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This pamphlet profiles Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend mayor who might become America's first gay President. Buttigieg is a Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar, and former McKinsey consultant. He is also a member of the Navy reserve who has served in Afghanistan. Find out how his career has developed and how he came to be a presidential candidate.

American cities are distinct from almost all others in the degree to which freeways and freeway travel dominate urban landscapes. In The Drive for Dollars, Brian D. Taylor, Eric A. Morris, and Jeffrey R. Brown tell the largely misunderstood story of how freeways became the centerpiece of US urban transportation systems, and the crucial, though usually overlooked, role of fiscal politics in bringing freeways about.

In Art of the Goal, which is the most in-depth book on all things goal setting, you will learn exactly: who sets goals, what a goal actually is, when to set goals, why your success depends on having them, why goals fail and why they don't. We will also go over numerous studies including the 1979 Harvard MBA Business School study and see how students who set goals were doing 10 years later vs. those who didn't. In addition, we will put your thoughts at ease and go over the difference between feeling happy and living in a state of happiness.

What do you want your body to look like? Whether you are pear shaped, orange shaped, or watermelon shaped, it may seem like achieving the perfect body is something only achievable in dreams. If you think training and maintaining a healthy diet might be the answer but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place. Autophagy includes everything from exercises to helpful nutritional information, and this book outlines the simplest strategies to achieving your dream body.

Forced from her home, Elizabet Garrett needs to find a husband, and fast. What she doesn’t anticipate is meeting a man who is nothing like she expects, but just might be the answer to her prayers. Disabled after a farming accident, Peter Arkin lives on his small homestead nursing his demons and a broken dream. Forced to face another harsh winter alone, he sobers up and agrees to allow a local matchmaker to find a suitable mail-order bride. But hurtful rejections for his handicap leave him reluctant to keep trying.

From the first shot fired by his grandfather on a jungle trail in 1903 to the day his father captured plans for the Chinese invasion of South Korea, William Crawford Woods's family has fought in nearly every American war of the twentieth century.

For more than a century, no number one and number two high school football team had ever met—until October 6, 2001. This is the story of two teams—Concord De La Salle, a private Catholic school in an upscale Northern California suburb, and Long Beach Poly, a proud public institution from a blue-collar SoCal seaport—striving to achieve the same goal: the all-American dream.

This audiobook will document the rise to power of the most notorious cult leader of all time. Jim Jones was directly responsible for the deaths of over 900 of his followers. Many of them children. The story of the Jonestown is one of betrayed hope. Jones offered poor and needed people a promised land and in return for giving him their resources and trust, he took their lives.

A patrol officer doing a welfare check stumbles onto a horrific scene. The shaken officer calls for help, and Detective Shawn Mitchell responds. His suspect list grows quickly, but the motive eludes him. When the case invades his personal life, Shawn will stop at nothing to solve a brutal case of Charleston Homicide.

She wants the adventure of a lifetime. He needs to heal old family wounds. If they are going to help each other, they cannot fall in love along the way.

Caleb Chapman has never recovered from his brother’s death. He blames himself and vows to spend his remaining days protecting his family. The chance for adventure calls when he leads a cattle drive from Texas to Nebraska. What he doesn’t expect is to find a beautiful woman with no memory of who she is or how she got there.

Owen Chapman’s plans of starting his own horse ranch are finally coming true. With his brothers as his business partners, he knows there is no way to fail. What he didn’t expect was a southern belle to arrive and resurrect a ten-year feud that he thought was finally in the past.

Tired of four older brothers scaring off every suitor, Alice decides to take matters into her own hands. What she didn’t expect was for the family’s childhood friend to notice how grown-up she was, and vow to protect her, even if it is from her own family.

Rocking in the Free World explains how Americans came to believe they had learned the truth about rock 'n' roll, a truth shaped by the Cold War anxieties of the fifties, the countercultural revolutions (and counter-revolutions) of the sixties and seventies, and the end-of-history triumphalism of the eighties.

In the near future, a virus has whittled down the human race. The remaining population struggles to survive in a world ravaged by extreme weather. A reticent government provides food and vaccines and keeps the ultra-fast trains running. Cities are empty, farms deserted, factories abandoned. The world is running on a skeleton crew.

Over 700 Harry Potter fun facts and trivia you must know if you are a true Harry Potter fan. This excellent book has more than 700 facts that will surprise and amaze your family and friends. If you love Harry Potter and want to increase your knowledge of the series, this is the perfect way to do it - you can even use these fantastic facts to make the ultimate quiz for your friends!

Hannah Woods has lost everything. Left with only two choices, get married or become a soiled dove, she jumps at the chance for an arranged marriage. It won’t matter that she has no affection for her groom; she doesn’t want to be left alone. She wasn’t prepared for Hiram King and his two adorable charges.

We are getting richer but less and less happy. Depression, suicide, relationship breakdowns, fear of closeness, addictions - these are clear evidences that we are getting increasingly worse when it comes to dealing with our emotions. Imagine being able to gain back control of your life. Imagine living a happy life with confidence. Emotional intelligence is a skill and can be learned through constant practice and training.

A powerful, step-by-step, easy-to-follow guide will guarantee that your definition of success is achieved. You will receive instant results by applying the proven strategies to your everyday life.

How would you like to learn how to create, grow, and monetize your personal brand online? In this audiobook, you’ll learn all the strategies, tricks, and tools you need to create a successful personal brand online.