![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Authority: We are more likely to say “yes” to others who are authorities, who carry greater knowledge, experience or expertise.Liking: The propensity to agree with people we like and, just as important, the propensity for others to agree with us, if we like them.And the more, people undertaking that action, the more we consider that action correct. Social Proof: When we are unsure, we look to similar others to provide us with the correct actions to take.Commitment and Consistency: Once we make a choice or take a stand, we work to behave consistently with that commitment in order to justify our decisions.Reciprocation: The internal pull to repay what another person has provided us.You’ll learn the six universal principles of influence and how to use them to become a skilled persuader-and, just as importantly, how to defend yourself against dishonest influence attempts: ![]() Cialdini-the seminal expert in the field of influence and persuasion-explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these principles ethically in business and everyday situations. In this highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Dr. The widely adopted, now classic book on influence and persuasion-a major national and international bestseller with more than four million copies sold! ![]()
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![]() ![]() Under the care of Ouloo, an enterprising alien, and Tupo, her occasionally helpful child, the trio are compelled to confront where they’ve been, where they might go, and what they might be to one another. ![]() Speaker has never been far from her twin but now must endure the unendurable: separation. Roveg is an exiled artist, with a deeply urgent, and longed for, family appointment to keep. Pei is a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, torn between her duty to her people, and her duty to herself. Overview of the galaxy, and the ground within by Becky Chambers from the back of the book: “When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from the planet Gora, three strangers are thrown together unexpectedly, with nothing to do but wait. I will attempt to avoid any major spoilers but will necessarily be dealing with some specifics. My hope is to provide a brief overview, an analysis of world-building, characters, and narrative pace/structure, and what I feel its strengths and weaknesses are. This year, I’m reviewing all of the nominees for the Hugo Best Novel award. ![]() ![]() 10 Heart-Breaking Books Like Reminders of Him.22 Books Like It Ends With Us By Colleen Hoover.Colleen Hoover Books In Order (Masterlist & Mindmap).To make things clear and help you pick the perfect CoHo novel that you’ll be comfortable reading, I’ve put together this list of ten books with varying levels of spice in order from least to most spiciest. ![]() She has explored writing for different audiences such as young and new adults with her spice levels also ranging widely, so it can get overwhelming to choose the right book. Rising to fame through booktok with her well-known novel It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover, a New York Times best-selling author has written many books and a lot of them are spicy!
![]() ![]() With fingers crossed and expectations high, here are the details about this spine-chilling new anime. In 2019, it’s confirmed that a four-episode animated miniseries of Uzumaki is under production. If you’re excited about Uzumaki’s anime debut, then look no further than this Uzumaki release date guide.Īdmittedly, Junji Ito’s manga usually fare better than the anime and movie adaptations, but fans and producers are still willing to give film adaptations a shot. ![]() His popular manga like Tomie, Gyo, and Uzumaki itself, has propelled Junji Ito into the mainstream when it comes to Japanese horror. His unique, unsettling take on body and supernatural horror has left fans constantly craving for more. Junji Ito has been making the rounds in the manga and anime horror industry for years now. ![]() ![]() He may have to work for the man most of the year, but Ian has to restrain himself from throwing office supplies at the douche’s head on a good day. Ian might find himself at the start of a hot office romance-or he’ll spend the holidays browsing the classifieds.īeing trapped in a room with Alex Alistair is the last thing that Ian wants for Christmas…or any other holiday, to be honest. ![]() ![]() The two men find common ground throughout the night, but when morning comes and the news hits the headlines, their connection will be tested. When Alistair Security is robbed during the Christmas Fundraiser, the last thing Ian expects is to end up locked in with his boss, Alex Alistair, and to realize he might have mistaken his resentment for something else. Admittedly, he’s still a bachelor living in a small apartment and working for a complete jackass, but other than that, his life is everything he ever hoped for in an enticing city full of beautiful people. When American Ian lands a secretarial job in the United Kingdom, he thinks he’s set for life. ![]() ![]() SERIES: Dreamspinner Advent Calendar 2014 Celebrate ![]() ![]() ![]() And to me, that’s what this wine also said.”