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Eliana has been living in an orphanage run by a cruel witch. All the orphans keep a painting of themselves. The witch writes mean words on their pictures and tells them that they are unwanted and unlovable. Eliana hears about the legend of an old man on a mountain. The legend states that he can restore your portrait and help you discover your true identity. Eliana then sets out on a life-changing journey where she meets magical new friends and finds her purpose along the way.2

When we spend our lives living just for today and forget the many who have made it possible for each and every one of us to grow and prosper, we make our first mistakes. Too often, society wants to forget the past and the many who helped to make it. That is always the one item that holds us back. It is never about race or gender but about the action of so few that was made to help so many. They have the answers to all our problems. All we have to do is listen.

The story has many twists and turns of all the characters involved. The caregivers and teachers who were friends working at the Florida Deaf and Blind School in St. Augustine, Florida were on vacation in Breckenridge, Colorado. They went snow skiing for the first time and the girl stayed on the beginner slopes. As her male friend went on an advanced slope by accident. The ski patrol is looking for him and suspect foul play. When the missing person was reported to police they immediately started questioning and interrogating the family.

Alice Buchner is an exceptionally smart girl and a brilliant student, but an introverted and awkward kid. At thirteen, Alice witnesses the brutal murder of her cherished older sister Marisa by a loved one. Alice is the only eyewitness to the murder, but the authorities are unable to use her testimony because it is tainted with rare traumatic hallucinations that occur during the crime.Alice's support system is a workaholic father and his few bewildered employees, a paranoid schizophrenic aunt, emotionally distant grandparents, and a guilt-ridden detective, who, suffering from his own loss, may have botched the case in the first place. Her despair hurts the few good friends she has while her new enemies become "monsters."The perpetrator never receives a just sentence, and Alice plummets into a world of alcoholism, drug abuse, and profound mental illness. Throughout her journey, Alice continues to search relentlessly, finding answers and hopeful retribution for a killer when justice has supposedly already been served.The Wrong Grief is a character study that searches deep into the mind of an emotionally troubled and wounded young woman who must decide to either embrace her perpetual grief or surrender to a new and healthy triumph.

I scooped out soft buttery tissue and ligaments before my body had a chance to rot.I noticed the air. I could almost taste the sweet clay; my hunger had been breached.A liter of pus landed near a broken tangled cord, at the base of my neck. Cadavers that couldn't be fixed were placed on wooden benches, and their toe tags removed.

Going to a foreign land and entering a war zone as a civilian and not as a soldier can take its toll on an individual or have its good and bad times, which will leave one scarred for the remainder of his/her life. Growing up an orphan can have its consequences on how one will look at life in any situation. The decisions one makes are of their own choosing such as sacrificing leaving everything behind including one's own family and a newborn baby in order to give one's family everything they deserve for a better life. Come and take a journey of a homeless orphan, growing up and rising to the top of his profession in a war zone as a civilian defense contractor, working for KBR, and running one the best, if not the largest, water operations in Iraq.

This book tells the unique story of a self-made man--a man who grew up in the depths of poverty, a man who was able to overcome it and later on became a physician for President Saddam Hussein and his family.He practiced medicine in Iraq, England, and the United States and returned to Iraq after a long absence driven by his love for his homeland and its people, especially the poor and destitute. His reward, after some time, was detaining centers and prisons. He witnessed the parades of torture and heard the prisoners' outcries in the hallways where human lives had no value. He specialized in pulmonary diseases in England, worked there before traveling to the United States for postgraduate studies, and worked in various New York hospitals where he was valued and appreciated. Once again, his heart longed for his homeland. He went against the advice of his family and friends and was determined to return to Iraq again--determined to quench his thirst with the water of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and to inhale the fragrance of the palm trees. He returned and worked in the Baghdad hospitals and his private practice until he was suddenly taken away again to a remote, unknown detainment center where he was accused of participating in a plot to overthrow the government of Saddam Hussein in 1991. After many excruciating events, a miracle occurred, and he was released after the security forces subjected him to his fair share of torture. After all this, he left his homeland in Iraq and returned to living in exile where the highly educated are revered as they should be. Dr. Shakir Al-Janabi addresses in this book many events that took place in Iraq since the 1940s and until the first decade of the twenty-first century. He discusses the country's political and military issues by virtue of his employment for years as an army doctor and his many high-level acquaintances in the fields of the military, politics, and science. He addresses his predicaments with these issues with honesty and literary boldness. The whole book impresses the reader and deserves to be read more than once. It is enjoyable to read and has an interesting storytelling style. It is rich with events and pitfalls that draw the reader from the first pages of the book until the end. The book is qualified to become a movie with international fame. --Yousif Mansoor AlkatibUniversity Professor

