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Dying to Die: The Janet Adkins Story is the biography of a loving wife and mother who took control of her life, her death and her destiny. It is a gripping love story between two people and their mutual respect for one another's journey.
Janet Adkins, an unknown woman from Portland, Oregon, was diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease. She and her husband became internationally known when she elected to be the first, and only person to end her life with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian using his controversial "suicide machine."
Nearly thirty years after Janet's death, intimate details of her life and choice to die are revealed, with reactions of her family, friends, and community. At the conclusion of the book, the reader is left with compelling food for thought that encourages them to consider the evidence and ponder the questions: Do people have the right to decide when and how to die? Should their doctor be allow to assist them? Should they be allowed the freedom to make a deliberate choice?
The path that Janet chose is not the path for everyone. We as individuals with the diverse backgrounds of social and religious beliefs will encounter many paths during our lifetimes. Everyone has the freedom to choose the path that rings true for them.
Our lives should be satisfying. Yet too often we feel empty inside, as though we are just a spectator watching our own lives pass us by. In Giving God Your Whole Heart, Bridget A. Thomas shows us how to discover the contentment we all long for. She shares stories from her own journey, as well as Biblical insight, to help us live a life of peace and joy. Once you decide to stop going through the motions and to start living, your life will be transformed. This book will help you see positive changes in every area of your life and finally find true fulfillment. Are you ready?
Al Hirshen has led an unusual life. He learned street smarts in the Bronx, helped out at his father's candy store, worked as a waiter in the Catskills to pay for his schooling, and became a lawyer. A participant in many of the pivotal changes of our times, Al was a Civil Rights and pioneering anti-poverty lawyer and created the first public/private partnerships in the Carter Administration. He was among the first USAID consultants to work in Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia and Albania.
Ready for new challenges and adventure, Al travelled the world, was a successful international development consultant, and tried his luck at movie production in Hollywood. For nine years he worked as a consultant to the leadership of Indonesia during that nation's turbulent transition to democracy.
Al writes with a sense of humor and a profound love of life, the world, and people. As a recovering alcoholic, father, grandfather and husband in a happy twenty-five-year third marriage, he sees himself as an "ordinary man" blessed to live life fully in an imperfect, yet stunning world.
"This book is a vibrantly alive, candid, and compelling memoir of a son of Jewish Immigrants from the Bronx, an intensely restless soul, ever in search of the next adventure, driven to making the world a better place along the way."
Thelton Henderson, Judge (Ret.) United States District Court
"A beautifully written, gripping, and amusing memoir, full of psychological insights, humor and world-wisdom. Al Hirshen has the determination, chutzpah, self-irony, and heartfelt generosity of a true lover of life."
Kim Chernin, author of In My Mother's House
"The title of this memoir may at first glance resemble a kited check; but there is more than enough in the bank of Hirshen's life story to cover two books. Not since Sybille Bedford's The Faces of Justice have I encountered such sharply observed stories of public life in the trenches."
Richard Buxbaum, Ralston Professor Emeritus of International Law, UC Berkeley Law School
"Al Hirshen weaves a remarkable tale of people, places, and events. His reflections on his illness and his recovery into the life of sobriety are rich and helpful. These are good words, written by a good fellow."
Fr. Tom Weston SJ., 12-Step Retreats, Renewal Ministries
From the Foreword by Richard Bangs:
Al's incisive writings stitch together the cloth that binds us as Americans and as world citizens. He explores different ideologies without judging. For him, ideology is a personal choice. With riveting tales of his various adventures and misadventures, he provides a road map to empathy, and the antidote to bigotry: traveling and living with an open mind.
This remarkable book encourages all of us to embrace a more deeply nuanced exploration of the world and its cultures, and to make it all part of the conversation. Al's peregrinations and interpretations encourage us to relinquish ingrained hyper-attachment to individualism, and to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
And yet, is the exploration and betterment of oneself not the greatest, most harrowing journey of all? In a raw account of his path to sobriety, Al gives his audience a look at what it means to reflect upon and confront our innermost demons and ultimately come out on the other side. Much like the stories of his travels, Al is able to recognize the parts of himself that need change, while also approaching that change with compassion, hope, and an open mind.
The thought of living out one’s life with dementia conjures up a helpless and foreboding feeling. What if it happens to me? Can I do anything to prevent it?
One in ten people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s, and the prevalence of the disease jumps to three in ten after the age of 85. One in three seniors will die from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The financial burden for top level care can be staggering, and the difficult challenges imposed by attending to care and finances can be extremely stressful and exhausting for family as well as caretakers.
