Aim for conversational wisdom — part motivational, part reflective. Think Mark Manson meets Robin Sharma: accessible but sincere, with stories and personal insights illustrating each point.Life doesn't hand us opportunities neatly wrapped in clarity; most come disguised as small challenges, unexpected detours, or quiet moments of doubt.A life goal isn't just a dream you repeat to yourself — it's a direction you live by. Th...

Nixon: I'd rather use a nuclear bomb. Have you got that ready?Kissinger: Now that, I think, would just be, uh, too much, uh -Nixon: A nuclear bomb, does that bother you?[Kissinger response virtually inaudible]Nixon: I just want you to think big, Henry, for Christ's sake!A Vietnam War Reader, edited by Michael Hunt, is a unique collection of shocking lived experiences, directly f...

We perceive the internet as a wireless cloud, but 99% of global data physically travels through cables resting in the freezing, pitch-black mud at the bottom of the ocean. When a trawler's anchor or a tectonic shift snaps one of these critical fiber-optic arteries, entire continents face digital blackouts. The defense against this is a highly specialized, hyper-expensive maritime industry: the Submarine Cable Repair Fleet. This technical deep-dive bypasses software engineering to focus ent...

Two deserving girls. One adorable beagle puppy. Who gets Liberty For Christmas?All 11 year old Alexis Hartman wants for Christmas is Liberty, an eight week-old orphaned beagle puppy. All 10 year old Casey Taylor wants for Christmas is Liberty, as well. All Liberty wants for Christmas is love and a family. After a mix-up at a local pet store results in competing adoption claims for Liberty, the perfect Christmas visions of Alexis and Casey are threatened.When neither family ...

This book combines the secret formula to personal and business coaching with the worlds best strategies. You will find meaning and passion in work and your personal life that will increase your happiness and lead you to success. This easy-to-read and extremely informative book will help you; - increase your happiness at work and play; - take control of your finances, health, and career; - discover how to succeed without sacrificing your personal life; - increase your motivation and discove...

Set in 1961, A Different Christmas follows the Christmas Eve adventures/exploits of two children (Matthew age 6, and Steven Brown age 8) as they anxiously await Christmas Day, which both expect will be their best ever.For Matthew, he expects his perfect Christmas will commence when he is re-united with his father, whom he has not seen in three years. For Steven, he expects Santa will reward him with the ultimate toy of 1961, an Official Triple Secret Agent Spike Murdock Spy case, e...

Combining a stimulating blend of academic authority and senior practitioner experience, this book tackles the principle of openness to official documentation and information flow. It covers important areas such as the Hutton Report into the death of Dr David Kelly, the freedom of speech in democratic societies, the value of the freedom of information and international comparisons. The book is a must read for courses on public policy and governance and information law.

What is envisioned as the best Christmas ever, turns out to be the worst Christmas imaginable when Young Nevada Minnesota loses his adored Grandpa Daddy two days before Christmas.Digging Up Daddy follows Young Nevada as he struggles to preserve the sanctity and dignity of his grandfather's gravesite. But new cemetery manager Martin Synester has grandiose plans for both the cemetery and adjoining grounds, which if successful would create a ghoulish theme park, within a stones throw ...

In everyone's life, there is a story, narrow that down, but you will have a chapter full of information. I have been fortunate I make no mistakes about that. I was born during the Second World war was being fought. On reflection, I found my Storey extremely exciting I'm almost sure you would do the same with your Life Story. The odds were against me from day one, at about the age of 8 to 9. I think it was my mother who was called to the bedside of a hospital. I had tetanus. The doctors dec...

Sales Isn’t a Rat Race…It’s a Treasure Hunt.The question is…how do you get to the treasure? With over thirty years of sales experience—from owning his own business to commission-only roles—Michael Hinkle shares the mindsets and practices he’s used to cultivate a multimillion-dollar sales career. With a refreshingly straightforward and simple perspective on how to build a thriving sales career, he lays out the common-sense strategies for how nurturing relationships and building weal...

“Put Victoria with two Alpha brothers, and wow, oh wow, your socks will be knocked off.”First a Marine, then a black ops agent, Victoria Morgan knows the military is where she belongs…until a sniper’s bullet changes her life. Trying to prove she’s not washed up, she rescues a young man from kidnappers. When the dying boy transforms into a cougar—and bites her—she learns of an entire hidden society. He begs her to inform his grandfather of his death and to keep the ...