Higher Life

In The Aligned Mindset, Dr. Sohee Jun responds to the critical and pressing professional and personal anxieties that keep you up at night. Through real stories interwoven with in-depth interviews and qualitative data, high-powered women open up about the mistakes they’ve made, successes they’ve found, and the critical mindset shifts and practical lessons they’ve learned in their own professional journeys.

Based on True Events My first stroke of luck came from the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, which unbeknownst to me was owned by mob bosses. FRANK “LEFTY” ROSENTHAL, the inspiration for the book “Casino” by NICHOLAS PILEGGI, managed all its operations.Based on True Events. I'm the host of the most exclusive High-Stakes Gaming event, flying to casinos all over the world. My travels took me everywhere, ensuring that the most extravagant VIPs had everything they desired: plush suites, private jets, and stretch limousines. I provided them with every amenity you can think of (...

A completely revised and updated values-based guide to navigating the first year of college that speaks to college students in their own language and offers practical tools that listeners need to keep from drinking, sleeping, or skipping their way out of college. In the four years since its initial publication, The Freshman Survival Guide has helped thousands of first year students make a successful transition to college life. However, much has changed on campuses.

If you had a superpower, what would it be? Would you use it for good, or would you use it for revenge? When Colomba and Luis began their first day of high school, they didn’t expect to be given superpowers in the form of magical pins. Whenever Colomba uses her magical pin, she transforms into the superhero Silver Dove. She has super strength, she can fly, and she can't get hurt. When Luis uses his pin, he becomes the Crow; he has the power to create shadow- like monsters whenever he wants, he can fly, and he can give other people super powers. Colomba wants to use her powers to protect ...

Feeding the Wolf Within: How to Recreate Your Life Using Ancient Tools That Go Beyond Shamanism delves into the powerful and transformative practices of ancient cultures, offering readers a unique and holistic approach to personal growth and self-discovery. Drawing on the wisdom of shamanism and other indigenous traditions, the Companion Workbook teaches readers how to tap into the profound healing and transformational energies of the natural world. In this Companion Workbook, you’ll discover: A toolbox of global shamanic traditions to help you create more harmony, balance and joy in your...

Joshua Johannssen has spent all of his 31 years among sailboats. His grandfather designed them, his father built and raced them, his mother knows why and how they work (or not). For Josh and his two siblings, their backyard was the Puget Sound and sailing their DNA. But both his sister and brother fled many years ago: Ruby to Africa and elsewhere to do good works on land, and Bernard to god-knows-where at sea, a fugitive and pirate.

Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from a disappointing life on the Scottish mainland by her father's unexpected death, she is determined to forget the sorrows of the past and start fresh. Fellow islander Iain MacTavish, a RAF veteran with his eyes on the sky and his head in the past, is also in desperate need of a new beginning. A young widower, Iain struggles to return to the normal life he knew before the war. But this October is anything but normal. This October, the sluagh are restless.

The mission of the Church has always been to "go and make disciples of all people." But between "going" and "making" the Church has to Connect with people. The way disciples are made has not changed in 2000 years. But how we "go" and how we "connect" with people has changed dramatically in the 21st century.

A Love Story for the Soul This is not a conventional book, nor story for that matter. It is more a suggestion of something, a whimsical glimpse inside the world of soul. It is a tale of a soul’s journey into life. Colourful landscapes, evocative passages and poetic rests makes each page a pleasure to read and reflect. Its mystery is part of the appeal. The Garden is an elegant spiritual classic that represents wholeness and reminds us of the cosmic model of our relationship to the infinite. Taking up this book is like entering a gateway into a safe refuge of inner reflection. But The ...

Climb your next mountain...Yes, you’ve achieved impressive goals and made dreams come true that most would envy, yet you’ve hit an unforeseen wall - a wall between you and joy, motivation, and true fulfillment. Having worked with thousands of high achievers, Shasheen Shah noticed the shared inner struggles that thwart the ability of successful people to reach their next level. When daring to face these struggles, not only do they reach the next levels of personal and team performance but also find themselves reengaged with life.

