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No Kisses for Daddy is a historical fiction novel that begins in the early 1930's in a small town on the Albemarle Sound of North Carolina called Clementine. The main character, Jeremiah, lives in this small southern town. His friendship with JD, an African-American, is frowned upon in this provincial southern community. Lydia, another friend, is quite taken with Jeremiah at an early age. The three youngsters formed a bond. Before reaching adulthood, all three friends leave Clementine and develop interesting lives of their own.

The Darracia saga continues with all the key players spread out and searching for answers throughout the solar system. Prince V'sair struggles to hold his fractured kingdom together without help from his family. His stepbrother Zayden is on a vengeful hunt for his evil uncle Staf Nuen. Tulani navigates her two worlds trying to bring them together. Staf Nuen, the orchestrator of the original coup, is making unholy alliances with nefarious new allies. Like the comet zipping across the horizon, all the different factions are heading for a collision course that will test both their faith and power.

On the planet Darracia, an ever-widening social gap between its inhabitants is causing turmoil that is fracturing a once peaceful world. Struggling with his identity, 19-year-old Prince V'sair must harness the power of the elusive Fireblade, the secret to a warrior's heart, in order to overcome his uncle Staf Nuen's lust for supremacy.

Chicago architect Peter O'Hara had a plan, a blueprint, for how he wanted to build his life. He had goals and ambitions and his path was clear. He had a loving wife and son, career success, and his final career goal was close within reach. The opportunity to become a partner in his firm was there for the taking. He almost had it all. But life and fate do not consider such plans. An unbelievable and unplanned event sets off a domino effect of repercussions that turn Peter's life upside down, pushing him to his limits and causing him to re-evaluate everything he thought was important.

Lean IT promises to identify and eradicate waste that otherwise contributes to poor customer service, lost business, higher than necessary business costs, and lost employee productivity. To these ends, Lean IT targets eight elements within IT operations that add no value to the finished product, service, customers and organizations. The aim of this book is to help you make key IT investment decisions that will propel your organization's IT function into the future and help maximize the productivity and efficiency of your organization.

Enter a world where spirits roam the earth in Michael Phillip Cash's haunting new novella, The Hanging Tree. Set amid the eerie backdrop of Long Island, an area famously steeped in old legend, two young would-be lovers contemplate their future while visits from those who have come before them reveal the lure of fate... and the power of free will.

Instead, we have already read This Town and pulled out some of the key take-away points and insights to give you a comprehensive chapter-by-chapter summary & review. In doing so, unfortunately we do not have the space to include all of the many important ideas and anecdotes found in This Town. To get it all, you should first order the full audiobook.

Marie and George were hands-on grandparents. There were times when the grandchildren entertained themselves with bumper pool, tag in the yard, the rock garden, or the oak tree in the back. More often than not, though, you would find Marie playing 'spite and malice' or 'Connect 4' or something with her grandchildren. George took the grandchildren to ball games (both football and baseball depending on the season), and made a game of helping him to restock the basement fridge.

The Cost of Courage is a work of military fiction based on the true story of two brothers who served in separate campaigns of WWII. After being shot down over Berlin, one brother is forced to endure both mental and physical torture as a POW at Stalag Luft III. As a defiant soul, he gains the respect of his comrades by making life difficult for his captors. However, things change after an ill-fated trip to solitary where it is revealed by another airman that his brother has died in the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo.

The story of a young man, and his friend as they discover hidden gems of his family's history.

Mark Twain has said, "The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why!" This motivational audio seminar offers tools designed to help you discover, develop, and dive into what you are uniquely created, crafted, and called to accomplish in life.

Private investigator Mary Walker has less than forty-eight hours to save her brother-in-law, a former Marine Corps sniper involved in an underground, deadly game of killers hunting killers. A game controlled by a rich, powerful family. A game with a secretive history dating back to the Civil War. Ten million dollars to the victor; death to the losers. With time running out, Mary must find a way to keep Randall alive, or help him win, while chasing down leads and uncovering lies that connect to the unlikeliest of places... the White House.

In this collection of poems, H. C. Kim focuses on the immediate events leading up to the first Easter and ponders the resurrection message. The first Easter two thousand years ago was not celebrated by hordes of people as if it were just another holiday. On that day, Jesus of Nazareth found his disciples frightened and tearful. The followers of Jesus Christ were recovering from the sadness they felt at the horrific manner in which Jesus had been beaten, humiliated, and crucified.

Do you want to give your child the financial security they need to thrive in the future? "Prosperous Parenting" is your comprehensive guide to making it happen! This book is more than just a guide to teach kids about money; it's a strategic roadmap for parents to create a solid financial foundation for their children through long-term investments. With this book, you'll gain the knowledge to make informed investment choices that can grow significantly over time, empowering your child with the tools to become financially literate and secure.

The experience of riding a yellow school bus has undergone significant changes in the past few decades. With the advent of technology and the increasing use of smartphones and other electronic devices, drivers now face a multitude of distractions. Additionally, the behavior of students on the bus has also evolved, with students often engaging in loud conversations, playing music, or even watching videos without headphones, which can be a significant distraction for the driver.

Cleveland lawyer Casey Cort lost more than her job when she crossed the wrong political family—she lost her idealism. Casey’s scraped together a career as a solo practitioner which has offered her more than one opportunity for redemption…but it's also threatened her life. In Judged, one thread is pulled and everything unravels. In Ransomed, Casey faces the Brodys again. The Brody family destroyed her. Now they want her back. In Caged, Casey Cort must decide between violation of her sworn duty of confidentiality or forging a path to justice.

For anyone who feels stuck in a box or held back by “gatekeepers” who put ceilings on their dreams, Ishan Goel’s The Back Door opens a fresh new world of possibilities, along with a success formula that defies the cookie-cutter thinkers and nay-sayers at every level. Goel’s Back Door system unlocks the secrets ambitious entrepreneurs need to formulate a road map for their own unique success and provides the keys needed to open each new door along the way.

Templeton Academy, the superhero high school, is finally open! The prestigious academy is recruiting the best of the best to enroll in its student body. The school is as mysterious as it is exclusive. Grady Whill thinks there is nothing special about him to make the grade. However, his best friend, Aarush Patel, has been selected and thinks Grady has the right stuff. Even school bully Elwood Bledsoe is attending. If Grady is fortunate enough to be picked, his guardian has forbidden him to attend. Will a family secret prevent Grady from becoming the superhero he was destined to be? 

Life does not have to be as complicated as we often make it. Little Book of Letting Go shows us how to let go of the blocks that interfere with experiencing our natural state of wholeness, joy, and peace. Let it go and shed what weighs you down. From long-harbored guilt to deep-rooted prejudices, many of us bear the weight of harmful tendencies in our daily lives. Whether we realize it or not, these things are actively holding us back from the happiness we long to attain.

Poems inspired by bible study, along with a few personal poems written for new family and friends. All poems were written through the inspiration of the holy spirit, which helps us remember we’re in the same hands of Jesus that made Earth, and there's nothing that Jesus can’t handle.