated world. The phone can wait. The memories can’t. Dive in and see how far this list takes you, together. Because Punching Your Thumbs Against Screens Isn’t LifeWith our kids glued to electronics earlier than ever, we’re watching technology overthrow the wildness of childhood. We’ve unintentionally deprived them of all the unique coming-of-age experiences we grew up with: exploring the neighborhood, learning skills the hard way, triumphing over boredom. The Things You Have to Do Before I Buy You a Phone is your field guide to resurrecting core childhood—a playful, practical checklist packed with fifty adventures that will give your kids independence, curiosity, and grit.More than a book, it’s a bonding project. On their own or by your side, your kids will learn to cook dinner (and clean up!), navigate the world without GPS, get paid for a skill, catch a fish, write a decent thank-you note, and much more. It’s an exciting set of challenges with an irresistible reward: their very own phone. With humor and heart, Adam Ferguson offers a road map for raising capable, well-rounded kids in a screen-saturated world. The phone can wait. The memories can’t. Dive in and see how far this list takes you, together. Autorid: Adam Ferguson

Make sustainable, exponential growth possible in your organizationstart developing purposeful leaders today. Very few organizations can withstand the test of time. In fact, most wont last more than twenty years, with the largest contributing factor to the quick downfall of organizations being weaknesses in leadership. But with Lead Exponentially, you can take steps to ensure that your legacy of purpose will live on for generations. This book is a primer on leadership development that will help you improve your ability to grow well-prepared and inspired leaders, resulting in more sustainable, enduring organizations. Author and business owner Reed Nyffeler provides a practical approach to investing in the future, walking you through what you should look for in an emerging leader, how to develop leadership skills within these individuals, ways to integrate their evolution in day-to-day business operations, and much more. Lead Exponentially imparts principles and frameworks designed for leaders who are called to empower other leaders in an intentional, authentic way. Between actionable strategies, historical and biblical examples, and anecdotes from his own leadership journey, Nyffeler will guide you to expand the capacity of individuals and of whole organizations to navigate the uncertainties of the future, creating exponential growth that lasts well beyond yourself. Autorid: Reed Nyffeler

A practical guide to lifelong growth and the last self-help book you’ll ever needFor years, author Samer Abdo explored the wisdom of great thinkers, from Rumi to Marcus Aurelius and Robert Greene. While their insights were profound, he noticed a recurring challenge: Self-help books often inspire but fail to create lasting change. Their lessons fade, feel impractical, or lack clear direction. Worse, it is rare to find advice on more than one subject in any given book. This forces us to sift through countless titles to grasp key concepts.The Life Compass breaks that pattern, bridging the gap between insight and action. Here, you'll find clear guidance for real transformation.This practical guide covers 11 key areas of growth including worry, authenticity, conflict, and relationships. It presents 111 actionable rules like:• Be grateful for what you have while aspiring for more• Pursue your dreams passionately while practicing non-attachment to their outcome•Other people’s opinions of you are not your business• Avoid the if-then model for happinessEach rule goes beyond theory with real-world steps for meaningful change, reinforced with insights from history’s greatest minds, case studies that bring the lessons to life, and reflection questionnaires to help you track your progress and integrate the principles into daily living.This is a transformational toolkit that you will return to again and again. The book’s 111 rule format allows you to choose your approach: Follow a structured journey chapter by chapter, or jump to specific rules for immediate, situation-based guidance.With The Life Compass, you will not only find your path in life—you will walk it with confidence, wisdom, and purpose. Autorid: Samer Abdo

You Are a Leader NowYes, you. Not someday, right now. And the best way to continue growing as a leader? Look to the wild. Every animal, plant, fungus, and bacteria is unique and valuable—just like all types of leaders are essential, whether introverted, extroverted, artistic, analytical, or anything in between.Former zoo and aquarium senior leader turned leadership consultant and executive coach Julie C. Henry is back, this time with the help of her teenagers—Tasman and Kepler—to bring Wisdom from the Wild to youth. From vampire bats and barnacles to sharks and poison dart frogs, these potentially unexpected creatures will challenge you to think critically about leadership and what failure, resilience, and empathy have to do with it. With actionable tools, practical case studies, and inspiring stories, you’ll become even more confident in making your own decisions as you craft your unique leadership style.Ready to unleash the leader within? Let’s dive in and have some fun!Written with readers ages 15-20 in mind, this book is a dynamic extension of her first, adult-focused leadership book and introduces six new animals through her leadership tales with tails. Autorid: Julie C Henry

