Paper Belt on Fire is the unlikely account of how two outsiders with no experience in finance―a charter school principal and defrocked philosopher―start a venture capital fund to short the higher education bubble.Against the contempt of the education establishment, they discover, mentor, and back the leading lights in the next generation of dropout innovators and in the end make their investors millions.Can such a madcap strategy help renew America...

From the grandson of world-famous marriage expert Gary Smalley comes a practical and hope-filled guide to building great relationships.No one in history has seen a world like this. Never before has information been so accessible. Never before have people lived as long, enjoyed fuller bank accounts, or been more connected. Yet, we live in a world where relationships remain unfulfilled. People aren't happy. Marriages are falling apart. And the so-called "strongest re...

From the grandson of world-famous marriage expert Gary Smalley comes a practical and hope-filled guide to building great relationships.No one in history has seen a world like this. Never before has information been so accessible. Never before have people lived as long, enjoyed fuller bank accounts, or been more connected. Yet, we live in a world where relationships remain unfulfilled. People aren't happy. Marriages are falling apart. And the so-called "strongest re...

The incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to dominate the Asian drug tradeAfter their defeat in China's civil war, remnants of Chiang Kai-shek's armies took refuge in Burma before being driven into Thailand and Laos. Based on recently declassified government documents, The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle reveals the shocking true story of what happened after the Chinese Nationalists lost the ...

From the celebrated California restaurant comes a stunningly photographed cookbook showcasing seasonal ingredients, local vintners, fishermen, and farmers.Chef Philip Wojtowicz, baker Michelle Wojtowicz, and host Michael Gilson escaped the Los Angeles food scene to create their version of the ideal restaurant, nestled in the heart of some of the most beautiful country in the world on the Pacific Coast. This is simple, wood-fired American cooking at its best, execute...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) play an increasingly central role in the delivery of public services worldwide, promoting long-term institutional cooperation through multisector partnerships. If well-structured and managed, PPPs offer the opportunity to expand public service capacities while sharing financial and operational risks and responsibilities with private partners. Yet many PPPs experience conflict and fail, squandering public resources and falling short in serving the public i...

A critical and cutting-edge examination of modern prison labor The United States is home to the most expansive prison system on Earth. In addition to holding nearly a quarter of the world's legal captives, this nation puts them to work. Close to two-thirds of those held in U.S. state prisons hold some sort of job while incarcerated. For these imprisoned people, the carceral institution is not only a place of punishment, but a workplace as well. Yet, very little is known ab...

DIVORCE SUCKS! BUT LIFE AFTER DIVORCE DOESN'T HAVE TO...Have you ever heard someone say, "Marriage isn't for everybody?" Well let me say this, divorce isn't for anybody! It rips away at every fabric of our emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. As someone that has been through a divorce, the author can say with all certainty, divorce sucks! There is good news though! Divorce doesn't have to define you. You can move forward. Divorcing Divorce is a game-changer for those who ar...

I rebuilt my grandmother’s bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again—flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears.Then she died. And her will blindsided me.If I’m not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother—the last person who should ever be trusted with it.Enter Bodie Gibson.Childhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches…The cop who put my little ...

Losing everything was supposed to be the end. It might be the beginning.I’ve built my life around moving on.New places. New projects. New causes. Make an impact, then keep going. It worked—right up until a scandal I never saw coming burned my reputation to the ground… and a house fire took everything else.Now I’m stuck in a small mountain town with nothing but borrowed clothes, a growing list of problems, and a firefighter next door who refuses to l...

Worship. That intimate, face-to-face encounter with our most wonderful God, where we lavish our love upon Him... hear His heart... and simply, BEHOLD. Worship the King is a book compiled by authors who know what it is to have their hearts entwined with His in the intimacy of worship. Come; respond to the calling of the deep and share the mysteries in this secret place... Worship the King. Nic Bilman begins with examples and an exhortation about how we can function like thermostats vs. ther...

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