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Difficulties on the spiritual path? We all have them. Attaining enlightenment such as that experienced by the great spiritual masters does not come easily. But it can be done. In this book the reader learns not only what makes this great goal difficult. He or she also learns what it takes to overcome.

Mergers & Acquisitions Playbook sets a new standard for introducing the subject to financial advisors, lawyers, corporate finance professionals, and students. The first portion sets forth techniques for all manner of M & A transactions including choice of entity involved and debt and equity raising. The second portion contains case studies involving transactions I managed when I was a Managing Director of one of the largest global financial advisory firms. In each case I make reference to techniques included in the first portion. Unlike most general business books, I include a chapter on mentoring. In this chapter I thank people who mentored me and helped me be better than I would have been without their assistance. My concluding remarks focus on the importance of adding value; not only in business but to friends, family, business associates and mankind.

Matthew Mitchell makes the biggest decision of his life. He will take his wife and eight children to America. A religious war is starting and factions are heating up. England is too dangerous for survival. Soon they will knock on his door. Traveling by night to Bristol, they board the ship The James and sail for more than three months through howling winds, crashing waves, and a major hurricane before arriving in Boston. Now they face hunger, cold, and attacks by Indians as they move from town to town. Matthew becomes a founder of three Connecticut towns: Springfield, Wethersfield, and, finally, Stamford. His struggle for survival sends a message of hope and resilience in this personal drama as the family is steeled by adversity and the pursuit of their dreams.

A METEOR SHOWER IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.... diamonds of light, cascading down through the skies! As lovely as all our blessings, too many to count, jillions of stars sparkling through the night. How can we ever count them; how can we ever know the immensity of them coming down from "the Father of Lights"? Unfathomable, that out of His great love, the Lord sent His beloved Son Jesus to rescue us from our sins, to assure us of an eternity spent with Him in Paradise. (See John 3:16) Meanwhile, on this frail planet, He reveals His love for us daily in a myriad of blessings. Run with me into the night, and let's relish....delight in the explosions of stars, blessings raining down. And we'll lift up our hands in gratitude to Our Father God who graces us with a thousand, thousand gifts each day! (From Meditation No. 48)

This book is a novel about a former Chinese female assassin who has become an American espionage asset. It follows her activities and special missions to foil sinister Chinese plots and activities against ethnic Uighur minorities and employing advanced air and space-based weapons. The story ranges from secret American bases to key locations in Asia and into space. It is a fast-paced novel current in today's technologies involving a highly capable fighter and assassin.

If in your everyday schedule of activity, you feel twinges of regret and remorse for the difficulties facing our great nation, then take the hour or so it takes to read Youth of Planet Earth: ARISE which provides a call to action for our nation's youth and all those who might help future generations to make for a better world. It is both personal for the author and generalized, blending political environmental and religious ideas on what the biggest issues are facing society. It's clear the author cares about the direction of humanity; and it's wellbeing, and this book is meant to provide some motivation to think about some issues we face and create discussions surrounding them. If you are upset about the violent weather, the senseless slaughter of our school children by insane people using assault weapons that blow the human body apart, the inability of our elected officials to govern effectively, and finally, if you yearn for "the good old days" when people assisted people with kind and gentle actions and words, then you need this book as it points the way to a better environment. If you despair as to how to make this happen then you need to read the sequel to this book, Youth of Planet Earth Are Rising. Dr. Storm describes a fictional setting at a town in Pennsylvania where school children become motivated and achieve remarkable results toward solving the problems described above.

Led by their wives in a search for fun and friendships, newspaper reporter Mitch Mitchell and photographer Alan Jeffrey promenade into the world of square dance lessons. The two couples' newfound fun takes a shocking downturn when Andy Wetherbee, a nationally-famous visiting caller, is murdered while taking a cigarette break at the intermission of their first club dance. As they join police in a search for the killer's identity, Mitch and Al uncover long-time jealousies and private passions among the members of the Grand Squares Club. Mitch is distracted when his mother accidentally shoots a late-night prowler on her farm, but a pistol pointed at his head brings him back into focus on the Wetherbee murder. Soon he and Al are caught up in the flight of three fugitives: Wetherbee's killer, the killer's accomplice and an unseen rifleman who blows out his mother's bedroom window in the middle of the night.

