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Giving My All: An Autobiography of Earl Martin Phalen
by Earl Martin PhalenGiving My All captures the journey of Earl Martin Phalen as he navigates family, self-identity and purpose.As a black boy adopted into a large, loving Irish Catholic family at age two, Earl discovered at a young age that he was meant to stand out. Yet whether it was on the basketball court or early in his career as a young and ambitious “edupreneur,” Earl encountered opportunities that required him to give his all, but often found himself holding back. Earl faced both subtle and overt racism in his predominantly white neighborhoods, but with the love and unrelenting support of his family, he was able to overcome much—facing it most directly and intentionally for the first time when he arrived on Yale campus as a young athlete scholar. While at Yale, Earl gained a new sense of pride and purpose as he connected with his black and African American heritage. This would continue throughout his studies and into graduate school at Harvard Law, where his calling to education—particularly that of black and brown children—came to life. Earl has dedicated his life to improving the access poor, black and brown children have to quality education and opportunities.
The Joyful Caregiver: 8 Steps to Prevent Caregiver Burnout
by Josephine GraceThe Joyful Caregiver teaches how to be the best caregiver for a loved one in order to help fight their chronic illness. Author, speaker, teacher, and caregiver Josephine Grace uses The Graceful Process‚Ñ¢ within The Joyful Caregiver to bring ease and comfort to caregivers and their loved one as they get the care and help they need to fight their chronic illness. For those who are serious about dedicating a portion of their life to the service of a family member who is facing chronic illness, The Joyful Caregiver is for them. Within its pages, caregivers learn how to:Help their loved one beat their chronic disease through clear and informative practiceCommunicate clearly with doctors and prevent medical errors with their careGet extra support and resources when they need themCare for themselves in the process and be guilt freeMake decisions coming from love rather than fearStay strong and give their loved one the support and care they need, no matter how hard it gets
The Big Picture of Business: Innovation, Motivation and Strategy Meet Tomorrow
by Hank MooreThe Big Picture of Business, Book 4 offers a creative approach to strategy development and planning for companies in today’s turbulent business environment that prepares them for an unknowable tomorrow.Each year, one-third of the U.S. Gross National Product goes toward cleaning up problems, damages and other high costs caused by companies that failed to take proper actions. Look no further than the cost of the current financial crisis for an example. The costs of band-aid surgery for their problems and make-good work cost business six times that of proper planning, oversight and accountability. 92% of all problems in organizations stem from poor management decisions.The Big Picture of Business, Book 4 takes a fresh look at change and growth, utilizing full-scope planning as a means of navigating through uncertain waters toward richer success. It is based upon Hank Moore’s trademarked approach to growing and strengthening businesses, tested by his actual work in guiding corporations over three decades. Moore shows how to master change and readies companies to face the future.
Biblical Responsible Investing: Insights for Kingdom-Minded Investors
by Darryl W. LyonsA large shift in financial resources is currently underway. Learn how to position yourself to make effective money moves that will have a lasting impact on America’s future.Biblical Responsible Investing is for Christians who want to become more intentional, resourceful, and collaborative with their money, as well as how to use the financial markets to increase their return. Additionally, it explores various ways to become involved in the latest trends in the money market.Originally designed as a manuscript for Wall Street executives to gain insight into Christian approaches to money decisions, Biblical Responsible Investing documents eleven principles that, when understood, will bring a fresh and essential perspective to the table. The revised manuscript is tailored to the needs of everyday people, providing practical direction on how the trends identified can be applicable to their personal financial decisions. Inside the shadowboxes found at the end of each chapter are the tools for Christians to confidently make their financial decisions with a focus on helping their own community and faith.
The Adventures of Black Goat and Yellow Dog: Meeting the Bear
by Christine OdleBlack Goat and Yellow Dog live together in the country and they regularly have grand adventures.In The Adventures of Black Goat and Yellow Dog, Maggie the Magpie challenges Black Goat to meet the Bear who lives down the road. Maggie knows Black Goat is afraid of everything.Black Goat has a best friend, Yellow Dog, who not only joins him on adventures , but is also a steady force in his life. When Maggie challenges Black Goat, he is afraid but knows Yellow Dog will help him face his fears and find the Bear. Along the way, they meet others in the neighborhood.
