Orem Library

Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt...

A guide to the psychological side of successful investing discusses how one's own subconscious can determine a financial destiny, outlining specific attitudes possessed by wealthy people that can serve as models for stability and wealth.

"Combining their expertise in both neuropsychology and management consulting, neuropsychologist Friederike Fabritius and leadership expert Dr. Hans W. Hagemann present simple yet powerful strategies for sharpening focus, achieving the highest performance, learning and retaining information more efficiently, improving complex decision-making, and cultivating trust and building strong teams" -- Provided by publisher.

"What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment and tells their deeply intimate stories; their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; their joys and defeats and wrenching dilemmas. Through its sympathetic and beautifully vivid storytelling, Strangers Drowning confronts us with fundamental questions...

"The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful...

"Dave Hemsath and Leslie Yerkes show how you can have fun at work, everyday. Written for anyone who works in any type of organization, this book offers over 300 ideas for creating a dynamic, fun-filled work environment." "Hemsath and Yerkes show that creating a fun atmosphere in the workplace increases productivity and morale and has a positive effect on the bottom line. Most importantly, they give you tools to have more fun at work, no matter where...

Examines how the attitude with which people think about money and wealth significantly influences whether they meet their life and financial goals, providing tools that can be used to approach finances in a generally positive fashion.

Nothing happens by accident, everything is connected, and there are no coincidences : that is the essence of conspiratorial thinking. Long a fringe part of the American political landscape, conspiracy theories are now mainstream , but they have a long history that includes the satanic panics of the 1980s, the New World Order and Vatican conspiracy theories, fears about fluoridated water, speculations about President John F. Kennedy's assassination,...