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Being better is about doing better. Doing better is about forming better habits. And better habits are a product of being in a better environment. As children we inherited our environment, good or bad, and we can still see some of the ways we were shaped by it. But now we are in a position to create our own environment. No matter your circumstances. Your environment will respond to your inner life and to your habits. What you think determines ...

After being passed over for yet another promotion at The Company, Marvin comes to the sobering realization that his life is a failure. He watches others around him become happier and more successful while he continues to fail time and time again. Every time he feels like he's getting close to something better, he runs into insurmountable obstacles that could have only been put there by one person: The Man. A shadowy group called They is out to...

Knowledgeable experts have ranked Elizabeth Van Lew as one of the best female spies of all time. Until Dr. Wyman's comprehensive The Chosen Path, little was known about the full perilous life and valuable contributions of this Richmond, Virginia born socialite who became "Grant's Spy" during the Civil War. From triumph to tragedy, her life was filled with extraordinary drama. As with most covert operations, her successes were un-heralded. For ...

Everything about forty-four-year-old Renee Strazio's life is perfect. Just a little too perfect. Manicured, pampered, and pedigreed, she has a wealthy, successful, and attractive husband and a son who makes her proud. She is the envy of her friends and neighbors, but only she knows it's all a glittery façade. Despite the many comforts, benefits, and privileges of her luxurious life, she is not-so-quietly unsatisfied with it all. This shallow p...

Returning from his banishment, the Baladron, a sinister reptilian wizard, seeks retribution for past wrongs, forcing a legendary Weaponsmaster to train an endangered orphan, Flyn Toleran, in the ancient art of weapons lore. Despite being continually hunted by seedy Thieves' Guild assassins, the gifted young man strives for a normal life. In time, his true purpose as leader and Weaponsmaster arise, making him the vanguard in the hunt against ev...

In 1979 a young Laotian man left behind family, friends and possessions to embark on a dangerous journey for freedom. Twenty-five years later, overcoming painful memories of dark, uncertain roads and narrow paths, Sounthone Vattana relives his journey in this memoir. Responding to many years of questions posed by his children, friends and students, Vattana explains the decision he made to embark on his journey across a river of hope. Like the ...

Thank you for being my husband these 48 years. It was the greatest lesson in living my life and made every difference in my thinking." -Geraldine Meek "Love is for youth & I am old Love is for warmth & I am cold Love is given but I am taken Love possesses but I'm forsaken And live alone, alone." -First Lieutenant Ward Benjamin Meek, Zentsuji, April 21, 1944. "The best-fed, best-trained, best-dressed army in the world was fighting over a Spam s...

Christianity's Source is the result of a quest that started almost eighty years ago. After reading the Catholic recommended writers like Augustine, and Aquinas, the author went through the Greeks, and many other well respected philosophers, coupled with a great deal of painful thinking. As each topic is developed questions are posed that ask the readers to make logical personal appraisals. It is proposed that any individual given the facts and...

Honoring each one of the fifty states in America, this splendid collection is rooted in history and celebrates the proud people, way of life, and unrivaled natural beauty of our beloved land of opportunity. From Alabama to Wyoming, these hearty poems showcase the diverse locales and many moods, quirks, and charms that make every state unique and glorious. With amusement, wonder, and admiration, poet and traveler Dorothy Gray pays tribute to sp...

The philosophy of motion pictures has typically been explored in a top-down fashion. The essence of motion pictures is identified - usually understood in terms of photographic film - and every other feature of the film is weighed in relation to that essence. Philosophy of Motion Pictures offers a new approach, championing the concept of the moving image in a more freestyle manner. Motion pictures are defined in a way that not only embraces th...

The philosophy of motion pictures has typically been explored in a top-down fashion. The essence of motion pictures is identified - usually understood in terms of photographic film - and every other feature of the film is weighed in relation to that essence. Philosophy of Motion Pictures offers a new approach, championing the concept of the moving image in a more freestyle manner. Motion pictures are defined in a way that not only embraces th...

Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt's Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings.Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient EgyptDescribes the main issues of e...

Returning from his banishment, the Baladron, a sinister reptilian wizard, seeks retribution for past wrongs, forcing a legendary Weaponsmaster to train an endangered orphan, Flyn Toleran, in the ancient art of weapons lore. Despite being continually hunted by seedy Thieves' Guild assassins, the gifted young man strives for a normal life. In time, his true purpose as leader and Weaponsmaster arise, making him the vanguard in the hunt against ev...

Si les indemnités de chômage et autres prestations sociales offrent aux personnes sans emploi une protection contre la pauvreté, elles ont également pour effet de réduire l'incitation au travail : c'est bien là un des principaux dilemmes de la politique sociale. Lancée en 1998, la dernière édition de cette série (auparavant intitulée Systèmes de prestations et incitations au travail) donne une description détaillée de l'ensemble des prestation...

Unemployment and related welfare benefits help prevent those without work from falling into poverty but can at the same time reduce the incentive to work, this is one of the main dilemmas of social policy. Launched in 1998, the latest edition of this series (formerly entitled Benefit Systems and Work Incentives) provides detailed descriptions of all cash benefits available to those in and out of work as well as the taxes they are liable to pay...

Unpicks the challenges of e-marketing for various types of business. This book uses case studies and accompanying web material to provide a study of marketing strategies. It analyses the benefits of e-marketing as a tool for improving efficiency and effectiveness rather than promising business revolution.

Finally a complete picture that combines history and divine revelation to chronicle the life Jesus lived during the years that are not included in the bible. His task on earth was as dangerous as it was enormous. Jesus was the first prophet to fight racism sexism nationalism and occupation of invading armies. Lead on Journeys of psychological self discovery by the Three Wise Men, and women in his life, Jesus struggles with his own humanity and...

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