Serving To Lead: Lessons in Adversity and Resilience from the Battlefield, Gridiron, and the Corporate World by Keith L. Craig

Serving To Lead, is a brilliant ‘oeuvre’ and provides leadership lessons relevant for every profession. It delivers a compelling personal narrative
underpinned by tales of tenacity during adversity and resilience garnered from the battlefield, his time playing professional football, and the corporate world.

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Keith L. Craig[1] is an Entertainment Executive that is currently working in Burbank, California, at Walt Disney Studios managing Central Division theatrical sales and distribution for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in 20 theatrical demographic market areas, primarily responsible for ensuring the prompt and timely delivery of film to exhibitors and the accurate execution of administrative and logistical oversight required to do so. Prior to his current engagements, Keith Craig served 32 years in the US Army, retiring as a Sergeant Major. His time in service took him around the world where he served in 6 combat campaigns, conducted humanitarian and natural disaster operations, played professional football and oversaw the creation of senior enlisted training programs.In addition to his primary duties at Disney, Craig is President of the company’s Diversity Resource Group SALUTE, charged with supporting military veterans employed by the studio, helping them integrate, strengthen and grow their careers and provide a sense of community within the organization.Sergeant Major Craig retired after serving his twilight tour as the 12th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander and The Exchange CEO, of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, AAFES, for Europe and South West Asia Region.

About Featured Book: One Night Flame by Beverly Evans

How did I end up in bed next to my brother’s best friend?
A one-night fling turned into more than I bargained for…

Five years ago, I found my fiancé in bed with another woman.
And in one reckless night , I gave Noah my virginity.
The next morning, I left for New York City.

Now I’m back for my mother’s wedding… to his father.
After losing my job, I’m back in town for good.
And somehow, I’ve fallen back into the arms of the man I ran from.
The man I can’t stand, yet I can’t stop dreaming about.
My best friend’s brother.
How do I tell him I’m pregnant?

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Super Dog Zam: A Helping Pal for Grieving Children (Ages 6-9) by Susan Binau

This book is a beautiful and moving allegory of loss and coping, and is particularly poignant for children who may be dealing with death and grief for the first time.

This version of Super Dog Zam targets the 6-9 year age group to aid in your family’s grief journey. In this edition, we aim to provide an introduction to the concepts of death and grief in a relatable, uplifting story, followed by a workbook including age-appropriate questions to guide children through their own thoughts and feelings about the subject.

The Super Dog Zam Grief Healing Books were created to offer families with grieving children a self-help tool that could be used at home to help young hearts and minds through the difficult grieving process. By using these books, adult friends and family of grieving children have an opportunity to take responsibility and action towards healing, rather than becoming frustrated by the lack of information and support so often encountered by families facing grief.

The Super Dog Zam Grief Healing Book Series is part of Zam Academy, a grief healing program for schools. Additional books in our series are available for ages 3-5, 6-9, 10-12, and teens in 3 languages: English, Spanish, and Italian.

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Susan Binau (born in Denmark in 1964) is a Keynote speaker, entrepreneur, published author and global philanthropist. Founder at SoulCare Group, Celebration Sky and Global Voices of Courage.

For the past nine years, I devoted my time and skills to help families affected by terminal illness and grief. I have developed programs, books, and tools in collaboration with my partners.
Starting the Danish charity “Stoette Foer Afskeden” in 2011 with composer Niels Eje www.musicure.dk and SerenityGte Foundation USA, we have donated more than 15,000 “AngelKIT” and “Heart Packages” to terminally ill families in five countries.

When I was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer, and the possibility of leaving my children behind, I went through the worst emotional storm of my life. Coping with cancer, while being there for my four children (the youngest only two years old), was beyond challenging. The lack of resources available for families in our situation made me promise to pay it forward if I was given a second chance.

College Admissions Secrets: Your Teen’s Unique Game Plan To ACE Their Applications and Get Into Their Dream school by steve@toprankings.biz

Congratulations You’re Accepted! Do you dream of the day that your teen hears these 3 beautiful words but, getting to this point feels overwhelming, daunting and impossible? Do you wish there was a way for you to know what you don’t know? Don’t you wish there was a simplified timeline or a way to know what these college admission offices are looking for?

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Dr. Gena Lester is a college admissions expert, speaker, and author. She has been guiding families in education and college admissions for over 25 years. Dr. Gena is not only a thought leader in the college admissions space but is mom to 3 college graduates. She is a professional member of IECA, HECA, NACAC. NCAG and TACAC. Dr. Gena works with families both virtually and in-person

Her background is both education and psychology-based which allows her to approach the college admissions process from a holistic perspective. She is passionate about helping teens not only find the right college but to discover their true passions, interest, and aptitudes.

