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“My life shows that we as humans cannot always change or control our circumstances. We cannot anticipate all the obstacles in our path. We can, however, choose our attitude, our actions, and how to overcome the obstacles we face. This will define our character, values, and faith.”
It is only through the discovery of another’s life story that we gain perspective on our own.
As a man looks to his past, he finds a wealth of wisdom. John H. Livens was born in Latvia in 1933 and has lived a life across continents, through wars, and with an unwavering optimism for a better future. In his autobiography, An Unexpected Journey, we travel through time as he revisits his upbringing and how it shaped the man, the friend, and the husband he became.
With a strong voice and ethical code, John walks through his early years of privileged life in Latvia, the loss of everything during World War II, and resettlement in the United States. Overcoming obstacles with two Harvard degrees and business success, he began a new life. John epitomizes the unfettered freedom that the United States offers to all, regardless of background. He pursues life’s opportunities with tenancy and integrity.
John shares his memories—from his luck of escaping Soviet capture to his enriched life in the United States. Through each one, family is an ever-present element, and he pursues the ultimate goal of a personal relationship to fulfill his life and remind him of the wholeness from his early, carefree childhood.
Join John on his journey and uncover the unique experiences of a well-lived life.
Do you give yourself and your team the freedom to experiment?
Most leaders are so fixated on getting results that they ignore the process required to get there and the tools available to support their journey. But the truth of the matter is that getting results is a game of progress, not perfection.
And the only way for you and your team to make meaningful progress is if you have the freedom to experiment.
The best leaders are the ones that encourage their teams to courageously experiment, to thoughtfully exercise discipline, to consciously reflect on lessons learned, and to efficiently adapt to changing conditions. In Freedom to Experiment, Jim shares valuable tools and techniques to teach you to get the results you desire, effectively lead yourself and others, and become the leader others want to follow. In the process, you will ignite a new level of energy, focus, and momentum in yourself and your team.
How a near-death accident and a Traumatic Brain Injury showed me how much I'd taken for Granted. COVID 19 proved we all take things and people for granted. How to develop an Attitude of Gratitude
An inspirational memoir based upon my whole life (thus far) but it's heavily weighted on the last 9+ years since my survival of a near-death accident in Aug 2011. I chronicle my early life, my 25 year marriage, my 30 years on Wall Street and my career as an avid age-grouper, all-distance triathlete. I competed and completed all-distances of triathlon including the Ironman at Lake Placid, NY in 2005.
Rugged ranchers. Vengeful lawmen. Discover 10 full-length western tales of classic frontier justice.
Can brothers torn apart by war make peace to find a lost treasure? Will an orphan turned sheriff fulfill his lifelong quest for vengeance? What will it take for deserters, decorated vets, and an Apache scout to pull off a death-defying rescue mission? When you live your life by the gun, it's only a matter of time before the past catches up…
From grizzly dens in the Rockies to no-man’s-lands teeming with outlaws, 10 of the top names in Western fiction explore how the West was won. After these true trailblazers track down fugitives, battle natural disasters, and ride into danger, who among them will be left standing?
The Western Fiction 10 Pack is an unforgettable collection of full-length, first-in-series page-turners. If you like gritty gunslingers, classic tales of frontier justice, and a rich variety of true-to-life backdrops, then you’ll love this action-packed anthology.
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Rescue dog faces the reality of his unusual new life.
When two glossy Sydney metro couples rescue an ordinary Aussie mutt from the Dog Pound, he wonders why... especially when they change his name to Elliott! But he soon realizes that Jamie, the alpha-male of one of the couples, has plans for him... big plans! It’s a humorous Australian rescue dog’s tell-all tale about how he becomes a celebrity and wins their love.
Previously a one-man companion pooch, Elliott soon finds he's become a time share dog, shared between the two couples. But because he can read auras and understand every word of human talk, not just body language, Elliott learns fast. He discovers the reason he's here is because ad man Jamie wanted an ordinary "everydog" for his TV commercial for Biffo ChunkY-Yums dog food, which, to his surprise, also stars Hedy, a glamorous Afghan Hound. If he can become a TV dog star, Elliott need never fear being sent back to the Dog Pound. So with dogged determination, the feisty dog even trains himself to wink, with humorous results. But that’s not all, while trying to win the love of his new human pack, Elliott falls in love with Alison, the stunning Airedale Terrier, and befriends the dogs next door, Spike, a Tibetan Mastiff, and Mitzi, a snooty Standard Poodle.
Parallel to individual Personality Disorders, there are corresponding Societal Disorders which reflect a particular society's approach to domestic and foreign policies. We in the United States support "leaders" who carry these disorders, often to fatal consequences. At the very best, these policy makers have Narcissistic PD's. At the very worst, Malignant Narcissism and even Sociopathy.
