The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. Despite its youth, uniformly shallow depth, and flat sediment floor, it hosts a broad range of bottom-dwelling sea life ecologically resembling communities that have existed in the shallow sea since the Ordovician Period, some 500 million years ago. The northern Adriatic is a natural laboratory in which to test hypotheses concerning the shift from the Paleozoic prevalence of stationary suspension-feeders living on the surface of the sediment and feeding from the overlying waters to, more recently, bottom-dwelling animals living dominantly in or actively seeking temporary refuge within the sediments of the sea floor, regardless of where they feed. Across the northern Adriatic Sea there is an ecological gradient from Paleozoic-style surface-dwelling communities in the east to "modern" communities living almost exclusively within the sediments in the west. Therefore, within the relatively small area of the northern Adriatic, there is an existing gradient similar to the profound ecological change from Paleozoic to more modern marine life. During the early twentieth century, life at the bottom of the Adriatic was systematically sampled from the east to the west coasts, revealing the most common animals and their distribution. In this book Frank K. McKinney combines these findings with more recent, local studies to understand better the ecological structure of the Adriatic's floor. Specifically, he uses the predation, sediment textures and deposition rates, currents, and nutrients of northern Adriatic bottom communities to evaluate hypotheses concerning the conditions that drove surface-dwelling animals to seek long-term refuge within sea floor sediment. Though the northern Adriatic has been well studied since the advent of the marine sciences, it is not widely known by paleontologists. With this volume, McKinney illuminates what this "living laboratory" can tell us about the evolution of multicellular life on Earth.

The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem: Deep Time in a Shallow Sea (The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology)

Science & Math

McKinney, Frank

Biological Sciences

Columbia University Press

Bestselling author Frank McKinney boldly enters young reader fiction in this deeply imaginative fantasy sure to race and gladden the hearts of all readers. The story was inspired by the more than one thousand walks to school the author has shared with his daughter and her friends in real life. Come along with them into the imaginative world of Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes, and the Good Luck Circle! Thirteen-year-old Ppeekk (pronounced 'Peekie') finds a very small, very flat, very dead fish. When he comes to life in her hand, he has an amazing story to tell. In the brilliant underwater world called High Voltage, manatees talk, starfish sing, and practical-joking clownfish encourage children to launch their lunchboxes off the bridge. Now the fiendish Megalodon, a fifty-foot prehistoric shark, has laid siege to High Voltage and dethroned King Frederick the Ninth (whom Ppeekk calls "Dead Fred"). The monster reigns amphibiously under the old drawbridge with his army of crabs and blood-red remora fish, whose suckers drain victims' joy and imagination. Ppeekk hides Dead Fred in the only safe place she can think of: the usher's coat room at church. As she grows to know Fred, she learns to trust and love him. Unlike her parents, he listens to her and counsels her. Dead Fred trusts Ppeekk, too. In fact, he has a big favor to ask. Can she help him save High Voltage from the evil Megalodon? Ppeekk and her friends use everything they've got to lure the evil beast to his demise—exploding coconut bombs, strangler fig lassos, even themselves as human bait—to vanquish Megalodon and his rogue army. In the climactic scene, they fight the battle of their lives in a Category-5 hurricane . . . Will they be able to save Dead Fred and High Voltage? Read Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes, and the Good Luck Circle to find out!

Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes and the Good Luck Circle

Children's Books

Animals

HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS+ INC

Frank McKinney continues his international bestseller tradition of delivering contrarian perspectives and strategies for generational success in real estate. Tired of all the doom and gloom? Frank McKinney helps you wash away the worry—the anxiety financial theorists and misguided media constantly dump into the real-estate marketplace. During his twenty-five-year career, this 'real estate rock czar' (The Wall Street Journal) and undisputed 'king of the ready-made dream homes' (USA Today) has not only survived but thrived through all economic conditions by taking the contrarian position and making his own markets. Burst This! Frank McKinney's Bubble-Proof Real Estate Strategies clearly shows you how to prepare for and time the upswings while insulating your real estate investments from the inherent, inevitable corrective cycle. The truth is that opportunities to profit abound during every phase. Lots of people prosper in boom times, of course, but many set themselves up to make even bigger money during a crisis/correction. Why not do both, now? Investors of all experience levels learn to turn the bubble mentality inside out, transforming it into a protective force field and a crystal ball, allowing you to accurately forecast your real estate future. You will see how you can aspire not just to survival, but also to what McKinney calls "thrival," developing your ability to capitalize on market conditions. McKinney takes you on a factual real estate retrospective, a "post mortem" of the housing markets, beginning with the mid-seventies to today. By studying six distinct real estate cycles over the last thirty-five years, he sifts out critical, recurring trends that highlight significant opportunities while signaling you where history might repeat itself. You will see exactly how McKinney has successfully handled these predictable cycles with timeless financial and investment strategies. • Hear a resounding counter-opinion to the doomsayers and the get-rich-quick schemers who crawl out of the cesspool whenever the market's pendulum swings too far in one direction--and guard against falling into their traps. • Discover why the positive and negative excitement (a.k.a. greed and fear) associated with boom and bust times are your worst enemies, brought out by nothing more than recurring market cycles. • Get the evidentiary truth, not the fear-mongering or the sugar-coating, on real-estate's ups and downs. • Pinpoint the real-estate investments, and a proven approach to marketing them, that have consistently shown immunity to the market's volatile fluctuations.

Burst This!: Frank McKinney's Bubble Proof Real Estate Strategies

Business & Money

Real Estate

Discover a profound spiritual practice leading to success in the business of life. The Tap is about accepting the inherent responsibility and gaining the confidence in your ability to handle more, whether it's more wealth, health, happiness, or relationships. This book is for those who don't feel they're succeeding at the level they desire in the business we're all in: the business of life. Whether you're seeking greater financial rewards or some other kind of uplift, this book reveals there's one solution: Learning to feel The Tap and then acting on it. It primes you to start thinking that the rewards of success aren't meant for you alone, regardless of whether those rewards are already in hand or coming soon. But the rewards will come with astonishing speed and size to those who act on the greater responsibility that comes with greater blessings. Inspired by the biblical passage, 'from those to whom much is entrusted, much will be expected,' The Tap promises readers that as they attune themselves to this enduring truth, they'll feel God's tap and experience breakthroughs beyond comprehension. In The Tap, renowned real-estate "rock czar" Frank McKinney reveals the most important spiritual principle and practice of his astronomical success. He reveals how God has tapped him (and taps everyone) many times in life, answering prayers and presenting life-changing opportunities. Why, then, haven't you always recognized your own "Tap Moments"? The author explains this common oversight and leads you to find how you, too, have been blessed with the special ability to succeed at some level, yet the rewards of your success aren't meant for you alone. The author isn't a preacher or man of the cloth; he's a businessman who's discovered that faithful stewardship is a prerequisite to receiving greater resources. This inspiring yet practical guide is for those who want to succeed at a higher level with the business we're all in: the business of life. In The Tap, McKinney shows how you, too, can enrich your life beyond what you might ever have imagined for yourself--if you learn how to listen and respond to The Tap. The Tap: Feel it, follow it, and find your highest calling. <ul>
<li>Sensitize yourself to God's call and be prepared for the times when you're most likely to experience Tap Moments. </li> <li>Have confidence to handle the rapid rate of ascent that usually accompanies The Tap. 
</li> <li>Realize why you can't really understand or apply such popular ideas as the law of attraction and 'the secret' until you've been tapped. </li> <li>Combine compassionate capitalism and spiritual stewardship for progressive business models and practices.</li>
</ul>

The Tap

Self-Help

Motivational

Five-time bestselling author Frank McKinney boldly enters the Christian romance genre with this erotic, seductively spiritual love story. The Other Thief will arouse readers and their faith, leaving them wondering which side of the cross they would choose. Francis Rose, lead singer for a meteorically popular Christian rock band, has it all—fame, fortune, family, and deep faith. With the support of his loving wife, young daughter, and Down-syndrome blessed son, he's gone from performing to an audience of 20 at his tiny Lutheran church in Keeler, Indiana, to selling out 20,000-seat arenas. His impact is global, soulful, and seemingly unstoppable. The seven deadly sins don't stand a chance against a man of Francis' character, morality, and faith. Or do they? Their alluring assault is relentless as Francis encounters each of them along his ascending path to superstardom. Will the full armor of God protect him, or will his vast talents and blessings be undone by the threats posed by a foreign and unlikely demon? Is it too late? Can he be saved? Should he be saved?

