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The Living Mountain

by Nan Shepherd, Jenny Odell ...

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
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The Living Mountain

by Nan Shepherd ...

Narrated by Tilda Swinton, Robert Macfarlane, Jenny Odell ...

Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Shepherd's Notes: I & II Samuel

Edited by Robert D. Bergen ...

Series series Shepherd's Notes
You grew up using the well known black and yellow striped Cliff's Notes to help you grasp everything from great literary works to algebra. Unfortunately, what "Cliff" forgot was the greatest literary work in history: the complete Holy Bible. Enjoy the ease of understanding the Bible like never before, book by book. Shepherd's notes helps reader's learn about the inspired authors of the Bible books ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

You grew up using the well known black and yellow striped Cliff's Notes to help you grasp everything from great literary works to algebra. Unfortunately, what "Cliff" forgot was the greatest literary work in history: the complete Holy Bible. Enjoy the ease of understanding the Bible like never before, book by book. Shepherd's notes helps reader's learn about the inspired authors of the Bible books
... Read more
Beyond Illiberalism

Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World

by Robert Shepherd ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
Arguing that there has never been a consensus on which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism: Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in nineteenth-century liberalism and post-World War II social democratic principles.This book contends that human rights are conceived, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Arguing that there has never been a consensus on which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism: Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in nineteenth-century liberalism and post-World War II social democratic principles.This book contends that human rights are conceived,
... Read more
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Kundalini Awakening: Ultimate Guide To Achieve Higher Consciousness, Open Your Third Eye, and Improve Divine Psychic Abilities (Gain Clairvoyance, Self Realization and Heal Your Body Naturally)

by John Derrington ...

Narrated by Robert Shepherd ...

Unabridged

3 hours 19 min

Unlock the hidden power within you and awaken your true potential with Kundalini Awakening: Ultimate Guide To Achieve Higher Consciousness, Open Your Third Eye, and Improve Divine Psychic Abilities. This transformative guide takes you on a profound journey of spiritual discovery, energy healing, and inner mastery.Whether you're a beginner on the spiritual path or a seasoned seeker, this book ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the hidden power within you and awaken your true potential with Kundalini Awakening: Ultimate Guide To Achieve Higher Consciousness, Open Your Third Eye, and Improve Divine Psychic Abilities. This transformative guide takes you on a profound journey of spiritual discovery, energy healing, and inner mastery.Whether you're a beginner on the spiritual path or a seasoned seeker, this book
... Read more
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The Economics of Higher Purpose

Eight Counterintuitive Steps for Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization

by Anjan V. Thakor, Robert E. Quinn ...

Narrated by Wayne Shepherd ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

Two distinguished scholars offer eight steps to help organizations discover and embrace an authentic higher purpose-something that will dramatically improve every aspect of any enterprise, including the bottom line.Managers are taught that employees are self-interested and work resistant, so they create systems of control to combat these expectations. The result? These gloomy assumptions become ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Two distinguished scholars offer eight steps to help organizations discover and embrace an authentic higher purpose-something that will dramatically improve every aspect of any enterprise, including the bottom line.Managers are taught that employees are self-interested and work resistant, so they create systems of control to combat these expectations. The result? These gloomy assumptions become
... Read more
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The Disciplined Leader

Keeping the Focus on What Really Matters

by John Manning ...

Narrated by Wayne Shepherd ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

Drawing on the accumulated expertise of one of the world's top leadership development organizations, this is a comprehensive and accessible guide to effective leadership practice, written in fifty-two short, to-the-point chapters.A disciplined leader is someone who identifies and focuses in on what author John Manning calls "the vital few"-that 20 percent of activities that will deliver 80 percent ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

Drawing on the accumulated expertise of one of the world's top leadership development organizations, this is a comprehensive and accessible guide to effective leadership practice, written in fifty-two short, to-the-point chapters.A disciplined leader is someone who identifies and focuses in on what author John Manning calls "the vital few"-that 20 percent of activities that will deliver 80 percent
... Read more

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Florence: Why Bother?…with a slice of Pisa

by Robert Shepherd, Geoff Motley ...

