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Practical and straightforward, yet warm and compassionate, Grieving with Hope clarifies the popular misconception that people move through stages of grief. This will be an encouragement to many, as grieving people often think something is wrong with them when their grief doesn't proceed neatly through stages. The reality is that grieving people jump back and forth between different emotions, sometimes wrestling with multiple emotions at once. This book is packed with short, biblically based, gospel-centered, topical chapters addressing the issues grieving people face.

Master the most important settings on your camera and learn how to look at your surroundings through new, more creative eyes, so that you can take amazing photographs of your friends, family, vacations, events, and anything else that is beautiful and important to you.

A pioneering approach to overcoming high blood pressure. If you are one of the millions of people diagnosed with high blood pressure, this groundbreaking book can change your life.

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In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the options available for ending the war with Japan. In this new edition, Walker incorporates a decade of new research - mostly from Japanese archives only recently made available - that provides fresh insight on the strategic considerations that led to dropping the bomb.

In Special Duty, Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. Looking at the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures, he probes the reasons why Japan has endured such a roller-coaster ride when it comes to intelligence gathering and analysis, and concludes that the ups and downs of the past century - combined with growing uncertainties in the regional security environment - have convinced Japanese leaders of the critical importance of striking balance between power and insight.  

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, but even the light can't keep away all that goes bump in the night. From rituals and witches to summer slasher and sunny horror, this anthology has it all.  

From a newspaper column that gained tremendous popularity for its upbeat celebration of ingenuity in nature, comes 100 of the best bite-size articles celebrating "intelligent Design." Covering a wide range of examples from nature in ways rarely considered, Alibrando engages the listener with scientific accuracy and a pinch of wit.

A chance meeting with one of his idols, a well-known multi-millionaire author, leaves Charles in an uncomfortable state. Charles must discover the secret of getting rich, but he first has to come to terms with the price he has to pay. Through his encounter with his idol, he meets a unique stranger who tells Charles what he must do in order to become rich, but the price may be too great.

Given the consistent movement away from God's values in America today, this audiobook provides biblical directives on how believers are to act in a morally corrupt society. It clarifies EVERY believer's duty concerning loving others, while at the same time taking a stand. What makes this audiobook unique is its effort to present a scriptural basis for Christian American citizenship today, rather than the Christian tradition of our nation. With over 185 scripture quotations, the audiobook is unmistakably for those who believe the Bible.

One hundred years after Dr. Irwin C. Jacobs begins his epic quest to develop a truly cognitive neural array, "artificial sentients" live amongst us and are sold in retail stores. With the establishment of a new slavery comes a new abolitionist movement and a new underground railroad - run by people determined to protect these new slaves from the worst abuses of their human owners.

Book 2 of the Symbiosis Series. Sergeant Mike Richardson loves to fight - or so he thinks. He's at home in the Symbiont Safety Patrol. An underground railroad of sorts, the organization rescues sentient non-humans - his people - from abusive human owners. He loves the action; the "cause" is secondary until a routine rescue mission turns deadly.

Think Different is a place where people can come to gain insight and connect with others who are making a difference in their own unique and purposeful ways. Please tune in!

The purpose of this podcast is to help promote, inspire and share our wonderful hobby. In doing so, we hope to record the history of our hobby and possibly inspire those who aren’t sure or help someone along the way. Recording the podcast makes it possible to share stories of others and help to grow the model train community.

In diesem Podcast befassen wir uns mit Themen rund um Gruppendynamik und zwischenmenschliche Dynamik. Als erfahrene Praktiker und Forscher verbinden wir das Beste aus beiden Welten: Theorie und Praxis. Ihr könnt euch also sicher sein, dass wir genau wissen, worüber wir sprechen. Wenn wir auf andere Experten im Bereich stoßen, die sich mit bestimmten Themen befassen, präsentieren wir ihre Ideen hier ebenfalls. Unsere Episoden decken eine breite Palette von Themen ab, von der Kommunikation und Konfliktlösung in Gruppen über Rollenverteilung und Führungsstile bis hin zu kulturellen ...

On an afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museum's castle. Rare objects and valuable paintings were destroyed. The flames at the Smithsonian were not the first—and certainly would not be the last—disaster to upend a museum in the United States. The Museum explores the concepts of "crisis" as it relates to museums, and how these historic institutions have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty. 

A versatile, informative, entertaining and fun program. Content mostly sports with general add-ons of entertainment, news, segments, interviews, guests and analysis of current topics.

In this book, I will dive into the basics of cryptocurrency! To start, we will break down what cryptocurrency is and what makes it different from the currency we know and use daily. Once you’ve got that, the next thing to know will be commonly seen terms used specifically for cryptocurrency as well as what those terms actually mean. From there, I’m going to talk about tokenomics and why a general understanding is valuable.