In the pulsating world of professional tennis, one name shines brightly as a beacon of talent, determination, and sheer brilliance: Félix Auger-Aliassime. In this captivating exploration, delve into the extraordinary journey of a young phenom who has not just made waves but has redefined the very essence of tennis itself.From his meteoric rise through the ranks to his awe-inspiring performances on the grandest stages of the sport, Félix Auger-Aliassime has left an indelible mark on...

SUE BIRD AND CAITLIN CLARK: A TALE OF TWO BASKETBALL ICONS - THE PAST AND FUTURE OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL explores into the captivating realm of women's basketball, where the intertwined journeys of two remarkable athletes illuminate the sport's rich history and promising future.Caitlin Clark, heralded as a beacon of the sport's future, and Sue Bird, revered as a living legend, converge in this compelling narrative that spans generations and transcends time. From the revered courts of...

This is the 10th anniversary 3rd printing (2023) of Beyond Belief, now with a new Preface and updated content/links.Finally, a daily reflection book for everyone from Rebellion Dogs Publishing. Beyond Belief is the first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today's addicts and alcoholics in recovery.From the Foreword by Dr. Ernie Kurtz (author of Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous & The Spirituality of Imperfection):"The book is aime...

Storytelling, vulnerable and sincere storytelling, unites us. More than just an ageless form of teaching and entertaining, storytelling is healing and nurturing for both the teller and the audience. Books, songs, movies, podcasts, chat-rooms, YouTube videos and meetings are places where gifts given are also gifts received. Each Breath is such a gift. Thomas may be new to authorship but he’s a master storyteller. Thomas is not the hero of his autobiography; he’s celebrating the people, plac...

This book is about moves and energies of leadership. Anthropologically, human beings move in eight directions. Eight moves are BACKWARD, FORWARD, RIGHTWARD, LEFTWARD, INWARD, OUTWARD, UPWARD and DOWNWARD. In each move, there is an energy, BACKWARD – Historical Consciousness, FORWARD – Vision of the future, RIGHTWARD – Power and Authority, LEFTWARD – Love and Flexibility, INWARD - Attitude, OUTWARD - Expressions, UPWARD - Transcendence and DOWNWARD – pragmatism and Usefulness. Success of le...

This award-winning "gem" of a conservation classic tells the story of the land, wildlife, and ecology of East Texas ( Quarterly Review of Biology).Winner of the Ottis Lock Endowment Award from the East Texas Historical Association; the Texas Literary Festival Award for Nonfiction from the Southwestern Booksellers Association & Dallas Times Herald; and the Annual Publication Award, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife SocietyAs hickory groves and fo...

During the height of the World Wars, the global demand for steel outpaced the capacity of massive industrial nations. With German U-boats sinking cargo vessels faster than they could be traditionally replaced, the Allied forces faced a crippling logistical crisis. In a desperate bid to maintain the vital supply chains across the Atlantic, engineers turned to a highly counterintuitive building material: solid concrete. President Woodrow Wilson initially approved the Emergency Fleet Corporat...

Human color perception is widely understood to be based on a neural coding system involving signals from three distinct classes of retinal photoreceptors. This retina processing model has long served as the mainstream scientific template for human color vision research and has also proven to be useful for the practical design of display technologies, user interfaces, and medical diagnosis tools that enlist human color perception behaviors. Recent findings in the area of retinal photopigmen...

David Gerrard is a reporter for the tabloids with principals. He will only publish the ones he truly believes. For 10 years, Mark Long has been giving David stories from history and adding unique and substantial variations to each one. For the first time, Mark has requested a face to face meeting between them.Together they visit Mark's old friend, Tony Vargas, an expert on the Roman Empire period. Mark presents Tony with an ancient sword asking Tony to tell him exactly what it is. ...

A young Victorian German aristocrat, Erik, the black sheep of the family, is disowned by his family. Erik finds himself broke, without family, and with few friends. Lost and looking for a place to belong (and an income), Erik finds himself in the service of the Kaiser. He survives a shipwreck to board a ship to the United States on a vital mission. But everything is not what he thinks. What will become of this young playboy? Will he live long enough to make it to England and his second mis...

This book discusses the “special call” to ministry and describes how our calling is interconnected with the other key areas of life. God’s callings for our lives include a broad spectrum of areas. Our Creator, who “knits us together in our mother’s womb,” places within our hearts and minds our purpose for our being on earth, and out of that context calls us to serve the needs of His Kingdom—sometimes in specific ways. While not everyone is called to dedicate their careers to ministry, ever...

This book presents a global overview of the background to, and the current state of, crop protection and pest management in cotton crops. Cotton is one of the most economically important crops in the world and has been grown for centuries but maintaining high yields of good quality requires sophisticated approaches to pest management. The introduction and use of pesticides over the decades significantly increased cotton yields but lead to many adverse environmental impacts. Over time, new ...