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Being born again, we should prepare ourselves to battle unseen spiritual enemies.

This is a true story of an astonishing NCAA swimming team victory. It is about how the right mix of good attitude, shared values, respect for teammates and coach, a focus on excellence - and just a little humility - can inspire incredible results. These are universal traits of any successful enterprise, yet it seemed impossible that just nine swimmers could win an NCAA Championship. Yet they did. This is their story.

Marissa Finn hit six figures within the first two months her business was open. But that doesn't mean the business was a simple golden egg. Golden Shit: The Biggest Mistakes I Made Starting My Business and What I Learned shares it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Finn ditches the fluff for the hard truths to empower you to keep pushing forward in your business.Finn started her business in her early twenties, with not a dime to her name. She did a few key things correct in the beginning but also made some huge mistakes while building and scaling. Perfect for the female creative entrepreneur looking to start or grow her business, Golden Shit brings to the surface the mistakes that are so easy for entrepreneurs to make to empower, prepare, and teach those starting and scaling a business so you can reach your dream life faster and more joyfully.

Eric Ashford has finally achieved it all after being assisted by a cryptic and mysterious benevolence, but no sooner after his success does he rediscover the same road that he's spent years travelling to get there. He is now given the chance by clever intervention to see the intricate twists and turns along this route and why they were always there to dictate his course in the first place. These unforeseen directions are upstaged by the stretch that he never even knew he had already traversed in his impossible life. The enthralling first account among many to come in this new series has arrived on this very ambiguous heath of the known cosmos, and the inaugural steps towards the accumulation of their significance are taken at the thorough expense of this deluded man. The trajectory of his anguish is anything but nuanced in a pivotal piece of a dynamic universe.

Suzanne's formative years were filled with unimaginable horrors that no child should ever experience. She was physically, sexually, and emotionally abused by the people she should have been able to trust most. Any time an opportunity presented itself for an adult to intervene, the situation only grew worse. When Suzanne finally escaped her abusive family to attend college, new doors opened in her life. She made new friends and was accepted into a family that loved, accepted, and protected her. When those ties later dissolved, she found herself heartbroken and confused yet again. After college, she fell in love, got married, and began a new life with her husband. Again, she found herself betrayed by someone who was supposed to love and care for her. As her marriage began to crumble, Suzanne met a friend who provided a haven for her. For the first time, she was able to trust. She discovered a passion in helping her friend care for foster children. Her past experiences had shown her the worst a child could experience, so she made it her mission to give these children her best. Through therapy and a renewed connection with God, Suzanne was able to not only work through the pain of her past but to use it to help other people. This story of grace and redemption is raw, real, and graphic. At times heartbreaking and gut-wrenching, it reveals the healing that can take place with love, faith, and forgiveness.

Thirteen year-old Lucy Williamson is tricked by her nanny into entering a brothel, where she finds herself imprisoned. This is a factual story of one of the most tumultuous periods in English history, during which it was the center of the worldwide trafficking in white slavery. For over one hundred years, the age of consent in England was twelve, then thirteen, and 3,000 to 4,000 young girls were lured or abducted from the streets of London each year, destined to spend the remainder of their youth, and often their lives, entrapped in a life of prostitution and debauchery. By 1885, the extent of this depravity had almost destroyed the fabric of English society, and the criminal elements dominating London's 10,000 brothels exerted virtual control over the police and many elements of the government. We follow Lucy's plight and the successful efforts to rescue her. The Reform Movement, led by the legendary Josephine Butler, history's first and most fearless crusader for women's rights, convinces a reluctant William Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and widely acknowledged as the founder of tabloid journalism, to run an exposé of this trafficking, which reveals to a totally oblivious nation, for the first time, how almost 400,000 young girls had been abducted and forced into a life of white slavery. The public's explosive reaction brings the country to the brink of civil war, leading to the intervention of Queen Victoria herself. Strangely, this entire period of ignominy has been rarely mentioned in history books, where it is referenced primarily with a footnote.

Mack and Carly settle on Mayreau Island in the pristine Saltwhistle Bay. Their home overlooks Carlyta's Beach Bar and the clear blue waters of the harbor where adventurous sailors come and go each day. Annika, their precocious four-year-old, is growing up quickly and gives their life a whole new meaning-until the past catches up to them. The hatred-filed women from their past just can't let go of their need for revenge. This terrifying saga spans the globe from the Caribbean to Africa, South America and Monaco.

