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Focusing is more important than it have has been in an era with social media, advertisements, and a million possibilities to spend your time wisely or foolishly. In this guide, we will show you how to ignore distractions, improve your memory, and increase your concentration. Pressure can be good or bad. Here, we will discuss how to use it to your advantage while avoiding too much pressure on yourself.

High Skies recounts the collision of devastating weather, Cold War suspicion, tense race relations, and the unintended consequences of good intentions in a small West Texas town in the 1950s, changing the futures of the families there and altering their perceptions of America. At the center of this perfect storm is Raymond “Flyboy” Seaker, a respected military veteran, now the vice principal of a school in which Troy, who tells the story, and his disabled friend Stevie will have their lives upended forever.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is quite common. It is one of those things that you should know more about, because there might be someone in your life who has it. The condition has pros and cons, but if you don’t know about any of those, life can be tough. In this book, we’ll touch on the nature of obsessions, how they are different from compulsive behavior, and which similarities they show. Additionally, the biological and environmental causes of this disorder will be highlighted.

The focus of this book is on Juan Bautista Valdés’ grandson José Mariano de Jesús Valdés, who was born in Barranco at around1806, during the Spanish governance of New Mexico. Biographies of José Mariano de Jesús and his children give background to the history of the Valdés family in New Mexico and Southern Colorado.

Matt Bowman is a seasoned pilot, flying for the CIA and defending his country. He has been selected to stop the deadliest epidemic in history from being spread throughout the world, and eliminate its creator, Dr. Sing. But Bowman discovers he is unable to do that without the help of a most unlikely ally: Zhang Min, second generation American and AP international news reporter. 

They sent four special force operatives to kill him and dispose of his body. He had six hours to save the life of the U.S. president. He was three thousand miles away with a team of killers on his trail. There was no record of his existence. No fingerprints. No driver’s license. No social security numbers. No one knew his real identity and there was no one he could call on for help. The only question remaining was could he make it to Washington D.C. in time to save the President? Some people knew him as The Reader. Many knew him as Sage. Nobody knew who he was.

Harper: I don't get tangled up with men. I love them and leave them. Always have. I'm a drifter, traveling without any real destination in mind. Until my van gets stuck and a stern, strong cowboy literally puts me over his shoulder. Settling down is starting to look like a good option. But I don't know how to stop running from my past. Barrett: Harper's like a wild rabbit; running, always running, and I want to catch her and show her she doesn't need to run no more. I thought I could change her. Only, now she's gone. Can a wild thing ever stop and settle down?

Indian stories, much like the folklore of many other lands, are steeped in culture. Often the result of something magical or miraculous, the folktales told in India serve the purpose of being both an amusing way to pass the time, as well as being a core part of the teaching of morals to the country’s youth. Collected here are a number of the most famous Indian fairy tales, stories that may sound passing familiar to those of you who are well-read. 

“They went slogging up to the churchyard gate all right, but when they got to staggering along ’tween the gravestones Mark thought he could see a something white sitting in the poorch, but the sailor couldn’t see anything at all with that lump on his shoulders. "What’s that there"? Mark whispers in Pat’s ear. And Pat Crowe whispers back, just for joking: "Old Nick in his nightshirt". "Steady now", Mark whispers, "go steady Pat, it’s getting up and coming". Pat only gives a bit of a chuckle and says: "Ah, that’s him, that’s just like him".

With an introduction by Professor Lane on the love of books, this book includes a judicious selection from the writings of Guido Bruno. Here, he describes what bookstores were like during the post-World War I boon in such cities as New York, Chicago, Boston, and elsewhere. He speaks of a time when very young entrepreneurs saw opening a bookstore as an investment into the future, where the public was eager not only to read the latest novels, but also to enjoy the experience of browsing shelves upon shelves of new literary possibilities.

Sylvia Sumner is meeting her lover Jim Hart. From an alleyway, she dashes across the road and hurries down a pathway crossing a field. Tucker Stewart, who has loved Sylvia since one, brief encounter in the woods back in high school, sees her from his office window and follows her. He fails to acknowledge that her husband, the detective-obsessed Forty Sumner, is watching them from a distance.

Sloan is now under the protection of The Warriors of the Guild, sentient beings designed to protect the Universe against Dark Ones. As the hunt for Darrow begins, Sloan is drawn deeper into their world. An intergalactic war between Warriors and Dark Ones ignites, with Sloan caught precariously in the middle. Sloan fights to return home, to the one place she has always felt safe, and to the man who has claimed her heart. Sloan must come to terms with the truth of her natural born energy and also accept her new role within the Universe.

Do you have full control over your emotions? I don’t think so. Maybe a lot but nobody is perfect at it. Moreover, what emotions are justified? Which ones are okay to express? And how? We will talk about empathy, paranoia, the essence of the conscience, and how to be happier and more fulfilled in life. We will also define jealousy and cover various aspects about this controversial topic. As far as I’m concerned, since jealousy is in everyone, a lot of people could benefit from this audiobook.

When I was two years old, my mother, Donna Litchfield, was brutally murdered by Stephen Moore. My mother had broken up with Stephen - her boyfriend, at the time - only a day prior to being killed. A jury found Stephen guilty of the stabbing murder and the judge sentenced him to life in prison. Moore was sent to the maximum-security Trenton State Prison.

Jealousy is a common emotion. It’s one of those things that has been weaved into our very nature to protect ourselves from allowing others to cheat on us or have our competitors walk all over us without doing anything about it. But what if it goes too far? What if it becomes an annoyance? In this audiobook, we will define jealousy and cover various aspects about this controversial topic. 

Do you have full control over your emotions? I don’t think so. Maybe a lot but nobody is perfect at it. Moreover, what emotions are justified? Which ones are okay to express? And how? All of these questions will be addressed in this elaborate book about emotional intelligence, self-control, the different feelings we have, and how they motivate us. We will talk about empathy, paranoia, the essence of the conscience, and how to be happier and more fulfilled in life. 

Senator Gerald Albers is at the top of his game politically when mob-like characters blackmail him to the tune of more than a million dollars in order to keep the politician’s secret sex life out of the media. Albers, dreading the worst outcome, and unwilling to involve the police, hires private eye and former Chicago cop, Cleve Hawkins, to track down the threatening miscreants.

Do you want to be the most likely applicant for a job? Do you often find accounting a hard subject? To push yourself beyond your limits, are you trying to know accounting? Would you like to understand better the purpose and application of accounting and how it is implemented? In this book, all the concepts are present in full detail for your knowledge so that you become a master in accounting. This book is simple and easy to understand. This book will turn out to be an excellent guide for beginners who wish to learn accounting. 

Accounting has been around for centuries, and people who have trained as accountants are still in high demand as companies around the world require certified, qualified professionals to audit their finances. You need some personal characteristics and extensive training to act as an accountant, but it is a field that pays well and provides job security.

Although the west often dismissed the Khabarovsk War Crimes Trial as "Communist Propaganda", it was the first time the scientists from the "Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department" of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) came forward with the crimes they committed during World War II. The Khabarovsk War Crime Trials were hearings held between 25-31 December 1949 in the Soviet Union's Stalinist courts, and lasted for five days. It unearthed cruel biological weapon development and human experimentation practices by the Japanese Imperial Army.