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The challenge ahead for Ryan Jordan is to rise above the tragic memories that still haunt him. He sets out on a long uphill climb of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro with a group camping their way through East Africa. It will be three days and nights up into ever-thinning air and cold, forcing himself to go slow to acclimate and ensure success.

Members of Generation Z, born between the mid-1990s and 2010, are the first generation to have never known a world without the internet and the most varied generation yet. As Generation Z enters adulthood and begins to make their own decisions, it is critical that we as parents have a genuine grasp of how to lead and parent them.

Unlock the secrets to a life brimming with joy, happiness, and fulfillment. This essential new thought book provides practical exercises and actionable strategies to reclaim your attention and master your awareness, paving the way to lasting happiness. The Art of Joyful Living combines engaging activities, mindfulness practices, and reflective prompts developed by author L. Owen Paxton after a lifetime of examining how to expand and enhance human consciousness.

Determined to summit Mexico’s three highest mountains, Ryan Jordan must grapple with a sudden bout of stomach nausea while trying to appear strong for the climbs ahead despite the altitude. Complicating matters, he finds himself with a growing attraction to Colleen, another climber, while dealing with a potential rival. But hesitation has been his weakness. As the snow and ice and altitude challenge him, will Ryan recover his full strength to achieve his goals? And how will the budding romance progress?

It started with a brutal stabbing on the beach under a lifeguard tower. But when Attorney Jordan meets the accused, he sees his client’s demeanor doesn’t match up to the gruesome nature of the crime. Listening to his client’s story during the initial interview at the jail, Jordan confronts his own biases as a criminal defense lawyer. Despite a time constraint, Jordan’s curiosity compels him to absorb more of the story as he formulates a defense. But talk of Nazis and white power triggers concerns about his father’s war experience and the moral ambiguities of his profession.

Every success story begins with a single step in the right direction. Pem Dorjee Sherpa's journey began with a determination to break the cycle of poverty and abuse he was born into. To do that, Pem will have to summon the resilience, courage, and resolve to do what others only dream of: summit Mt. Everest.

Ryan Jordan and his friend are drinking wine in a cafe in Pamplona, Spain, discussing their plans for running with the bulls during the San Fermín festival. Ryan wants to scout out the route beforehand while his friend wants to jump right into the action. They separate and plan to meet in the streets in the morning. When the cannon blasts, signaling the release of the bulls, Ryan finds himself in the streets among the crowd caught up in the frenzy of the run. His friend is nowhere in sight.

Teya, a wheelchair-bound Sprex Intelligence operative is tracking the elusive accomplices of the 1996 Al-Khobar bombing. For her, it is personal. Jonathan and Laura Andrews, university professors are making wine at home, a hobby which is illegal. Corazón, the beloved Filipina au pair of the Andrews family, helps with the wine making process. Jonathan enters his wine in a world contest, masterminding a secret route to deliver samples of his wine to Europe.

In The End of The World, a sci-fi survival novella by Peter Dingus, the Earth has been destroyed, and humanity's last hope lies on Mars. This thrilling post-apocalyptic story follows Major General Liam, stationed on Mars-Geo, as he navigates the isolation, devastation, and immense pressure of leading the last survivors of the human race.

Do you find the workload of teaching unmanageable, and feel you can never turn it off and enjoy your free time? Do you have classes whose behavior you can't seem to get in check, no matter how strict you act? At assessment time, are you aghast as your students have seemingly forgotten everything you have taught them? When someone says “the Sunday scaries,” do you know exactly what they mean? Well, then, keep reading.

Step into a world of icy enchantment with The Snow Queen, one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved fairy tales. This timeless story follows young Gerda on a magical journey to rescue her best friend, Kai, from the clutches of the cold and mysterious Snow Queen. Along the way, Gerda encounters a series of fantastical characters and faces many challenges, all while learning about the power of love, friendship, and perseverance.

A discrepancy is found today between the printed U.S. Constitution and the handwritten parchment that the Founders actually signed. The original in the National Archives includes an expiration date, which has already passed. So the Constitution—the entire premise of the American government—is terminated. What do we do now? Are we still a country? Do the laws still apply? What do we do when the president exploits the crisis to declare himself president for life?

TIMEFULNESS isn’t just a book, it’s a revolution in THINKING. Amir Peled explores a hidden facet of greatness: TIME. Timefulness reveals how luminaries like Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs harnessed time to craft monumental success. It’s a manifesto for those ready to convert fleeting moments into a durable legacy.

Taking a stab at freelance journalism, Ryan Jordan tackles the legend of La Llorona, a ghostly woman from colonial days who drowned her children near San Juan Capistrano Mission. At the old Spanish mission, he sees documentation in dusty manuscripts that seems to support the legend. He also encounters skepticism. Pressing further, he interviews the city historian who directs him to the residents of the old town alongside the creek near the mission. The local people have their stories of the cursed woman.

Determined to conquer a mountain that defeated him last year, Ryan Jordan again leads a small team of climbers into the Sierra Nevada range. Conditions this time look more favorable—clear weather, a strong team, a good start.

Worrying about your future? Do you let bad experiences or past pain bog you down? Fearful that your stressful work will negatively impact your health? Meditation expert Mike McCallister has labored for years to unlock the paths to inner peace and help others reach that precious place of stillness. Now he’s here to share his simple strategies you can use each day to find your much-needed sense of calm.

Nador, son of the demon king, has ended up somewhere he never thought he’d be: the human world. Bound in a contract to serve a human, all he wants is to go home. A human soul seems a small consolation for a human lifetime spent obeying Paul, the human who holds his contract. Paul doesn’t want to be in a contract, either. All he wants is to live a quiet life with his wife, Melody, but born into a notorious criminal syndicate, he is unlikely to get his wish. The contract he has with Nador is his only hope to protect his wife and unborn child from his own family’s cold machinations.

Lying in a French hospital recovering from wounds, WWII Sergeant David Jordan drifts in and out of a morphine haze between surgeries to relive his unending war experience.

A wounded veteran seeks solace high in the Sierras, building a stone cabin alongside a stream in a peaceful meadow to escape the horrors and experiences of his war. He is saddened by the sudden departure of his nurse from the town below who cared for him during his recovery. The work, the stream, the wildlife keep him mostly sane but his depression surfaces as the dark days of winter set in. This lyrical tale was inspired by Lon Chaney’s stone cabin high in the Sierra above Big Pine, California, facing the stream among the trees and meadows of Cienega Mirth.

My 75th birthday is on January 19, 2023. I wanted to do something special for it. It occured to me that these 75 years have been really awesome, so I decided to remember some of the best stories from my life. Within 90 minutes one day, I had remembered nearly 200 stories from the past 75 years! So I chose the best ones and began writing down the details. Some are funny, some are serious, some are instructive.