Devotional Invites Readers to Examine and Enjoy One of History's Greatest Spiritual PoetsGeorge Herbert, one of the greatest spiritual poets of all time, influenced many of Christianity's most cherished writers including Richard Baxter, Charles Spurgeon, T. S. Eliot, and C. S. Lewis. His works, rich with vivid language, theological insight, and pastoral guidance, expand the reader's capacity to experience and delight in Christ.In this devotional volume, Ste...

This book contains what I've found to be humorous about our aging process. When we were young adults most of us were much too serious to find any humor in being young. Now that we belong to an older demographic, I find a lot of things to be funny about becoming old. This is my collection of humorous conversations, thoughts and observations about becoming "old." Some of its contents were created to add to the humor but most are factual. I put this collection of humor into alphabetical senio...

What if you could transform your entire life in just 56 hours a week?You have 168 hours every week. Most people feel like they have lost control over those hours. The 56-Hour Method gives you a framework to find time—and to take them back.Built for busy professionals, parents, and leaders who feel stretched thin but underbuilt, this practical system teaches you to divide your week into intentional buckets—career, relationships, health, growth, and rest—so nothing important ...

The Puritans frequently talked about dying well. That is something we do not discuss much these days, though we should. In this book, George Swinnock presents modern readers with valuable food for thought as he expounds Psalm 73:26, “My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” Swinnock combines careful explanation with vivid illustration to reveal the futility of earthly comforts and highlight the inestimable comfort, satisfaction, and joy ...

Some companies waste millions of dollars on team building, benchmarking, and other quality initiatives, while others save millions with the same initiatives. What makes the difference? Total Quality Management. Employee involvement works, but only as a way of running a business—not as a short-term solution or an intriguing experiment. Integrating initiatives into a systematic quality improvement process is powerful enough to change your "world" forever, producing a torrent of positive ener...

'I daresay I shall get through my trouble somehow.' Esther Waters is a young, working-class woman with strong religious beliefs who takes a position as a kitchen-maid at a horse-racing estate. She is seduced and abandoned, and forced to support herself and her illegitimate child in any way that she can. The novel depicts with extraordinary candour Esther's struggles against prejudice and injustice, and the growth of her character as she determines to protect her son. Her m...

Stephen Leacock shot to popular acclaim as a humor writer prone to penning absurdist vignettes and other mirthful morsels. However, he was trained as a political economist and spent much of his life working in this and several other academic disciplines. The collaborative volume The Dawn of Canadian History showcases Leacock's strengths as a scholar and thinker.

Follow grade school boys and girls as they explore the Puget Sound. A story full of action and excitement. During their outing they are befriended by a baby whale. The setting is in the beautiful San Juan Islands in the state of Washington. As the story develops, the boys and girls learn to appreciate nature and learn the rewards from helping animals. The three brothers in this story are also in "Let's Go Camping".

The story of Texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. It is a story of drought and flood, invasion and war, boom and bust, and the myriad peoples who, over centuries of conflict, gave rise to a place that has helped shape the identity of the United States and the destiny of the world.“I couldn’t believe Texas was real,” the painter Georgia O’Keeffe remembered of her first encounter with the Lone Star State. It was, for her, “the same big wonderful thing tha...

Imagine yourself in a world of mystery that spans the 1848 Revolutions in Europe, the American Civil War, the 1865 Jamaican Rebellion, and the British Financial Crisis of 1890, and ends in the Rookery, a seemingly tranquil park, where a prominent financier is murdered. A doll resembling the victim, a mournful bugle, and suspicions cast on a mysterious woman plunge you into an intricate web of intrigue.Enter Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, reluctantly uniting to uncover the truth b...

In "Gibraltar and Its Sieges, with a Description of Its Natural Features," Frederic George Stephens artfully combines a meticulous historical narrative with vivid descriptions of Gibraltar's striking landscape. The book encapsulates the strategic importance of Gibraltar throughout military history, focusing on its several sieges, while interweaving natural features and geographical insights that illuminate the unique character of this iconic location. Stephens employs a descriptive literar...

The how-to guide for transforming workplace culture.Psychological safety in the workplace matters now more than ever. In uncertain times—be they economic, political, or social—we need our colleagues and staff members to feel they can share their ideas, ask for help, or offer a divergent perspective without fear of negative ramifications. Although we know that psychological safety is essential, sustaining it through real-world challenges can be difficult. That’s where this book come...