What made the Beatles so extraordinary? How did these four young musicians come together at exactly the right moment, and how did everything fall into place so perfectly that they became the most innovative and successful band that the world has ever seen, and a cultural phenomenon that still shapes the world today? Was it simply a series of lucky coincidences, or were there larger reasons for their success?Steve Taylor, a renowned scholar of psychology and spiritu...

What if you could develop a radical new mindset in forty days? A mindset solidly based on real joy, rather than momentary and fleeting happiness? Welcome to a life-changing adventure - one that will allow you to see with new eyes the reality of a coming age today. You are invited on a journey of discovering rich daily insights that will radically reorient how you see life now. If you truly take to heart what you discover, you'll never see your life - or this present world - the same way ag...

About the BookDorian Smith seems to have everything going for him. Friends love him, people want to be like him, and he has more money and success than one man can handle. It almost seems like his perfect life will never end.With his best friend David beside him, Dorian is living the life he’s always dreamed. As his company and career expand and his influence hits a global scale, Dorian will soon learn that even those closest to you can harbor a hatred never imagined.W...

Why does time seem to speed up as we get older? Why does it seem to drag when we're bored or in pain, or to go slowly when we're in unfamiliar environments? Why does it slow down dramatically in accidents and emergency situations, when sportspeople are 'in the zone', or in higher states of consciousness?Making Time explains why we have these different perceptions of time, suggesting that there are five basic 'laws' of psychological time and uncovering the factors which caus...

You've had your eye on a new car for months, but you're avoiding the dealership. After all, everyone knows the frustrations that come with buying a car. You spend hours waiting for the salesperson to crunch numbers and check with their manager, only to leave feeling that they "won" and wondering whether you truly made a good decision. Just because this could be your experience buying a car doesn't mean it has to be. As the owner and operator of seven successful car dealerships, Steve Taylo...

Brothers, Charlie and Freddie White, along with their friends--The Rainbow Gang--find a very unusual ancient looking chest in their dad's garden shed. The chest magically speaks to them and sends them underground to a world inhabited by elves. The elf world is being disturbed by a clumsy young giant from a world below the elf world. The ensuing, sometimes humorous, adventure brings them into contact with lots of unusual creatures and sees The Rainbow Gang set off on a mission to rescue the...

Now let’s sit in a circle, everyone on their chair. Let’s settle down in the most comfortable position. Close your eyes and breathe slowly, very slowly. As we breathe in the air more and more deeply, you may have noticed that all of us breathe rhythmically. Now I say the possibly simplest words to you slowly, very slowly so that everyone can understand them in the possibly best way. I always say the next word after exhalation, and since I speak very slowly, and we breathe the air in more a...

You know, there are people who love to annoy each other. We may also say that they dig holes for their fellow-men and they laugh at them when they fall into. They simply don’t realize that one day they can also fall into one of these holes and no one will help them. In other words, helping your friends makes the world go round. It’s like the festival Krishna believers observe every year. They’re pushing a huge cart together symbolizing how great it is when you lend others a helping hand. M...

Many churches actively seek to welcome migrants through various church-based activities such as language lessons, cooking, or gardening clubs. These and similar activities often aim to be missional or evangelistic, seeking to communicate the love of God and neighbor. The author explores how the love of God and neighbor can be expressed effectively through the implementation of pastoral care principles and practices. These include expressing love through empathy, hospitality, group prayer, ...

Moses the Law Breaker plunges readers into one of the most dramatic moments of Israel's history—the rise of Moses as a prophet, leader, and intercessor. This gripping narrative explores the wilderness years after the Exodus, when a redeemed people wrestled with rebellion, faith, and divine holiness. At its heart is the powerful moment when Moses descends Sinai to find Israel dancing around the golden calf, the covenant shattered before it began. With blazing detail and theological...

This book is aimed at people with little or no understanding of developing applications or any experience with Java or computer programming in general.Rather than immediately delving into details, the book focuses instead on constructing simple Android examples that can immediately be seen to work. As an example, some very simple but yet powerful graphics are developed, the image on the book's front cover is an example.As the book progresses more skills are developed and th...

Everyone has a chip in the back of their back of their neck representing the sum total of their existence. This gives rise to chip thieves. The protagonist is John Zahn--once a celebrated professor of literature--until he has his chip stolen . He interacts with his first friend (Headman One), his Mate (Jo-L), and his Offspring (Eev), until he comes face-to-face with his chip thief.