Leverage: The Guide to End Your Binge Eating
by Linda VangLeverage helps women who know that their binge eating must come to an end put a plan in motion to end it once and for all.Leverage dives into the frustration and complication that binge eating can create in daily life. Linda Vang outlines the tools and daily routines that are essential to breaking the habit of binge eating. Most importantly, she teaches women how to make an impact in the way they think, the choices they make, and the success that will follow. In Leverage, women learn:How to get themselves out of the endless cycle of binge eatingHow to stop giving into temptations and cravingsHow to get to a place where they don’t have to feel guilty for eating after every mealWhy binge eating can constantly cause them to feel worn out and drained outWhy they can’t seem to stay motivated and focusedWhy God doesn’t seem to hear them when willpower just isn’t enough
A Shattered World: A Novel
by Sydney HorneEleanor Andrews was just trying to make it through 8th grade when her twin sister, Hannah, passed away from cancer. And now that her dog—her last connection to her sister—has been taken from her own backyard, she’s forced to ditch her typical quiet and cautious demeanor to get it back.Simultaneously battling issues at home, at school, and within her own mind, Eleanor Andrews finds a quick friend in Kelsey, who’s just moved in next door. The two grow closer as Eleanor enters the new school year without her twin sister, but is Kelsey the right kind of friend to rely on?A Shattered World depicts Eleanor’s struggle to find her voice, heal from grief, and face toxic relationships at school and at home. Author Sydney Horne portrays these difficult teenage and family relationships through an inquisitive, hopeful lens that shows how to find a way through the turmoil of losing a loved one.
A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another
by Sam D. KimWinner of the Illumination Book Awards, Bronze Medal for Ministry/Mission '24Winner of the American Book Fest's Legacy Awards, Religion: General '24 Winner of the International Book Awards, Religion: Christianity '23 Winner of the Englewood Readers Best Awards, Honorable Mention '23What if we've been looking at faith all wrong? What if the rise of spiritual consciousness is not a mere byproduct of cultural factors, but an echo resounding from eternity? Atheists like Richard Dawkins often mock prayer, equating it to calling upon a fairy in the sky. This misunderstanding of prayer's purpose pervades western society, criticizing those that practice traditional faith as "old fashioned" or "out of touch." In A Holy Haunting, Dr. Sam D. Kim interacts with this perception of faith and challenges readers to look at faith another way. The rise of modernism was both a blessing and curse for the church; while modernists articulated belief in a succinct and coherent fashion, they reduced the mystery and wonder of faith to nothing more than blind belief. According to Dr. Sam D. Kim, faith is not a set of beliefs, but a central aspect of human existence—defining who they are in the deepest ontological sense. Unlike many who discredit the power of the spiritual or immaterial, Dr. Kim sees human consciousness—the soul—as evidence of humanity being forged in the corridors of eternity, before the primordial universe and the Big Bang. A roadmap of discovery for skeptics and believers alike, A Holy Haunting befriends the doubter, challenges the churchgoer, and gives fresh perspective to the seeker.
Rules of the Game: How to Succeed in Life's Most Important Investment and Endeavor, Marriage
by Lawrence Otarola"Rules of the Game is truly a blue print for devising a game plan to succeed in life's most precious investment - Your marriage. When your home life with your wife is not in proper order, then your business life can be in constant disarray. Lawrence and Xinia Otarola unveil an authentic road-map for creating a game-winning strategy in your marriage that will bleed into other important areas of life. This book will deposit nuggets of virtues that'll turn war room situations opportunities to display resolve and showcase your life as trophies of grace. Tracie and I believe in the originality of the ideas and concepts and strongly recommend their approach for helping leaders WIN in both LIFE and their MARRIAGE." - Manny Ohonme, Co-Founder, President & CEO- Tracie Ohonme, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President. Don't settle for a good marriage, build a better one!According to Brian Tracy, “at least 90 percent of new businesses succeed if their founders are experienced entrepreneurs—the ones who have figured out the rules and make decisions based on those rules.” Using an entrepreneurial, business lens to explore timeless marriage wisdom, equip yourself- even those who have experienced the pain, failure, and loss of a separation- with the tools to get up and rebuild a strong and vibrant marriage partnership. By learning the Rules of the Game, the risks involved and how to “play fair,” you will understand what it takes to be successful in this wonderful encounter between two people who love each other and dare to risk everything in order to undertake life’s most important investment and endeavor: marriage. The results just might surprise you!
Next: Discovering & Following God’s Path and Pace for Your Life
by Mike TedderGod has a plan; the challenge comes in knowing what comes Next. Pastor Mike Tedder challenges readers to find their Next. His approach helps believers and unbelievers alike discover the where and when of God’s plan. Next explains the biggest missteps in anyone’s spiritual journey—missing the right path or traveling at the wrong pace. According to Pastor Mike, it’s easy to take the wrong path, get ahead of God, or to trail behind, despite how essential it is for humanity to partner with God on their journey. His writing encourages readers to find and fulfill the Next God has for them.
