Mission High

For more than 50 years, NASA's Mission Control has been known for two things: perfect decision-making in extreme situations and producing generations of steely-eyed missile men and women who continue that tradition. A key to that legacy of brilliant performance is a particular brand of leadership, especially at the working level in Mission Control. Take the ultimate insider's look at the leadership values and culture that created the best team on this planet.

Bei ihrer letzten Undercover-Mission hätte FBI-Agentin Eleonora Morales beinahe ihr Leben verloren. Als sie aus der Bewusstlosigkeit erwacht, findet sie sich in den Fängen des aufstrebenden Mafia-Patrons Alexej Zharkov wieder. Zu allem Überfluss weiß dieser genau, dass Eleonora für das FBI arbeitet und nur ein Ziel hat: Ihn und seine gesamte Familie hinter Gitter zu bringen.

The stench of decay pierced the air aboard the boxcar of trapped Jews. "Why me?" 15-year-old Max asked himself, as a convoy rumbled from the Warsaw Ghetto to Majdanek death camp in May 1943. The Nazis had destroyed the Glauben family's business, upended their rights, and ultimately decimated their neighborhood. The deluge of questions would only intensify after the Nazis murdered Max's mother, father, and brother. Max channeled grit and determination to outlast six horrific concentration camps in his quest to survive.

Major George Eyster V comes from a family of military officers dating back to the Revolutionary War. His tour of duty in Iraq, however, left him disillusioned and questioning. Then he accepted a posting to J-PAC, an elite division whose mission is to fulfill the most solemn promise of the military code: bring all fallen soldiers home to the country for which they gave their lives.

Abby and her brother, Mike, are keeping a secret from their mother: Mike has super powers. At eight years old, Mike has the ability to make objects around him spontaneously combust. Abby, knows that his life would be in danger if anyone found out about this, so she has kept it hidden from everyone for over a year.

"listeners looking for a quick action story will find that Reid's novel paired with Free's skilled narration provides a pleasurable listening experience." - AudioFile Magazine From beloved YA author Kimberly Reid comes an exciting new audiobook that will speak to young listeners. A CIA prodigy's...

The history of the Episcopal Church is intimately bound up with the history of empire. The two grew in tandem in the modern era, and as they grew they developed particular ideologies and practices around race. As slavery was carried over into the new political formations of the United States, so too were racially based exclusions carried over in the Episcopal Church. Mission, Race, and Empire presents a new history of the Episcopal Church from its origins in the early British Empire up to the present, told through the lenses of empire and race.

When an English assignment forces "snobby" Ashbury students Lydia, Emily, and Cassie to exchange letters with "low-life" Brookfield guys, Lydia and Emily are surprised to find their Brookfield pen pals so kind and civilized. But after Cassie's cross-town correspondent threatens her, the friends plan a series of madcap missions designed to teach this malevolent male a lesson he won't forget.

"The Number One Mission" explores the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom from the perspective of history and diplomacy.

The Business of Excellence offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organizations. The challenges of high performance and leadership are explored in depth and are illustrated with insights, interviews, and case studies from the military, sporting, and corporate worlds. The material includes a proprietary performance model that can be applied to a wide spectrum of organizations.

Even though we acknowledge God as owner of the universe and ourselves, we do not live out that belief in our daily lives. C. S. Lewis and others alluded to God's ownership and acknowledged it, but this is the first work to explore the details and explain its importance and impact in-depth. The author uses a hundred verses of scripture and his knowledge of the original languages to enlighten and illuminate what first-century Christians knew, but has been lost for centuries and hidden by our own desire to avoid knowing what God really wants from us.

Terry Stueck helps the listener gain insight into finding the one thing we as humans desperately seek: peace. Our lives are full of anger, stress, hang-ups, and addictions. Learning to correctly identify the baggage you carry and then being able to forgive your past will lead you down a path to peace. We know we are supposed to forgive, but getting rid of the root of bitterness still locked inside your heart is challenging.

The master key to the Kingdom of God. The practical guide to living in the Kingdom and enjoying all the benefits of Kingdom citizenship.

To open her cannabis dispensary, a chronically ill woman must defeat the surly doctor next door in this hilarious and steamy romantic comedy. Nomi Wyeth, former valedictorian and current pothead, has her heart set on opening her own boutique cannabis dispensary in charming downtown Sparrow Nook...