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Was it the captain's fault, as many said? Or did the company, the Coast Guard, and the American Bureau of Shipping all have a hand on the helm of the SS El Faro as she steered too close to Hurricane Joaquin? This is an examination of a tragedy that has been well-researched and investigated - heroically so at times - by the United States Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board. My main goal here is to show how the SS El Faro fit into a larger system and culture - one that I have been covering off and on as a journalist and author for 38 years.

Growing up in the bustling railroad town of Norfolk, Virginia, and joining his conductor grandfather on overnight runs, future Fortune journalist Rush Loving was enchanted with railroads at an early age. In this extraordinary inside look at eight decades of the railroad industry and some of its greatest leaders, Loving reminisces about his colorful people, and fascinating anecdotes. Chatting with brakemen, engineers, and executives, Loving shares stories he collected in locomotive cabs, business cars, executive suites, and even the White House.

In a remarkably personal and intimate story, Jerry Tillinghast talks about his life and the choices he made. Jerry discusses battling alongside his brothers on the streets of Providence, enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, fighting in Vietnam and becoming a victim of the politics of that war, returning to Providence as an angry young man, and his choice to hang with the wise guys.

Practical sales and marketing ideas, actions, and tips that you can use to increase spend per head, occupancy, and profit for your small hotel, B&B, or guest accommodation. Attract the guests you want using traditional and online marketing and sales actions to make you stand out from your competition.

Conflict in relationships is inevitable. If you haven't had a conflict yet, you haven't been paying attention. A short book, packed with wisdom, disarming humor, and refreshing directness, Constructive Conflict shows how you can manage your conflicts.

This is the finale in Leonard Stringfield's influential seven-part UFO Crash Retrieval Status Report series, in which he summarizes the groundbreaking theories that made him famous. Stringfield, the first researcher to exclusively focus on UFO crashes, shares many intriguing, eye-opening details about a number of major UFO cases. This extremely rare volume has been lovingly reproduced exactly as it was first published 35 years ago. The material inside, which was shocking to many observers in those days, is finally gaining acceptance.

Leonard Stringfield was born in 1920. He was director of CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) - one of the world's largest research groups during the mid-'50s, and publisher of its newsletter, ORBIT (1953-1957). He also worked in cooperation with the United States Air Force (1953-1957), investigating and reporting UFO activity, having been assigned a special code number for reporting to the Air Defense Command in Columbus, Ohio.

If you are wondering if this is yet another quack self-help book, you are wrong! The proof is in the pudding. No one can look at the life of John A. Keel and not see success. Raised poor on a rural farm in upstate New York, Keel arrived in New York City with less than a dollar in his pocket, yet rose to prominence and lived to be a ripe old age, freely enjoying the benefits of licensing his thought-provoking work to Hollywood.

Many of the articles in The Book of Mothman were written years before Keel’s Mothman Prophecies, while others were written years afterwards, making it a very unique and valuable source. With the addition of several 1990s lectures and an interview from 2003 - Keel’s last on Mothman - researchers and enthusiasts gain a better sense of just what was going on in West Virginia and the Ohio Valley in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Competition for jobs is at an all-time high, with rivalry for positions coming from across the globe. The recent recession has put a demand on all job opportunities with an average of over 300 applicants applying for each advertised vacancy. Experienced applicants are missing out on job offers for positions they have been working in for years because they don't know the new rules of job interviews.

Providing an impartial outlook, Insights to Nearshoring offers distinctive perspectives on the current resurgence of manufacturing, services, and supply chains redirecting towards the Americas. Backed by facts and personal encounters, Gubio presents a fresh lens through which to view the countries, cultures, and individuals affected by the nearshoring trend.

Phase III of DNA Consultants' Cherokee DNA Studies adds more than 50 new participants to what has become a classic project. They'd all been told there was no way they could be Indian given their DNA haplotype or mother's direct line.

Milmon is a flying rabbit. To him that isn’t strange. After being orphaned in a flood, he found himself in Morse Grove, a community full of flying creatures. In Morse Grove, his dreams of flying were nurtured and encouraged by his friends.

Jacob is an old man who has secluded himself in an apartment convinced that something is after him. As he retells strange coincidences throughout his life, maybe he's right.

The book in the cold is a selection of confessional/imagist poems written by the deplorable poet. In this series, an evolution to style and content is being formalized by the author. The poems were purposely selected in a generic way, where listeners from all walks of life and beliefs will hopefully be able to identify with the emotions/struggles being presented. Sit back with a cup of coffee or chamomile tea, relax, and enjoy.

Learn how to stop distractions, focus better, and improve memory! This coaching guide can help you increase learning, memory, and effectiveness by getting control of your focusing! The time-tested techniques will assist your performance in smoother, clearer, and easier ways to any goal. The explorations of desires and hindrances interact surprisingly together with the wide-ranging mental exercises and tips. Each of the 30 focusing tools/techniques is followed by questions about applications to your life.

As we stumble out of lockdowns, many are searching for healthier ways to live their lives. Love Live author Jordan River shows how natural values are a way forward in a post-pandemic world. We're standing on the threshold of a new way of living, so why not build a more sustainable and compassionate world? It's time to revolutionize our lifestyles—just by becoming the most authentic version of yourself.

A harmony must exist between spirituality and scientific discovery, and there can be no contradiction between one and the other. The discovery of the nature of the individual identity called “being” is an intimate part of the common identity we call “consciousness”. The preparations we need to undertake that will facilitate our destiny with the universal consciousness, and no matter from what perspective we happen to contemplate life, it gives us clues about a common destiny.

This is a lifestyle modification for people with prediabetes or diabetes using a four-month "wash cycle" diet. As we age, the onset of some form of diabetes is inevitable. This book combines scientific studies and anecdotal evidence for maximum impact. It is a must-listen for anyone seeking simple but effective tips and steps to stay healthy and live longer before and after discovering that they have diabetes. This realistic, potentially life-changing book is worth the time and effort for every aspiring centenarian.

In the new book, Earl and Charlotte introduce and cross-examine a set of societal influences or Framing Factors, which have a significant influence in the daily lives of Americans. The anti-humanitarian effects of several of these Framing Factors were amplified during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to exist at an elevated level today.