The Circle
The Circle

Author: Dave Eggers

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0385351402

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives—a “compulsively readable parable for the 21st century” (Vanity Fair). When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.

The Circle
The Circle

Author: Stephen J. Galgon

Publisher: MJE Publishing

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0578538768

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WINNER -- 2020 NYC Big Book Award: Thriller GOLD MEDAL -- 2020 Global Ebook Awards: Suspense Fiction SILVER MEDAL -- 2020 Global Ebook Awards: Thriller Fiction TOP 100 NOTABLE INDIE - 2020 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards HONORABLE MENTION -- 2020 Writers Digest: Genre Fiction HONORABLE MENTION -- 2020 Readers Favorite Awards: General Fiction FIVE-STAR JUDGES AWARD -- 2020 Readers Favorite Awards: General Fiction FINALIST -- 2020 National Indie Excellence Awards: General Fiction FINALIST -- 2020 Feathered Quill Book Awards: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller FINALIST -- 2020 Feathered Quill Book Awards: Adult Fiction SEMI-FINALIST -- 2020 Kindle Book Review Awards: Mystery/Thriller Viga Boland for Readers' Favorite: "Galgon checks all the boxes when it comes to creating and keeping the suspense at an all-time high. His characters are captivating. Well-rendered dialogue keeps the pace moving quickly to its logical and deadly conclusion... A real gripper with an intricate and refreshing twist on an old theme." Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges' Comments: "The Circle is creepy... action-packed and very mysterious... not a story to forget." H.P. Waitt - Author of Band of Shadows: The Scarlet Onyx Saga "As a novel it has everything a reader could want: deeply developed characters you fall in love with (and characters you hate), a rapidly advancing plot that leaves you on the edge of your seat, and a jaw-dropping twist that even the most seasoned of thriller lovers won't see coming. I enjoyed every minute of it and can't want to see what's next - a sequel cannot come soon enough!" - Shanna O'Mara - The Navesink Journal "The Circle has the rapid progression and intense appeal of the ever-popular Divergent and The Hunger Games, but is laced with enough realism to plant the seed of fear -- or at the very least, mild suspicion -- in any reader now overanalyzing the world outside the book. Galgon brings to life a protagonist we can all root for and pity, a man whose background we can relate to but whose future we can only pray we never see. Highly recommend for any thrill-seeker or mystery lover! IMAGINE YOU HAD ALL THE MONEY YOU EVER WANTED at the push of a button. The power to control law enforcement, politicians at the highest levels, the judicial system as a whole. To have what you want when you want it, whatever it is. All you have to do is kill someone . . . before someone kills you. MEMBERS of THE CIRCLE don’t have to imagine such a life. They live it. The liberation of being both hunter and hunted. The salvation that comes with such freedom. A chance to feel truly alive. A chance to savor each precious moment. Because in THE CIRCLE any moment could be your last. DOUGLAS GOODWIN isn’t rich. He isn’t powerful. What could the sacred society of THE CIRCLE possibly want with him—just a regular guy with a regular job leading a regular life? What would drive them to coerce a young man who has always valued integrity over hedonism into their midst? And why would Doug agree to submersion in a world of secrecy and murder? It’s unthinkable. THE HARSH REALITY? Doug has been inducted into an institution where friends become enemies overnight, loyalty is a nothing more than a punchline, and conscience is a burden. Where he will be hunted and expected to hunt other members to their death. With no escape from THE CIRCLE’s ubiquitous influence and domination. HOW FAR WILL DOUG GO? How much will he sacrifice to preserve his way of life? Will he be swayed by the money, the women, the power? Or will THE CIRCLE consume him, as it has hundreds of others before him, and leave nothing but another nameless corpse in its wake?

The Circle Way
The Circle Way

Author: Christina Baldwin

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1605092584

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Meetings in the round have become the preferred tool for moving individual commitment into group action. This book lays out the structure of circle conversation, based on the original work of the authors who have standardized the essential elements that constitute circle practice.

The Every
The Every

Author: Dave Eggers

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2021-11-16

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 0593320875

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From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle comes an exciting new follow-up. When the world’s largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet’s dominant ecommerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous—and, oddly enough, most beloved—monopoly ever known: the Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire at the Every. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Makazian, they look for the Every's weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters, outrageous outfits, and lacerating set-pieces, this companion to The Circle blends absurdity and terror, satire and suspense, while keeping the reader in apprehensive excitement about the fate of the company—and the human animal.