Your behaviors, beliefs, and habits around money are holding you back. Financial confidence is hard to come by. Believe it or not, the solution is rarely more money. For the last three decades, author Shannon Ryan (MSPFP, CFP) has had a front-row seat to the financial lives of hundreds of individuals and families. She’s learned that money is emotional—always. Our habits, cultural expectations, past experiences, disappointments, shame, and fears combine to create complicated beliefs that hold us back from satisfying financial lives. Traditional financial advice assumes that we are rational and that we faultlessly seek to maximize our wealth at every opportunity. Ryan’s behavioral approach, on the other hand, recognizes that we act irrationally as the result of psychological biases, emotions, and cognitive errors. This approach empowers you to transform your money mindset and behaviors, overcoming biases to make more informed choices. Your Money Has Feelings helps you make solid money decisions by: • First identifying you unconscious and behavioral biases around money • Then, discovering practical techniques for creating a financial life that matches your values, using the tenets of both behavioral and traditional finance Monetary success is about how we react to financial challenges using the resources we have. Your Money Has Feelings offers you the tools and insights you need to reshape your anxieties, fears, and misconceptions around finances, granting you the agency to change your circumstances and thrive. Autorid: Shannon Ryan

How the boldest entrepreneurs build empireswhile others follow the rules. Most people who call themselves entrepreneurs are just playing businessfollowing the same tired formulas that lead to predictable, ordinary results. Real successthe kind that builds wealth, power, and lasting impactdoesnt come from following the rules. It comes from breaking them. In Self-Made Maverick, Dr. Reza Zahedi, a leading figure in international real estate, delivers a powerful manifesto for those who refuse to settle. Too many entrepreneurs believe that success requires a massive start-up budget, an ironclad business plan, and years of experience. But thats a lie. Lasting self-made success comes from thinking differently, seizing opportunities, and embracing the unconventional path. Drawing from real-world experience, Dr. Zahedi reveals what it truly takes to build a business from the ground up, without following someone elses blueprint. Through raw personal insights, practical exercises, and lessons from his own seven-figure businesses, he provides the tools you need to create success on your own terms. This isnt a book about fitting in; its about standing out. If youre ready to challenge outdated beliefs, think like a true entrepreneur, and build a legacy beyond limits, Self-Made Maverick is your ultimate guide. Autorid: Reza Zahedi

The accompanying workbook to Practicing Liberation: essential skills, exercises, and journal prompts for social-change workers to protect boundaries, prevent burnout, and nourish organizational cultures of resilience and careWhat do you imagine a better world to look, feel, and sound like?Practicing Liberation Workbook shows that nourishing our movements and communities depends on nourishing ourselves—and that centering rest, prioritizing joy, and celebrating creativity and radical imagination is necessary for long-term change. To be sustainable and realize the transformation we’re working toward, we need to care for our body, mind, and spirit, even (and especially) when the needs of our communities are urgent.In this accompanying workbook to Practicing Liberation, editors Hala Khouri and Tessa Hicks Peterson respond to the real needs of activists and changemakers—like healing from stress and burnout, processing grief and rage, and addressing overwhelm and disconnection. Examples of practices include:Guided journal prompts for self-care critical reflections: Reflect on the ideas and practices you’ve inherited around survival and self-care. What did you learn about survival in your family of origin? What did you learn about self-care?Embrace and release, an embodied exercise to support you in times of overwhelmShared reflections for building community: What experiences or circumstances have shaped you in your life? What gifts has this given you? What can’t you see about the world as a result? What support would give you more tools or uplift your gifts in this work?Meditations for self-forgiveness, equanimity, and connection with nature Holding space and being present for others through embodied listeningReaders are invited to try out the practices alone, with friends, in ceremony, at work, and in nature—to pick those that resonate most and use this toolkit in service of the care and transformation we each need to show up, sustain our work, and thrive for ourselves and our communities. Autorid: Tessa Hicks Peterson, Hala Khouri