Barbarians and Beautiful Souls, told through a series of short stories, illustrates how we learn to model behavior through the mindless failings of others or their selfless, and sometimes, accidental acts of compassion. The people we meet shape our tolerances, opinions, beliefs, and behaviors--the ones we present for the world to see. While human consciousness is a result of evolutionary development and physiological mechanisms, it is the governance of emotion that energizes workplace behavior. Emotion underscores how we interact, form alliances, evaluate, persuade, and negotiate. By learning to control our emotional flash points, we clear the field of unnecessary distractions and outside influences, thus allowing rational thought to be an essential ingredient of the relationship building process.

HEADS UP is a life-changing book on Head Injury that addresses it in an easy to understand form. With memorable skills and an understanding of what head injury survivors need for a higher quality of life, HEADS UP is essential reading for those ready to improve their existence. It is the first book in a series of four books concerning how understanding and using recovery processes can boost success and empowerment for survivors. By separating recovery from head injury into four books, this series can take survivors from the beginning of recovery (starting with coma support) to the long-term maintenance of recovery using philosophical approaches and leadership principles (leading to enhanced meaning and well-being).

OUTTA MY MIND is a collection of personal essays, poetry, and random thoughts by an author who has spent a lifetime of searching, learning and embracing all things beautiful-music, art, writing, the gifts of nature and most of all beautiful people. Her thoughts are shared in an artful manner, any subject is fodder for her active and creative mind and often approached with wit and bravado. An ideal book for the busy reader.

An old man discovers a renewed zest for life. A famous movie director reaches back half a century in hopes of reconciling with his first love. Two middle-¬aged accountants try to recapture their youth during a pick up basketball game. A couple's car trip to a wedding reveals their troubled relationship. A dog commiserates with his master's romantic dilemma. A husband remembers a long ago affair. A landlord struggles to understand the murder of a favorite tenant. An ominous start of a marriage is ignored. A college friend's early promise is never fulfilled. These and other stories of intimate experience and universal insight.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis, with data simulations, of: 1) when investing in a Roth 401(k) or Roth IRA would be a better choice than investing in a traditional pretax 401(k) or IRA; 2) when a Roth conversion would be beneficial to an investor. A unique discovery from the analysis and formulas derived in the book is that Roth can still be a better option even if your future tax brackets are lower than your current tax brackets, depending on your investment time horizon. The hope is that an investor can utilize the formulas and data contained in this book when making strategic decisions on choosing between a Roth 401(k) and pretax 401(k) or between a Roth IRA and traditional IRA, or deciding whether to do a Roth conversion. Making a correct decision could potentially lead to tens or hundreds of thousands of more dollars in their retirement investment.

There are 44 million baby boomers who are retiring at an astonishing rate of 10,000 each day. Yet as few as five percent have done any retirement planning beyond selecting their retirement date and estimating their retirement income. In Discover the Right Retirement for You: A Comprehensive Guide for Retirement Planning, Joseph "Jay" Totter, himself a retired baby boomer, puts his career as a human resources administrator to work for readers. He has advised an immeasurable number of individuals in both his professional capacity and private life and now shares his two-year journey of investigation and research in which he expertly captures in the three retirement domains of health, wealth and self, and the six factors contained in each domain to help people retire healthier and happier. Just follow his guidance to do your own research in order to discover the right retirement for you.

Australia and New Zealand! Where the wonderful is strange and the strange is wonderful.Considering a vacation to Australia and New Zealand? Perhaps you need to read this book first. Part travelogue, the reader will delight in the itinerary that thousands of tourists follow each year. Part cautionary tale, the reader will discover there is no such thing as a perfect vacation. One Bad Day is a humorous but informative take on the lands Down Under.One Bad Day is highly recommended for the undecided traveller. If you have a significant other who is determined to go to Australia and New Zealand, you will go unless you can make the better argument for not going. One Bad Day provides more than twenty-five excellent reasons to avoid a costly trip halfway around the world.Or maybe it won't. Both countries offer unique attractions. One Bad Day makes a strong case to visit them while you can. In Australia, the temptation to cuddle with a koala is hard to resist. In New Zealand, you may encounter the kea, a large green parrot, on the South Island and the incomparable kiwi, the national symbol, on the North Island. Encounters with either will change the way you think about birds--and life.Reader discretion is advised. One Bad Day is not suitable for those who are airplane impaired.

