Weddings are joyous occasions, but they can also be stressful. There's the flower arrangements, the food planning; and of course, the speeches. Do you wish you had a ready-made speech on hand? Now you do. Inside you will find an array of ready-made speeches that you can use as they are or more likely personalize and tweak to fit your own special occasion. There are also tips on how to make your words sing. Delivering a top quality wedding toast in front of a large crowd is enough to rattle...

Self-portraiture is a remarkably rich and varied genre, acting for centuries as a means for artists to explore their inner and outer selves. This book looks deeper into the motives and thoughts that lie behind the creative process, and it also balances the goals of technical profiency and emotional authenticity so the artist is better equipped to make a compelling self-portrait. Written by identical twins, it offers a personalized, practical and theoretical guide to this most powerful of a...

On December 31, 2008, personal chef, trainer, and former model Paul "PJ" James set out to add nearly 100 pounds to his ripped 176-pound physique. This "anti-New Year's resolution" was driven by a yearning to empathize with his overweight clients and to demonstrate that with dedication and the right tools, weight loss success is possible. In six months, PJ packed on 50 percent of his body weight; when he attempted to lose it, he realized the true challenges of overweight people everywhere. ...

A thought-provoking story that tells the tale of a Fox and his cub trapped in an unusual but dangerous situation where they find solace and trust in the most unlikely of animals. The Fox and The Wise Old Owl shares with children the message of creating unity, acting with kindness toward others and promoting peace with a suitably dark and atmospheric setting.

Ijams Nature Center, on the banks of the Tennessee River, evolved from humble beginnings during the early 20th century into a natural showplace known as the Island Home Bird Sanctuary. Developed by Harry Ijams, Knoxville�s leading ornithologist, and Alice Yoe Ijams, �First Lady of Knoxville Garden Clubs,� the Ijams property has been a gathering point for birders and nature-lovers for more than a century. Girl Scouting has been a fixture at Ijams since 1923, followed by Camp Mary Ijams, and...

Gloucester was a significant city in Roman Britain and has played an important role in the history of this country in the two millennia since then. It has also had an individual and often strange history over this period and in this book local historian author Paul James takes a look at his home city and uncovers some of its quirkier aspects. From Pinchbelly Alley to rainbow streets, and from mock mayors to cheese-rolling, this book explores some of the oddities and characters that help ch...

A tale of ghostly intervention. inca treasure,and aliens. A story with not one, but two sets of bad guys, spread over three continents. This story has action, adventure,some comedy, a little romance and a breathtaking plot. Come on lose yourself in it's pages

The Power of the GospelThe gospel is not just a message. It is the power of God.In a world full of self-help, empty religion, and temporary hope, this book returns to the one thing that actually changes lives: the good news of Jesus Christ—His life, death, resurrection, and the new life He gives to everyone who believes.Drawing from Romans 1:16 and the heart of Scripture, The Power of the Gospel shows how the gospel:Saves the lost a...

From the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to the escalating effects of climate change, public consciousness of existential threat waxes and wanes. Despite the occasional intense capacity to imagine the global consequences of our cumulative actions, we seem to lack a collective will to act alternatively and systematically to conserve the fundamental conditions for human life. This book confronts the basic challenges of insecurity, violence, genocide, refugee displacement and technos...

Weddings are joyous occasions, but they can also be stressful. There's the flower arrangements, the food planning; and of course, the speeches. Do you wish you had a ready-made speech on hand? Now you do. Inside you will find an array of ready-made speeches that you can use as they are or more likely personalize and tweak to fit your own special occasion. There are also tips on how to make your words sing. Delivering a top quality wedding toast in front of a large crowd is enough to rattle...

This book defines the processes used for delivering a range of food items to the city of Rome and its hinterland from the first century AD using modern supply chain modelling techniques.The subject matter delves into the wider supply of goods, such as wood and building products, to add further perspective to the breadth of the system managed by the Roman administration to ensure supply and political stability. It assesses the impact of strategic changes such as the introduction of ...

“This is a timely HR playbook for companies looking at reimagining their employee experience. It is conceptually sound, contextually relevant and jargon free. Paul James has beautifully brought out the interplay of influential variables and how HR can create impactful experiences."-Venkatanarayanan, President HR & IT, Rane Group“Keeping in cognizance the Indian context, Mr. Paul James has created and scientifically proven his PSCS model for studying employee...