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Drawing inspiration from the epic story of the Apollo Moon Program, collected research, and his own life experiences, Dr. Anthony Paustian outlines the many small steps it takes to create success in life. With the practical tools described in this imaginative, easy-to-read book, Dr. Paustian teaches the principles of creativity, imagineering, leadership, focus, work ethic, and so much more.
As people around the world celebrated man's first steps on the moon, the astronauts of NASA's Apollo 11 mission placed a silicon disc containing messages of goodwill from 73 different countries near their landing site on the Sea of Tranquility. Inscribed with the words, "From Planet Earth - July 1969," the disc signified the first time humanity joined together in celebration. Messages on the Moon, a non-fiction picture book by Jill Friestad-Tate, illuminates the true story behind a little-known object that united the world in peace and hope.
The violent death of a famous actress rocks the rural Iowa town of Orney, where a Hollywood movie company is filming on location. Local newspaper reporter Tony Harrington is stunned by the murder, as he was one of the last people to see her alive. Tony finds himself further entwined in the case when it's learned the actress was seen riding in his car on the night she was killed, and when her former lover attacks him and his best friend. Soon Tony's world view is shattered when someone he loves is officially charged with the murder, and the evidence collected by the authorities is indisputable. As Tony desperately seeks an alternative solution to the case, he finds it may have ties to a famil...
Get Marketing Traction with Twelve Questions. Why do some organizations get brilliant results from their marketing and others don't? Is it the people or agencies they engage or some secret marketing techniques they use? This book provides an unexpected answer to those universal questions: Better leaders get better marketing results. Are you that leader, and will your organization grow from great marketing under your direction? It can! Your success is just a few chapters away. This book will give you a unique, structured approach that even leaders without marketing savvy can employ, one couched in a powerful communication style by asking 12 crucial questions. Transform your leadership impact, identify your organization's weaknesses, uncover game-changing marketing opportunities and insights, and bring accountability and growth to your organization year-over-year.
At the intersection of financial planning and the pursuit of your entrepreneurial dreams, Uncommon Wealth offers a clear set of tactics to help anyone in any stage of life begin building residual income through a customized, whole-life financial plan. With small tweaks in mindset and lessons in how best to invest in your God-given gifts, learn how to achieve "Time Freedom" long before the traditional retirement age and build wealth through multiple avenues. Utilizing our proprietary One-Page Financial Dashboard, learn how to set goals to achieve results and organize your capital to bet on yourself. Achieving Uncommon Wealth means beginning your financial strategy by identifying your greatest dreams and starting now, a useful and timely lesson for entrepreneurs, investors, and everyone in between.
This book is for authors who have: finished writing their book; given up on finding an agent; waited months for an agent to call back; longed for an editor to validate their creativity; recoiled at the thought of self-publishing.In this essential reference, writers will discover publishers for romance, women's fiction, historical fiction, sci fi, fantasy, poetry, literary fiction, history, self-help, spirituality, politics, sports, thrillers, regional guidebooks, creative nonfiction, essays, Christian fiction, horror, crafts' books, young adult fiction, and children's books. Best of all, the publishers in this book aren't vanity presses. They don't charge a fee to consider a manuscript. If they like the story, they will proofread the book, create a stunning cover, and upload the manuscript to the online bookstores. Finally, when people ask where they can buy the book, authors will have an answer.
A guide for educators to incorporate computational thinking—a set of cognitive skills applied to problem solving—into a broad range of subjects. Computational thinking—a set of mental and cognitive tools applied to problem solving—is a fundamental skill that all of us (and not just computer scientists) draw on. Educators have found that computational thinking enhances learning across a range of subjects and reinforces students’ abilities in reading, writing, and arithmetic. This book offers a guide for incorporating computational thinking into middle school and high school classrooms, presenting a series of activities, projects, and tasks that employ a range of pedagogical practice...
“For beauty, honesty, sheer weirdness, and a haunting evocation of place, Kevin Sampsell is my favorite Oregon writer. Ken Kesey, Chuck Palahniuk—make some room on the shelf.”—Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of it All Kevin Sampsell’s A Common Pornography is a memoir, told in vignettes, that captures the history of one dysfunctional American family. An extension of a 2003 “memory experiment” of the same name, A Common Pornography weaves recollections of small-town youth with darker threads from his family’s story, including incest, madness, betrayal, and death. A regular contributor to Dave Egger’s The Believer and McSweeney’s, Sampsell has written “the kind of book where you want to thank the author for helping you feel less alone with being alive” (Jonathan Ames, author of Wake Up, Sir! and The Double Life is Twice as Good).
As students grow into young adults, they enter the world with the hopes and dreams of a successful future. Part of financial success is the ability to make good economic decisions. The state of the economy affects the job market, educational loans, and how much money people decide to spend or save. Readers will learn the difference between command and market economies, how different types of business ownership affect the United States and global economies, and how workers can protect their status in a productive economy. Understanding these key elements is essential in helping people make good economic decisions in their own lives.