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Everyone experiences "disruptions" in their lifetime. Learning to navigate the trials with peace and joy requires caring conversations. For Dan and Nancy, disruption appeared as a doctor spoke, "Stage IV colon cancer." From that moment on, it was one difficult conversation after another. While Nancy and Dan share how they navigated these difficult conversations, they focus on helping the reader(s) enter into conversations that will help them navigate their own disruption.

This is the story of how James lost his son to The Navy in 2015 and the events that followed. Henry Price was happy and filled with ambition and a love for life, like most young men his age. He enlisted in the military after high school in hopes of getting the free college GI Bill to follow his dreams. He joined the Navy with hopes and aspirations but had no idea what would happen when he got posted in Japan. This story follows the events that happened after his death and how different gold star families of our fallen servicemen are treated if they haven’t died in the line of duty.

In Building Analytics Teams, John K. Thompson, with his 30+ years of experience and expertise, illustrates the fundamental concepts of building and managing a high-performance analytics team, including what to do, who to hire, projects to undertake, and what to avoid in the journey of building an analytically sound team. The core processes in creating an effective analytics team and the importance of the business decision-making life cycle are explored to help achieve initial and sustainable success.

Ever since she was a young girl, Virginia had to face many obstacles mentally, spiritually and physically to fit into this judgmental world. Feeling alone and misunderstood, Virginia faces what life has to throw at her with sheer determination and a bit of luck. When Virginia loses her way along her journey, she encounters forces both light and dark before she finds a genuine connection with the divine and starts to heal her broken soul with her unwavering faith.

The key to unlocking your health and overall well-being is not out in the world...but within you. The question is, will you use it? Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the 21st century is an “epidemic” not of a particular disease, but of a healthy lifestyle…or rather, a lack thereof. On the surface, this might not seem so significant. After all, you’ve got a ton of responsibilities to address: education, family, job, loans, investments. It’s an endless list.

After surviving the effects of a war that lasted for much of her early childhood, Eden finds safety and security in a new world established by her grandmother....