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What if the most honest things your users have to say are the ones they never say to you directly? In Open Source UX, we step beyond the wireframe, beyond the lab, and beyond the product itself—into the open, unfiltered world where users actually live. This is a book about listening where most designers don’t. It’s about transforming UX research through the overlooked power of OSINT: Open Source Intelligence. Rooted in the rigor of intelligence gathering and the presence of mindful design, OSINT reshapes what it means to understand users—not by asking them questions, but by ...

What if your senses were just the beginning? We grow up believing there are five ways to experience the world. But modern science—and timeless wisdom—suggest there’s far more to human perception than sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch. In Beyond the Five, author M.Y. Sard takes you on a fascinating journey through neuroscience, quantum theory, philosophy, and consciousness studies to explore the possibility of extra senses—intuition, telepathy, precognition, and emotional resonance. Blending rigorous inquiry with open-minded exploration, this book challenges the boundaries of ...

Blood pooled at Hannah’s feet. Phinn was dead. Long hours stuck in a windowless lab, Hannah needed a break. A place to unplug and think. Delivering medical care in the remote Amazon, alongside Alisha and Dan, soon became the most meaningful work of her life. Then terror strikes. Vicious gunmen attack the team’s campsite and murder their guide. The three doctors are taken hostage and forced deep into the deadly jungle—to a hellish realm of lawlessness and cruelty. And they soon realize they will never leave alive. Stateside, an urgent call pulls Thomas Kendrick from the pub. He must ...

The Candid Guide to Neo-Vedic Astrology is an honest and relatable book which seeks to reveal the hidden power and incredible insights of Vedic Astrology. This is an engaging, relatable, and approachable book that the novice and the expert alike can enjoy. This book teaches you much about yourself, your life, and your father, mother, siblings, and friends. The knowledge herein can be applied to all areas of life and the wider world. On this intriguing journey, this book lets you discover that planets are 'people': your loved ones, friends, bosses, colleagues, and characters in public life. ...

This eBook is an exploration of human sensory perception. From the familiar senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch to the lesser-known realms of vestibular sensation, proprioception, and interoception, we dive into the intricate workings of the human sensory system. Discover the remarkable abilities of simple organisms and the evolving landscape of sensory research, including cutting-edge advancements in big data analysis and artificial intelligence. We dive into the mysteries of multisensory integration, sensory adaptation, and sensory plasticity, uncovering the profound ...

This is one man’s chronicle, at times indignant and at others reflective, of an extraordinary moment in the history of the world, a moment of crisis whose eventual resolution will have far-reaching consequences for our children and their children. The author is Professor Thomas Harrington. His primary field of study is Hispanic culture and history, with a focus on Catalonian language, history and nationalism. With a deep knowledge of the life of a particular region and language group, he cultivated a keen insight into the difference between what is authentic and organic to a social order ...

The stories you’ve dreamed of; the people you crave to meet; or would love to be. The aliens who’d make you shiver, or laugh. The huge risks of guiding your spacecraft here, or there. The adventures you’d have if only you had the nerve… Or the utter romance of doing that… The humour of orbital disasters and alien conflicts; the perils of ill-advised time-interference; the sheer romance of null-gravity love; the terrors of a leaky hull; the fear of a bullying boss when you’re a thousand light years beyond.; the choices you face in the big, black Vac. Mostly a laugh or a satisfied...

In the gritty world of crime and passion, FBI agents Jack Butler and Maria Sanchez are an unbeatable duo. Together, they set their sights on Viktor Orlov, a criminal mastermind whose sinister empire thrives in the shadows of society. But as they chase the truth, a dangerous game of power and desire unfolds, threatening to unravel everything they've fought for. Jack, the enigmatic domineering agent, harbors a dark secret behind closed doors: a meticulously crafted dungeon where control is everything. With his submissive wife Lara by his side and Maria at his command, boundaries blur and ...

Assorted tales of abduction, lust, human trafficking, and murder. Strong sexual content appropriate only for mature adults open to such things. Author's Note : If you like these stories, also look for the sequel collection: Women II – Willing and Unwilling – More tales of abduction, murder and sex, including Madam, Shanghaied, Intruder, Emily's Encounters, and The Holly. In this collection: Stolen Lives - While dining at a restaurant popular with millennials, families are gassed and rendered unconscious. When they awaken, they find themselves aboard the yacht of a nefarious couple who ...

MKUltra Uncovered: The Shocking True Story of the CIA's Mind Control Experiments and the Chilling Legacy of Government Secrecy is a gripping and thoroughly researched guide to one of the most controversial and secretive programs in American history. From Cold War paranoia to classified mind control experiments, this book takes readers deep into the heart of Project MKUltra—the CIA's covert operation that used LSD, hypnosis, and psychological torture in the name of national security. Explore how leading universities, hospitals, and federal institutions became part of an unsettling ...