Do you ever wonder why trees live so long or how they stand so tall and are so very strong?Do you think it could be in the roots of a tree where its strength is hidden and our eyes cannot see?If you were a tree...what kind of tree would you be?Enjoy your journey in the day in the life of a tree. Children and adults will appreciate the natural characteristics shared by trees and humans. You will find that trees really do please! This story has repetitive opening sentencing to aid young readers to success and encourages critical thinking and personal growth opportunities for readers of all ages.

Derek Green had achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a police officer. He had everything he ever wanted: a wife, a son, and the respect of his fellow officers. Everything changed for Derek when his family is ripped apart. His son is murdered on the very streets Derek had sworn to protect. Ashamed, desperate, and under pressure from his wife, he attempts to involve himself in the murder investigation. Under this pressure, he cracks and is suspended for excessive force. It takes him months to get his badge back; however, once he does, there will be nowhere any of those involved can hide. Criminals beware. Justice will be swift and unmerciful. For Derek, there is no longer any reason to hold back on his twisted thirst for justice.

Key features: Buddhist philosophy in India and ChinaLasting effects of the thoughts of Confucius and Lao TzuSome attempts to update and later to bypass Confucian thoughtsThe oldest philosophical thoughts of India: Vedas and UpanishadsRoots of casteism in India; Manu's Dharma ShastraAttempts of the ancients to justify worldly life: Artha Shastra and Kama SutraRecurrent philosophy supporting religion in IndiaPathways to Philosophy is a text meant to introduce to the Western reader the philosophic background of a fairly large number of Chinese and Indians who migrate to the United States and other English-speaking countries. The book traces briefly the variety and evolution of the wisdom in each of these most populated and developing countries. Being familiar with the philosophic traditions of these people with whom people in the West have to deal for good or bad makes it easy to understand, accept, and appreciate their worth.The book is written as if meant to be an introductory text for a one-semester course to college undergraduates. The instructors, without having to dwell deep into the foreign classics, can easily master the resources with this book as the guide. The student can enjoy the variety of foreign philosophic traditions that will enrich their own.Related texts: Sourcebook in Chinese PhilosophySourcebook in Indian PhilosophyWisdom of China and India

What do Tesla, Apple, Warby Parker, and Nike all have in common? They all challenged the conventions of their category and, in true Challenger Brand style, caused the world to navigate by their beliefs, actions, and standards. In this easily accessible series of stories, Illuminate explores what makes these brands tick and how today's modern marketer can benefit from their example.Packed full of insights, case stories, and real-world examples from my thirty-five-plus years on the front line of Challenger marketing, Illuminate is an essential read for anyone involved in the business of building brands. Particularly Challenger Brands. These are the brands who see imperfections as opportunities, who take umbrage at the lowly expectations that abound in so many categories, who challenge the Monsters in our midst. They are the mavericks who hate the status quo, who create new norms, and who force the world to navigate by their vision of the future. And these are the brands you will learn about in this book. Some are new, some are old, but all are Challengers at heart. And they all have fascinating stories to tell.Because why you do business today is, perhaps, even more important that what you do or how you do it. Yet, every day, we see too many firms chasing the competition, believing that price, product features, or passion alone will make them winners. Companies without a clearly articulated purpose.The result? Low returns. Failed or sub-performing companies. Another dream shattered. Another great idea turned to dust. The losers are the employees, management teams, owners, and boards at all these companies. As well as the investors-the VCs, private equity firms, angel funders, and founders, and the world itself.But it doesn't have to be that way. Most companies focus on what they do and sometimes, how they do it and then expect people to buy their product or service. Challengers, however, broadcast why they do what they do and change the world in the process.Challengers create new sets of rules and expect the world to follow their lead. And they do it with passion and focus, not big budgets. It's why they're some of the fastest growing companies on earth. In Illuminate II, you will learn tips and tricks, gain insights and ideas, and be able to put into practice lessons, from some of the world's most interesting Challenger Brands. Some of the stories you will read have historical routes; some are centered on my recent experience; some will hopefully inspire you to think and act different at, or with, your company, or even in your life; some will provide you clear, tangible lessons and exercises to use. And, hopefully, all of them will help you perfect the art and science of Challenger behavior.