Is there an answer for you and the Alzheimer’s pandemic that is projected to almost triple by the year 2050? To date, drug trials are struggling to provide any meaningful interventions, and it is unlikely that a pharmaceutical-centered approach will provide anything resembling a cure or a reversal of the disease process anytime soon.
There is hope! The solution is based on early detection and intervention. Scientific research as well as many enlightened physicians and clinics are now demonstrating that prevention is possible, and the key lies in a comprehensive evaluation of your risk for Alzheimer's long before the onset of dementia. This is vital as we now know that the Alzheimer's disease process starts decades before you might notice you are in trouble.
Don't wait to be diagnosed! The Diabetic Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease reveals the most critical and common risk factors for Alzheimer's disease as you age, and how you can take control of your risk. The in-depth science-based information in this book will illuminate your path to protecting your brain and drastically reducing your odds of developing Alzheimer’s as you age. Read this book and discover the actionable steps that you can begin taking now to save your brain from dementia.
No more public speaking anxiety - only bullet-proof confidence.
No more blunders - only suave, compelling, persuasive speech. No more scattered clapping - only thundering applause. No more sleeping audiences - only attentive, engaged, and captivated ones. With this new book, you are now guaranteed to instantly (& easily) master speaking. Read more…
You have a problem:
Weak (or even average) public speaking skills hurt you. They stagnate your career. They limit your potential. They fill you with anxiety before every presentation. They make you feel ignored, sidelined, and disrespected. They make you feel like you aren’t heard.
Here’s the truth about what you deserve:
You deserve to communicate your brilliant ideas with ease. You deserve to lead, to advance, and to transform people with your words. You deserve to present your ideas with eloquence. You don’t deserve to be held back by weak communication skills your entire life.
I was there. I understand you:
I remember when fear paralyzed me every time I stood up in front of a crowd. I understand what it's like to wonder "is my speech good enough?" Nobody should have to second-guess their ideas. And I care that your ideas are heard.
Here’s why you can trust me:
I coached hundreds of competitive public speakers. I won national speech competitions. I received a seal of special distinction from the National Speech and Debate League. I was the State Champion. I won 27 awards as a competitive public speaker.
With this new book, you will:
You also get $150 of exclusive bonuses FREE:
Here’s what you should do:
Go hit that buy-now button. It can save you from a life-time of public speaking anxiety and weak communication skills. And that will cost you much more than this book.
If you’re not ready to buy:
Go hit that “look inside” button. Check out the table of contents to see the exact methods and public speaking secrets I will teach you.
This public speaking book / communication book is like Ted Talks, by Chris Anderson, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and Rhetoric.
Are you sick of restrictive eating programs?
Are you fed up of wading through an enormous program only to be told you can NEVER eat flour, sugar or anything else that makes food one of life's greatest delights?
Do you want to feel JOY and PLEASURE when eating?
Have you been wondering how to even get started eating healthy when your life is so busy?
Why overwhelm yourself with an overload of recipes when you can get started immediately with...three! Get focused and get ready to feel fantastic.
You'll lose pounds and feel better immediately with this unique take on a healthy juice and smoothie cleanse book, packed into a quick and efficient 12,800 words.
Staying on a healthy diet is far more challenging than starting one. With this cleanse, you can incorporate Keto, Paleo or any other diet regime for dinners and weekends.
By following the process and making your own adjustments, you'll be able to easily incorporate the magical benefits of juicing and smoothies into your life and experience the anti-aging benefits from the very first week!
You'll learn:
• How to get prepared in 3 easy steps
• Why you need LESS, not more, recipes
• How this cleanse will make you feel better in mind, body and spirit
• How to take charge of the plan, so you're always in the driver's seat
• 1 divine light and fragrant rice and lentils recipe that can last a week
• 2 mouth-watering comfort food cheat dishes that will make you drool
• 3 delicious and addictive juice and smoothie cleanse recipes
• How to make this cleanse work for you AND take weekends off!
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story.
Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon.
On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused to convert to Islam and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia’s brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade.
Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to safety.
Today, Nadia's story—as a witness to the Islamic State's brutality, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi—has forced the world to pay attention to an ongoing genocide. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war.
There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires and monsters, and they walk among us.
These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day to day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader’s, the fathers, husbands, church going members of the community.
