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  Human Spark The - Beyond AI -...

  Christian Kromme

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  For centuries, intelligence was our defining advantage, the spark that built civilizations, forged languages, and powered every leap of progress. Now, as artificial intelligence begins to outthink us, humanity faces its most profound question yet: When machines become intelligent, what remains uniquely ours? 
  In The Human Spark - Beyond AI, world-renowned futurist Christian Kromme reveals that the next great revolution won't be technological; it will be human. Technology is no longer just transforming what we do; it's reshaping who we are. As algorithms master logic and efficiency, we're being called to awaken a deeper form of intelligence, one rooted in intuition, awareness, empathy, creativity, and purpose. 
  Drawing inspiration from nature's four billion years of cellular evolution, neuroscience, and real-world innovation, Kromme charts our transition from Human 3.0, shaped by intellect and industry, to Human 4.0, guided by awareness, adaptability, and connection. 
  This is not a book about machines. It's a roadmap for those ready to lead, create, and live with greater consciousness in the age of AI. 
  Because the future won't be built by more intelligent algorithms. It will be shaped by wiser humans.

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  Phoenix Policing the Shadows

  Dr. Susan Phoenix, Jack Holland

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  Phoenix is the true story of intrigue, danger and family loyalty centred within the Northern Ireland Troubles. This is the voice of Detective Superintendent Ian Phoenix and his dedicated journey from paratrooper to police officer. IRA assassinations, covert police and SAS operations, with Booby trap bombers and snipers making the rules of the era. 
   The audio version of the original best-selling book, narrated by Ian’s son, continues to intrigue and inform listeners about a very different life in Northern Ireland, as it was during those dangerous times. 
  The family’s lives were wrapped in danger too, but cocooned in love and sustained by Irish humour in an outdoor lifestyle, surrounding their wild coastal home. 
  Hearing his son's voice read his father's words is nostalgic. It has recaptured a richness to those years in spite of the danger under which the family lived. It provides meat to the anonymous bones of normal life during the Irish "Troubles". Phoenix ultimately describes the disastrous killing of 29 good people in a military helicopter crash that has never been adequately investigated or explained. 
   Hear how PHOENIX revealed for the first time the undercover war of covert police and SAS operations in an arena where the rules were made by bombers and snipers in the shadows. It tells how the man responsible for almost wiping out the British cabinet was caught, saving the lives of those targeted for death by the IRA. 
   PHOENIX takes the reader behind the scenes and uncovers shocking details of previously unknown bravery. 
  It shows how love and real family life can sustain a man during a dangerous career that was part of Irish history.

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  Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb: The Lives...

  Charles River Editors

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  As one of America’s oldest and most beloved sports, baseball has long been touted as the national pastime, but of all the millions of people who have played it over the last few centuries, the first name that many associate with Major League Baseball is Babe Ruth, whose career spanned over 20 years on the way to becoming the sport’s biggest legend. The Bambino came onto the scene as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, only to be infamously sold to the rival New York Yankees, where he went on to set records for most home runs (714), runs batted in (2,213), walks (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (1.164). The Sultan of Swat’s records would take decades to be surpassed, but he also managed to win more than 20 games as a pitcher for Boston, along with three World Series before heading to New York. Boston wouldn’t win another championship for over 80 years after Ruth’s departure, a drought famously referred to as “The Curse of the Bambino.” 
  As if he wasn’t accomplished enough in Boston, Ruth went on to become a pop culture fixture in New York while playing 15 years for the Yankees on some of the sport’s most legendary teams. In addition to leading the Bronx Bombers to four World Series during his time there, Ruth set several single season and career records, elevating the team and MLB itself in ways that athletes could hardly dream of today.  
  	Few have influenced Major League Baseball like Ty Cobb, whose career spanned over 20 seasons. The Georgia Peach overcame early hardships to set nearly 100 MLB records in his time as a player and player-manager for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics. With an MVP and Triple Crown under his belt by the age of 25, Cobb went on to produce statistics that still lead MLB in several categories, including 4,065 combined runs scored and RBIs, a career batting average over .365, and at least 11 batting titles.