Series series The Why Bother? Guides
At last, a refreshing guide to Florence, with a slice of Pisa, brought to you by the chalk and cheese of travel writing, Robert Shepherd and Geoff Motley.Written from the heart and fuelled by local food, wine and a mischievous sense of humour, this book is by two guys who are generations apart and come at Florence from different directions. It does not lead you by the hand, but it certainly whets ... Read more

$4.99 USD

At last, a refreshing guide to Florence, with a slice of Pisa, brought to you by the chalk and cheese of travel writing, Robert Shepherd and Geoff Motley.Written from the heart and fuelled by local food, wine and a mischievous sense of humour, this book is by two guys who are generations apart and come at Florence from different directions. It does not lead you by the hand, but it certainly whets
... Read more
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The Positive Organization

Breaking Free from Conventional Cultures, Constraints, and Beliefs

by Robert E. Quinn ...

Narrated by Wayne Shepherd ...

Unabridged

3 hours 34 min

Continuing his groundbreaking work in Positive Organizational Scholarship, Robert Quinn (bestselling author of Deep Change) offers a clear path and concrete actions for creating extraordinarily high-performing organizational cultures.Conventional beliefs and cultures all too often create work groups, departments, and even entire organizations that are full of unengaged, underperforming people. ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

Continuing his groundbreaking work in Positive Organizational Scholarship, Robert Quinn (bestselling author of Deep Change) offers a clear path and concrete actions for creating extraordinarily high-performing organizational cultures.Conventional beliefs and cultures all too often create work groups, departments, and even entire organizations that are full of unengaged, underperforming people.
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Harlequin Romance July 2014 Bundle

An Anthology

by Michelle Douglas, Alison Roberts, Jennifer Faye, Kandy Shepherd ...

Harlequin Romance brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin Romance bundle includes Her Irresistible Protector by Michelle Douglas, The Maverick Millionaire by Alison Roberts, The Return of the Rebel by Jennifer Faye and The Tycoon and the Wedding Planner by Kandy Shepherd.Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Harlequin Romance brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin Romance bundle includes Her Irresistible Protector by Michelle Douglas, The Maverick Millionaire by Alison Roberts, The Return of the Rebel by Jennifer Faye and The Tycoon and the Wedding Planner by Kandy Shepherd.Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from
... Read more
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The Psychology of Dog Ownership (The Psychology of Everything)

by Theresa Barlow, Craig Roberts ...

Narrated by Simon Shepherd ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

What are the benefits of owning a dog on health and well-being? Why does a problem dog behave as it does and how can owners deal with unwanted behaviour? How do dogs communicate with humans and each other? The Psychology of Dog Ownership explores the nature of our unique relationship with dogs and its effect on our mental and physical welfare. The book uses psychological learning theory to examine ... Read more

$13.99 USD

What are the benefits of owning a dog on health and well-being? Why does a problem dog behave as it does and how can owners deal with unwanted behaviour? How do dogs communicate with humans and each other? The Psychology of Dog Ownership explores the nature of our unique relationship with dogs and its effect on our mental and physical welfare. The book uses psychological learning theory to examine
... Read more
In the Cairngorms

by Nan Shepherd ...

First published in 1934, In The Cairngorms is Nan Shepherd's only book of poems. It took her twenty-five years to write these forty-six poems. Each is possessed of a fierce intensity; together, they offer glimpses into what she once called the burning heart of life'. Shepherd's lifelong acquaintance with the Scottish mountains was a spiritual as well as a geographical exploration: in the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

First published in 1934, In The Cairngorms is Nan Shepherd's only book of poems. It took her twenty-five years to write these forty-six poems. Each is possessed of a fierce intensity; together, they offer glimpses into what she once called the burning heart of life'. Shepherd's lifelong acquaintance with the Scottish mountains was a spiritual as well as a geographical exploration: in the
... Read more