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Will the truth be uncovered before it's too late? When a married couple is made to look like a murder suicide it brings together a reunion of an old group of friends. They return to their hometown to pay tribute to their fallen friends and to make new memories. When one member of the group starts to experience hallucinations and is pulled into alternate dimensions it is revealed there is much more to their friendship then he had thought. He has to uncover what his friends are really like and what they have done in their past. Things he has forgotten are shown to him piece by piece and if he doesn't make the right choices he could remain stuck living his life not knowing what really happened and what he could have done to fix it. Will he uncover the truth about his past in order to save his future?

If You're Dealing with Alcoholism, this Book is for You. Letting go of the Thief, is a ninety day voyage into alcoholic thinking. Welcome to the chaotic thrashing of a mind, pulsating with intoxication. Spend a few moments in the whirlwind of shame, guilt, and utter desperation. The thief will shrewdly expose the terror of that human soul drenched in remorse and fear. You will never fully understand this harrowing disease, until you jump in to that circus. "It's always dark now; I have left the light behind me." "I chose this, as that the thief snickered in the corner." "He promised the soothing relief of unconscious living." "He understood my need to hide." "The decision to choose you instead, was no longer mine to make," admitted the alcoholic. Enter in to the conquest for sobriety where the thief patiently prepares to destroy you at any given moment. Feel the whirling sensations of recovery in its' happiest times and in its' most difficult ones. "I'm not sure that I'm going to make it today." "One little drink won't hurt me." "I've been on this sobriety wagon long enough; I think I'm cured now." "Why am I glaring at that woman who just ordered her second glass of wine?" questioned the recovering alcoholic. The problem drinker will be thoroughly reminded as to why they can never touch alcohol again. Loved ones and normal drinkers will finally experience alcoholic contemplation, both in sobriety and active addiction. Jump into the circus and witness the chattering mind, of one who suffers from this disease.

Three hundred years before Jesus was born there was a very special library that housed some of the greatest treasures of all time-treasures that told of ancient days and things that defy our wildest dreams. Join James and Anne as they stumble upon the last great secret of the passage and discover something far more valuable than gold.

This book is for those of you who have spent many years sharing the decisions, burdens and joys of life with the one you loved. Now your husband has died; what do you do? You are once again a single woman and how do you become that independent person you need to be to manage your new life? How do you take care of the chores of the day, the home maintenance, the decisions, and still cope with the grief and stress of your loss? Pati Redmond has spent ten years dealing with these problems after the death of her husband and wants to share her experiences with you. She has lived these pages, gathering years' worth of thoughts, experiences, challenges, and solutions in the hope that other women will be able to face their future as a widow more empowered and equipped after experiencing one of life's greatest tragedies. It is not only relevant to the widow left behind, but also to the children who remain. The information in the text is well thought out, clear, concise and thorough. We the Widows will give you suggestions on how to deal with many things you may face as a grieving widow. You will learn that you are stronger than you ever thought you were, and that you can do things you never dreamed you could! Perhaps it will also make you smile at the memories and help guide you into your new life.

Here are the tweets and some meats. The tweets took me to a fleet and a new program. It is short and sweet; to the point for the end of a joint. It is my counterpoint, my notes on how and why I row. It is really for the slow realization that I have been screwed most of my life and I am done. Being blonde, being a frond, sitting in someone's palm. I've taken the reins. A horse can take the bit in its mouth between his teeth. It's called, "grabbing the bit." He has control and can take his rider anywhere he wills it, perhaps for a lesson or two in reality.

The overarching purpose of Communicating Effectively in Diverse Cultures is to share communication barriers we encounter daily when communicating with people who are different from us, and to engender ways of overcoming these barriers leading to understanding each other. The book discusses at length such barriers as ethnocentrism, trust, empathy, stereotyping, listening, prejudice, racism, and nonverbal aspects of communication including facial expressions, personal space, and more. The book also provides useful tips for global travelers, information that augments a sense of peace and comfort when traveling. In the end, the better we understand and communicate effectively with each other, the lesser misunderstandings and better promotion of healthier future generations that can live harmoniously together. We can communicate effectively with each other when we engage in our interaction with open minds, respect for one another, and while honoring our differences. Dr. Alex Mwakikoti is the president of Alex Consulting and Associates and a retired associate professor of sociology at Wiley College. After graduating from Michigan State University with a Ph.D. in sociology and an M.A. in communication, Mwakikoti taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.