Space Goblyns is a children's fictional rhyming story. The story follows Lilyoblyn and Squito on one of their regular adventures across the galaxy. They search the furthest corners of space with high hopes of finding new friends.

This book is about an old Indian girl. This girl is around 300 years old; she is a skin walker. She meets this girl she likes, and they get into trouble with each other.

My dad, Morris Chadwick "Chad" Gaffin, was an all-American kind of guy who was a devout Christian, a professional Scouter with the Boy Scouts of America, and an artillery officer with the US Army during the Cold War. He was a well-meaning and charismatic guy who unfortunately suffered from a mental illness known as bipolar disorder. Despite being diagnosed with this mental illness in the middle of his life, he refused to admit it and take the appropriate medicine. Unfortunately, his mental illness worsened with age, and he began to inadvertently destroy his relationships with people, which prevented him from fully accomplishing his ultimate goal in life of becoming a minister. Most of the bad things in Dad's life were done to himself, but he always saw himself as a victim of evil people out to destroy him. Despite the unflattering and embarrassing realities of his bipolar disorder, this book will fully examine his life and explain how our family dealt with his mental illness and difficult personality. It was sad to watch Dad's life slowly spiral downward into a personal hell as he became his own worst enemy, especially with his personal relationships and finances. For those who knew him best, he was ultimately loved and appreciated as a person who wanted to make a positive impact on the world. Maybe this book could give his life more meaning and serve as a cautionary tale for those with similar loved ones who refuse to seek help.

We Two Brothers is a story about two brothers who do everything together. They are twins who love to spend time together from birth to becoming grandfathers themselves. They like to do everything together--two brothers with a wonderful friendship with each other.

The Emerald Isles: Sweet as Poison but Twice as Nice is book 1 of a three-part series following Mystery, your average university student, as fate draws her closer into the path of a stranger named Sylver. As dark as the color itself, Sylver's uniqueness deepens Mystery's involvement because of her thesis through chance encounters. Each meeting of the two adds fuel to the fire burning deep within their lives, uniting them. Will this really have a happy outcome as they enjoy new experiences that lead them farther from home but closer to a new place? Are the secrets Sylver keeps locked away meant to hurt Mystery, or are they meant to save her from something?Time seems to stand still while Mystery dives further into her work. Will Mystery follow the clues, or will she get lost in the lore of a past she unknowingly stepped into? Each day's new beginning starts to merge into someone else's past ending. Promises are made, and hearts are being broken by precious scars in history, proving that sometimes things happen for a reason while at other times, people manipulate those around them to fit their ideas.Has Mystery wandered into the web of that such spider, glued into the deception of lies and deceit? She asks the very question of "Who really is trust worthy, and is it really just the two in this relationship?" Mystery must begin to learn who can be trusted and who she should fear. Actions are so much louder than words, but what if the actions are not in good company? Will Mystery learn who really to trust before it's too late? Will she drown in the deep emerald water at home or by the sea? Do the isles hold the key to unlocking the chest of secrets that has been hidden for so many years now? Will she be there to watch the flowers bloom on the Emerald Isles or decide to stay away after all?

Would you like to expand your ideas and experiences of creation? This book inspires with stories, messages, inspirational material, and with many higher-dimensional contacts with the light groups of higher dimensions. Those light groups display different dominant colors and frequencies of light. There were also many personal contacts with the author's original light group from the higher dimensions of another galaxy. The ancient mentor of that light group made the most contacts. He gave her experiences of portals to higher dimensions and much information from beyond this world.

Whenever humans are going through difficult times, they should realize that God is always ready to rescue them from their predicaments. However, humans have short memories; they soon forget how bad things were for them before God's rescue. Therefore, instead of moving closer to God, they perceive a smaller problem as being bigger than the ones from which God had saved them. God is always faithful, and He never changes at all. He expects all to put their trust in Him since He is able and eager to solve human problems according to His will. The Lord is great, and so is His faithfulness. God demonstrated His great love to all humans that he allowed His son to be sacrificed to save them all. Christ gave so much importance to human life that He gave His own life to save theirs. Therefore, there should be nothing to hold humans back from doing His will or from achieving the best that God has in store for all.

An emotional roller coaster, Telling the Truth is here to say all the things I never did, and it's my hope that these words resonate with others. The pull between love and hate and the emotional strangle life can have, this book expresses the words I struggled to.

