Download or read book HOME written by LF Dunton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-12-28 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home tells the story of a man who falls in love with a small town’s haunted house. Twice-divorced and enjoying his trucking job, Richard Trent purchases the seven-bedroom Marstead place despite the barely concealed fear expressed by the locals. Resistant to ghost stories and eyeing one of the local diner’s attractive owners, Richard brushes off the rumors and moves in. But when the curtains in the window of the sealedoff attic moves without anyone there, dirty clothes get laundered, and meager furniture gets moved around, everything Richard has ever heard about his house are all gaining confirmation. Is his new house truly haunted and will his invisible housemates take serious offense at his presence? “I write like I talk. That would explain some of the statements that don’t make sense,” Dunton states in his opening note. Supplied with a generous helping of quick-wit humor threaded into an engaging narrative, Home will give the creeps even as it will amuse.

Download or read book What You Do Is Who You Are written by Ben Horowitz and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author, combines lessons both from history and from modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help executives build cultures that can weather both good and bad times. Ben Horowitz has long been fascinated by history, and particularly by how people behave differently than you’d expect. The time and circumstances in which they were raised often shapes them—yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In What You Do Is Who You Are, he turns his attention to a question crucial to every organization: how do you create and sustain the culture you want? To Horowitz, culture is how a company makes decisions. It is the set of assumptions employees use to resolve everyday problems: should I stay at the Red Roof Inn, or the Four Seasons? Should we discuss the color of this product for five minutes or thirty hours? If culture is not purposeful, it will be an accident or a mistake. What You Do Is Who You Are explains how to make your culture purposeful by spotlighting four models of leadership and culture-building—the leader of the only successful slave revolt, Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture; the Samurai, who ruled Japan for seven hundred years and shaped modern Japanese culture; Genghis Khan, who built the world’s largest empire; and Shaka Senghor, a man convicted of murder who ran the most formidable prison gang in the yard and ultimately transformed prison culture. Horowitz connects these leadership examples to modern case-studies, including how Louverture’s cultural techniques were applied (or should have been) by Reed Hastings at Netflix, Travis Kalanick at Uber, and Hillary Clinton, and how Genghis Khan’s vision of cultural inclusiveness has parallels in the work of Don Thompson, the first African-American CEO of McDonalds, and of Maggie Wilderotter, the CEO who led Frontier Communications. Horowitz then offers guidance to help any company understand its own strategy and build a successful culture. What You Do Is Who You Are is a journey through culture, from ancient to modern. Along the way, it answers a question fundamental to any organization: who are we? How do people talk about us when we’re not around? How do we treat our customers? Are we there for people in a pinch? Can we be trusted? Who you are is not the values you list on the wall. It’s not what you say in company-wide meeting. It’s not your marketing campaign. It’s not even what you believe. Who you are is what you do. This book aims to help you do the things you need to become the kind of leader you want to be—and others want to follow.

Download or read book 12 Shots written by David Beckler and published by Long Stop Books. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 short thrillers from master storytellers… 12 exciting series to dive into in one volume Meet compelling characters in stories that pack a punch and keep you turning the pages. You’ll encounter bodyguards, police officers, private detectives, bounty hunters, coroners, firefighters, vigilantes, hackers and a variety of oddballs. They share a knack for getting into trouble – but have the skills and determination to get themselves out. Each pulse-pounding story features the author’s main characters. When you find one you love, there’s a series behind it, waiting for you. Get 12 shots while you can and discover your new favourite crime thriller series.

Download or read book Could ve Been written by Savannah Gardiner and published by Sterncastle Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Could've Been, Liv finds herself back in her hometown after a decade and a half away, facing the ghosts of her past. Once inseparable childhood friends, Liv and Jake were torn apart by a cruel rumor spun by Heather, leaving wounds that time couldn't quite heal. But when fate unexpectedly reunites Liv and Jake, a chance touch propels them into an alternate reality-a vision of the life they might have shared if they had stayed connected. Caught in a whirlwind of nostalgia and "what ifs," Liv and Jake must confront the echoes of their shared history and the lingering feelings they buried long ago. As they navigate the bittersweet terrain of lost dreams and untapped potential, they grapple with the haunting question: can they reconcile the past with the present, or are some wounds too deep to mend? In this poignant tale of love, friendship, and second chances, Could've Been explores the fragile threads that bind us to our past and the resilience it takes to embrace the uncertain future. Will Liv and Jake find the courage to rewrite their story, or will the echoes of yesterday forever haunt their hearts?

Download or read book Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen written by Elbert Hubbard and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millionaires as a rule are woefully ignorant. Up to a certain sum, they grow with their acquisitions. Then they begin to wither at the heart. The care of a fortune is a penalty. I advise the gentle reader to think twice before accumulating ten millions.-from "John J. Astor"Elbert Hubbard was one of the most respected journalists and most in-demand lecturers of the early 20th century, but he could not find a publisher for the delightful biographical sketches of famous figures he called his "Little Journeys." So, at Roycroft, the East Aurora, New York, artist colony he had founded, he started Roycroft Press, and published them himself. In this volume, Hubbard turns his inimitable voice on the lives of great names in American and Europe finance and entrepreneurship, including Mayer A. Rothschild, John J. Astor, Peter Cooper, Andrew Carnegie, and others. Better examples of Hubbard's wonderfully eccentric outlook and knowing, amusing prose than of business history or biography, these are lovely little journeys through the mind of a true American original.American freethinker ELBERT GREEN HUBBARD (1856-1915) was editor and publisher of the monthly magazines The Philistine (1895-1915) and The Fra (1908-1917). Among his many books are The Man: A Story of Today (1891), Forbes of Harvard (1894), No Enemy (but Himself) (1894), and The Man of Sorrows (1905).

