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For every parent who has ever struggled to get a kid out of bed in the morning, and for every kid who has ever struggled to stay there!Milo is a boy who loves to run, and jump, and climb, and laugh, and swing.But NOT in the morning.In the morning, Milo doesn't like to move a muscle.When Milo's mom tells him that she has an important meeting in the morning, Milo PROMISES her that she can count on him. But when the sun comes up, will Milo listen to his Tiny Ninja or will he stay fast asleep?Find out in "Milo does NOT like Mornings"www.TinyNinjaBooks.com

Postures, Prayers, and Poems tell a story from the heart of yoga to the heart of the yogi, or anyone who accepts the invitation to read this book. Many books exist about yoga postures, alignment, and spirituality, but Lauricella uniquely shares and applies his experience of yoga, Native American spirituality, Eastern philosophy with the west's deep reverence for the natural world. Postures, Prayers, and Poems was written as a companion for yoga teachers, practitioners, and those who want to journey into the heart. The book asks that you too look deeply into your own being and hear the earth speak through these poems and acknowledge that you already are yoga; a perfect blend of ancient wisdom, intelligence, and intrinsic beauty. Postures, Prayers and Poems beckons us to take better care of ourselves, our children, and our planet.

In October of 1975, Jeff Joutras was pulled out of his freshman religion class at Providence Catholic High School to hear the devastating news: his father had tragically died in an workplace explosion and fire at Union Oil's refinery, leaving his wife and seven children behind.Jeff's moving account tells how the grief of the loss followed him for decades, through his career and through his own journey as a father of five, the loss ultimately manifesting in a depression that he hid for years. After dwelling on the loss, Jeff overcame his fear and pride and finally reached out for help. In the process, he found a new perspective on life, death, and living on this side of eternity. My Dad's Rose will resonate with anyone who has struggled with the loss of a loved one. Through his personal recounting, practical advice on dealing with dark thoughts, and confronting the mysteries and metaphors of faith, Jeff shows how our greatest hardships can make us stronger.

Ann and her husband, Steve, moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina where Ann becomes involved in trying to locate an elderly woman's son. Johnny Ray has been missing for many years. Ann soon finds herself entangled in a dangerous situation. She often uses her paranormal ability to aid in solving peoples problems and hopes it will kick in this time. Johnny Ray disappeared immediately after a good friend was murdered the week of their high school graduation The murderer was never identified. Lily and Brian, now married, were in Johnny Ray's circle of friends. On their wedding day Lily received a single lily with an unsigned mysterious warning. The missing Johnny Ray, the unsolved murder, and lilies from an unknown person all become entwined.

Emma Loukas had a typical teenage life. Until she didn't. After choosing to stay home instead of accompanying her family to a minor league baseball game, Emma is not present when a suicide bomber detonates an explosive device at the entrance to the stadium just as her family arrives. In the months that follow, grief therapy and the gloomy looks from friends and her extended family do nothing but drag Emma further down into the rubble left behind by that deadly April afternoon.To escape the sad reality of her new life, Emma heads across the country to California to spend her senior year with her grandmother. Getting away from her former life is the only way to survive. It doesn't take long, though, for Emma to experience Grandma Connie's dementia, and it's more than a seventeen-year-old is capable of handling on her own. Now, Emma fears she has just made her bad situation worse, and she begins to wonder if it's even worth trying to survive.But when the family mementos on the dresser catch her eye, Emma feels a bit of light flicker inside her. Maybe the way to make sense of her new life is to live the lives her mom, dad, and brother no longer can. So she sets out to achieve each of their dreams. It won't be easy, but it's all Emma has left, and in the process, she just may find out who she's supposed to be.

Have you tried to overcome sin but nothing seems to work? Do you feel like something is missing in your relationship with the Lord? Are you experiencing more defeat than victory in your life? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions then I encourage you to read The Path to Purity. You will find answers. You will feel loved. You will be drawn closer to God and experience growth in Christ. Consider this book to be your call to Christlikeness. This is a "One size fits all" book, because we all face temptation, and we all need to become more like Christ. Please join us on this exciting journey as we learn how to follow the steps of the Master.

A rare bone cancer robbed Jarrett Mynear of a normal childhood when he was two years old, but it didn't steal his spirit. This extraordinary boy captivated crowds with his courage, faith, and humor in the face of adversity. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Jarrett got busy. By delivering thousands of toys to sick children, the pint-sized Santa Claus traveled a path that led to national television appearances, prestigious awards, and a chance meeting with the President of the United States. This is the true story of a little boy's legacy and how, nearly two decades after his death, he continues to inspire small acts of kindness and huge acts of philanthropy.

