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Los aliados de Mary Hightower, que yace en un ataúd de cristal, han emprendido su espantosa misión. A su ejército se une un recién llegado: Jix, espía del rey maya de Everlost, cuyas intenciones puede que no sean tan claras como creen. Mikey intenta desesperadamente rescatar a Allie, mientras que Nick apenas recuerda quién era antes. Y entretanto, a medida que se forjan nuevas alianzas e intrigas, la lucha por el alma de Everlost llega a su punto álgido.

Los caminos de Nick y Allie se han separado en Everlost, la extraña tierra a la que llegaron tras su accidente. Nick quiere ayudar a los muertos para que dejen atrás ese limbo, pero la autoproclamada reina de las almas perdidas prefiere mantenerlos atrapados en Everlost para toda la eternidad. Por su parte, Allie ha emprendido un viaje con un antiguo monstruo para buscar a sus padres.

Nick y Allie no sobreviven al accidente de coche, pero sus almas tampoco llegan a donde deberían. Ahora ambos están atrapados entre la vida y la muerte, en una especie de limbo conocido como Everlost: una sombra del mundo de los vivos rebosante de cosas y lugares que ya no existen. Es un sitio misterioso y lleno de peligros, donde las vidas pasadas se desvanecen y donde muchos se convierten en algo... diferente. Cuando localizan a la autoproclamada reina de las almas perdidas, Nick siente que ha encontrado su hogar, pero Allie no está dispuesta a pasar allí la eternidad.

Having Seaman Jenna as the mascot on the USS Vandegrift was never meant to be a statement or symbolic act, or to put the crew on the radars of four-star admirals. Jenna came aboard unannounced, a Christmas gift that brought instant joy to the crew and transformed a gray ship into a home for 225 sailors. Her addition was not pre-approved by the chain of command—contrary to military protocol. Before long, Jenna became a phenomenon—the only dog on a Navy ship since World War II—despite the best efforts to keep her from the public eye.

Human rights capture what people need to live minimally decent lives. Recognized dimensions of this minimum include physical security, due process, political participation, and freedom of movement, speech, and belief, as well as subsistence, shelter, health, education, culture, and community. Far less attention has been paid to the interpersonal, social dimensions of a minimally decent life. This collection of essays aims to remedy the neglect of social needs and rights in human rights theory and practice by exploring the social dimensions of the human-rights minimum.

Over the waves, sea lions bark and seagulls wheel and call. The bay is smooth and bright in the sun. But under the waves, there’s a whole hidden forest full of whales and wolf eels, sardines and sea bass, and leopard sharks and luminous jellies, as well as the waving kelp that shelters them all.

Nada más recibir un golpe en la cabeza, la realidad de Ash cambia. Por imposible que parezca, ha llegado a una especie de mundo paralelo en el que su vida es similar, pero al mismo tiempo muy diferente. A medida que se desliza en bucle de un universo a otro, Ash empieza a ver las cosas desde nuevas perspectivas: algunas en las que tiene todo lo que siempre ha deseado y otras en las que ha perdido hasta el menor de sus privilegios, algunas en las que la sociedad se ha anclado al pasado y otras en las que el futuro está a punto de desintegrarse.

Empathy has emerged as a critical executive leadership tool driving significant business results. This is the definitive guide to understanding how to wield empathy in the current workplace for building high-performance organizations. With the growing awareness in business of the importance of leveraging empathy to motivate and inspire people, empathy remains the most integral leadership skill of the 21st century. This book teaches managers and business leaders how to apply empathy successfully and grow businesses in ways that support all stakeholders.

Neal and Carly Samudre believe that joy is what’s missing from our ability to make lasting change in our lives. Building on biblical insights and the latest findings in positive psychology, Start from Joy outlines an emotionally healthy approach to change―one where joy leads the way. This doesn’t mean we choose happiness, become blindly optimistic, or force ourselves to have a positive mindset. Instead, we discover that real, lasting transformation can come free of shame, guilt, and fear. It can be fun.

Recounts the author's experiences as a black man and aviator, detailing his efforts at building his own experimental aircraft, the loss of both his legs in the crash of a prototype, his later career as an aerospace research engineer, and more.

Beginning innocently enough in his 20s, Neal Pollack discovers that pot makes everything - food, music, sex - better. Getting married, having a kid, and enjoying professional success didn't tamp down Pollack's addiction. As cannabis grew stronger and more widely available, Pollack's dependence was shadowed by the expansion and acceptance of the marijuana Big Business. Sober after joining a 12-step program, Neal outed himself publicly as a marijuana addict in a 2018 New York Times op-ed piece.

Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there. His son, George, a brilliant high-school dropout, lives in a tree house and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

Find out what happens to Connor, Risa, and Lev now that they've finally destroyed the Proactive Citizenry in this collection of short stories set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman. Connor Lassiter's fight to bring down Proactive Citizenry and find a suitable alternative to unwinding concluded in UnDivided. Now, Connor, Risa, and Lev are free to live in a peaceful future - or are they?

In Alternadad, Neal Pollack offers a wonderfully candid account of his and his wife's attempt to bring up their son, while still having fun and preserving their attachment to youth culture.

Neal Bascomb, a New York Times best-selling author, delivers the spellbinding story of the downed Allied airmen who masterminded the remarkably courageous - and ingenious - breakout from Germany's most devilish POW camp.

A little girl, out cross-country skiing with her father, thinks about the various ways familiar animals survive the harsh winter weather. Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter's snowy landscape in this magical audiobook.

In the tradition of Seabiscuit, critically acclaimed author Neal Bascomb reaches back to the golden age of sport and crafts an utterly captivating narrative of what may be the most remarkable athletic feat of all time.

This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past.

Nick Slate, in order to protect his father and little brother, reluctantly must help the Accelerati complete Tesla's great device. Their power-mad leader wants nothing less than to control the world's energy - but there are still three missing objects to track down. Nick's friends can't help him, as they are spread across the globe grappling with their own mysteries - with Vince in Scotland, Caitlin and Mitch on their way to New Jersey, and Petula's whereabouts unknown.

The Shadow Club doesn't exist anymore. The group of second-best kids used to play anonymous practical jokes on their rivals, until things spiraled out of control. Now Jared and the ex-Shadow Club members are having a hard time shaking their reputation. And when the new golden boy at school is the victim of a series of nasty pranks, everyone's convinced Jared is to blame. Determined to prove his innocence, Jared soon becomes wrapped up in a nightmare worse than anything the Shadow Club ever caused.