In modern corporate culture, we frequently equate the value of an outcome with the amount of suffering required to achieve it. If a project required all-nighters, immense stress, and sacrificed weekends, we unconsciously assume the final product is superior to one completed easily in half the time. This irrational correlation between pain and quality is a deeply ingrained cognitive trap. Behavioral economists call this the Martyrdom Effect. Humans possess a psychological blind spot that as...

Game over: When the heart truly awakens, is the second book in the true to the heart three book trilogy series.This book like no other is so powerful until it alone it quits you to finally put an end to all games and deceptions played by others in the name of Love by Awakening both mind and heart to new levels of understanding and sense of direction that empowers you not only to analyze all who approach you or who approach you to determine their true position in relation to love bu...

The tale of a man and the memory that haunts him, River City One is the poetic and compassionate story of John Walker, a lawyer and ex-Marine adrift in a nameless city. Home from the war, he has become a man on the edge, quietly raging against the people he must now work for and live among—the kind of people incapable of understanding the terror he felt in combat and the guilt he carries in his heart.When he meets Ruth, a beautiful, famous singer traveling through the city, John di...

Great and wonderful lessons were learned by our family and everyone in the neighborhood as we were constantly on the move.Our family remained close-knit and adjusted smoothly to many uncomfortable situations.We remained stable and prosperous. Our climb to success and stability wasn't hampered by our circumstances.Moving and living in rental properties is much different than moving into a home that is being purchased. There are difficulties in life but to sustain a f...

A job seeking former Army Ranger, hot and tired from his long drive, stops for the night at a Las Vegas Motel. He wants a beer. Across the wide street an all-night market beckons him. Looking both ways he starts to run and is immediately struck by an unseen object hurling him high in the air and dropping him to the ground with a mind-numbing thud. He's dragged to safety by a large, verbally complaining, furry black dog. David Manning's life is changed from that moment forward.He en...

With two in seven American families affected by disability, the body of Christ has a great opportunity for ministry. This new anthology uniquely points the way, training churches, caregivers, pastors, and counselors to compassionately respond.The book's contributors—ranging from Joni Eareckson Tada and others living with disabilities, to seminary professors, ministry leaders, and medical professionals—do more than offer a biblical perspective on suffering and disability; they draw ...

A gripping insider?s look at the post-9/11 CIAIn the weeks following the attacks of 9/11, the Central Intelligence Agency received over 150,000 résumés from people wanting to serve their nation. T. J. Waters became one of more than a hundred students admitted into the CIA's Clandestine Service to become Class 11, the first post- 9/11 training class. Filled with more information about the CIA's Clandestine Service Training Program than has ever been allowed into the...

Uniquely combines a firsthand theological perspective on suffering with real-world application to guide the body of Christ in ministering to the millions who suffer with disabilities. With two in seven American families affected by disability, the body of Christ has a great opportunity for ministry. This new anthology uniquely points the way, training churches, caregivers, pastors, and counselors to compassionately respond. The book’s contributors—ranging from Joni Eareckson Tada and other...

The Otis family was largely responsible for committing Barnstable to the revolutionary cause, a move that irrevocably undermined the placid, homogenous nature of their society. As he discusses the reactions of the Otises and their community to this crisis, Waters illuminates the causes of the Revolution itself.Originally published in 1968.A UNC Press Enduring Edition — UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our di...

This book develops a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and experiences of students who choose to study abroad for the whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of students from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the implications of their movement for contemporary higher education.

In his second book in a philosophically guided series, Ray W. Lincoln guides the reader through their first and most important task in a world-changing mission: namely, to learn how to think straight (and teach straight thinking) and combat the insurgence of crooked thinking in our culture and in our world today. "If we become passive victims of this crooked way of thinking," he says, "we promote it. If we remain silent, we also give it credence."The reader progresses from...

With many businesses struggling to survive, and less consumer spending to go around, its no longer a question of becoming the next Google, IBM or Coca-Cola - it's all about knowing what your competitors are doing. This book will help managers and leaders devise better strategies and get better execution from emploees. T.J. Walker has turned his experience collecting and analyzing competitive intelligence for the CIA into strategies for businesses wanting to stay on the leading edge of thei...