First Published in 1998. Female entrepreneurs represent a rapidly growing element of corporate America, as evidenced in The National Women's Business Council's 1991 Annual Report to the President of the United States and Congress. Given that so much of the business of America is composed of organizations started and run by women, a sobering statistic presented in the same report attests to the failure rate of these businesses: women-owned businesses fail at a rate seven to eleven percent h...

Having left Boston and Chicago with millions of stolen dollars from former husbands, Ridgeway and Simpson, the beautiful and elusive woman is now living in Kansas under the name Janet Johansen. There, she meets and marries widower billionaire, Allen Randolphe, who resides in Kansas City, Missouri with his daughter, Margaret. For Janet, life is beautiful until at a Randolphe business event, Chicago guest Rusty Aldred tells Margaret that he knew her stepmother under another name and that a p...

In this profound treatise, Saint Thomas Aquinas delves into the nature of human action and its ultimate purpose. With meticulous precision, he explores the concepts of the last end, the good, and the virtues that guide our choices. Through his incisive analysis, Aquinas illuminates the path to a life of fulfillment and eternal happiness, offering timeless wisdom for navigating the complexities of human existence.

Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac has inspired practitioners of all skill levels for more than three decades with dozens of new articles grouped by element each year.Perfect for practitioners of all skill levels, this annual collection of useful magic includes spells, rituals, and insights written by esteemed witches and pagans. Deepen your connection to the natural world and enhance your magic with wisdom on a wide variety of subjects, includin...

Title: Beyond Life: The Ghost Chronicles Beyond Life: The Ghost Chronicles is a book of fictional tales that allows the reader to gather the perspectve of what ghosts may experience in their afterlife. All the tales are loosely based on experiences by both authors with ghosts during their paranormal research over many, many years. Every tale wrote about in these fictional tales of ghosts and their afterlife are imagined in a "what if" and "could this be true" situation of strange and excit...

James Theodore Calderon is near his fortieth birthday and is the only one of his friends without a family. His longtime girlfriend ended their relationship to follow her dreams in Hollywood and he was left with a broken heart. He was sure he would never have the family he always wanted. That is until she enters his life.Deborah Jane Hollingsworth is close to her thirtieth birthday and had just taken a job as a 911 operator is a small town of King's Hill. She had grown up in Janesvi...

A young 11 year old boy by the name of Josiah is brought to a privately owned asylum by his mother. She betrays and abandons him giving over his life to Miss Dottie, a cruel ruthless woman and her cronies. Josiah soon learns that rule breaking brings about great punishment and torture for anyone who breaks them. Soon he finds a friend in another young boy named Charlie who has also been abandoned by his parents.Soon Josiah learns of the man they call "Jack" who is a patient allowed ...

In a world that often equates success with career achievements, "Calling VS Career*"* challenges the conventional notion that your job defines your worth. This thought-provoking book explores the profound difference between pursuing a career and answering a true calling. It takes you on a journey of self-discovery, helping you uncover your passions, values, and the deeper sense of purpose that drives you-not just a paycheck.With personal stories and lived ...

From mothers who kill their children in postpartum fugues, to fathers who murder their kids for revenge against an estranged wife, the stories in this book are chilling yet real, and bring home the message that children are vulnerable to violence even in the care of those who should love and protect them the most. Sadly, child murder by parents and caregivers happens more frequently than one might guess, and while each case is different, there are often warning signs that something might b...

MOUNTAIN MAFIA IS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BLACK HAND AND MAFIA in the Rocky Mountain region. It brings to life some of the more colorful leaders in the West's organized crime operations throughout the 20th century, including Roma, Colletti, and the Smaldones. Especially examined is the famous court case of "Scotty" Spinuzzi, who was acquitted of murder "because no one saw the bullet leave the gun." Also mentioned is the connection these western mobsters had with notorious crime members in N...

Beautiful and well-educated in business, Olivia remembers that her late grandmother always emphasized that money was the key to independence. At a fundraising event for a pet charity, she meets and eventually marries wealthy Ronald Ridgeway, heir to the Ridgeway Foundation. When her husband asks for help with the foundation’s accounting, Olivia sees her chance over several years to take and secrete several million dollars in a private bank account. Not wishing to take the chance that her t...

In the a late October night, two shots ring out when a man answers his door, and the shooter quickly drives away. Colorado Springs detectives, Randall Hunter and James Douglass, assume it's a one-time incident until there is another similar murder . . . and then another. Without any leads to the perpetrator, named'the "front-door killer" by the detectives, all they can do is sit and wait for the next victim. SCALES of JUSTICE is the fourteenth book co-authored by Sandra Wells and Betty Alt...