A remote colony of the 24th century harbors unexpected but clear danger to a visitor on a charitable voyage. As two rivals dispute bitterly over the role of community and the future of a beautiful woman there, will decisions and a lapse in judgment prove tragic?

Lessons in Relationships - 'One Bite at a Time'This compilation of essays, quotations, and sayings from past and current sages on Family & Friends, Service, Thankfulness, and Spirit can guide and energize you into taking action that will support your ever-increasing personal development, your well-being and fulfilment, and of the those around you.FAMILY & FRIENDS"The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of your relationships." - Anthony Robbin...

"The essential meaning and purpose of life is to become the best-version-of-yourself."- Mathew Kelly"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.- James AllenOur brain is sometimes compared to a computer in that you can only take out what you put in. Our brains are infinitely more complex than a computer and are capable of creative thought. Yet the comparison has some merit in that it is a strong cautio...

Lessons in taking Action - 'One Bite at a Time'President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 counselled, "It is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort wi...

Tomorrow will find us ever more connected; ever more urban; ever more challenged to keep pace with technological, social, and economic changes. Although responses to these challenges must necessarily accommodate these changes, my experience is that, these timeless declared principles and values transcend the ages and can transform the current and future challenges.Life ends when you stop Dreaming.Hope ends when you stop Believing.Love ends when you stop Caring....

EducationMost parents emphasize the importance of education for their children. As parents we are concerned that our children will have the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate tomorrow's challenges – providing for themselves economically and socially.GoalsFortune or Fate are not made by waiting for them to come to you. Plan and aim high. The likelihood of landing where you want without planning is like winning a race without running.Make sure that a ...

What is it about psychologist Greg Chambers and the Christmas season anyway? Isn't his life quirky enough without weird Yuletide goings-on? Find out in two short stories.

In a captivating departure from the Deep South setting of his previous fiction, Southern writer Steve Yarbrough now gives us a richly nuanced portrait of a marriage being reinvented in a small town in the Northeast, in his most surprising and compelling novel yet. When Kristin Stevens loses her administrative job in California' s university system, she and her husband, Cal, relocate to Massachusetts. Kristin takes a position at a smaller, less prestigious college outside Boston and promptl...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and citizens to understand more fully the meaning of America.This new second edition of the b...

Lessons in Responsibility. (Duty)An imperative subset of Responsibility is Discipline – doing What needs to be done When it needs to be done – especially when you don't feel like it.Mark Twain said, "If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first." We don't have to eat frogs – but we frequently have to do something outside our comfort zone or 'want to' zone....

COURAGE (Tailwind)Courage is an essential ingredient in Success and personal development. The absence of Courage results in many missed opportunities and too many painful ones. Although Courage can be learned, it is not learned from another. It something you discover from within yourself. Discovering for oneself what is needed or wanted is more important than the potential feeling of failure.Courage refrains from taking foolish risks with safety or resources. Courage is not...

Daily Strength, a year-long devotional, walks Christian men through Scripture passages that speak to their most pressing issues. Featuring content from the ESV Men's Devotional Bible, each daily devotion features a short summary of a Bible passage with a thought-provoking message from from one of more than forty contributors. Arranged canonically from Genesis to Revelation with short introductions to each Bible book, Daily Strength encourages and enlightens men t...