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Ignition! is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise that eventually took men to the moon.

This is Liminal Leadership—a podcast aimed at helping leaders embrace the discomfort and power of leading themselves and others in the midst of it all. We blend real insight with practical tools to help you lead with self-awareness, purpose, and influence—wherever you are on your leadership journey. Learn more about the work both Josh and John to support leaders by visiting our websites: John Clark, Founder of Best Days Consulting: bestdaysconsulting.org Josh Hugo, Founder of PIQ Strategies: piqstrategies.com

In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the Apostle Peter. From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter, a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his church was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to history. Now, funded anonymously by a wealthy American, a small army of workers embarked on the dig of a lifetime.

Do you want to have a stronger influence over people without coming across as aggressive or pushy? Be able to read anyone like an open book? Recent scientific studies have demonstrated one intriguing fact: People can be influenced to do nearly anything, under the right circumstances. You'll discover: Eight highly-effective strategies to trick anyone into your desired outcome, six powerful manipulation techniques to help you take what you want without aggression, expert-known psychological theories to help you penetrate the mind of absolutely anyone, and much more!

An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl.... Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession.... The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling chapter of these 14 macabre tales.

Secret Service Special Agent Ken Valentine protected three sitting presidents, all while he and wife Sandra reared five children. In Cheating Death, he details his experiences and shares practical and inspirational advice on living your most abundant, victorious life.

When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. He was wrong, it was just beginning. John had followed a bad path drifting in and out of trouble. He was sent to improvement schools, a young offenders institute and eventually a prison. John was on self-destruct and thought nothing or no one could help him. Then he became the victim of a vicious attack by a notorious train ‘steaming’ gang. John knew he had to take the witness stand.

Rogues in the House Podcast has gathered the best tales of sword and sorcery from across the community. Here, brave adventurers will find stories lovingly crafted from heroic fantasy greats such as Howard Andrew Jones, John R. Fultz, and John C. Hocking. At their side are up and coming genre authors Chuck Clark, T.A. Markitan, Cora Buhlert, and many more.

Two novels: The Assassin's Coin, by John Linwood Grant, and The Prostitute's Price by Alan M. Clark. Intertwined here, they share a single timeline and a single purpose - to lead you to 13 Miller's Court, the room made infamous during the Autumn of Terror.

Seventy-five teams. Twenty-five survival challenges. One epic night in the woods. Welcome to Moonwalk, the ultimate overnight incident hike at Widepebble Wood! Scouts from across the local district are ready to battle it out, but for Horace and Melanie—firm friends from the same patrol but now fierce rivals in different teams—this is more than just a competition. Coming in second isn't an option. Using their initiative is the key to victory but both scouts will do whatever it takes for their team to win. Orienteering? Easy. Teamwork? No problem.

Have you ever looked around at the state of things to try to make sense of it all — but couldn’t? Maybe you’re just looking through the wrong lenses! At the Clark Report podcast, we seek to look at the world through biblical lenses. Culture. Finances. Marriage & family. Relationships. We believe the timeless truths in the Bible speak clearly to these issues and more. We're John & Val Clark. We're not pastors or ministers -- just committed Christians who love the Lord and love telling others about Him. We'll post a new episode each Wednesday!

WHAT DOES GOD WANT FROM YOU? So, you have established your anchor in the truth that God is your true source of rest. Even as you do this, though, you find yourself wondering how this applies to your life here on earth. With increasingly busy schedules, family responsibilities, and work obligations always present, we as men want to know how this practically affects our daily lives. Most of the time, we live under the assumption of what Jesus expects from the way that we live our lives on earth. We need to take some time to look at what Jesus actually says He desires from us.

Kevin Winters wanted to be a hero with powers. Psionix Incorporated offered him the chance for that. Using alien technology, they succeed in give him some powerful psionic powers. The cost was his gender. Kevin, now a female, alone, and declared dead, turns to Mister Thadeus Hero and the 50 American Heroes for help while being relentlessly pursued by Psi-Borg. Join in the adventure of the journey to become the Hero Astra.

Welcome to "The Late Bloomer Actor", a monthly podcast series hosted by Australian actor David John Clark. Join David as he engages in discussions with those that have helped him on his journey as a late bloomer actor, where he shares personal stories, insights, and wisdom gained from his unique path as a late bloomer actor and the lessons he has learned, and continued to learn, from the many sources available in the acting world. Each episode features conversations with actors and industry insiders that have crossed paths with David who generously offer their own experiences and lessons ...

In his latest book Simple Truth, author John H. Clark writes openly and honestly about his own lifelong struggle with low self-esteem and lack of self-worth, the discoveries he has made about how it all began, and ways he learned to overcome these painful issues and find inner peace, joy, happiness, and fulfillment. He asked a number of friends and associates who have suffered similar experiences to share their experience, strength, and hope, and their stories are included here, as well.

Are you depressed? Desperate to learn how to be happy? How to live? Are you struggling to get through the day, thinking no one understands how you feel? Well, the good news is that you are not alone. Not at all. As many as 350 million people worldwide are affected by what the World Health Organization calls “the leading cause of disability worldwide” and “a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease”.

John Grinder and Richard Bandler, the fathers of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), started out with one leading objective: study the communication techniques of outstanding individuals and replicate them. They examined and dissected these effective patterns and aimed to recreate them in other people. Today, NLP teaches its followers how to acquire these powerful skills and reflect the abilities of some of the world’s most successful people.

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” Turn your dreams into a reality as you embark on your first date! Make this special day one of the best days of your life. This book discusses the important factors that will make sure your first date is not your last. The in-depth advice in this book will educate you on things to do, what to wear, where to go, and how to have the perfect conversations with that special someone. It is essential that the first impression you give to your date is the one memory that will make them quickly return.

Wartime radio at its most provocative - that's "Words at War"! The Office of War Information, in cooperation with The Council on Books in Wartime, brought listeners journalistic accounts of battle, first-person narratives, and novels inspired by actual events. Each story was adapted for radio…and for maximum emotional impact.

The lure of the American West is in the spirit of adventure, in the majestic expanse of unconquered wilderness and in rugged individuals on a quest for identity and sometimes for survival. Owen Wister's unsmiling Virginian... Dorothy M. Johnson's, "A Man Called Horse": These are a few of the colorful, even legendary characters who populate The American West in Fiction, a collection of stories edited by Jon Tuska.