Books published by Silver Tree Communications

At his heaviest, Mark Rucker weighed 386 pounds. Despite his efforts, he never managed to lose weight and keep it off, instead falling back into old habits. One fateful afternoon, he visited a theme park with his family and found he couldnt fit on the roller coastersand couldnt share that experience with his daughter. Armed with new motivation, Mark set out to change his life: to lose the weight, regain his health, and earn back the chance to live his fullest life.What began as a journey back to health became a campaign to complete one of the most grueling athletic feats in the world: the Ironman Triathlon, a day-long race covering nearly 150 miles by water, bicycle, and foot. In 2013, a few short years after struggling to walk a mile, Mark completed Ironman Louisville. This book tells the story of Marks struggle and offers his insights and motivation on his journey to rediscover the greatness within, including the six-part process he defined through his own experience.

Your life's work is too important to simply begrudge and endure. A business parable for the ages, Hallelujah! will help you to "e;hear the music"e; at work and to believe in the dignity of life's labors. When Susan is unexpectedly promoted to store manager, productivity falls, tension rises, and the best employees begin to leave. Soon, Susan becomes bitter and cynical about the job she used to love. But when Susan takes a friend's suggestion and joins a local choir, she learns more about compassion, humility, and everyday grace-and she begins to transform her job into a place of purposeful work. Hallelujah! An Anthem for Purposeful Work takes business parables in a different and beautiful direction. The main narrative is driven by believable characters, simple presentation, and situations that anyone could realistically encounter. The narrative is wrapped up by a series of Testaments, or statements of principle aimed at helping readers to bring purpose into their own work and lives.