The Other Thief: A Collision of Love, Flesh, and Faith

Literature & Fiction

United States

Aspire!: How to Create Your Own Reality and Alter Your DNA

Product Description Can you really create your own reality? Real estate artist, bestselling author, philanthro-capitalist, and modern-day Renaissance man Frank McKinney has done just that. He's pushed his limits professionally (creating then selling forty-four multimillion-dollar mansions on spec), philanthropically (building twenty-nine self-sufficient villages in the poorest country on earth), creatively (writing seven books in six genres), and physically (running the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon twelve times).During his journey, Frank discovered an eternal truth: To create your own reality, you don't change who you are. You just have to redirect or reignite what's already inside. For that, you need ASPIRATION-an almost otherworldly desire to achieve something high or great.Aspire! and its twenty-five get-to-the-point chapters reveals secrets for mastering risk, becoming a "relentless executioner," living your inside on your outside, developing personal magnetism, super-charging your love life, and embracing your highest calling. Let Frank McKinney show you how you too can create your own reality, alter your DNA, and succeed in the business we're all in: the business of life. Motivation washes off and goes down the drain with the soap at night. Inspiration lasts about as long as a bad sunburn. But ASPIRATION will forever impact your reality and, in turn, the lives of those you love.Find out more at TheAspireBook.com. Review "McKinney's Aspire! delivers on what it promises: encouraging you to dare to create your own reality, to live a life of deep meaning and purpose." -Tony Robbins, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist About the Author Frank McKinney is a true modern-day Renaissance man who has pushed the limits of success in his every endeavor. His early years were not very promising: upon attending his fourth high school in four years (he was asked to leave the first three), he earned his high school diploma with a 1.8 GPA. So, with $50 in his pocket and without the benefit of further education, he left his native Indiana for Florida in search of his life's highest calling. Today, Frank's life is a testament to the power of aspiration to create a completely new reality. As a real estate artist, he has created and sold forty-four oceanfront mansions on spec, with an average price of $14 million. As a philanthro-capitalist, he has built twenty-nine self-sustaining villages over the last nineteen years in Haiti, providing more than thirteen thousand children and their families with homes, schools, clinics, community centers, churches, renewable food and clean water, and means to support themselves. A bestselling author, actor, and keynote speaker, he has written seven books in six genres, starred in two movies, and keynoted before audiences of ten to ten thousand around the world. Physically, Frank has pushed the limit of his body by racing in the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon twelve times in the scorching summer in Death Valley, California, a race National Geographic called the world's toughest footrace. As with all of his books, Frank wrote Aspire! in his Delray Beach, Florida, oceanfront treehouse office that has spectacular views and includes a bamboo desk, shower, bathroom, sink, air conditioning, hardwood floors, cedar walls, a loft with a king-size bed, and a suspension bridge to the master bedroom in the main house-that's Frank's commute to and from work! Today Frank and Nilsa, his wife of more than thirty years, split their time between Delray Beach and their glass cottage in the mountains of Canton, North Carolina. They enjoy visiting their daughter, Laura, in New York City, where she started and runs StrataBrand, a brand strategy firm.

Caring House Project Inc.

