A rat running through a maze will physically run faster the closer it gets to the cheese. Human beings are no different. The Goal Gradient Hypothesis dictates that our motivation and effort exponentially increase as we approach the perceived end of a task. This biological hardwiring explains why we suddenly find the energy to sprint the last hundred yards of a marathon, or why we rush to buy an overpriced coffee just to fill the final stamp on a loyalty card. This book explores how corpora...

We want so much more out of love and life—and yet we feel helpless to attain it. Women and men want emotional and sexual intimacy but often find themselves living like roommates, feeling alone and frustrated.The Butterfly Blueprint is veteran couple’s counselor AMANDA GREEN’S prescription for love that lasts. Much like a butterfly needs two distinct sets of wings to work together to fly, a relationship takes two people consciously caring for their connection to gracefully navigate ...

"Frugal Living Made Easy: A Guide to Simple Living" is a book that helps the reader to rediscover the simple, stress free lifestyle. It can be a bit difficult to make the transition but if the will is there, it can be done quite easily. The book is a great guide to what needs to be done to get back to the simple lifestyle; it helps the reader to free themselves of debt and to learn how they can make do with only the necessary things. The author also places a lot of focus on how to plan mea...

(Vocal Selections). In 2000, Bring It On hit movie theaters nationwide, presenting a fictitious story focusing on the competitive world of cheerleading and the rivalries it espouses. The musical version of the film, featuring muisc by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, premiered in Atlanta in 2011, and then ran on Broadway in 2012. Our songbook presents a dozen songs from the musical in vocal line with piano accompaniment arrangments: Cross the Line * Enjoy the Trip * I Got You * It Ain't No...

"After giving birth to my son, I developed stretch marks all over my tummy and for months I considered undergoing cosmetic surgery just to get rid of it, Yes, I was that desperate!"Today, I no longer worry about my stretch marks. In fact, if you see me now, you would hardly be able to recognize it--they're 99% gone!And Yes, I've Got A Little Secret!In fact, they are 5 secrets that will help get rid of your stretch marks. I have pored over dozens of books and medical...

You are probably curious to know what goes on inside your womb: How your baby is developing. What can be a better way than "hearing" about it from your baby himself? Being pregnant is both an incredible privilege and significant event in the lives of women that are fortunate enough to carry a child. While it's a time filled with wonder and hope, it's also marked by dramatic physical and emotional changes and major decisions. For each of those 42 weeks, you'll get an insider's perspective -...

#1 IN 18-STRONG-RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN MYSTERY SERIESHis first murder investigation…an****d Joe Rafferty’s already got trouble in spades.His first case in charge looks like being his last.Because his new boss has taken against him; the case is a poisoned chalice from the start, with a ‘faceless lady’ victim; and his main suspect is pals with the Chief Constable.Even his ma adds seems to add to the kick...

Ever dreamed of winning the lottery? One of those massive, life-altering purses?Join Keith Whipple and his daughter Kate as they do just that, netting ten million dollars in a single-winner draw. Share in their excitement, the dreams that leap into their lives fully-formed, suddenly within easy reach.But that kind of money, the heady sense of power it brings...do we control it? Or does it control us?Join the Whipples and their ill-fated ticket on a blood-fueled ride...

AI-FREE! 100% certified organic author-created content. No artificial intelligence was used in the writing of this book."A rich, sensual, pull-at-the-heartstrings romance"–Monica McCarty, NYT bestselling author*From USA Today bestselling author Glynnis Campbell...*A young jeweler to Queen Mary becomes a fugitive for a crime she didn't commit and must rely on the mercy of a heroic huntsman who steals her heart, but who could betray her at a...

After years of dreaming, Jessica is finally getting married, but the marriage isn't exactly what she thought.Daniel is her best friend, and she's known him all her life, but he's never gotten over losing his wife two years ago. His dream is to become the pastor of the church in their hometown, but the small-town congregation keeps balking over calling an unmarried minister. Since Daniel needs a wife and Jessica wants a husband and family, she proposes an arrangement that benefits b...

Book one in an exciting time travel series...Professor Simon Cross has spent his life searching for evidence of vampires and avoiding emotional entanglements. When a mysterious accident transports Simon and his assistant, Elizabeth West, back in time, Simon finally finds both the proof that he's been looking for, and the romance that he hasn't.Simon and Elizabeth's developing relationship is tested by demons real and imagined. In 1920s Manhattan, there are more tha...

Everyone values honest communication, yet few people possess the requisite skills in both their personal and professional lives. Susan Campbell provides simple yet practical awareness practices — culled from her thirty-five-year career as a relationship coach and corporate teamwork consultant — that require individuals to ?let go? of the need to be right, safe, and certain. Such questions as ?In what areas of my life do I feel the need to lie, sugarcoat, or pretend?? help guide the reader ...