Men, families, communities, and countries must be on guard as courageous and battle-ready warriors. We are each commissioned to be vigilant conquerors, prepared to lead the fight to overcome evil. On the surface, it can appear as if we don't always win, but God has embedded intrinsic lessons in each battle, so we must not let our stories go untold. The valiant authors in Fit 2 Fight share how they have overcome using the weapons that ensure victory no matter what we face.L...

Hazel knows her time at Gladstone, a ranch on the high plains of New Mexico, is coming to an end. Her life's work has been to offer a place of safety for her uncle, Travis, plus three others who had nowhere else to turn. These five people have made a family together, and Hazel can only hope one of them replaces her. Claire, who arrived as a baby with her mother, knows that she is the "one," but will the other four allow a six-year-old to be in charge?Shelly, who arrived as a pregna...

When storms hit, most people run for shelter. But like the mighty bison of Yellowstone that charge directly into approaching storms, true leaders do something extraordinary—they run toward the chaos.In these pages, twenty-three men share their raw, unfiltered stories of adversity transformed into opportunity. These aren't tales of fearless heroes, but of faithful men who discovered that God's strength is perfected in weakness. Each story reveals how ordinary challenges become extra...

Happiness: The Mindful Way is a practical step-by-step guide to help focus the mind, improve performance, and be happy.This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is filled with infographics and questionnaires, making the road to happiness an enjoyable, personal journey. Discover how breathing techniques, body scanning, and simple meditation can help you be in the present moment, lessen anxiety, and distance yourself from damaging emotions. The range of method...

Every time you stream a video or send a text, your signal bounces off a towering steel structure. Yet, the telecommunications giants like AT&T or Vodafone rarely own these vital pillars. They lease them from a hidden cartel of specialized real estate investment trusts that control the vertical airspace of the modern world. This is the multi-billion dollar shadow economy of cell tower infrastructure. These massive B2B corporations operate in total obscurity, acquiring strips of land, roofto...

Named for her stillborn twin brothers. Raised in a cult by well-intentioned but clueless parents. Doug David is awakened to the rotten reality of her life on an isolated Kansas farm by the birth and disappearance of her own twins. DD, as her mother nicknamed her, is determined to escape the malevolent drifter who has controlled every aspect of her family's existence since she was a child. With the help of the kindly widowed farmer who found her—disoriented and distrustful, the day after sh...

Isn’t it amazing to know that your Amazon Kindle Fire isn’t just a book-reader, which only runs games like Sudoku and Scrabble? The best thing about this incredible and affordable smart device is that it runs a lot of games which are compatible with Android. These include both free and paid games. So if you are a gaming enthusiast, you don’t need to invest in any other gaming machine because this kick-ass gaming device is all you need to play your favorite games. So where do you fi...

When Sarah and Skip's mom inherits and house and moves the family to a remote town in Maine for a fresh start, the pair is anything but pleased. What if there's nothing to do? What if they don't make friends? What if they can't play Pokémon GO?Then they see the mysterious island across the water from their new home-Ghost Island. Mom says she used to paddle out there and have all sorts of adventures. And when Sarah and Skip pick up a signal for a Poké Stop at the heart of the island...

This world needs more men to step up, step out, and be Men of Honor. We need men who will boldly claim their stance as warriors for their family, community, faith, and country.Over twenty authors in this book share their accounts of God's provision, care, and power as they proclaim His Word. Through these real-life stories, may the Holy Spirit impact your heart and the hearts of men around the world, giving life-sustaining hope and encouragement.As the enemy does h...

This fourth international handbook discusses developments not recognized or dealt with fully in the first three Springer Mathematics Education handbooks and tackles controversial issues in the field. After starting with a provocative introductory chapter which asks whether controversy is a healthy feature of international mathematics education, the four following sections cover: (a) mathematics education in Asia; (b) the roles of theory in research and practice; (c) equity and social justi...

Will Mikaleh and her friends unravel the mystery of the ruby key and discover who—or what—is the Lone Survivor?Of all the squads in what remains of the known world—that is, after the onset of “The Storm” and the mysterious zombie hordes that came with it—no squad has a reputation like Squad #43!Helmed by the valiant Mikaleh (a mighty Soldier) and her sidekick Janet (a stalwart and even-tempered Constructor), they’re known across the multiverse of servers as...

Full of biological applications, exercises, and interactive graphical examples, this text presents comprehensive coverage of both modern analytical methods and statistical foundations. The author harnesses the inherent properties of the R environment to enable students to examine the code of complicated procedures step by step and thus better understand the process of obtaining analysis results. The graphical capabilities of R are used to provide interactive demonstrations of simple to com...