Author : David Parnwell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 39,5 MB
Release : 2010-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1445282771
He has lived other people's fantasies. The book is full of suprises
Author : Megan Stielstra
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 33,84 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0062429213
“Stielstra is a masterful essayist.” —Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and Hunger From an important new writer comes this powerful collection of personal essays on fear, creativity, art, faith, academia, the Internet, and justice. In this poignant and inciting collection of literary essays, Megan Stielstra tells stories to ward off fears both personal and universal as she grapples toward a better way to live. In her titular piece “The Wrong Way To Save Your Life,” she answers the question of what has value in our lives—a question no longer rhetorical when the apartment above her family’s goes up in flames. “Here is My Heart” sheds light on Megan’s close relationship with her father, whose continued insistence on climbing mountains despite a series of heart attacks leads the author to dissect deer hearts in a poetic attempt to interrogate her own feelings about mortality. Whether she's imagining the implications of open-carry laws on college campuses, recounting the story of going underwater on the mortgage of her first home, or revealing the unexpected pains and joys of marriage and motherhood, Stielstra's work informs, impels, enlightens, and embraces us all. The result is something beautiful—this story, her courage, and, potentially, our own. Intellectually fierce and viscerally intimate, Megan Stielstra's voice is witty, wise, warm, and above all, achingly human.
Author : Ivan Pavell
Publisher : Author House
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1491878452
Various opinion polls, both in the USA and Great Britain have revealed that a large proportion of citizens believe that their countries are heading in the wrong direction. The book generally describes the trends in the governance of the West that have been gradually changing Individualistic free societies to Collectivist societies of subservient people. This progression has been carried out by the so called Political elite. In practical terms we can see that there has been a growth of governments and their bureaucracies, as well as an encroachment of governments influence on what used to be citizens individual decision. This occurrence has driven the attempt to manage entire societies. Examples can be noted in relation to: management of the economy, social engineering, the use of media and education to impose collectivist ideologies, extensive surveillance of citizens, and the general aggrandizement of governments and their rulers. These have all lead to the transformation of free individuals into subjects of the State (that is ruling elite) Alongside this transformation, the governments in the West are currently living beyond their means and are accruing enormous debts. The book compares the present Statism of the West with the Soviet Socialism, and how they are gradually drawing closer.
Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429917083
It might be 1893 and the modern world may in full-swing, but cowboy Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer is an old-fashioned kind of guy: he prefers a long trail ride even when a train could get him where he's going in one-tenth the time. His brother Otto ("Big Red"), on the other hand, wouldn't mind climbing down from his horse and onto a train once in a while if it'll give his saddle-sore rear end a rest. So when it's Old Red who insists they sign on to protect the luxurious Pacific Express, despite a generations-old Amlingmeyer family distrust of the farm-stealin', cattle-killin', money-grubbin' railroads, Big Red is flummoxed. But Old Red, tired of the cowpoke life, wants to take a stab at professional ‘detectifying' just like his hero, Sherlock Holmes and guard jobs for the railroad are the only ones on offer. So it is that Big Red and Old Red find themselves trapped on a thousand tons of steam-driven steel, summiting the Sierras en route to San Francisco with a crafty gang of outlaws somewhere around the next bend, a baggage car jam-packed with deadly secrets, and a vicious killer hidden somewhere amongst the colorful passengers. On the Wrong Track, Old Red and Big Red's much anticipated return, is filled with all of the wit, flavor, humor, and suspense that made Hockensmith's debut, Holmes on the Range, so beloved by critics and fans alike.
Author : Bruce Grierson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 2008-03-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1582345872
Drawing on hundreds of case studies, a look at the psychology of major midlife U-turns examines the life-transforming phenomenon from a philosophical, literary, scientific, and psychological perspective to explain why it occurs.
