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IMPROVE YOUR SOCIAL SKILLS: Overcome Shyness and Social Anxiety, Increase Your Self-Esteem and Improve Your Conversation Skills

by benjamin p. barnes ...

Narrated by David Martin ...

Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

Often, when we were children, we are taught not to think about something to say, but simply to accept whatever we are told. In school and in the family, adults are educating us not to do this and not to do that, they are giving us instructions about "good manners" and things like that, but in most cases they haven't taught us in detail how to build good and long-lasting relationships with our ... Read more

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Often, when we were children, we are taught not to think about something to say, but simply to accept whatever we are told. In school and in the family, adults are educating us not to do this and not to do that, they are giving us instructions about "good manners" and things like that, but in most cases they haven't taught us in detail how to build good and long-lasting relationships with our
... Read more
Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ, Global Edition

by David Barnes, Michael Kolling ...

Tackle some of the biggest challenges in learning Functional Programming with this modern, up-to-date approach.Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction, Global Edition, 6th Edition by Barnes and Kölling is an introduction to object-oriented programming, examining various programming concepts from a software engineering perspective.Ideal for beginners but also more advanced students and ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Tackle some of the biggest challenges in learning Functional Programming with this modern, up-to-date approach.Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction, Global Edition, 6th Edition by Barnes and Kölling is an introduction to object-oriented programming, examining various programming concepts from a software engineering perspective.Ideal for beginners but also more advanced students and
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Anger Management: Definitive Guide to Develop Emotional Intelligence and Self Discipline, Recognize and Control Anger

by benjamin p. barnes ...

Narrated by David Martin ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

People are looking around today, more than ever, and finding many reasons to get angry on the other side, there are so many people who are doing everything they can to make sure they also remain cool, calm and collected. Economic issues, school violence, partisan politics, the pressures of a culture that is increasingly rapidly, even urban drift. If you speak about this with other individuals, you ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

People are looking around today, more than ever, and finding many reasons to get angry on the other side, there are so many people who are doing everything they can to make sure they also remain cool, calm and collected. Economic issues, school violence, partisan politics, the pressures of a culture that is increasingly rapidly, even urban drift. If you speak about this with other individuals, you
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Improve your Social skills & Charisma with Brain Training, Anger Management, Emotional Intelligence, NLP: This definitive guide Includes: Stop Procrastinate, Mind Control, Manipulation, Body Language

by benjamin p. barnes ...

Narrated by David Martin, gary gabbard, Jordan Reader ...

Unabridged

22 hours 10 min

Improve your Social skills & Charisma with Brain Training, Anger Management, Emotional Intelligence, NLPThis definitive guide Includes: Stop Procrastinate, Mind Control, Manipulation, Body LanguageDid you ever thought that you need a turn in your life? Procrastinating, anger, low focus, are a part of your everyday life? If you need a change, just keep reading!Social skills are the skills we use to ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Improve your Social skills & Charisma with Brain Training, Anger Management, Emotional Intelligence, NLPThis definitive guide Includes: Stop Procrastinate, Mind Control, Manipulation, Body LanguageDid you ever thought that you need a turn in your life? Procrastinating, anger, low focus, are a part of your everyday life? If you need a change, just keep reading!Social skills are the skills we use to
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Epic Execution

Speed Up, Scale Up & Level Up

by David Kenney ...

Narrated by Dr James Barnes ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

In a world where anyone can start a business but few can scale one, the difference between failure and breakthrough success comes down to execution.Epic Execution isn't another collection of business platitudes telling you what to do. It's something far more powerful: the framework to figure it out yourself.After mentoring thousands of founders at elite accelerators, advising and working with ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In a world where anyone can start a business but few can scale one, the difference between failure and breakthrough success comes down to execution.Epic Execution isn't another collection of business platitudes telling you what to do. It's something far more powerful: the framework to figure it out yourself.After mentoring thousands of founders at elite accelerators, advising and working with
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The Classical Parthenon

Recovering the Strangeness of the Ancient World

by William St Clair, Lucy Barnes, David St Clair ...

Complementing Who Saved the Parthenon? this companion volume sets aside more recent narratives surrounding the Athenian Acropolis, supposedly ‘the very symbol of democracy itself’, instead asking if we can truly access an ancient past imputed with modern meaning. And, if so, how?In this book William St Clair presents a reconstructed understanding of the Parthenon from within the classical Athenian ... Read more

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Complementing Who Saved the Parthenon? this companion volume sets aside more recent narratives surrounding the Athenian Acropolis, supposedly ‘the very symbol of democracy itself’, instead asking if we can truly access an ancient past imputed with modern meaning. And, if so, how?In this book William St Clair presents a reconstructed understanding of the Parthenon from within the classical Athenian
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Brother Ray

Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles, David Ritz ...