About The Dream

Ashley has loved the same guy since high school. She knew Davis Frothingham was special even before he championed her at her senior prom. She also knew he was completely out of her league.

Years later, her attraction for him is still there, but Davis? He doesn’t even remember her.

When Ashley is tasked with being a caretaker for Davis’ terminally ill grandmother, she’s thrown back into his world. More than anything, she wants him to remember her, but that recollection could come at a price of its own.

Can Ashley accept that she’s good enough for Davis? And can Davis learn to love a girl from the wrong side of the tracks? Find out in this delightfully fun romcom about love and life in Creek Water, Missouri!

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Whitney Dineen is a rock star in her own head. While delusional about her singing abilities, there’s been a plethora of validation that she’s a fairly decent author (AMAZING!!!). After many writing awards and selling nearly a kabillion books (math may not be her forte, either), she’s decided to just let the voices in her head say whatever they want (sorry, Mom). She also won a fourth-place ribbon in a fifth-grade swim meet in backstroke. So, there’s that.

Whitney loves to play with her kids (a.k.a. dazzle them with her amazing flossing abilities), bake stuff, eat stuff, and write books for people who “get” her. She thinks french fries are the perfect food and Mrs. Roper is her spirit animal.

THE ELFKIN JOURNALS: Blending of the Races by JDeVereS

Warder Garith De’ Graoin and Doctor Lan De Tian lead a team of “Misfits” on a quest to save their universe from a plague that is sweeping through an entire civilization. Utilizing the power of bonded mind stones, they shape the energies of the universe to reach across time and space seeking out the enemy.

As the most elite team of Warders in the Elfkin Federation… they are assigned the responsibility to enter an alternate universe… find the weakness in the aggressor’s system and stop the plague. Unfortunately, the enemy they face possesses genetic mutations that make them the equivalent of ‘minor gods’.

Tragically, this team knows that the reason their universe is under attack is the result of their Federation meddling in the affairs of the alternate universe. To win… they must save ‘the Mother’, defeat a minor god, and restore order to the alternate universe.

What can this tiny team of 7 multi-racial Elfkins do against an entire Empire?

WIN! They either win or two civilizations will devolve into primal chaos.

From their tiny resort camp on the third planet from a minor sun… they must embark on a journey that does not understand the concept of time as a linear progression. They must win a battle using the curvature of time and the energies of two universal sources.

In this battle there is no safe place to hide… your dreams, your future, your past… even the shadows of the night are all susceptible to attack.
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“There is really nothing else Ramas and I can teach you in preparation for this challenge… our chances of success will depend more on your brains rather than your swords.” Garith panned a slow, hard-eyed, look across the team… then shaped a small smile. “Remember, all you have to do is defeat a minor God!”
“Okay – when I open the gate… you go!” Garith’s mind stone flared… his hands shaping an intricate pattern, duplicating the images formed in his mind, as he carefully opened the ‘lightway’ that would take this team to the rebel leaders.

“Dell r’… get ‘em in there…” The ‘lightway’ flared as five shadowed figures moved toward the gate.

Ramas watched as Dell r’ rushed through first… his greatsword in a neutral position… not threatening… but instantly ready for action. A mountain of iron hard muscle… with arms like braided steel… flaxen hair tied back in a tight braid… facial features locked in a grim battle-set.

Ramas chuckled as he thought quietly to himself. “Bet that look will put the rebel leaders in line really quick.”

“The stars be with you!” Ramas patted Rison on the shoulder as he stepped through with Muirisc tight by his side.

“The stars be with you!” In the darkness of the chamber, Ramas reached out with one hand to encourage the final two travelers. He knew that the Council had assigned a ‘protector’ class warrior to the team at the last moment but he had not yet seen the man in person. There had not been enough time to check every detail of every plan… at some point he had to trust the judgement of other personnel. Briefly glimpsed intelligence reports indicated that he was some kind of giant Elf with archaic armor straight from the legends of ancient times.

“Whoa! What was that…?” As the warrior surged passed, supporting the ‘ailing’ Ala, Ramas’ hand brushed the ‘protector’s’ armor. Instantly, his hand recoiled as if struck by a strong shock. Less than one second later both figures were gone and the gateway closed.
“Interesting…” Ramas pursed his lips in a moment of thought… his features totally neutral. “The wheel turns as the wheel turns… I must rethink some of our plans.”
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In the tradition of Tolkien and Asimov this novel invites you to step into new worlds of thought!

