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It wanders through space in fiery temperatures that make Hades look like a vacation spot by comparison. The first planet in our Solar System that races around the Sun once every 88 days. Named after the Roman god of commerce, eloquence, messages, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves, he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld. These, then, are the tales of Mercury.

Racial and ethnic hostility is one of the most pervasive problems the church faces. It hinders our effectiveness as one body of believers. It damages our witness. Why won't this problem just go away? Because it is a spiritual battle. In response, we must employ spiritual weapons - prayer, repentance, forgiveness. In this book Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson provide a model of racial reconciliation, social justice, and spiritual healing that creates both individual and communal transformation.

THE NEW SUPERIOR is a bold but heartfelt tutorial on the fundamentals of contemporary high-stakes leadership, drawn from the unique experiences and insights of one of America's most respected forensic laboratory executives who reminds us that urgency is what energizes teams in the face of existential threats. Unfortunately, momentum is often sacrificed by toxic influencers whose need to dominate suppresses collaboration, even in matters of life and death.

Ein Thema, das jeden berührt: über das Glück einer harmonischen Beziehung. Kann man voraussagen, wie lange eine Partnerschaft hält? Ja, meint John M. Gottman, und tritt dafür sogar den wissenschaftlichen Beweis an. Mit Hilfe seines "Ehelabors" erforscht er seit Jahrzehnten die Geheimnisse glücklicher Ehen. Er hat dabei sieben Prinzipien herausgearbeitet, die erfolgreiche Paare auf ihrem Weg zu einer harmonischen und langlebigen Beziehung anwenden. Mit praktischen Ratschlägen und zahlreichen Fallbeispielen.

Classic Speeches: 1940-1987 is a collection of the most famous speeches of all time from political figures, such as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr and John F Kennedy.

Take your real estate career to the next level. Whether you’re just starting out in the business or have been at it for decades, your real estate career is about to take off. In his much-anticipated publishing debut, Do You Have a Minute?, John Giffen draws on his seasoned experience as an award-winning managing real estate broker, to help agents just like you with all the questions you’ve wanted to ask.

Felix Forthright Fox: descended from fighters and coal miners. Troublemaker in school, little interest in schoolbooks. But combine an aptitude for practical engineering and a nose for business with unmatched work ethic, and the result was commercial success. As his holdings grew, his enemies became more resolute in stopping him. Everyman and absolute individual in the same person. Whether in his coal mines or on his wilderness preserve, opponents sought to block his every move, often through violence. The United Mine Workers put a bounty on his head, and threatened his family. Eco-...

The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season. This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more.

A businessman discovers he has a ghostly twin whose presence may be far more ominous than he had thought.... Mischievous children learn that supernatural forces are nothing to toy with, after a Halloween prank goes wrong. And holiday festivities set the backdrop to a terrified teen’s worst fears, when his grandmother’s corpse comes looking for revenge....

Everyone has a belief system. This may be religiously influenced, but often it's a product of the person's personality and experiences. There are certain actions that our belief systems tell us are "right" and "wrong." These are often subconscious. Whether we intend to or not, we take our belief systems with us to work. It is a manager's job to understand the belief system of every team member and its effect on efficiency and productivity.

Advertisements for soap. The image of a film star. The sight of a car as beautiful as a goddess. We accept all these common objects and experiences as normal parts of our lives and as timeless and universal as myth. But they are also carrying hidden messages that none of us even suspect, as Barthes demonstrates with a unique analysis of the signs that generate meanings and assumptions we all take for granted. These things have been "taken out of history" so that their hidden cultural meanings can be accepted without question.

The belief that all lives matter is at the heart of our founding documents - but we must admit that this conviction has never truly reflected reality in America. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have arisen in response to recent displays of violence and mistreatment, and some of us defensively answer back, "All lives matter". But do they? Really? This audiobook is an exploration of that question.

How do you change the world? Dr. John M. Perkins says the answer is friendship. Find out why in He Calls Me Friend.

The MacCasland family struggles to survive when the dollar crashes and the United States is starved for oil. Gas prices soar, store shelves empty and jobs are almost nonexistent. When brutal gangs start looting, it becomes clear that anyone still living in the suburbs needs a Plan B. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: JOHN M. CAPE is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the US Army Ranger School, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. A registered professional engineer, he currently works for a Houston company that drills oil and gas wells. John previously co-authored ...

In 1918, the world faced the deadliest pandemic in human history. What can the story of the so-called Spanish Flu teach us about the fight against present day crises and how to prepare for future outbreaks? At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in 24 months than AIDS killed in 24 years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century.

John's passion is helping college students and young professionals reach their potential by avoiding the most dangerous life choices that can cause them to ruin their careers. This audiobook has a wide audience, anyone from the ages 18-31 and the people who employ them. The audiobook is not meant for just people in business, it is meant for any professional. What John has seen, on a national level, is a need for additional training resources for the millennial group on core aspects of being a professional. This audiobook helps them lead a healthy and successful life.

Birth Story Pregnancy Guidebook + Journal is a one-of-a-kind discovery into your pregnancy that provides you education through storytelling. I’m excited to be your virtual doula on your journey to motherhood, along with Dr. John Thorp, a leading OBGYN with more than three decades of superb clinical research and academic service. Through our collaboration, Dr. John Thorp has ensured all material in Birth Story Pregnancy Guidebook + Journal is medically accurate and evidence-based.

With the Great War raging across Europe, Sergeant Jones and his crack team of Special Unit 13 Marines are called upon to investigate the strange disappearance of allied aircraft north of France in the mountains of Belgium. Pilot Lance Corporal Jackson and his gunner/bombardier Sous-Lieutenant Marcel Moreau find themselves deep behind enemy lines, fighting for their lives against an evil and ancient airborne threat in support of Special Unit 13's efforts on the ground. Can they survive long enough to eliminate the threat and secure the battlefield from the Kaiser’s massing forces?

Whether new to the journey of self-discovery or one who has already begun the journey, author John Seeley gives practical techniques to assist listeners in the process of getting unstuck, reclaim a greater sense of personal power, and create a life they are truly meant to live.

Discover 23 tales of terror, flavors of fear. Here for your twisted culinary delight, we present some of the best horror fiction of 2018. We sincerely hope you survive it.