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The boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved on by Alain de Botton's inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are of course entirely false - and yet that religions still have important things to teach the secular world.

We spend vast amounts of time acquiring confidence in narrow technical fields: quadratic equations or bioengineering; economics or pole vaulting. But we overlook the primordial need to acquire a more free-ranging variety of confidence - one that can serve us across a range of tasks: speaking to strangers at parties, asking someone to marry us, suggesting a fellow passenger turn down their music, changing the world. This is a guidebook to confidence, why we lack it and how we can acquire more of it in our lives.

This anthology edited by the American writer, philosopher, and patron of the arts Alain Locke brings together some of the most influential pieces of African American works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring the voices of Zora Neale Thurston, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes, Locke included commentary on the emergence of the New Negro Movement, also known as the Harlem Renaissance. The New Negro is considered to be the definitive text on the movement.

Une plongée dans l'univers captivant du renseignement français ! James Bond, Malotru, Jason Bourne, Eli Cohen, Mata Hari, Joséphine Baker... qu'elles soient fictives ou réelles, les grandes figures de l'espionnage nous fascinent et sont au cœur de nombreux fantasmes (assassins missionnés secrètement par un État, confidences récoltées sur l'oreiller par des courtisanes héroïques, costumes et gadgets plus créatifs les uns que les autres, légende et double-identité...). Mais quelle est la réalité derrière cet imaginaire ?

Mediation: Negotiation by Other Moves brings decades of critical analysis and experience that the authors tested worldwide in international organizations, governments, NGOs, universities, and corporations. You will understand mediation better and its significance in your personal and professional life. You will be able to develop a flexible mindset and a broad outlook to achieve sustainable outcomes.

A collection of beautiful and inspiring conversations with some of our friends and people we admire to explore how the scripture has shaped their lives and life work. “The God Story: Encountering Unfailing Love in the Unfolding narrative of Scripture”. Is a retelling of the Biblical story aimed to help those who are familiar with the Bible become increasingly fascinated and those unfamiliar take a slow curious journey into God’s unfailing love and purpose throughout history. Accompanying church resources and videos to the book were produced in partnership with 24-7 Prayer: 24-7prayer.com...

We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer, to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment, from status anxiety. For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art, and politics, and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries.

Do you want to teach your language online live? Do you like working from home? Do you need help to start to teach? Are you motivated to make some extra money on the side by teaching? A book for every online language teacher - no degree needed! Wherever you are in the world, whatever your language is, whatever your teaching experience is: this book will help you step by step to successfully teach your language online. You can only teach 2 hours a week (online tutoring jobs) or work full time on your computer: language teaching is explained in this book. In the book, you will learn how to ...

We spend most of our waking lives at work - in occupations often chosen by our unthinking younger selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what our occupations mean to us. Characteristically lucid, clever, and inventive, de Botton's "song for occupations" is a celebration and exploration of an aspect of life that is all too often ignored and a book that shines a revealing light on the essential meaning of work in our lives.

The news is everywhere. We can’t stop constantly checking it on our computer screens, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton (author of the best-selling The Architecture of Happiness), but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives.

View your sex life in a different light and learn how it can make you happier. Sex is the most intimately human experience there is. It is can also be the most confusing. Our desire to be together conflicts with our desire to avoid vulnerability and appear ‘normal’, leaving us detached, desensitised or embarrassed. Covering topics including adultery, lust, pornography and impotence, Alain de Botton argues that 21st century sex will always be a balancing act of trust versus risk, and of primal desire versus studied civility.

Two audiobooks in one - how to make at least $10,000 a month while working from the comfort of your home.

Alain Caron wanted to pass on what he had learned while serving God: the values, principles and lessons gleaned in over thirty years of ministry, which he calls his spiritual DNA. He took this responsibility seriously: the preparation of a legacy for his spiritual sons and daughters–those who followed him–and the preparation for the succession of his Apostolic Center.

In his extraordinary new book, Alain de Botton explores the importance of buildings in our lives, pondering our attachment to our homes and considering such questions as: Why do people disagree about taste? Can beautiful surroundings make us good?

Este libro te presenta las habilidades básicas necesarias para convertirte en un maestro manipulador. Aprende a su vez a mentir, a justificar tus fechorías más viles, a manejar tu imagen para manipular mejor a tus víctimas y a adivinarlas para que puedas abusar mejor de ellas. Y a lo largo de tu lectura, las personas que conoces te ofrecerán consejos que confirman los principios presentados. Entre ellos, dice Donald Trump, presidente de los Estados Unidos de América y un consumado maestro en el arte de la manipulación. Pero habrá otros que también descubrirás.

SI Fan Nation Dolphins Publisher Alain Poupart and his guests discuss and debate the important topics involving the Miami Dolphins and the NFL, and often take a stroll down the franchise's illustrious and frustrating history.

We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment - from status anxiety. For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to his universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art, and politics - and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a book that is not only entertaining and thought-provoking - but genuinely wise and helpful as well.

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent des cours particuliers sur l'histoire de la littérature française, racontée, expliquée et analysée par Alain Viala, professeur émérite à l'Université de Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle, avec des extraits lus par Daniel Mesguich, comédien, metteur en scène et écrivain. À l'issue de la Première Guerre mondiale, tout est à reconstruire. Le traumatisme collectif s'exorcise dans la littérature par un renouveau frénétique, une intensité de création, un désir de révolution.

Jeune orphelin de Pointe-Noire, Petit Piment effectue sa scolarité dans une institution catholique placée sous l'autorité abusive et corrompue de Dieudonné Ngoulmoumako. Arrive bientôt la révolution socialiste, les cartes sont redistribuées, et Petit Piment en profite pour s'évader avec des jumeaux à la brutalité légendaire, abandonnant ainsi son meilleur ami, qui refuse de le suivre. Il s’adonne alors, avec son clan, à toutes sortes de larcins, jusqu'à ce que les habitants décident de nettoyer leur zone d'action.

Are you a highly sensitive person? Are you in need of concrete actions you can take right now to make your HSP life easier? Do you wonder how you can make your home better for you? A book full of practical HSP tips Living is different for Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Because of the sensitivity, many stimuli can easily create overwhelming situation. That’s why it’s important to find a good balance for yourself in your own home. Most HSP books tend to cover self-awareness and relationships.The purpose of this book is to give practical tips you may not have thought of. Tips making your...