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Out of sight, out of mind—it was a game my mother and I played (and played well) for as long as I can remember, and then cancer spoiled our idyllic separation. What began with a Thanksgiving Day stroke and ensuing frantic long-distance phone call would become an odyssey reluctantly thrusting this firstborn son into the roles of accountant, chauffer, grief counselor, even white-collar criminal and all on behalf of a dying mother who was little more than an acquaintance.

Forget what you’ve heard about AI being complex—this guide makes this groundbreaking technology clear, relatable, and easy to understand. Are you curious about artificial intelligence but feel overwhelmed by the number of apps, software, and sites telling you how to navigate it? Does it feel like the only accessible tool you harness in your daily life is ChatGPT—and despite knowing that it’s only the tip of the iceberg, you don’t know how to leverage its full potential? If so, then you’ve come to the right place…

The kitchen: it's my domain, where I create the best burgers in the Midwest. I'm the man behind the grill at Burgers and Brew, the restaurant and bar I co-own with my best friends. Every night, we're packed, the demand has never been this high. It's the only way I want it, thriving and pushing myself to be the very best.

In the middle of the First World War, and sweltering in the heat of a nominally neutral country in South-eastern Europe, disillusioned Naval Intelligence officer Roger Waterlow seeks to make sense of scraps of information gathered by his agents, in the face of indifference or outright hostility from most of his colleagues at the British Legation. But when word reaches him that a German officer visiting from Berlin for talks with the country’s pro-German king is to be picked up by submarine, violating the country’s ‘neutrality,’ he sees the chance to finally make a real difference in the war…

Long after leaving the trenches of combat, former soldier, Max Rossi, still did more before 5 AM than most people did all day. Only now as an elite operative for the military, his trenches are any part of the world his covert assignments take him. While as a fixer for his community his trenches are the many holes the dreads of society who prey on the innocent choose to dwell. No sooner had he returned from an assignment of the former had all hell broke loose in the latter. Now, fresh off the plane from a successful mission, Max finds himself needed on both sides of the Great Divide.

As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to the earth. A leader in the international Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement, he has combined a longstanding commitment to food sovereignty and organic farming with a belief that humble attention to microbial life and diversity of species provides invaluable lessons for building healthy human communities.

They double-crossed him and left him for dead. Now they're going to wish they made sure ... Solomon Church is a ghost. An ex-SAS trooper living in self-imposed exile, his fragile existence relies on one thing: that everyone thinks he's dead. Ten years ago, a mission to take out a tyrannical warlord in the DRC went sideways and his own brothers-in-arms turned on him. Now, the past has come calling, and the events that transpired in the African town of Maroua are echoing all the way to number 10 Downing Street.

In a world that constantly pushes the idea of self-discovery and "finding your own path," The Paradox of Purpose flips the script. What if the secret to a life of fulfillment isn't about finding the perfect purpose for yourself, but rather giving yourself to something larger than your own desires?

While on assignment in Santa Fe to find a treasure hunter, reporter Harper Hendrix stumbles onto an even better story—the fate of the missing Blackburn Diamonds, rumored to be buried in the nearby hills. Harper knows a solid lead when she sees one, and with a promotion on the line, she'll do anything to impress her editors. Even if that means finding the missing diamonds herself. Unless Eve Bardot gets there first.

I've never liked my next-door neighbour, Tanya, but I'm shocked when I discover she is having an affair. She doesn't seem the type, plus her husband, Joe, is gorgeous, so why would she risk her marriage? With her secret out, I have to decide what to do next. My husband, Spencer, wants me to stay out of it. He says it's none of my business and he might be right. But news travels fast on a street as sleepy as mine and sordid secrets aren't safe in suburbia...

In the first anthology of its kind, Robert Olen Butler and Phong Nguyen assemble an astounding collection of stories that cause listeners to contemplate war, peace, and social justice in a new light. The fourteen stories featured in this volume explore the varied and often unexpected outcomes of violence. The authors explore the tragedies that occur closer to home—not on military battlefields but rather in places that are never meant to be battlefields, like schools and churches. The fiction reveals the violence that renders our most sacred and seemingly safest of places vulnerable.

LEAD WITH EXPLOSIVE IMPACT Explosive Leadership is not your typical leadership program. Most failing or want-to-be leaders fundamentally misunderstand leadership. Leading is inspiring and empowering people, which is less about "what you do" and more about "who you are." Explosive Leadership is a people-centric approach to leadership. Effective leaders embody the C-4 explosive leader traits.

Grandfather tried to prepare me for everything… Yet, how could anyone prepare me for this? Kidnapping. Blackmail. Deception. Grief. Vengeance. The Royals have always been about blood. Blood lines, blood relations, and the spilling of blood. I didn’t ask for this war. I didn’t go looking for it. But I will let nothing and no one keep me from the men I love and we will find what was taken from us. No one will ever steal from us again. They say desperation makes for strange bedfellows, fortunately, the men in my bed are far more dangerous to everyone else.

Mostly, he's accomplished this antisocial feat by exterminating them because they posed a threat to galactic peace or common decency. As with any action, there can be an equal and opposite reaction. Now, a fundamental force of existence named Xyándor is after Jon. You see, Xyándor's sole purpose is to spawn chaos. So he's dead set on killing Jon because our hero snuffs out chaos on a routine basis. Most likely, this Xyándor character must've had a really troubled childhood, right?

“Thank You Father” serves a dual purpose: to express deep appreciation for the lessons and support received from my father and to explain my decision to change my name. I acknowledge the potential for disagreement and misunderstanding, especially given the generational differences between us. This is a heartfelt attempt to bridge that gap, share formative memories, and convey the respect and love that underlies this significant life change.

The first four books in the Amazon best-selling Mackenzie and Manny killer mystery series. Mackenzie August's new life doesn't suit him. When he quit the LAPD to open up a private shop, he expected to settle into a quieter lifestyle, hiring out to law firms, home by dinner. Now, however, the feisty detective is bored and missing the action of a hot homicide investigation. It's a good thing, because the sleepy city is about to erupt...

While no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a career, a company, a relationship, or a life, any single conversation can. In this revised edition of Fierce Conversations—the bestselling classic guide to getting your message across and getting what you want—master teacher and leader Susan Scott gives you the tools to transform the con­versations central to your success, and teaches you how to fiercely and honestly cut through the noise and clutter.

Before the revolution, the Shah of Iran seemed invincible. The world watched in awe as he commanded a huge army and oversaw an economy awash with billions of dollars of oil revenues. The regime’s secret police had crushed communist opposition and the Shah appeared to have bought off the conservative Muslim clergy inside the country. On the international stage, Iran had become an invaluable ally to the West during the Cold War.

Survive Demon Reform Academy, break the curse, seal my fate, and destroy Dark Veil before it destroys demonkind. The curse woven into my soul wasn't just draining my powers—it was killing me. And the only way to break it was to claim each one of my mates, ensuring all five matebonds connected to my soul were sealed. But that meant delving into the broken parts of their souls—and worse, facing the darkness dwelling within my own. Dark Veil's corruption was relentless, a plague spreading through the Demon Capital. They wouldn't stop until I was dead.

In a time marked by confusion and change, the pathway to salvation for the Galatians seemed unclear. While the false teachers contended for circumcision and obedience to the law as necessary for justification before God, Paul presented the truth of the gospel and redrew the lines of salvation around the cross of Jesus Christ. In this addition to the New Testament Theology series, scholar Thomas R. Schreiner addresses the conflict between Paul and his opponents in Galatia, examines the gospel itself, and shows what it looks like to live out the truth of the gospel in the new era.