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Are you plagued by imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and a lack of confidence in your leadership role? Do you struggle with uncertainty and insecurity about your capabilities as you navigate your new position? Poor leadership poses a significant problem as it undermines trust, hinders growth, and breeds dissatisfaction among followers. It creates an environment of uncertainty, inefficiency, and lack of direction, ultimately impeding organizational success.

15 stories of Santa Claus' magical life outside of Christmas.

Don’t Shark the Dolphins teaches you tips and techniques with easy-to-understand terminology to help you improve your game. On-court lessons are extended off the court with the P3 pickleball lifestyle, a philosophy taught through inspirational stories and perspectives on how we should consider carrying ourselves throughout our daily life. Finally, it introduces “Turbo”, the revolutionary new doubles strategy that is going to change the world of pickleball forever.

In the opening flashback, an imaginary African American actor named Albert (Bert) Brown, dressed as a railroad porter, sets up the story. The twin protagonists are a famous New York actress, Anna Carroll (prefers Annie), who is dedicated to seeking revenge for the civil war death of her father, and the man who caused that death, a railroad construction engineer from Georgia named Wade Clay.

This book chronicles the last 16 two reelers and starring feature films of The Three Stooges featuring Joe Besser and Curly Joe DeRita.

In this book, Embracing Forever: Navigating Love, Commitment, and Growth, we explore the multifaceted nature of love and delve into the fundamental elements that contribute to a lasting and fulfilling relationship. We embark on a journey that traverses the stages of love, the challenges that test our commitment, and the pathways to personal and relational growth.

The Florida Keys are experiencing something never seen before; a serial killer. After every clue has been exhausted, Key West police and Monroe County sheriffs are no closer to solving this mystery than when they found the first victim, so they call in Florida Division of Law Enforcement detective Charley Thomas to help. After weeks of investigation, Charley hasn’t come up with a single clue. The sheriffs are starting to wonder if it’s an inside job.

A young ranger recon sergeant major, Danny McCarty, returns home following the apparent suicide death of his father. What Danny doesn’t know is that he’s being recruited by his aunt’s Forty Two club for his military and outdoorsman skills to root out his dad’s real killer and bring them to justice. A series of encounters follows wherein Danny goes to jail, breaks out, goes back in, and breaks out again. Between escapes, he wins a football game, blows up the mine with a homemade bomb, and has several confrontations with his brother, his girlfriend, and three persistent thugs.

Rosie takes a late summer walk in the woods with her grandmother's Labrador, Hattie. She meets an alien troll called Thumblerock. He can talk to animals, and he wants her to go with him to his own planet for an extremely specific reason. This sets the scene for an intergalactic journey across the stars, which for Rosie and her grandmother's Labrador can be upsetting, delightful, and full of love. It touches on both political and environmental issues and explores the possibilities of how a civilization could continue to develop while achieving environmental balance.

Once in a Blue Moon, intended for all ages, is the magically realistic story of the Rainwater family and their island in the middle of Good Bear Lake below Shadow Mountain in Colorado. Gabriel Rainwater is the family patriarch and Chris is his 20-year-old grandson. The Rainwaters are members of a clan of superhumans known as Rangers, whose mission is to escort human spirits into and out of this world, and Gabriel is their head man. 

David’s mother discusses David’s emotional alienation with his history teacher (an African American woman with special abilities and a magical cat, Halloween) and wishes that he would go back to being the loving, giving boy he once was. She makes that wish come true using a wooden button ring (a wishing ring) and Halloween. That afternoon during the ball game, David gets knocked out. He wakes up in the powder magazine at Fort Sumter and learns the year is now 1861. He’s been wished back in time.

This is my story. After a lifetime of trying to help everyone else get their lives together, I have finally figured out how to get mine together. I am now 72 years old, semi-retired from a business I created to help young adults with autism function in the world. I live in Mexico with my loving partner. I have fulfilling relationships with my adult children and grandchildren.

Join Monique, a fifth grade graduate, as she discovers the power of music.

Christmas Angel is a collection of memories of three events in the life of a retired surgeon, a man who is self-admittedly not perfect and who has not always been religious. A grumpy sort of a fellow who blames his personality defects on his genetics, as do most of us who are well-educated enough to appreciate the value using DNA as an alibi.

Everyone misses the mark occasionally. Everyone is operating at the highest level of consciousness they are capable of. People merit another opportunity. People are malleable. You should feel liberated. You deserve to experience what it's like to live a life free of bitterness taking up space in your head, heart, and life. To continue living your life, you don't need to wait for an apology. You lead a life. You can develop what's wonderful within of you when you let go of what goes on inside of other people.

Despite his diagnoses of Bipolar I, ADHD, and PTSD, an episode of psychosis, anxiety, depression, and various other mental illnesses, Anthony Braaten has reached success. He has adopted the 12 skills that he found, with practice, would bring him lasting joy and serenity.

Set in the racially turbulent '60s, Davids Valley is a drama overlain with magical realism. A self-isolated, disaffected young resident surgeon, Dr. John David III, is pushed by Esther Freeman, an African American ghost, to visit his stroke-crippled and dying mother, Alice David, in Davids Valley, Oklahoma, John’s hometown, which was founded by his grandfather. After a prolonged absence, at home John discovers he has a son, Sonny, by the strong-willed, independent Native American woman, Betsy Guy, whom he has left behind.

How can you get the most out of your college experience? Do you have all the tools you need to succeed? With the Skills Building Workbook for College Students, you will learn the skills you need to not only get through college, but to excel. Chapters include lessons and exercises or activities such as: Note Taking 101, Introduction to Time Management, Dealing with Procrastination, and Better Writing Skills.

Join the young red fox on his journey to find a friend just like him. As he explores the meadows, he encounters a variety of animals to befriend. But despite his best efforts, he is unable to make a connection with any of them.

Hey guys! My name is Luis Felipe Lopez, an American born teen with Mexican born parents, and welcome to my story on how cooking brought not only me and my parents the feeling of being back home, but hundreds, thousands of others who use the wonders of meal preparation to feel the essence of that other side to us. So come with me as I guide you on how to find your way home via the delicacies of your own kitchen.