#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD“Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving.” —The New York TimesRay Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history and grown into the fifth most important private company in the United States, according to Fortune magazine. Dalio himself has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way, Dalio discovered a set of unique principles that have led to Bridgewater’s exceptionally effective culture, which he describes as “an idea meritocracy that strives to achieve meaningful work and meaningful relationships through radical transparency.” It is these principles, and not anything special about Dalio—who grew up an ordinary kid in a middle-class Long Island neighborhood—that he believes are the reason behind his success. In Principles, Dalio shares what he’s learned over the course of his remarkable career. He argues that life, management, economics, and investing can all be systemized into rules and understood like machines. The book’s hundreds of practical lessons, which are built around his cornerstones of “radical truth” and “radical transparency,” include Dalio laying out the most effective ways for individuals and organizations to make decisions, approach challenges, and build strong teams. He also describes the innovative tools the firm uses to bring an idea meritocracy to life, such as creating “baseball cards” for all employees that distill their strengths and weaknesses, and employing computerized decision-making systems to make believability-weighted decisions. While the book brims with novel ideas for organizations and institutions, Principles also offers a clear, straightforward approach to decision-making that Dalio believes anyone can apply, no matter what they’re seeking to achieve. Here, from a man who has been called both “the Steve Jobs of investing” and “the philosopher king of the financial universe” (CIO magazine), is a rare opportunity to gain proven advice unlike anything you’ll find in the conventional business press. Read more

More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving belief system in extraterrestrial life, a system that is changing and even supplanting traditional religions.Over the course of a six-year ethnographic study, D.W. Pasulka interviewed successful and influential scientists, professionals, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who believe in extraterrestrial intelligence, thereby disproving the common misconception that only fringe members of society believe in UFOs. She argues that widespread belief in aliens is due to a number of factors including their ubiquity in modern media like The X-Files, which can influence memory, and the believability lent to that media by the search for planets that might support life. American Cosmic explores the intriguing question of how people interpret unexplainable experiences, and argues that the media is replacing religion as a cultural authority that offers believers answers about non-human intelligent life. Read more

“The deftly crafted blend of shocking exaggeration and believability, politeness and fury…makes Appropriate land with the kind of thump you rarely encounter in the theater.” —Chicago Tribune“So energetic, funny, and entertainingly demented, you can’t look away.” —New York on An OctoroonA double-volume containing two astonishing breakout plays from one of the theatre's most exciting and provocative young writers.In Appropriate, strained familial dynamics collide with a tense undercurrent of socio-political realities when the Lafayettes gather at a former plantation home to sift through the belongings of their deceased patriarch. An Octoroon is an audacious investigation of theatre and identity, wherein an old play gives way to a startlingly original piece.Also includes the short play I Promise Never Again to Write Plays About Asians... Read more

Avoid The Tourist Herds.What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades?This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery.Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales.The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events.If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different.Scandals:Sister Aimee Semple’s disappearance, Zoot Suit riots, Howard Hughes’ collisions, George Michael sex sting, Dr. Lanterman’s abortions, Pio Pico shortsighted swap, Rodney King beating, Roman Polanski’s flight from justice and Julian Oil, Valhalla Cemetery and Girard SwindlesFamous Homicides and Killers:Billionaire Boys Club, Barbara Graham, Black Dahlia, Bonnie Lee Bakely, Edward Allaway, Police Captain Walter Auble, Charles Crawford, Christian Brando, Dominique Dunne, Dr. Raymond Finch, Efren Saldivar, Ennis Cosby, Geneva Ellroy, Haing Ngor, Johnny Stompanato, Mickey and Trudy Thompson, Newhall CHP Shootout, Nicole Brown-Simpson, SLA Fuselage, Phil Spector, Ramon Novarro, Rebecca Schaeffer, Ronni Chasen, Sal Mineo, Sam Cooke, Susan Berman, Ted Healy, North Hollywood Bank of America Heist, Van Cleef & Arpels Hostage Standoff, William Desmond Taylor, Los Feliz Murder Mansion, Organized Crime’s Mickey Cohen and Meyer Landsky, Salomon Family Disaapearance, and the Wonderland massacresFascinating Discoveries:Brand Library, Burbank Aniimal Walk of Fame, Carroll Street Architecture, Mork and Mindy Pilot Tavern, Dr. Gene Scott’s Faith Center, Silent Film Studios, The Chateau, Burbank’s Minature Housing Tract, and Walt Disney Brother’s Origins.Serial Killers:Charles Manson, Golden State Killer, Richard Ramirez and Hillside StrangerMurder-Suicides:Dorothy Stratten, Johnny Lewis, Ned Doheny and Phil HartmanAssassinations and Contract Murders:Bugsy Siegel, Notorious B.I.G., Raymond Washington, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Vic WeissCelebrity Suicides and Locations:Brian Keith, Carol Landis, Hotel Cecil, Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge, Darby Crash, DeeDee Ramone, Del Shannon, Don Cornelius, Freddie Prinze, George Reeve, Herve Villechaize, Hugh O’Connor, Keith Emerson, Lupe Velez, Margaux Hemmingway, Peg Entwistle, Pete Duel, Pier Angeli, Ross Alexander, Tony Scott and Verne TroyerShocking Celebrity Deaths and Overdoses: Dennis Wilson, Lenny Bruce, Janis Joplin, John Belushi, Michael Jackson, Paul Walker, River Phoenix, Pistol Pete Maravich and Whitney HoustonProstitution and Renowned Madams:Lee Frances, Hollywood Love Market, Heidi Fleiss, Calle de los Negroes and Hugh Grant’s Sex Scandal Read more

