A World Trade Center survivor's true story of losing his sister on 9/11 and the long journey of grief, faith, and finding purpose that followed.In 1993, Patrick McGarry was trapped on the 96th floor of the World Trade Center's South Tower when terrorists struck, and he survived. But eight years later, he lost his younger sister, Katie McGarry Noack, on September 11, 2001. She was only thirty years old and newly married. Her last words home were simple: Please t...

How the Odyssey illuminates the two sides of the American mind, from one of our most influential cultural commentators.The Odyssey is among the oldest-known written works. Yet it is somehow profoundly contemporary. Its themes are inescapably human: the desire to strike out for new adventures; the aspiration to be more than human; the temptation to wallow in beastlike torpor; the impulse to exact vengeance; the possibility that mercy might bring a ...

Dr. Fullerton's Performance Weight Management ProgramA Physician's Evidence-Based Guide to Lifelong Weight Management, Better Health & Peak PerformanceMost diets fail. Here's why.Most diet programs assume everyone has the same metabolism.Science says otherwise.Every person has a unique Daily Calorie Requirement (DCR) based on age, sex, body composition, metabolism, a...

Most people look at the retirement years as a time to shut off their brain and dial up the golf. But why would you want to live like that when you can live the FINER life? FINER stands for Financial Independence Never Ever Retire. It doesn't mean you'll never be able to kick back and relax or move on from that nine-to-five job; it means you'll achieve the freedom that results from wealth. It also means that overseeing your investments, which are the businesses you've accumulated, will beco...

If you're like millions of Americans, you hardly know what to do regarding investments, so you hand over that responsibility to a professional adviser. But is that the right approach? Is that how you can make your family rich, or is it how you make the adviser rich?This groundbreaking book suggests another way. It isn't only about strategic investing in specific instruments; it's about creating a financial legacy that willcarry forward from generation to g...

The renovation of the Jesuits after the Second Vatican Council has been a sign of hope and a cause for consternation. Especially during the turbulence right after the Council, the Jesuits were in the eye of the storm. In this historical memoir, Patrick Howell gives personal insight into how the Council impacted the Society of Jesus and precipitated a radical rethinking of the mission of the Jesuits today. The Council mandated a return of religious orders to the vision of their founders. Th...

The way we develop AI has completely changed. I mean, who builds models from scratch these days? Nobody.Today's developers are creating apps based on existing models, and this second edition teaches you how to do that in Python. We start with one API call and end up with a full production service that's all set to go. As you go through the chapters, you build one application that grows with you, so you never throw anything out. With retrieval, you can suppl...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Were World Wars I and II inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment?In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen—Winston Churchill first among them—the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided and the British Empire might never have collapsed into ruins. Half a century o...

"Maximum Living" may seem impossible to you. You may be so weary from stress and so discouraged by your defeats that you can't imagine being an overachiever. You may have failed so many times that you're ready to give up on yourself, God, and everybody else. You may have become so used to barely subsisting spiritually and psychologically that maximizing your potential seems too good to be true. If so, this book is for you! Its purpose is to show you how you can move from your current life ...

From Notre Dame professor and author of Why Liberalism Failed comes a provocative call for replacing the tyranny of the self-serving liberal elite with conservative leaders aligned with the interests of the working classClassical liberalism promised to overthrow the old aristocracy, creating an order in which individuals could create their own identities and futures. To some extent it did—but it has also demolished the traditions and institutions that nour...

Divorce can be a challenging and scary undertaking, especially if you're a high-net-worth woman worried about your ongoing financial security. Move Forward Confidently can guide you, step-by-step, through the process. It is intended to help you take control of your financial future during and after the divorce, so you can have a positive outcome. This invaluable guide covers highly important topics, including: • Choosing an appropriate lawyer and financial planning team • Securing advantag...

The Golden Isles are home to a long and proud African American and Gullah Geechee heritage.Ibo Landing was the site of a mass suicide in protest of slavery, the slave ship Wanderer landed on Jekyll Island and, thanks to preservation efforts, the Historic Harrington School still stands on St. Simons Island. From the Selden Normal and Industrial Institute to the tabby cabins of Hamilton Plantation, authors Amy Roberts and Patrick Holladay explore the rich history of ...