Wise and witty essays on navigating pain, sex, trauma, spirituality, addiction, recovery, and grief from queer neurodivergent trauma resolution guide Jessica GrahamIn an unapologetic look at living well with chronic illness, writer and meditation teacher Jessica Graham offers smart, funny, raw, and mindful insights on untangling—and embracing—the messy realities of being a human alive on this planet today.Graham gives us permission to accept care—and accept that it’s ok to want care. They weave together personal stories and practical wisdom, grounded in their queer, chronically ill, and neurodivergent identities. They offer their take on managing symptoms, getting creative, setting boundaries, and healing from ableist tropes like “you don’t look that sick” and “we’re all a little ADHD.”Graham also shares vulnerable personal history: the adverse childhood experiences that rewired their body and brain. The workaholism and addictions that kept their pain lying just below the surface. How illness and trauma intersect to obscure the knowledge that we’re each enough, wholly as we are.Graham explores the parts of chronic illness life that don’t get enough airtime: how can we center sex and pleasure when pain gets in the way? How can we live well…while living through late-stage capitalist hell? How can we come into relationship with our pain without falling prey to self-blame, magical thinking, or toxic positivity?Wise and embodied, fearless and necessary, Being (Sick) Enough is both a wild awakening and a love letter to your whole self: the pains and suffering, joys and brightness, and vital connections that hold each of us as we navigate what it means to be here, like this, right now. Autorid: Jessica Graham

"A holistic, multidisciplinary approach to healing from sexual trauma that includes body-based practices, ancestral connection rituals, and reflective empowerment exercises"-- A 13-month guided pathway for healing transgenerational sexual traumaBody-based practices, ancestral connection rituals, and reflective empowerment exercises to integrate trauma, build resilience, center pleasure, and reclaim wholenessHealing from sexual trauma is deep, transformative, and life-changing work. And when we begin the journey to address not just our own traumas but those borne by our ancestors, we heal across generations—finding wholeness and reclaiming erotic wellness for ourselves while lovingly tending the harm and trauma carried in our lineages.From altars to reverence practices, resilience plans to somatic resourcing, Tending the Bones holds you in care and power. Pavini Moray, PhD invites you to reconnect to the profound wisdom of your body—and your ancestors.Part One: Build Inner Resources offers skills, practices, and resilience tools essential to healing the wounds of transgenerational sexual traumaPart Two: Heal Trauma helps you acknowledge and integrate traumatic experiences and invites you to explore what justice means to you.Part Three: Savor shows you how to connect and work with ancestral guides. It also explores principles of somatic sexuality for recovering wholeness and pleasure after sexual trauma.Guided by the 13 lunar cycles of the year, each module includes a ritual, prayer, poem, daily practice, and worksheet for reflection and healing. With chapters like “Blessing Moon,” “Ancestor Moon,” “Sovereign Moon,” “Integration Moon,” and more, Tending the Bones takes a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to healing from sexual trauma and provides a safe container and solid foundation to explore this deep transformational work.Engaging, warm, and authentic, Tending the Bones centers your experiences as a reader and survivor, whether you’ve experienced sexual trauma, are living the embodied impacts of your ancestors’ trauma, or both. Autorid: Pavini Moray

Certified personal trainer Damien Joyner not only explodes the myth that growing older means growing weaker—he offers expert guidance and safe, simple, effective exercises to empower you to regain and maintain your strength and autonomy.I’m often asked the following question: “Do you train active agers any differently than their younger counterparts?” In short—I don’t. Their programming is based on their fitness level rather than their age, and just like their younger counterparts, they too possess the potential to move better or become stronger.Too often, society tells you: as you age, you'll become frail. You'll lose your mobility. It's time to slow down. But at a time when nearly 50 million Americans are aged 65+, these assumptions are more harmful than ever—especially because they're wrong.Joyner explains which exercises are the most important to prioritize for the movements you do every day—whether that’s standing up from a chair or getting groceries from the car into the cabinet. His exercises are:Straightforward, safe, effective, and evidence-basedClearly illustrated via helpful how-to photo guidesTailored to meet the concerns of active agers, like improving bone densityAppropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of fitnessFor keeping fit and doing real-world, everyday tasks that help you stay active and engagedAs a fitness professional who specializes in training people who are 50+, Damien Joyner's approach in Move for Life helps you build strength, increase flexibility, and work on your balance—all while dispelling any doubts you may have about your ability to stay active after midlife. Autorid: Damien A. Joyner