Presents of Mind: The Book is, at its core, a great romance destined for either obliteration by outside forces of great malice and overarching evil or an otherworldly miraculous tale of potential success in the face of unimaginable odds.But let's start at the beginning of this great adventure.Four billion light-years from Earth in an uncharted area of the universe is the planet Cryptx, which is mercilessly ruled by a draconian alien race that has enslaved the Cryptxian inhabitants of the planet. Scientists have been compelled to create a super chip that could bestow on the vile ruling power great, overarching powers. In a deadly, daring long-shot clandestine attack on the secret research facility, scientists steal the forbidden research they have been forced to create and escape the planet in pursuit of freedom. But have they truly escaped the planet and the Black Galactic Guard that cruelly polices Cryptx and protects the ruling party?On Earth, Ralph Wenger, a young man who was seriously injured as a child in an accident where he lost his family, has been left mentally challenged and under the cruel care of a doctor/guardian in Atlanta, Georgia. In a backwoods area of Georgia, Ralph and the alien scientists inadvertently cross paths; and the stolen chip is temporarily implanted in the young man's brain solely to communicate with Ralph, setting in motion a momentous fight of good against evil and a love story for the ages between Ralph and a very skeptical beauty, Annie Pickering, a Georgia Tech student, heading back from Savannah to Atlanta to start her last semester.The story careens and intertwines with a race against time by Ralph and Annie attempting to stay ahead of the profoundly evil, more powerful forces hell-bent on killing Ralph and all others in their way to retrieve the chip from Ralph's brain and to gain the wondrous powers the chip provides to the ultimate possessor.Take the ride of a lifetime with Ralph and Annie as they come to grips with the otherworldly powers of the chip and the mind-numbing terror of impeded death at the hands of more powerful pursuers, requiring ingenuity and stealth to survive.Ultimately, the question devolves to what the present from Cryptx means for Ralph's and Annie's future together--if, against all odds, they can live to enjoy it.

After so many personal experiences in my life, I decided to put them on paper. My book speaks not just to women but to men as well. Anyone who's going through any obstacles in life, I speak to you from the heart. My words to you, to all of you, please love yourself more than any man could love you, with the exception of God. Love doesn't have to hurt to be okay. When your frowns outweigh your smiles, it's time to just walk away and simply say "I'm done. I don't deserve this hurt, I deserve so much more. HAPPINESS......

La autora fue inspirada por el Espiritu Santo en la prision a escribir esta novela cristiana. Con unos personajes que ustedes, los lectores, disfrutaran en grande y tendran un nuevo avivamiento, un nuevo encuentro con el Padre, Hijo y Espiritu Santo. Lean la novela. Juan 8, 32: "Conocera la verdad y la verdad los hara libre".

Es una novela que se remonta a los años 1840-1865, tiempos de esclavitud y liberación de esta época cuando el señor Abraham Lincoln ganó las elecciones presidenciales de los Estados Unidos de Norte América y lastimosamente también su deceso. Trata la historia de una niña raptada, esclavizada y liberada por sí misma, a través de un esfuerzo sobrehumano de supervivencia. Su futuro le depara muchas sorpresas, unas muy dolorosas y otras muy felices. En el transcurso de la narración descubrirás un secreto que obligatoriamente debe ser revelado, pero que, a su vez, debe permanecer oculto. Una bonita secuencia de sucesos que mantienen al lector intrigado, pendiente, deseoso de conocer el desarrollo y final de estos.Hechos que te harán sumergirte en la lectura, encontraras actos obscuros de venganza, olvido quizá, pero habrá justicia. De la misma forma, verás a través de sus páginas sufrimiento, tristezas, aunque también encontrarás superación, esfuerzo, alegrías, y felicidad. El escritor Rigoberto Fernando Amaya te muestra detalles ficticios y reales, algunos de ellos tan específicos que te harán confrontarlos con la vida misma.

