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The First 90 Days of Marriage will help couples lay the foundation for a God-scripted, happily-ever-after relationship that only gets better with time. Whether you are soon to be married, have been married many years, or simply want to gain God’s perspective for marriage in your single years, you’ll greatly benefit from this book.

When traditional approaches are inadequate or resisted, advanced leadership skills are essential. In this book, Kanter shows how people everywhere can unleash their creativity and entrepreneurial adroitness to mobilize partners across challenging cultural, social, and political situations and innovate for a brighter future.

Every leader and team can use Building Strategic Organizations to deepen their understanding of essential strategy topics. You can also use these five tools to quickly develop a robust strategic plan that aligns your on-the-ground work with your strategy, priorities, and vision. Build the strategic capacity and employee engagement of your entire workforce by making sure they know why they come to work, what is most important, and what progress is being made.

The second edition of Building the Successful Theater Company takes listeners even deeper into the world of theatrical production, examining in great depth the financial realities of establishing - and maintaining - a successful organization. This indispensable reference is updated to include more theater company profiles with expert advice to better reveal the pitfalls, passions, and practicalities of the theater industry.

Have you ever wondered how the Hoover Dam was built? Follow along as the Colorado River itself tells you its story! A lot of work went into the construction of this giant dam, but it was worth it—we now have Lake Mead and a way of converting the river’s energy into electricity!

Small steps can lead to big changes. For lawyers who want to improve their career, Building a Better Law Practice: Become a Better Lawyer in Five Minutes a Day is full of these small steps. A few minutes a day with this easy-to-listen guide will help put you on the right path to growing your career.

Based on extensive interviews with both tenured leaders and new employees, focus groups with learning and development experts, and a comprehensive literature research as well as the author's own in-depth coaching knowledge and expertise, this book proposes an academically researched, developed, and validated model of eight dimensions of successful coaching as well as a five-step implementation plan which can be used as an impactful framework to embed coaching skills in organizational settings to create a sustainable and growth-generating coaching culture.

Is your young athlete struggling with confidence, fear of failure, or staying focused under pressure? You're not alone—and you're not without solutions. In today’s competitive sports environment, talent and physical skill are only part of the equation. What truly separates good athletes from great ones is mental toughness. Yet most kids are never taught how to build the mindset needed to thrive under pressure.

As a leader, you have work that is complex, full of ups and downs. Your ability to be resilient - to pick yourself up after setbacks and keep on going no matter the challenges - is critical not only to successful leadership but also to fostering teams, generating collaboration, and igniting your organization. In this breakthrough book, veteran consultants Joan McArthur-Blair and Jeanie Cockell show that Appreciative Inquiry can be an invaluable tool to build that resilience.

How do the Habsburgs approach family life? In a world that has gone mad, building a wholesome family cradle is daunting and often seems impossible. At the same time, many dare to dream of happiness in family life even today. How can you find the right spouse — and make a lifelong marriage work — in a culture that values transaction over commitment? How do you decide on core values and pass them on to your children? What are some practical ways to raise a family in the Faith?

Punk rock and hip-hop, disco and salsa, the loft jazz scene and the downtown composers known as Minimalists—in the mid-1970s, New York City was a laboratory where all the major styles of modern music were reinvented, all at once, from one block to the next, by musicians who knew, admired, and borrowed from one another.

Discover how bridges are made! Young engineers and architects are introduced to the world of bridges, including the types of bridges, how they’re built, and key terms.

Sara Smythe a réussi à gravir les échelons jusqu'à diriger les femmes de chambre d'un hôtel chic de Londres. Mais lorsqu'une rencontre fortuite avec Theodore Camden, l'un des architectes d'un grand immeuble d'appartements new-yorkais, le Dakota, débouche sur une offre d'emploi, son monde s'ouvre à de nombreuses possibilités, notamment celle de mieux connaître Theo, qui comprend Sara comme personne d'autre... et qui vit au Dakota avec sa femme et ses trois jeunes enfants.

It’s Drop Night, the one night every decade when the gods hand out cards to a lucky few. If you get a deck, you’re a deckbearer capable of wondrous feats within the Great Game system. You can control powerful monsters and summon mantles that let you fight alongside your beasts. Ethan Wolfe, top enforcer for the Grimm family mob, has already been overlooked on two previous Drop Nights. People of his ilk seldom receive cards, as the gods tend to favor people who follow their divine mandates, but that doesn’t mean Wolfe can’t hope.

You open up. You try to get closer. But the more you reach out… the more they pull away. They need space. You need reassurance. And suddenly, what should be a relationship—feels more like a chase. You overthink every message. Every pause. Every “I’m fine” that doesn’t feel fine at all. And deep down, you wonder: “Is it me? Am I too much? Or not enough?” This is what it feels like to live with an anxious attachment style—especially when you're in a relationship with someone emotionally avoidant. The connection feels real… but so does the pain. And the confusion. And the exhaustion.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to better use your data? Are you interested in the works of machine learning? If you answered yes to these questions, then this audiobook is for you. Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence are powerful data tools that can help improve businesses.

What if your business didn’t just pay bills but built you an empire? "Building Wealth: A Guide to Commercial Real Estate for Entrepreneurs" is your key to that life. Commercial real estate isn’t a rich man’s game—it’s your fast track to wealth. This book shows you how to turn your grind into a goldmine, starting today. Meet owner-occupied commercial real estate (OOCRE): buy your business’s home and stop feeding landlords. Every payment stacks equity—wealth you own. As values rise, leverage it for loans or new ventures. Rental cash flows in, steady and sweet. Tax breaks?

"Building Your Wealth: Smart Investment Tips for Your 20s" is a comprehensive guide designed to help young adults take control of their financial future. Written for those in their 20s who are eager to understand the fundamentals of investing, this book provides clear, actionable advice to get started on the path to financial success. Through practical strategies, real-life examples, and easy-to-understand concepts, this book demystifies the world of investing.

The bestselling fitness book for women who want to lose up to 35 pounds of fat or more and gain whole-body muscle definition in just 3-5 hours per week—and without giving up delicious foods or doing grueling workouts.

Scaling People is a practical and empathetic guide to being an effective leader and manager in a high-growth environment. The tactical information it puts forward—including guidance on crafting foundational documents, strategic and financial planning, hiring and team development, and feedback and performance mechanisms—can be applied to companies of any size, in any industry.