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...

Time travel regency romance...Celia Quinn's business lies in ruins at the hands of Jason West, the latest in a long line of scoundrels. As she seeks to restore her family's livelihood, Celia stumbles upon the Witching Well legend, whose water is said to cause hysteria and psychosis. When a mysterious stranger slips Celia water from the well into her drink, she’s transported to Regency England.Her timeless adventure spans miles and centuries from modern-day N...

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.

When Irish lore and homespun love collide...Home-loving Gillian thinks she's happy – she has a safe, reliable job working at her local library, good friends, and a sweet gig as the choir accompanist for her church. But her orderly life is turned upside down on her 25th birthday when she inherits the contents of a safety deposit box that will send her on a trip to Ireland.Work-alcoholic Pete has always done his billionaire father's bidding, so when his dad se...

“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 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...

Discover the joy of amigurumi crochet with this crochet book for crafters of all levels!Explore the Japanese art of amigurumi with 30 charming, easy-to-follow projects in this must-have crochet book by author and amigurumi expert Lauren Espy. Whether you’re new to the craft or looking to expand your collection of amigurumi crochet books, Whimsical Stitches will inspire you to create adorable handmade treasures, perfect for crochet gifts and keepsakes....

You love them. That is the hardest part. Because if you did not, walking away would be simple. But you feel the weight of their expectations, their history, their pain—and somehow it sits on your shoulders as if it were your own. You have learned to anticipate their moods, to absorb their disappointments, to shrink yourself so they can feel big. And somewhere along the way, you lost track of where they end and you begin. This is not a book about cutting off your family. It is about learnin...

When Becca Martin stumbles into the Witching Well, she finds all of her medical training can't protect her from the dangers of 1870 Colorado and the charms of Clint Warwick. Convinced her excursion into a distant past and place is nothing more than a delusion, she indulges in a fantastical romance, but when hostilities take a deadly turn, Becca fears she'll lose not only her heart, but perhaps a future she could never have imagined.From a modern day New York City mental hospital to...

Sometimes the biggest risk is daring to hope.Cinda Ellis doesn’t dare to dream. Life has dealt too many blows, and she’s come to expect disappointment. But then a lifelong dream is realized—meeting her dad—and Cinda’s life is finally turning . . . until reality crashes in once again. On the verge of despair, Cinda finds connection with a group of women from Living Hope Church—and an unlikely connection with one of Hollywood’s hottest stars. Her life just might be t...

Letters to Tommi is a journal of letters written by a grieving heart after the passing of a partner. The idea was sparked during therapy, after the author found himself in a very dark place following his loss. At the suggestion of a therapist, who will remain anonymous. He began writing letters to his partner as a way to quiet the constant thoughts, to release what could not yet be spoken, and to maintain a sense of connection with the person he had lost. What began as a simple exercise be...