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This book explains Churchill's roots and how they shaped his career later in life. It was as if his life was meant to be in the military and political arena right from the start. From his first attempt to be elected for a seat in the Parliament, to his iconic role as Prime Minister, this book explains how Churchill used his power to convince his fellow Brits that they must all come together to fight the oncoming German onslaught. He had single-handedly awoken the British spirit and eventually, the world.

With the many sources of problems and challenges today, stress has found several opportunities to seep into your life. Chances are, there's something, which keeps your stress levels high already. By the end of Stress Successfully, you'll understand stress - what it is exactly, what it does to your body and more importantly, what you can do about it.

On a scale of one to 10, with one being not happy at all and 10 being very, very happy, how happy would you say you are right now, before listening to this book?

Beginning in summer 1944, at the age 12, Elliott started working on a tugboat, and again in 1945. After leaving the military in 1952 in Houston, Elliott went right to work, getting on the boat in Sweeny, TX. From there, his career begins. Elliott worked his way up to captain, plus boat owner with his brother and other marine industry jobs for over 50 years. After appearing as a witness at a Coast Guard hearing in 1953, the company attorney advised Elliot to make a note of everything that happens on the boat. These notes have led to this book.

The bane of this century is processed food, trans fats, and saccharides. Obesity, cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, ADHD in children, and so many other ailments are plaguing humanity today. To counter the ill effects of the present age, a variety of diets are in vogue. This book is going to take an in-depth look at a trending new age diet - the Paleo Diet. The Paleo Diet is believed to be the diet followed by our ancestors in the Stone Age. It primarily consists of meat, fish, fruits, berries, and tubers.

This is the story of a man's epic journey to seek brutal revenge on the killers of his mother, father, and sister and the many people who cross his path along the way, some of them die as enemies and some of them he learns to care for and love as family. But always, at the back of his mind, is the woman he cannot erase from his thoughts. A woman who watches over him like a specter, the beautiful and charismatic, Chameli Gonzales.

The Shopping Malls of Heaven and the Meaning of Life presents a more detailed description of heaven than has previously been available. If you believe in heaven, have you ever wondered what it will be like? Will it be a physical place or a spiritual one? Will there be houses in heaven? Will we eat and drink? Will we go shopping? The Shopping Malls of Heaven and the Meaning of Life provides specific answers to these questions and offers a vivid picture of the life that awaits once we pass from this earth.

This story follows the life of a man from the age of three to the age of 70. It is a story of love and tragedy. It is the quest of a man searching for love. The death of his mother, when he was three years old, and the absence of his father for the first seven years of his life, sets the stage for the choices he makes throughout his life. The story begins in the late 40s, early 50s, and progresses to present day.

This chapter-level book can change the way you listen to big shots - mostly businesspersons with a snapshot or two of politicians - as they pontificate for public consumption and personal gain. You'll recognize the spin, that dastardly polite euphemism for lies that the advertising/PR folks coined years ago to anoint their profession with a bit of undeserved dignity. In the process, you might gain a more realistic grasp of what's going on around you and how your mind is being manipulated, or brainwashed.

There's a storm coming. What the locals call a "killer storm". Mandy, a forest ranger, is assigned to a remote cabin deep in the Chippewa Forest for a couple of months. As the blizzard sets in, a man knocks on the cabin door claiming to be a lost hiker.

When the famous archaeologist, Alexander Albright, passed away, his son discovered an old treasure map among his father’s belongings. Prior to entering his senior year in college, Michael convinces his closest friends to join him on one last big adventure together.

God delivered ordinary people from bully bosses, family bullies, tyrants, oppressors, bully co-workers, school yard bullies, and mean girls. Each and every bully thought that they were more powerful, smarter, or better than everyone else. They felt a false sense of entitlement and that no one could bring them down. Well, each one of them met their match when God showed up and showed out! See how God handled them and be inspired...Because He will do the same for you!

Hazel Craft needed change, so when she spotted the ad for the bookstore, she knew it had to be a sign from her late husband. Second Chance would be the perfect place to start fresh and ease the lingering heartache of tragedy. When they arrived, her teen daughter wasted no time complaining about the dilapidated cabin and bookstore. Hazel had to admit, things weren’t what she expected either. What was meant as an escape turned out to be a mistake—or was she about to find a hidden gem?

We are all looking for the ultimate, something wild and beautiful beyond our wildest dreams. The reason I hit the road, went to skid row, and climbed high peaks was to search for the raw, pure holiness that I suspected permeated all of life. You see, I was not seeking religion, salvation, or even success. I was tracking down the truth. I was pursuing the source of all this. I was hunting wildness. And I found it.