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It is my expressed opinion that, to the 98 percentile, there is no such thing as a pure fiction fantasy novel! As an author, I can give my characters pointed ears or retractable fangs… I can place them on a separate world or universe… but, in the end, I am writing about real human emotions, true human responses to various situations, actual human interactions!

“The Elfkin Journals: Blending of the Races” is a fantasy/science fiction novel that speaks to the ancient adage the “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”.

In this novel, a team of “Misfits”, living in a resort compound on the third planet from a minor sun, travel to an alternate universe to end a reign of tyranny that is the result of a race with superpowers losing their human “touch”.

Based on my international travels, I became fascinated with the similarities between many of the Earth’s ancient myths and legends. Spending years travelling throughout Southern China and Asia, I fell in love with the sagas and the people of these lands. I was already familiar with the Western world’s legends, but travelling around Asia gave me a new perspective. Eventually, the concept of a combined Elf team fighting to save 2 separate universes crystallized in my mind.

Natural wonders I have seen around the world allowed me to create vivid images of real-life settings such as Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite, Di Tian waterfalls between Viet Nam and China, The Grand Canyon in Arizona and the Chinese Grand Canyon called Tongling.

The good-hearted, open-minded, people from around the world that I have met in my life gave me the foundation for “the good guys”… the self-centered, closed-minded, people that I have encountered in life became the basis for my tyrants.

As I was constantly in a travel mode for nearly 2 years it took me that entire time to finish this novel from start to finish.

What was tough for me to write were the heroines. Sorry, but I’m one of those thick-headed guys that needs things explained to him again and again in VERY patient terms. But the “bad guys” were easy for me as I have little tolerance for small-minded people who believe there is only one “right” way to live life.. and only one right way to love! LIFE IS ABOUT GROWTH!

Hopefully, “The Elfkin Journals” will open a few minds to new thoughts and ideas.

In the end, there are a few quotes from this novel that capsulize my basic life principles.

“The only lasting treasures are those you hold in your heart – not your hands!”

“Life is a moment in eternity – Love is eternity born in this moment of Life!”

“Of all creative arts – the greatest wrought – is that of a life well-lived!”

As a former “blue-ribbon” winner in digital art contests… the cover image for my book is from one of my original works… “Hues of Creation”.

I hope you enjoy this novel!

JDeVereS

About EXERCISE HABITS: The Daily Exercise Habits Affordable To Help You Change Your Life And Achieve Freedom And Wellness

The secret to having it all and living the life you want is always rooted in the choices you make daily and building habits that will last forever! This is usually in the form of physical exercise, healthy eating, healthy social circles, and a strong mindset. This book contains proven and evidence-based steps and strategies on how to Make Exercise A Habit to help you reach your goals, change your life, and achieve your freedom and wellness…

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Stephen-Jones Johnson is a wellness and business coach, a medic, and an entrepreneur passionate about health and fitness. He is the founder of YourMasteryLife where he teaches and help inspire men and women around the world on how to live a healthy active lifestyle to reach their full potential and become the best version of themselves.
Through his personal journey, Stephen-Jones has been able to find a way to help individuals achieve their own health and fitness results and live and fully enjoy their daily lifestyle. He believes personal growth is the key to any progress in life.
When not writing/blogging or coaching, he enjoys traveling, classic music, and appreciating nature. He believes Life Is A Journey and We Should Make It Happen For Us!

About When We Were Brave by Karla M. Jay

2020 Pinnacle Book Award, Historical Fiction
2020 IPA Distinguished Favorite Award
2020 TYLER R. TICHELAAR AWARD for BEST HISTORICAL FICTION
2020 First Place Award, Historical Fiction for Reader’s View Contest
2020 Book Excellence Award for Historical Fiction
“Jay’s account is impressively ambitious, offering a sprawling view of the wages of war from three distinct perspectives. She ingeniously braids them into a coherent narrative tapestry, and along the way, she realistically describes the human degradation experienced by prisoners in the Nazi camps…”Kirkus Reviews 2019

Blurb: In WHEN WE WERE BRAVE, we find a conflicted SS officer, Wilhelm Falk, who risks everything to escape the Wehrmacht and get out the message about the death camps. Izaak is a young Jewish boy whose positive outlook is challenged daily as each new perilous situation comes along. American citizens, Herbert Müller and his family, are sent back to the hellish landscape of Germany because of the DNA coursing through their veins. In the panorama of World War II, these are the high-stakes plots and endearing characters whose braided fates we pray will work out in the end.

