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"One of the start-up world's most in-demand executive coaches--hailed as the "CEO Whisperer" (Wired)--reveals why radical self-inquiry is critical to professional success and healthy relationships in all realms of life.Jerry Colonna helps start-up CEOs make peace with their demons, the psychological habits and behavioral patterns that have helped them to succeed--molding them into highly accomplished individuals--yet have been detrimental to their...
2) Bloody hell
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A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell... only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified Conscience.
3) Glass houses
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"When a mysterious figure appears in Three Pines one cold November day, Armand Gamache and the rest of the villagers are at first curious. Then wary. Through rain and sleet, the figure stands unmoving, staring ahead. From the moment its shadow falls over the village, Gamache, now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, suspects the creature has deep roots and a dark purpose. Yet he does nothing. What can he do? Only watch and wait. And hope...
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Wǒ xiǎng zhēnzhèng kěpà de huàirén hái bùshì nàxiē zhīdào zìjǐ huài de rén ér shì nàxiē bù zhīdào zìjǐ huài fǎn'ér rènwéi zìjǐ hěn zhèngquè hěn hǎo de rén. Nàxiē zhīdào zìjǐ huài de huàirén de xīnlǐ hái cúnzàizhe liángzhī suǒyǐ huán zhīdào zìjǐ de huài ér nàxiē bù zhīdào zìjǐ huài de huàirén xīnlǐ zhǐyǒu zìyǐwéishì tā yǒngyuǎn dōu yǐwéi zìjǐ shì zhèngquè...
7) Tan dong du
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"Zài dōngdū de dàjiē shàng, kāile yījiā 'píng liángxīn' yóu diàn. Jìrán míng wéi píng liángxīn, fùkuǎn de fāngshì yěshì píng kèrén de liángxīn lái tóu qián. Dàn dōngdū de rénxīn bù gǔ, měi gèrén dōu shì shǎo fù qián duō yǎo yóu. Zhè tiān, xiǎo gé yě dào píng liángxīn yóu diàn mǎi yóu, bù xiǎoxīn duō nále wǔ wén qián de yóu, jīngguò mǔqīn de zébèi, tā yòu jiāng duō...
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"Burmese Days focuses on a handful of Englishmen who meet at the European Club to drink whisky and to alleviate the acute and unspoken loneliness of life in 1920s Burma—where Orwell himself served as a policeman—during the waning days of British imperialism. One of the men, James Flory, a timber merchant, has grown soft, clearly comprehending the futility of England’s rule. However, he lacks the fortitude to stand up for his Indian friend,...
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"The dead body lies at her feet its blood still draining onto the floor. It was an accident, but its discovery could have devastating consequences for Leigh Tiller and her son. In a panic, Leigh decides to conceal the crime, cleaning the bloody scene and scrambling to dispose of the body. Now on the run, everything begins to spiral out of control as she attempts to keep her secret hidden from her father, who aslo happens to be the town's sheriff."...
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Obsessed with violating the laws of nature and of life and death, scientist Victor Frankenstein constructs a creature from the limbs of the dead. Once jolted into life, the creature proves to be even more human than his creator. He is knowledgeable, wise and also possessed with a conscience. Unable to inspire love, he chooses to inspire fear and vows to avenge the man who created and then abandoned him.
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Twisted tales (Liz Braswell) volume 14
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"'Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight . . . ' so begins the wish that changes everything—for Geppetto, for the Blue Fairy, and for a little puppet named Pinocchio. The Blue Fairy isn’t supposed to grant wishes in the small village of Pariva, but something about this one awakens some long-buried flicker within. Perhaps it’s the hope she senses beneath the old man’s loneliness. Or maybe it’s the fact that long ago, before she...
12) Dangerous religious ideas: the deep roots of self-critical faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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"Scripture’s abiding relevance can inspire great goodness, such as welcoming the stranger and extending compassion for the poor. But its authority has also been wielded to defend slavery, marginalize LGBTQ individuals, ignore science, and justify violence. Grounded in close readings of scripture and tradition in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, religious scholar Rachel Mikva shows us that the Abrahamic religions have always been aware of their...
13) A balance
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"Investigative filmmaker Yuko is putting together a piece about the bereaved families connected with a bullied schoolgirl's suicide. Determined to shed light on the truth, Yuko's uncompromising nature brings her into conflict with the conservative-minded management at her television network but succeeds in getting her interview subjects to place their trust in her. Then Yuko discovers that her father, Masashi, who runs a test prep school, has made...
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