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What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization? When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq in 2003, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics...

What do you get if you put a comedian, a scientist and an internet expert in a room together? The answer is Great Unanswered Questions, a panel game in which resident funnyman Colin Murphy teams up with brainiac Dr David Booth and computer geek Matthew Collins to tackle ludicrous questions and provide the correct (or at least the funniest) answers.

This much-loved collection is full of action songs, calming songs for bedtime and happy songs to dance to – perfect for the classroom, choirs and for singing at home or in the car with mummy, daddy, grandma or grandad. In the magical world of Apusskidu, children learn about animals and birds...

**AS SEEN ON TV** *HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2023* 'A truly astonishing murder mystery – this is proper journalism' Jeremy Clarkson Following a long investigation by the world-famous Sunday Times Insight team, David Collins tells the truly unique...

On 22 May 2017, a bomb exploded in the middle of a crowd of young fans leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more were injured. Saffie-Rose Roussos, aged eight, was the youngest victim to die in the attack. She had been at the concert with her mother, Lisa, and her elder sister, Ashlee.

Throughout history and infinite dimensions, there exists a secret group of supernatural investigators operating on the fringes of society, lurking in the shadows, working strange cases with little reward. They are hardboiled zombies and ghosts, mythological creatures, ass-kicking vampires, tortured humans, and uncanny sleuths whose normal is the bizarre and weird.

Em um momento de crises sem precedentes, as ações devem ser rapidamente difundidas para todas as pessoas envolvidas de forma clara e precisa, descentralizada, porém coesa. Com base na experiência do General Stanley McChrystal, combatendo a Al-Qaeda e liderando tropas de vários países, "Time de Times" adapta as táticas de guerra ao mundo dos negócios, demonstrando como a vivência combatendo grupos terroristas é perfeitamente adaptada aos negócios e a todas as áreas onde a gestão de pessoas é vital. Um audiolivro imprescindível para gestores, diretores e empreendedores em geral.

The retired four-star general and and bestselling author of My Share of the Task shares a powerful new leadership model Former General Stanley McChrystal held a key position for much of the War on Terror, as head of the Joint Special Operations Command. In Iraq, he found that despite the vastly...

Thirteen bibliomysteries by best-selling and award-winning authors are contained in this first of volume of a must-listen collection. 

Ready to stop “studying” and start scoring? This audiobook turns the GED into a simple, step-by-step plan you can follow in the car, at the gym, or on your lunch break. No fluff. No jargon. Just clear coaching that converts minutes into points across all four subjects.

The Complete Insurance License Exam Prep 2-in-1 is your fast, powerful audio companion designed to help you pass both your Life, Health, and your Property & Casualty exams in 12 days or less—on the first try. Perfect for busy aspiring professionals, this audiobook turns complex insurance concepts into clear, memorable explanations you can absorb anytime, anywhere.

Many felt blocked by the Property & Casualty exam — dense with technical definitions, policy forms, and tricky distinctions. From my experience, almost 80% of candidates who struggle do so not because of lack of effort, but because they try to memorize instead of understanding the logic behind the material. That’s the real challenge: it’s not about intelligence, it’s about structure. With the right step-by-step method, everything becomes clear, logical, and easy to retain — no more endless, confusing manuals.

Are you eager to join the hundreds of people already profiting as insurance agents? Are you Feeling overwhelmed by the vast material, tight schedules, or fear of retakes? Well, I have something to tell you… Over the years, I’ve helped more than 200 people earn their insurance license. Most wanted the same things: a better lifestyle, more family time, or a higher income. But many saw their goals blocked by the exam—dense with technical terms and questions that felt overwhelming. From my experience, nearly 87% of the candidates I worked with had failed once or felt stuck.

 Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated. 

The year is 2036. The place, a rapidly decaying, totally (baked) Big Apple, New York City. Brainsm along with a few of his family, his best friend, Gil and three very orthodox Rabbis, have so far managed to survive the plague to end all plagues; by holding up inside the protected walls of what once not long ago was his families former Jewish delicatessen. On this day of days, Brains is determined to brave the dangers of zombies, street gangs, and other predators of the four-legged variety.

With the Earth on the brink of complete annihilation, Carla joins a group of engineers and builder-robots in a race to complete the lunar colony of Asteria. Unwittingly, she unveils a dark secret that threatens not only to cause yet more civil unrest and test the morals of society back on Earth, but also threatens the continuation of the human species itself. Set in the year 2069, can a small group of engineers and scientists pull the Earth back from the brink to ensure the continuation of the human race?

Tea with a hedgehog and supper with a rabbit? Beatrix Potter entertained guests that most people—certainly Beatrix Potter's proper Victorian parents—would have thought belonged in a meadow, not in a London nursery. Such unlikely companions were company for lonely Beatrix, and she spent much of her time sketching and making up stories about these small creatures. Beatrix was so well acquainted with the characters of her various animal friends that when she was older it seemed natural to write and illustrate small books about their delightful adventures.

Where did our modern notions about God, science, and humanity come from? Begin in the Mediterranean world of late antiquity, with the decline of Rome and the ascent of Christianity. Explore vigorous Christian debates over the appropriation of pagan thought along with the implications of these debates for medieval thinking. Follow the lively arguments over the origin of the cosmos, the laws of nature, and the extent of God's direct role in natural changes and miraculous events.

Dream Big And Act Fast: Develop the Abundance Mindset That Leads You To Prosperity, Growth & Wealth is a compilation of stories and lessons from businesspeople, authors, millionaires, coaches, and investors that were inspired to develop a recipe for leading an abundant life.

Matt Tompkins, a reserved gay man, has always played by the rules and has created a comfortable but unfulfilling life for himself. When his bold best friend, Greg, reaps unexpected rewards for standing up for himself in public, Matt's jealousy leads him to risk everything when he's confronted by two attackers. Determined to be more like Greg, a split-second reaction brings astonishing changes to Matt's life - for better and for worse.