After thirty-five years as a corporate executive and coach, Dr. Rita Smith was looking forward to her well-earned retirement. And then she experienced it: retirement shock syndrome. As a baby boomer and a woman, she was a pioneer in handling the psychological, financial, and physical changes of retirement. To help other women navigate this uncharted territory, Smith interviewed over two hundred professionals about how they are influenced by their unique generational identity. Empty Nest, Empty Desk, What's Next? How Boomer Professional Women Are Reinventing Their Retirement includes their inspirational stories along with a robust resource list and a toolkit of exercises to help the reader design her unique retirement lifestyle. Smith's book provides the missing guidance and support to help female baby boomer professionals reinvent a retirement that works for them.

Develop a Can Do Attitude! It will Change Your Life! It has been said that "If You Do What You Love and Love What You Do, You Will Never Work a Day In Your Life". Nothing could be more accurate than that! This was my life! Monday was exciting to go to my day job, whether it was rebuilding transmissions or programming and solving problems. Then when Friday came, I worked on the houses I was rebuilding, every spare moment! Be a free thinker, accept what comes along and find something good about what you do. If you cannot, then maybe it is time to move on. Somewhere down the road, the perfect job may be waiting for you, but you will never know unless to take that step. Create a belief system, as I did, that will work for you. Life is full of wonderful people, who given the chance, will help you along the way!

A combination of adventure, history, suspense, and romance are combined in this literary novel. While the major characters in this historical novel are fictional, the facts are accurate, reflecting the Hispanic population of northern New Mexico Territory in the 1890s with its rich culture and language-and also touching on the Native American culture. The historical context embraces contemporary issues. The theme that faith and love can overcome evil by those who persist in seeking that which is true and good is evident in this novel.

This book captures the personal account of a woman's experience with pre-menopausal depression. The main purpose of this book is to provide hope and possible solutions for others suffering from depression. The book covers the following topics: A depiction of the mental state of a woman experiencing depression, anxiety and panic attacks. The process of self-exploration with the intent of discovering your own causes and solutions for depression. The author's personal solutions and approaches for coping with and overcoming depression. Tips for restoring and maintaining a balanced, peaceful, and happy life. The author's perspective on the value, and meaning of life.

Laughter IS a great way to relax! You can read this book over and over again and look forward to my next book! "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance". I guarantee you will laugh after reading the first few pages of this book!

Love Without Distance: A Heartscape of Art and Verse celebrates human relationships and a bountiful intimacy with the Divine through art and poetry. Dorothy Bury Shaw's lush, intricate artwork stretches across an ephemeral existence to touch the hearts of readers who are hurting, struggling, wrestling inner demons, and feeling disconnected from those they love and from the God they long to know. Her verse is eloquently simple yet multifaceted as it focuses readers on a range of experiences. Love Without Distance taps into the darkest recesses where latent emotions reside, shedding gentle, penetrating light to soothe the heart and bring clarity to the restless soul.

This introduction to quantum mechanics attempts to stick to reality-based interpretations to the extent possible. The preface presents the author's philosophy of physics, which is essentially a call for eclecticism and a realization of the nature and limits of physical concepts and theories.Chapter 1 starts with a review of the pre-1925 quantum achievements of Planck, Bohr, and Sommerfeld, including Einstein's discovery, well before wave mechanics came on the scene in 1925, of the photon concept and its implication of wave-particle duality. The more straightforward consequences of wave mechanics are then covered. Chapter 2 further develops ideas of wave mechanics, and presents the Schrödinger equation with a number of simple applications. The chapter puts appropriate emphasis on the nature of the quantum state and the importance of state preparation, and concludes with a review of quantum interpretations from 1925 up to the present. Chapters 1 and 2 alone can serve as a lower-level introduction to the subject.Chapters 3 to 7 present many of the standard results of quantum mechanics. Chapter 3 concludes with the GRW collapse theory, and Chapter 4 with the role of decoherence in the measurement process. The hydrogen atom and Thomas precession are thoroughly treated in Chapter 6. Chapter 8 delves into time-dependent perturbations and transitions with a careful development of Fermi's Golden Rule.Few quantum mechanics texts consider the classical roots of the Schrödinger equation, but this interesting task is carried out in Chapter 9. Chapter 10 is devoted to hidden variables, non-locality, and Bell's theorem, and Chapter 11 builds on the work in Chapters 9 and 10 to give a short introduction to David Bohm's "ontological" interpretation. The book concludes with Dirac's relativistic equation for the electron and its prediction of the ever-elusive "zitterbewegung."The prerequisites for most of the book are good backgrounds in calculus and modern physics. A familiarity with vector analysis and linear algebra would also help. About the Author: Frank Munley earned a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University with a thesis on the effect of critical slowing down on Mössbauer spectra. He worked in aviation safety, which included authoring a study on commuter airline safety using a record of departure-based statistics he constructed. This work led to a tightening of federal regulations. He also worked in economic statistics, devising models of asset lifetime estimation. Frank taught physics for 26 years, the last 21 at Roanoke College, which afforded him the opportunity to teach a course on the nuclear arms race prior to the end of the first Cold War. His main interest in physics focuses on improvements in the physics-major curriculum and the philosophy of physics.