Avoid The Tourist Herds.What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades?This Twister Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery.Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true.The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tour Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different.Historic, Heroic and Flawed Personalities: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, John F. Kennedy, Pierre Charles L’Enfant, Controversial Supreme Court Justices, Dolley Madison, Daniel Sickles, John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, James Garfield, Mary Ann Hall, Frederick Douglass, Wild Rose O’Neal, Clara Barton, Anna Etheridge Hooks, Cleveland Abbe, Clover Adams, Buffalo Bill, Charles Lindbergh, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, General Douglas MacArthur, Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, Ezra Pound, Donald Trump, Malcolm X, George Lincoln Rockwell, Fanne Foxe, Robert Emmet, John and Rita Jenrette, Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley, Ted Kennedy, Oliver North, Gary Hart, Marion Barry, Vincent Foster, Aldrich Ames, Dick Morris, Elizabeth Ray, Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Warren Harding, Grover Cleveland, Newt Gingrich, Don Sherwood, Mark Foley, Anthony Weiner and Edward Snowden,Architecture and Locations With A Distinctive Past:White House, Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Building, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marine Commandant’s Residence, Tayloe House, Dolley Madison House, Original D.C. City Hall, National Postal Museum, Washington Monument, Willard Hotel, Ford’s Theatre, William Peterson House, Mary Surratt Boarding House, Terrace Houses, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Thaddeus Stevens School, Supreme Court Building, Lafayette Square, Hay-Adams Hotel, Union Station, LeDroit Park, Congressional and Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pools, Swampoodle, National Mall, Meridian Hill Park, Spanish Steps, Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, Knickerbocker Theatre, Potomac and Anacostia Flats, Mayflower Hotel, Watergate Steps, Holodomor Memorial, Martin’s Tavern, Congressional Cemetery, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Blair House, Uline Arena, Watergate Complex, Deep Throat Parking Garage, Washington Post, Tidal Basin, Phoenix Park Hotel, Sheridan Circle, Bassin’s, Washington Hilton, Vietnam War Memorial, Old Ebbitt Grill, La Brasserie, Rayburn House, Georgetown’s Old Stone House Halcyon House, Floating Potomac Brothels, Exorcist Stairs, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dupont Circle, 9/11 Pentagon Memorial and Senator Barrack Obama’s Apartment.Historical Scandals:Petticoat Scandal, General Fighting Joe Hooker’s Division, Credit Mobilier Scandal, Lincoln Park Monument, Ohio Gang, Teapot Dome, Bonus Act, Watergate, Abscam, Contras and Drug Cartel BustInfamous Killings and Deaths:Presidents Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield, Frances Scott Key, William Taulbee, Arthur Brown, Leslie Coffelt, Alma Preinkert, Mary Pinchot Meyer, Gail Cobb, Orlando Letelier, Michael Halberstam, Raymond Nelson, Tran Van Chuong and Than Thj Nam, Serial Killer James Swann, Joyce Chiang, Chandra Levy, Beltway Sniper, Wanda Alston, David Rosenbaum, Alan Senitt, Robert Wone, Stephen Johns, Viola Herms and Mohammad Anwar. Read more

