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If Not Now... Then When? Stories and Strategies of People Over 40 Who Have Successfully Reinvented Themselves is the tale of Peter J. Fogel, one of the most successful stand-up comics in America that you've never heard of - who, at over 40, decided to make a 360 degree career change and enter the world of direct mail copywriting. While on his journey Fogel interviewed other baby-boomers who overcame obstacles and then went onto to success in brand new careers.

More than one in four Americans deals with an on-the-job bully. These office sociopaths don't just make individuals miserable. Their poison spreads throughout the company, damaging overall morale, creativity, productivity, and profitability. It doesn't have to be this way. Leading consultants Peter Dean and Molly Shepard have helped vanquish workplace bullying and now share their proven methods with you.

In today's world we are subject to greater amounts of information than ever before. Information comes at us from every direction. Even when we attempt to narrow our focus to a simple subject we are crushed by the weight of information, and the AI programs that continually steal our attention in an effort to win our business. How do we then take a drink of water without turning on the fire hose? Simple: Have a filter. Active Choices is about helping you develop your filter to help you in your life.

Paul is about to graduate near the top of his class as a motorcycle mechanic. He was once a gang member but, having served his time, is about to be released from prison. All he needs is a job and a safe place to live. Paul is also an Aboriginal of the Kamilaroi mob, trying to live between two cultures, yet he faces misunderstanding, racism and intolerance nearly every day. In this book, Peter J. Uren explores the impact Paul's experiences have on the lives of the old mechanic and those who work in his workshop.

The United States is heading toward an unavoidable financial catastrophe that will paralyze the markets and the overall economy in ways never before seen. Some call this impending economic catastrophe a double-dip recession, others a financial armageddon. Regardless of what it's called, it is too late to stop it. Debts, Deficits, and the Demise of the American Economy is a look at how we got here, how the crisis is unfolding, and how it will end with a stock market crash in 2012, if not sooner.

In this post-apocalyptic anthology, nothing matters except survival. In a world full of humans pitted against each other, how can there be anyone left to trust? Features sixteen stories of survivors tragically struggling to live in societies turned upside down. Even when the end arrives, life finds a way. Stories by Kortney Gallagher, Stephen Scott Whitaker, Aaron P. Hansen, Anastasia Arellano, Robert Allen Lupton, Ryan Priest, S.O. Green, Peter VanGelderen, Kris Ashton, Wolfgang Potterhouse, Andrew Ronzino, Jarrett Mazza, Barend Nieuwstraten III, H.R.R. Gorman, and Douglas Allen Gohl.

A poetic retelling of the events at Mount Sinai during the biblical Exodus journey of the Israelites. Epic in nature. The first of three books, beginning in the middle of things. The prequel and sequel will follow in that order.

All About Buy to Let Mortgages tells you all you need to know about getting the best from using buy-to-let mortgages to buy UK investment property. Whether you want to buy one property or many (even growing it to a considerable property empire), the choice is yours when you know how to find the best mortgage deals offering cheap property finance.

An honorable security guard. A former reality star with a close following. A secret that could destroy them both. Logan is the black sheep of his family, though he runs a very successful security business. He just can’t seem to impress anyone. Maybe that’s why he lost his ex-boyfriend in the first place. It’s hard for him to imagine anyone hooking up with the mall cop.

You can’t make someone come to you before they’re ready. For two years, I’ve waited, and I’ve watched. Now Thom is ready to leave his abusive ex. An ex who thinks that if he can’t have Thom, no one can. But the ex hasn’t met me. I have a particular set of talents, and I’ll do anything to protect the man I love....

Andreas betrayed me once, and I walked away. Now he’s returned, asking me for protection from a stalker. I have to throttle anger, restrain lust - just focus on the job. But he’s not just a job. He’s the man I refuse to let get away a second time. If I have to guard him with my body, then in return I want his soul. We were friends then enemies, but now I must try and forgive past sins.

Vampires, werewolves, and the freak show next door! Enjoy another collection of short stories from Peter J. Gilbertson. In "That Time of the Month" meet a woman who is late for her support group. "Erma's Pies" follows a small farm town family that befriends their new neighbors who retired from a traveling freak show. How do you stop the vampire horde dwelling beneath your town? Cut one open and find out in "Vampire Autopsy by the Plague Doctor Alexandre Fuller."

WARNING: You have done everything right. So why does it feel so empty? Whether you are still grinding to build your empire, or you are already sitting at the top wondering why the prize feels hollow—the symptom is the exact same. Beneath the endless noise and the exhaustion of the daily grind, a quiet terror is keeping you awake at night: You are living a script written by someone else. The game feels rigged because it is. You are trapped in the modern illusion. The Blue Stone is not just a novel. It is the map out of the madness. Meet Carlos. He won the game. He mastered the high-stakes ...

Having just retired from serving with the Army for the majority of his working life, Thompson Graville has to decide what to do with his spare time. Although he has never owned a road bike before, let alone a classic British motorcycle, he decides that he wants to get himself a 1975 Triumph Trident T160V. In a departure from his stories of an old motorcycle mechanic, Peter J. Uren leaves the workshop behind to write about the experiences and pitfalls of owning and riding a classic motorcycle.

A trip to sunny Florence provides some much needed rest and relaxation for Mark Twain's assistant, Wentworth Cabot, until a woman he fancies disappears - along with a Raphael masterpiece.

En samling med fyra mysiga, roliga och snöiga julberättelser, perfekt lyssning för att komma i julstämning! Julen närmar sig med stormsteg och allt som hör till med den: snö, jullov, klappar och förväntan. Men det blir inte alltid som tänkt sig.

At a time when the institution of marriage is failing in our culture, Christians are making a renewed commitment to discover the richness of biblical marriages as the foundation of society. In this collection of wedding sermons, Peter Leithart illuminates the subject from many perspectives, forming a loose, down-to-earth "systematic theology of marriage" that connects marriage with the doctrines of creation, salvation, sacraments, church, eschatology, and more.

What is it that makes some companies so highly successful in all the partnerships and alliances they create, while some never flourish at all? On the outside, they may seem simply lucky – they seem to have something that others don't have. The reality is that successful companies just do things differently: They follow a structured approach and stick to it consistently. They tend to apply 25 elements as part of their structured approach to creating and managing their alliances and partnerships. In "25 Tips for Successful Partnerships and Alliances" Peter Simoons shares these elements as ...

Charley Fieldner appears to have the perfect life: a well-paying job, a loving wife, two great kids, and a beautiful home. He also has a big secret. Charley is a hit man with a huge complication - he is his own next target. The background file contains the sort of details only someone very close to him could know. The suspect list is short but devastating: his wife, father, sister, and best friend. Charley always thought he could have it all, but the secrets, lies, and betrayals are piling up.

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