My playing experiences in team sports (Football, Baseball, and Basketball.) From a young age to high school. How the basic fundamentals of executing your plays the way they are designed to, can make the difference of winning or losing a game. Knowing how to correctly tackle, block, catch a ball or defend a receiver from catching a ball or to not commit fouls and penalties by concentrating. How a coach can have a deep bench and a winning team by having all his players play. The coach and al...

Gritty. Raw. Real. The author peels back the glossy-covered inspirational boxing genre and gives readers an unfiltered look at the reality of professional boxing. Without an agenda, he shares his triumphs and his mistakes, told entirely from the coach's point of view. Based on true events as they happened, the writer shares his unfiltered truth of what transpired. This work appeals to all readers, not only sharing a story fighters and coaches will be captivated by but the casual boxing fan...

Were you raised by a parent whose moods controlled the room? Did love always come with fear, confusion, or guilt?You’re not imagining it — and you’re not alone. Growing up with a mother who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder often means living in a home where emotions explode, boundaries shift daily, and your own needs are quietly erased. Even as an adult, that damage lingers — in your relationships, self-worth, and voice.And ye...

The Evolution of the Genome provides a much needed overview of genomic study through clear, detailed, expert-authored discussions of the key areas in genome biology. This includes the evolution of genome size, genomic parasites, gene and ancient genome duplications, polypoidy, comparative genomics, and the implications of these genome-level phenomena for evolutionary theory. In addition to reviewing the current state of knowledge of these fields in an accessible way, the various chapters a...

Receptive Ecumenism asks not what other churches can learn from us, but 'what can we learn and receive with integrity from our ecclesial others?' Since the publication of Receptive Ecumenism and the Call to Catholic Learning: Exploring a Way for Contemporary Ecumenism (OUP, 2008), this fresh ecumenical strategy has been adopted, critiqued, and developed in different Christian traditions, and in local, national, and international settings, including the most recent bilateral dialog...

What if churches focused less on wanting other Christian traditions to become more like theirs, and more on exploring what they might learn from them? Might this not only help churches to deepen faith, mission, and service, but also revitalize the ecumenical landscape with new possibilities? This is the provocative and inspiring vision presented by Receptive Ecumenism, a movement which has crossed denominations and continents, engaging church leaders, ecumenists, scholars, and Christians i...

In 2042, Twenty years after world-renowned plastic surgeon, Alexey Markelov retired, his wife Tatiana and him go to the moon for a vacation. Tatiana gets kidnapped and Alexey must rent a rover and travel to the Russian moon city of New Moscow to try and get her back.

Finding happily ever after is going to take one heck of a master plan.Novice wizard, Everleigh Clarkson, and elven prince, Aithan Nomos, have upped their game and are done playing defense. The supernatural vigilante group, Pandora's Key, has gone too far. Unfortunately, stopping them will be easier said than done. Pandora's Key is planning to take the city by storm... literally and figuratively.To complicate matters further, now that Everleigh and Aithan ar...

Magic just... isn't her thing.Everleigh Clarkson is half-elf and half-fae, and it shows. Then again, it isn't for most supernatural half-breeds. But that's okay. Who needs magic when you live in a city as exciting as Las Vegas?Magic, however, seems to have other plans. Not only have Everleigh's parents gone missing, but a secret group of vigilante supernaturals is threatening all of Las Vegas–and they want to use Everleigh to do it.Because Everleigh...

So much to destroy, so little time.Everleigh Clarkson thought embracing her identity as Las Vegas's only wizard would cool supernatural tensions. But her problems have only begun. Sure, she and her friends might have stopped one arm of the mysterious vigilante group, Pandora's Key, but their former troubles can't compare to what the supernatural zealots are sparking next.To make matters worse, Everleigh's oldest and most trusted friend, Aithan Nomos, accide...

Mia is a mischievous mouse who loves to play pranks on her friends. One morning, after scaring herself with an extraordinarily loud yawn Mia decides that she will trick her animal friends with her scary boo scream but when her plans dont turn out the way she expected Mia has to turn to her friends for help. You cant scare me, Mia Mouse is a story of friendship, kindness and sharing. A heart-warming story for the whole family to enjoy.

Microscopic surgery requires complicated maneuvers. There are often photos, videos, and descriptions of what the instruments are doing. However, there are ways to set yourself up for success in ophthalmic surgical techniques. Inside the Manual of Anterior Segment Surgery is the wisdom of over 4 decades of surgical experience by Drs. Gregory Smith, Ryan Smith, and Richard Lindstrom covering the essentials of anterior segment surgery. Through this experience, one of...