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Are you frustrated with your current job? Do you wish you had more disposable income after paying your bills? Are you excited by the idea of working for yourself? Do you want to find quick, easy to follow, and effective solutions to starting your own home-based business? All these challenges and more are covered in the four-book collection Entrepreneur: A Beginners Guide to Entrepreneurship.

Fess Parker grew up in Texas, served in World War II, and later became TV's incredibly popular Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. After his film and TV career, Parker became a successful businessman, hotel builder, and vintner. William R. Chemerka's authorized biography is a respectful tribute to an amazing man that features thoughtful recollections from Parker's family, friends, co-stars, and fans.

Rowan has missed out on the last three big family holidays, and she’s determined not to miss another. Holiday travel is always a mess, and even worse when she needs to get from Mars to Minnesota. Every flight is booked through the New Year, and things aren’t looking good. Until someone whispers the name Dashiel Blitz and gives her a bit of holiday hope.

John isn’t known for having the perfect gift for everyone at Christmas. He usually hits the malls in the final hours before they close, grabs the last thing on the shelf, and cringes as the gifts are unwrapped. But this year is different. He’s determined to do better. However, on his way to a store in downtown Salem, he spots a crowd of people and sees a woman on the rooftop of a five-story building, about to jump to her death.

Philosophy professor and entrepreneur Stephen Hicks takes a critical look at unquestioned assumptions in the arena of business ethics.

Kipling A. Jackson, diagnosed five years ago, refuses to let ALS become a death sentence. Jackson takes an in-depth look at the respiratory side of the disease. His wry sense of humor produces a hilarious narrative that will leave the reader feeling inspired. As Jackson shares his personal journey, he discusses why he chose to extend his life with mechanical ventilation and the tracheostomy. His story is an excellent educational tool for everyone who comes in contact with ALS.

Richard Horn and Timothy Davenport met in the SEALs 20 years ago, and have been lovers ever since. Now running their own paramilitary organization, Strike Force Omega, they work in the shadows to protect their country and its people. When Tim falls for Eric Newton, a deadly sniper and strategist on their team, Richard accepts that Tim's heart is big enough for two men. He respects, admires, and even desires Eric enough, to accept him into their relationship - and their bed - but he's never been fully a part of what Eric and Tim share.

What do people in the United States and Europe think about the rich? There are several thousand books and articles on stereotypes and prejudices directed at women, people of various races or nationalities, and even the poor. In contrast, there has only been sporadic research into stereotypes about the rich, and no published comprehensive, scientific study on the topic—until now.

Author and executive coach Pam Boney has shared the secret of internal strength with clients for over two decades and now is sharing it with the world. This book poses a thought provoking method for building strong internal confidence and happiness by focusing inward instead of being at the whim of outside forces. Discover the eight essential (existential) questions you must answer to grow greater internal character strength, calm confidence, and rock solid presence. This powerful listen will show you how to expand your personal and professional influence exponentially.

Amanda has it all: a successful career, a loving husband, and a stable life. Until one day, when it all comes undone in an avalanche of murder, blackmail, and an all-in search for big money that can't be found. When Amanda discovers her husband, Brian, having an affair, she wants to end their marriage. But when Brian and his lover are murdered, detectives seeking to catch the killer think that Amanda may have a pretty good motive. Soon, Amanda discovers that someone wanted her husband silenced, and a huge amount of money is missing—money whose whereabouts he has taken to his grave.

Temple Apophis: a coven full of obnoxious trouble-makers hell bent on provoking the ire of witches across three counties. Among Apophis' membership is the quiet, sweet Belinda Applegate, a stark contrast to the company she keeps. When the head of Apophis asks Belinda to channel an ancient Daemon, and the Daemon decides he needs Belinda to complete a task for him, she finds herself in over her head.

Preparing for retirement, no matter who we are or what we do, can be a longwinded, convoluted, and overwhelming process, though it certainly doesn't need to be. With the right amount of research, preparation, planning, support, and advice, anyone can smoothly transition from their life in the workforce to the retired life they've always envisioned. This book will explore and explain how you can do just that.

Meghan, my little love. She is my son’s young girlfriend and my ex-best friend’s daughter. She came to my home with Ethan for a visit. Nineteen, untouched, angelic, and wanting. The moment I saw her, I wanted her. I needed to make a thrusting appearance deep inside her untouched walls.

Contemporary views of business ethics often show businessmen and women in a bad light. Egoism, profits, and competition are branded as immoral, while social consciousness is praised. Atlas Society Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, PhD, disagrees with this point of view. Most contemporary business ethics does business a disservice. Worse than that, its proposed cures are plagued with unintended consequences that are often much worse than the problems it is attempting to solve. Hicks defends the egoism that drives successful business people and the morality of free-market capitalism.

Attorney Scott Winslow and CIA agent-turned-investigator Lee Henry are back with another extraordinary case. Scott must prove that a powerful company CEO raped his subordinate, Sarah Willis, on a business trip. Investigator Lee Henry employs his CIA background, and unorthodox practices, to chase evidence and help Scott prosecute the case. While Scott goes all in on the case, Lee reaches behind opaque curtains to search for clues. But can they piece it all together and win the case?

Ayn Rand's philosophical novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged made her the most controversial author of her age. Her works have drawn millions of fans and continue to sell at a breathtaking pace. Their impact on American culture runs from libertarian politics to the self-esteem movement in psychology to the rugged individualism of Silicon Valley and the Internet. Rand also launched a movement of intellectuals committed to her philosophy of Objectivism.

This book critically examines the issue of gurus and asks a series of penetrating questions about their status and our supposed need to follow them. The author is a well-known expert in researching shabd yoga gurus and has traveled to India nine times, interviewing some of the most famous masters in the tradition, including Tripta Devi, Agam Prasad Mathur, Darshan Singh, and Baba Faqir Chand.

If the progress you've sought to make in any one or all areas of your life has hit a plateau, you have to look within yourself to try to see if you're not perhaps your own worst enemy. It's time to take full responsibility for your own destiny, and it all starts with realizing that the problem is most likely you. You may be looking in the wrong direction in your attempts to try to figure out why you seem to have reached peak growth and progress, and it's now time to highlight and address the most likely source of your apparent lack of direction.

The question that keeps most of us up at night is, "What separates the winners from the losers?" The default answer is always, "hard work." But just saying "hard work" negates the true work, luck, timing, and many other variables that are needed in order to achieve success. In this book, Dr. Rhadi Ferguson outlines six of the keys that he has seen, noticed, recognized, and adopted in his time as a world-class coach, an Olympian, and an international sports consultant.

"I can show you how to enter the Narrows to find what you seek." Oliver and his friends have returned to their hometown of Shumard, Texas for the funeral of their close friend Noah. They each grapple with the loss in their own ways, trying to understand the strange circumstances of their friend's unexpected death. While visiting the site where the body was found, Oliver stumbles across a chilling discovery that he knows must be related to what happened to Noah.