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A troubled young woman is recruited by a race of ancient alien explorers to be their emissary to save the human race from extinction. The problem is that not everyone believes the world is doomed, and not everyone trusts the aliens' motives. Holly Burton will have to overcome opposition from world leaders, attacks by religious zealots, assassination attempts, intractable bureaucracies, and her own fears and doubts if she is to save the human race, not just from the coming apocalypse, but from itself.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy had a total of 111 submarines. It was mostly a collection of aging boats. Fortunately, with the war in Europe was already two years old and friction with Japan ever increasing, help from what would become known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there were 73 of the new fleet submarines under construction. The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of America's intrepid underwater warriors in the words of the men who lived the war in the Pacific against Japan.

The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking presents practical, lively, and inspiring ways for you to become more successful through better thinking. The idea is simple: You can learn how to think far better by adopting specific strategies. Brilliant people aren't a special breed--they just use their minds differently.

How much choice do I have in my life? What is liberation? How can one experience enlightenment? Onto all these questions and many others, Edward Salim Michael shines the light of a master who, with infinite compassion, guides aspirants on the path he, himself, traveled, a path that permitted him to attain the highest realizations and whose obstacles and traps he knows. To experience enlightenment, first one must emerge from the “diurnal sleep” in which human beings are ordinarily plunged, unaware of the divine origin of their nature; a situation that makes of them “tragically ...

The evangelical church is hemorrhaging. Over 40 million Americans have dechurched in the last 25 years alone, and multiple generations have been raised to believe the most spiritual thing they can do is follow God by following their heart—right out of the church. Yet, this shift is happening right as society is hitting record levels of loneliness, stress, and anxiety. In The Reason for Church, pastor Brad Edwards connects the dots of our current church crisis and provides compelling reasons to come back.

Possibly the most important and informative book ever compiled during the Covid era and a must read (listen) for everyone. The thirty four contributors, the Canaries, to this collection of essays are courageous people. They are critical thinkers who are prepared to put everything on the line to speak their truth. They strive to alert us all to what COVID was, and what may lie ahead.

The Doomsday siren calls on civilization's last day. Natural disaster. Nuclear war. Pandemics. These are the ways the world ends. Now, in the aftermath of ruined cities and humanity gone savage, mankind will once again find his oldest allies and closest friends amidst the debris of all that once was. The Walking Dead meets The Incredible Journey in 14 incredible tales of nobility, self-sacrifice, and unconditional love as told by today's most talented independent authors.

Edward Michaels' gripping novel unfolds a tale of morality, friendship, and consequences against the backdrop of London. At the heart of the story are four friends, each thriving in their professional lives, who are secretly drawn into the orbit of an underground organization fighting terrorism through unconventional and dangerous means. By day, they maintain their respectable careers, but by night, they orchestrate covert operations to dismantle terrorist groups through staged 'accidents.'

A must-listen collection of four bibliomysteries by bestselling and award-winning authors.

Plants are commonly considered immobile, in contrast to humans and other animals. But vegetal existence involves many place-based forms of change: stems growing upward, roots spreading outward, fronds unfurling in response to sunlight, seeds traveling across wide distances, and other intricate relationships with the surrounding world. How do plants as sessile, growing, decaying, and metamorphosing beings shape the places they inhabit, and how are they shaped by them?

Set aside your feelings and what others believe for a moment and learn why objective evidence is the best way to find the truth in any investigation, including the truth about God. See for yourself exactly why Christianity is the most reasonable belief available, based on the facts and why it applies to everyone, everywhere, even if they do not believe it. Learn the two things we all encounter daily that the Bible states is absolute proof of God's existence and leaves every person without excuse, even those who have never read the Bible.

Whether it is in the workplace or your love life, words are important in the quest for success and fulfilment. An argument, a pitch, or a proposal has a greater impact with the power of clarity and meaning. The right words open doors. The effective use of speech is hypnotic and enthralling. The correct choice of words can give you freedom, love, liberation. Words can light a fire in someone's heart or they can terrify a nation. Play the audiobook; say the words; learn the meanings. The more effective your speech, the more options will flow your way.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

A new movement is afoot that promises to save the world by applying the magic of the market to the challenges of social change. Its supporters argue that using business principles to solve global problems is far more effective than more traditional approaches. What could be wrong with that? Almost everything, argues former Ford Foundation director Michael Edwards. In this hard-hitting, controversial exposé, he marshals a wealth of evidence to reveal that in reality, a market approach hurts more than it helps.

With an enlightening combination of real-world advice and relatable examples, this guide introduces communication skills that can facilitate the development of long-lasting business relationships and, in turn, increase sales results exponentially. Following an examination of the three critical elements of the entrepreneurial conversation, the narrative details how to think, speak, and listen like a successful entrepreneur.

"Living beings are born and die continually. Sensations appear and disappear perpetually. Thoughts arise and recede unremittingly. Objects also take form and disintegrate. Desires wax and wane. Feelings are also changeable and fleeting. So, what remains that is permanent behind all these movements, behind all these creations, and behind all these incessant destructions around the human being and within him? Is it not a vital duty for him to seek to know the Immutable within himself, within which birth and death and all these perpetual changes have no place?" To know this Immutable, it is ...

Experience is Edward Salim Michael’s keyword—feeling, understanding, beyond words, through a direct inner experience. What are the obstacles to enlightenment and liberation? What prevents us from coming into direct contact with our true selves? It is not enough to want it; practices, exercises, concrete tools are necessary to reveal the automatisms that condition us and to detect alienating thought patterns. The author guides us with precision through the traps that will inevitably be encountered on the path. Thus, inner chatter, that little voice within us that never stops, that ...

“It is very difficult for a beginner to understand that the goal to which he aspires is closer to him than the blood in his own veins; it is, in truth, within him and in the present. It is enough for him to consecrate himself with extreme sincerity to his spiritual practices to join with the Sublime within him; nevertheless, even if he has succeeded in reaching It, that does not mean that he will subsequently be able to remain united with It.” In this last work, Edward Salim Michael exhorts us with infinite compassion to consecrate ourselves to the only thing that counts and that can ...

The atmosphere, both mysterious and profoundly spiritual, of the mystical tales Edward Salim Michael offers us removes readers from the ordinary world and makes them receptive to the profound truths expressed in the commentaries. The value of these timeless tales, with their tinge of wholly Eastern poetry, essentially comes from them having been brought to life by the pen of a spiritual master, with the aim of awakening readers to the urgency of consecrating their lives to the discovery of the infinite treasure they harbor in the depths of their being. The lectures that make up the second ...

Did life appear by chance or as a response to a necessity in the Universe? What is the place of human beings in Creation? If they awaken to the mystery around them, their lives can become infinitely richer and fuller. Will those lives not take on an entirely different value if they realize that every moment that passes is unique and a farewell? On all these questions, as well as many others, Edward Salim Michael shares the fruits of the path to awakening he followed during fifty years of intense meditation practice and full presence in active life. Thanks to the powerful spiritual ...