'Soft And Gentle 7 --- A Remembered Prose' is a rare, hybrid blend of prose poetry, mini-story, and memorable words of wisdom that is expressed with heartfelt, captivating imagery and symbolism. It vividly presents representations of emotions that everyone typically experiences at some time in their life. The writing carry such detailed and passionate descriptions that it transports the reader right alongside the author, seeing and feeling just what he is writing about.Most of us spend our younger years establishing our careers and getting a family started. Often, the things that are most precious to us in childhood and early adulthood get put on hold because of time restrictions. As time goes on and life gets even busier, it's easy to lose track of what is really important. We should always remember to save time for family, dreams, and nature, all of which can significantly contribute to happiness.Author James A. Hunter fills his prose with selective, heavy-hitting sentiments that beautifully depict what many of us feel in everyday life. 'Soft And Gentle 7' will deeply touch those who can relate to the happiness of love, or the sadness of losing love or loved ones; it will move those who acknowledge the beauty of nature and help them realize that we need to appreciate and love it; it will motivate those who aspire to enhance their life through their own, positive efforts; and it will inspire those who refuse to let life's setbacks get in the way of pursuing and achieving their dreams.This versatile, heartfelt collection of 200 pieces of concise prose poetry will mellow the heart as it explores life, love, beauty, nature, happiness, hardships, dreams, and nostalgic memories. Take a break from hectic schedules and enjoy these observations which uniquely capture the soft and gentle aspects of life.

Is there a person that you did not like or hated when you were in high school and/or college, and today the two of you are either friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, engaged or are now married? This is that story."The Story About the New Roommate" is the first book of the series. In high school, Jezzica-Rachel (J.R.) Poe was popular and Samson Shaker was not. In 2019, Jezzica-Rachel is looking for a new roommate and at the "last minute", a former high school classmate, Samson becomes her new roommate. Read how the two get along and what happens during their first full week of living together. Along with Samson, discover a shocking surprise that will peek your curiosity of what will happen next! There are no pets allowed, not even a curious cat.

Yo soy un mono araña, y vivo en Costa Rica. Cuando vi a Carol Creager con Luis Barrantes, yo hice mis mañas para ganar su atención. ¿Qué mejor manera? Los seguí. De esta manera obtuve la atención de Carol para convencerle que me haga héroe de uno de sus libros porque soy tan ágil. Así llegué a mi meta de llamar la atención de todos a los monos arañas.I am a spider monkey, and I live in Costa Rica. When I saw Carol Creager with Luis Barrantes, I performed my tricks to gain their attention. What better way? I followed them. In this way I gained the attention of Carol to convince her to make me the hero of one of her books. That is how I reached my goal of calling the attention of everyone to spider monkeys. - Simon, the spider monkey

Wondering what it's like to live in a retirement community? This book offers an intimate look at "Life in the Old Folks Home"A continuing care retirement community (CCRC) offers retirees the opportunity to live independently, an assisted living department for residents who are ambulatory but require help with personal care, and a skilled nursing department.When Douglas and Annie Richie moved into a CCRC in their mid-seventies, they were looking for a place to meet their needs for their remaining years. Life in the Old Folks Home tells the story of the 15 active, fun-filled years they spent in the CCRC before Annie's death. Richie describes what to look for in a CCRC and includes vignettes of his own experiences: bingo and bridge; the Chime Choir and the Liar's Club, bowling, badminton in the pool, portrait painting and trivia contests, and bus tours. He also includes some of the fascinating life stories of his fellow residents--many of whom rallied around him after Annie's death and offered love and support.

For Christians who don't care much about a church life, a prayer life, or even reading the Bible, when they encounter life's crises, turn to prayer, and find no answers, they can always find a ton of reasons to explain away why their prayers were not answered. Maybe I waited for a crisis in order to pray. Maybe God wants me to always depend on Him. Maybe I did not pray long enough. Maybe I started to pray too late. Maybe I prayed and then still worried about it. Maybe I prayed but really didn't believe my prayer would be answered. Maybe...Maybe...Maybe...The casual Christian can easily justify why a prayer may not be answered. .For Christians who have a very strong prayer, when such individuals face those life-and-death situations and pray to God from the depths of their hearts and their prayers go unanswered, unanswered prayers can lead to crises of faith, forcing these believers to ask questions they may have taken for granted, questions such as: 1. Is there really God? 2. Does God really answer prayers or do I just pray to make myself feel good? 3. Why did God not answer my honest prayer? 4. Why should I continue to pray when I've cried out to God from the depths of my heart and God did not answer my prayer?These can be very difficult questions about God, especially when they arise out of a situation in which your faith seems to have apparently not been affirmed. God did not turn out to be what you expected God to be. The spiritual doubt that follows is the most difficult kind of doubt to overcome. Frankly, there is not a greater challenge to faith than when, contrary to James 5:16, the fervent prayer seems to be of no avail. How does a Christian deal with God, faith, and prayer when, in the midst of a life-crushing situation, an honest prayer goes unanswered? When prayer fails, why still believe in God? Why continue to pray? If you want honest answers, this book is for you.

