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Dive into the tranquil world of underwater gardening with "Aquascaping Mastery," where the art of arranging aquatic plants, rocks, and substrates transforms your aquarium into a breathtaking living masterpiece. This book offers a comprehensive guide for both novice enthusiasts and seasoned aquascapers seeking to refine their craft. Start your journey by exploring the basics with "Aquascaping Fundamentals," which unlocks the secrets of this serene art form, its rich history, and the essential tools required. Take the plunge into the depths of "Aquatic Plant Life" to gain expertise in ...

Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology, and instead, gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition.

The Goal Prostate Cancer Essential Concepts for Survival distills 30 years of the author's experience as a medical oncologist specializing in prostate cancer while working with thousands of men with this disease. Within "Essential Concepts", eight crucial concepts linked to optimal outcome are presented and illustrated. The reader is able to discuss these with his medical team and incorporate them into a refined strategy to beat this disease. The Contents Within this eBook are 32 color graphics, 7 tables, over 150 peer-reviewed citations, a comprehensive medical glossary and links to ...

From the beloved author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, deeply moving and illuminating reflections on what it means to live a good life. Distilling the wisdom of an extraordinary career, this profoundly inspiring yet practical guide to well-being is truly the capstone to Kushner's luminous oeuvre.

In Meditations on Living, Dying and Loss, Graham Coleman, the editor of Viking's acclaimed unabridged translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, collects the most beautifully written passages, ones that draw out the central perspectives most relevant to modern experience: What is death? How can we help those who are dying? And how can we come to terms with bereavement? New to this edition are Coleman's introduction and his brilliant and incisive essays, which preface each chapter and provide the seeker entrée to these ancient insights.

Every team has a manager.... But not every team is lucky enough to have a true leader. Get ready to break the mold! Did you know that 82 percent of employees would consider quitting their job because of a bad boss? And it isn’t just that you don’t want to be a bad boss…. You don’t want to be a boss at all – you want to be a leader.

In this audiobook, machine learning expert Ethem Alpaydin offers a concise overview of the subject for the general listener, describing its evolution, explaining important learning algorithms, and presenting example applications. Alpaydin offers an account of how digital technology advanced from number-crunching mainframes to mobile devices, putting today's machine learning boom in context.

In today's interconnected world, mastering multiple languages beyond one's mother tongue has become increasingly essential. The encouraging reality is that learning a second language can be far more straightforward and quicker than often presumed. Even if you struggled with language classes in school, don't see yourself as academically gifted, or doubt your language learning capabilities, these challenges can be overcome. You haven't mastered the target language because you haven't discovered and applied the proper methods and techniques. This book serves dual purposes: as a motivational ...

If your sales team isn’t producing the results expected, the pressure is on you to fix the situation fast. One option is to replace salespeople. A better option is for you to optimize your performance as a sales leader. In The Sales Manager’s Guide to Greatness, sales management consultant Kevin F. Davis offers 10 proven and distinctly practical strategies, skills, and tools for overcoming the most challenging obstacles sales managers face and moving your team ahead of the pack.

Are your relationships suffering due to misunderstandings or unresolved conflicts? "Love, Listen, Resolve: The Essential Trilogy on Communication, Conflict, and Connection" by Evelyn A. Stonebridge brings together three transformative books that address the core challenges faced in any relationship. This collection is designed to empower you to enhance communication, resolve conflicts, and deepen connections. Harmony in Words: Dive into effective communication techniques to strengthen trust and intimacy with your partner. Rekindling Desire: Rediscover passion through mindfulness and ...

The job of a Chief Technical Officer is broad, ever-changing, and hard to define. Is the CTO an engineer, an architect, a people manager, or an executive? Turns out, in most cases, it’s all of the above—and even the most experienced “techies” often find themselves feeling underprepared for the human and logistical sides of this pivotal role.

Jason L. Nemes knows firsthand about the power of having the right code of behavior. After living by the wrong code of behavior, his life was a series of negative consequences: His mom had kicked him out of the house and the party life had left him addicted and empty. Then, when he was 35, his choices caught up with him, and a major heart attack almost took him out of the game—permanently. Determined to create his best possible life, Jason changed his code of behavior. This book reveals his path to greatness and gives you the tools you need to become your best from the inside out.

Our human hearts were made to love and to be loved, to give and receive love. Every beat of every heart is made possible through a god who is love. But did you also know that the very heart of God beats just for you? That is what Jesus said when he spoke to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, Apostle of the Heart of Jesus, and revealed his enflamed heart to her. The revelation of his heart is what we have come to know as the Sacred Heart of Jesus, one of the most recognizable images and symbols of our Catholic faith—but one of the least understood devotions of our day.

Humans are emotionally ignorant not because we have to be but only because we don’t make emotions a legitimate focus of learning. You may see emotions as a problem, but if you reflect on the challenges in your life you’ll find that many stem from a lack of emotional understanding of yourself or others. This can be changed. Imagine a life where you could accurately name the emotions you are feeling, more easily navigate from one to the next and leverage them as a life skill. The 150 emotions described here in detail will give you a new understanding of their usefulness and importance. ...

This definitive box set includes all the landmark speeches of the great orator and American leader Martin Luther King, Jr., from his inspirational "I Have a Dream" to his firey "Give Us the Ballot." Comprised of recordings previously included in A Call to Conscience and A Knock at Midnight, The Essential Box Set is a must-have for any home, library, or school collection.

In Leadershift, John C. Maxwell helps listeners make leadership changes that will positively enhance their organizational and personal growth. He does this by sharing the 11 shifts he made over the course of his long and successful leadership career. Each shift changed his trajectory and set him up for new and exciting achievements, strengthening and sustaining his leadership abilities and making him the admired leadership expert he is today.

Nagarjuna initiated the Madhyamaka tradition in Mahayana Buddhism that influenced Zen and the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries, this tradition spawned in India two subtraditions and syncretic combinations with another Buddhist tradition. These developments will be traced in two volumes of translations of the basic texts from Sanskrit into easily readable English for the general educated public interested in Buddhism or philosophy. Texts available today in Sanskrit have been translated, and texts no longer extant in Sanskrit but existing in Tibetan or Chinese have been ...

This new, expanded, fully updated and revised edition of Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker is a landmark in poker publishing. Originally published in two volumes in 2011 and 2012, this was both a critical and commercial success. Over the last decade, the understanding of poker has changed dramatically and this new edition fully reflects current thinking on the game.

Cannabis and magic are woven together throughout history, and there has never been a better time to embrace your inner weed witch. In this comprehensive guide and spellbook, practicing witch and cannabis writer Sophie Saint Thomas explores the beautiful relationship between the two, offering everything you need to use marijuana in all its forms to awaken your inner magic, enhance your practice, care for your body and soul, and reach your highest self.

Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity. Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules–water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulbs, prune lilacs after flowering, plant garlic in October—the list is endless. There is a better way.