This A-Z encyclopedia of 150 serial killers is the ideal reference book. Included are the most famous true crime serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, and Richard Ramirez, and not to mention the women who kill, such as Aileen Wuornos and Martha Rendell. There are also lesser known serial killers, covering many countries around the world, so the range is broad.
Each of the serial killer files includes information on when and how they killed the victims, the background of each killer, or the suspects in some cases such as the Zodiac killer, their trials and punishments. For some there are chilling quotes by the killers themselves. The Big Book of Serial Killers is an easy to follow collection of information on the world’s most heinous murderers.
The “riveting” #1 New York Times bestseller: A true story of three wealthy families and the unbreakable ties of blood (Kirkus Reviews).
The first bodies found were those of a feisty millionaire widow and her daughter in their posh Louisville, Kentucky, home. Months later, another wealthy widow and her prominent son and daughter-in-law were found savagely slain in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mystified police first suspected a professional in the bizarre gangland-style killings that shattered the quiet tranquility of two well-to-do southern communities. But soon a suspicion grew that turned their focus to family.
The Sharps. The Newsoms. The Lynches. The only link between the three families was a beautiful, aristocratic young mother named Susie Sharp Newsom Lynch. Could this former child “princess” and fraternity sweetheart have committed such barbarous crimes? And what about her gun-loving first cousin and lover, Fritz Klenner, son of a nationally renowned doctor?
In this tale of three families connected by marriage and murder, of obsessive love and bitter custody battles, Jerry Bledsoe recounts the shocking events that ultimately took nine lives, building to a truly horrifying climax that will leave you stunned.
“Recreates . . . one of the most shocking crimes of recent years.” —Publishers Weekly
“Absorbing suspense.” —Chicago Tribune
“Astonishing . . . Brilliantly chronicled.” —Detroit Free Press
“An engrossing southern gothic sure to delight fans of the true-crime genre. Bledsoe maintains the suspense with a sure hand.” —The Charlotte Observer
A book 100% loaded with techniques for professional success and essential tips for negotiating and selling, written from experience.
The second book in the "Salesman’s Thoughts" series, a series of sales books - independent but complementary - about fundamental and timeless concepts that will help you sell more and understand the keys to success in selling.
Who this book is for: for new salespeople, entrepreneurs, start-ups, business owners, sales professionals needing a refresher, sales training, sales managers, sales teams, business students and anyone looking to increase their sales knowledge.
If you are looking for simple tricks for closing sales, this is not your book. Not for the master sellers. Not for you if you think you have zombie like clients.
Among many other advice, it includes:
Readers opinion (from the original edition):
"Fantastic and Essential. An essential reading to understand the complicated world of sales. Recommended whether you are a salesperson or not. A reading that captivates you from the first page to the last, told in a simple and enjoyable format."
"A practical book to reflect on and deepen the sale, very well structured in commercial pills. People-based selling: relationship, trust and value."
“A highly recommended book. The book summarizes in a practical and easy-to-read way how to apply sales techniques to your real world.”
Each advice is a sales pill that will help you to sell more and better.
“These are the tips I would have liked to have received when I started selling 20 years ago”. Now you don't have to wait so long, if you are interested in sales don't waste any more time.
Click the buy button and start selling more today!
Design Smarts by Mitzi Beach is a powerful and practical guide for people who are joining that elite club known as 50—over 50. You will be challenged as you realize that these years that you formerly dreaded just might be the best years of your life. Mitzi presents a vibrant blueprint that encompasses your home life, your mindset, your health, your family and your faith.
A Quick guide to personal style, positive attitude and inner strength. With combination of outer appearance and inner strength find the best in you. Simple and effective ways to have a positive attitude and winning personality
Award Winning Book Series
A fun read, a tool for life, a hidden object game and a coloring book - All in one book!
"You're fat! You're a small baby! You sound weird!"
I bet i can find something about you that's different!
Don't let your child deal with this alone!
Whether it's your size, weight, color, voice, the way you walk or even how youGiggle and snort.We're all somehow different, but kids can be mean and know how to triggerthose pain points!
Although this book talks about a short girl which gets bullied by her classmates as an example , this story and the tool she is taught may be applied to any other day to day scenario in life.
Through an inspiring tale about the sun and the moon and how everyone no matter how different they are has unique traits and skills, this real life story shows parents and kids alike what is really important in life - like having a good heart and turning bullying into new friendships.