I was in charge of slope stability for Newmont's Carlin operations in northern Nevada. Mine operations had been using the area at the base of the east Blue Star pit slope as a parking area for their haul trucks. I was informed of apparent movement of some of the monitoring prisms on that slope. After several weeks of additional monitoring, the prism movement rate accelerated to the point where it became clear the pit slope would soon fail. I notified operations to move their haul trucks immediately. A few days later, about a million tons of rock collapsed onto the area where the haul trucks had been parked. The local newspaper published a weekly editorial section with incendiary articles on public land management. Their articles were intended to feed the fires of the "sagebrush rebellion". I wrote letters to the editor, in which I countered their disinformation. Thirteen of my letters were eventually published. Due to the outspoken nature of my letters, virtually everyone in Elko soon knew my name. I heard, "You're the guy who writes those letters to the editor!" more than a few times. During my next annual performance review, I was told that my political advocacy could/would affect my ability to be promoted. I was genuinely angered by what had been written in that review, so I decided to leave Newmont as soon as I could...

Blusie, the little blue bird, never met her mother. She was three weeks old when she landed on a branch that overlooked a house belonging to a family of four. Every day for almost a year, Blusie witnessed the unconditional love between a little girl, a young boy and their parents. All she knew was that she wanted so badly to be a part of that family. Not a day went by that Blusie did not voice her wish. "One of these days," Blusie said again one autumn afternoon, "I am going to fly right into that house and find my place among that family." So begins Blusie's mission to find entrance into the family's grey-stucco home, and nothing is going to stop her, not even a warning from her loyal, neighbor bird friend: "Be careful what you wish for, Blusie." Blusie's first attempt -- trying to fly into the house behind the family re-entering it at the end of a long day -- ends up with Blusie crashing into the glass door and landing on the ground, her beak bent out of joint. She regains hope on Halloween, until she is scared by the spooky decorations and abandons her effort. But Thanksgiving offers another opportunity when she hears the father wish for the fattest bird to serve Thanksgiving night. Learning the true meaning behind that statement, Blusie gives up all hope. Then a miracle occurs: Blusie and the little girl make contact for the first time, and both become each other's Christmas wish. On Christmas Night, Blusie's wish is finally granted. For a week, Blusie enjoys the family love inside the home. But when she starts missing her neighbor bird friend, and realizes that she has lost her freedom to fly, Blusie begins to feeling ill. Her neighbor bird friend's warning sadly resonates. Then New Year's Day arrives, and Blusie and the little girl learn a very valuable lesson in unconditional love and friendship.

Do you have this mindset? Apostle Paul teaches, "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:20). With those words, Paul is encouraging Christ followers to develop the maranatha mindset! In contrast with those of the world, Christ followers are to have a very different perspective on life. As Paul reminds us, our homeland is in heaven, not here on earth. In this life, citizenship is an important function, but our eventual home is in heaven with Christ Jesus! That's where our focus is to be. In other words, our heavenly citizenship and destiny are far more important than our fleeting travel on earth! Eagerly waiting is the maranatha mindset. Be encouraged!

The Key To Living In Abundant Peace Is Discovering Hidden DetoursAre you struggling to find peace in your life? Our life struggles often remove the abundant peace God has called each of us to live in. Some of the most common peace-robbing struggles we face lead us to the following questions: "Why do I get so angry?" "Why do I overeat or undereat?" "Why do I spend money when funds are not available?" "Why do I drink in excess?" "Why can't I find a job that makes me happy?" "Why can't I experience a healthy relationship?" "Why can't I stop taking opioids?" "Why can't I stop gambling?" "Why can't I stop smoking?" "Why do video games consume my life?" "Why am I unable to stop high risk sexual behavior?" "Why am I always stressed?" Each of these questions plus many more can be answered through a six-step life changing journey that leads to God's abundant peace. Every step offers specific answers you have been searching for and solutions that will bring abundant peace into your life. If you are ready to find your "why" and begin living a peace filled life, today is your day! Let's begin.

Discover fun facts about the amazing history of the Great Wall of China. Buckle your seat belts, hold on tight and get ready to go on another adventure with Brandon and Chris. Learn about one of the world's greatest and most famous structures. This story is full of intriguing information about the why and how the Great Wall was built and who built it. This treasure of information is fun and entertaining for the whole family. A great adventure never disappoints. Happy reading adventurers.

Deena Marrell and Shawn Buchanan fall in love with each other, but Shawn is keeping a secret. He's married and his wife has returned with their two kids after a brief separation. When Deena learns the truth, she's devastated, heartbroken-and mad. After unexpectedly running into him several months later, she comes up with an on-the-spot plan of revenge to pay him back and tells him she had been pregnant by him when their relationship ended. She makes him believe she's given birth to his child which happens to be her best friend Angie's newborn son, Aaron. After Shawn develops an unconditional fatherly love for him, Deena finds it harder and harder to reveal the truth. Her best friend is reluctantly forced along for the ride, and both women live on edge to keep the truth from coming out.