This is evident all around us. Even as I write this Description, the metaphor is playing itself out at all levels of government. U.S. troops are fleeing Afghanistan after 20 years of failed empire-building. One former president holds birthday extravaganzas with unmasked friends who are giving us peons a big middle finger. I have a new saying: "The rules are for thee and not for me." Accepting this state of affairs is my number one complaint about my fellow Boomers. Yes, there IS something wrong with this country. Don't deny and hide. Don't victim-blame. WE did this to ourselves and to our heirs.
I added so much extra material to this revision of "Mythomania: A Psychodrama" that I decided to publish it as a separate book. Gone is my naiveté about making positive changes through the same old channels. My Treatment Plan is still here, but merely as a blueprint for those who are too scared to think outside the propaganda box. I still hold onto the belief that as Americans again taste hard-fought freedoms, that they will hunger for more. Is that naïve? Probably. But I still thrive on hope.
Do you give yourself and your team the freedom to experiment?
Most leaders are so fixated on getting results that they ignore the process required to get there and the tools available to support their journey. But the truth of the matter is that getting results is a game of progress, not perfection.
And the only way for you and your team to make meaningful progress is if you have the freedom to experiment.
The best leaders are the ones that encourage their teams to courageously experiment, to thoughtfully exercise discipline, to consciously reflect on lessons learned, and to efficiently adapt to changing conditions. In Freedom to Experiment, Jim shares valuable tools and techniques to teach you to get the results you desire, effectively lead yourself and others, and become the leader others want to follow. In the process, you will ignite a new level of energy, focus, and momentum in yourself and your team.
How a near-death accident and a Traumatic Brain Injury showed me how much I'd taken for Granted. COVID 19 proved we all take things and people for granted. How to develop an Attitude of Gratitude
An inspirational memoir based upon my whole life (thus far) but it's heavily weighted on the last 9+ years since my survival of a near-death accident in Aug 2011. I chronicle my early life, my 25 year marriage, my 30 years on Wall Street and my career as an avid age-grouper, all-distance triathlete. I competed and completed all-distances of triathlon including the Ironman at Lake Placid, NY in 2005.
Parallel to individual Personality Disorders, there are corresponding Societal Disorders which reflect a particular society's approach to domestic and foreign policies. We in the United States support "leaders" who carry these disorders, often to fatal consequences. At the very best, these policy makers have Narcissistic PD's. At the very worst, Malignant Narcissism and even Sociopathy.
This is evident all around us. Even as I write this Description, the metaphor is playing itself out at all levels of government. U.S. troops are fleeing Afghanistan after 20 years of failed empire-building. One former president holds birthday extravaganzas with unmasked friends who are giving us peons a big middle finger. I have a new saying: "The rules are for thee and not for me." Accepting this state of affairs is my number one complaint about my fellow Boomers. Yes, there IS something wrong with this country. Don't deny and hide. Don't victim-blame. WE did this to ourselves and to our heirs.
I added so much extra material to this revision of "Mythomania: A Psychodrama" that I decided to publish it as a separate book. Gone is my naiveté about making positive changes through the same old channels. My Treatment Plan is still here, but merely as a blueprint for those who are too scared to think outside the propaganda box. I still hold onto the belief that as Americans again taste hard-fought freedoms, that they will hunger for more. Is that naïve? Probably. But I still thrive on hope.
He’d given up solving murders, but old habits—much like skeletons on a beach—don’t always stay buried.
By 1923, Scotland Yard’s legendary Richard Wikki was done chasing cold cases: he’d traded murder scenes for a classroom at Yale and peaceful house by the sea. But when an aspiring journalist brings him a mysterious amulet she snatched from a crime-scene, her scoop of a lifetime drags Wikki into a conspiracy he can’t escape.
Wikki—unwilling to turn the would-be reporter in for stealing evidence, but knowing it may be a vital clue in the case—agrees to assist her in unraveling the murder. Together they descend into a world of occult and secrecy, racing against shadowy forces who will stop at nothing to preserve the amulet’s secrets. Uncertain who to trust, their best chance of survival is to unmask the secret society whose machinations reach to the very roots of American power.
9 Squares is book one in The Ivy League Chronicles. If you love history, intrigue, and the roaring twenties, this is the book for you. Buy 9 Squares and jump into the adventure today!
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"The only time I put it down was when I fell asleep reading!" ★★★★★
A coming of age story set in a world where kings are the puppets of trapped demons and demigods influence events from their hidden city. Children of the Blessing is the first book in the Lemurian Chronicles, an epic fantasy series, and is perfect for fans of Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Raymond E. Feist and other great fantasy authors.
Long before the world of man, demons and demigods battled for dominance. After the demons were finally bound in the Well of Sacrifice, the system of good and evil became tentatively balanced. Now that balance is threatened.
