Powerful Connections: The Poetics of Patronage in the Age of Louis XIII explores the role of patronage in shaping French literary culture between 1614 and 1661 - a period that witnessed both the rise of the early modern state under Richelieu and the beginnings of modern literary culture in the salons and academies. It includes readings of texts by authors such as Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Theophile de Viau, Charles Sorel, and Pierre Corneille that reveal the personal side of political power and its impact upon literary practice.

"Anxiety in Relationships: How to Overcome Fears, Build Strong Connections, and Improve Communication" is the ultimate guide for anyone struggling with relationship anxiety, communication issues, or emotional disconnection in romantic partnerships. This book offers proven methods to overcome relationship anxiety, improve communication, and strengthen emotional bonds. Whether you're dealing with fears of intimacy, trust issues, or the challenges of maintaining harmony in your relationship, this book provides practical tools to create lasting peace and deepen your connection with your partner. Inside, you will discover expert advice and actionable steps to break free from the cycle of insecurity and fear, allowing you to experience healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Learn how to communicate effectively, manage emotional triggers, and develop a deeper sense of trust and security. With insights rooted in psychology and real-world experiences, this book is designed to empower you to conquer relationship challenges and build a strong foundation for long-term happiness. Whether you're in a new relationship, navigating a long-term partnership, or seeking to rebuild after emotional turmoil, "Anxiety in Relationships" is your go-to resource for achieving greater emotional well-being and harmony. Start your journey towards overcoming fears, fostering deeper intimacy, and cultivating a thriving relationship today.

Rosa Wang’s remarkable book takes readers to the last frontier of the mobile/digital revolution. While much has been written about breakthrough technologies and early adopters who live where roads are good and smart phones are affordable, this book explores the largely undocumented journey of how digital technologies are entering the lives of those in extreme poverty—people, often women, often illiterate—who live without electricity or running water. With powerful stories, Wang brings you to the front lines of the revolution—to join meetings with small-holder farmers in raucous town halls in remote parts of Tanzania, and to sit on dirt floors alongside non-literate women in rural India. The book chronicles the exponential trajectory of the mobile phone through the arc of the author’s own journey, an Asian-American woman from Mississippi navigating male-dominated environments and cultures, while changing the digital world without a background in technology. Readers will learn of the challenges that come with life on less than two dollars a day, and in that world, the transformative power of digital technologies: to give identity, improve finances, and to bring some degree of empowerment. Along the way, the author introduces memorable individuals and guides them on their journey across the digital divide to join the mobile generation. These people, poor in monetary resources and literacy, are rich in social connections, warmth, and wisdom. Their day-to-day lives seem implausibly hard, and their resilience humbles at every turn. This book is about them. At its heart, this is their story.

"Mastering the Art of Effective Communication: Unlocking Success Through Powerful Connection" is a comprehensive guide that equips readers with the essential skills and strategies needed to excel in communication. With 21 insightful chapters, this book covers a wide range of topics, from understanding different communication styles and enhancing verbal and written communication skills to leveraging persuasion, emotional intelligence, and nonverbal cues. Readers will discover how effective communication can foster stronger relationships, drive leadership success, and navigate difficult situations. They will learn to overcome barriers, communicate in the digital age, and bridge cultural gaps. The book also delves into storytelling, crisis communication, ethics, and communication for networking, marketing, and branding. Each chapter is filled with practical advice, relatable stories, and actionable steps to help readers unlock their full communication potential. Whether in personal or professional contexts, readers will gain the confidence and skills to connect with others, achieve their goals, and make a lasting impact. As the future of communication unfolds, the book offers a glimpse into emerging trends and technologies, preparing readers for the ever-evolving landscape of communication.

In a world where the pace of life has accelerated, where material desires continue to grow, and where the cacophony of success overwhelms the shadows of ethics, many find themselves lost and in search of meaning. Apathy, dissatisfaction and broken relationships have all become commonplace. In "Karmajyothir: The Mystery of Blissful Life" the author provides guiding light through the ancient science of astrology, not as a mystical art but as a profound system of understanding human life. With clarity and empathy, the author demonstrates that astrology is not just mythology but a science that can illuminate the possibilities and possibilities in our lives. It is not just about our "Janam Kundli" but about our "Karma Kundli of the Past Life". This book is more than a guide; It is the lifeline for those looking for comfort and happiness. Understand the powerful relationship of karma and the planets. Make life happy with small changes in karma. Open up the secrets of our life's journey and take your life to a higher peak through karma and bring peace and happiness to your lives.

In this expert-led guide, Dr Harry Barry draws on his decades of experience as a doctor to show readers how we can improve our emotional connections and transform our mental wellbeing. The Power of Connection will empower you with the fascinating science behind our existing behaviours and all the need-to-know tips and techniques for improving our skills of emotional connection. From the neuroscience behind communication to the role of verbal language, the importance of setting to the power of humour, this book gives you all the tools you need to thrive in any networking or social situation. This book will help you to: · Feel less lonely · Experience deeper friendships and personal relationships · Be someone who makes others feel comfortable · Be more effective in the workplace · Experience all the positive effects of these changes on your mental and physical health Including case studies and practical exercises, The Power of Connection offers a step-by-step roadmap to improved social confidence, better workplace communication and more fulfilling emotional connections, with ourselves and others.

