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Picking up where her national bestseller, Dial Down the Drama, left off, Colleen O’Grady’s Dial Up the Dream supports you in navigating your daughter’s last days at home and her transition to adulthood. This emerging-adult stage can be even more stressful on both mother and daughter than the teen years, because the stakes are higher and the changes to the relationship more profound.

Buddhism is often considered a religion by new practitioners. For many Buddhists it is more of a way of life than a religion. Buddhists believe meditation and other practices will lead to changes in oneself. These changes are aimed at creating awareness, wisdom, and kindness within in order to reach spiritual enlightenment. Buddhism represents the end of suffering for anyone able to attain enlightenment, because the person no longer dwells on what they lack but learns to live with the reality of what is, without needs, wants, or desires.

You’re a high-performing leader. It’s time to shed the doubt. In The Surprising Gift of Doubt, sought-after leadership executive coach Marc A. Pitman not only shows you how to conquer your imposter syndrome, but actually harness these uncomfortable feelings to develop a rare level of leadership mastery. In fact, that inner doubt you’re wrestling with is a signal that you are on the verge of greatness.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a leader who doesn’t want to be better. Yet, at a time when leaders are being asked to do more with fewer resources, modern professionals are having a difficult time leading in a distinctive, powerful, and transformational way. At a time when leaders are feeling besieged, the question is: to whom should they turn to learn, develop, and embody a new form of inspired leadership? For some, the answer may be surprising.

Ultra-OCR Man tells the story of an unlikely athlete, Evan Perperis, who grew up to serve in the United States Army’s Special Forces. He uses his 44 cumulative months of combat experience, mostly Iraq, to excel in the extreme sport of Ultra-distance Obstacle Course Racing (OCR). Through his journey he honors the memory of his fallen friends and soldiers as well as defying the limits of what some believe is possible in the sport.

You don't just have a lead problem, nor do you merely struggle with lead quality. What your law firm faces is a pivotal business development challenge, one that separates thriving firms from the rest. In this groundbreaking book, discover the secret sauce behind the world's most successful law firms—how they skyrocket to eight-figure revenues and beyond. You're not just reading theories; these are proven systems, meticulously studied and replicated from hundreds of top-performing law firms.

Faqir Chand was a remarkable Indian sage who spent over 75 years practicing an ancient meditation technique, popularly known today as surat shabd yoga, which attempts to induce a consciously controlled near-death experience. This book contains Faqir Chand's unique autobiography which was dictated shortly before his death in Urdu and translated during his lifetime into English. It also includes a seasoned selection of Faqir Chand's radical teachings.

The end of the Cold War has taken its toll on human intelligence in the Balkans. The CIA is unable to come up with the assets to support a war effort, so it seeks assistance from the Defense Intelligence Agency. A US Undersecretary of Defense, along with a former aging OSS operative, select a team of covert operators to deploy into Serbia to help rescue downed NATO airmen and provide tactical intelligence to commanders.

Many motivational books will tell you that in order to better the world, you must first better yourself. But you really only need to change the way you see yourself and the world around you will change. What you do every day matters and inspires others. By sharing your story, you can motivate and encourage those around you—and in doing so, change the world.

For centuries, the force known as Kundalini has been shrouded in mystery, its origins uncertain, but still it continues to govern every aspect of our lives, from the moment we get up in the mornings until the time we fall asleep at night. Although it may be a dormant energy contained within the majority of people, you can easily awaken it and reap the benefits from Kundalini.

In this intriguing, techno-spy thriller, it is March 1999 and a NATO air armada is ready to strike strategic targets in Belgrade. But the end of the Cold War has taken its toll on human intelligence in the Balkans. The CIA is unable to come up with the assets to support a war effort, so it seeks assistance from the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Overwhelmed by guilt and burdened with more power than he ever wanted, Samuel Branch is slowly crumbling. The pressure mounts with the arrival of the Green Man, who has risen from the very heart of the world with a single purpose: Kill Samuel Branch. Sam is hampered at every turn by an ambitious reporter looking for a story, a newcomer with an ambiguous agenda, and a coven of black magic sorcerers. As he struggles with his own fragile state of mind, Sam must find a way to accept the costs of power or face certain death at the hands of the Green Man.

Henley sits on the sideline of life. What else is a fat kid to do? He's determined to make a change as he enters high school and summons the courage to take a chance only to have super-jock Axel O'Connell go off on him for being a pathetic slug. Henley nearly calls it quits, but pushes forward, and then something amazing happens; Axel does an abrupt about-face and offers to help Henley lose weight and get in shape. Henley is suspicious of Axel's motives, but so desperately needs help he takes him up on his offer.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater than a Tourist: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA offers the inside scoop on this historic and beloved location. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

I first encountered the mystical logic of Nicholas of Cusa when I read S.L. Frank's magnificent (and underappreciated) volume, The Unknowable. I was both mesmerized and haunted by Cusa's koan-like summation of his philosophy when he wrote, "The unattainable is attained by its unattainment." As Socrates and other mystic-philosophers before him, Nicholas of Cusa had realized through mathematics and geometry that infinity cannot be comprehended by that which is finite.

Jack Maddox, an attorney, is on track to achieve the American dream, but learns the United States Government has controlled and manipulated his dream. Then the NSA forces him to join the search for Illa Grozner, an international terrorist. Maddox is teamed with Andrew Jackson, a career soldier and agent for the NSA. They begin their search for Grozner in Geneva, Switzerland using high tech tools and old-fashioned investigative work. But, they encounter unexpected complications forcing Maddox to enlist the aid of Elana, a beautiful co-worker.

Life today moves faster than it ever has before, and perhaps you're feeling the toll. You work all day, raise your children, slip in activities with your family and friends, and maybe take a few moments for yourself. But despite having a full life, you don't feel fulfilled. Robert Commodari has been there.

The moral imperative behind vegetarianism is precisely this: to imagine the pain of an animal and then to ask yourself one straightforward question: Do I need to kill it in order to live? And, if you do not need to eat animals to live a good life, then ask yourself the following, and perhaps more pertinent, questions: Is slaughtering a cow, beheading a chicken, or hooking a fish necessary? Is my palate the driving force behind my ethical values?

Ex-Israeli operative turned private investigator, Dotan Naor - to settle a bet - agrees to locate the missing son of former acquaintance, now ruthless Israeli arms merchant, Willy Mizrachi. Willy, who does not hesitate to sell killing machines to the most heinous players in the world, is desperate to find his only son, Itiel, who has headed to an ashram in the Himalayas. The Himalayas are also host to groups of young Israelis who have completed their mandatory military service - a sort of rite of passage.

In your career and work, finances, and indeed all areas of life, experience the transformative power of a key relationship—the friendship you have with yourself. In a world obsessed with building self-esteem—doing activities to improve our reputation with ourselves—our sense of well-being hinges on performance, the whims of good luck and positive outcomes. But when we don’t measure up to our own tough standards, things don’t go our way or life falls apart, we are called to access a deeper source of resilience, that of self-worth.