Love, Laura is a book of life, of change, filled with love and the stubborn devotion of two headstrong individuals to one another. It touches on the sorrows of life such as loss and grief, and it encourages the acceptances of those seen as different. It gives a sense of reality without flinching, of love, even when things go wrong, and how faith as small as a mustard seed can see you through whatever life might throw at you. For fans of historical fiction, this book starts just at the end of World War two, and ends just in the sixties. It is a look at simpler times, when two people didn't need much, just each other to be happy and a look at how two people become one in a marriage. If you want to read about life, love, and all the struggles that make it beautiful, then this is the book for you!

Dan Stein grew up in the 60's and became a federal prosecutor stationed in Miami Florida. The story alternates between Dan's coming of age experiences and his experiences battling organized crime during the era when the Colombians challenged traditional organized crime families for supremacy. Dan's experiences as a teenager and during his college years foretold his later approach to destroying the mob. Despite religious parents who were the epitome of ethical behavior, Dan developed flexible ethics and morals, enabling him to conveniently manipulate others to achieve his ends.His experiences with women were primarily superficial and sexual except for those few women he wanted but could never have. He also established a curious relationship with a fellow football player, who was prone to violence and excess. Dan craftily cleaned up his messes and, at the same time, achieved a masterful domination of this human weapon. Little did Dan know that this relationship would come back to haunt him as an adult.Dan screwed up his college aspirations by his meaningless high school escapades, but was granted a second chance by a bizarre circumstance. His college roommate was a mysterious son of a mafia chieftain, who Dan tutored in exchange for room and board. An incredible turn of events changed Dan's life and set him on a course to destroy the mob.During the same era when Dan became a prosecutor, Colombian narcotics suppliers challenged traditional organized crime for control over the narcotics trade by demonstrating unprecedented cruelty and depravity. During this duel between the Colombians and the Italian mob, a power struggle in traditional organized crime emerged, which involved Dan's old college roommate's father. Dan and his roommate became pawns in that struggle which led to devastating consequences. When Dan began pursuing organized criminals, he used every opportunity to manipulate the system to achieve his ends. He finally found the vehicle for his ambitions, through a very carefully prepared infiltrator. Dan then became obsessed with working his way up to exact revenge on the mob's new capo d' capo. Blinded by his ultimate goals, Dan was severely compromised by his childhood friend. The book ends with an undisclosed perpetrator, frustrating Dan's plans and resulting in an ending as ambiguous as Dan's morals.

I feel that my novel provides a unique plot that crosses the common lines of science and religion. I wanted to make the reader stop and think about the possibilities of our world and the nature of mankind. I knew that I had to have an especially unique idea because science fiction is such a flooded field. Alex Shepherd is a promising young marine with a dream of excelling in his career and marrying the love of his life, Kate. All hope for this ideal life is lost when the earth is invaded by a hostile alien force that mysteriously has the same name as the biblical, highest order of angels: the Seraphim.Coming in at just over 60,000 words, The Harvest War is an action-packed, science fiction thriller with religious themes. The novel takes the reader on a sprawling journey through an apocalyptic America, with fascinating discoveries about the evolution of humankind.

Set primarily in Pass-a-Grille, a small community at the southern-most tip of the barrier islands separating Pinellas County, Florida, from the Gulf of Mexico, 'None So High' follows a group of young men and women who came of age in mid-1960's and early 70's, those heady times when the physical and social environment of the island's laid-back and free-thinking lifestyle encouraged them to establish careers in what came to be known as 'The Trade' - trafficking marijuana. Their lives were an ongoing adventure, risking their liberty - and their lives - taking them to often remote and occasionally exotic places to meet interesting if often dangerous people, and making (or sometimes losing) small fortunes in the process. "None So High" focuses on three of them - brothers - who together with their Father formed a small 'enterprise' which grew through successes and set-backs, confronting rival traffickers, corrupt cops, treacherous suppliers - and coping with the major changes in their values. The incidents related in the novel actually took place, although I took some liberties with their presentation. The locations are real. The characters portrayed are also real - I grew up with them, worked with them, and knew them well. The names have been altered, for obvious reasons.