The Circles All Around Us
The Circles All Around Us

Author: Brad Montague

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-05-18

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 059332319X

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The debut picture book from the creator of the viral sensation Kid President is a moving take on how we can create bigger and bigger circles of community and connections as we grow—now a New York Times bestseller! In the circles all around us, everywhere that we all go, there's a difference we can make and a love we can all show. This is the story of a circle. When we're first born, our circle is very small, but as we grow and build relationships, our circle keeps getting bigger and bigger to include family, friends, neighbors, community, and beyond. Brad Montague originally created Circles as an Instagram video adorably narrated by his kids, and now this picture book adaptation is the perfect way to start a conversation about how to expand our worlds with kindness and inclusivity—even if it seems scary or uncomfortable. This book makes an ideal new-baby, first-day-of-school, or graduation gift, or any milestone that celebrates someone's world getting bigger.

The Circle of Security Intervention
The Circle of Security Intervention

Author: Bert Powell

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1462512127

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Presenting both a theoretical foundation and proven strategies for helping caregivers become more attuned and responsive to their young children's emotional needs (ages 0-5), this is the first comprehensive presentation of the Circle of Security (COS) intervention. The book lucidly explains the conceptual underpinnings of COS and demonstrates the innovative attachment-based assessment and intervention strategies in rich clinical detail, including three chapter-length case examples. Reproducible forms and handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. COS is an effective research-based program that has been implemented throughout the world with children and parents experiencing attachment difficulties. The authors are corecipients of the 2013 Bowlby-Ainsworth Award, presented by the New York Attachment Consortium, for developing and implementing COS. See also the authors' related parent guide: Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore.

Tarot by the Moon
Tarot by the Moon

Author: Victoria Constantino

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2021-08-08

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0738767182

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A Month-By-Month Guide to Spreads and Spells for Abundance, Protection, and Spiritual Transformation The energy of the moon has an undeniably powerful influence—on people, on plants and animals, and on the cycles and rhythms of the world. This book provides month-by-month tarot spreads, spells, and rituals to help you manifest the changes you want for yourself and your community. Author Victoria Constantino provides guidance for the ideal time, day of the week, or moon phase that best supports the specific spiritual work that you want to focus on. Explore spells and practices for home clearing and blessing, summoning a new career opportunity, finding your spirit animal, cutting cords, and many others. Delve into tarot with spreads for relationship renewal, connecting with your higher self, letting go, tapping into your potential, and more. Tarot by the Moon is a masterful guide to creating positive transformation with the cyclical magical energies that play such a powerful role in our lives.

The Magical Tarot
The Magical Tarot

Author: Lucy Samantha Guillaume

Publisher: Europa Edizioni

Published: 2023-06-27

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13:

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The Magical Tarot invites the reader to match the cards with the work of spells and magic spellcasting. It is the result of the passion and continuous study of the writer, who was lucky enough to have grown up in an open and esoteric home. It is a collection of insights into the Tarot and its magical properties.Aimed at a wide audience, it is literally an open book, welcoming everyone into its pages of wisdom, insight, and guidance, with a few laughs along the way. The words are accompanied by a full deck of 78 cards, beautifully illustrated by the extraordinarily talented Annie Meyburgh. Together, they create a perfect magical combination that will hopefully inspire and captivate any reader. Samantha Guillaume for almost 30 years has read the Tarot Cards for her friends, family and her returning clients. She loves the magical world created when the Tarot and Wicca are combined. She uses the Tarot as a guiding tool as well as for magical work. She believes that the Universe has a plan for us all- the art of life is to find that path and try to live it fully. She has been blessed to have lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa, both have their diverse energies with which to work. She has met many teachers through her years in working with the Tarot, all of which have helped and guided her to this point. They are all students of these oracles and learn something new each and every day. Her hope is that this guide can bring Magic and Tarot into the lives of beginners as well as seasoned readers.

Widening the Circle
Widening the Circle

Author: Mara Sapon-Shevin

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2007-03-15

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0807032816

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Widening the Circle is a passionate, even radical argument for creating school and classroom environments where all kids, including children labeled as “disabled” and “special needs,” are welcome on equal terms. In opposition to traditional models of special education, where teachers decide when a child is deemed “ready to compete” in “mainstream” classes, Mara Sapon-Shevin articulates a vision of full inclusion as a practical and moral goal. Inclusion, she argues, begins not with the assumption that students have to earn their way into the classroom with their behavior or skills, it begins with the right of every child to be in the mainstream of education, perhaps with modifications, adaptations, and support. Full inclusion requires teachers to think about all aspects of their classrooms—pedagogy, curriculum, and classroom climate. Crucially, Sapon-Shevin takes on arguments against full inclusion in a section of straight-talking answers to common questions. She agrees with critics that the rhetoric of inclusion has been used to justify eliminating services and “dumping” students with significant educational needs unceremoniously back into the mainstream with little or no support. If full inclusion is properly implemented, however, she argues, it not only clearly benefits those traditionally excluded but enhances the educations and lives of those considered mainstream in myriad ways. Through powerful storytelling and argument, Sapon-Shevin lays out the moral and educational case for not separating kids on the basis of difference.