This book uses history, literature, and constitutionalism to tell the story about a poor African American male, born to illiterate former sharecropper parents, on the kitchen table of a farm house without electricity or plumbing, with the help of his maternal grandmother's hands. I was born in Southside Virginia during the Great Depression and the height of racial segregation and white supremacy. This book paints a word picture of my Horatio Alger struggle to obtain an education through the 7th grade and beyond while always striving for excellence in pursuit of my American Dream. Even early pursuit of my American Dream involved conflicts over which of three options I had to pursue: whether to become a Baptist Minister like my childhood church assumed I would, a medical doctor as my mother wished, or a lawyer-judge, a sort of "Secular Minister for Justice." My conflict was resolved when I realized that all three involved some form of human healing. Part of my early conflict was influenced by the role of the Oak Grove Baptist Church had played during the first 15 years of my life, the role of the Episcopal Church had played in my first two years of high school, the influence of being Assistant Superintendent of Sunday School beginning at age fifteen, and the influence of my mother's deeply religious beliefs, all of which help to explain the connection between law and religion in my autobiography.In order to achieve my American Dream of becoming a Secular Minister for Justice, I had to strive to become the first African American to become a Justice on the highest Court in New Jersey, the Supreme Court. Even though New Jersey has had a constitutionally established judiciary since 1776, it was 218 years after establishing a judicial branch of government, 207 years after statehood, and 101 years after the first African American had been admitted to practice law in New Jersey before an African American became a member of the state's highest Court, the Supreme Court, in 1994. What follows in this book are the recollections of a sharecropper's son, a snot-nosed, cotton-picking, tobacco-chopping poor boy who became that historical appointee. Despite those circumstances, I believe that the "cup of hope [should not be] dashed untasted from the lips of [people] like me who have not the boast of ancestral privileges." Adversity helped to make me a humble person and encouraged me to try hard to become a hero in the strife. In the process of trying to succeed despite the adversity, faith, hope and patience became soft cushions to lean on as my support system.During my 39 year judicial career, I wrote a number of cutting-edge opinions that decided whether an individual's rights should be protected under the New Jersey or the Federal Constitution. We adopted a cutting-edge principle known as New Jersey Federalism under which the Federal Constitution sets a floor below which an individual's rights cannot fall and our State Constitution as a ceiling for individual rights.

The Glue that Holds a Family Together Barbara (Bobbie) Kellam Ollarvia's childhood remembrances as a first generation McGee born in New Jersey adds to the vibrancy of this play. It begins with her family's migration from the Deep South to Trenton, New Jersey in 1946. When Bobbie's grandmother Lola dies decades later her cherished possessions are found inside a small burlap bag (croaker sack). Letters as meaningful and precious to Lola as her mother's watch were also in the bag. Surprisingly, the letters are written by the McGee family and friends to Lola's son Sammie who was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. Circumstances surrounding the writings reveal much about the life and times of the McGee family. Bobbie's recent conversations with older relatives fill in more blanks about family history and ways. Bobbie refers to the lasting memories of her grandparents and their children as "afterglows" influencing McGee offspring today in powerful ways. They ignite inspiration, determination, gratefulness, and what Lola referred to as "gumption", the innate willpower to get things done. The glue, people who held/hold the family together, is understood, revered, and appreciated. Years after the deaths of the core family, the next generations are able to bask in its glow. Old letters saved and prized by Lola were the catalyst showing how essential faith in God and core values is in strengthening a family unit.

Lucila, a Cuban-American octogenarian, embarked in a search of her family history as her legacy for future generations to appreciate where they came from. She had a comfortable life in Cuba, and immigrated penniless to the United States as a political refugee. Coincidentally, many of her ancestors found themselves in similar predicaments centuries before. She is thankful for the opportunities received in America, and proud her family thrived in only one generation. Her nickname "Lucky" was a premonition of things to come!

The Mayor Married Who?Who would have thought that managing a city could be so funny? The Mayor Married Who? provides a fun insider's look at the daily challenges, unexpected curve balls, occasionally embarrassing failures, and successful triumphs that local elected officials and professional administrators face every day in our city halls and county halls of administration. Through short stories capturing a forty-year city management career, Tim Casey's sense of humor, passion for public service and compassion for others permeate every chapter of this book. The Mayor Married Who? is a must-read for local government officials and employees, public administration educators and students, and anyone who has ever had occasion to contact their city hall with a complaint or request for service. But even if you can't name your mayor or city executive or have never had any dealings with your city/local government, Tim's stories are sure to bring a smile to your face. Enjoy the read!

