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Book One in the CUSA seriesIn the year 2071, the United States has been completely divided into two countries, one 'black' and one 'white.' Fleeing an employee purge in the Corporate United States of America, Rosa and her family make the dangerous trip from Atlanta to Washington DC across the white-controlled Unincorporated States. In a tribute ambush along the way, Rosa becomes separated from her family and is rescued by the people of the small town of Ascension. First shunned and then embraced by the people of the town, all Rosa wants is to find her way back to her family. But when she attracts the attention of the vicious town boss Elder Oughta, she discovers her loyalty is more divided than she thought.Seventeen years in the making, Cole's book about a girl trapped between two Americas serves as a reminder of what the United States has become, and what it still could be.

Papa has a lot of stuff in the garage and it's really messy. It's so messy that Mama can't park her car in it. But being messy is okay, because if you search long enough you can find little, tiny things that fix big problems.

Pastors often cite funerals as among the most daunting ministries they face, one for which they feel least prepared . . ."What is the purpose of a funeral and why have one?""What is my role as a pastor, walking families through grief?""What should I say when I meet with the family for the first time?""What do I do in the case of a difficult death: suicide, violence, or infant death?""How do I conduct a funeral?""What do I do when 'the call' comes?""When the Call Comes" is designed to help ministers answer these and other questions as they walk with families in grief. It examines the "whats," "hows," and "whys" of funeral ministry, from the initial call to the conclusion of the graveside service.Included are resources pastors can use to help them prepare effectively for each funeral and graveside service: Scripture references, committal statements, benedictions.

A passenger assistant working in a busy European airport believed he may have transported an unaccompanied minor through customs and delivered her into the hands of sex traffickers. He reported his suspicions to the authorities and expected someone else to handle it. When nothing was done and he was faced with another unaccompanied minor in similar circumstances, he felt compelled to take matters into his own hands.He was just an average, middle-aged service worker with no experience in law enforcement, security or a related field to draw from. Yet he became an activist, operating outside the law to try and prevent traffickers from flying their victims globally; upmarketing child sex slaves from third world to first world countries.

Speak Life is Spirit-Filled Poetry and Scriptures to use as a Devotional, inspiration or encouragement to Speaking life into hearts and souls for the cause of the Kingdom.Salvation Prayers included in this book to sow seeds and save lives.Scriptures that are included after every poem to reflect on what you read and can use as a devotional if you choose.

Miles Watson, an adventurous but bored high school senior, is ordered by his father, a gang taskforce detective, to stop flying remote control helicopters and airplanes, but the urge and rage of recent events becomes too overwhelming. He is deviously introduced to the new sport of drone racing, becoming an exceptional competitor. As he becomes more technically adept, his passion drives him to fly the night skies, stealthily seeking out gang bangers. A notorious drug lord finds the new technology intriguing and seeks experienced pilots for illicit purposes. Miles and two of his best friends consent to work undercover but their naiveté places them directly in the crosshairs of an all-out riveting drone war.

A U.S. submarine captain fights, along with his crew, against the Japanese in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations.We start with his boat newly arrived in western Australia, and operating in enemy waters in Southeast Asia and the Philippine Islands.He also tries more than once to sink Japan's biggest oil tanker, but is foiled by defective torpedoes. He does finally succeed on his way from Australia to Pearl Harbor to sink this elusive target.He also romances the sister of his late wife.There are more adventures going in the latter half of the war, going from Hawaii to the Japanese home islands.

A graphic medicine book looking at how Psychoanalytic, Jungian, Feminist, Narrative, and Mindfulness theory address Vicarious Trauma. Each of these theoretical concepts has something to offer in how to process difficult experiences. Are you feeling unable to integrate what you hear from your clients? It keeps you up at night? You are isolating from your friends and family because you are so exhausted? You have become more spiritual or agnostic trying to make sense of the pain and suffering you have heard about? All of these are common responses of Vicarious Trauma. Your told by your boss to remember "Self Care" but nothing seems to bring you back to the self you were before you started direct services work. At the end of each section, there is a directive to help you put theory into practice and take a deeper look at why these stories are impacting you.Drawing on my eight years as an Internship Supervisor for a Masters in Counseling, everything in this book has been tested and reworked with folks working with our most vulnerable populations. I would see students turn from bright-eyed new clinicians to dragging themselves to their placement sites and class feeling utterly hopeless about the system, their clients ability to "get better" and who they were as therapists. I had the term Vicarious Trauma, even felt it myself, seen it in my coworkers, but something there was something different watching it in weekly three hour chunks, one a face of a student paying a lot of money to train to be a therapist. I began researching protocols, of which there are many and no one has heard of them, and creating my own.