When widowed mule breeder Cy Bellman reads in the newspaper that colossal ancient bones have been discovered in the salty Kentucky mud, he sets out from his small Pennsylvania farm to see for himself if the rumors are true: that the giant monsters are still alive and roam the uncharted wilderness beyond the Mississippi River. Promising to write and to return in two years, he leaves behind his daughter, Bess, to the tender mercies of his taciturn sister and heads west.

During the upheavals of 2007-9, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of a Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, inventor of the Treasury bill, and author of Lombard Street, the still-canonical guide to stopping a run on the banks, Bagehot prescribed the doctrines that - decades later - inspired the radical responses to the world's worst financial crises.

Henry “Digger” Diller has never been anyone’s MVP - he’s the guy who gets called up from jayvee soccer when the star player gets hurt and who volunteers to take his crush’s best friend to the prom. But Digger is pretty happy with life in the middle of Warfield High’s pecking order. Then, he strikes up a friendship with Carlos, a new student from Honduras, who faces his own set of difficulties beyond the drama of adolescent life.

Welcome to …the rollicking life and times of Jeanene “J C” Childers! Her home is a treasure chest of memories, travels, artifacts, even a bar that she hauled back from Bangkok! Within What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? Inspiration for Life, Living, and Happiness, she reveals the riches she received in her adventures that could take her to the Moon, circle it 100 times, then return to Earth.A child of the Silent Generation, her family surrounded her with treasures … none which money could buy. Her travels, some solo, many with the Four Silver Foxes, even her beloved Model T ...

Being an Introvert is not something that needs to be cured, but it is a Superpower that can catapult your income to $100K and beyond. Introverts have 7 Superpowers that extroverts don’t have, that can transform you into a Sales Superstar if you use them to your advantage. Because of an Introvert’s natural tendency to be alone and not be in the spotlight, they often shy away from sales. However, sales are where they can take their Superpowers and Shine. The author, Michelle Kulp, is an introvert who went from a 9-5 job in the legal field to making 6 figures in outside sales and then ...

Sharing stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology, father and son authors Doug Kenrick and David Lundberg-Kenrick pinpoint the dangers of stone-age problem solving for our lives today, and present a new, systematic way to survive and be happy in the modern world.

Even Ursula is shocked when she discovers the secret of her Irish stew. But just what is that secret...? At the height of the Cold War, St. Patrick’s Day is swiftly approaching the US Naval air base perched on the lava fields of Iceland. Derry woman Ursula has never given her stew recipe much thought, but when she and her best mate Reenie are roped into serving it to the troops, she has no idea of the uproar it will cause...to her marriage, her family, her friendship with Reenie, and maybe even to national security. Two spirited women fight off adversary from all angles in this darkly ...

If you loved Alaska Spark, Book One of the Blazing Hearts Wildfire series, and want to read more about Angela and Gunnar, this is the book for you! Can a chance encounter at an Olympic ski competition lead to true love under a midnight sun? Wildland firefighter Angela Divina lost her beauty title and had a comfortable but unfulfilling life as a southern lady. Rebelling against her father's expectation of marrying a man she didn't love, Angela lands a spot on the Aurora wildland fire crew in Alaska, longing for adventure and dreaming that someday she'll find a love of her own choosing. ...

Emily Blu is the perfect American teenager - she gets good grades, she stays out of trouble, and she doesn't exist. Emily Blue is the persona the government has given to the young woman formerly known as Sarah Livingston. After witnessing the brutal murder of her family, former child star Sarah was whisked away into witness protection, which is how she ended up in Memphis, Tennessee, 2000 miles away from LA and her old life. Her goal is to stay a ghost, which is easier said than when ex best friends Hardy and Jonas seem determined to catch her attention.

The Viking Great Army landed in East Anglia in late 865 and over the following fifteen years it fought numerous battles in all four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, made and broke peace treaties, and deposed or killed at least three Anglo-Saxon kings, replacing them with its own appointees. It had a major impact on English society, initiating extensive transformations in Anglo-Saxon society, culture, economy, and political organization. Previous Viking armies had raided only in the summer months, but the Great Army was a constant presence over this period.