When Rosie showed up as a stray on Max's doorstep one morning, Max knew they would be best friends for life. What he didn't know was that his new dog had a very special gift. A Special Gift is perfect for 6-10 year olds looking for an exciting story with age-appropriate content.This book stresses the importance of open communication, appreciation of diversity and selfless friendship. More about the plot A Special Gift is set in rural Kansas. It features Max, a young boy in the second grade, his parents and his diverse group of friends.It also centers on Max's adopted dog, who Max finds outside his door on a cold rainy day. He soon begins to form a special bond with his new dog, Rosie. Max first learns Rosie is special while playing basketball in his driveway; Rosie could dribble the ball with her paw! Max even trains Rosie to shoot the ball at a lowered basket, flinging the ball with her front legs. We soon learn, however, that this is not Rosie's most important "special gift." Rather, she has a mysterious ability to warn children about dangerous situations.Rosie first uses this ability to warn Max that he was about to get hit by a car while chasing the basketball into the street. When Max tries to tell his parents that Rosie must have warned him, they do not believe him. Will anyone believe him? This is the first of many times that Rosie will showcase her special gift. As Max and Rosie help more people, more questions arise about Max's ability to detect danger. Will others ever come to understand that it is Rosie's gift, not Max's?A great first chapter book Read this book to learn more about the adventures of Max and Rosie. We have specifically designed our story to be interesting and engaging, yet simple enough for early readers to enjoy. With concise chapters and a captivating plot, it will be hard to put this book down! Will Max ever get anyone to believe in the powers of his incredible best friend?A note from the author: My greatest joy is creating with my grandchildren. In 2010, I proposed to my two grandchildren, Josie and Nathan, that we write a children's book on the topic of their choosing. We saw a need for early learners to have more enjoyable reading materials to develop a lifetime love of books. We set out to author a concise story kids would never want to stop reading! After many brainstorming sessions, we began writing this book about a unique dog who communicates with humans, but only under very special circumstances. I was excited to see my grandchildren as enthusiastic about this endeavor as when we had started our greeting cards company. During that time, they learned the processes of a functioning business.While writing this book together, we learned so much about the many puzzle pieces required to write, illustrate, and publish this book for you! Each step along the way was borne out of a passion for and the love of fostering the imaginations of little ones learning to read. Although I wrote their ideas on paper, the creativity and endless revisions were definitely a team effort. This book would not exist without Nathan's and Josie's ideas, energy, perseverance and commitment to the project. After 10 years of hard work and dedication, our book is now ready for young readers. I hope all who read this will learn about the importance of friendship, diversity and communication. Most of all, I hope it motivates you to create something special with those you love the most. - Bob

Learning the Path of the WarriorCaptivated by images of Bruce Lee during the martial arts boom of the early '70s, Richard Amos began his journey into the world of Bushido: the path of the warrior. His intuition soon told him that karate was much more than simply developing fighting skills. Certain that a life of karate would assure him of philosophical insights and not just competition wins, he began his fascinating voyage from London, to New York, and then Tokyo. Richard tells his story through vividly recounted experiences, showing us that karate is a complete art form and a lifetime endeavour. Equal parts thoughtful and thrilling, this transformational memoir will inspire and bring to everyone a deep appreciation of the dedication necessary to excel in this multi-faceted, exacting discipline.

Apple May and Mamie Louise, are incredible athletes. However, Apply May loves donuts! Donuts are all she's eating these days and she is finding herself extremely tired. Will she get her energy back to be successful at all the sports she plays?

Information about many nursery rhymes with a clever spin into Christian views and principles. A sharing of information about nursery rhymes and using them to springboard and transition to views the author feels that desperately need to be brought to the forefront. An interesting mix of fact, fiction, and truth.

I have been there. I know your fear and heartbreak, your confusion and frustration. I want to help you by affording you the insights and assistance that I didn't have, during what was, unequivocally, the hardest time of my life. I didn't write this book because I wanted to; I wrote it because I had to. When you are tasked with being a caretaker it is a lifetime of learning hard lessons. This book was written with one goal in mind; to help people who care for disabled persons navigate all the special needs that come with this lifestyle. The lessons learned in this book were gleaned from hundreds of collective years of experience from people who are in your shoes and want to help.