A Widow’s Hope: A Guide for Widows in Survival Mode
by Julie Escalante OrtizA Widow’s Hope shares a unique story as a young widow with children who shares the raw, relatable ways she dug her way out of the trenches and back to the land of the living.There are many books about widowhood and grief. While helpful when the time is right, the shock and the aftermath of such a traumatic experience can make it difficult to find the time and motivation to read them while surviving the daily obstacles that zap your energy. Right now, the widow is too busy surviving funeral planning, endless calls and texts from family, tireless efforts to obtain the death certificate, meetings with social security, arrangements to be ironed-out with banks, mortgagors, and debts. Not to mention the practical things, like ensuring the children have been fed, arranging who will take them to school while you deal with the horrible details such as picking out his casket, or helping your children with things only you can help with? And then it hits her, “How will I even tell them that their father is dead? They don’t even know what ‘dead’ means!” Just thinking of the unending list of things to be done can leave the widow feeling smothered and breathless. Now is not the time for a novel; now is the time for a survival book, because right now, that’s what the widow is doing—surviving.
Life Stones: The Ammunition Needed to Overcome the Giants in Your Life
by Rick HarrisLife Stones deals with characteristics that, when absent or waning in a person’s life, cause giant obstacles in the personal life, relational life, and their life with God.When utilized, the “life stones” combat the natural tendencies to promote selfish tendencies and personal agendas which erode the eternal life that Christ provides that is centered on biblical principles. The goal of Life Stones is to draw people that are outside of the faith community of the church to the Lord Jesus and to edify the faith community itself to live a victorious and God-honoring life. Life Stones uses situations of both victory and defeat from Rick Harris’ forty-two years of pastoral and missionary experiences. With real-life situations, humor, and honesty Rick shows the contrast between a victorious Christian experience and a self-focused and self-absorbed existence. Life Stones addresses the defeats, frustrations, and fears that are common to all humankind…and the victory that is provided in utilizing “life stones.”
Reaping the Whirlwind: A Trent Tyson Historical Mystery
by Rosey DowNo one suspects foul play when an old recluse dies behind locked doors. The doctor claims the old woman’s heart gave out, and Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson doesn’t give the case another thought until the medical examiner finds poison. This death is just one in a series of unusual deaths happening in Tyson’s quiet town, which takes the deputy sheriff on the hunt for answers while the rest of the town is cause up in local hysteria, starstruck by visiting celebrities William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Within a week, Deputy Sheriff Trent Tyson is on the tenuous trail of a serial killer who snuffs out the unwanted, the disabled—the most helpless and lovable—without reason and with no mercy. Reaping the Whirlwind is a historical mystery set during the real events of the Scopes evolution trial in 1925 Dayton, Tennessee. The mystery weaves through trial events in an accurate portrayal of this pivotal case that forever changed the U.S. education system.
Packard Takes Flight: A Bird's-Eye View of Columbus, Ohio
by Susan Sachs LevineAfter a frightening fall from his nest high up on a ledge of the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus, Packard, a peregrine falcon chick, sets off to find his way back home. Follow Packard as he visits many of the wonderful sites in Ohio�s capital city, including the Center of Science and Industry, the Franklin Park Conservatory and the North Market. Finally arriving at the Statehouse, he can see his nest, and even his family�but how will he reach them? Susan Sachs Levine narrates Packard�s adventure, giving young readers a scenic and informative tour of notable Columbus sites.
49 Days Back to Better: Change Your Trajectory for a New Outlook on Life
by Tim HillIt seems much of what society thought was normal about life and the world has changed.A tiny unseen virus has shut down businesses, crippled nations, and taken the lives of precious people. Those lives can never be replaced. And then there is the petty stuff like finding a single roll of toilet paper at the supermarket. People are wearing masks and gloves to protect themselves and others from this unseen enemy potentially hiding inside of friends, neighbors, and family members. Normal just isn’t normal anymore. Normal is just a place in people’s minds that everyone seems to want to get back to as soon as possible. Some people are even calling it a new normal, but what is that?As the concept of going back to better is considered, Dr. Tim Hill, Tim Enochs, and Adam Enochs fully understand that some losses can never be replaced, and in that realm, there is no going back to better. In 49 Days Back to Better, they focus on areas where there is a choice whether to go back to normal in those areas or find the way back to something better.