Beneath the Pavement the Garden is a coloring book featuring the artwork of N.O. Bonzo. Kids and adults of all ages are invited to let their imagination soar with this beautiful celebration of the many forms of anarchism, from direct action and mutual aid to abolition and community gardens, and more. Autorid: N. O. Bonzo

"Some girls fancy sailors, others fancy soldiers. But you, my dear, are a fag hag!"Lola Miesseroff's childhood certainly predisposed her to be a rebel. She was born in Marseilles in 1947 to immigrant parents, her mother a Russian-Jewish social worker, her father an Armenian-Russian with a sandpaper-making workshop in sheds left behind by the Americans. The family ran and lived in a nudist colony, a place where the men were allowed to be feminine, the women masculine. Hers was what she calls a "degendered" childhood: "I never suffered from identity problems. There were two genocides in my background, one Jewish, the other Armenian, and my education was Russophone, naturist and libertarian, not least with respect to love and sex. In other words, we were marginal in every possible way."Lola’s picaresque memoir Fag Hag tracks her peregrinations through what she calls the "Outer Left"—always deeply committed and involved in women's liberation, sexual liberation, gay, and LBGTQ liberation—yet always on the fringe of formal organizations (or driven there) because of her belief that anarcho-communist revolution (not her term) trumps all (inter)sectional struggles without reducing them. From Marseilles to Avignon and Paris, Lola's trajectory epitomizes a far left that opposed a spirit of provocation and raillery to the austerity of many militant groupuscules and experimented enthusiastically with communal and polysexual living."I have dredged my memory," Lola writes, "in the hope that revisiting the past might help illuminate our present; if it doesn't, I shall have failed. I want to contribute in some small measure to the struggles of today by exposing the strengths and weaknesses of the struggles of the past, and to contest fragmented identity politics in favor of all-for-one-and-one-for-all. Which is my way of continuing to challenge the power structure." Autorid: Lola Miesseroff, Donald Nicholson-Smith, Helene Hazera

With appeal to more than just punk history obsessives, Orstralia offers an unprecedented snapshot of an underacknowledged segment of Australian life and history.Far from punk’s more modish North Atlantic core in the late 1970s, discontented youth in Australia were enacting similar musical and cultural reckonings. Yet in spite of the Australia's purported “laid-back” national demeanour, punks there were routinely met with insult, fist, or the police baton.More subterranean than the national scandal that was punk back in “homeland” Britain, Australia’s own bands nonetheless came to be heralded internationally. Orstralia represents the first definitive account of the country’s initial years, from progenitors the Saints and Radio Birdman in the mid-70s, through the emergence of hardcore in the 1980s, to the stylistic diffusion that accompanied transition to the 1990s.Based on over 130 interviews, Orstralia documents the most renowned to the most fleeting and obscure acts the nation produced. Included are equally engrossing and shocking personal narratives befitting such a passionate and intemperate cultural form, as well as punk’s placement within broader Australian society at the time. Autorid: Tristan Clark

In the early-20th century, strikes and union battles were common in industrial centers throughout the US. But nothing compared to the class warfare of the West Virginia Mine Wars. The origins of this protracted rebellion were in the dictatorial rule of the coal companies over the proud, multi-racial, immigrant and native-born miners of Appalachia.Our illustrated history begins with Mary Harris “Mother” Jones's arrival at the turn of the century. White-haired, matronly, and fiercely socialist, Jones became known as the “miners’ angel,” and helped turn the fledgling United Mine Workers into the nation’s most powerful labor union. “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living,” was her famous battle cry. In 1912, miners led by stubborn Frank Keeney struck against harsh conditions in the work camps of Paint and Cabin Creeks. Coal operators responded by enlisting violent Baldwin-Felts guards. The ensuing battles and murderous events caused the governor to declare and execute martial law on a scale unprecedented in the US. On May 19, 1920, in response to evictions by coal company agents, gunshots rang through the streets of a small-town in “Bloody Mingo” county. In an event soon known as the “Matewan Massacre”; the pro-union, quick-draw chief of police Smilin’ Sid Hatfield became an unexpected celebrity—but also a marked man. Events climax with the dramatic Battle of Blair Mountain that pitched the spontaneous Red Neck Army of 10,000 armed strikers against a paid army of gun thugs in the largest labor uprising in US history and the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War.This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank and file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle. Autorid: Raymond Tyler, Summer McClinton, Paul Buhle