In ""The Leader's 2nd Training,"" Mindell introduces tested 2nd Training Inner Work, Bodywork, Relationship, and Large Group methods for personal, group, and world conflicts. Two key ideas are that everyone is needed as a 2nd Training leader to facilitate conflicts worldwide, and that 2nd Trainings are based on a Big TOE (Big Theory Of Everything).1st Trainings in Leadership should include, at the minimum, diversity awareness, group process skills, business leadership concepts, and conflict methods. Such cognitive trainings, while very much needed, are not enough to help our planet's worst social and environmental problems. Therefore, this book introduces 2nd Training methods to enable all 1st Trainings to work better. 2nd Trainings help people to become effective leaders by increasing their awareness and ability to FLOW-and be creative and powerful during conflict! 2nd Trainings reduce tension, and thus create solutions and friendships.Thanks to physicist Stephen Hawking and others, the TOE intends to unify the immense spaces of Relativity and tiny spaces of the Quantum world. Mindell now suggests a Big TOE, which includes not only Physics, but also Psychology, Spiritual experience, and Social awareness. Mindell's 2nd Training methods have been widely tested around the world, with thousands of people and dozens of organizations, including the U.N. and government leaders.

A short book - written in a first person, direct, conversational style - arguing the case for the claims of Christianity, including personal testimony. An argument for the existence and nature of God from our scientific knowledge of the universe. A look at the historical evidence for the life of Jesus, his death and resurrection. A presentation of the nature and reliability of the Bible.

All her life, Kat dutifully performed as faithful friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother, legal assistant. She was professionally retired and now an empty nester with an eye on the belly dancing course at a local high school. The exotic and feminine art form kept crossing her path until she finally JUST CLICKED HERE and registered. Little did she know sixteen months later, she would be on a jet with nine fellow troupe members to perform and teach belly dance classes in Jamaica. One week, nine glittery strangers, a swingers group and Kat's struggle with demons from her past set the perfect stage for bonding in the glittery sorority. They had one common denominator- They saw sparkly people.

"Goin' 90! Spur him on, Bull Rider!" Every day, four-year-old bull rider Weston talks to his imaginary playmates who are Champion Bull Riders--proof Weston lives and breathes bull riding! Join Weston as he rides his pony Taco through pretend mountains, takes lessons on a mechanical bull, and rides his miniature bull Tank! Who would ever think this little cowboy began life at only two pounds? Can Weston go eight seconds on a bull at the County Fair--a bull Weston calls "a rank son of a gun"?

What happens to your tears when they fall from your eyes? Follow the exciting travels of a tear as it experiences the different seasons. See how your tear connects you to the world around you. Come with me on the exciting ride of the water cycle.

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Based on the popular workshop of the same name, Audition Psych 101 takes a detailed, unvarnished look at the mental gremlins that can make auditioning stressful. With frankness, humor, and a pro-actor sensibility, professional working actor Michael Kostroff (The Wire, The Deuce, Luke Cage, The Blacklist, Law & Order: SVU, etc.) explodes commonly accepted mythologies and offers a fresh, more logical, and more effective approach to the whole process. Speaking directly to other professional actors, Kostroff pulls each step into slow motion, shining a light into the dark corners in search of those little snags that can screw us up."It has completely changed the way I view auditions." - Chad Manuel, Chicago"Want to learn why we constantly get in our own way before we even set foot in the room? Michael has made a detailed, brilliant study of the most common traps, and how to avoid them." - Peter Van Norden, Los Angeles"Michael's expertise, sense of humor, and just old-fashioned good sense does the impossible: It actually makes the actor comfortable with the audition process." - J. R. Orlando, San Jose"I'm a psychotherapist who specializes in working with creative artists. Among many other issues, we always talk about their audition anxiety. In Audition Psych 101, Michael Kostroff has validated everything I believe about the audition process. Let him save you a lot of disappointment and frustration." - Lee D. Kassan, psychotherapist/psychoanalyst"It brought the joy and fun back into the audition process, which ultimately has allowed for more callbacks and many more bookings." - Mick Guire, New York City"I can't wait for my next audition. (Holy mackerel, did I just write that?)" - Deborah Linehan, New York City

This book is an extension of the author`s therapeutic work with the concept of the dreambody. Just as the unconscious, or `dreambody,' signals its problems (and solutions) in dreams and in the body, so the collective unconscious of the planet does the same. Attention to these signals can pave the way for global therapy - literally making the planet and its people whole and healthy.

From working in a toothbrush factory and learning to always sterilize your brush to being a "stand-in" for Ms. Lara Flynn Boyle of Men in Black fame and figuring out very quickly that sitting around for 16 hours is way too boring even with craft services and a few famous people, the lessons we learn in life are somewhat universal. This mishmash collection of writing includes memoir-style stories, poems, songs and short scenes and plays. Jeanne's first book, "Tell Our Story, I Will" chronicled she and her son's challenges and triumphs navigating his diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome/high-functioning autism (available on Amazon) while this collection is a hodge-podge of her everyday life.