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Joe Cacciotti began writing poetry when he was seventeen years old. He found that sometimes when thoughts are written into words, magic happens. Says Joe, "I'm not talking about genies popping out of bottles but how I am able to see things more clearly. How beautiful this world truly is!"
Joe tells of being shy as a young man and missing opportunities to talk to the special ladies he liked. One day, he wrote a poem for a girl he had his eye on but...
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We all have a pivotal moment when we discover something new and nothing is ever the same again. For you, this is that moment!
If you ever desire peace of mind including; success; happiness; tranquility; longevity; spirituality; financial abundance; true love; good health; wealth; power; knowledge; wisdom; understanding; inspiration; education; or motivation; The 8 Secrets of Peace of Mind is designed to guide you accordingly. This Noble Book of Knowledge...
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This book portrays an informative guide for children and adults, telling them about how money works.
Many adults are unapprised about how money works, and are carrying a vague idea about this term in their minds, that does not comply with reality by any means.
Being educated about the facts behind the money game is the necessity of the hour. This book aims to educate children about how money flows in society and its dire need at times that they...
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Raising Charlie is the story of a single career mom trying to do her best job at home caring for her two little sons while keeping her career afloat on the job. Like every mother, who is left with the awesome job of "going it alone", she is tired most of the time, scared all of the time, and overwhelmed by each and every day's surprises. This is also the story of two little boys whose progress encouraged their mom to live beyond her known potential...
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In a place called the Yello Realm, the "Warriors" battle the evil forces of Maubuus, with a natural power called "The Shine." A crucial member of the Warriors escapes a mysterious momentous battle. He passes on the power to open doors to other realms to Hideo - an imaginative Japanese high school student who dreams of being a great hero. While a third, arrogant, technologically advanced culture that imploded upon itself is secretly conducting a generation's...
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Dedication of this book to my daughters and the loyal friends that I have.
There had to be a way to move forward on one's own and not be pushed around. The unlocked doors I opened to enter were good and bad choices. I have said that school is my safe place and I was able to complete a Doctorate late in life. My three daughters have given me love and balance to keep me upright. I share my writing in hope to give inspiration and a story to others.
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Do you yearn to be successful even though you don't have a college degree?
Learn how ordinary and not-so-ordinary people do it. If they can do it, so can you!
Most people think you need to go to college in order to have success. In this book, you will read about people who defy that idea. This book is packed with short stories and secrets that will inspire everyone that struggles to become successful without a college degree.
Inside, you'll discover:...
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Ever wanted to teach college computer science? If you have not had the chance then read this book. It tells how you can ease into teaching college courses as an adjunct professor after you earn your master's degree. I never thought I would enjoy teaching college courses after my first high school class. But, it went well and I returned to the classroom many times to give back. The money will not be as big a deal as the feeling that you are contributing...
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Career Planning for High School Students
Career Management Essentials
This is the only step-by-step career planning system for high school students, their parents, and teachers that is geared toward career satisfaction, degree utilization, employment after graduation, minimum student debt, and no student loan defaulting.
The CME strategy consists of a series of steps arranged in a flow chart (CME Job Aid). Each step poses a question that students...
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How could a loving parent imagine the death of their only child, let alone by their own hands? As a youth, the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac was a troubling one for the author of this modern day version. Why would God make such a strange and terrifying demand, unless he was trying to prepare his people for the coming of his own son? It wasn't until he was a renewed Christian at age 53 that the author was blessed to write this story,...
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Solution America addresses economic, political and social problems facing America and suggests solutions thereof. My book has an interesting approach on why the current system is unable to resolve America's important long outstanding political, administrative, economic, and social problems. The book examines problems and recommends possible solutions.
As a solution, the book calls for structural adjustments in budgeting, taxation, healthcare administration,...
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This manuscript mentions the beginnings of Balintawak eskrima, its founder, the place where it was practiced and some of the persons that were part of its history,
The manuscript discusses the basic techniques that are the foundation for more advanced ones. These include learning the 12 strikes of the system and the defense and counters against it.
Specific and more advanced ways of defense and offense are learned by repeating the many examples that...
14) Siegecraft
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It has been said that the taking of a fortress depends primarily on the making of a good plan to take it, and the proper implementation and application of the resources to make the plan work. Long before a fortress has been besieged and conquered, it has to have been out-thought before it can be outfought. A siege can be described as an assault on an opposing force attempting to defend itself from behind a position of some strength. Whenever the pendulum...
15) Finding Peace
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Born and raised on the low end of Chicago's south side, I was a young boy with a dream of becoming an artist. Little did I know, my life would become a living hell. The struggle with an alcoholic father and codependent mother destroyed my chance for success. I became a member of a notorious street gang, and the madness began. As I am, trapped inside, a world of make-believe love, trial and tribulation sends me falling to my knees in desperate hope...
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I was nineteen years old when I met the demon for the first time. The cunning and baffling of its character defects captivated me, and held me hostage for years. I became an addict whose life spiraled outta control! It was a monster, cleverly camouflaged in a puff of smoke I called, "the devil's love potion."
Trapped in a world of crushed dreams, false hope, and unmanageability, I was, weakened and defeated by the intrusion of my new best friend....
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The book gives unprecedented insight for marriage enrichment and counseling by
drawing wisdom from successful marriages in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
The author interviewed hundreds of couples from these continents. The responder who
included Christians, Muslims, Hindus Native American African American and Africans
were couples who have been married for 10 to 70 years. They revealed the secrets of their
success and the challenges which...
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Why does every generation believe they are immune to the mistakes of the past, while invariably repeating them? Why do we begin our children's lives teaching them lies (Santa Clause, Easter Bunny eggs, Tooth F airy, etc.) and then tell them lying is bad while expecting them to still trust us? Why does it seem our leaders (Western) are destroying virtually everything they claim to be fixing? And, why does racism only apply to whites? In fact, why do...
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The author suggests that physicists, who violate the scientific method deserve to be teased with "It ain't necessarily so."
Chapter one suggests that all we see (Matter) is God's Word-energy slowed down. The Creator's voiceprint lives in the particles and waves within all matter.
Chapter two explains that God, being eternal, therefore always had a place to live, pre-existing the creation story we read in Genesis 1, and that the Bible tells about...
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The Alignment Focused Life is a practical summary of 30 years of clinical experience with actual clients to help you manage depression, anxiety, drug addiction, marital problems, debt and parenting. You'll learn from real clients that had the same problems you do and how to manage them. This book will explain how the alignment of NEXT and MORE is causing so many divorces, parenting problems, financial difficulties and addiction. When that alignment...
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