Life’s stories are always prone to disruption and digression, thwarting the neat storybook narrative we love so much.Almost all of our stories follow the same basic pattern: beginning, middle, end: exposition, action and climax. It’s a neat and tidy way of telling a story. But life’s not like that, is it? Life is not neat and tidy, it doesn’t obey the rules. Life’s stories—like the stories told here in But, personal and impersonal, historical and contemporary—are punctuated by disruption, derailment, and digression.Stories where the good guys lose. Stories where the bad girls win. Stories that just stop in the middle. Stories that fizzle out or simply never get going. Stories that don’t make sense. Stories that start where they should end and end where they start. Stories that go round in a cyclical loop, forever. Unfinished stories. Unstarted stories. Stories that stutter and mumble, that cough and splutter.That’s what we have here in this book: real stories, that do all of the above. That’s why this book is called But. Because the but is there to disrupt the easy normality of the way we tell our stories. This book is a collection of stories about real lives, real people, and real life. Stuttering, wayward, disjointed, funny, ridiculous, and unplanned. Autorid: Boff Whalley

Engage your earliest readers with these nonfiction animal introductions! In Pandas, emergent readers learn how pandas live, eat, and play in the wild. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Pandas includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review questions. Pandas is part of Jump!'s My First Animal Books series. Autorid: Natalie Deniston

In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Bulgaria. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry. Autorid: Kristine Spanier

The complete guide for creating your first manga! Illustrated with more than 1,000 drawings and featuring manga panels filled with helpful guidance, this book clearly explains everything you need to know to create an original, engaging comic. While it includes all the drawing instruction you need, it goes well beyond that and also includes such topics as choosing the right materials, creating compelling characters, and writing and developing your own unique story. With artist and teacher Kuru as your guide, you'll learn all about: Anatomy and movement Expressions and emotions Storyboards Genres and themes Plots and dialog Backgrounds and scenery Inking, coloring, and more! This comprehensive guide includes practical advice, examples to follow, pitfalls to avoid, exercises to practice, ways to chart progress, tools to find the right methods of working, and a touch of humor to make following along engaging and fun for all ages! Autorid: Kuru

Quickly learn the basics of brushwork, color mixing, and how to create gorgeous watercolor images while on the go!Designed for artists who are starting out on their watercolor journey or those who just need a quick refresher on the basics, this handy and ultra-portable reference guide helps you create beautiful artwork whether in your studio or out and about• Choose the right material including brushes, paper, palettes, and additional tools• Learn basic watercolor techniques like wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry, layer, glazing, and textured effects• Quickly reference the best way to color mix with a color wheel• Master brushstroke techniques including for fine lines and details• Apply simple perspective and composition rules• Troubleshoot mistakes and learn how to avoid muddy colors and other common issuesNoted watercolor instructor Volta Volshin-Smith demystifies watercolor painting and distills her years of knowledge into this handy guide for all aspiring or expert artists. Autorid: Volta Voloshin-Smith

Quickly learn the basics of sketching, form, perspective, and how to create stunning drawings while on the go.Designed for artists who are starting out on their drawing journey or those who just need a quick refresher on the basics, this handy and ultra-portable reference guide helps you create beautiful artwork whether in your studio or out and about.• Choose the right material including pencils, paper, pens, and additional tools• Learn basic drawing skills like shading, depicting shapes, cross hatching, and quick sketching• Apply simple perspective and composition rules• Practice your skills with a series of to strengthen your observation and drawing abilitiesNoted art instructor Josh Powell demystifies drawing and distills his years of knowledge into this handy guide for all aspiring or expert artists. Autorid: Josh Powell