Unleash Your Creativity & Conjure Up Spellbinding StoriesCrafting a unique, compelling magic system is one of the most challenging tasks for fantasy writers. Balancing originality, complexity, and believability can be tricky without overwhelming readers or breaking the narrative flow."Practical Magic" is your invaluable guide to overcoming these challenges. This book offers a wealth of inspiration and practical exercises designed to help you create and refine a magic system that enriches your storytelling.Innovative Writing Exercises: With diverse, thought-provoking prompts, this book encourages you to think outside the box and explore new avenues in your magic system, pushing the limits of your creativity.Guided Development: The book provides a structured approach to magic system development, guiding you step-by-step and ensuring no crucial aspect is overlooked.Genre-Specific Guidance: No matter what type of fiction you're working on, whether high fantasy, urban fantasy, or magical realism, this book provides customised guidance for incorporating magic into your story.Below are some examples of prompts:Portal: He sketched a door in the air, whispered the ancient words, and stepped through into…The Undead Companion: She created an undead companion for company, but soon she found out that it had..."Practical Magic: Writing Prompts for Building and Developing Your Magic System" isn't just a guidebook—it's a catalyst for your imagination. It's time to make magic happen in your fantasy world! Read more

Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Cincinnati.Renowned and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of southwestern Ohio and Cincinnati. This kaleidoscope of discovery, architecture, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict, are surrounded by sheer natural beauty creating a vivid tapestry defining over nearly two centuries.This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true.This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Cincinnati remains one of the most beguiling, historic and fascinating cities within the United States. Welcome to one on the most useful, eclectic and enlightening introductions.Historical Cincinnati Metro Landmarks and Attractions:Arnold’s Bar and Grill, Betts House, The Carnegie, Chamber of Commerce Building Memorial, Charles H. Mueller House, Mellotone Beer Project, Citywide Public Staircases, Anna Louise Inn, Ohio River Flood Walls, Crosley Square, Eden Park Memorial Presidential Groves, Krohn Conservatory, Findlay Market, Fort Washington, Gateway Fountain, The Genius of Water Fountain, Ghost Baby Underground Bar, Literary Club of Cincinnati, Loveland Castle Museum, Neko Lucky Cats Museum, Hotel Metropole/21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Art Museum, National Underground Railroad Freedom Museum, American Sign Museum, Cincinnati Museum Artwalk Climb, Behringer-Crawford Museum, Northern Row Brewery and Distillery, Ollie’s Trolley Restaurant, Sing the Queen City Sign, Swing House, William Howard Taft House, Tom Jones Commons Eden Park, Vent Haven Museum and Washington Park.Famous Architecture:Carew Tower, Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati City Hall, Aronoff Center For The Arts, Crosley Tower, Eden Park Pumping Station, Elsinore Arch, Great American Tower, Imperial Theatre, John Roebling Suspension Bridge, John Shillito Center, Memorial Hall, Over The Rhine District, Queen City Club, Taft Museum of Art, The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge, TQL Stadium, University Club of Cincinnati and Union Terminal Train StationHouse of Worship:Saint Francis Xavier Church, Saint Peter-in-Chains Basilica, Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Isaac M. Wise/Plum Street Temple, St. Francis Seraph’s Crypt and St. Louis ChurchFamous Local Personalities:Painter Elizabeth Nourse, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, James Garfield Memorial Sculpture, JD Vance Profile, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur Way SubsignScandals:1884 Downtown Riots, Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Craig Street Burial Grounds, Dunham Recreation Center, Jackson Brewing Corporation, Kyle Plush Asphyxiation death, Ludlow Incinerator, Otto Warmbier and Spring Grove CemeteryInfamous Crime and Criminals:Cincinnati Strangler, Gerald Bricca Family Murder, Cumminsville Serial Killer, Omar Santa-Perez’s Shooting Rampage, Bootlegger George Remus, James Ruppert Murder Spree, Suspected Murder of Amy, Airplane Crash Involving FBI and Bank Embezzler Read more

📚An engaging book that will take young kids into the intriguing world of saints and their inspiring tales is "HISTORY OF SAINTS FOR KIDS: 🙏Discover the Extraordinary Lives That Inspire Greatness".For kids looking for motivation and a greater grasp of history, this book is a must-have🤔 Have you ever wished you could experience miracles firsthand? to go on amazing adventures, face formidable challenges, and make a significant difference in the world?🌟 Your kid will experience an emotional rollercoaster while reading "HISTORY OF SAINTS FOR KIDS," which will spark their interest in learning more about the lives of these remarkable people.⏳ Spoiler Alert: Imagine that your kid learns about Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the environment and animals, and his amazing accomplishments. How would they react if they learned about his strong connection to nature and how compassion can transform people's lives?Or consider your youngster learning about Saint Joan of Arc, a young woman who commanded troops valiantly and made a significant contribution to history. What kind of motivation would this provide for them to take on obstacles head-on and with grit?"HISTORY OF SAINTS FOR KIDS" promotes empathy and believability via entertaining storytelling by connecting the trials and tribulations of these exceptional people to issues that your kid runs into on a regular basis. Your youngster will be inspired to live a life that is full of love, compassion, and perseverance by connecting to these holy characters.✨ Benefits of "History of Saints for Kids":📖 Introduces moral ideals and ethical principles via real-world examples, giving children an engaging and entertaining learning experience that brings history to life.💖 Encourages empathy and compassion for others, improves reading and comprehension, sparks imagination and creativity, and fosters an awareness of the diversity of cultures and faiths.🙏 Learn from the examples of remarkable Saint's lives to develop a strong moral compass.🌍 Encourage kids to have a good influence on the world.That's not all, however! In order to allay any worries you may have as a parent or Caregiver:- You may be certain that kids from various backgrounds will like the book.- The narrative method humanises and engrosses history, eliminating boredom or apathy.- To provide a pleasurable and informative reading experience, the material is carefully chosen to be age-appropriate.💡 You can see that "HISTORY OF SAINTS FOR KIDS" is more than simply a book; it's an inspirational, courageous, and morally uplifting adventure. It is the ideal present for birthdays, holidays, or any other special event since it sparks young brains while fusing education and enjoyment.Don't wait any longer to introduce your youngster to the wonderful lives of the saints! Act right now and give them this amazing book, which will have a long-lasting effect. Let's encourage excellence in our children's lives by working together. The book "HISTORY OF SAINTS FOR KIDS" is available now. Read more

Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Guide to Northern Virginia.Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of Northern Virginia. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries.This guide transports you to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true.This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Northern Virginia remains one of the most beguiling, historic and enchanting regions of the United States.ArlingtonPreserving the Declaration of Independence, Arlington National Cemetery, Actress Pola Negri’s Lovenest, Watergate’s Deep Throat, Serial Kill Timothy Spencer, Vincent Foster’s Suicide, Spy Aldrich Ames, 9/11 Memorial and Congressman William Jefferson. General Rochambeau,AlexandriaMargaret Brent, George Lincoln Rockwell, George Washington and Mount Vernon, Cameron, John Carlyle, Duvall’s Tavern, Colonial Michael Swope, Lee-Fendall House, Pineapple Symbolism, Potts-Fitzhugh House, St. Mary’s and Contrabands Cemetery, Yates Gardens, Malpractice Killing of George Washington, Dr. Elisha Dick, Colross Estate, Alexandria’s Shameful Surrender, Female Stranger Gravestone, Devil Bat, Fire of 1827, Slave Trader Sites, Lyceum Theatre, Alexandria Canal, Windmill Hill Park, Oscar The Manaquin Guard, Wilkes Street Tunnel, Floating Brothels, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, Forts Ellsworth, Williams, Hunt and Willard, Bank of Alexandria Building, Battery Rodgers, Black Diamond Catastrophe, Burned Bride, Confederate Funeral Markers, Shiloh Baptist Church, Benjamin Thomas Lynching, Homicidal Clem, Silent Sentinels Trial, Sergeant Elton Hummer, Washington Masonic Memorial, Civil Rights Sit-In, Gerald Ford, U2 Pilot Gary Powers, Loving versus Virginia, Murders of Donita Cutts, Carol Ann Dodd, Constance Mellon, Betty Ayele, and Elizabeth Elliot, Police Officer Charles Hall, Purple Heart Trail Origins, Serial Killer Charles Severance, Ship Excavations, Congressman Steve Scalise Shooting and Appomattox Monument Removal.FairfaxBattle of Fairfax Courthouse, Execution of James Lewis, Motorcycle Gang Madness, The Christmas Tree Lady’s Puzzling Suicide, Spy Robert Hanssen and Mayor Scott Silverthorne.FredericksburgSt. George Episcopal Church, Mary Washington, George Carter’s Gambling Losses, Battle of Fredericksburg, Chatham Manor, Confederate Treasury Embezzlement, John Washington, Freedom of Religion Monument, Serial Killers Melvin Rees, John Muhammad, Steven Briel and Lee Malvo, Police Burglary Ring and Pre-Pay Funeral Scandal.RichmondPatrick Henry, John Marshall, Theatre Fire, Confederate White House and Civil War Museum, Canal Walk, Hollywood Cemetery, William Grant House, Union Spy Elizabeth Van Lew, Belle Isle, Samuel Putney House, Civil War Abandonment, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Ulysses S. Grant, Stewart-Lee House, Church Hill and Monte Maria Academy and WRVA Complex, Washington Monument, Collectible Trading Cards, Former City Hall Building, Valentine Museum, Main Street Train Depot, Edgar Allen Poe Shrine, Public Bath Houses, First National Bank Building, State and Local Politic Scandals, Oliver Hill, Tobacco Row, Richmond’s Gay Godfather, Golden Years Serial Killer(s), Baron Otto von Bressensdorf, School Board Eviction and Removal of Confederate Civil War Monuments. Read more