Download or read book A Place in the Story written by Don C. Davis ThB BA Mdiv and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which is better, to live on the holding edge of the past, or the growing edge of the future? Don Davis writes on the growing edge of the future. His novel, A Place In The Story, is about choosing to live on the growing edge. The seven sequels are more than just the best of serious fiction; they tell the story of Dr. Kelly, beloved granddad, who is also a down-to-earth philosopher of life, future-vision speaker and writer, and a most unusual professor. Through A Place In The Story, we can shadow Dr. Kellys faith journey story and dare to dream our best dreams, then give them their best chance to happen as fellow pioneers of new tomorrows and the new sacred. We live in the greatest age in all human history! We are indebted to the past, but we owe more to the future. The rewards have never been greater for the human family to choose the identity markers of the Big Ten Universal Qualities to define our best future. When we choose the Big Ten Universal Qualities for our identity markers our brain creates a kind of inner voice, a talisman, an alter ego, that magnetizes the identity markers that lead us to our higher self.

Download or read book Benjamin Elijah Mays Schoolmaster of the Movement written by Randal Maurice Jelks and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first full-length biography of Benjamin Mays (1894-1984), Randal Maurice Jelks chronicles the life of the man Martin Luther King Jr. called his "spiritual and intellectual father." Dean of the Howard University School of Religion, president of Morehouse College, and mentor to influential black leaders, Mays had a profound impact on the education of the leadership of the black church and of a generation of activists, policymakers, and educators. Jelks argues that Mays's ability to connect the message of Christianity with the responsibility to challenge injustice prepared the black church for its pivotal role in the civil rights movement. From Mays's humble origins in Epworth, South Carolina, through his doctoral education, his work with institutions such as the National Urban League, the NAACP, and the national YMCA movement, and his significant career in academia, Jelks creates a rich portrait of the man, the teacher, and the scholar. Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement is a powerful portrayal of one man's faith, thought, and mentorship in bringing American apartheid to an end.

Download or read book The Magician written by E. J. Stauffer and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Knight is a paid government assassin who always excelled at his job. On an assignment gone badly, he almost loses his life, which makes him reassess his career of choice. Ben leaves it all behind. He quits his job and decides to live a normal life, if only he can figure out what that means. With no skills or interests outside his extensive government training, Ben lives a bored and listless life until he meets Ellen. Shes on the run from her abusive husband with her young daughter Marianne. Ben feels connected to Ellen, and when she dies under unforeseen circumstances, he becomes Mariannes legal guardian. Soon, Ben becomes engaged to the woman he loves. Hes a good father to Marianne, and life is perfect until a ghost from his past arrives and threatens the normalcy Ben has worked hard to achieve. In order to save himself and his family, Ben must become the killer he once was and use the well-honed skills of his previous profession.

Download or read book The Wycherly Woman written by Ross Macdonald and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 1998-03-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phoebe Wycherly was missing two months before her wealthy father hired Archer to find her. That was plenty of time for a young girl who wanted to disappear to do so thoroughly--or for someone to make her disappear. Before he can find the Wycherly girl, Archer has to deal with the Wycherly woman, Phoebe's mother, an eerily unmaternal blonde who keeps too many residences, has too many secrets, and leaves too many corpses in her wake.

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Download or read book Mendacious Lies written by PG Simmons and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Claybourne grew up dreaming of one day breeding and racing his own thoroughbreds. On his twenty-first birthday, he struck out to prove his own merit. During the first race of the 1886 season, he met his soul mate, he was betrayed by a friend, and he discovered his colt had been compromised. Discovering the possibility that he had been duped and used by a con man, Ben took it upon himself to surreptitiously investigate. By the end of the racing season, two deaths, five races lost, and a tragic engagement shattered his world.

Download or read book The Make Believe Doctor written by Gil Brinckerhoff and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Blackwell, a small town in Southeastern Massachusetts, experiences three separate murders, all with the same modus operandi, Jacob Reason arrives to join a former mentor's practice. Before long he encounters an old love and finds himself knee deep in clues as to the identity of the Blackwell strangler. The action in this story occurs in the 1980's.

Download or read book The Baker written by Paul Hond and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baker is Mickey Lerner–a man of confused passions who lives in a Baltimore community polarized by racial mistrust. One day, Mickey’s life is changed by a shocking crime, forcing him to explore the mysteries of his marriage and the awkwardness of life with his eighteen-year-old son. Mickey also faces the growing tension between blacks and whites that threatens both his family and his bakery. Above all, Mickey must confront himself: his feelings, his desires, and the memory of a tragic event from his past. Paul Hond has written a profoundly moving novel that never flinches in describing the dynamics of race and class, while offering a poignant vision of redemption. Powerful and compassionate, The Baker is a timeless work of fiction by a young writer whose voice will linger in the memory of readers for years to come.

Download or read book Christopher Okigbo 1930 67 written by Obi Nwakanma and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of the Nigerian poet whose work combined Igbo mysticism and classical influences.

Download or read book Harlequin Romance July 2014 Bundle written by Michelle Douglas and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Romance brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin Romance bundle includes Her Irresistible Protector by Michelle Douglas, The Maverick Millionaire by Alison Roberts, The Return of the Rebel by Jennifer Faye and The Tycoon and the Wedding Planner by Kandy Shepherd. Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin Romance!

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Download or read book The Trouble with the Truth written by Edna Robinson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucresse Briard reflects on her journey to adulthood in the late-1920s and '30s, in which she and her older brother Ben moved around the country with their art-dealer father and their houseman, Fred.