The polar ice caps are melting, hurricanes and droughts ravish the planet, and the earth's population is threatened by catastrophic climate change. Millions of American jobs have been sent overseas and aren't coming back. Young African-American men make up the majority of America's prison population. Half of the American population are poor or near poor, living precariously on the brink, while the top one percent own as much as the bottom eighty. Government police-state spying on its citiz...

Want to be more memorable and persuasive? Whether you're talking to a client, writing an email or just entertaining over the dinner table, you have to know and practice essential techniques for getting your message across. Debbie is a bestselling author, columnist, media commentator and one of the most successful, sought-after speakers at business conferences around the world. With 101 Quick Tips: Effective Communication, you'll learn how to be an unforgettable storyteller, negoti...

Powerful skills to help you cultivate unshakable self-respect, self-love, self-compassion, and self-worth.If you have borderline personality disorder (BPD), you likely struggle with unstable relationships, or live with a constant fear that you’ll be abandoned. You may experience unexpected mood swings, explosive anger, or intense emotions. And to make matters worse, you may have feelings of shame, guilt, or low self-esteem as a result of your diagnosis. You aren’t ...

Hillary Rodham Clinton and the 2016 Election: Her Political and Social Discourse is anedited collection that demonstrates the ways in which Clinton has used political rhetoric and discourse to provide and assert her right to leadership in her many roles as First Lady, Senator from New York, and Secretary of State. This collection lends itself to the potential Democratic nomination of Clinton for U.S. President with its examination of current media reports and interviews with Clinton. Each ...

Life's journey is filled with change. Change begins at conception and continues even after we have transitioned from this life. How we handle these changes, these life transitions, often dictates the energy of everything else around us. We will examine fundamental areas of life transition that make or break even the strongest individual. Whether you are just starting the journey of independent living, are in the midst of a life transition or have just come out of one; this reading is fille...

Updated and Expanded Edition of aLandmark Text on an Urgent TopicNow updated and expanded, this landmark text reveals God's purposes for his covenant people in these times--and how this revelation is impacting the church. Unlike Ruth in the Old Testament, many of us have turned our backs on the Jewish people, the relatives of the Messiah, and we share the collective guilt for centuries of their persecution. These pages remind us that now, more than ever, we must confess, emb...

With an increasing emphasis on the role of evidence in education, primary school teachers need to find meaningful ways to engage in research. Teachers and Young Researchers in Action supports teachers and children in carrying out meaningful classroom research that can transform practice. An accessible guide, it shows the different ways in which children and teachers can go about their research, the problems they may meet on the way and the tried and tested methods to meet those ch...

In an unexpected twist from the tradition of classic romance, these talented writers take us to strange worlds.But even in strange worlds filled with shadows, where time has no boundaries, love pulls at the heartstrings.Kristine Kathryn Rusch opens the bundle with one of her most memorable stories. A science fiction tale of haunting love.Kathryn Kaleigh chills us with a tale of buried memories best not forgotten.Dean Wesley Smith uses the magic of a time tra...

A New York Times Notable Book: A look at the hidden costs of America's war on terror from "the finest national security reporter of this generation" ( Newsweek).Since 9/11, the United States has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: billions of dollars that went missing from Iraq only...

A SCATHING LOOK AT THE STANDARD-BEARERS OF LIBERAL POLITICS—A BOOK THAT ASKS: WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH DEMOCRATS?“Thoroughly entertaining . . . Frank delights in skewering the sacred cows of coastal liberalism. . . . A serious political critique.”—The New York Times Book Review (front page)Now with a new afterword, The New York Times bestselling author Thomas Frank’s powerful analysis offers the best diagnosis to dat...

Most people have never been taught how to work. We are committed to our job and want to be good at what we do. We are neither lazy nor unwilling. But we do not always work effectively - we work hard but not always smart. To increase performance many people believe they need to do more. We spend less time with our loved ones, neglect our health and put our passions and hobbies on the back burner. And we end up frustrated, out of control and stressed.Work Smarter: Live Be...

". . .There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars. . .Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:25a, 28It is rare that Scripture, science, and history align with each other, yet the last three series of Four Blood Moons have done exactly that. Are these the "signs" that God refers to in His Word? If they are, what do they mean?What is their propheti...