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Raised in Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania, Karla M. Jay has worked as a speech pathologist since 1982. When she is not home in Utah gardening or writing, she is traveling, trying to see as many countries as possible–in particular, those with good coffee, ancient history, and great beaches.

About The Obscured Journey

The human condition is one riddled with complexities about the path we yearn for, who we are and what we believe. We have become so dogmatic in our own beliefs that when they don’t come to fruition or we find them to be a hoax; our journey can come crashing down with doubt, fear, and uncertainty. Many individuals think they know why they are doing what they do, where they will end up, or who they wish to be in 3 to 7 years until a catastrophic event called life occurs. We dream to live adventurously but the fear of change confines us to only existing, which is to survive in the fog of society thus creating a disoriented/invisible sensation. The unknown causes our thoughts to imprison us as we ponder if we will ever be content or if we will forever be in debt paying bills. We wonder about our next occupation or what comes after retirement. We worry about things we can’t control then suffer from anxiety. Our breath is limited by our determination and imagination yet those things we can take hold of. We exclaim at times to be lost, but to be lost is to know where X marks the spot yet unclear on how to get there. So the question is:
What’s the Journey toward X? This book is meant to help you not only choose your path, but how to choose it wisely and magnanimously.

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Jerald grew up in beautiful San Diego, CA and as it’s a tourist destination, he decided to attend San Diego State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Religious Studies. He not only enjoys constructing bridges and structures, but ourselves internally and externally as well. The search for his dreams, the grit and wit of his life contributed to his resilient curiosity about change, the human mind, and our life path. He has studied hundreds of interviews, debates, documentaries, anime, and read countless articles, blogs, books, and anything relevant in which would equip him with invaluable knowledge pertaining to life. His zodiac sign is a cusp of a Cancer and a Leo and he is of house Gryffindor and Stark for all you Harry Potter and Game of Thrones lovers out there.

Stuff He Loves: Basketball, Connect Four, Eating, Music, Ping Pong, Relaxing, Sleeping, Working Out and Working Hard.

About Persimmon Apricot, Gunfighter

After losing everything he held dear to the wickedness of man and the weakness of the law, Persimmon Apricot is a lost soul who places no value on the lives of callous men and little value on his own. Resistant to the label of Gunfighter, he vehemently rejects offers to be a gun for hire, preferring to drift aimlessly to outrun his memories.

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You are reading this bio either by accident or because you have an interest in my writing. The one thing about being an author that I have found uncomfortable is the request for a bio page everywhere I turn. I am generally a private person but more than that, I feel pretentious writing about myself simply because I am an author.

That being said, I will provide a little insight. My father and his father were trim and door carpenters. They could do other carpentry but they specialized in the detail work. My dad was also a talented artist. My other grandfather was a mechanic in a civil service job, winning a number of awards for quality and innovation. I had one grandmother who retired from A&P and my mother was an elementary school teacher. Combine this DNA and you get me with too many interests for my own good.

I particularly enjoy working with mechanical things and I can fix practically anything. I also build furniture when I have time and do my own home repair and remodeling work in most cases. Oh the list I could detail for you of all my interests but what they usually boil down to is frustration for not having enough hours in the day. However, two interests which have played key roles in my writing have been my love of travel and my passion for history. I have traveled the United States extensively and local history has often been my focus. There is something eerily compelling about standing in the midst of hushed voices in a museum or the twilight breeze across the desert or prairie… Excuse me, I was drifting into my imagination and if I don’t stop now I might be get stuck there for a while.

As for my writing, my mother had the most significant impact. As a kid I can remember she was always writing something and she won a few awards. It is because of her writing that the thought of me as a writer seemed reasonable. I wrote a few short stories and about half a novel in high school but I allowed life to pull me away from it. It wasn’t until several years ago when I had one of the most vivid and unique dreams that I began to get serious about writing. Out of nowhere I dreamt the key points of the plot for Thrust From the Hand of God and the rest of that story fell into place as if by supernatural means. I know that many people these days do not believe in God and Christ seems to be on the public enemy list but I do feel God gave me this story and I credit any success it has to Him.

I do not write Christian Fiction but I do not write smut either. My goal is that any reasonable reader will enjoy my work, be entertained by it and learn something in the process. I am a firm believer that a book should teach you something. For instance, Thrust From the Hand of God has a lot of great history wrapped into it but don’t worry, it is painless, I promise. After all, what good is any work of fiction if it does not first entertain?