Įstablished in 2015 by Marian Leitner-Waldman and her husband David, Archer Roose entered Banks’ world in 2020, and she quickly became enamored by the way it didn’t take itself too seriously. “I like to be somebody who audiences trust to entertain them and have a good time. “If there’s one word that I wanted to use for me as a performer and an entertainer, I’d like to be accessible,” she says. The actor-writer-producer-director (the latter two for the recent comedy thriller Cocaine Bear) joined the affordable luxury and low-intervention wine brand as chief creative officer and co-owner in 2021, and loved the disruptive nature of wine in a can. The wine, specifically in terms of Archer Roose. ![]() ![]() ![]() I know I shouldn't be comparing it to the film, because that's just plain wrong, but it was a thought I had while reading it. Unlike with the first novel, which had several elements planted into the film, The Lost World was probably just flipped through and decided only to be used as a stepping stone. What displeases me is, if that is true, how they used nothing from the book to push the movie forward. The characters are shelled out greatly - I especially love the twist where Ian Malcolm realizes just how annoying know-it-alls can be.Īlthough, I read somewhere noting that Crichton was asked to write the sequel in order to make a second film. I don't know, maybe Michael Crichton has (had?) the ability to actually capture my attention even though half the stuff in his novels (I've only read this book and the first part) would normally put me to sleep. ![]() This book is amazing, though not the sort of book I normally read. ![]() ![]() When you read it as one big piece, you are treated with one of the most cleverly crafted stories in all of the Marvel U. The thing that truly makes it great is the absolute intricacy of it all. Starting with Captain America #1, Ed Brubaker began spinning an extensive plot involving the Red Skull, Cap’s old partner Bucky (now returned as the murderous and insane Winter Soldier), Arnim Zola, the Red Skull’s daughter Sin, Crossbones, Doctor Faustus, and Sharon Carter, all resulting in the death of Cap and his replacement by Bucky. ![]() What most people don’t know is how we got to that point, or what it truly meant. ![]() So before you go pick up the mini-series Reborn, you should definitely go and read all of the previous 50 issues of Captain America first.Įveryone knows by now that Captain America died. But how did we get to this point? Who was the man that dared put a gun at Cap’s head and pull the trigger? That man is Ed Brubaker, and he reinvigorated Captain America in a way I would have never thought possible. We don’t know how yet, or in what capacity, but just as many heroes consistently rise from the grave, so will the true Captain America. By now, everyone knows that all the rumors about Reborn are true: Steve Rogers is coming back. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s always wanted to be beautiful and popular like Petula, whose materialistic and appearance-minded attitude is the reason she fell into a coma. ![]() One day, Charlotte’s best friend Scarlett temporarily crosses over to the afterlife (through a self-induced coma), urgently seeking Charlotte’s help: Scarlett’s sister Petula is in a coma, mere inches from death, and only Charlotte can help bring her back. ![]() She spends her days chatting with Matilda, her new roommate and fellow intern, and staring at her phone, willing it to ring. Only she, unlike every other intern, hasn’t received a single call.Ĭharlotte is bored out of her mind, resenting the fact that she’ll never get to grown up or get married, or even change her clothes for that matter. Since she graduated from Dead Ed, Charlotte has been an unwilling intern for a troubled teen hotline. But when Hawthorne Highs leading, love-to-hate cheerleader Petula and her gothic little sis Scarlet find themselves suddenly resting-in-peace in comas, Charlottes opportunity to save them will prove to be the risk of a lifetime-for all of them.Praise for ghostgirl: Polished dark-and-deadpan humor, its a natural fit with Gen Y, too. You would think this is where her story ends, but in fact, death by gummy bear was only the beginning. ![]() Kidzworld reviews Ghostgirl: Homecoming by Tonya Hurley.Ĭharlotte Usher is dead. Until Scarlet calls: a pedicure-gone-hideously-wrong has landed Petula in a coma and Scarlet thinks Charlotte is the only person who can help Newsletter Signup. But that doesn’t stop her best friend from seeking her help in the afterlife. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tobias Winter, the only apprentice in the "Abteilung komplexe und diffuse Angelegenheiten" (KDA) (Department for Complex and Diffuse Matters – the German equivalent of the Folly) investigates a suspicious death in a vineyard near the Moselle. Published in November 2018, Peter continues the investigations into Martin Chorley. In this novella, published in September 2017, Peter needs to deal with commuting ghosts, forgetful commuters, and deciphering a ghost's urgent message. Plot overview Novels and novellas Rivers of London The Rivers of London series (alternatively, the Peter Grant or the PC Grant series ) is a series of urban fantasy novels by English author Ben Aaronovitch, and comics/graphic novels by Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, illustrated by Lee Sullivan. The Fey and the Furious (graphic novel) (2019)īen Aaronovitch (novels and graphic novels) ![]() What Abigail Did That Summer (novella) (2021) JSTOR ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īction At A Distance (graphic novel) (2019).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Rivers of London" book series – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]() |