Virtual Human

Ethan Thompson’s college reunion takes a dark twist on a long-awaited fishing trip with his four college buddies. The laughter quickly turns to panic when one of them is discovered dead. As the lakeside getaway transforms into a crime scene, Ethan's retired police detective mother, Maya, and his investigative reporter daughter, Lily, spring into action. Together with their trio of clever canine detectives, they begin to unravel the mystery. With secrets from Ethan's college days surfacing, can they reel in the truth before the killer gets away? Join the Thompson family on their quest for ...

If you’re reading this, you may be curious about how nudity and Christianity intersect—or perhaps you’ve wondered what the Bible really says about the human body and its natural state. You’re not alone! These are questions that many believers have, yet they’re often left unaddressed in church and Christian circles. In a world where the human body is often objectified, exploited, or shamed, it’s crucial for us as Christians to reclaim a biblical understanding of nudity. The Bible, God’s Word, provides us with profound insights into His design for our bodies—insights that are ...

No one escapes Dante’s villa. Not alive. From Kenneth R. Overman, award-winning author of A Lion in Spring, comes another gripping standalone thriller of espionage, vengeance, and survival, in which a college professor is the only thing standing between a brutal trafficker and mass murder. While leading a student trip through Spain, Professor Nathan Radcliff stumbles into a nightmare. A terrified Romanian girl begs for help, and Nathan, without knowing it, disrupts one of the largest human trafficking networks in Europe. Mistaken for an undercover agent, he’s abducted and taken to the ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t just train bodies—he transformed them with his hands. Alpha Feedback uncovers the untold science and psychology behind his tactile coaching method: the pokes, slaps, prods, and grips that built champions and forged the blueprint for modern physical instruction. From the cold gyms of Austria to the boardrooms of California, this book tracks the evolution of Arnold’s touch—from bro-science instinct to what we now recognize as somatic feedback mastery. Through biomechanics, behavioral psychology, and gym-floor anthropology, discover how a touch became a ...

The ashes of the Great Cleansing have barely settled, and Elara’s Bloom is a fragile ember fighting for survival. Overseer Valerius, his resolve hardened by defeat, unleashes insidious new weapons: a life-draining Blight and subterranean drills aimed at Xylos’s very heart. While Kael, Lyra, and their companions undertake a perilous quest across poisoned wastes to find a legendary Nexus Point capable of rekindling Elara's fading song, the Core herself must delve deeper, transforming her struggle into a silent, subterranean war. Ancient secrets awaken, new alliances are forged with stone-...

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on hands-on leadership or autocratic leadership, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Hands-on Leadership This book examines hands-on leadership while discussing its style, advantages, disadvantages, key traits, and future. The text is educational and informational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at all levels. Autocratic Leadership This book focuses on autocratic leadership while exploring its advantages, examining its disadvantages, citing famous business people who ...

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 ...

From award-winning Lisa Kumar comes a dark fantasy romance of an Earth ruled by wicked fae and the tale of a cruel fae lord who falls in love with the human woman who hates him. Six years ago, a fae raid stole away Lina's parents, dooming her to a life of poverty and scavenging. But she isn't one to give up in defeat. Since then, she's managed to scrape together a decent life with her grandparents. But that happy, simple life is shattered the day the arrogant Sidhe lord who took her parents returns...and claims her as his mistress. Though she vows to never stop plotting for her freedom, she...

This collection of sources and quotations offers a panorama of the downside of the human condition, human conduct, and human nature: vanity, errors, sins, limitations, illusions, vulnerability, misunderstanding, ignorance, self-deception, cruelty and much more, at individual, group, institutional and societal levels. Quotes—some may better be called excerpts—are selected from classics from around the world, from antiquity onward. To provide the widest coverage, it also samples contemporary works including college textbooks and trade books in two dozen fields or academic disciplines, ...

This book is great for beginners or those seeking general knowledge. It focuses on employee interaction, motivation, deviance, and attendance. It analyzes communication barriers, motivational theories, sexual harassment, and absenteeism while exploring the effects they have on workers and organizations. The text is written for easy reader understanding, and examples are used throughout for illustration and clarification purposes.

