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Mindfulness and insight - clearly knowing what is happening in one's present moment experience - and concentration - the ability of the mind to remain steady and undistracted - are foundational elements of meditation, yet people are often confused about how these aspects of the practice fit together. Should they be doing insight meditation or concentration practices? How does concentration fit into insight meditation? To help, The Art and Skill of Buddhist Meditation offers specific guidance.

In Material Law, distinguished scholar John Brigham focuses on the places where law and material life intersect, and how law creates and alters our social reality. Brigham looks at an eclectic group of bodies and things - from maps and territories and trends in courthouse architecture to a woman's womb and a judge's body - to make connections between the material and the legal.

Kevin can’t wait to land in Hawaii for a romantic getaway. But when the off-duty pilot takes a glance at his GPS, he’s in for a surprise: the plane is headed to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And he’s the only one who knows it. Expecting the worst, Kevin heads to the cockpit. Before he can take the controls, he’s got a rookie air marshal, a stewardess with a grudge, and a barricade to get through. With a storm on the way and limited fuel, Kevin must recruit the support of the frightened passengers to save the day.

Books 19-21 in the series that critics describe as "a wonderful blend of hope, humor, passion, romance, and forgiveness".

Are you living up to your true potential? Do you feel like you have more potential? You may be the best in your field - the best athlete, scholar, CEO, parent, mathematician, teacher, or mechanic. But that doesn't mean you can't still be better; you haven't maximized your potential. Mark Sanborn, leadership expert and international best-selling author of The Fred Factor and You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader, invites you to get better and close the gap between how good you are and how good you can be.

Cal Stokes and his friends have no idea what they're up against. Players from the highest levels of the Russian and American governments have their sights set on the elite crew from the Jefferson Group, but will unlikely allies swoop down in time to help? From Paris to Moscow, C.G. Cooper's sweeping tale unfolds on the international stage. Where will our heroes land when the last secret is told?  

This is an omnibus edition that contains books four to six of the Corps Justice Series: Presidential Shift, National Burden, and Lethal Misconduct. These are three action thriller books that are sure to keep you listening on.

Since the death of his wife a few years ago, Eli Whittaker has been running from one job to another. He has decided to brave the snow in Coral Canyon, Wyoming. Now that his older brother is back in their hometown and running the energy company, Eli wants his son Stockton to have a closer connection to family. Meg Palmer is Stockton's nanny, and she comes with her boss Eli to the lodge, her long-time crush on the man no different in Wyoming than it was on the beach.

The postmodern revolution requires marketers to revisit the walls they have erected over many years. That's not an easy thing to do. Conventional marketing strategies are built upon predictability, stability, and the comfort in knowing that we can understand our customer yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We love to put people into categories, and often into super-neat dichotomies, and call it a day. Those walls used to be solid, and marketers relied upon them to build a structure that formed the basis of their traditional strategic worldview.  

Sheriff Jacob Benning longs for the pitter-patter of tiny feet. But after placing a mail-order bride ad, he breaks his arm and ruins his penmanship so that any educated lady would dismiss his correspondence. So, when a delightful maid from Boston seems taken with his haphazard prose, he clings to hope that his dreams of fatherhood might still come true.

Annie Pruitt has worked for the Whittaker brothers for years, and now with the lodge a full-fledged mountain resort, she's the full-time maid up the canyon. She's watched all these people come through Whiskey Mountain Lodge who've found love. And she wants to be next.

One love-struck businessman; one compassionate Sioux maiden; one heart-wrenching decision. Is the power of love enough to save an entire tribe? Five years ago, when Edward James settled in Bear Creek to manage the mines, he saw a future of business and opportunity. He didn’t plan to fall in love. But since the moment he met Morning Sun, his world has been turned upside down. If only her family would accept him, he could be the devoted husband he longed to be, but how can he convince them that he’s worthy of Morning Sun’s love?

The last thing Vi wants is a permanent resident at the lodge - it messes with her muse - but Todd is tall, handsome, and good in the kitchen. Besides, she doesn't own the lodge, so she doesn't really have a say about who stays there. Todd gets thrown during a routine horseback ride up the canyon, and his only support as he recovers physically is Vi. She's no nurse, but she does the best she can for the handsome cowboy. Will she lose her heart to the billionaire bull rider? Can Todd trust that God led him to Coral Canyon - and Vi?

Bear Creek, Montana, 1890. Dan Mavis believes the only way he’ll finally marry is if he mail-orders a wife. As a schoolteacher, his female contact is limited to the elegant assistant in his classroom. But just as things begin heating up between them, Dan’s advertisement reaches a woman keen to take up his offer.

Madelaine Crane has led a life of privilege, but her comfortable life has been ripped apart by scandal. Can she overcome the gossip and forge her way to a life of fulfilment and love despite their censure? Doctor William Havering is busy. His practice in Sun River means he spends all his time caring for everyone but himself, but he wants so much more. Has he bitten off more than he can chew with feisty and forthright Madelaine? Will he understand and forgive?

Do you have concerns about money, family issues, or an uncertain future? The information within this book will bring you the security, peace of mind, and joy you are looking for! With the help of Christian pastor Joshua Allen, you will receive the Biblical tools you need to overcome some of life's biggest challenges.

When the family of one of the richest men in the world is murdered, evidence points to Jack Reacher as the killer. The billionaire puts a $10 million bounty on Reacher’s head. Soon, three assassins are on Reacher’s trail and one of them targets private investigator Lauren Pauling, a former FBI agent with ties to Reacher. 

Beau Whittaker has watched his brothers find love one by one, but every attempt he's made has ended in disaster. He's carved more time for dating by leaving his busy law practice in favor of living out at Whiskey Mountain Lodge and providing private law help and professional bodyguard services for select clients. Lily Everett has been in the spotlight since childhood and has half a dozen platinum records with her two sisters. She's taking a break from the brutal music industry and hiding out in Wyoming while her ex-husband continues to cause trouble for her.

Former FBI agent Lauren Pauling met Jack Reacher in The Hard Way, the 10th Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. Now, in A Man Made for Killing, Pauling is summoned to the home of a billionaire whose daughter has died in an accident. However, he feels her death was no accident. He also claims that Jack Reacher is working on the case, and has requested Lauren Pauling's help. Pauling is surprised. If there's one person in the world who never needs help, it's Jack Reacher.

Andrew Whittaker is used to having every little thing in place, from his hair to his tie. He's the public face for the Whittaker Brothers' family energy company, and with his older brother's robot about to be announced, he needs a press secretary to help him get everything ready and tour the state to make the announcements. When he's hit by a protest sign being carried by the company's biggest opponent Rebecca Collings, he learns with a few clicks that she has the background they need.