Becoming Kings


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As a man, do you ever feel like you have so much untapped potential within you but you're wasting your life not building something you're truly proud of? Do you spend a lot of time experiencing feelings of anger, frustration and loneliness? Have you ever wondered why you're not more fulfilled in life when on paper, you have so much to be grateful for? Chances are you've spent a lot of time and energy spinning your tires attempting to find deeper meaning, with little to show for it. As these questions circulate, they bring men like yourself to a crossroads... Will you powerfully move forward, or will you return to untapped potential, loneliness, and lack of fulfillment? It's time then to bring tangible results into your life by unleashing the floodgates of prosperity. In Becoming Kings you will learn: How to become emotionally fit and mentally bulletproof in order to become a King worthy of true freedom in life A simple yet powerful strategy to align your needs for maximum fulfillment How to release control and empower your intuition to take full responsibility of living your best life The three kingdoms of life mastery every king must build Avoid the "ordinary man's" mindset from sabotaging your life of abundance Before Johnny King became a transformational coach for men to help them reach their highest potential, he first had to discover his own. Amidst the recession of 2010, Johnny was broke: $35,000 in debt, jobless, and picking up the pieces of a failed marriage. He thought he was done... Little did he know it was just the start of his journey. He resolved to never experience hopelessness like that again. Over the next few years Johnny built multiple successful businesses, and now leads a men's group, and produces a podcast entitled, Becoming Kings. He systemized his habits and routines to create a life he could fall in love with. He's now teaching others those tools so you too can own your day, realize your dreams, and truly become the King or Queen of your kingdom. www.BecomingKingsBook.com




How Chiefs Became Kings


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In How Chiefs Became Kings, Patrick Vinton Kirch addresses a central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of “archaic states” whose distinctive feature was divine kingship. Kirch takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom. Integrating anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, traditional history, and theory, and drawing on significant contributions from his own four decades of research, Kirch argues that Hawaiian polities had become states before the time of Captain Cook’s voyage (1778-1779). The status of most archaic states is inferred from the archaeological record. But Kirch shows that because Hawai`i’s kingdoms were established relatively recently, they could be observed and recorded by Cook and other European voyagers. Substantive and provocative, this book makes a major contribution to the literature of precontact Hawai`i and illuminates Hawai`i’s importance in the global theory and literature about divine kingship, archaic states, and sociopolitical evolution.







Good Kings Bad Kings


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Bellwether Award winner Susan Nussbaum’s powerful novel invites us into the lives of a group of typical teenagers—alienated, funny, yearning for autonomy—except that they live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities. This unfamiliar, isolated landscape is much the same as the world outside: friendships are forged, trust is built, love affairs are kindled, and rules are broken. But those who call it home have little or no control over their fate. Good Kings Bad Kings challenges our definitions of what it means to be disabled in a story told with remarkable authenticity and in voices that resound with humor and spirit.




When Misfits Become Kings


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It's the story of a generation disqualified in the eyes of society. Misunderstood. Misinformed. These misfits wander the world, missing both aplan and a purpose, never realizing that their destiny is divine. But it's not just thestory of this generation; it's the condition of us all. At some point every person hasfelt disconnected, unqualified, and alone. But there is good news. Your God-designed destiny is not controlled by your background, or social or economic status. It is unlocked through secret intimacy with the creator ofyour future. That's where misfits become kings. Mark Casto helps you gain a new perspective on your out-of-place life. Learn how todiscard the misfit pieces and fill that void with identity and purpose found in God'spresence. You will see how God can turn irrelevance into royalty, and how rejection canlead to a coronation. There is a plan. You have a destiny that was designed just for you.




Opening Kailasanatha


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Stone figures hardened by ascetic discipline and heroic effort face north in deep shadow. There they meet the gazes of the same gods and goddesses but with gentler bodies enacting grace, warmth, seduction, and marriage, drenched in sunlight, facing south. These figures adorn the eighth-century Kailasanatha temple complex in southeastern India, built by rulers who were both warriors and ascetics, engaged in the work of this world and in spiritual quests. They designed their temple as an exuberant visual feast to sustain both modes of being. In Opening Kailasanatha, Padma Kaimal deciphers the intentions of the monument’s makers, reaching back across centuries to illuminate worldviews of the ancient Indic south. She reveals how circling the complex in a clockwise direction focuses the mind and spirit on worldly engagement; in a counterclockwise direction, on renunciation and ascetic practice. This pairing of highly charged, complementary pathways enabled devotees to grasp these counterpoised opportunities in their own listening, gazing, moving bodies. By focusing on the material form of the complex—the architecture, inscriptions, and sculptures, along with the spaces they carve out that guide light, shadow, sound, and footsteps—Kaimal offers insights that complement what surviving texts tell us about Shaiva Siddhanta ideas and practices, providing a rare opportunity to walk in the distant past.




Phil a True Life Story


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The book seeks to tell a very truthful story of my own life as a boy and up to the age of 16 years old, this is only part one of a two part book, the second part tells of my life from the age of 18 to the present day. I am the Author of the book and tell much of what happened in my life as a boy, some of you may find hard to believe but all can be verified, I grew up in Leeds West Yorkshire, but not all my life was here, I also spent time in London from the age of 15, until reaching the age of 16 when I went back to Leeds, I worked as an 18 year old in London on building sites at 15 year old, then moved from that to working in a warehouse. This was much easier work, I worked out the rest of the year here, then went back home, on Christmas eve, 1973, however not wanted back home, I found myself living at my eldest brothers for the next few Months, then I was back on the streets. Regards P.S. Kavanagh.




A Tale of Three Kings


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This best-selling tale is based on the biblical figures of David, Saul, and Absalom. For the many Christians who have experienced pain, loss, and heartache at the hands of other believers, this compelling story offers comfort, healing, and hope. Christian leaders and directors of religious movements throughout the world have recommended this simple, powerful, and beautiful story to their members and staff. You will want to join the thousands who have been profoundly touched by this incomparable story.




Kings of the Wyld


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A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy. "Fantastic, funny, ferocious." -- Sam Sykes Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help -- the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for. It's time to get the band back together.




Encountering Islam


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This volume seeks to introduce and deepen the understanding of Islam and its role in politics as encountered in different national and transnational contexts in Southeast Asia, eschewing the neo-orientalist approach that has informed public discourse in recent years. In Encountering Islam, the book lingers beyond the summary moment and reflects on the multiple impressions, suppressions and repressions, whether coherent or incoherent, associated with Islam as a socio-political force in public life. To this end, it is not adequate simply to represent the divergent identities associated with Islam in Southeast Asia, whether embedded in state-endorsed orthodoxy or Islamic movements that contest such orthodoxy. It is also important to examine religious minorities in political contexts where Islam is dominant and Muslim communities in national contexts where they are minorities. By situating these religious identities within their larger socio-political contexts, this volume seeks to provide a more holistic understanding of what is encountered as Islam in Southeast Asia.