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50 Things to Know About Wine by author David R. Comings offers a comprehensive, easy-to-listen-to, and approachable way to understand the world of wine. Most books on wine give you lots of great information without really telling you what to do with it. Although there's nothing wrong with that, in my experience, a book about wine should include “how” and not just “what".

Eighteen-year-old Meena Song wants a normal life with a normal job and normal friends. Well, that ain't happening. An unbelievable secret is revealed in the worst possible place - a public bathroom. Yup, gross, but still not the strangest thing she'll see today. Who gets invited to a magical academy if you have zero magical ability?

Today's customers demand service that isn't just beyond the norm, but makes its mark in their minds and in their hearts. This updated edition of Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service provides listeners with up-to-the-minute advice on how they can create world-class service both in their operations and through their people, whether they work with customers face-to-face, on the phone, or in e-space.

It's not easy growing up. We all know this. But for the main character, it is especially difficult. When the narrator is adopted by his step-father, little did he realize the relationship would end so mysteriously.

Prosperity and progress fill the days of the orphaned survivors and their animal companions. The fierce winter and the battle with Gordon and his gang are fading memories - until new friends emerge and old enemies resurface to shatter their fragile existence. They thought they were doing good. They thought the hard part was over. They thought they were the only survivors left in a zombie-ravaged world. They were wrong.

The tribe had a far distance to travel and the undead weren't their only enemies. The hyena hunted them relentlessly, unscrupulous men wanted what they had, and even Mother Nature seemed to be against them. Even if they made it, could they put away their weapons, leave their animals behind and go back to school? Could they go back to being children or had they been too long in the wild?

The field is ready to harvest, and to reap the rewards of your labor you need the right tools. David Covey's eight-step door approach and golden questions will orient missionaries toward fruitful finding, concrete committing, and meaningful member relations. Leave mediocre missionary work far behind as you discover skills specific to the conversion process and develop into a highly effective missionary.

Gravelight is pleased to present the first volume in a two-book series collecting the horror fiction of R. David Fulcher! THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR offers up 20 works by Fulcher, each updated and revised by the author. Each tale has been fully revised by the author, making these the definitive versions of the stories. The collection Includes Eulogy to E.A. Poe Marienburg Castle The Pumpkin King Heavenly Strains A Matter of Taste My Days With Mahalia A Night Out With Mr. Bones Merry Are We of the Lake The Night Flyer Pumpkin Seed Spit A Night for Animals The Man Next Door ...

Are you tired of listening and reading the same old self-help and motivation books that only provide exaggerated claims? Don’t you think it is ideal to get the information you need in one sitting through a compact listening on practical advice, facing failures, overcoming roadblocks, and real world success stories? Then Course Correct: Lessons, Principles & Strategies from Smart People Like You Who Transformed Failure into Success has exactly what you need to realize your greatest breakthroughs and most triumphant successes.

This collection of powerful, inspirational excerpts from various lectures given by Dr. Hawkins will provide memorable teachings that highlight several powerful lessons that can be focused on throughout your daily life.

Meena digs deeper into the academy and the world of witches and magic. Can she stay sane in a place so incredibly insane? Continue the amazing magical adventure that you won't be able to pause.

Before I was born, the rising oceans consumed the last land on Earth. All I’ve ever known is a fight for survival. But the Syndicate wants to change this, genetically adapting children to fit this harsh new world — no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process. When little, I was ripped from my home to take part in the Syndicate's cruel experiments. But I broke free. Now, at the age of 17, I'm hunted for my unique ability to thrive beneath the ocean's depths, but also because I rescue others held captive by the Syndicate.

Seventeen-year-old Kaylin has been on the run, hiding her untapped abilities for six years, but rescuing a mysterious guy risks exposing the depths of her power. The manipulative sector groups hunt her kind. Life has never been easy, but resisting is even harder. This harsh, new world will no longer allow her to remain hidden.

Where will you stand at humanity's end? The corporate abuse of youth who have the special ability to manipulate reality is at its apex. A revolution to regain society has emerged and 16-year-old Leeyah is thrust in the middle of the war against the corporate-controlled police. Will a growing ability put her life at risk? Immerse yourself in the universe of the Influence series with this origin novella. Discover the beginning of the Influence phenomenon.

Since the 2008 recession began, sales of Atlas Shrugged have surged and the novel (and author Ayn Rand) have landed at the center of American politics. Whether you decide to embrace Ayn Rand's ideas, reject them, or simply want to be able to participate in an informed way in conversations about Rand's ideas, this slim volume will help you understand her revolutionary philosophy and identify the myths circulating about her ideas. Four authors identify some prominent myths, show why they are false, and state the plain facts that the myths conceal.

This in-depth and exciting interview with expert speaker and in-demand presenter David Portney reveals practical tools, tips, and techniques to conquer your stage fright or fear of public speaking forever. Don't let stage fright hold you back one more day, now you can overcome America's number-one fear: public speaking.

Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges - climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past 50 years, a remarkable number of environmental problems have been solved while substantial progress is ongoing on others. The Optimistic Environmentalist chronicles these remarkable success stories. Endangered species - from bald eagles to gray whales - pulled back from the precipice of extinction.

Follow this musician's journal as the author finds his way in the struggle for relevance in the world of guitar performance, practice and recording. An extremely candid and honest representation of the daily tasks of a guitarist trying to make a difference in the music world, and trying to make a buck. This is Part 2 of an ongoing writing project tracing the life of a guitar player.

“I’d rather win a Pulitzer Prize than be President of the United States,” John F. Kennedy confided to author Margaret Coit shortly after his election to the Senate in 1953. Kennedy got his wish four years later, when his book Profiles in Courage was awarded the Pulitzer for biography — even though it wasn’t among the finalists for the prize.

"Poems In Time" is a totally new way to look at the Universe, reality, time and poetry. It is the third volume of poetry by the poet. This first edition contains a Preface on the nature of perception of the universe with a greater consideration to the infinite.