Showing results by narrator "Katz" in All Categories

Imagine two worlds at war. In one, citizens with jetpacks and ray guns have colonized Venus. In the other, magic reigns supreme, and history turns on swords and spells. Now imagine they have just discovered a third world. Our world. Our timeline of rideshare apps and strip malls is about to become the newest battlefield in the long war between science fiction and fantasy.

On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle one. Jonathan M. Katz, the only full-time American news correspondent in Haiti, was inside his house when it buckled along with hundreds of thousands of others. In this visceral first-hand account, Katz takes readers inside the terror of that day, the devastation visited on ordinary Haitians, and through the monumental--yet misbegotten--rescue effort that followed.

Depression is something we all dealt with either personally or have witnessed its impact on others around us. It affects our intimate relationships, drastically impacts our sex life, and affects our children, spouses, and family. If not dealt with in a healthy way, it takes over our lives. Our problems become our only focus. After some time, it only leads you further into the abyss and lessens the likelihood you’ll ever regain control of your thoughts. Even if you’ve tried everything you can think of with no success, you can finally gain control of your thoughts.

I’ve been role-playing all my life and I’ve run a lot of well-received campaigns. My players asked me what made my games work and this audiobook is the result. This isn’t a rulebook for any gaming system, but it’s a how-to for my style of creating memorable NPCs, planning games, and engaging with your players.

Tyler Wilson isn't special—in fact with his only skill being getting good grades he doesn't care about, he's less than average. But when his best friend Danny tells him he only has three months to live, Tyler does something crazy. Gathering up his friends, they run away for one last summer together before Danny inevitably dies.

This book, Conversation Starters for Parents of Teens, is designed to foster exciting conversations with your teenager, which will ultimately help you deepen your connection, thus improving your relationship with them. This book advises on communication, body language, and offers scripted questions that anyone can use. By proactively aiming to engage your teen in five-minute conversations and giving them your full attention, you will enhance your relationship, significantly improving the overall family connection.

Technological changes associated with the Information Age have forced us to revise our traditional methods of doing business. From an intellectual property standpoint, some of these changes have been beneficial - but some have been problematic. Our courts and legislative bodies must grapple with current and anticipated technologies in order to protect intellectual property in today's - and tomorrow's - arena. Roberta Katz, Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel at Netscape, explains the ways in which law has responded to cultural change.

In this book, you'll discover the road map to financial salvation with proven steps to make your business more proficient, productive, and profitable. You'll learn how to unlock the proper mindset for success, practice compounding habits, and set authentic goals. You'll also gain insight into building a positive workplace culture, deciphering core values, and recruiting a team of high-achievers. Plus, you'll learn how to set up systems and processes for increased efficiency, establish consistent cash flow, and create a raving fan base.

Are you a busy parent, with no time for lengthy books? Then this quick-listen book is for you, offering a gentle approach to helping your child go to the toilet if they are suffering from stool-withholding. Take the pressure off you and your child with the simple, well-tested techniques for helping a child to use the potty in this book full of uncomplicated common sense advice that really works. Learn the latest easy-to-learn techniques for creating calmness in minutes, for you and your child.

Once a person hikes a long trail, they catch the bug, but does it get any easier the second time around? Four years after starting the Appalachian Trail with his brother, Brian takes to the Continental Divide Trail for his second thru-hike in familiar company. However, trail life is not always as rewarding and romantic as the pictures you see or second-hand stories you hear.

After living through the hatred and insanity of 2020, renowned geneticist, Daniel Magnus has decided that humanity has reached its peak as a species. It’s time to tear down and start again. And what better way to eradicate humanity than by unleashing the monsters inside each of us? The Chosen are those few who survive the process. They become greater in every regard. The other 98 percent however, become the stuff of nightmares. Wickedly cunning and ferociously strong, they are insatiable demons that make the average zombie look like it's made of sticks and string.

Donovan Turner, viscount of Warwick, is a charming reprobate. It's all an act to cover the tatters of his broken heart. Lady Estella Simms was forced into exile by her wicked stepfather without any means of support. With what little funds she has, she takes on a venture no other lady would consider to survive - smuggling. In a twist of fate, Donovan ends up as a stowaway on board Estella's ship and too drunk to recall how. Finding Estella is the last thing he expected, but something for which he secretly hoped.

America’s growing political and cultural divisions have finally split the United States apart. Now, as the former blue states begin to collapse under the dead weight of their politically correct tyranny, a lethal operative haunted by his violent past undertakes one last mission to infiltrate and take out his target in the nightmarish city of Los Angeles, deep in the heart of the People’s Republic of North America.

Vivimos en un tiempo en el que muchas personas están sintiendo el peso del mundo sobre sus hombros: estrés a nivel global y personal, dificultades económicas, enfermedades, soledad, depresión y falta de propósito. Zero Frequency te ofrece un camino de esperanza para que salgas de la confusión y camines hacia una vida llena de felicidad, paz y abundancia.

Through Ho'oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian art of problem solving, we learn that life can be easy. The sooner we realize we are the ones making it difficult and we learn how to get out of our own way, the better. The Easiest Way to Grow contains simple messages for all the little children, for the little children in the hearts of the big children out there, for the adults with little kids in their lives, and for the inner child who lives in our subconscious mind.

A vital tool for these über transformational times, Word Up: Little Languaging Hacks for Big Change is chock-full of simple communication tools and tweaks with massive evolutionary implications. Informed by the integrated understanding that language is the fundamental building block of our entire known reality, this guide offers visionary insight into the vibrational codes embedded within our words. The work sheds timely and relevant light upon the ways we unconsciously language our reality, while offering easy, accessible techniques to uplevel our communication patterns.

Having survived what felt like an impossible journey, Maddy Whitmore and Bryce Carter discover that there is no time to rest. Not only is New York still slated for nuclear annihilation, they are hounded by demons more horrible than anything they’ve yet encountered. Virtual armies of undead, using a “collective mind”, lay siege to the Federal Building, and the two are forced to their new and astounding limits just to survive. Yes, they’ve grown stronger and faster, but so have their opponents who will do anything to destroy them.

For centuries, the Murloks of the Murlstrom have used dark magic, cruelty, and betrayal to gain dominance. The malicious and much-feared ruler of the Murloks Yuortric De Rigothor, the Kroeten, rules over all with totalitarian supremacy. Struggling to understand his burgeoning magic, Togan, a young Murlok, undertakes a desperate escape from the Kroeten’s kingdom before his unique Abilities get him killed. Still, he would soon find that fear of his kind and heritage precedes him in the battle-torn world.

Peepolykus (pronounced 'people-like-us') has toured its irreverent brand of comic theatre in more than 100 towns across four continents. Now the group has taken to the airwaves, hijacking the great works of fiction to hilarious effect. Assuming the roles of minor characters in major works, they derail the plots through their own hapless buffoonery, and from Madame Bovary to Macbeth, familiar stories take an unexpected turn.

In the early days of civilization, we knew nothing about the moon. It was considered as a god chasing the sun in an endless race through the sky. Today, we know much more than our ancestors. We can speculate on the creation of the moon and what the Earth would be without the moon. It turns out that our moon has played a much more important role in life development than anyone would have thought.