In “The Numbing Effect: Exposing Satan’s Strategy To Torture The Human Soul,” uncover the hidden battlefield where Satan’s most insidious tactic is revealed: numbing our souls with the fleeting pleasures of this world. This profound and enlightening book dives deep into the ways our minds are under constant siege, with the adversary employing subtlety and deception to distract us from the true joy found in a relationship with God. The first part of the book provides an eye-opening exploration of how modern distractions—digital overload, substance abuse, and materialism—serve as ...

"Polyfunctional Robots 2030: The Future of Intelligent Automation and AI" offers a comprehensive exploration of the transformative potential of polyfunctional robots as we approach the year 2030. These advanced machines, no longer limited to singular functions, are poised to revolutionize diverse sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, defense, personal assistance, and even space exploration. The book delves into how advancements in AI, machine learning, and adaptive intelligence are equipping these robots with multi-purpose capabilities, enabling them to seamlessly ...

Deep space is a “serial killer” Deep space will be invariably deadly, reveal scientific studies of subjects from cells to humans. Astronauts cannot survive the intense radiation, weightlessness, toxic chemicals, disease, and other hazards beyond Earth orbit. Like old-time serial-circuit Christmas lights, in which losing one bulb extinguished all, a single medical catastrophe will end in astronauts’ death or disability. Any organ—heart, lungs, immune system, brain, or eyes—could fail. And the loss of one spacecraft system—oxygen, temperature, food, water, or radiation protection...

This book's expanded edition includes two new topics, communication and co-worker relationships, making it even better for beginners and those seeking general knowledge. It examines leadership from many different aspects. It analyzes leadership styles, toxic leaders, micromanaging leaders, and the roles leaders play in organizational culture. It explores the thinking behind leaders' choices and the effects those choices have on workplaces while suggesting ways to prevent negative leadership from occurring. It also discusses communication in organizations and the relationships formed by the ...

This book presents a Bibliography of Chinese Human Studies, with commentary, analysis, tables, and graphs by Jim West. This is arcana, buried, disconnected documentation. This bibliography includes over 50 studies of in utero fetal exposure, conducted in the modern era. These provide empirical evidence of ultrasound hazards to humans. The analytic techniques are sophisticated, far exceeding Western studies. Presently, both the mainstream and the critics believe there are few modern ultrasound studies. Decades ago, Western scientists had already found ultrasound hazards by way of animal ...

How to be Human Online: A Guide to Digital Etiquette and Empathy in the Age of Screens) We live online now more than ever—but are we really showing up as our best selves? In a world shaped by social media, comment threads, and Zoom calls, it’s easy to forget there’s a human being behind every screen. How to Be Human Online is your essential guide to navigating the digital world with kindness, clarity, and emotional intelligence. Whether you're replying to emails, commenting on posts, dating via apps, or participating in group chats, this book offers practical strategies and thoughtful...

This book isn't just another read; it's a journey through mind-blowing scientific discoveries and philosophical debates. From religion to reason, it uncovers the truth. Are you experiencing anxiety about the future? Do you often query whether there is a God? Do you often ponder what the meaning of your life actually is? Do you know beyond any doubt, what truly good education and upbringing really are? Do you relate to any of these questions? If yes, then you really need to read this book. By engaging with religious writers and dogmatics of the past and our modern times, Greg Oliver explains...

A Thoughtful Self-Help Guide If we want to improve ourselves, we should first try to understand ourselves. If we want to control our thoughts and our actions, we should first try to understand the origins of our thoughts and our actions. With a little guidance, this is easier than it might sound. Using normal conversational terms, we draw from philosophy, cosmology, and theology to build a picture of ourselves as humans. Learn to see yourself from your soul’s perspective. Consider what it is like for a soul—an "outsider" from outside the universe—to live as a human. Intentionally easy...

Omegas are pawns in an alpha's game. But she's about to remind the most powerful gang in Pacific City that the queen is the most dangerous piece on the board. In Pacific City, the world revolves around sin. I'm just a footsoldier in the war over who controls Pacific City—my gang, the Angels, or our enemy, the Eclipse—when I meet her. Aisling Faye. A dancer at an Eclipse-owned club called Dreamland. When she asks me to rescue her from the club and give her sanctuary with the Angels, I know it could put a gang war into motion. But I can't refuse her when her scent is so intoxicating. And ...

This fully illustrated book examines human encounters with aliens. With an open-minded approach, a number of high profile abductions are discussed in an attempt to address the question as to whether such phenomena are real or imagined.