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This is the first book in a series of children's stories featuring characters located in a harbour setting. The characters are such as tugs, a submarine, barges, police boats, water taxis, sea-planes, trucks, cranes, a cruise liner and a dinner cruise boat.Each story in the series (collectively known as 'Harbour Tales') features one or more of the characters as the central element.
A fact is a fact, right? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. A "fact" is primarily defined as "a thing that is indisputably the case." The problem with that definition is that virtually anything can be disputed, and most things are. But the legal language of "beyond a reasonable doubt" applies to this definition. Many times, especially on the Internet, facts that are disputed are done so WITHOUT reasonable doubt. For example, there is an entire organization devoted to disputing the fact that the earth is NOT flat.A secondary definition of "fact" is "a piece of information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article." These "facts" are still "things that are indisputably the case," or are supposed to be, but used in this context; facts are used to support a theory, conclusion, or opinion. For example, one might argue that the government is out to enslave its citizens. They may offer several facts to support that argument including the facts that the government can imprison people, the government has imprisoned people, and the government has no plans to stop imprisoning people. No reasonable person would dispute those facts, but that doesn't mean that the facts adequately support the argument or claim.Very little information we consume is straight fact. We consume opinion, commentary, satire, gossip, conspiracy theories, marketing copy, and other forms of non-facts. Even when we are given facts, it can be done in such way to mislead, deceive, and manipulate where we are led to develop a false sense of confidence in our conclusions based on these facts.Oh, by the way, "alternative facts," are falsehoods.In this book, we will go over important concepts that will help you to become a more responsible consumer of information including: - Important terms such as fake news site, click bait, echo chamber, and more. - How our cognitive biases get in the way when it comes to accepting reality. - How to quickly evaluate any information source. - How to ask the right questions when deciding how much weight to give information. - How to spot when you are being misled, deceived, manipulated, or outright lied to.We may not have a legal obligation when it comes to being a responsible consumer of information. But one can easily argue that we do have a moral obligation. A society is only as good as its citizens, and our intellectual contributions or lack thereof have far-reaching effects. While this short course is unlikely to make you a master of parsing information, it's a heck of a good start!
This book is part of a course that covers hundreds of life-enhancing topics that they don't teach in high-school or most colleges, but should. This is more than a course on self-improvement; it is a course on mastering life. If life had an instruction book... this would be it.This is book eight of the Life Mastery course: Mastering Vocabulary. This short book discusses the importance of a good vocabulary as well as 100+ vocabulary words every successful individual should know.By the end of this course, you will be on the right track to designing the life you want to live, and living it well!
This book is about a war that goes on in a galaxy far away, whereCaptain Takashi of the Carbariun world tries to fight against the evil Zorkan who possesses a sword that can destroy an entire planet!However, something went wrong and Takashi somehow got transported far from his home to planet Earth, where he meets an average school girl named Sara who seems to drive him crazy.Takashi and friends will have to fight against Zorkan's minions who were sent to eliminate him and help find his way home before all is lost.
This book will not teach you how to fight physically, but mentally-how martial arts training can give you a powerful, mental edge and a strong mindset. It's a book about how martial arts helped me on my personal journey-how martial arts helped me realize the power of respect, discipline, and honor. It will show the importance of controlling your focus and not letting anger, frustration, or fear destroy you. This is a simple story of an ordinary man who deeply has enjoyed growing and training in the martial arts and how the martial arts training has been a beautiful distraction from the negative drama that life throws at times. In over 20 years, I've learned many valuable skills and life lessons. One of the most impactful skills I learned in all my martial arts training is the application of a simple formula: Fall, Stand, Repeat. If you can learn to habitually climb your way back up from the inevitable falls-both on the mat, and in the dojo of life-you will achieve and exceed your goals.
The second volume of 'A School Horse Legacy...More Tails Volume 2' continues the stories of the school horses that endowed their riders with skills and character that those students carried with them long after they left the riding school. Each horse had a special place in the school and in the hearts of their riders. These horses, along with Anne Wade-Hornsby, teacher and trainer, challenged and encouraged their charges to always do their best. The results are chronicled in this book. The nine horses here worked until the formal riding school closed in 2011. However, Anne's students would not let her retire, and at the age of 26, in 2018, her last school horse is still giving lessons. The introduction and glossary are included. Again, students provide first hand reminiscences and emails. Again, we are led to appreciate the wonder in a life shared with a great horse.
'First Love' defines a time in western Christianity when the hippie culture birthed one of the greatest moves of God's love America has seen since the Great Awakening. It gave us music that defined men and women who embraced the gospel message with their whole life-music that still echos into today's worship culture. You will see a picture of the social issues of the day and have insight into the pioneers of Contemporary Christian Music who gave their gifts to the Lord to 'win a few' because it was their calling-a calling that is seeing new life in his children today.Author Ed Zipp was a pioneer of the movement as well, mentoring artists, hosting new artist showcases and birthing coffee houses in Florida during the 70s.'First Love' features an exclusive foreword, written by Christian music icon, Chuck Girard, who was a dear friend of the author.
When the lights go out for good, what will you do? EMPs destroy our electrical grid. All related electronic devices go into immediate failure mode. This affects transportation, food and water distribution and your safety and security. Do you know all of the background on what causes and constitutes a grid failure? You're about the read the Ultimate EMP Survival Book. Knowledge is the key to survival.This book explores every facet of prepping for survival against EMP attacks, solar flares and every other possibility. Let's look at the contents: The Solar Storm and the Nuclear EMP The Pentagon Knows The Imminent EMP Threat The Killshot Scenario Strategic Relocation Emergency Survival Medicine Geodesic Dome Homes EMP Specifics Nuclear vs. Natural EMPs Super-EMP Weapons The Carrington Event The Nuclear EMP Attack EMP Vulnerabilities Emergency Foods and Water PurificationThis is the most complete and current available guide you can find on these topics. The detail, analysis and solutions are highly creative and strategic. The book covers every topic in major detail, and tells you the keys to surviving this catastrophic event. The product of years of research, this book will prepare you for a life-changing event.
The Monica Spade Trilogy from award-winning Author Alexi Venice. Conscious Bias, Standby Counsel (winner of the 2020 Lesfic Bard Award and named The Best Legal Thriller of 2021 by BestThrillers.com) and Graffiti Red Murder. ¿¿¿¿¿ "An impeccably well-written legal drama with a slow burn romance front and center. Look for a surprise twist at the end of this book, too!" Goodreads Reviewer Trevor McKnight, a young, white male, is charged with the murder of Abdul Seif, a Saudi Arabian foreign exchange student. Attorney Monica Spade's physician clients plan to testify at trial that Trevor's punch to Abdul's head killed him. Monica is shocked when her bosses at her all-male law firm warn her not to cross the powerful McKnight family. Facing death threats and career-ending consequences, Monica must decide whether to expose the truth in a bigoted environment. In her personal life, Monica joins a CrossFit box to work off stress. During class, she meets Shelby St. Claire, a high school art teacher. For the first time in her career, Monica considers coming out of the closet for Shelby. ¿¿¿¿¿ This story is SO relevant right now. The characters are relatable and go through things I've dealt with my whole life so I could certainly empathize. I believe we have all faced bias in one way or another. The story was honest and dealt with reality. I really enjoyed it. I liked the slow burn romance. Great job, I highly recommend this book and this author. Amazon Reviewer Tory
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