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Jacob A. Hinson thought he had seen the worst that humanity had to offer. Still haunted by memories of his combat service in Vietnam, functioning in society is often a chore for him. When he observes the abduction of three young girls from their school bus stop, he is thrust into a position he's not sure he can handle. Can Jacob subdue his own demons in order to save these innocent lives, or have age and the scars of war left him unable to stop the evil that awaits them?

Have you ever wondered what makes some people more successful than others? Well, it does not always boil down to talent. Oftentimes there are far more variables involved that cause some to rise above the rest. There is no doubt that we all want to be successful in life. The million-dollar question, however, is: How should we go about obtaining that success?

You don't have to have an MBA to get ahead in business. You don't even need a college degree. All you need is intelligence, drive, creativity, courage, and The Cilantro Diaries. Lorenzo Gomez went from the stockroom of a grocery store to the boardrooms of two private companies without a formal higher education. In his inspiring and humorous true story of hope and accomplishment, he shares the steps he took up the ladder and the guiding principles that got him to the top.

Secrets is a tour de force that combines self-help, how-to, autobiography, and short stories to dig into such topics as entrepreneurship vs. employment, money management vs. money DIY, marketing and the soft sell, vacations and health, the payback for decency, and the virtues of Generous Free Enterprise vs. traditional free enterprise. The author bashes conventional wisdom and introduces new, more dynamic and effective ways to think and act.

Chad Miller never intended on becoming a serial-killing, counterculture hero.... When the American dream turns into the American nightmare, Chad's forced to quit med school and rethink his life. Banks, bill collectors, and bad credit push him over the edge. Becoming a martyr for the poor and working class, Chad gives the rich pigs a taste of their own medicine. Shot guns and sharks and plane crashes, oh my!

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Martin Luther King III was one of those four little children mentioned in Martin Luther King's groundbreaking "I Have a Dream" speech. In this memoir, Martin Luther King Jr.'s son gives an intimate look at the man and the father behind the civil rights leader. Mr. King's remembrances show both his warm, loving family and a momentous time in American history.

Playing on High Ground is a book for athletes desiring to grow in their relationship with God and improve their mental game in order to give their all for the one who gave his life for all, Jesus Christ.

Frank knew he didn't belong in the swamp. He's never been like the other ogres. He's clean and polite, and they...well, they're not. So, one day, Frank sets off into the world to find somewhere he can belong. This is the story of that time in Frank's life; join him as he searches for a place where an ogre like him can belong. After all, there has to be somewhere in the world where he can belong, doesn't there?

Having a hard time setting and meeting goals for a positive change in life? Maybe it's time to learn habit stacking. Habit stacking teaches you to build on habits and routines that already exist in your daily life. You won't struggle or stress over making significant changes and meeting extreme goals; instead, you'll steadily develop the skills and habits that promote a positive life experience without even thinking about it.

Plenty of legends surround the infamous Boulder House in Whispering Bluffs, Wisconsin, but nobody takes them seriously. Certainly nobody believes that the original owner, Maxwell Cartwright Jr., cursed its construction - or that a murder of crows died upon its completion, their carcasses turning the land black. Five very different high school seniors on a field trip - Violet, Paul, Ashley, Dylan, and Gretchen - are separated from the group, and they discover that what lies within Boulder House is far more horrifying than any local folklore.

The ketogenic diet is a diet based on a process called ketosis. It is a specific state of the body, which is characterized by an elevated level of ketones in the blood which occurs due to the conversion of fats into fatty acid and ketones. This occurs when the body gets only very small amounts of carbohydrates over a certain period of time.

VR Third Wave offers tips on VR as a tool for enlightenment as well as fun. VR enlightenment doesn't mean floating Buddhas or explicitly religious symbols. The Third Wave is about enhancing everyday existence, feeling more deeply connected to the world, a heightened sense of reality. VR is a tool for mindfulness and personal development. As a "way" or practice, VR touches spiritual and metaphysical depths

In this biography of Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social injustice. In absorbing detail, Jackson explores Chester Himes's middle-class origins, eight years in prison, painful odyssey as a Black World War II-era artist, and escape to Europe, where Himes became internationally famous for his Harlem detective series.

Options trading and the derivate market have scary connotations behind them, but at their core they are designed to benefit investors looking for security and stability in the stock market. Have you invested in the market but never quite seem to pull ahead? Are you worried about losing your hard earned savings? Whether you have been using options trading for years or if you have never bought or sold a call or a put, you will find invaluable information in this book that will help you reap greater profits and minimize risk.

While it can be relatively easy and straightforward to make the occasional beneficial trade from time to time, if you are looking to take your day trading game out of the casual arena then there are plenty of ways you can focus on following through effectively on trades you have successfully identified. For the most reliable ways to go from good to great, check out Options Trading: An Intermediate Guide to Crash It with Options Trading.

This book is about the aspects of leadership that are difficult to measure but impossible to ignore. It implores leaders to adopt new ways to think, behave, and relate to create profits and meaning, to create that elusive and euphoric state of knowing what really matters today and in the distant future.

One day, the world was normal. The next, people all over the world suddenly developed unexplained superhuman abilities. Now, the world is a more dangerous place because of these new beings, called specials. There is international concern about how to balance civil rights with the unpredictable nature of their powers.

Throughout the course of his blogging career, Brandon Colker has made money and lost money. In this book, he'll explain how to avoid the latter. In chapter two, Colker explains what it means to be self-promoting and how you are a brand. Many people don't realize that their names are their brands and that brand has a voice: your voice! Chapters 7-10 talk about what everyone wants to know: "How do I turn my passion into dollars?"

This book is about the aspects of leadership that are difficult to measure but impossible to ignore. It implores leaders to adopt new ways to think, behave, and relate to create profits and meaning, to create that elusive and euphoric state of knowing what really matters today and in the distant future.

Perhaps the biggest lie in business is "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Of course that simple aphorism has been proven wrong many times. John Wanamaker, the retail magnate, is famous for saying: "I spend a lot of money on advertising and I know half of it is wasted. Trouble is, I don't know which half." The same is true of accounting, law, and even top management. Hugging a Cloud acknowledges that fact of business life, and goes a step further.