Since that fateful dream I have had several others like it, each providing me with the core of another unique story. The list of stories spans several genres and it is my desire to write them all. For now, I humbly ask you to give Thrust From the Hand of God a chance. Based solely on the feedback I have received I do believe you will be pleasantly surprised.

About The Aztec Secret

Follow Ted Mendez on a breathtaking adventure to uncover an ancient mystery that had remained unsolved for 500 years.

A trip to Mexico goes sideways for aspiring journalist Ted when he becomes an accessory to the burglary of an ancient artefact. Held against his will and forced to aid a desperate professor in deciphering clues from a 500-year-old manuscript written by Hernán Cortés, he quickly finds himself following in the footsteps of the conquistador to track down a legendary Aztec jewel.

A bright young archaeology student, a corrupt government official, a trio of ruthless mercenaries and a policewoman seeking redemption are just a few others whose lives become wrapped up in the hunt for the long-lost treasure.

Taken deep into the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala, Ted must face his worst fears and find a way out of an impossible situation. Can he uncover the secrets of the past to preserve his future?

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After spending the better part of 3 years writing in the sci-fi space, eventually publishing City of Dust in 2017, Joe Topliffe realised he wanted to write something that was really reflective of the kind of books that made up the majority of his reading: contemporary adventures that draw on historical themes. The result is his second novel, The Aztec Secret, which was released in June 2020.

Working full time as a digital marketer in London, Joe spends his commute to and from the city engrossed in a book, or working on the next story. He tries to make time on the weekends for planning and writing, when he’s not busy filling his Instagram feed with pictures of his cat.

His main influences sit across a range of genres, and include authors such as Clive Cussler, Matthew Reilly, Michael Crichton, Nathan Van Coops, Nick Jones, Lexi Revellian, Marcus Sakey, Becky Chambers and Wilbur Smith.

About Cressida: The Book of Adventure

Written by Kerry JnoBaptiste and illustrated by Paula Pinheiro, Cressida tells the story of a girl always on the lookout for her next great adventure. Young Brooklynn is taken on the journey of a lifetime when she discovers a magical book that takes her to a faraway land. Now she has to help finish the story to find her way home.

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Comedy, action, drama, suspense…I don’t have a problem writing any of that for the most part. The one subject I’ve always had trouble writing about is myself. Here goes it though! I’m a writer from the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, now residing in Rochester, NY. I come from a culture rich in superstition and storytelling, and I soaked it all up sitting around listening to my mother tell stories about La Diablesse and the Soucouyant, all the while implying that certain family members may be one of them. I eventually started crafting my own tales, which led me to where I am today.

About Accounting 101: A Simple, Comprehensive Guide to the Basics and Principles of Accounting by Max McCoy

A simple, straight-forward tool to make you financially bulletproof and never worry about accounting again.

Do you think accounting is a dry and complex subject that someone invented to make your life complicated?

Do you find yourself losing sleep at night because you have no idea how to file your taxes?

Do you avoid taking a look at your bank account because you fear the numbers you’ll need to face?

Are you looking for new investors, yet you’re already start sweating at the idea of needing to answer questions about “ROI” and “break-even”?

Accounting is far from rocket science. With the right tools at hand, any 14 year old high school dropout can master the essentials of accounting and even have fun with it.

Accounting 101 starts from the bottom and uses simple, easy-to-understand language to explain accounting to anyone without prior knowledge.

The reason why you want to learn accounting is the same reason why you need to learn the ABCs before you start reading. It is the foundation of growing and succeeding with any kind of business.

No one cares about your money as much as you do. Neither a software nor a professional accountant. It’s up to you to make sure you’re not leaving piles of money on the table due to lack of knowledge.

Enjoy the quickest guide to accounting and never be intimidated by your finances again.

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Max McCoy is a financial analyst with over 20 years of experience in the leading investment banks in the US. Currently, he’s married with 3 children, and lives in Boston where he runs his very own analytical practice. In his spare time, he writes books hoping to share his extensive knowledge of financial and investment topics.

About The Tall Tale of Twinky and the Tail

Follow Twinky the Pug on a fantastic journey in this epic book for kids. Illustrated with premium high-quality HD images, this story is filled with adventure and excitement while also teaching some valuable lessons. On Twinky’s expedition, you will meet many exciting and memorable characters.

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First time indie author. I won awards long ago, but life has a way of choosing a different path for most. I actually am a computer engineer and really enjoyed the work, until doing it for 20 years. I had written part of a story about my pug pup that past away in a tornado that swept through my town years back. I blocked everything out for quite some time, but finally got back to writing a story about her now. I believe it captures her spirit.