Your Three Second Window: Changing Everyday Moments Into Extraordinary Opportunities For Success
by Darby RoachIn Your Three Second Window, Changing Everyday Moments into Extraordinary Opportunities for Success, you’ll learn how the brain processes information to generate that good feeling we get when we see someone or something we like—and how to use that knowledge to quickly establish strong, positive relationships with others, create home and work environments that invite success and develop a more satisfying and fulfilling career. Through simple exercises that build on each other, you’ll learn how to tap into your intuition and emotions and use them to change your everyday moments into extraordinary opportunities for success.
Jenny's Journeys: Celebrating Life One Step at a Time
by Jennylyn HartLife is a gift. This gift is full of choices those choices lead to journeys. What will you choose? Anyway you look at it just know that you never travel alone.
Claim Your SWAGGER
by Jennifer Mrozek SukaloClaim Your SWAGGER is the first part of a three-book series that guides individuals from merely surviving life to thriving in it.Informed by her work with almost fifty thousand leaders at various multinational and Fortune 500 companies, her experience with cancer survivors, and her personal journey, Jennifer Sukalo’s SWAGGER approach shows readers what makes them not only unique, but extraordinary. Claim Your SWAGGER gives readers exclusive access to what companies have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for—Jennifer’s expertise. Claim Your SWAGGER helps readers develop a new relationship with their self-worth and learn to appreciate their strengths and limitations. Jennifer Sukalo explains how to find gratitude for the way one’s life experiences have shaped them and clarifies how to become grounded in their core values. Readers will learn to step into their power to overcome the self-limiting beliefs that hold them back and experience a sense of renewal through a greater focus on their passion and purpose. In Claim Your SWAGGER, readers will learn by doing. Jennifer Sukalo designed the SWAGGER process to guide motivated individuals as they take exploratory steps into the next phase of their personal development. The content and activities in Claim Your SWAGGER will help readers develop new knowledge and skills that enable them to respond to situations differently and create lasting behavioral change.
Now What: 5 Steps to Get Up and Create the Most of Life
by Ahmard Moore VitalNow What? A question that often comes from rock bottom requires a strategy that looks at solutions, building a ladder one rung at a time to escape despair and uncertainty.Known for his work as a motivational consultant, international speaker and author, Ahmard Vital is excited to offer a hand to those seeking hope and purpose. With simple and calculated solution-based steps, Now What is a focused guide for young adults who want concrete, practical solutions to their problems. Whether they’ve been raised in troubled homes, embroiled in the criminal justice system, or advanced to the university level with no clear career path, Now What is designed to help them steer their life towards productive and preferred fulfillment. This strategic, thought-provoking, and empowering manual is broken into two phases: the Intention Phase (Reflect, Decide, Plan) and the Initiative Phase (Taking Action, Seek Counsel). According to Ahmard Vital, too many young adults today extend their adolescence into their 20s and early 30s without gaining necessary skills and maturity. Now What addresses these aspects of maturation: decision making, personal responsibility, delayed gratification, hard work, and embracing the tradeoffs of life, so that they can thrive as they enter adulthood.
Grieving Well: A Healing Journey Through the Season of Grief
by Terri DeBoerDeath is a part of life. Even though it is a certainty, most of us are unequipped and ill-prepared for it.When we consider the timeline of life; it is clear that life unfolds in a series of seasons. Each of those seasons has a beginning, middle, and end. It’s easy to celebrate birth and the start of a new life because with birth comes so much optimism, hope and joy! The majority of life takes place in the seasons of growing up and becoming an adult, becoming a parent and perhaps a grandparent; this part of life is typically busy and filled with activities and lots of distractions. The most difficult part comes at the end of life’s journey. Whether the end comes suddenly or over a period of time, it comes with a sense of loss and emptinesss when we lose someone we love. According to the Faith Hospice website, a three-year study was conducted by Amerispeak and WebMD prior to COVID-19 in which they found that 57% of Americans are grieving in some way—the loss of a loved one, patients, human connection—at any given time. That means, if you’re walking down the street or shopping at the store, every other person you see is dealing with grief. In Grieving Well, storyteller Terri DeBoer has teamed up with Janet Jaymin. It is from Janet’s personal journey as a grief counselor helping thousands of individuals and families that allows her to validate that what was will never be the same. These thoughts and feelings can be a complete sense of doom and gloom for the individual but through Grieving Well, they can realize that while grief cannot be cured, peace can be found.