An African American grandmother gives the gift of wisdom to her beloved granddaughter through Letters From My Grandmother: Wisdom of Ages. In this inspiring memoir, Dr. Sharona Johnson journals her journey through life's labyrinth with conceptualized letters in memory of her grandmother's teachings. This book is a powerful memoir rooted in adages and symbolic life lessons from A-Z evoking nostalgia and leads the reader on a journey of introspection and mindfulness. As each story unfolds, principles emerge to incite the reader's hope, perseverance, love, faith, and joy. Nina Gay is the wise sage guiding her granddaughter through the continuum of life with lessons of wisdom that cumulate into a life of purpose, prosperity, spirituality, and achievements.

Samuel Joseph's Shoes Are Missing! Can you help Samuel Joseph find them? Join Samuel Joseph and Samuel Joseph's playful puppy Sarah on their adventure to piece together the mystery. Will they find Samuel Joseph's shoes, or will Samuel Joseph discover something even more important?

Rudy was born in 2003, in the slums of Guatemala City, to a woman that didn't want or love him. She discarded him at birth. He was tossed from place to place and physically abused by a bitter stepmother. When Rudy was 7-years-old, a glimmer of hope began shining into his bleak life. A Guatemalan woman, an American missionary serving in Guatemala, and an American pastor and his wife, step by step, began changing this young boy's life. For over six years, things only got better and better for little Rudy. He traveled, and everywhere he went, people fell in love with him. In the USA, in Guatemala, and in Costa Rica. Then tragedy struck.You won't want to put this book down as you read the details of Rudy's life, learning to fish with his grandpa in a remote village, helping his grandma gather firewood, or living with the only white woman in town. You will laugh at Rudy's reaction to his first airplane flight. You will feel the young boy's excitement at getting to live near the beach in Costa Rica, watching monkeys swing through trees, and avoiding iguanas sunbathing on the rocks. You will learn to love Rudy too, like so many others. Yet there will be moments where your heart will break at what he had to endure. This book will not only tell Rudy's unique story but hopefully inspire you to never hesitate in taking a risk on love.

"I simply could not put it down-marvelous storytelling. This book makes you want more. Aside from being incredibly funny, S.D. Turner honors America's soldiers past and present. I could see A Soldier's Tale of Combating Hangovers being adapted into a mini-series."- MAJ Donald "Captain Hand-grenade" Vandergriff, MA, FRSA, US Army (Ret)A Soldier's Tale of Combating Hangovers: Debauchery Before the Internet is the funniest damn book you'll ever read about the military. S.D. Turner, in his debut memoir, brilliantly captures the mood and spirit of life in the early 1990s. After signing up for the Army's delayed entry program at sixteen years old, he found himself at Kentucky's Fort Knox a week after his eighteenth birthday. As a new recruit, the story starts with him running from irate drill sergeants and ends with him running from 1,800-pound angry bulls in the cobbled streets of Pamplona, Spain. Part One follows his 4-month training cycle where the recruits are at the hands of the drill sergeants and every torturous, but funny punishment they can dole out. Having come from a long line of service members, S.D. Turner breaks down the hysterical irony of it all in perfect fashion, as he masterfully puts the encoded world of the military into a language that civilians will understand and service members, young and old, will appreciate. It's a page-turner that will have you wanting more.Part(y) Two finds our author stationed in the beer capital of the world-Germany. As a newly minted soldier on his first night in Europe, he wasted no time in drinking too much, as he defiles a First Sergeant's boots with pizza and beer. Follow along as he finds his first experiences, like driving on the famed Autobahn, mostly-naked, in a 10-ton Army truck, and with an audience of French tourist buses, are usually down-right laughable. He guarantees you will look at soldiers in trucks very differently. Beer fests, an unauthorized weekend in Amsterdam, being chased by the German Polizei and Military Police in one night all happened before the advent and proof of the internet.Aside from being laugh-out-loud, the story, interestingly, is not all beer brawls and bull fights. The subtle theme is the author's reflective quality on character and the bonds of brotherhood that were developed, while their mostly innocent and youthful spirits soared in the moment. As WWII was less than a half-century removed, the rich European history they lived and breathed was not in the least lost on the author. S.D. Turner and company literally walked the hallowed footsteps of Patton at the Battle of the Bulge, slept in barracks still adorned with Swastikas, and hiked a section of the D-Day invasion. The humor is a constant throughout the book, but the subtle theme that every service member can appreciate, is the one quality that defines them as soldiers, airmen and airwomen, marines and sailors-adaptability in every situation. The author has seemingly pulled back the curtain into not only the past, but into a world about the military that few knew existed-the funnier side of all the guns, guts, and glory. America is wrought with warrior heroes, and having only combated hangovers in Europe, the author pays a fitting tribute to the humor of life as a soldier. Sit back and enjoy this hilarious and unbelievable journey and meet some of his closest brothers in the storyline, as they regularly hold reunions.

