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Go from poor learner to pro-learner without buying into the many myths! Imagine that there was a way to improve your ability to learn, so that you could move toward your goals faster. Think what would happen if you didn’t have to struggle so much to get a little result, and that you could make great progress for the effort you put in. Internationally best-selling author I. C. Robledo collected information from a wide range of sources to show you what you need to know about learning.

Parents of children with autism have so much to learn and to manage, it’s easy for them to feel alone and become emotionally drained. But there is a framework for making progress, whether the child is newly diagnosed or an adult. Now available in audiobook, reviewers call Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism: Between Now and Dreams a first-stop, must-listen for parents, family members and caregivers, one that is also eloquent and engaging.

When you're a time trader - someone with a ship that can hop sideways across the millions of alternate timelines - the big money isn't in technology or science, it's in entertainment. There are some universes where George Lucas didn't die on the set of American Graffiti but instead went on to make a space fantasy classic. In other universes there's a movie called "Dune" by Jodorowsky. And in some there's a guy named Tolkien who wrote a sequel to "The Hobbit". Ask any timetrader and he'll tell you: put three things together - buyer, seller, and product - and that's where the magic happens. ...

Jocelyn Wu has just three wishes for her junior year: to make it through without dying of boredom, to direct a short film with her BFF Priya Venkatram, and to get at least two months into the year without being compared to or confused with Peggy Chang, the only other Chinese girl in her grade. Will Domenici has two goals: to find a paying summer internship, and to prove he has what it takes to become an editor on his school paper.

Por muchos años, I. C. Robledo, autor más vendido de Amazon, ha estudiado las vidas de personas intelectualmente brillantes. Él ha concluido que las personas inteligentes no nacen inteligentes. En cambio, ellas adquieren hábitos que mantienen el cerebro en forma óptima.

Are you ready for an adventure? Well, to be honest, Julia Thorton wasn’t ready either! When she finds herself kidnapped, Julia holds on for dear life as an unexpected journey turns her life upside down on a long, winding road of craziness. Julia and her partner in crime, Greyson Stone, set out into the unknown and discover more than either was prepared for …

Nat's What I Reckon was the tattooed lockdown saviour we didn't know we needed, rescuing us from packet food, jar sauce and total boredom with his hilarious viral recipe videos that got us cooking at home like champions again. Now that we've cooked our way out of lockdown and are wondering what the hell to do next, Nat's back - and he's ready to teach us more about life in this thoroughly unhelpful (but maybe actually kinda helpful) self-help guide.

This simple yet profound guidebook takes you step-by-step through the process of building a life after addiction by adopting new behaviors that create lasting change. An internationally renowned psychiatrist, neurologist, and addiction specialist, Dr. Walter Ling has worked with thousands of addicts, their loved ones, and fellow clinicians. His no-nonsense, no-judgment approach, which he calls the "neuroscience of common sense," advocates holistic methods to prevent relapse and establish new patterns to create a sustainable, meaningful life.

¡Un Thriller de Misterio que no para! El investigador Buck Arnold acaba de resolver un asesinato de alto nivel en su pintoresco pueblo de Georgia y necesita algo de relax. Su cliente, Michelle, le ofrece sus billetes de crucero como agradecimiento por haber atrapado al asesino. Rápidamente acepta la oferta y con el pase extra invita a Penelope, una testigo del caso que le recuerda a su difunta esposa Bernice. Penélope se muestra reticente al principio, pero pronto sucumbe al encanto de unas vacaciones en alta mar, de isla en isla por el Caribe. Los dos, escapando del estrés de la vida, ...

Ya ha transcurrido más de un cuarto de siglo desde que su hijo desapareció en Chile, pero el magnate español de la prensa Agustín Serradel sigue tras su rastro. Con Pinochet sin inmunidad jurídica y pendiente de juicio en Chile, empiezan a desclasificarse informes de la CIA, y gracias a sus contactos, Serradell logra hacerse con la única pista sobre la detención de su hijo poco antes de que ésta se haga pública.

This bundle includes Activate, Reboot, and System Failure. This diverse group of kids from all over the world has plenty in common. They love computers, coding, hacking, and gaming—it literally flows through their veins. One more thing: they are all technically dead.

According to the data published by the American Psychological Association, 20 percent of adult Americans are chronic procrastinators. That is higher than the number of people diagnosed with any mental or physical health issue. The good news is that improving productivity and bringing procrastination under control are well-researched topics. With some effort, you can follow the path to procrastinate less and produce more.

My name is Alex and I am a black man. I am six foot four, I wear size fourteen shoes, and my dick is just over eleven inches. If you are afraid some black man is going to f--k your white wife, I am the one you need to worry about. This is how the story of a man begins. Alex thinks he is the master of all he surveys as women throw themselves on their knees before him. One night, he witnessed a reflection of what he had become and he didn't like what he saw.

An epic saga of hubris, cruelty, and redemption, Now the Hell Will Start tells the remarkable tale of the greatest manhunt of World War II. Herman Perry, besieged by the hardships of the Indo-Burmese jungle and the racism meted out by his white commanding officers, found solace in opium and marijuana. But on one fateful day, Perry shot his unarmed white lieutenant in the throes of an emotional collapse and fled into the jungle. Brendan I. Koerner spent nearly five years chasing Perry's ghost to the most remote corners of India and Burma.

As Black Arrow opens, Sugawara Akitada assumes his new post as provisional governor of Echigo, a frigid province in the far north notorious for its hostility to outsiders. But the snow that threatens to completely isolate the region is the least of his problems - which include a local uprising, a series of brutal murders, and a mystery that's as old as the frozen hills and a lot more dangerous.

Michael Carter is 12 years old, and everything's going wrong. Every. Single. Thing. A new house, a new school, parents as busy as whirlwinds, and a sister who’s the master of torture. The only good thing Michael can think of is his faithful dog, Rocky. That is, until he makes a new friend and learns about the ninja code. But can a farting janitor and a secret code help him against the danger he’s suddenly faced with?

As the world teeters on the edge of war, two enemies must become unlikely allies. Arianne Murray, a forgotten warrior princess, and Blackjack, an infamous bounty hunter, must put aside their differences to survive the growing chaos. Their abilities and humanity are tested as they are thrown into a dystopian journey of survival and forced to grapple with feral mutants, deadly tricksters, and a tyrant who will stop at nothing until he owns the world.

Waking up in the hospital after a terrible car crash, Lila has a long road of recovery ahead of her. More than just her body, she must recover her heart after an altering declaration by Nathan. With all that happened between them she must choose to forgive him and take him back, or sever all ties. Nathan has a hard road ahead of him to earn back her trust, and trusting him will open her up to the possibility of being hurt again. A possibility Lila doesn't think she can survive.

An exotic mystery set in 11th-century Japan....Akitada is on his way to the bedside of his dying mother when bad weather forces him to take refuge in a temple whose central treasure is a brilliantly painted hell screen. Perhaps its violent imagery influences his dreams: that night he is awakened by a terrible scream.

It's only after Akitada returns to his family and a scene of domestic unhappiness and scandal that the significance of that cry becomes clear.

Making It is a weekly audio podcast that comes out every Friday hosted by Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto. Three different makers with different backgrounds talking about creativity, design and making things with your bare hands.