You picked up this book for 1 of 3 reasons. You love the story behind the thing, and you want to know why a contaminated dish, a melted candy bar, and a failed glue became penicillin, the microwave, and the Post-it Note. You are a creator who hits dead ends and wonders whether a mistake is a dead end or a doorway. Or you lead a team and you need proof that curiosity beats perfection. Whatever brought you here, you share a conviction this book proves 58 times: luck favors the prepared mind,...

You are tired of carrying what you have carried for years. Maybe it is a wound from your marriage, a parent who never protected, a friend who betrayed a confidence in the hallway of the church where you went to meet God, or the failure you replay when the house is finally quiet. You have smiled and said you are fine while the debt you keep collecting grows interest against you, not them, and the sleep you lose is yours alone.This 30 day devotional meets you there, with 10 minutes a...

Let your imagination take flight with the fourth volume of this groundbreaking graphic novel fantasy anthology series, featuring short stories from some of today’s most legendary artists, including the series editor, Amulet creator Kazu Kibuishi!“Flight Volume Four is good to the last drop.”—Publishers WeeklyFrom a castaway’s adventures on an alien planet to the tale of an epic battle between two food merchants, this fourt...

Discover the secrets of meaningful management Do you ever feel uncertain about what it means to be a good leader? This simple, reliable system for people management can help you handle any situation with confidence. Do you ever feel overwhelmed in your role as a manager? Learn how to refocus, increasing your team's performance, security, and growth by managing what matters. Do you struggle between supporting your team as human beings and maximizing their performance as employees? Create op...

New Trail for Life is a great next step for new believers. It is also a valuable resource for seasoned Christians. Jeff Smith has the unique ability to write about the deep things of God in simple to understand terms. Its a bit cowboy-flavored, but itll point you to a rich life with the great God of eternity. It is the perfect book for those who wish to learn how tobuild strong faith; resist temptation; study the Bible; talk with God; walk in the Holy Spirit; share the gospel; and ...

Angular is not just a framework, but rather a platform that empowers developers to build applications for the web, mobile, and the desktop.This book provides an overview of some essential Angular tools--such as Angular CLI, Angular Augary, and Sublime Text--as well as outlining some must-have TypeScript tips.This book is for all front-end developers who want to become proficient with Angular and its related tools. You'll need to be familiar with HTML and CSS and ha...

Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that led to a horse-and-buggy Amish life.No more BMWs. No more architectural or medical careers. Instead, the Mosers drew close with their children, built pallets for money, wore homemade clothes, and bonded with people of their Amish faith and community. Here, in Becoming Amish, they offer a modern couple's honest perspective on that separate and seeming...

Consistency is the foundation upon which we build our lives and achieve our goals. Yet, in a world filled with endless distractions and competing priorities, maintaining consistency can feel like an insurmountable challenge. This is where "Mastering the Art of Consistency" steps in, offering a comprehensive and transformative guide to help you seamlessly incorporate consistency into every aspect of your life.Through this ebook, you will embark on a journey of self-discovery, learni...

Born in 1911 into a close-knit family, Mary Rebecca Chambers (known to all as Polly) spent her formative years in the heart of the East End. This vivid account of life is told with passion and humour and is brimming with stories of how Londoners, and Polly's family in particular, lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. Polly was a natural storyteller and this is a compilation of her heart-warming stories, arranged in chronological order, to tell the...

In the tumultuous decades of rapid expansion and change between the American Founding and the Civil War, Americans confronted a cluster of overlapping crises whose common theme was the difficulty of finding authority in written texts. The issue arose from several disruptive developments: rising challenges to the traditional authority of the Bible in a society that was intensely Protestant; persistent worries over America's lack of a “national literature” and an independent cultural identit...

Aiming to help portrait photographers yield pleasing results with a variety of body types, this tutorial evaluates the subject’s appearance and suggests refining poses, providing tips to make sure each subject ends up with a result they like. Using before-and-after photos-and working through every region of the body from the head to the feet-acclaimed professional instructor Jeff Smith demonstrates simple posing adjustments and explains how various poses can conceal problem areas and maxim...

Droves of hobbyist photographers make a move to professional photography every year. They read a few books, watch rock star photographers shoot online, make business cards, and forge their path to a new career. When they book clients, work through the session, proof their images, and conduct a sales session, though, they encounter artistic, organizational, and financial problems they had not anticipated, and many stall out.In this book, Jeff Smith focuses on finding an audience and...