This tells of why and how a young Rhodesian army Captain decided in 1963 not to fight the oncoming war over majority rule. His future unknown, he leaves the country for studies in Cape Town; marries; wins a Beit Fellowship to Oxford; and is recruited to a career at the World Bank. In time he becomes an expert on Eastern Europe. Invited home in 1975 to help prepare Rhodesia's transition to Zimbabwe, he spends three years living through the very war he chose to avoid. Rejoining the Bank, he works on Hungary and, in a unique period after communism fell in 1989, he lives in Poland as Resident Representative. A man of two transitions, he explains how they are separate but ironically linked. His book, a testament to the value of education and the power of family, is written as a memoir to his grandchildren. Now himself a proud American, he offers them a world view-what he calls a moral equilibrium- to harmonize their vexed heritage with today's divided America. Happy with his life, he regrets the outcomes in the country he left. He describes a different path to majority rule his countrymen could have taken, instead of herd-think support of Ian Smith's UDI and war. Had they done so, both the war as well as the brutality, corruption and devastation of Mugabe's Zimbabwe could well have been avoided. As a life's message to his grandchildren, he exhorts them not to make similar mistakes: beware the herd; think for yourself.

In a Newsweek article on June 12, 2017, scientists shared evidence that our brain is able to access a multidimensional universe-and contains structures and shapes that display up to eleven dimensions! Powerful light frequencies are moving through time and space, initiating extraordinary planetary evolution. We are in the midst of higher evolution, moving from the grip of the spider's web of the lower energies to the awareness of the multidimensional self. Planet Earth is in the process of total transformation, not only on a global and universal scale, but also on personal level. Most people are still stuck in lower energies of the past programming, creating friction within the human body and mind. Their consciousness of self is based on five senses, limited to the physical world, and they are unable to experience other realities. But there are a myriad of different realities and dimensions that can be explored with the higher consciousness. Spider's Web explores these higher dimensions, other realities, relationships, our connection to Planet Earth, and the concept that we are multidimensional beings.

Teikoa Washington is a world traveler who has lived overseas throughout her early twenties. A College graduate who holds a Masters in Education, Bachelors in Business Management and Economics, military veteran who patrolled the skies of North Korea and protected the country from threats. Holds multiple awards from her Career in the Air Force. She was a humanitarian of the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand. Selfless parent who fostered multiple children and adopted her two nieces. Volunteered for multiple homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters. She's all things to all people. She is a wife, mother, daughter, friend, and confidant, but in all these things still felt broken until she got to the root of her heart and begin to truly heal from the inside out. Take this journey with her has she learned how to become Unbroken.

How can a vacation cruise go so wrong? In an effort to lick her wounds and forget her philandering now ex-boyfriend, Dana Sinclair takes the cruise they had planned together, alone. While on a cruise shore tour, her tour bus is hijacked on a lonely stretch of road outside of Mazatlán in a botched robbery attempt. Lucky for Dana, a U.S. Senator's daughter and family are also on the tour bus and the Senator hires Trinity Security to bring his family safely home along with the rest of the kidnapped tourists. Ben Slater, retired SEAL and new to Trinity Security, is assigned to the hostage rescue operation. When the rescue goes sideways, Ben has no choice but to lead the pursuing drug dealers away from the Senator's family and hostages into the jungle, taking Dana with him. Ben is unable to leave well-enough alone when they stumble on a drug/gun running operation. He blows up their shipment, causing the drug runners to relentlessly pursue him and Dana through the jungle. Dana finds her rescuer the sexiest, yet bossy man she has ever met, but believes he sees her only as a job and an annoyance getting in the way of his mission. He quickly changes his mind when Dana grabs a weapon and takes on the drug dealers alongside him. But is there any hope of a relationship if they make it safely back home?

