OL13267398W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 95.51 Pages 398 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20221123011917 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 250 Scandate 20221121104740 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780312941611 Tts_version 5. Urn:oclc:record:1359087865 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier missinggirlsshoc0000onea Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2smk7vkr7f Invoice 1652 Isbn 0312941617ĩ780312941611 Ocr tesseract 5.2.0-1-gc42a Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9862 Ocr_module_version 0.0.18 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0001430 Openlibrary_edition O'Neal, step-grandmother to Ashley Pond and a private invenstigator, is sent on a wild chase after clues and suspects. When local police and federal agents fail to find two girls, a frustrated Pond family turns to one of their own: Linda O'Neal. Urn:lcp:missinggirlsshoc0000onea:lcpdf:5357cdf8-9d77-4a77-8586-3c7efbc0fbfd by Linda O'Neal, Philip Tennyson, Rick Watson. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:02:05 Associated-names Tennyson, Philip F., 1946- Watson, Rick, 1948- Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA40777809 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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Traction comes from the Latin verb trahere, meaning “to draw or pull” ⇒ think of traction as the actions that draw us toward what we want in life. To live the life you want, you must intentionally avoid the wrong things while you try to do the right things ⇒ a wrong thing is “distraction” the right thing is “traction”. In Indistractable, Nir Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving us to distraction and shares a 4-step model to become “indistractable”.īeing indistractable is about understanding the real reasons why you do things against your best interests and striving to do what you say you will do. Nir is the author of two bestselling books: Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir Eyal ( focuses on the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. What events did you anticipate or fail to see coming? Discuss the plot twists in The Paris Apartment. Jess, his sister, is repeatedly warned to leave things well alone, but determined to discover what has happened to her brother, she refuses, despite the danger this frequently puts her in. They all have a different reason to slowly realise that they'd rather Ben wasn't in the apartment that his friend Nick, son of the bully Jacques Meunier, had invited him to live in. The characters in the Meunier family are all caught up in the life of Ben, a charming, if somewhat disingenuous, journalist. Sophie, the elegant and sophisticated step-mum chooses to hide her origins, and the concierge, also has plenty of reasons to be hesitant about revealing who she really is. The reader is invited into a world of subterfuge, lies and deception where very little is as it originally seems. The story is part who-dunnit and part why-did-they-dunnit with the various twists and turns of plot, that you'd expect of a thriller. The reader is introduced to them when Jess turns up to meet her brother Ben, only to find that he has gone missing. The Paris Apartment is a well-named psychological thriller - the focus of the action is almost entirely within a single apartment inhabited by the dysfunctional Meunier family. It seemed glorious to Ægir to look about him in the hall: the wainscottings there were all hung with fair shields there was also stinging mead, copiously quaffed. The n the Æsir came in to their banquet, and in the high-seats sat them down those twelve Æsir who were appointed to be judges these were their names: Thor, Njördr, Freyr, Týr, Heimdallr, Bragi, Vídarr, Váli, Ullr, Hœnir, Forseti, Loki and in like manner the Ásynjur: Frigg, Freyja, Gefjun, Idunn, Gerdr, Sigyn, Fulla, Nanna. And at evening, when it was time for drinking, Odin had swords brought into the hall, so bright that light radiated from them: and other illumination was not used while they sat at drinking. He took his way to Ásgard, but the Æsir had foreknowledge of his journey he was received with good cheer, and yet many things were done by deceit, with eye-illusions. He dwelt on the island which is now called Hlér’s Isle, and was deeply versed in black magic. Caretakers give up their sense of self to become who and what the Borderline or Narcissist needs them to be. Here, Margalis Fjelstad describes how people get into a Caretaker role with a Borderline or Narcissist, and how they can get out. These negative behaviors don't happen once in a while, they happen almost continuously in their intimate relationships and most often, and especially with their Caretaker family member. Their ability to function normally or pleasantly can suddenly change in an instant, like flipping a switch. However, in intimate relationships, they can be emotional, aggressive, demeaning, illogical, paranoid, accusing, and controlling-in the extreme. Often they appear to be normally functioning at work and in public interactions, and Narcissists may even be highly effective, in the short term, in some work or social situations. People with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorders have a serious mental illness that primarily affects their intimate, personal, and family relationships. Separately, Google’s new “ Cultural Institute” collaborated with the Biko Foundation to put a “ Biko archive” online and accessible to people with an internet connection. This has been a big year for “Bikoists,” as the Johannesburg-based commentator Andile Mngxitama describes himself and his comrades. Two Biko biographies emerged-one, Steve Biko, is a short, Jacana Press/Ohio University Press pocket book by documentary filmmaker Lindy Wilson the other, Biko: A Biography, is a greatly anticipated tome by the former director of the Steve Biko Foundation, “ internationally respected political analyst and commentator” (in his publisher’s words) Xolela Mangcu. But since the Apartheid South African police murdered him two months shy of his 31st birthday, we the living are left once more to think, through Biko, about what could have been. Had he not died, Steve Biko would have amongst us, speaking for himself. Because there are so few men, they can't be risked in dangerous occupations. They are virtual prisoners of their families from the moment they are born till they die and rarely leave their homes. The men, however aren't in the catbird seat here. Families who have historically been able to produce male children gain status, influence and are considered at least to be on the path to being wealthy. While the founding groups of 'sisters' may not have started out as blood relatives, the families over time do become true genetic relation. Generally there is one man for however many adult "Sisters" not related to him. In this world, men are rare and valuable, so women form 'families' to share the men available to them. But instead of a few characters reversing our culture's gender roles, it is an entire culture that reverses the roles. This is a novel of gender role reversal, and I guess we could say, of court politics. Especially when he sees firsthand what happened in the Nightmare Realm since she left. The Sandman knows Nora needs to return to her realm, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. The only thing holding her together is the thought of returning to the place that beckons her as much as it terrifies her. Her body aches from the strain of magic and her mind are tormented by a powerful darkness. Months in the Day World have already taken their toll on her new identity. Now, as the Lady of Nightmares, Nora’s next passage to the Night World will be permanent. But the girl that went in isn’t the same one who has come out. Nora has faced the horrors of the Nightmare Realm and put a stop to the Weaver. In the world of Egan’s spectacular imagination, there are “counters” who track and exploit desires and there are “eluders,” those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also extraordinarily moving, a testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for real connection, love, family, privacy and redemption. In spellbinding interlocking narratives, Egan spins out the consequences of Own Your Unconscious through the lives of multiple characters whose paths intersect over several decades. Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”-that allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others-has seduced multitudes. The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a “sibling novel” to her Pulitzer Prize- and NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad-an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. Numbers control the galaxies and atoms of the universe but. Slap-on-the-Wrist Stories: Hughes, Rhys: 9781686757709: Books - Amazon.ca. Click on each book title for more information. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. I'll update it each time a new book is published. Born in Cardiff, Hughes is a prolific short story writer with an eclectic mix of influences. As there seems to be some confusion about the number of books I've written and the dates in which they were published, I've decided to create this official list. Rhys Henry Hughes (born 1966) is a Welsh writer and essayist. |