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He leaves his homeland to protect his family. She flees her hometown to abandon hers. At a remote mountaintop retreat, an optimistic triple amputee British Special Forces veteran meets a pessimistic American beauty in the valleys of their lives. In his valley of determination… Highly decorated for his heroism in fighting terrorism on behalf of his grateful nation, Keenan has sacrificed enough for his country. Yet, his enemies are going after him and his former team members as an act of personal vengeance. To protect his family, Keenan leads a trail away from Britain. Off the grid, he is ...

This book invites readers to reimagine what is possible for small businesses in a rapidly changing world. It begins by challenging entrepreneurs to dream bigger than ever before, laying the groundwork for bold ambition. The book then reveals how profits can grow as costs shrink, showing practical strategies for financial health. Readers learn why cash flow is the business’s lifeline and how to manage it for stability and growth. The focus shifts to customers, emphasizing that exceptional service is the secret to lasting loyalty. Next, the power of brand storytelling is explored, ...

The need for improved mental, physical and emotional wellbeing, and the ability to inspire a resilient mindset has never been greater. We were never designed to run in stress mode, and in a seemingly constant state of fight or flight. So, in those situations where we have little control over the sources of pressure, our only option is to influence the way in which we respond. Unashamedly Superhuman is a neuroscience-based peak performance training for anyone interested in reversing the impact of distraction and uncertainty.

From grassroots to game plan, this book is the intersection of meaningful work, strong culture, and you. Our template called the THRIVE Model helps level-up your culture game (at work and home): helping today’s leaders succeed in tomorrow’s world. Unlike others books about workplace culture, MB builds on a heart-rooted foundation and utilizes an actionable model in order to grow. Taking culture action will change your world – for the better. Everyone wins when culture is strong. Conscious Culture helps leaders understand the importance of their most important asset – their people. ...

Life for a World War II paratrooper was grave and perilous; John H. Canfield's experience was no different. However, this young man found himself in so many crazy—sometimes humorous—situations that he almost forgot about how dangerous it was. Filled with pranksters and superiors full of bravado and an unfortunate brush with racial bigotry with a fellow African American soldier, Canfield shares his many stories from basic training and jump school. But his best stories are from the war.

Cracks are forming in the myth of the VC-funded, IPO-driven billion-dollar company. They're unprofitable, unethical and unsustainable - so why bother chasing unicorns? The Minimalist Entrepreneur is the manifesto for a new generation of founders who would rather build great companies than big ones. Packed with hard-won, battle-tested lessons from Lavingia's own journey of building Gumroad, The Minimalist Entrepreneur teaches founders how to start from anywhere to build any kind of software-enabled business.

The ultimate do-it-now guide to getting started in managed services. Now includes chapters on cloud services, bundling, and more. Whether you're a new computer consultant or an experienced technician making the move to managed services, this is the perfect book for you! The book includes step-by-step instructions for creating service offerings, reformulating your business, creating service agreements, and more!

Welcome back to Christmas Town, Maine! Fans of Hallmark movies set in small towns with quirky characters will enjoy this sweet trio of holiday romances! Holly House, one of Christmas Town's oldest homes and landmarks, needs a significant face-lift and upgrades before becoming the town's new museum and historical preservation site. Enter Christmas Town's first bake-off, which includes a gingerbread house decorating competition - all proceeds to benefit Holly House. The town's avid knitting group - the Knotty Elves - are asking residents to grab their favorite recipes, pack their whisks and ...

Difficult questions can be thrown at you from your first job interview through to challenges you get when you've made it to the top. If you find yourself on the firing line on a regular or occasional basis, this is the perfect go-to guide to help you turn tough questions into positive opportunities. Great Answers to Tough Questions at Work promotes a confident "win-win-win" mind-set for questioner, answerer, and wider audiences beyond. Author Michael Dodd provides golden formulae and proven strategies for constructing inspirational answers.

Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semi-feral cattle, a pig called Nugent and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, James finds he is on a learning curve as steep as the hills around him. And when he meets Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, all the training and experience in the world can’t help him.

Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Things Wise and Wonderful is a heartwarming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.

Many small businesses focus their digital marketing strategies exclusively on Google, overlooking significant opportunities found in online business directories. While optimizing for Google is important, relying solely on it limits potential growth, visibility, and customer trust. In fact, 92% of consumers actively use online directories to discover local businesses, making directories essential channels for attracting customers. Listing your business in multiple reputable directories, such as Yelp, TripAdvisor, or AProfitableDay.com, significantly enhances visibility and credibility. ...

Funny, romantic and full of surprising twists, the first book in The Rye Rooftop Club series is a story about friends, relationships, flying scampi, heartbreak, ghosts of the past, erratic kidneys, handsome chefs, pickled eggs and dancing in the snow. The small coastal town of Rye is so much more than cobbled streets, smuggler's tales and tea shops. It is home to an array of warm, eccentric characters who prove that family is not just about blood, but everything to do with heart. There's Anna, who believes in love, but can’t stop dating the town’s undatable men; Ralph, the new owner of ...

A humorous memior of a happy childhood, raising pets and living the farm life, embracing all things Good and happy, warm and wonderful, tinsel and bliss, Tiny and True.

Vlado Petric, former detective in war-torn Sarajevo, has left his beloved homeland to join his wife and daughter in Germany, where he scratches a meagre living in the building sites of the new Berlin.When Petric returns to work one evening, he finds an enigmatic American investigator waiting for him in the small apartment he and his wife share. The investigator (Pine) works for the International War Crimes Tribunal, and he tells Petric that they want him to return to Croatia

It is 1880, Nebraska. All Angel wants is to go someplace where no one knows her name or—more importantly—what happened to her. However, Angel’s plans are disrupted when she becomes stranded in an unfamiliar town. With no means to leave and no place to stay, Angel finds aid in an unexpected place: Nathan, a childhood acquaintance with scars of his own. All Nathan wants is to leave every memory of his father far, far behind. But when Nathan’s path leads him to Angel, he begins to realize that his father’s influence has reached further than he could ever have imagined.

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

In 2021, when the gavel fell at Christie’s on the sale of Mike Winkelmann’s Everydays series—a compilation of 5,000 digital artworks—it made a thunderous announcement: Non-fungible tokens had arrived. The ludicrous world of CryptoKitties and Bored Apes had just produced a piece of art worth $69.3 million (at least according to the highest bidder). On that day, the traditional art market—the largest unregulated market in the world—put its stamp of approval on a very new and carnivalesque digital reality. But what did it mean for these two worlds to collide?

The experts say that America's best days are behind us, that mediocre long-term economic growth is baked in the cake, and that politically, socially, and racially, the United States will continue to tear itself apart. But David Smick - hedge fund strategist and author of the 2008 best seller The World Is Curved - argues that the experts are wrong.

The Waitress 🌟 A Story of Love, Loss, and Hope in a Changing World Step into the life of Betty Powers, a woman whose life unfolds amidst the chaos of a country rebuilding itself. Set in the post-Depression era, The Waitress is a powerful tale of resilience and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, Betty’s childhood during the Great Depression was filled with harsh realities of economic hardship and emotional struggle. But her spirit is unshakable, even during the toughest challenges of her life. As a young woman, she becomes entangled ...