This is a delightful, feel-good story about a child and grandparent trying new things, going to new places, and turning it all into a great adventure. It proves that people and families can have a great time together no matter where they go, and it's up to them to make it great!

ALL ACROSS THE US, PEOPLE ARE DISAPPEARING WITHOUT A TRACE... Cowry Shells is a modern-day thriller taking place in South Florida involving a series of brutal murders targeting blacks, Jews, Latinos & members of the LGBT Community. It is set against the historical backdrop of two families from different ethnic backgrounds whose destinies are bound together by a cowry shell necklace brought over to America on a slave ship. This necklace plays a pivotal role in the lives of two generations of Devareauxs and Johnsons, culminating in the string of horrific murders now unfolding. As Cowry Shells opens, Kendra Williams, a young black prostitute is just beginning to ply her nightly trade, unaware that the final dramatic scenes of her life are about to be played out in grisly, bloody fashion! Before Williams' body is found, however, 10-year-old Noah Tyler, fishing off a local canal bank is discovered nearly decapitated, igniting an intense manhunt by the Palmetto County Sheriff's Department. Before long, Homicide Detective Lance Johnson begins to suspect that there are far more sinister forces at work than meets the eye. Could his suspicions be correct? Cowry Shells ends with a heart pounding chase through the Florida Everglades as Det. Johnson and a female companion try to outwit a pack of vicious killers who are determined to recover incriminating evidence against them. Will the pair be able to elude their pursuers long enough to retrieve the evidence and bring the killers to justice, or will their quest inevitably cost them their lives?

As the youngest of three, Monica Crawford grew up heavily burdened at an early age. The unyielding pain and silence she knew left issues unresolved for years. As a manager, she is deliberate and ambitious, but uses her title to create discord in the name of power. What manner of power is she after? Many do not share her acclaim of self-respect and achievement. For the former Olympic athlete, her managing style becomes too much for several of her employees. Is there any peace and comfort around her? Not really. Life outside the workplace also has its issues. A single-mother of two, professional challenges, personal struggles, and the fading hope of finding a husband is the dark on the other side of her dim. Suddenly, an explosive and unthinkable family situation turns legal and flips the lives of those involved upside down. Now what?

A heartwarming tale of a grandfather's love. Alison was sad because she didn't want to go home to South Carolina. Just by looking into the sky, her grandfather assures her of his everlasting love!

As my grandmother might say, "this is a bonny book," one that moves bonnily along, and possibly is one of only a very few on this subject. This book is a tapestry of fantasy/fiction into which a psychological treatise is woven. It is a sensual but non-sexual story of a middle-aged man and four Nymphs to whom he is forever bound; it is story of the faerie. It is not one in which the long obscure prince comes into his own, falling in love with, and marrying, the princess. Nor is it the one in which "Cinderella," due to the accident of the loss of a glass slipper, gets the much-in-demand, yet lonely, prince, and they live happily ever after (that is, until the heir to the throne is born nine months later). It is not like that at all. If you overtly or covertly enjoy a bit of magic, you will like the book. It is Jungian in psychological orientation. This piece of work is a preternaturally fictionalized, openly mythologized, creatively theologized and sometime-poeticized and even romanticized personification of a man's (Will's) psychic feminine (Nymphs). This book is initially completed except for sequential material. As far as I know, no other psychologically directed book has been written about the masculine psychic feminine in a fantasy/fictional genre. This fairy story offers an insight into the collective unconscious of the masculine, a man's mind. This brief book (approximately 105-115 pages) is made up of an introduction, a prologue, eight chapters and a summary. The introduction offers an apologia as it creates a mythotheopoeic foundation upon which the fantasy castle can be built. The prologue offers a justification for the writing of the book in the first place, as well as a somewhat prejudicial account of the lasting value to those who read the book. The chapters will be outlined elsewhere in this proposal, but I might say that each of them deals with an encounter couched in fairyland terms. Each of the Nymphs is featured in a chapter, the theme

