"Winning the War Within Our Mind"Are you ready to confront the most relentless enemy you will ever face-your own mind? In this groundbreaking book, immerse yourself in the world of psychological warfare not on distant battlefields but within the recesses of our mind. This compelling three-part guide reveals how to navigate the intricacies of psychological battles and emerge victorious, where our toughest battles forge our greatest strengths.Part 1 unravels ...

Rivers have long been symbols of life, change, and reflection-and none more so than Virginia's storied James River. Meandering through the heart of the American South, it carries with it not just water, but generations of memories, ambitions, and regrets. In River of Dreams, the deeply evocative debut from [Author Name], readers are transported to the quiet banks of Charles City County, where history and modernity coexist in a fragile balance.At the center of this haunting narrativ...

When Serenity Sunshine Castle looked back on her fifty-five years of life, she saw a series of unanticipated interruptions, each one pulling her further from her dream of becoming an artist. Despite these detours, she found ways to create a reasonably happy life for herself-until tragedy struck. The unexpected death of her husband shattered her world, leaving her grappling with guilt and a heavy sense of loss.Against the better judgment of her adult daughter, Serenity made the bold...

Who's going to mess with a big guy, an Aikido sensei, a genuine tough guy, huh?It seems like everybody wants a shot at Parker.This is the first novel in the popular Aikido Mystery Series. We meet Aikido Sensei Parker who is struggling to make ends meet now that the economy has tanked. He knows he’s only a payday from disaster so he asks his old boss, (Fat) Albert Diamond to rehire him as a private investigator. “Sure,” he says. “Why not?” and the chase is on.Why? Becau...

“This book is about more than ‘redesigning capex.’ It’s about transforming the way you look at capital allocation and seeing that you’re completely wrong. It’s about realizing that capex strategy is the enterprise’s strategy.”–John Williams, CEO, Domtar CorporationThe systems-thinking approach to capex decisions that can double your company cash flowThe way most business leaders deploy capex right now is nothing short of a train wrec...

Journey is the story of Aikido Sensei Daniel Linden and his quest to teach his students about the most important aspect of aikido training. Ukemi... escaping to survive and live life to the maximum. This story is an allegorical tale that brings together the drive and hunger of youth with the wisdom and understanding of the ages. It literally begins with a punch in the nose and crescendos on the backbone of the earth under a crystal sapphire sky. Every aikido student, of any rank and any ag...

Women can be like the plague. They get into your head and heart like a virus through an open wound and John Wall knows the hard way. He is the most deadly assassin in the world and it all began with a girl. THE AIKIDO-KA, the second book in The Aikido Mystery Series, starts with Derek Gunner asking Parker to find John Wall, an internationally famous assassin who only operates outside the USA.  Gunny is an old friend and fellow Aikido teacher and is looking for Wall because he ...

On Mastering Aikido takes the reader on a journey through the world of the martial art known as Aikido and the teachings of Daniel Linden Sensei. Written for advanced students of the art those who are already conversant with the fundamental teachings Linden Sensei crosses the line often between teaching and entertaining with humorous, touching stories of years of training in the worlds most difficult martial way. On Mastering Aikido consists of nine dialogs, an Introduction an...

The way most business leaders deploy capex right now is nothing short of a train wreck. Very few look at their asset base as a collective network; rather, they see their assets as standalone performers, have no strategy for the role each asset plays in the grand scheme of things, and, therefore, fail to invest in their network for the long term to generate more cash for the business, asset by asset. Redesigning Capex Strategy provides an effective—and almost painfully obvious—solu...

Personal and professional coaching, which has emerged as a powerful career in the last several years, has shifted the paradigm of how people who seek help with life transitions find a "helper" to partner with them in designing their desired future.No matter what kind of sub-specialty a coach might have, life coaching is the basic operating system: a whole-person, client-centered approach. Here, Pat Williams, who has been a leader in the life coaching movement, has co-authored anoth...

RoyceThe moment I woke up from brain surgery, I knew I was screwed. Too off balance, too slow, too broken to ever again claim “situation normal.” Now I spend my free time—I’ve got a lot of it—coding apps and avoiding the world.Until my friends set me up.Everything about Inara is so gorgeous I forget my own name, much less how to form coherent sentences. I’m not looking for love, but maybe it’s time to live a little dangerously.

The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing"By resisting both the popular tendency to use gimmicks that oversimplify securities analysis and the academic tendency to use jargon that obfuscates common sense, Pat Dorsey has written a substantial and useful book. His methodology is sound, his examples clear, and his approach timeless."--Christopher C. Davis Portfolio Manager and Chairman, Davis AdvisorsOver the years, people from around the world have turned to Mornin...