Can six Vietnam vets put their skills to use again for the military? Will they be able or even allowed to find the redemption they have longed for all these years? Hunter Burke, now a General, kept track of his elite group of soldiers searching and hoping for the right opportunity to bring them together one last time. Finally the perfect mission has presented itself. Will they be willing, will they be able, or has too much time passed? Can he remind these retired even forgotten folks of their service, without bringing back the pain of their last mission? Can he help them find their heros hearts again?

Without a decision to change, personal growth can be hard. It can even seem impossible. No matter what area of life you want to work on (relationships, physical health, job, career, spirituality,) very little will happen unless you decide--I mean really decide--to change.A decision helps to shield the mind from our limiting stories, fictions we whisper to ourselves and come to believe in. "I'm not smart enough," we may say. "I don't have time." "I'm too busy." The list goes on.We all indulge in these stories. The problem lies in our not recognizing it. Led along blindly, we keep ourselves stuck. We keep ourselves small.A firm decision to change dulls the power of these stories and loosens their grip on the mind. Once we realize that we have decided to believe the story, we can decide to believe something empowering instead. Happily, we always have a choice.There are as many limiting stories out there as there are human beings. In this book, we go through fifteen of the most common, discussing why each one is not true and identifying empowering statements you could choose to believe instead. Also, we highlight different ways you can act on these empowering statements and the benefits of doing it. The rewards can be substantial; you can transform yourself radically and set yourself on the path to a completely different life.First, though, have you made a decision?

Un voyage passionnant à travers l'histoire, le discours socio-économique et la discussion philosophique. Ce livre vous guidera, en utilisant une approche holistique, pour trouver le vrai bonheur. Cet ouvrage a le potentiel de bouleverser votre façon de penser, non pas en vous donnant de nouvelles règles de vie, mais en vous exposant à des concepts, des philosophies et une façon de penser (par vous-même) qui n'était peut-être pas aussi évidente auparavant.Offrant une abondance d'information et de stimulations sur plusieurs sujets clés, il décompose le bonheur en trois parties (l'argent, l'amour et la santé), qui ont le pouvoir de nous rendre heureux quand les choses vont bien, mais aussi la capacité de nous rendre vraiment malheureux dans le cas contraire. L'étymologie du mot "bonheur" signifie "bien vivre". Ce qui en découle, c'est que si vous "vivez bien", vous trouverez le bonheur et la raison pour laquelle la plupart des gens pensent qu'ils seront heureux s'ils sont riches, amoureux et en bonne santé est que ces trois choses, c'est-à-dire l'argent, l'amour et la santé, favorisent le bien-être.Notre Quête du bonheur commence en suivant des exemples historiques et actuels de héros des temps anciens et des temps modernes, ceux qui ont réussi dans leurs propres quêtes. L'idée est d'encourager le lecteur à avoir l'état d'esprit d'un explorateur, car les explorateurs sont un type particulier d'être humain. Ils ont de l'endurance physique - ils ont de la force mentale - ils ont beaucoup de détermination et un sentiment d'attachement profond à leur mission et surtout ils ont foi dans leur poursuite. L'auteur a poussé ce concept d'exploration un peu plus loin. Les explorations géographiques ont des limites alors que l'exploration de nous-mêmes en tant qu'être humain est infinie. L'auteur invite ses lecteurs à se tourner vers l'intérieur, parce que lorsque vous vous tournez vers l'intérieur, c'est là où vous trouvez votre propre trésor.Vous serez séduit, surpris et inspiré par ce livre. Les mots ont de la profondeur, le récit est extraordinaire et le message à la fois tendre et provocateur. Êtes-vous prêt pour votre Quête ?

