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I've traveled twenty-two years into the past to change the future and prevent the nightmare awaiting planet Earth. I've started altering the course of events in the present radically, creating every possible advantage for myself and my family. I need power and influence to save Earth from destruction.

In Front-Line Leadership: How to Eliminate Complacency and Build All-In Engagement, experienced leader and veteran Patrick Nelson delivers an inspiring and exciting discussion of real-world leadership that changes lives and gets results.

With his career as a fighter pilot ended, Akuleh—Ku to his friends—is accepted into training for the Qaletaqa, the fulfillment of his childhood ambition. Once a territorial militia on Ku’s home world, the Qaletaqa are now the most sought-after special operations force in the Soliennese Commonwealth. The training regime is brutal, but Ku is motivated by his duty to his friend, King Mogen, who vanished when the enemy Supremacy occupied Solienne.

Thousands of religions have adherents today, and countless more have existed throughout history. What accounts for this astonishing diversity? This extraordinarily ambitious and comprehensive book demonstrates how evolutionary systematics and philosophy can yield new insight into the development of organized religion. Lance Grande—a leading evolutionary systematist—examines the growth and diversification of hundreds of religions over time, highlighting their historical interrelationships.

Clark Keane, sixth grade superhero Eagleboy, would do anything for his friends. Climb a way-too-high rickety treehouse? Sure. Create a superhero alter ego for Murphy instead of studying for finals? No question. Brave the grumpy neighbor’s Mutant House in the dark to find Murphy’s lost ball? Well… if he has to. So when Murphy accuses Clark of being a bad friend because of one teensy joke, Clark is outraged. Shots fire, balls fly, and friends pick sides. No treehouse is safe from the feud. But friendship might not be the only thing in danger. Strange things have begun to happen on Oak Street.

The volcanic eruption on Deception Island, Antarctica has destroyed potentially the most significant archaeological find in human history… but not before the mysterious rune it produced somehow saved the lives of two of the most powerful members of the Order of the Global Brotherhood. In an act of apparent magnanimity, the Order’s chairman, Thierry Voltaire, provides funding to offer that same rune of health and vitality to the global population in the form of a tattoo, free of charge. But how does the rune actually work?

I traveled twenty-two years into the past to change the future and prevent the nightmare that threatens the Earth. I founded the Syndicate, which has by now become the most powerful organization in the world. It comprises the most talented Evolvers humanity has to offer—I selected them personally, guided by the knowledge from the future. I have now assembled a small army of Evolvers under the auspices of the Syndicate to clear the descent from the mountain and reach an incredibly powerful monster—the Silkworm, whose abilities I intend to claim for myself.

Blamed for the accidental deaths of two family members, Akuleh—Ku to his friends—flees his shamanic society to fight in an interstellar war. An excellent bush pilot, he gets accepted for flight training, even though he’s underage—a quality that makes him the target of abuse from many of his peers.

Darcie was taking her young child Tristan to rejoin her husband Lujan in the Enach system when nonhuman slavers attacked and captured their transport. Darcie escaped with Tristan in a lifepod and touched down on Ganwold, a primitive planet controlled by their long-time enemy. Unfortunately, due to a malfunction in the lightskip drive, they’d also accidentally jumped several years forward in time and can’t expect to be rescued, so Tristan grows to manhood hiding among the alien ganan.

Everything Thomas Benton ever wanted is finally within his reach. As Vice-Regent in the New World Faith Union, he is two steps beneath the spiritual adviser to Premier Immu Aali, the leader of the world. He has wealth, power, prestige and any pleasure he wishes. But memories of his best friend’s execution haunt him day and night. Why does he care? His job has been to eradicate all Deviants from the planet, and he’s been good at it...until one fateful day when he’s assigned to either break or execute a particularly powerful Deviant, the only woman he has ever loved.

As the war began to swing in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank Destroyer Battalion.

Admiral Lujan Sergey is Commander-in-Chief of the Unified World’s special forces, the Spherzah. When the new government of a former enemy world, Issel, requests assistance from the UW to repel an invasion by masuk slavers, the negotiations become contentious. An assassin strikes during the treaty signing, and Lujan is critically injured. The damage to his central nervous system leaves him with little but his keen mind.

In the intricate dance of life, we often find ourselves grappling with three essential realms: Food, Finances, and Faith. My journey has been a tapestry of struggles and stumbles, a series of daily do-overs inspired by my own surname—Mulligan. This book is a candid documentation of my missteps and the invaluable lessons gleaned from them, with the hope that listeners can chart a swifter course to success in their own lives.

Reunited with his family, Tristan struggles to find common ground to build a relationship with Lujan Sergey, commander of the Unified Worlds’ special forces and the father he’s never known. A new universe is beginning to open for him when a new crisis occurs, and Tristan is pressed to volunteer for hazardous service.

An Infinite Treasury acquaints you with one of the most uplifting Puritan authors, William Bridge (1600-1670). Brian G. Hedges traces Bridge's life and ministry in a brief biography, emphasizing Bridge's theology of grace in the Christian life. Hedges then presents excerpts from Bridge's writings, which reveal Jesus as grace personified so that we can enjoy salvation in Him. Listen and be encouraged by the grace, fullness, and sufficiency of Jesus Christ in William Bridge's writings.