Their mission was to right wrongs, to help the helpless, and to make the world a better place for those who would come after them. Never once veering off the path. Secret kept. Mission accomplished. The Liliths is an elite group of female assassins who clean up messes the police can’t touch. In operation since 1813, they have infiltrated, judged, and assassinated those who harm the innocent and escape traditional justice. Cleo has been tasked with the assignment of partnering with Detective Adrian Jeffers to put him off of their scent. He is trying to find the organization responsible for...

Are you serving in a position of leadership? Do you want to be remembered as a great leader long after your term of service to your organization is over? This ebook can help inspire you to provide memorable organizational leadership! In 'Business Leadership Lessons from Paul the Apostle', Leo Wiltshire (M. A. in Organizational Leadership) explores how the writings and life events of St. Paul, along with modern leadership theory and teachings, and encouraging examples set by modern-day leaders can inspire all people in positions of influence to seek success within their organizations by ...

in 1913, the fledgling Bureau of Investigation was tasked wtih apprehending human traffickers. Not only were they hunting violators of the Mann Act, but they were tasked with ending peonage. As today, new immigrants were taken by unscrupulous people and sold into what virtual slavery. A young police officer in Baltimore City receives an urgent message from his cousin, newly arrived from Ireland. Declan Nagel has been fooled into such a sitution, and is being held at a forced labor camp laying rails and building trestles. The BoI investigates the camp, in order to end the traffic in human ...

The God Helmet Experiments (proofread and corrected, 2024) is about research culminating in a technology that created a wide range of religious, mystic, and spiritual experiences in the laboratory. These included some visions of god, out of body experiences, waking dreams, apparitions, and the feeling that there is someone standing behind you when no one is there. It's even elicited Near-Death Experience phenomena. Used in other ways, the God Helmet has also created paranormal experiences, including ghostly visions. There were even a few experiments successfully applying the God Helmet for ...

“You’re right, though,” he continued. “It’s good.” He smacked his lips and ate several more spoonfuls of the "defiled" ice cream. “Now we just need to test the new raw ingredients.” New mamas Merrie and Kaitlyn have had it with their boss Ray's alpha-male schtick. He won't allow them to take pumping breaks, so they decide to take revenge by relieving their swollen, engorged breasts in Ray's award-winning ice cream. Too bad for them that Ray's got his ice cream parlor rigged up with more security cameras than your average bank. When Ray confronts the milky mamas with their ...

What you have now on your screen is not a course on the medicinal uses of Aloe Vera, but an Instruction Manual on it. We have thought about doing an intensive course, but it won't be out soon. Anyway, what you can do with Aloe is very clear and explained is in this Manual and presumably it will be used intensively if any of the symptoms expressed are part of your ailments or loved ones. Of course, our intention is that you are always healthy but it is logical to assume that, even if it is a toothache, at some point it can happen to you. And Aloe has part of the solution, if you know how to ...

He was human once. He isn’t sure if he still is. Born in Blood. Forged by the Wild. Hunted by the Past. Marek was only a boy when the wolves took everything—his home, his family, his future. Left for dead in the frozen wilds, he should have perished. Instead, the wilderness made him something else. Raised by bears, shaped by survival, Marek learned to move between man and beast, between instinct and thought. But the past does not stay buried, and the monstrous wolf who destroyed his world has returned—this time with an army. Noska is not just a predator. He is a teacher of pain, a ...

This ebook is a fantasy intended for adults only. If you are not interested in D/s erotica, please do not purchase this book. Sometimes, you find a couple that just doesn't make sense. You look at her, and she's gorgeous with perfectly shaped breasts, a tight waist, and generous curves. Her hair is long and lustrous. More than that, she’s sweet and funny. She's everything you could want in a girlfriend. Yeah, that was Melissa, and I was lucky enough to be with her even though she was so, so far out of my league. She may as well have been playing a different game. But here's the thing ...

A fun wildlife adventure book set in the Northland wilderness. March, under the Eagle Moon, the tale sparks to life. Our hero, Gruff, a black bear cub, blinks open his eyes to the world for the very first time. Born within the secure confines of a cavern atop a sturdy ridge, Gruff carefully ventures forth with his mother, Jezebel, an aging but knowingly adaptable bear. Together, they explore the unspoiled expanse of the Northland, its blooming springs, lush forests, and wealth of flora, bracing numerous trials of daily survival. With every passing day marked by beetle battles or encounters ...

"Zion’s Legacy" delves into the Nakba, a pivotal moment in history that continues to be a driving force behind ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The Nakba, meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic, signifies the widespread displacement and dispossession of Palestinian Arabs during and after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. This emotionally charged narrative explores the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, a period shaped by the ascendancy of Zionism and its quest for a Jewish homeland in historic Palestine. The clash between Zionist aspirations and the presence of the Palestinian Arab...