Intentionally create a Prayer Life that attracts what you desire, and learn how to stop doubting that your blessings are coming! Receive step-by-step instructions on how to grow deeper spiritual roots by: inviting angels, blessing your spaces, creating a prayer box, living a peace-filled life, and finding your passion.As a bonus, Georgie shares her own story, including a bedside visit from Jesus while she was in the hospital. During His visit, Georgie experienced a miraculous healing that baffled the doctors.Georgie encourages you to live a peace-filled life, give others your overflow of self-love, embrace yourself daily for being a blessing in this world, and practice the prayer examples in this book until you truly know How to Believe in Answered Prayers.Georgie has learned that there are more angels on earth than there are people. They are always with us, waiting to be asked for their wisdom and help! This book will teach you how to connect with them.God isn't confused, but sometimes we are, and so we need guidance. We are called to learn a lot from nature. Imagine sitting on a river back overlooking a river. See how it flows in one direction? Imagine that your life training has taught you to go against the natural current - to go upstream, give to others when you're depleted, and pretend you are happy and spiritual when that's not how you truly feel. Over time you may start to feel like your spirit is becoming emptier and joy-less.While we struggle against the current, the river of our soul is patiently waiting for us to seek nature's way, live our inherent passion, let life be easy, and attract our good to us.As a society, we have been taught to question when we experience pain, trauma, or grief. We might ask questions like: Where is God, or my Higher Source, in my time of need? , "Why do bad things happen to good people?" , "Why can't my body heal?" , "Why can't my lifestyle improve?" , or "If I was born with a purpose and passion, why is it so hard for me to find it?"In this book, these questions are answered by seeing your life from a higher, more pure perspective. By doing away with all shame, doubt, and feelings of being violated, you can learn how to move out of self-damaging beliefs, and into becoming your true self.You will learn how to start treating your body, mind and spirit as though they are your best friends, so that you can connect with Divine Intelligence. You were born with a readily available Intelligence that beats your heart and digest your food - it's what keeps you alive!You will also discover how to use your intuition as your internal guidance system. If you've ever had a "gut feeling" about something, then you've already experienced your intuition trying to communicate with you. This intuition is real, and needs to be acknowledged.Each chapter of this book will give you detailed instructions on how to help deepen your spiritual life. May you embrace your true self with great curiosity for the mystery and mastery that lies within you.Georgie Anna Holbrook is an internationally recognized Blessing Creator, she interprets the emotions behind health issues, along with being a personal and professional guide. She is a gifted intuitive, whose motto is, "I pray up, show up, and then listen up to how I can guide you into a life you love."

Doing yoga as an older woman can transform how you feel about yourself and how you view aging. "Yoga really changed me. It helped me open my heart and mind, and expand as a person," Rayna Griffin, 67, told me. "I'm digging deeper now. I'm learning, growing and discovering more about myself every day."Rayna is one of the ten women featured in YOGINI: Ageless Women, Timeless Tradition. These women's stories include narratives of physical and emotional healing, of overcoming adversity, and of spiritual renewal. These women come from all parts of the United State, study in different yoga traditions, and range in age from 63 to 85.This is the first book that explores what yoga means to older women through their personal stories and examines what makes yoga so compelling, so necessary and so gratifying as they get older. As baby boomers age, the svelte, young things on the cover of Yoga Journal will no longer act as role models. The women featured here can serve that purpose.Some women are trying yoga for the first time at age 65 or 70; others have come back to yoga at that age after a hiatus of 20 or 30 years. Still others, like Ana Franklin, have been practicing consistently for 50 years. What keeps her practicing after all these years? "I could have gone off the deep end if I didn't have my practice," she said. "My practice kept me sane and alive."In this book, you'll also meet women who only go to class once a week but have incorporated the principles of yoga into their lives. Women like this are living their yoga, what's known as "off the mat," even though they may only be "on the mat" once a week (practicing in class or at home). What counts is how important yoga is to them, how passionate they feel about it, and how pervasive its principles are to their actions and behaviors.A painter and sculptor, whom you'll meet in this book, had lost all inspiration until she discovered yoga. It liberated her and inspired her in new ways. Another woman refused to leave her house for a year after her husband died until her neighbors dragged her to a yoga class. It turned her life around.What's different about these stories is that the women are all beyond midlife. They are practicing regularly at an age when conventional wisdom says they are too old for yoga, and they are receiving its many benefits. To name a few: strength, flexibility, and balance as well as the calm and peace of mind that are so important as they get older and face the many challenges that accompany aging.For each of the ten women, yoga opened a new path later in life. Despite their advancing years, they are still growing and learning and evolving in mind, body and spirit. Yoga is what keeps them young and vital. This is what can keep you young and vital.If you're over 65 and not doing yoga yet, these stories may motivate you to give it a try. No matter your body size or shape or your health issues, yoga can guide you and support you in the years ahead. Let these ten remarkable women inspire you so that you, too, can reap the benefits of practicing the timeless tradition of yoga.