Narrated by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

Ray Charles (1930–2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life.Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Ray Charles (1930–2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life.Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

by Rodney Barnes, Jeff Rice, Mark Dawidziak ...

Narrated by William Katt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

This is the story behind the greatest manhunt in the history of Las Vegas …In 1972, The Night Stalker took America by storm, becoming the highest-rated TV movie at the time and spawning a second movie and a cult series, all starring Darren McGavin. The story of a blood-sucking psycho on the loose in Sin City started with a then-unpublished novel by Las Vegas reporter Jeff Rice.Now, after years of ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is the story behind the greatest manhunt in the history of Las Vegas …In 1972, The Night Stalker took America by storm, becoming the highest-rated TV movie at the time and spawning a second movie and a cult series, all starring Darren McGavin. The story of a blood-sucking psycho on the loose in Sin City started with a then-unpublished novel by Las Vegas reporter Jeff Rice.Now, after years of
... Read more
Get It Done

Seven Decades of Lessons from a Political Legend

by Ben Barnes, David Ritz ...

From one of the most influential officeholders in Texas and power brokers in Washington over the last seventy years, lifetime Democrat Ben Barnes, an intimate and unexpected look behind the corridors of power.Ben Barnes started out as a whistleblower. He was only nineteen when he uncovered corruption in the Health Department in Austin, Texas, and testified against the culprits. He felt empowered—a ... Read more

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From one of the most influential officeholders in Texas and power brokers in Washington over the last seventy years, lifetime Democrat Ben Barnes, an intimate and unexpected look behind the corridors of power.Ben Barnes started out as a whistleblower. He was only nineteen when he uncovered corruption in the Health Department in Austin, Texas, and testified against the culprits. He felt empowered—a
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Joy to the World

The Life and Paintings of Lu Ann Barrow

by Karen Pope, Ginger Henry Geyer, Cheryl Vogel, James Housefield, David B. Barrow Jr., Susan Barnes ...

Series series Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities
“The tenor of my paintings is usually joyful and celebratory with rare expressions of sorrow or even shadows,” Lu Ann Barrow wrote in her artist’s statement. Represented for many years by the respected Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Dallas, she acquired many admirers, including former first lady Laura Bush, who commissioned Barrow to create poster art for the Texas Book Festival and ... Read more

$17.99 USD

“The tenor of my paintings is usually joyful and celebratory with rare expressions of sorrow or even shadows,” Lu Ann Barrow wrote in her artist’s statement. Represented for many years by the respected Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Dallas, she acquired many admirers, including former first lady Laura Bush, who commissioned Barrow to create poster art for the Texas Book Festival and
... Read more
Behind The Lions

Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions

by Stephen Jones, Tom English, Nick Cain ...

Series series Behind the Jersey Series
For 125 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a unique emblem in world sport. They represent the best of the best from the four Home Nations, coming together every four years under a united badge to take on the rugby greats of the Southern Hemisphere. Lions tours embody a revered legacy that is steeped in tradition yet maintains a vibrant standing in the modern era. The Lions badge is ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For 125 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a unique emblem in world sport. They represent the best of the best from the four Home Nations, coming together every four years under a united badge to take on the rugby greats of the Southern Hemisphere. Lions tours embody a revered legacy that is steeped in tradition yet maintains a vibrant standing in the modern era. The Lions badge is
... Read more
Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education

International Perspectives

Edited by Dat Bao, David O'Reilly, Melissa Barnes ...

Series Book 137 - New Perspectives on Language and Education
Demonstrates the importance of embracing inclusivity and diversity in order to improve the teaching and learning of English.This book addresses the twin themes of diversity and inclusivity in classrooms where English is taught as a foreign, second, additional or international language. The chapters cover theory, empirical research, and practice in order to support researchers, teacher educators, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Demonstrates the importance of embracing inclusivity and diversity in order to improve the teaching and learning of English.This book addresses the twin themes of diversity and inclusivity in classrooms where English is taught as a foreign, second, additional or international language. The chapters cover theory, empirical research, and practice in order to support researchers, teacher educators,
... Read more