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From gunpowder to generative AI, the forces of disruption are repeatedly rewriting the rules of business, society, and human possibility. But what drives these revolutionary changes? In Epic Disruptions, innovation expert Scott Anthony weaves together the stories behind history's most transformative disruptions.

The storm gathers as we sleep. Despite vast amounts of blood and treasure expended since 9-11-2001, America and her allies are losing the war against Islamist violent extremists. For the first time since the War on Terror began, Green Beret Scott Mann, an original architect and implementer of this strategic program, reveals an immediately useful strategic framework to defeat ISIS, al-Qa'ida, and even criminal elements here at home.

A chorus of Black student voices that renders a new story of US education—one where racial barriers and violence are confronted by freedom dreaming and resistance Black students were forced to live and learn on the Black side of the color line for centuries, through the time of slavery...

When a car accident changed the trajectory of his life at 15, Sam Braga set out to find his own way in the world. It never occurred to him he’d find home in Fairfield, Colorado, working with a childhood friend at a tattoo shop, and the legal guardian of a gorgeous little girl who was abandoned by her mother at birth. Niko Pagonis tells himself he’s not using the small town of Fairfield as an escape, but who is he kidding. When his NHL career ends two minutes after it begins, Niko flees the East Coast in search of somewhere to settle.

Lift Others as You Climb isn’t just a book—it’s a movement. A raw, unfiltered, and uplifting guide to rising through life’s hardest moments—and helping others rise with you. This is more than a story of resilience. It’s about transformation—about turning pain into purpose and building a legacy rooted in connection, courage, and contribution. Because we don’t climb to stand above others…we climb to show them it’s possible.

You are not alone! Over 15.7 million people today are caring for a loved one with dementia. As caregivers, it’s easy for us to feel isolated. If you’re weary of the heartache and losses you both suffer, of the restless nights and chaotic days, then you know that our frustrations, helplessness, and fear can drive us to our knees. Dementia is cruel. But the caregiving journey that we are on also offers unexpected, uplifting gifts: profound personal insight; explosive spiritual growth; and discovery of our deepest self....

Thrive Not Just Survive is your invitation to break free—from religious burnout, self-doubt, and fear—and step into a powerful, thriving life already within you. Drawing from spiritual insights, quantum principles, and Christ-centered wisdom, author, former pastor, and spiritual coach D. Scott Cook will guide you through a transformative journey to discover inner alignment so you can thrive, not just survive.

Having grown up the son of a Southern Baptist preacher, James Gossett was expected to be one thing, and one thing only - a God-fearing, straight, Christian man. It didn’t help that from a young age, James knew he was different. He hid the truth about who he was from himself, and from his family, until a freak accident during a routine simulation right after basic training cost him both legs, and nearly his life. Knowing what he almost lost, James decided to come out - and with that, lost the rest of the blood kin he had left alive.

In this concise and informative book, former missionary Scott Hildreth delves into the heart of Christian evangelism and missions, drawing inspiration from the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:16-20. With a focus on practical insights and biblical principles, this guide equips believers to actively participate in both local conversations about Jesus and the global mission of sharing the gospel. Listeners discover that obedience to Jesus’s command is not optional—it’s our privilege and responsibility, knowing that His presence accompanies us to the very end of the age.

Emily Scott never planned on becoming a pastor. But when she started a church for misfits that met over dinner in Brooklyn, she discovered an unlikely calling—and an antidote to modern loneliness. “I absolutely devoured this exquisitely written memoir.”—Nadia Bolz-Weber, New...

Traumatized by a complicated childhood and losing the love of his life, Sage Osbourne pours everything he’s got into keeping his routine and trying to avoid the not-dates he keeps getting set up on, content to be single and determined to keep it that way. He attempts to maintain that decision when a gorgeous newcomer opens up a new café just doors down from the tattoo shop. It doesn’t help that Will is not only perfect for him but seems to be interested in taking their relationship further than just friends.

Not being able to read and write was very hard in the 1950s. The educational system did not know about dyslexia. So, they saw Ellen Hawkins as a lazy, defiant child who didn’t want to put in the time and effort to learn. They never saw all the hours she put into memorizing all the words before spelling tests. She would write them, over and over again, until she was able to feel how to spell them.

A former prosecutor, Libby was once married to a lawyer, which about got her killed…literally. Witness Protection provided her with a new life, a new home, and a new career as a coffee house and café owner in Southwest Florida. Instead of focusing on her espresso machine and scones, however, Libby finds herself in the middle of yet another murder investigation and involved with super-hot detective Jack Seiler. Will Jack make her consider breaking her rule a second time, and if she does, will she live through the consequences?

Leaders are buckling under the pressure of tremendous hardship. Could you be next? No matter how difficult, daunting, or despairing life gets, it doesn't have to take you down. In this place of unthinkable hardship, the Lord breaks us to make us better, humbles us to build us up, and burdens us to make us stronger, forming in and through us something more than we could ever imagine.

PLQ inc. révèle les déboires de l’enquête Mâchurer, menée par l’Unité permanente anticorruption. Depuis 2014, les enquêteurs de l’UPAC tentent en vain de faire la lumière sur les allégations de financement illégal au Parti libéral du Québec. L’équipe du Bureau d’enquête a eu accès à des sources hautement privilégiées et a analysé des milliers de documents d’enquête. Ils remontent ici le fil de l’une des plus ambitieuses investigations policières entreprises au Québec.

Author D. Scott Roberts crafts stories that blur the lines between reality and possibility. In RepositioneD, the first book in the Altered Science Paradox, listeners are pushed to reimagine their safe and familiar world with one that is twisted, unpredictable, and often menacing. This series filled with suspense, action, intrigue, and even a hint of romance, explores the questions that unsettle us the most: What if the world we know isn't what it seems? What if the boundaries of reality are more fluid than we dare imagine?

You can live the life you want anywhere in the world. You can be a digital homesteader. Thanks to digital technology such as social media, you can connect with the people who will help you, buy your products and services and provide inspiration as you pursue your frontier.

It’s 1805, and as a result of two tragic incidents, the legend of the ghost of Bowdoin College is born. Over a century and a half later, Bowdoin graduate Vincent Mark, a young lawyer who works for The Sterling Works in New York City, is reeling from a series of suspicious deaths of the senior officers at Sterling.

This is a continuation of the story of two dogs and a man out in the woods of Brown County, Indiana. It’s the murmurings of one retired guy about his life with the Golden Doodles he loves beyond words and their journey together. In addition, it’s full of memories, a life re-examined from childhood to the current Covid-19 world in which we all find ourselves.

There’s life...and then...there’s life after retirement. And for this retired guy, that means it’s all about his dogs, garage, and cabin in the woods. Welcome to the first essay collection by debut author Everett Kunzelman, the inaugural book in his series - featuring humorous essays on life after retirement.