The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin
by DG CoutinhoWork can be a killer. But so can she.Ellen is tired of being overshadowed at work. Tired of watching less competent, entitled suits take the promotions she’s earned. But when one of them pushes her too far, things take a murderous turn. And it turns out the darker Ellen goes, the brighter her future starts to look.Business can be murder, but it turns out murder can also be good business for Ellen. Torn between capitalising on her newfound success and desperately covering her tracks she soon discovers that others in the company are also interested in dramatically adjusting its toxic office culture. Will she be able to survive the competition? And how much further is she willing to go to get what she deserves?A fun, subversive thriller for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer, Sweetpea, The Other Black Girl and Bella Mackie.
Your Comprehensive Guide to Franchise Success: Identify, Research, Decide
by Jimmy St. LouisYour Comprehensive Guide to Franchise Success was created to solve the problem of misaligned interests in franchise sales, as well as a lack of tools to promote good decision making in franchise purchasing. Jimmy St. Louis’ goal is to help fledgling business owners and entrepreneurs determine the right franchise and prepare them for success as a franchise owner and operator. His approach requires three definitive steps: Identify: Is franchising right for you? Assess your business skills, identify your preferences, and determine your non-negotiables as you compare different industries and identify which ones appeal to you.Research: What brands and franchise models align with your skill set? Use our workbook to compare brands, evaluate franchise models, review FDDs, and engage directly with franchisors and franchisees. Decide: Are you ready to take the plunge? Sign your franchise agreement and start forming concrete plans with your franchisor’s guidance and support. For anyone looking to gain financial independence, dreaming of owning a business, or looking to expand their business portfolio, investing in a franchise is an incredible experience—but it’s also a big decision to make. Your Comprehensive Guide to Franchise Success is designed with simple, easy-to-follow steps for those looking to enter the exciting world of franchise ownership.
What Is Church?: Finding the love of God in the unique community of Jesus
by Dub KarrikerAn informative and emotional voyage of exploration for those active, hurt by, leaving, looking at or curious about the Church.Amid worldwide upheaval, believers and non-believers alike are asking profound questions. One can’t help but do that when something or someone they have depended on for guidance, structure, community, comfort, identity, and meaning has been exposed to the light, shaken to the core, and found to be unreliable and untrustworthy. What is Church? is for believers in Jesus, as well as those deconstructing their faith, seekers, skeptics, and opponents, to inform and help resolve the innate longing for answers, truth, meaning, and belonging by plumbing the depths of divinely revealed knowledge.Drawing on scripture, history, personal relationships, experience, and a deep love for Jesus and the Church, Dub Karriker shares valuable insights that provide a different perspective on the Church and its role in the past, present, and future. Rather than walking a well-worn path of two thousand years of best intentions and church misdeeds, Karriker reveals the Church as intended by its founders, Jesus and His Apostles. No matter what your relationship is with the Christian community, What is Church? is a fascinating, soul-stirring journey of inquiry and answers.
The Zealous Zebecs from the Midnight Ocean's Zenith
by Lisa Baker-KingSleep is the last thing on the minds of this sister and brother who are about to meet some strange, beautiful and quite questionable characters!Follow them and the clues as they look for Annie the Amazing Angelfish while weathering winds, summoning superpowers, forging friendships and fending off foes fathoms below the foamy surface of the surging seas."The Zealous Zebecs from the Midnight Ocean's Zenith" joins an imaginative story with intense alliteration, and engages children in a seek-and-find to celebrate the spoken sound of the written word. Each letter of the alphabet creates a humorous symphony of sounds and encourages the child and their loved ones to experience language together. Zebecs.com
Lessons from the Legends: New Applications from the Timeless Wisdom of John Wooden and Pat Summitt
by Brian BiroNCAA and SEC championship-winning American college basketball coaches Pat Summitt and John Wooden exemplified the essential values of humility, loyalty, encouragement, respect, honesty, confidence, curiosity, and the competitive spirit—to name a few. Lessons from the Legends shares the teachings of these renowned coaches at a time when “WE-GO, not ego” is more important than ever before. Professional speaker and motivator Brian Biro brings together the championship teambuilding formula of Pat Summitt and John Wooden in his latest release, Lessons from the Legends. Biro describes the impact of these modern-day heroes, how their drive and integrity generated remarkable results. Though Biro points out that these two coaching legends were quite different in personality and approach—one all passion and intensity, the other calm and even-keeled—he highlights the significant characteristics they shared that set them apart as leaders. Biro explains that the foundational principles and coaching strategies of Pat Summitt and John Wooden can apply to teachers, business leaders, parents, and anyone else who strives to make their character their reputation. With real-life examples of professional coaches demonstrating resilience and determination in the face of ever-changing challenges, Lessons from the Legends provides a winning game plan for those who seek excellence over ego.