Dark Social

After hearing scary stories about the Dark Tree, Sam is afraid to go near it. After her brother, Dairy, gets stuck in the tree, she must find a way to help him before the storm. Will she be able to get over her fear of the tree? Will the siblings get to safety before the storm hits?

Scarlet and Ivy return to creepy Rookwood School for a third mystery adventure! Perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike. With their evil headmaster, Mr. Bartholomew, safely out of the picture and kindly Mrs. Knight in charge, it looks like life at Rookwood School is looking up. There's a ballet recital Scarlet is desperate to star in and more clues to uncover about the twins' mother. But after their beloved ballet teacher, Miss Finch, suddenly disappears and strange Madame Zelda takes her place, freakish things start happening.

As one of the world's leading experts on disaster, Lucy Easthope has been at the centre of the most seismic events of the last few decades - advising on everything from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to the 7/7 bombings, the Salisbury poisonings, the Grenfell fire and the COVID-19 pandemic. She has travelled across the world in this unusual role, seeing the very worst that people have to face and finding that even the most extreme of situations, we find the very best of humanity. In her moving memoir, she reveals what happens in the aftermath.

Stories provide portals into other worlds, both real and imagined. The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic, the doors are often barred. The Dark Fantastic is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction. Grounded in her experiences as YA novelist, fan-fiction writer, and scholar of education, Thomas considers four black girl protagonists from some of the most popular stories of the early 21st century.

Is it possible to read people accurately and respond adequately to their signals? The answer is an obvious yes. You will, however, need to engage in some self-analysis and you’ll also have to pay attention to others. Once you become more present in everyday interactions, you will begin pinpointing cues and patterns of behavior that reveal a ton more than spoken word will ever be capable of.

Have you wanted to be the one in control for a change? Are you often the one that is seen as expendable, or easily controlled? If you are ready to live your life in control of yourself and how those around you see you once and for all, keep reading. Despite this fact that many manipulators are simply born that way, you too can learn the skills utilized by the dark manipulators in the world. By opening your world to dark psychology, you begin to understand the actions of those around you and how they can be used to better yourself for a change.

Manipulation is a powerful tool, and it's not always easy to spot a manipulator. Manipulators can be very convincing, and they often get away with their behavior because people don't know how to spot them. But with the right tools and knowledge, we can learn how to protect ourselves. That’s where this audiobook comes in—it will help you learn how to analyze people and master human behavior, so you can spot a manipulator from a mile away! With this information, you can help protect yourself and those around you from being taken advantage of.

Gary Webb had an inborn journalistic tendency to track down corruption and expose it. For over thirty-four years, he wrote stories about corruption from county, state, and federal levels. He had an almost magnetic effect to these kinds of stories, and it was almost as if the stories found him. It was his gift, and, ultimately, it was his downfall.

Written during the last decade of her life, Light in the Dark represents the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldúa's mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Throughout, Anzaldúa weaves personal narratives into deeply engaging theoretical readings to comment on numerous contemporary issues—including the September 11 attacks, neocolonial practices in the art world, and coalitional politics.

It’s time for bed! As Yo is being tucked in for the night, he notices his toys aren’t the same color in the dark as they are in the daylight. Yo wants to know why his train is no longer red and his ball is no longer green!

To satisfy a public that longs for a savior, Vidal’s eponymous hero of Kalki, born and bred in America’s Midwest, establishes himself in Nepal, puts out the word that he is the last incarnation of the god Vishnu, and predicts an imminent apocalypse meant to cleanse the planet.

Timeless, classic, and ancient wisdom by the Italian philosopher, political strategist, intellectual. Niccolò Machiavelli. We study about Machiavellinism, which is supposedly based on political essays written by Machiavelli in the 1500s during the Renaissance. However, many rulers and powerful people have been exploiting these principles to continue their dominance over their kingdoms. Cory Smith brings you a curated version of those very same principles, that holds the potential to change your life. Learn them and change your life forever.

In Distracted, journalist Maggie Jackson ponders our increasingly cyber-centric world and fears we're entering a dark age of interruption that will render us unable to think critically, work creatively or cultivate meaningful relationships.

In the first book to critically assess the major consequences of space activities from their origins in the 1940s to the present and beyond, Daniel Deudney argues in Dark Skies that the major result of the "Space Age" has been to increase the likelihood of global nuclear war, a fact conveniently obscured by the failure of recognize that nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are inherently space weapons.

This thought-provoking anthology offers a close examination of the psychology behind the intricate narrative and compelling characters in author George R.R. Martin's best-selling work, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the popular HBO TV series based upon his books, Game of Thrones. In Martin's richly detailed world, deceit, manipulation, and greed rule the day, and almost everyone fights for power over the realm or simply over their own lives. How do love and hate, good and evil, need and greed, altruism and narcissism drive the very best and very worst human behaviors?

The recent powerful wave of Middle East uprisings has fueled both hope and trepidation in the region and around the world as the ultimate fate - and fallout - of the Arab Spring continue to hang in the balance. Born and raised as a Muslim in Egypt and now living in the United States, Nonie Darwish brings an informed perspective to this carefully considered assessment of the potential outcome of the revolutions in the Middle East. This thought-provoking book will add to the ongoing debate on what the future holds.

Whether it’s a manipulative boss, a controlling partner, or a toxic friend or roommate, chances are you’ve encountered mind games in your relationships. The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology will help you decode gaslighting and deception by reading body language, recognizing behavior patterns, and understanding the methodology of individuals who employ dark psychology—or subtle techniques meant to manipulate and control you in harmful ways.

The number one best-selling book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The magic tree house leads Jack and Annie to a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean. The brother and sister team are soon rescued by a ship of explorers and scientists who are looking for...a sea monster!

If you’ve ever fantasized about a better paycheck, a new car, or a fulfilling romance, but didn’t believe they could be yours, think again. If you’ve ever dreamed of walking into a room and commanding authority with fearless swagger, if only you had the confidence - now you can. What could your life be like if others were ready to enthusiastically agree with you and satisfy your expectations? You can learn to communicate with all those in your life in an influential way. Live the life you deserve with the power of manipulation and the art of persuasion.

"Everyone has secrets, and everyone is living a double life to some degree. The world is held up by lies; if everyone's secrets were to all be revealed tomorrow morning, civilization might collapse." To ascend the social hierarchies and achieve great power, you need to optimize and strategize rather than slog and "work hard" for every day of your life. This is counterproductive since it does not guarantee any beneficial results in the end.