This is a "can't put it down" book of a series of stories written by the author from the heart about his experiences serving in the Vietnam War. The author came out of the Vietnam War closet to be healed from the deep, hidden pain of his war experiences. Investing in this book will help other Vietnam War veterans heal after years of unwanted suffering. He was rewarded for his bravery as a Crew Chief/Gunner on a Scout LOACH (Light Observation Aerial Combat Helicopter). These stories will take you into the Vietnam War as if you were there. You will feel the pain of war. You will feel the humor of war. You will feel the fear, loneliness and stress of war. You will learn how this fear, stress, and loneliness led to heroin addiction and marijuana use by over half of our soldiers in Vietnam. America did not understand the Vietnam War. Vietnam War soldiers returning home were abandoned and shunned. No one wanted to listen. No help was available to help these war heroes heal. Young men went to Vietnam to fight expecting nothing. When they returned home, nothing is what they got. The author knew we should be in Vietnam to protect our national interests because of research done in college for a speech class. Find out how the news media lied to the American people about the purpose of the war in Vietnam and how we could have easily won. Forty-six years later the author pulled out his Vietnam War memorabilia to share with family at a family reunion. Even his wife had not seen these things. The family feelings erupted being upset because he had not shared his Vietnam War experiences sooner. He just couldn't! The pain was buried to deep! He promised his family to write his stories down. Take this journey as you cry with the author through his painful healing process.

This book of poetry and songs was written to encourage the lost, those who have drifted back into sin, and even those who are saved. This book is a must-read as it addresses multiple topics, pleasant and unpleasant alike, that everyone faces on a daily basis. My prayer is that the wisdom, humor, and poetry contained here will serve to further your understanding of Who God really is. Relax and allow yourself to smile, laugh, and be inspired as you browse through:Laughter, Wisdom, Spiritual and Tears!

The title comes from a ridiculous little skit put on by the graduating class at Parkside Elementary School in June, 1954. I suppose this little book will be classified as an "autobiography" if for no other reason than I am the narrator and all the experiences described in it reflect my point of view. Some will claim it's a work of fiction because they will suspect that I made up some of these stories or embellished them in some important ways. Mark Twain once said "Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." The only parts I'm not certain about are some of the "who said whats" and some of the "facts" that were reported to me by others that I was unable to check for accuracy. But I'm absolutely confident that 99% of what's in these pages happened as described. Unfortunately there are no videotapes.

Cycles is a fictional novel written by a friend of a convicted sex offender for other sex offenders who are seeking help for their "life-long incurable disease." This book is also for those therapists who desire to treat those who are plagued with this socially reviled affliction. This book covers many aspects of the life of a sex offender, from their thoughts and feelings, through the different phases in the cycle(s) of an abuser. (This approach can be used for nearly any addictive disorder,) coping strategies among other aspects of a sex offender, to assist them to not offend or re-offend. This book is not a "cure-all," and as with any ailment, this book should be used in conjunction with a trained professional(s) who deal with this sort of thing on a specialized level. There are no successful shortcuts such as religion and faith for this very destructive disease. Religion and faith are way too often used as a "cure-all" for everything, but most clergymen are not trained or properly trained and many do not want to deal with this harmful and very volatile subject. To those offenders that are honest and true to their treatment and its steps to an offense-free lifestyle, religion/faith alone is the coward''s way out. It is best to get used to the idea of being a sex offender for the rest of your life. Preferably, after proper treatment and an honest commitment to the extremely hard and oftentimes hurtful work involved, an offense-free life awaits your possible future victims and then yours. If you do not remember anything else, remember this one thing: victims and possible victims come first. As in the previous segment of this section above, "About the Book," this manuscript does not hold back on its wording and does not condone excuses, only healthy efforts for an offense free, but more importantly, a victim free life. If you are only giving your treatment/therapy lip service.

Becoming the Path of Wing Chun is a detailed account of the concepts and ideas most central to the art of Wing Chun. The in-depth perspective and guidance are critical for any and all students of the art. Understanding how the practice is a process of inner looking and self-addressing helps to focus these fundamental concepts and ideas into effortless application. Every serious practitioner can benefit from this unique perspective on the Path of Wing Chun.