Author : Michael Phillips
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 39,65 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0593193911
The unforgettable true story of one man’s escape from the school-to-prison pipeline, how he reinvented himself as a pastor and education reform advocate, and what his journey can teach us about turning the collateral damage in the lives of our youth into hope. “A heart-wrenching and triumphant story that will change lives.”—Bishop T. D. Jakes Michael Phillips would never become anything. At least, that’s what he was told. It seemed like everyone was waiting for him to just fall through the cracks. After losing his father, suffering a life-altering car accident, and losing his college scholarship, Michael turned to selling drugs to make ends meet. But when his house was raided, he was arrested and thrown into a living nightmare. When it looked like he would be sentenced to spend years behind bars, the judge gave him a choice—go to a special college program for adjudicated youth or face the possibility of a thirty-year prison sentence. It wasn’t hard to pick. From that choice, a mission was born—to help change the system that shuffles so many young Black men like Michael straight from school to prison. Today, Michael is the pastor of a thriving church, a local leader in Baltimore, and a member of the Maryland State Board of Education. He discovered that education was the path to becoming who he was created to be. Armed with research, statistics, and his powerful story, Michael tackles the embedded privilege of the education system and introduces ideas for change that could level the playing field and reduce negative impacts on vulnerable youth. He explores ways in which the readers can help advocate and provide resources for students, and points us to the one thing anyone can start doing, no matter who we are or what our role is: speak into young kids’ lives. Tell them of their inherent worth and purpose. In this inspiring, thought-provoking, and energizing call to action, Michael’s practical steps provide a way forward to anyone wanting to help create space for collateral hope in the lives of for young people around them.
Author : Bob Moorehead
Publisher : Vision House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 1996-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781885305404
Bob Moorehead speaks from the heart with compassion and insight. Readers will learn ways they can get back on track with God, and how to stay there. This book is a wonderful resource for anyone--since everyone slips once in a while. Group discussion questions are included.
Author : Scott Syverson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0578178877
Sales Psychology 101: Paradaptive Intelligence The Grand Unifying theory of Adaptation, Consumer Behavior and Sales introduces the Paradaptive Intelligence model to the business world by examining the most basic of activities - a transaction. Transactions require two things: the something and a person. This revolutionary theory examines, explains, and organizes all human decisions and behaviors by the emotions that control them. Through this model you will learn that emotions are the engine of adaptation and are incredibly precise instruments - they occur in a precise order and each must be satisfied in a unique and specific way. This same process also controls the formation of relationships. Users of the Paradaptive Intelligence model will be able to predict the DNA encoded behaviors of prospects with 100% accuracy across 98% of the earth's population. This makes Sales Psychology 101 the most important book written on business in the last 200 years....and the next 500.
Author : Derek Fox
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 26,30 MB
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1524513636
This book has the potential to change your life and awaken in you the potential that already exists there. Using simple terms and writing, the author gives a step-by-step explanation of how you can use the law of attraction in your life for the better. The book explains how the writer tested and used the law of attraction to change his own life in a truly amazing way and also how he used what he refers to as life tools (such as meditation, positive thinking, and mindfulness) to help change his life and live a happier, joyful, and more authentic life. The book asks the reader to open their mind to consider the evidence, much of it scientific, that the law of attraction is a very real law that can work in astonishing ways when used it.
Author : Martha Beck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 25,77 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1984881485
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A roadmap on the journey to truth and authenticity… [The Way of Integrity] is filled with aha moments and practical exercises that can guide us as we seek enlightenment.” –Oprah Winfrey Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “integrity”—needed now more than ever in these tumultuous times—is the key to a meaningful and joyful life As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” In The Way of Integrity, Beck presents a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering. Much of what plagues us—people pleasing, staying in stale relationships, negative habits—all point to what happens when we are out of touch with what truly makes us feel whole. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, Beck uses Dante’s classic hero’s journey as a framework to break down the process of attaining personal integrity into small, manageable steps. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize what we actually yearn for versus what our culture sells us. With techniques tested on hundreds of her clients, Beck brings her expertise as a social scientist, life coach and human being to help readers to uncover what integrity looks like in their own lives. She takes us on a spiritual adventure that not only will change the direction of our lives, but also bring us to a place of genuine happiness.