Marked at birth by the gods, Renn and Avaris set in motion an ancient prophecy that promises to shift the balance of power, so dark forces will rule unchecked. With armies and a host of magic users at his command, the Grand Warlock, Khan Devin, is determined to use the boys to fix his place as the unchallenged ruler of man.
When Renn comes of age, his family is attacked and his home destroyed by Khan’s followers. Joining other teenage Lore users, Renn has to make the perilous journey across the continent to reach the safety of Elder Island to be trained by the Lore Masters, with Khan Devin determined to stop them at every step.
Far to the north, Avaris is abandoned and left for dead by his father, the high clan chief, who fears his blessed child. Now on his own, Avaris fights for survival with the help of an outcast necromancer. But when Avaris’s tribe is attacked by Khan’s evil creatures and the survivors taken as slaves, Avaris must find a way to free his people. He follows the evil creatures to the Cragg Mountains, where he must face the full forces of the evil side of the Lore.
Renn and Avaris must defeat Kahn Devin and his dark forces before the demons are unleashed and the world devolves into never-ending despair . . . which means Renn and Avaris must accomplish the impossible and change their destiny.
"The author does a phenomenal job in creating for the reader a magical world that is both suspenseful and compelling. I love a book that can seamlessly blend my reality with its world of fantasy and magic. Perry Morris’s book, Children of the Blessing, does just that."
--Peg Glover, Write-Escape.com
This action adventure story begins when cashiered ex –Federal Agent David Dunn runs across the trail of an old nemesis, the international arms dealer, known only as THE KHAN. David and his boss, Olivia, follow the Khan's bloody trail from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Denver, Colorado and then on to New York City. Afterwards the action shifts to the mountains of the Middle East in the Kurdistan region. This action packed hard- boiled detective thriller will hold you mesmerized as the hard-boiled detective ruthlessly pursues his goal of revenge against the Khan. If you like breathless action with gun battles, knife fights, airport explosions, and associated mayhem, this novel is for you.From the American Southwest to urban ghettos, the wastelands of Asia, and the deserts of Mexico, this techno-thriller delivers riveting action and heart thumping excitement.This book is filled with nonstop action as members engaged in the illegal arms trade stop at nothing to deter David in his quest to find THE KHAN.
When Rome transgresses upon his father's domain that lays between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Pacorus, a prince of the Parthian Empire, is sent to exact revenge. After a string of victories Pacorus and his men are captured in Cappadocia, clapped in chains and sent to Italy to live out the rest of their days as slaves. But fate intervenes and Pacorus and his companions are saved from a living hell by a renegade gladiator named Spartacus. In gratitude, Pacorus agrees to help Spartacus build his army as Rome musters its legions to crush the slave uprising. And so begins an epic adventure of glory and savagery played out across the length and breadth of Italy, as Spartacus defeats the armies of Rome and Pacorus leads his horsemen to victory after victory. But will Pacorous and the slave army escape from Italy, and will he win the love of the fierce and proud Gallia before the most powerful man in Rome, Marcus Licinius Crassus, takes the field against Spartacus?
A map of the Parthian Empire at the time of Pacorus (the 1st Century BC) can be found on the maps page of my website: www.peterdarman.com
"Darman has researched this novel extremely well, as one would expect with his military non-fiction background. This detail is meshed with great story telling which flows along with great gusto. Less for the fact that this book is about a Parthian rather than a Roman, I would describe it as a ‘Roman Sharpe’. Darman’s style is similar to and as good as Bernard Cornwell’s, one of my favourite authors."
British Army Rumour Service review, June 2011
This action adventure story begins when cashiered ex –Federal Agent David Dunn runs across the trail of an old nemesis, the international arms dealer, known only as THE KHAN. David and his boss, Olivia, follow the Khan's bloody trail from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Denver, Colorado and then on to New York City. Afterwards the action shifts to the mountains of the Middle East in the Kurdistan region. This action packed hard- boiled detective thriller will hold you mesmerized as the hard-boiled detective ruthlessly pursues his goal of revenge against the Khan. If you like breathless action with gun battles, knife fights, airport explosions, and associated mayhem, this novel is for you.From the American Southwest to urban ghettos, the wastelands of Asia, and the deserts of Mexico, this techno-thriller delivers riveting action and heart thumping excitement.This book is filled with nonstop action as members engaged in the illegal arms trade stop at nothing to deter David in his quest to find THE KHAN.
Clarence the Cabbie is everyone's favorite ride-share cabbie. He recounts the tales told to him by different riders. Some are funny, some are sad, and some are serious. All of them are entertaining. This Manga-style graphic story is designed for all ages.
In this issue, Clarence recounts the tale of a mother and her daughter. Can money bring a rift between family members? Find out in the premiere issue of Clarence the Cabbie Confidential.
