Jack Palance: ?Do you know what the secret of life is? It is one thing. You stick to that and everything else don't mean s-t. Billy Crystal: ?What is that one thing?? Jack Palance: ?That's what you've got to figure out.? - From the movie ?City Slickers? These days many people are feeling restless. We are searching for greater meaning, happiness and peace in our lives. We are finding ourselves ?successful? by societal standards, yet we can't shake that feeling that it isn't enough; that something is missing. Our work may no longer be as fulfilling and challenging as it once was, or the thrill of the deal has gone flat. We feel that something is missing, yet we don't know exactly what that is. So we wonder how to make our lives better, and we question where and how we can find meaning in our lives. We notice that our life is out of balance. Our relationships are a bit of a mess. We have lots of ?stuff?, but we are running as fast as we can just to stay in place. Our health isn't what it used to be. We are stressed out. We wonder: Have we sacrificed integrity for dollars? Where does our time go? Why don't we feel good? When was the last time we felt peace, a sense of calm or real unbridled joy?

What Now...from Success to Significance

Self-Help

Brown, Mara

Self-Esteem

Mountain Valley Pub Llc

In Washington DC, politics is a cottage industry enjoyed and pursued by people of all political persuasions. Dancy Carter , DC to his vast raio audience, is a industry all by himself.

From Left to Right

Literature & Fiction

Goldman, L. C.

Contemporary

Mississippi Mud

Parenting & Relationships

Morgan, Maria

Adoption

A network news crew interviews notorious Cleveland mobster D'Antonio Pischetti. During the question and answer session he talks openly about his dirty dealings and sordid criminal past. He also brags to the news crew that, unknown to anyone, he has money stored in his study. The interview ends abruptly when he suffers a massive heart attack. The career criminal dies and the cache of blood money is stolen.  The crime would not go unpunished. One by one, three of the four crew members are killed. If no one else knew about the money - just who is exacting revenge? Is D'Antonio Pischetti reaching out from the grave? Or, is something more sinister involved? Can the ECCN network figure out who is killing their employees? And why?

The Caper

Wright, Chris

As a child, Laura Johnson inherited a precious heirloom, an exotic pearl that became a symbol of her good fortune to pass on to her young and beautiful daughter, Apolonia Renee.When a car accident leaves Renee comatose and scarred beyond recognition, Laura fakes Renee's death to protect her and care for her, away from the harsh and judgemental world outside. Especially from Anton, Renee's long time stalker and Laura's business associate, who is so in lov e with the ghost of Renee that he dates a woman who could be her twin sister.After discovering Anton's plans to sell her business, Laura goes undercover in her own building, to save the empire she took such trouble in c reating. Confronting the demons of the past and present is not easy and Laura struggles to discover Anton's true nature and to unravel the mystery behind her daughter's accident.But when the witnesses to Renee's accident start showing up dead, can Laura continue to keep her daughter safe from the world? Or is Renee the next victim?

The June Pearl

McGarrigle, Miriam

I used to be "normal." Like most people in this culture, I'd gotten used to living with several chronic symptoms of the mental flu! For years, I did everything I thought would lead to more lasting happiness and peace of mind. By age 29, I had a Ph.D., an attractive condominium, a shiny red convertible, a pretty girlfriend, money in the bank, a professorship at a major urban research university, and a thriving psychotherapy practice. Yet, even with all the "right stuff," my moments of happiness and inner peace were fleeting. Also, I had a great self-image. Actually, most of the time, "it" had me. I prided myself on being attractive, intelligent, serious, articulate, ambitious, and successful. Most of the people who knew me as my "image," thought I had it made. Those who knew me better, however, could see beneath the facade. They saw what I knew was there, but for the life of me couldn't seem to shake...a lot of anxiety, unhappiness, and self-consciousness that followed me around like my own shadow.