Can you really create your own reality? Real estate artist, bestselling author, philanthro-capitalist, and modern-day Renaissance man Frank McKinney has done just that. He's pushed his limits professionally (creating then selling forty-four multimillion-dollar mansions on spec), philanthropically (building twenty-nine self-sufficient villages in the poorest country on earth), creatively (writing seven books in six genres), and physically (running the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon twelve times). 
During his journey, Frank discovered an eternal truth: To create your own reality, you don't change who you are. You just have to redirect or reignite what's already inside. For that, you need ASPIRATION—an almost otherworldly desire to achieve something high or great. 
Aspire! and its twenty-five get-to-the-point chapters reveals secrets for mastering risk, becoming a "relentless executioner," living your inside on your outside, developing personal magnetism, super-charging your love life, and embracing your highest calling. 
Let Frank McKinney show you how you too can create your own reality, alter your DNA, and succeed in the business we're all in: the business of life. Motivation washes off and goes down the drain with the soap at night. Inspiration lasts about as long as a bad sunburn. But ASPIRATION will forever impact your reality and, in turn, the lives of those you love. 
Find out more at TheAspireBook.com.

Caring House Project

What if this book is the lifeline you need?\nLet's face it: adversity is an unavoidable part of every life. Serious trouble comes for all of us, threatening to ruin our finances, physical and mental health, or relationships. And if you've ever felt as if you were barely hanging on while dealing with something big . . .\nYou're not alone.\nBestselling author Frank McKinney, the "real estate rock czar," was at the top of his game when his perfect world, his Midas touch, was destroyed in an instant. He had successfully dealt with adversity all his life, but it wasn't until receiving a devastating diagnosis that he really had to face it down. Could his magic carpet ride be ending so soon? It appeared that way. His doctor's prognosis was essentially a death sentence.\nFrank retreated, choosing to keep his condition, and his plan to persevere through it, cloaked in secrecy from all but five people—not even his family knew—until now.\nThree years later, completely clear of any trace of the deadly intruder and in his most revealing book yet, Frank shares it all, along with insights from his enigmatic wife, Nilsa, and their courageous daughter, Laura. Exactly what it took to overcome this life-threatening obstacle and how you can handle any hardship, too Trials in his business personal relationship, and spiritual life as parallels for whatever you might be facing Hard-won insights that lead to practical actions for addressing your setbacks, whether they are deadly serious or just seriously difficult Adversitology is part inspirational memoir and part "how to" handbook for dealing with life's big and small challenges. Reach for it: Your lifeline is in front of you . . .

Adversitology: Overcoming Adversity When You're Hanging on by a Thread

Relationships

Aspirational Thoughts - Inspirational Images: Written and Pictorial Wisdom

Arts & Photography

Painting

Everyone is struggling to come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic. We are all asking the same questions: How should we respond? How do we move forward from here? How can we regain our motivations or ambitions? Coronavirus Collective is a series of short stories and messages of love, life, and hope compiled by the hosts of the Last Life Ever podcast, that seeks to help us all find the answers to the biggest question of all: "Where do we go from here?" Twenty-five different authors, from all walks of life, share their struggles, triumphs, and reflections on life from the heart of the pandemic. Written in the first few weeks of the global shut down, the authors share their unique perspectives on how they see the world through the lens of the coronavirus. Coronavirus Collective will lift readers up, help them to cope with uncertainty, find encouragement, take action, sleep better, cook better meals, and ultimately find peace in uncertain times. With strength and spirit, we can win the fight.

Coronavirus Collective: Messages of Love, Light and Hope

Holst, Jeffrey

Sidoti, JIllian

Miller, Jason C.

Gipe, Diana

Crisell, Rob

Last Life Ever LLC

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The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem: Deep Time in a Shallow Sea (The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology)

Dead Fred, Flying Lunchboxes and the Good Luck Circle

Burst This!: Frank McKinney's Bubble Proof Real Estate Strategies

The Tap

The Other Thief: A Collision of Love, Flesh, and Faith

Aspire!: How to Create Your Own Reality and Alter Your DNA

Aspire!: How to Create Your Own Reality and Alter Your DNA

Adversitology: Overcoming Adversity When You're Hanging on by a Thread

Aspirational Thoughts - Inspirational Images: Written and Pictorial Wisdom

Coronavirus Collective: Messages of Love, Light and Hope