Close Quarters, Clear ExitA Civilian Guide to Self-Protection in Hallways, Stairwells, Elevators, Vehicles, and Crowded RoomsMost self-defense advice quietly assumes you have room.Room to step back. Room to reset. Room to see what is coming. Room to choose a stance and think through your next move.Real life is often less polite.A tense encounter may unfold in a stairwell, a bus aisle, an elevator, a restaurant entrance, a narrow hallway, or beside a c...

On the historic occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2007, the leaders of the ten-member countries signed the ASEAN Charter. This is an important milestone for the regional group as the Charter will make ASEAN stronger, more united and more effective. The Charter embodies the ASEAN community's purposes and principles, organs and decision-making process; a new legal personality; a system for the settlement of disputes; and...

Keeping in mind that interracial and interethnic marriages have increased steadily for the past forty years, this book offers guiding principles for dealing pastorally with the challenge of making sacramental unions culturally and generationally relevant for today's church.

Counterintelligence at WorkA Practical Guide to Espionage Detection, Insider Risk, Operational Security, Cyber Defense, and Incident ResponseBy Manalo DuboisA sensitive file rarely walks out the door wearing a black hat.It leaves through ordinary work: a contractor with access nobody reviewed, an old vendor account, a shared folder that never expired, a conference conversation that reveals one detail too many, a calendar that quietly advertises a confidential...

The Stress MarginA Practical System for Managing Pressure, Protecting Recovery, and Preventing BurnoutBy Manalo DuboisYou can have a normal workday and still feel completely used up by 6 p.m.Nothing catastrophic happened. The deadlines were ordinary. The meetings were ordinary. Yet your shoulders are tight, your attention is gone, and the evening you meant to enjoy has turned into two hours of scrolling, half-finished chores, and one last email answered from ...

Basic Accounting: Service Business Study Guide is designed as a reference material in introductory accounting that can be used by readers, especially students, taking basic accounting for service business.Presentations and discussions of various accounting concepts and frameworks are simplified to provide the reader with an initial working knowledge on the different steps of the accounting cycle for a service business.Emphasis is given to various accounting concepts, at the...

Counting My Blessings by Pons B. Manalo   When Pons B. Manalo was attending a retreat or any session, everyone was always asking for him to share his life. On these occasions, oftentimes attendees and other relatives of Helen were pushing him to write a book about himself. He had no intention of summarizing his life story, however an Arabian student who was boarding in his house pushed him hard, saying that many people will benefit from it. Manalo then ...

Everyday worship practices—from praying the rosary to moments of recognizing the beauty of God's creation, from being moved by the power of music to praying Vespers on an iPad—not only take place at different locations and during different days of the week but also dynamically interact with one another. The Liturgy of Life examines the interrelationship between the practice of Sunday Eucharist and the many nonofficial worship practices that mark the everyday lives of Christians who continu...

As artificial intelligence reshapes our world, how should people of faith respond? Antiqua et Nova is a groundbreaking Vatican document offering clear, thoughtful guidance rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Issued by the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith and for Culture and Education, this essential resource explores the ethical, theological, and social dimensions of AI through the lens of human dignity, truth, privacy, labor, and care for creation.With a readable intro...

In this book, scholars from around the world develop viable answers to the question of how it may be possible to promote students’ spontaneity in the use of learning and reasoning strategies. They combine their expertise to put forward new theories and models for understanding the underlying mechanisms; provide details of new research to address pertinent questions and problems; and describe classroom practices that have proven successful in promoting spontaneous strategy use. This book is...

A contemporary age-gap romance featuring forbidden attraction and the fake engagement trope with a messy, modern twist—for fans of Elsie Silver and Tessa Bailey.Next month, Sloane Holbrook is marrying her best friend. Last night, she slept with his father.It was an accident though—and her engagement to Rob Murphy is completely fake. The plan was to get married and keep up appearances just long enough for Rob to obtain his inheritance. Rob isn’t out to his f...

RAVES ABOUT THE BOOK ONE ACCORD AN INSPIRATIONAL BOOK OF BIBLE PROMISES BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORSONE ACCORD is practical but steeped on spiritual strength that should keep us going penned by Ronald Jay Blassingame Ph.D., Terrence Vaughn, Cristina Manalo Vaughn and Felipe Cofreros holds us in accord to loop up when the going gets rough and tough. Amidst the cares and vicissitudes of earthly life, we need a book that reminds us to transcend what is here and now. We need a book that s...