Here's what readers are already saying about this amazing picture book:
(5*)- "I've read several indie children's books already and come across some really bad or mediocre illustrations. However, not this one! The illustrations in this are really beautiful, they capture what is being said perfectly. These illustrations give life to the story!" - Nikki
(5*)- "Asaf has a very clever way of writing these stories without the child realizing that there is a meaning behind them and is teaching them to be kind" - sallyann
(5*)- "I love the interactivity of the book and the image search game at the end. This would be a great book to have in a classroom or summer reading program" - Lindsey
(5*)- "For every parent to a kid who is a little bit different or actually any parent at all...Short or Tall is a must read book. My girl (3yo) loves it and the colourful illustrations, and she even enjoys explaining now why you shouldn't mock other kids" - AR
>>> Grab your copy now and read it with your kids tonight
#1 New York Times Bestseller • A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism.
The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.
"Mr. Snyder is a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present." —The New York Times
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans’ strangest questions.
The queries he receives range from merely odd to downright diabolical:
• What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool?
• Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns?
• What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City?
• Are fire tornadoes possible?
His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements.
The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
Imagine a world without toxic drugs and endless lists of side effects. A world where a revolutionary new technology is used to accelerate healing of virtually all disease and conditions. Imagine red light therapy.
Science writer Mark Sloan is the author of 3 bestselling books and is the creator of a popular blog delivering evidence-based health information which has helped tens of thousands of people get healthy. After losing his mother to cancer at age 12, Mark has committed his life to finding safe and alternative therapies not only for cancer, but for all diseases.
In Part 1 of this book you’ll learn what exactly red light therapy is, how it works, and all the remarkable things it can do for your health. Backed by literally hundreds of scientific and clinical studies, you’ll learn how to use near-infrared and red light therapy to:
Part 2 of the book gets practical and outlines Mark’s proven 7-step system for at-home treatment that thousands of people across the world are using right now to get healthy. Then you’ll get to read more than a dozen remarkable healing success stories from people who have benefitted from using this system. The 7-step red light therapy treatment protocol includes:
Red Light Therapy: Miracle Medicine eclipses the competition, so what are you waiting for? Buy this book to supercharge your health, and your excitement and passion for life.
No matter where you are right now, or what circumstances you face, lasting success is within your reach.
You’ve heard stories of people who have overcome unthinkable obstacles to achieve spectacular success. The difference between a life of meaning and a life of mediocrity often comes down to one thing—intentionality. But how does a person live each day with unstoppable momentum and focus?
Ralph Graves Jr. is the son of a minster and grew up in a Christian home, but his early years were filled with failures, setbacks, and missteps. After floundering in several dead-end jobs, he served for twenty years in law enforcement. During this time, he embarked on a path to discovering vital principles of leadership and success, which ultimately brought him to the seven universal laws that would transform his life—and can transform yours, too.
Now, as a church planter, family man, motivational speaker, business consultant, and co-founder of an inner-city nonprofit organization, City’s Hope Community Development Corporation, Pastor Graves is prepared to share the keys to his successful life transformation with you.
This eminently practical and insightful book reveals:
– Seven universal laws that every person must follow to achieve success
– How to stop drifting through life and start exercising control of your future happiness
– The absolute importance of the right mindset and habits
– The blessing that comes from living for something greater than yourself
– How to keep your past hurts from holding you back
Plus, each chapter concludes with application-focused questions and action steps to guide you in making the seven universal laws a part of your daily life.
If you’ve only been dreaming about what your life could look like, it’s time you stopped being a passive bystander and took charge.
Begin reading your copy of Unstoppable now to encounter the fundamental principles and purposeful tools that any person can pursue to achieve tangible success and a lasting legacy.
It’s easier than ever to bake decadent chocolate cupcakes and brownies. Get helpful tips about decorating and coloring cupcakes, recommended equipment, and loads of resources. Original and tested step-by-step recipes include Blueberry Brownies, Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes, Blue Velvet Cupcakes, Peppermint Swirl Cupcakes, and many more tantalizing treats.
The book was written by someone who went from baking box mix brownies and cupcakes to discovering the joy of baking from scratch. With a photograph of each finished treat, the reader will be inspired to try baking these delicious recipes.
Baking Chocolate Cupcakes and Brownies: A Beginner’s Guide contains 50+ color photos and is written and photographed by the author of Baking French Macarons: A Beginner’s Guide.
The key text on problem-solving negotiation-updated and revised
Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution.
Getting to Yes offers a proven, step-by-step strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict. Thoroughly updated and revised, it offers readers a straight- forward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting angry-or getting taken.