Falling in Love With Life

Tom, Kelley

Personal Transformation

My God and Saviour is a collection of short stories based on my understanding of God's nature as a Person and on the principles of my Christian faith. Many of these stories came to me as I meditated on God's word and on its application to my life. Most of them are based on biblical events, for example Gabriel coming to Mary to tell her that she will soon bear the Son of God. These stories came to me as I imagined myself watching these events unfold; as I imagined watching the characters interact with God, usually in His incarnation as Jesus--or with His angels or with His enemies--as the characters struggled to serve the Lord. On the other hand, some of these stories are what one might call parables. They are fictional and they contain a single point of instruction, generally about what it means to be a Christian and to faithfully serve the Lord our God. To enhance a reader's understanding of each story, it is introduced by one or more verses of Scripture, which are quoted to illustrate the story's point or to provide the source of its inspiration. There is also a personal note from me describing my motivation for writing it.

My God and Savior

Religion & Spirituality

Marks, Kenneth John

Christian Books & Bibles

This new work, Only the Rocks Last Forever, is an anthology of artifact adventures, site reports and essays on various aspects of artifact collecting. Each chapter in this book is a separate or "stand alone" piece, and a sequential flow between chapters is not intended. Indeed, the discerning reader may, on occasion, note some minor redundancies in several of the various chapters. I have attempted to keep this to a minimum, but in the interests of giving each chapter its full due, some duplication was unavoidable. This may well be my last "artifact adventure" book. I recently retired, and although I plan on spending a goodly portion of my time in pursuit of all things ancient, I find that I am getting much more interested in the "archaeology" of my collection, rather than merely the acquisition of artifacts. I have a lot to learn about archaeology and I think it will be some time before I'm ready to share my thoughts and ideas in writing with others. I will, however, pursue my writing career in other ways, and am presently working on several books, including a novel and a children's book.

Only the Rock Last Forever

Westfall, Tom

Science & Math

"No Hands, No Feet, No Problem" is a book that everyone should read. It is a book that gives you a better understanding of the trials that physically challenged people face everyday. This book makes you appreciate your own health and is an inspiration to anyone facing any kind of uphill battle, which we all do. I have watched how hard Don works to cover the Hawkeyes and I appreciate his efforts and kind words but more importantly his ability to do his job with no excuses." Lisa Bluder Head Women's Basketball Coach The University of Iowa I met Don in December of 2003 and, although I work with a broad spectrum of patients with differing abilities, he took me by surprise. He began seeing me for chronic neck pain and headaches. As he rattled off his list of daily work and home activities, exercise regimen and hobbies, I found myself pausing in writing because I was trying to picture how he accomplished many of them. There is really nothing that he doesn't do. Because of his long torso, his prosthetics, and the vi compensations he has to make with his arms, his back and neck pay the price. He has responded beautifully to therapy and he has been diligent with his home exercise program of stretching, strengthening, and swimming, as well as postural and work space modifications. No one likes to stop several times a day to stretch or do an array of exercises, but Don does them and because of this, we rarely see each other any more. Don has a rather rare trait in that he holds himself accountable for his health, his achievements, and his life. He takes responsibility for the things that he must do and he just does them; no excuses and no complaints. There are many with more that do less. Jami Hartwig Physical Therapist

No Hands,no Feet, No Problem ?

Lund, Don

Motivational

“A Love I Never Had” is not the run of the mill love story that one finds daily in book stores.. This is the story of young adults finding physical attraction for one another in the 12th year in high school, the last year before graduation. Susan – a beautiful tall shapely girl, not having the love and affection in her home – felt it was not shown to her, and was desperately needed, wanted. Donald, a handsome young man an inch taller than Susan at 5’ 8”, found more than enough love and affection from his parents, and their strict way of thinking when dealing with premarital sex, becoming more common, now since the end of World War II... The last semester before graduation of High School and the big event of the prom dance, had an affect on Susan. She had doubts of Donald’s love for her, since Donald was not showing Susan the love she felt he should. She foolishly concocted with a good friend of her family to have a young man escort her to the prom dance in the hope that Donald would show more of a physical interest in her, thinking that jealousy would want Donald to make love to her, so much did she want Donald to be in love with her. When Donald disappointed her and left the prom as he came – alone, to please one of the girls in his class – Mary, a smart girl who was a help to all in the school. He had several dances then went home. The story continues with the happenings of how 18 years passed before they came together in marriage.

A Love I Never Had

Biographies & Memoirs

Katz, Ruben

Memoirs

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