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Best-selling historian and philosopher Will Durant devoted his entire life to studying the most significant eras, individuals, and achievements of human history. Here is a summation of Durant's work, as he presents the best of world history. Filled with Durant's renowned wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events in simple and exciting terms, it is a concise liberal arts education.

Along with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of the three major schools of ancient Greek philosophy that claim to offer a way of living as well as thinking. How to Keep an Open Mind provides an unmatched introduction to skepticism by presenting a fresh, modern translation of key passages from the writings of Sextus Empiricus, the only Greek skeptic whose works have survived.

This breakthrough book presents a disarmingly simple idea: The way we pay attention in daily life can play a critical role in our health and well-being. According to Dr. Les Fehmi, a clinical psychologist and researcher, many of us have become stuck in “narrow-focus attention”: a tense, constricted, survival mode of attention that holds us in a state of chronic stress - and which lies at the root of common ailments including anxiety, depression, ADD, stress-related migraines, and more.

We live in a time of vast changes that include accelerating globalization, mounting quantities of information, the growing hegemony of science and technology, and the clash of civilizations. Those changes call for new ways of learning and thinking in school, business, and the professions. Listen as psychologist Howard Gardner defines the cognitive abilities that will command a premium in the years ahead.

In Deep Listening, Pransky presents her signature Calm Body, Clear Mind, Open Heart program - a 10-step journey of self-exploration that she's taught around the world. It centers on the science of Deep Listening, which allows us to pause and truly hear - often for the first time - what both our bodies and our minds are telling us. It kickstarts our relaxation response, calming muscular tension and setting the whole body up for deep healing, growth, and repair. It's a new frontier in integrative wellness - the new mindfulness.

This practical introduction to the Buddha's teachings focuses on the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life. Thubten Chodron, an American Buddhist nun, presents the basic points of this path for understanding ourselves and improving the quality of our lives. Writing with warmth, humor, and easy-to-understand language, Chodron provides the fundamental points of the Buddha's teaching on transforming habitual attitudes and realizing our full human potential.

You passed your real estate exam! You’re officially a licensed real estate agent—Woohoo, congratulations! 🎉 Now what? Let’s talk about how to get your first real estate client. The first thing you’ve heard is to ask friends and family for real estate referrals. And maybe that works—until you run out of friends and family! So then you hear, ”Buy real estate leads online” …but quickly realize how expensive they are. So you try to market yourself on Instagram for Realtors and TikTok... but it’s still not working out or paying the bills. And then they say, ”Try open houses....

Have you been desiring to align your energies, awaken your inner power and boost your mental and psychic abilities to have a better physical and mental health, and achieve greater success, peace and happiness? And are you looking for a complete beginner-friendly guide that will hold you by the hand to help you target your third eye, awaken or unblock it, and get the most out of that?

It would be nice to have another go at life with what we know now. But it doesn't work that way. We've got to make the most of where we've already been and who we are today. The truth is, in one way or another, you and I tread the same journey and have to deal with the challenges life throws our way as best we can. Within this book you'll discover just how much of this human experience we have in common and that you are not alone in all of this.

வணக்கம். “நினைவுச் சாவியால் மனதைத் திறக்கிறேன்” என்ற இந்த நூலானது செங்கற்பட்டு நகர மக்களின் வாழ்க்கை 1970 முதல் 1978 வரை எப்படி இருந்தது என்பதை விவரிக்கும் ஒரு அனுபவப் பதிவாகும்.

A fascinating study of the global Maker Movement that explores how ‘making’ impacts our personal and social development—perfect for enthusiastic DIY-ers Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the...