The Sun Also Rises invites the reader to embark on a philosophical journey. The journey was initiated by World War I. Because of the war, the story's protagonist, Jake Barnes, suffers an injury that prevents him from having sexual relationship with the woman he loves, thus preventing them from fully realizing their relationship as a couple. The tragedy of the war apparently invalidated for Jake the Grand Narrative of Christianity that clearly played an important part in his life before the war. Jake is a member of the post-war "lost generation" caught up in a profligate, discordant way of life. Unlike his friends, however, Jake seeks an alternative philosophy of life that offers other sources of meaning. It is through Jake's philosophical quest that the novel does more than present the post-Grand Narrative condition and the postmodern culture it produced. It suggests an alternative worldview that is not only meaningful but really is the only authentic life-enhancing option for humanity. In doing so, the novel introduces the ontology, ethics, and aesthetics of this worldview.What the haiku poet Matsuo Basho; reveals is a form of love that is universal yet personal. It expresses a sympathetic rather than a romantic relationship between the perceiver and the perceived. His love of the world is heartfelt and spiritual. His poetry reveals a worldview that gives humanity a unique and essential cosmic role to play. There is a purity to Basho's poems that is rare in literature. If The Sun Also Rises begins the philosophical journey to answer the question of what worldview offers human beings the most meaningful and unique form of self-realization, Basho's poetry and life are the journey's destination.The readers of Transcending the Abrahamic Religions: The Philosophies of The Sun Also Rises and Basho Poetry will embark on an intellectual odyssey that will introduce them to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, the scientific worldview, philosophy of religion, ethics, aesthetics, logic, epistemology, philosophy of language, phenomenology, existentialism, and rhetoric. Their final destination will be a worldview that is true, humane, and meaningful.

The long-anticipated companion volume to "Love & Feathers" is finally here!Within these pages you will learn how to make the Small Chef's top-secret recipes for fluffy waffles, crispy waffles and many other now-declassified flock favorite recipes - each highly recommended by a certain pint-sized feathery gourmand himself!Not sure what ingredient brands to choose or which kitchen equipment to invest in? The Small Chef provides you with detailed lists of all her favorites.Gluten-free? No problem! Enjoy a special section of gluten-free staples to tempt the most discerning (feathered or featherless) palate.Is your hookbill a picky eater? Pearl used to be - find out how his large featherless waitress enticed him to give a colorful array of healthy fruits, veggies, grains and other goodies a try!

It's obvious to most Christians that we are living in a society that has become increasingly intolerant of Biblical morals and standards. The progressive amorality of our culture is being promulgated through the educational system, political agendas and the entertainment industry. This is not a new condition by any means. The historical accounts in the Bible attest to the antagonism of the unbelieving world to the ideals established for man by God. What has been somewhat unusual in this generation, is the degree to which this amorality and immorality has penetrated the Christian church using deceptive techniques and twisted theology to gain acceptance. False preachers have introduced "another Gospel" and are multiplying disciples rapidly across the nation.We have not been left in the dark on this issue. Jude, the brother of James and half-brother of Jesus, wrote a letter to the church dealing with this very issue. In it, he uses an inspired, pointed style to open the curtain and expose the apostate preachers who were infiltrating even the first century church. In this book, pastor Tom attempts to merge some of his own experiences as a pastor with contemporary examples of modern-day preachers gone amuck, with clear, practical and incisive interpretation of this final epistle written to the church.This book was written to warn believers as well as offer help in making sense out of the changing church climate in America. If you have wondered why the modern church has changed so much over the last decade, and have become skeptical to the organized church, this book is a must read. Pastor Tom goes through the epistle of Jude phrase-by-phrase, verse-by-verse, to make it easier to understand while making application to the current church atmosphere. Let, We were warned! arm you to do battle along-side other believers, and encourage you to keep seeking truth, defending the Gospel and remaining faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the 16th century the vampire nation was on the rise in Spain. In order to protect their interests, they found refuge and power within the confines of the Catholic Church. Over time it grew in strength, eventually consuming the duties and responsibilities of the Inquisition, twisting and perverting them to their own purpose. With the power and influence of the church behind them, the nation began to expand its empire by broadening its influence and searching out others of its kind.The greatest threat to the nation did not come from outside, but from within it. A disease they coined "Blood Lust" had appeared. Those who became infected would break out in uncontrollable feeding frenzies. Wherever this happened, the Inquisition stormed in to prevent knowledge of these horrific events from escaping by declaring the village and all of its inhabitants as heretic's thus killing them as servants of Satan and leaving the village engulfed in flames. This was done with the blessings and resources of the church. They were after all the Inquisition and therefore went unquestioned.One such vampire was Oserith Fisherday. An Irish knight of the Fourth Crusade who went by the name of Oz. During his time with the crusade, he met Elijah, another vampire suffering from the same uncontrollable callings of the Blood Lust. Together they travel the world hiding from the inquisition that now fears them, knowing the damage the two could cause to their very existence.

