“A compelling story. It provides an honest, inside view of one of America’s most controversial religious movements and perceptively points to social tensions of race, gender and religious identity.”—Kirkus ReviewsIn Little X, Sonsyrea Tate reveals, through the acute vision and engaging voice of a curious child, the practices and policies of the mysterious organization most know only through media portrayals of its controversial leaders Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis...

The continuing growth of the World Wide Web has revolutionized modern life. From changing how humans interact at a social level, conduct business, consume media, purchase products, and so much more, it has become a vital but complex part of our daily lives. This new edition demonstrates how to adapt and apply the five core traditional evaluation criteria—authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage—to the modern-day Web environment, as well as to its ever-changing future.

Every mistake carries a lesson, and every setback presents an opportunity for growth. In this faith-based Christian living book, readers are encouraged to view their failures, disappointments, and poor decisions through the lens of God's grace and redemption. Rather than allowing past mistakes to define their future, believers are guided toward self-reflection and spiritual maturity. Drawing from biblical principles and practical life applications, the author demonstrates how God can use e...

Generalists can solve many problems, yet buyers often struggle to understand why one provider is the right choice. Specialization changes that equation by making expertise easier to recognize, trust, and recommend. This book explains how independent professionals can identify a commercially useful niche, deepen relevant capability, and build assets competitors cannot quickly copy. It covers problem selection, audience boundaries, proof, proprietary methods, reputation, pricing, and expansi...

There are seasons when old certainties stop feeling solid. When belief grows thin and work no longer gives shape to the day, people can feel lost without knowing exactly what was lost. This book speaks to that unsettled middle place. It looks at the emotional strain of building a life around systems that once promised meaning, then leave a person with questions instead of direction. The focus is not on fixing doubt, but on understanding the loneliness, pressure, and quiet grief that often ...

Before every meeting, the hesitation shows up. That quiet question — am I really ready? — professional self-doubt often hides behind competence, behind the title that sounds accomplished, behind the work that did get done. Readiness rarely arrives. We learn alongside the doing. This book doesn't promise sudden confidence or career shortcuts. It meets you in the slow stretch between trying and trusting your own voice. The small wins at work — sending the message, asking the question, finish...

Can spiritual upheaval change the way societies value work, debt, and profit? The Reformation transformed institutions that had long governed charity, property, education, and moral discipline, while European trade and finance were already growing in scale. Following cities, congregations, merchants, and governments, this narrative explores the economic consequences of religious schism without reducing history to a single cause. It considers confiscated church lands, new poor relief system...

Advice becomes valuable when it is timely, relevant, and connected to real decisions. Many founders collect impressive names but never build a working advisory process. This guide shows how to recruit advisors for specific gaps, prepare focused questions, share enough context, and convert discussion into action. It also addresses term length, confidentiality, compensation, conflicts, and when an advisor relationship should end. The result is a practical advisory board that contributes insi...

A game of carved pieces became a language of status, strategy, and disciplined thought. Traveling from South Asia through Persia, the Islamic world, and Europe, chess changed its rules and meanings as it entered courts, cities, clubs, schools, and mass media. This history follows those transformations without treating the game as a timeless mirror of war. It examines patronage, moral criticism, printed manuals, competitive culture, nationalism, and the rise of international tournaments. Re...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

The Change of Seasons is the seventh book in the 299 Days series, where summer has ended and reality has set in at Pierce Point. For many people, this means scrambling to survive the long winter with even less food. Some were smart enough to spend the summer preparing for the changing season and the expanding effects of the Collapse; others were not so smart, and their desperation and fear grows stronger by the day. Grant Matson reflects with pride on how he has provided for his family whi...

"This season's most-anticipated first outing." ( Vogue)"A Lynchian reinterpretation of The Virgin Suicides." ( Observer)"An astonishing debut that will burrow under your skin." ( Sunday Times)In Falls Landing, Florida - a place built of theme parks, swampy lakes, and scorched bougainvillea flowers - something sinister lurks in the deep. A gang of thirteen-year-old girls obsessivel...