One of a kind, is this book of poetry masterpieces by David Pierce Jr. It will help readers understand the principles of virtue and God-centered thought. The creative intelligence invested is sure to give readers a sense of internal richness and purpose in life. New and fresh, bringing back the spirit of poetry in a new age of reason.

One day after reading a book about a wilderness adventurer, David Pierce’s fifteen-year-old daughter Chera announced that she wanted to climb a mountain. What David heard behind that wish was a bold declaration: “I’m growing up, Dad–what are you going to do about it?”A few weeks later they bought matching backpacks.Over a three-year period they climbed five mountains and ran in two marathons. Together they suffered sore muscles, bitter cold, sprung knees, shin splints, and ...

The legacy began 100 years ago, when Ocilla beat Fitzgerald ... in football! It was a point in time when progressives in the region had drubbed Ocilla industrially. For many reasons, Ocilla, a little-known farming town, could not compete with anyone for growth and manufacturing jobs. Then Ocilla Hi started up football, and ... wham! Nobody saw Ocilla coming. At last, she had found her equalizer. The economic impact of football in Ocilla was nil, but from 1923 to 1928, the little school's b...

Using a behavioral perspective, Behavior Analysis and Learning provides an advanced introduction to the principles of behavior analysis and learned behaviors, covering a full range of principles from basic respondent and operant conditioning through applied behavior analysis into cultural design. The text uses Darwinian, neurophysiological, and biological theories and research to inform B. F. Skinner’s philosophy of radical behaviorism.The seventh edition expands the focus...

This volume provides researchers and clinicians with an insight into recent developments in activity anorexia. Much of the basic information on the topic has come from animal literature; the theory of activity anorexia is built on an animal model of self-starvation (rats placed on a single daily feeding run more and more, over days stop eating, and die of starvation). Additionally, experiments that for ethical or practical reasons could not be done with humans may be conducted with other a...

`Is there one who understands me?'So wrote James Joyce towards the end of his final work, Finnegans Wake. The question continues to be asked about the author who claimed that he had put so many enigmas into Ulysses that it would `keep the professors busy for centuries' arguing over what he meant. For Joyce this was a way of ensuring his immortality, but it could also be claimed that the professors have served to distance Joyce from his audience, turning his writin...

The Overlord Effect is a historically based leadership review that combines the accounts of Veterans of the Normandy Campaign of World War II and presents a conversation about their experiences with the leadership theories that have become part of today"s conversation on the subject in the military, academics, and business. The Normandy Invasion was one of the most complex and successful military campaigns in history. The preparation for this event took years of planning and training. It r...

'The Meditations' is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, which records his private notes to himself and his ideas on Stoic philosophy. A major theme of Meditations is the importance of analyzing one's judgment of self and others and the development of a cosmic perspective.

Originally published in 1903, James Allen's classic "As a Man Thinketh" has been one of the most popular self-help books for over a century. Inspired by the Biblical quote "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he", the book helps readers discover the strength in themselves to deal with anything life may bring. A short read at only an hour long, come listen to one of the most powerful books to alter one's thinking for the better.

The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace D. Wattles, published in 1910, is a pioneering guide to achieving prosperity. Wattles explores the science behind creating wealth, emphasizing the power of positive thinking, visualization, and intentional action. With clear and concise language, the author provides practical steps for individuals seeking financial abundance, making this work a timeless resource for those aspiring to transform their financial reality.

This radical and unsettling philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche tears apart the comforting belief that morality is simple, fixed, or universally true. It challenges the idea that good and evil exist as clear opposites, revealing instead a world driven by power, instinct, ambition, fear, pride, and unspoken desire. Every inherited certainty is placed under pressure, and the reader is forced to question where values truly come from and whose interests they ultimately serve.Thro...

Poetry can be a medicine that heals and sustains. Everyone had their own way of surviving. Some people escape from circumstances in their lives by drinking, doing drugs, falling into depression, and many other things, not knowing that there is a healthier way out and most importantly, seeing hope, peace and light at the end! I survived with everyday life problems by reading and writing poetry. Poetry is a form of expression. Poetry can touch your heart and soul forever making a change in y...