Manny Levels knew trouble when he saw it, and he saw it when Princess Tierra De Arcana sashayed into his Dimensional Thinking Detective Agency. Drawn by her beauty, he took the job when she asked him to find answers to two questions: "What is Reality? And what is my place in it?"The investigation forces Manny, Tierra and their robot guide Lowenbee Hold to solve fantastic puzzles posed by mythos gods, savants and philosophers. Conquering their final challenge, the vast Labyrinth of Gates, allows them to enter The Academy of Analogy where they are exposed to the transcendent insights of a creature named Bandwidth.Metaphysics addresses fundamental, thoughtful concerns, and the story engages these concerns by disguising them as fabulous obstacles in the path toward a greater awareness.In keeping with the dimensional underpinnings of the story, it is possible for science fiction fans to see the book as metaphysical sci-fi, and for literary novel seekers to see the book as magical (or more accurately, dimensional) realism.With humor and a sense of adventure, Metaphysical Island illuminates the one universal principle that unites myth, art, philosophy, spirituality and science. If you find the sample chapter entertaining and maybe a little bit intriguing, welcome to the search for Bandwidth.

After reading Dr. Kassis' hospital notes in November 2014, a nurse consultant urged Dr. Kassis to write about some of the most difficult cases that he had encountered over his career. Dr. Kassis subsequently wrote his first book Sherlock and I a Memoir of Medical Mysteries in a US Rural Practice. Having been asked to write a sequel, Dr. Kassis now first presents the reader with details of the training that every potential physician must endure before he or she may be labeled as a physician. It is in the second half of his book that Dr. Kassis once again describes patients with critical illnesses as well many who presented diagnostic conundrums. A lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes, throughout the book he emphasizes the diagnostic process, especially the importance of obtaining an accurate history from the patient. Most importantly, Dr. Kassis presents the material in a manner which a non-medical person can easily understand. Anyone who reads this book will have a better understanding of how his or her physician formulates a diagnosis - a process which must always come before any treatment might be initiated.

The church people believe to be Catholic today, as its members have experienced it and understood it for the past nearly 60 years, is not the same Church Christ established on earth; it was hijacked in 1958 by those who long ago expressed their intent to overthrow the papacy then destroy the Church, replacing it with a harmless substitute. But the Church cannot change as She Herself infallibly teaches. Christ is the Founder of the Church; His Vicars merely convey His own message, with the guarantee that in so doing, they cannot err. Christ promised to be with his Church until the consummation; but Holy Scripture also prophesies that the shepherd will be struck, and the sheep will be scattered.The Phantom Church in Rome explains how such a thing could happen, why it happened and who was responsible for infiltrating and corrupting the Church. The book shows those who wish to be true Catholics but never knew what happened to their Church what the true Catholic Church teaches and why it could never teach any differently today than it did in 1958, 1858 or any time before. Using papal documents from all periods of the Church's long history, it demonstrates that the Masonic and Modernist plot to erase all vestiges of Catholic truth has succeeded and what remains can only be explained as the reign of Antichrist.Our Lord has not abandoned His Church. As the Head of the Mystical Body, He is with Her today and will be with Her until the very end. The book explains how Catholics can keep their faith in these times without falling prey to false christs and wolves who ravage the flock. What lies ahead for the Church? Only one of two things: Either a glorious restoration under a miraculously elected pope or the Final Judgment. Thy will be done on earth!