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  How Not To Marry A Serial Killer...

  Mindy Shay

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  Want to avoid dating a dangerous or crazy man? Just follow these life-saving tips! 
  Dating a psychopath is one of the most dangerous situations that women can accidentally put themselves into. 
  It often leads to harassment, stalking, physical abuse, and at its worst, even murder. 
  Thankfully, avoiding psychopathic serial killers when on the dating scene is a lot easier than you think… once you know the signs. 
  And this book will make you a pro at noticing the red flags of a psychopath even when you’re not the one dating them. 
  But these aren’t the only things that you will uncover from this must-have dating guide! Inside, you will discover:The telltale traits of a psychopath, and how to tell if someone you’re dating is a deadly or dangerous individualEvery single kind of psychopath you might encounter in dating, and how they are both similar and different from one anotherBehind-the-psychology of what creates a serial killer… and what could have occurred in your boyfriend’s life to make him oneThe myriad ways that serial killers and psychopaths like to “date” and how to keep yourself safe when interacting with oneWhat the Jekyll and Hyde syndrome is, and why knowing how it works will help keep you, your friends, and your family safeHow to predict a serial killer by problematic behaviors exhibited early in life 
  And much more. 
  Not to mention, a ton of thrilling true serial killer stories await you within, sure to get your blood pumping and enthrall any true crime fan. 
  All of this, while you get those essential dating safety tips! 
  Take the first step to protect yourself from dangerous individuals and avoid dating a psychopathic killer.

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  The Initiates of the Flame

  Manly P. Hall

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  The Initiates of the Flame is a timeless exploration into the hidden teachings of the mystery schools, tracing their origin from ancient Egypt and Atlantis through to the modern Western esoteric tradition. This work reveals the spiritual lineage connecting Hermes, Osiris, the Christ Mystery, and the inner path of the initiate. Rich with allegory and esoteric insight, the text serves as a guide to the sacred fire within—the divine spark that transforms the seeker through trials, symbols, and inner awakening. It is not merely a book of knowledge, but a manual of initiation for those drawn to the deeper purpose of life.

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  The Practice and Theory of...

  Alfred Adler

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  Though psychologist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) does not have the wider recognition accorded Freud and Jung, his work and ideas had an enduring effect on the practice and development of psychotherapy in the 20th century. This collection of 28 lectures and essays, published under the title The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology (published in 1924), brings together many of his main ideas. 
  Adler was initially best known for his interest in the inferiority complex and its effect on the personality and subsequent behaviour of individuals. But his focus became increasingly concerned with the particular observation that it was the social environment of individuals that had a more fundamental influence on behavioural patterns than over-arching theories on sex, symbolism, archetypes and the like. He has been described as the first ‘community psychologist.’ This contributed considerably to the growth of schools of psychotherapy in the second half of the 20th century and their proliferation in the 21st. In fact, one historian has commented, “It would not be easy to find another author from which so much has been borrowed on all sides without acknowledgement than Alfred Adler.’ 
  The topics covered in this collection are varied and date from the pre- and post World War I period. It opens with Individual Psychology, its Assumptions and its Results (1914) and includes Individual-Psychological Treatment of Neuroses (1913), The Study of Child Psychology and Neurosis (1913), Nervous Insomnia (1914), Compulsion Neurosis (1918), Dreams and Dream-Interpretation (1912), and Demoralized Children (1920). 
  His range is wide: Among them are essays such as Neurotic Hunger Strike and New Viewpoint of War Neuroses, both concerns that regularly feature in newspapers and public discussion today. As a contrast, he offers interesting observations on the writing of Dostoyevsky, and one particular case of the suicide of a prominent 19th century Austrian politician. 
  This recording also contains (Chapter XIV) the 1918 lecture Homo-sexuality which Adler gave to the Jurististisch-Medizinische Gesellschaft of Zurich. It represents views widely held by the society of the time, which are now unacceptable. The chapter is nevertheless included here for historical purposes.

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