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Max Toper isn't normal. His teacher segregates him at the back of the class, away from his peers. Other children make friends, yet he can't. He's told he has autism, a condition that seems to bring disaster after disaster, with no chance of achievement.But not all is hopeless. Change comes when he discovers his calling as a guild leader in the virtual world of Galactic Conquest, a place where he is respected and powerful. But can the digital world stop reality seeping in, or prevent him from addressing his demons? Can Max handle the inevitable reckoning and forge a pathway to adulthood?"Why is He Still Here?" is a memoir providing insight into the life of one young person with autism and his experiences in the education-system and digital world.

This book is an Urdu translation of the official book "life in the UK 3rd edition". It has complete english text translated into Urdu. Life in the UK test is mandatory when applying for settlement or citizenship the UK.

Authored by London-based Researcher from Imperial, Exponential Progress takes readers on a journey through over seven decades of progress, as technology has shaped and controlled everything from banking and business to education, medicine, and the very basis of the human genome. It is a must read for anyone look to learn about fascinating emerging technologies that will disrupt our lives over the next ten years. ★★★★★Humanity is progressing towards a world that will be dominated by the end-results the scientific inventions that will evolve over the next decade. Technological progress has accelerated over the past decade - it was slow and buggy at the beginning, but the rate of improvement is now exponential. The growth is accelerating faster than we could have ever imagined.From a business perspective, these ground-breaking technologies are expected to be the best investments for the next decade. That is why investors and entrepreneurs are tenacious to grow rapidly. But where did it all start? How far have we come in the past 70 years since we developed the first digital computer? Thousands of innovators are in the process of developing the building blocks of these technologies, that will radically grow over the next decade and potentially dominate the century. But now, civilisation has reached a point when this progress cannot be controlled. The author cuts to the core of what humanity has achieved since the invention of the digital computer, where the new jaw-dropping technological innovation will come from, and where the line is drawn between fact and fad.★★This nonfiction meticulously looks back at the history, analyse current progress and what the researchers have achieved until now. The author attempts to comprehend the need for advancement and in parallel, the potential over the next decade, and reflecting on the necessity of control. If you are interested in new technologies, this will be one of the best books to read. ◆◆Prepared to be mind-blown with the ideas you are going to find.◆◆Farabi, the author of Exponential Progress, is the Head of Research at IntelXSys(TM) and working as one of the Research Experience Leads for Clinical Research and Innovation (CRI) module at the Imperial College London. He has worked with over 100 companies as a technology consultant and spoken at a number of international conferences around the world.

Crystal survives the attack that kills her parents and is stranded on a primitive planet called Earth. Now, with the help of new friends, she must face dangerous strangers with deadly powers to find a way home before it's too late.

In Stained Glass Lives, Louise Worthington''s writing fuses poetry and prose, beauty and violence. Sometimes, tender, sometimes harsh, she explores loss, female power and the power of distorted thought, as well as creating stark portraits of family, violence and revenge. The characters are flawed and visceral, from ghosts, daughters, mothers, wives, to taxi drivers, teachers, a frail widow and a mercenary shop assistant.

If you are just starting your chakra journey you are in the right place. This book designed for beginners explores the chakra system and will show you how to align these energy centres so you can achieve a happier and more balanced life while helping you advance your spiritual development.Are you suffering from a variety of different physical and mental ailments? If this is a truth for you, you are likely experiencing blockages to one or more of your chakras.ΓùÅExplore each chakra's energy and show you how to work with each of the chakras unique energies to identify blockages and overcome imbalances.ΓùÅDiscover how to work with Crystals, Yoga, Unicorn light and more…ΓùÅGuidance and advice on how to make the most out of each chakra centreΓùÅPractical exercises to help you restore inner balance.Did you know that in addition to the seven commonly known chakra centres there are five more? The main seven are located within our bodies, but the other five are located outside. They hold the power to truly connect us to all the different planes of existence.The five chakras outside of the main seven are still being researched today. We have provided you with a wealth of information on all twelve to give you the Complete Chakra picture, helping you to heal both your physical and non-physical body.To be successful you need a good understanding of your energy body and how the chakra system works. If you are willing to invest time and study, then this book will be a great investment and invaluable on your spiritual journeyPhysical and spiritual healing is only a few steps away."A great little book for anybody new to learning the chakras or just wanting a refresher. A must-have in your library of spiritual development."          Anne Scholes, International Psychic Medium and Tv personality

Erin is very not okay. And it's been this way for a long time. She is depressed. She is numb. She is exhausted down to her bones. She is a misanthrope and has bitterly retreated from the world, becoming a hermit in her small high-rise apartment. But, one day, a ray of light seems to enter her life at last: she falls madly in love with a mysterious stranger... in a dream. This jolts her like a shotgun-blast of sugary hope right to the face, banishing the doldrums and bleak meaninglessness she had been wrestling with before. It is the answer to a question she didn't even realize she was asking.Entranced by the siren song of these dreamworld trysts, she seeks them out each and every time she falls asleep. They provide a wellspring of impossible happiness which makes her feel whole again. And this soon transforms her life. It gives her a quest to pour herself into. For love can be a sublime thing and it can be a deranging force and it can also be both. She becomes desperately obsessed with her dreamt-up paramour and will try anything - no matter how difficult or esoteric or even dangerous - to unite the two of them permanently.Fate has gifted her an existential skeleton-key, the likes of which no-one should have or even wish to have. Behind some doors is bliss; behind other doors is... something else, something darker. There are abyssal strangenesses into which one can plummet forever and ever, if one is not exceedingly careful.But Erin has no time for caution. No time for it at all.Whatever it takes! She will be with her beloved!You can find out more about the novel at: whencesimulacrum.com

A Pocketful of Daisies is a collection of precious moments from being a first-time parent to the developing personality of a young girl. Filled with humour and hand-drawn sketches, it reflects on the magical process of becoming a person.

Jay Sullivan is a pathetic mess, tortured by his daughter’s kidnapping, and is nothing like the legendary assassin he used to be. Could a clue out of nowhere be the redemption he needs? Or is he destined to remain an alcoholic nomad walking through life alone? Sullivan is a legendary assassin working for a secret government organisation. He is an expert in murder, able to kill a man and cover it up without even breaking a sweat.His only weakness is his daughter, who he desperately wants to keep away from this life.So when the organisation turns on Sullivan, he is taken by surprise. A chase follows, leading to the one event Sullivan dreaded:A gun to his daughter’s head. No choice but to watch her as she’s taken away…He searches and searches, but she is impossible to find. With no idea where she is, he finds himself falling further into a hopeless depression.So when, after five years of nothing, a clue finally turns up – he decides its time.Time to brush off the old suit.Time to ready his fists again.Time to return to what he once was.Even if he is an alcoholic mess who can barely throw a punch anymore.Will he rediscover his daughter and rescue her from the man who took her? Or will he run out of time and be forced to watch her let her go again?If you like adrenaline, tense fights and big chases, you will love Assassin Down. Get ready for your new non-stop action hero Jay Sullivan…