Books published by Avid Readers Publishing Group

In The Starting Five, we look at five components of leadership including integrity, coachability, work ethic, mental toughness, and a presence that sets a tone. After years of careful evaluation, we determined that learning and developing these five traits will increase your influence as a team leader. The book will frame those traits around one central question... Does it make the team better? Honest self-examination is the best way to shrink the gap between where you are and where you want to be as a leader. The book is written in an engaging story format that allows discussion between the coach and the team leaders to help explain these concepts in a way that allows for practical application with immediate results.

Keiara lay on her back in the pitch black of the damp overcast summer night wildly kicking and fighting the two men above her who were struggling as they ripped her clothes from her body. Her teeming green eyes flashed around trying to make out something about the men attacking her. She could feel the moisture of the cold damp dirt from the dead-end country road seeping through her ripped open shirt as one of them pressed her shoulders down.

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want..."Eleven years ago, I was so knocked down, I saw no other way out than to tell God that I no longer needed Him in my life."He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me to still waters..."What I needed, but didn't realize yet, was the Shadow of God's goodness in my life..."He restoreth my soul, He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake..."Enter: one horse, "Shadow;" one man, Guy Kaufman; and a mission to save others who were like him, like me and like so many others who'd entered through those gates... sick and tired of being sick and tired. Remember, nothing changes if nothing changes!"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me..."Changing Gaits Ranch, established in 2004, is still seeking-and saving-souls from the misery of the hell so many are dealing with: drugs, alcoholism, emotional abuse and disorders, veterans with PTSD and so much more. This faith-based ranch uses horses to re-establish a peace-filled co-existence with God."Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies, Thou anointed my head with oil, my cup runneth over."Much has changed in fifteen years, but the goal is still the same: to restore sanity in those for whom insanity has become a sad, daily ritual. By changing the habits that brings people to their knees, not only their own life, but the lives of those around them also changes!"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever!" ~ Psalm 23Too blessed to be stressed...when God leads the way, how can one ever stay lost?

Aldie Seaver is an Episcopal Rector growing up in Havertown, Pennsylvania, drawn to his traveled faith, yet harboring questions and doubts about the Bible and organized religion. This becomes life-changing for him when he meets and falls in love with a young, functionally atheistic nurse, Dawn, who challenges his deepest beliefs and awakens his hidden desires. His own narrative of their love story will ask the greater question: Can religion and romance happily coexist in two unlikely people?

Testimony and witness are interesting words. They are legal terms. They can be defined as evidence giving proof of the existence of something. These seven testimonies (witness) of God are: Rain, Heaven, Crops, Season, Food, Hearts, Joy.On the casual reading, this appears to be a very simple verse. This study will go into detail about these seven testimonies, so you will gain an understanding of how complex these seven testimonies of God are...

In 1917, Ruth Caldwell left Virginia for a new life in England. It mattered not to her that there was a war raging in Europe or that a ship could be blown out of the water by a German submarine. Ruth always got her own way and did as she pleased. Lawrence Townsend had invited her to his country house in England. That's where Ruth learned her first lesson. About the Author:Millie Curtis has made her home in Clarke County, Virginia since 1975. This eighth book brings back a character from the trilogy Three Young ladies of Clarke. Her novels are a bit of history, a bit of humor and a bit of romance. She lives with her husband of sixty years and their fifteen-year-old dog, Bella.

Yes, this could all work out. Mrs. Salita smiled to herself. Sure, Minna was supposed to be staying just for the summer, but Mrs. Salita had other plans, and she had influence... maybe Rev. Robert would fall in love and that would be a good thing!___It is the last summer of WWII on the Laguna reservation in New Mexico. Will Mrs. Salita's matchmaking schemes work or will Minna Cagle leave her heart in the desert? What is the significance of the hand petroglyph up on the Mesa?

In this, Ms. Wolfe's fifth book, she has returned to her roots. Wolfe started writing children's stories in verse in the early 80's in order to have her nephew and nieces enjoy them. Now, she has compiled them into a short collection to be enjoyed by everyone! As you can tell from the title, "The Bedtime Of The Sky and Other Sleepy-Bye Stories" was specifically written for reading at bedtime. From Dragons hiding in the sock drawer, to a Mom designing the Universe, these stories are full of magical imagery and beautifully colored illustrations that are designed to delight any young heart and let them drift peacefullly off to dreamland! Happy Reading!

The clock is ticking. It is Halloween. What is something fun for friends to do in the town of Riddles? Jake tells his friends about a fun haunted house-The Haunted House of Riddles! Come inside! Meet the fun people living here. But wait! They need your help! Join the friends to solve the riddles or rhymes. Riddles readers-you are in for "ghoul" or good times! This Halloween tale is written in English and Spanish (Inglés y Español).