From its genesis in North Korea, Z7R2 is racing around the world unchallenged, a fatal virus infecting tens of millions. The world is now severed into two partitions: those who must wear a red mask to show their infected status, and those with white masks, who give the reds a wide berth. The world's pharmaceutical companies scramble with little success to unearth a treatment or vaccine. After an appeal from their friend, FBI agent Matthew Johnson, Jon Levine and Alyssa Martin join the hunt for a way to combat this deadly disease. Together they learn the shrouded secrets behind this toxic invasion, and find themselves careening from Los Alamos, to a meeting with Mossad operatives in their home, a midnight execution in Geneva, meetings in Tel Aviv and Tehran, and ultimately, the White House itself.

A call to leadership is a privilege to influence others to follow the path they need to go. In time of crisis, the role of leadership takes on a greater significance. This is because crisis tends to usher in fear, pain, confusion, uncertainty, and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. To lead others effectively, a leader must command influence, and influence is more powerful than authority. This is because while authority can move followers in the direction they should go, it tends to fall short when the leader is not present. Conversely, leadership influence can inspire and motivate people to follow in the direction that they should go, whether the leader is present or not.Therefore, LEADERSHIP I.N.F.L.U.E.N.C.E. describes a leader who can influence his followers by providing them with the vital information that can assist them to navigate a crisis. Also, followers tend to put their faith in such a leader because he listens to them and to other reliable sources, to gain a good understanding of the crisis. Additionally, such a leader applies emotional intelligence to nurturing his followers and to making the necessary changes during the crisis. Overall, he remains exemplary in his character and conduct.

The Many Moods of Dis - Ease: Who I Am, As I Am is a book of expressive poems offered through the author's lens of living with a neurologically degenerative disease. The poems invite the reader to partake in the experiences of this journey through the disclosure of the many moods, emotions, and phenomena encountered. Each Mood (Discovery, Despair, Compassion, Acceptance, Transformation, Healing, Hopeful and Gratitude) invites the reader to recognize the diversity of experiences from the initial diagnosis forward. This book is written for those living with all forms of neurologically degenerative disorders like Parkinson's Disease, ALS, MS, as well their Care Partners and society as a whole. The more one delves into the poems, the moods and paths traversed, the more one becomes aware and awakened to the journeys of adversity and acceptance along with that of sorrow and hope.

Pavel Javornicky was born in 1932 in Prague, Czech Republic, which, at the time of his birth, was called Czechoslovakia. He earned his doctorate in biology at Caroline University in Prague and subsequently worked as a scientist at the Academy of Science in Prague. He spent one year at the University of California in Davis, where he worked with a team of scientists in the department of hydro-biology. Later in his life he became a pastor of the Evangelical Church "Církev Bratrská" (The Church of the Czech Brethren). He worked in that capacity till his retirement.He is the author of several books published in the Czech republic: Written in the Dust and The Resonant Stories (co-authored with his wife, Viera,) and treatise where he deals with the problem of science and Christian belief, Faith and Science Are Not in Conflict.

Following the Civil War, a cauldron of conflict existed along the Oregon trail. Southerners, Yankees, whites, blacks, soldiers and Native American Indians, would-be settlers along with scoundrels, all seeking a new life in the west. Then add in a forbidden love affair, challenging the accepted norms of the people and the time. A white female southern plantation owner along with a run-away black slave share love and passion while journeying west seeking a new life together. From their covered wagon they experienced the thrill of seeing a massive herd of Buffalo appearing to stretch to the far horizon. At Fort Lincoln, Kansas, they encountered friendly Indians while learning something of the Native culture. Further along they encounter hostile Crow Indians who threaten their very lives. This then is a true slice of American history and of the settlement and maturing of our nation.