Loneliness and isolation are serious problems with real and often devastating consequences—including increased suicide risk. Their ramifications deeply affect everyone in our society. In The Power of Connection, explore why connection matters so much, what the absence of connection means for the world, and how to create more of it in our lives. Dr. Gregory Jantz believes the payoff for pursuing human connection is well worth the investment, with the rewards being greater health, well-being, resilience, purpose, spirituality, and enjoyment of life. He inspires us to be genuinely better together, and more available to each other. Accept this invitation to nurture relationships in which ideal qualities can truly shine: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. Find strategies for genuine connection to heal wounds, find comfort in each other, and build a healthier future for our society. In this book, you will learn: Steps toward more authentic relationships Conditions for connection Strategies for deeper connections Ways to be a great friend

In an era dominated by gadgets and super-fast communication technology, we have become more connected than ever before. Yet, paradoxically, the depth and quality of our personal relationships have suffered. "The Power of Connection: Building Meaningful Relationships" by Harper Northwood explores this modern conundrum. Despite our ability to stay in constant touch with friends and family across the globe, personal interaction and genuine connections have dwindled. Northwood delves into the implications of our tech-centric lifestyles on our relationships, highlighting the struggles faced by today's youth in forming meaningful bonds. This book is a timely reminder of the importance of human connection in a world that increasingly prioritizes digital interaction over personal engagement. Discover strategies to foster deeper, more fulfilling relationships and learn how to balance the convenience of technology with the timeless need for genuine human interaction. Join Harper Northwood on this insightful journey to reclaim the true essence of connection in our modern lives.

Climate change is not just an environmental problem, it’s a human one. Yet as humans, we are not changing fast enough for ourselves and our planet. Our sense of powerlessness and the belief that our actions won’t make a difference is holding us back from taking action and working on the psychological dimension of change could make the difference to moving us forward. In this transformative book, climate change coaching trailblazers Charly Cox and Sarah Flynn explain why changing for our climate is so hard and why coaching offers a key to affecting behaviour. With practical, easy-to-grasp skills that shift mindsets and motivate action they show how to build connection using a coaching approach, to overcome resistance and empower people to embrace change. If people often tell you “What difference can I really make?” or “How can we possibly succeed?” then Climate Change Coaching will help you: •Understand the psychological barriers to change, and how to address them •Gain practical, connection-building skills to have more impact in every conversation •Build stronger, more trusting relationships to make long-term change more likely •Develop a new perspective on how individual change leads to systems change •Discover how to help organisations succeed at change and what creates social change •Learn to coach and support yourself to manage stress and avoid burnout Whether you are changing an organisation, engaging a community, or coaching individuals, this book will change the way that you connect and how you influence. With example conversations and real-life stories from 40 practitioners from the worlds of sustainability, business, academia and coaching, it will show you how coaching skills are being used individually and organisationally to galvanise climate action. “This practical guide fills many of the gaps, with tools that can help us become better allies to each other in supporting the personal and systemic shifts needed in our time.” Chris Johnstone, co-author of Active Hope and trainer at ActiveHope.Training “Climate Change Coaching is an invaluable resource for anyone working in sustainability today.” Patrick Burgi, Co-Founder of South Pole Charly Cox is an award-winning climate change coach and Founder of Climate Change Coaches. A professional coach for ten years, Charly specialises in developing leaders in environmentally focused businesses. She has a background in the creative sector and worked for seven years in West Africa. Sarah Flynn is a psychologist and coach who supports sustainability professionals to thrive as they create change in the world. With a background in research, she specialises in the psychology of change and resilience, and teaches on the topic of ‘Resilience for Sustainability Professionals’ at Cambridge University. Charly and Sarah are both International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coaches and trained Organisational, Relationship and Systems Coaches.

Exploring the complex arena of international planning for development has until now been uniquely the privilege of influential senior western planners. This book calls into question many of their hallowed principles and much of the conventional wisdom still evident in the halls of academe. At a time of increasing enrollment of foreign students in North American planning programs, the emergence of a new voice has coincided with a growing skepticism, worldwide, about old notions of planning and development in poorer and ex-colonial countries. Now there is a need for brave innovations to reshape our understanding of the global crisis and the potential for progressive and democratic local solutions in both rich and poor nations alike. This new voice is given expression by academics and professionals from Third World nations who received their planning education in the west and who now hold posts in major western planning schools. Breaking the Boundaries presents their views, and those of concerned colleagues, about the need for a radically changed curriculum based on a comparative, one-world approach to planning education. Their personal experiences as young expatriate scholars, and later as teachers of both Third World and First World students in western planning schools are seen as crucial to this need for change. Through candid reflections and perceptive critiques of their own field- the spatial, environmental, social, design and communications disciplines - the contributors explore crucial issues in development planning from theoretical and professional practice perspectives.