La guerra de la independencia de Venezuela de Espana fue cruenta, sangrienta y devastadora.Los personajes figurados son los caracteres centrales de esta novela y los que en ellos se muestra losresultados de esta devastacion. Estos personajes interactuan con personajes reales los cuales existieron en esaepoca y hacen presencia en batallas las cuales historicamente sucedieron.Como personaje principal esta un hombre el cual en su juventud paso mucho tiempo viviendo con una delas tribus indigenas de Venezuela. Ahi adquirio su cultura y sus habilidades para poder ejecutar sus hazanas.Al regresar a la civilizacion de aquella epoca se vio involucrado en la guerra de Independencia deVenezuela. En el seno del Ejercito venezolano, debido a su forma de pelear y usar sus armas fue apodado El Indio.Aunque esta es una novela de guerra, tambien describe personajes de diferente cultura, esta llena deromance y de personajes que exaltan la amistad y lealtad, tipico de personas muy virtuosas.Otro personaje que paralelamente actua con El Indio en otro escenario, pero ligado a el, muestra la divisionde nacionalidades, clases y raza existente en esa epoca. Su nombre: RubenUna vez liberados del dominio espanol por el Libertador Simon Bolivar los siguientes paises: Venezuela,Colombia, Ecuador, Peru y creada Bolivia; despues de esa hazana, alabada por Inglaterra, Francia, Alemania yotros paises; los latinoamericanos se dieron a la tarea de destruir y difamar la gloria del Libertador.Esta novela pretende colocar un granito de arena en la defensa de tan glorioso e ilustre padre de la patriavenezolana.

This is a collection of stories that will take you searching for gold in the desolate desert. Seeking ghosts from the past who want you to pay a debt long past due. Then you can become a king who fights ancient corruption and hatred that challenges his honor and genuine love. But for those of you who want a more modern twist where money, drugs, and sex are the villain, there is that. So remember gold, ghosts, and murder just for you. The best of systems are flawed, especially those contrived by man.

Faith and religion-based: keep your faith in God, who gives you strength even when it seems impossible at times. God is our refuge and provides for all our needs.

When all grows dark and full of fear, she hears the words "Breathe for me."Come, be swept away by a sad yet suspenseful mystery and enthralling romance. Breathe for Me, the debut novel by Claren McGivney, is a fictional tale about a girl in her senior year, fated by tragedy, where, just beyond, a chilling, enchanting adventure awaits.You will follow Tess on a breathtaking journey far away from home to a coastal town in Ireland and into a ghost story that is centuries old.Experience her mystical dreams, strange happenings, and unfamiliar surroundings in frightful intrigue.Draped in Celtic folklore and Druid magic, Tess's story will have you wandering cobblestone streets and emerald-green landscapes as she searches for her best friend. And where she finds a sweet, unexpected romance entwined with a fabled mystery amid the ancient, haunted ruins of Ireland.

Tammy Mitchell is a geriatric nurse in the care ward of Grand Forks Hospital in British Columbia. She lives in Midway, in the house she inherited from her mother when she passed five years previous.Michael Bransen is in the Royal Canadian Dragoons, focused on a personal mission of finding what his father took. While on medical leave to recover from an "accident" that happened when he was stationed over in Syria, he has been brought back to Canada for treatment and ends up in Tammy's ward due to lack of extra beds in the main hospital.The last time they had been together was that fateful September night when she had been twelve and he fifteen. He disappeared with his mother and little brother, and she'd been left standing in the driveway, alone, hurting, and afraid her heart would never heal. She never forgot about him, nor he her, and now after nearly forty years, they have been thrown back into each other's lives because of the very same reason they had once been torn apart.His father's poor judgment in trying to pay off a gambling debt to a Canadian Mafia family may very well have cost Canada the chance to stand with her head high among the great powers around the world. The bad guys will do whatever it takes to stop the brothers from trying to right that bad choice, including hurting the ones they love."How is it that one person's bad decision so long ago could affect so many lives, even today? Include multiple countries and span years in the fixing of that same mistake?" Tammy wonders, "Anything we do now will also affect others for years to come. Can I live with that? Yes, if it serves to help my country; makes things better for my friends, new and old; and saves the life of the one man I've never forgotten."

This book is dedicated to the prehistory of the Trojan War. This historical fiction is based on ancient myths and describes the events that took place in the fifty-year period preceding the campaign of Achaeans on Ilion.The book consists of five parts. The first part is devoted to the capture of Ilion by Hercules and the enthronement of King Priam. The second describes the adventures of Agamemnon in exile from the moment of the death of his father, King Atreus. The third reflects the accession of Agamemnon in Mycenae and his actions to strengthen the royal power up to his marriage to the daughter of the king of Sparta. The fourth part describes the period from the wedding of Helen and Menelaus to the abduction of Helen by Paris. The fifth part is devoted to the preparation of an assault on Troy up to the gathering of the Achaeans in Aulis.The book reflects such mythological themes as the Calydonian hunt, the Theban campaigns of the Argives, the Oedipus cycle and Eriphyla's necklace, and the last years of Theseus and others. All events, names of heroes, and geographic names are taken from ancient sources. The interpretation of the motives of the characters' actions is the fruit of the author's inspiration.