English Fundamentals

Author William Lin spent over a decade in venture capital, starting in an entry-level position, helping to start a leading VC firm from scratch, and eventually becoming managing partner. In The VC Field Guide, Lin shares his unique framework, the Venture Capital Investment Framework, to help any venture capitalist, entrepreneur, or investor make better startup investment decisions, quicker. Lin delivers an incisive and practical handbook for the world of venture capital.

Life is hard. The lingering effects of past bullying, abuse, trauma, trouble, or chaos can negatively affect today’s relationships, today’s ability to make good decisions, and today’s ability to have joy. We may think we have put the past behind us, and yet the past seems to have trouble staying in the past. Often the feelings about the emotional wounds of the past drift into the present, making problems for today. It can give us feelings of stress, anxiety worry, anger, and feeling like bad things will happen.

Today's business environment poses unprecedented perils for the average American as for the first time ever, more than half of Americans now own stock. Identifying the problems of the past, Skeel offers a strikingly new diagnosis of the fundamental flaws in corporate America today, and of what can be done to fix them.

Life is wonderfully simple. One efficient energy or spirit permeates all that exists. A few universal laws characterise this energy in all phases of its infinitely varied manifestation. To feel this spirit as a living reality within, to understand these simple laws and adapt life to wise obedience to them - this it is to possess the greatest peace, happiness, and power of doing good. The entire secret could be told in a few words...

Forgiveness is not a vow to forget wrongdoings as if they never happened but a journey that facilitates recovery while giving yourself permission to release animosity, cultivate joy, and to live a life of ease. If you are ready to put down the heavy baggage by learning to forgive yourself and others, The Forgiveness Fundamentals provides a comforting path.

Computers have become an indispensable part of our lives. Considering the possibilities you can unlock and accomplish with a computer, there’s no wonder almost every home today owns at least one computer. But getting started with a computer might seem like quantum physics to some. Computers today are something of a mystery to some. Many users look at a computer and only know the basic functions, or rather how to operate it.

When first written into the Constitution, intellectual property aimed to facilitate "progress of science and the useful arts" by granting rights to authors and inventors. Today, when rapid technological evolution accompanies growing wealth inequality and political and social divisiveness, the constitutional goal of "progress" may pertain to more basic, human values, redirecting IP's emphasis to the commonweal instead of private interests.

This is a no-nonsense job survival manual. It is a brief, practical, brutally honest guide for students, interns, and anyone starting or changing their careers and seeking to navigate the stormy internal politics of their organizations. It is based on the author’s more than 40 years of experience as an official in the US Government, as in-house attorney for major corporations, and as Senior Counsel with major international law firms in the US and Europe.

Find out why over 36 million Americans are playing one of the most exciting, friendliest, and most accessible games for people of all ages—pickleball! Does the idea of a sport that anyone — regardless of their fitness level or age — can start playing from day one sound appealing? In fact, pickleball is America’s fastest-growing sport, precisely because it can be enjoyed by anyone — even by those who have never held a racket in their hands!

Throughout her long career of “afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted,” the cause closest to Molly Ivins’s heart was working to protect the freedoms we all value. Sadly, today we’re living in a time when dissent is equated with giving aid to terrorists, when any of us...

The Smart Start Up helps listeners start strong and stay strong in the early phases of growing their businesses, providing fundamental strategies for beating the odds. Tom Hopkins and Omar Periu want listeners to be part of the statistics for businesses that not only succeeded in their first two years, but exceeded their own expectations for success. With this information, listeners will be able to establish a solid foundation on which to build their businesses to the success level of their dreams....

Christians agree that worship must be biblical, but too many Christians focus on a handful of texts. To understand and do the Christian liturgy, we need to take account of the whole Bible. In Theopolitan Liturgy, Peter J. Leithart examines the liturgical features of creation. The world is a temple. History is a dialogue with God. Life and society is sacrificial. Time follows a liturgical pattern.

A former U.S. senator joins a legal scholar to examine a hushed effort to radically change our Constitution, offering a warning and a way forward. Over the last two decades, a fringe plan to call a convention under the Constitution's amendment mechanism—the nation's first ever—has inched...

As the modern world crumbles, Christians scramble for answers. The solution is right in front of us—the Christian church, an outpost of the heavenly city among the cities of men. The Theopolitan Vision explains what the church is, and how the Spirit empowers the church's world-transforming mission through Word and worship, Scripture and liturgy. It shows how the church can be a city of light in a dark age.

In the ever-changing landscape of modern education, equipping elementary-aged children with fundamental life skills has become more crucial than ever before. Academics, while important, are just one piece of the puzzle. Taking a holistic approach to developing your child's well-being is equally vital. Teaching life skills is not just about imparting knowledge; it's an opportunity to strengthen the parent-child bond.

Belief Theory integrates insights from physics, biology, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to form a new cohesive worldview, illustrating how belief acts as a causal force, underpinning behaviour in our lives and the Universe. This book offers a new lens to view life's biggest questions and provides answers to some of science and philosophy's oldest inquiries such as free will, consciousness, and enlightenment, as well as the double-slit experiment, the Fermi paradox, and the emergence of consciousness in AI.

Selling and negotiating a good deal is the most valuable skill in the business world. How well you build value and negotiate dictates the profit percentage on the business model. Being an expert at the basics is what will separate you from your peers and allow you to make as much money as you’re worth. This is true whether you are a veteran who has been around for a long time or if you are new to the world of sales.

This guide addresses common concerns and offers practical strategies for integrating AI into your teaching methods. Learn to navigate ethical considerations, stay updated on advancements, and embrace AI as an asset to your role as an educator. Simplify and streamline your workload with manageable steps to incorporate AI, regardless of your technical background. Discover how AI can enhance your teaching journey – click to explore now!

When Jim Collins coined the term "Level 5 Leadership" in his book Good to Great, little did he know he would inspire a generation to become servant leaders. Do you wish you were in leadership? Are you frustrated with being in leadership? Do you wonder why leadership sucks? You are not alone. Why does leadership suck? It sucks because real leadership is hard, requires selfless service, and because the buck stops here.

This collection is like the bones of a body - a framework around which the remaining body of work can arrange itself. Sure, there's a lot that needs to be filled in to make it all come to life, but with Bones, now we've got the basic building blocks in place. Plus the words go down like a strawberry milkshake - pleasing to the tongue yet with all the calcium we need for optimum health.