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Minestrone for the Mobster’s Soul

by Bobby Madura and Joey DiBruno "The Godfather" and "The Sopranos" are the greatest film and dramatic TV series of all time...for a reason. Chicagoans, Bobby Madura and Joey DiBruno explain how mob and mafia movies, despite their violence and criminality, also reflect the values of today's society.

Sport for Life

by Sean T. Adams Determination, preparation, character, perseverance and attitude. These, along with many other virtues are the characteristics of success when it comes to sports. Can these same characteristics offer an opportunity at success in all aspects of life? Absolutely! This collection of narratives along with the voices of sports, past and present, known [...]

Warrior Inspiration

by Julian G. Ortega 2500 years ago, the Ancient Greek historian Thucydides wrote: "The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." The warrior has always held a prominent place in the hearts and minds of society and the [...]

Cheaper Than Therapy: The Lesson of the Paper Clips

by Gina Greenlee This is the first in a series of inspirational/motivational gift books that use inanimate objects as metaphors for enhancing the way we live. In this lighthearted look at personal problem solving patterns, "Cheaper Than Therapy: How to Keep Life's Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones" illustrates "The Lesson of the Paper Clips." Gina [...]

The Faithful Manager

by Anthony E. Shaw "The Faithful Manager" brings the message of God's gifts for effective management to an audience eager to work at peak performance in leading colleagues on the journey to workplace success. Each of us has these gifts, waiting to be recognized, honored and put to use as productive leaders and morally-based managers. [...]

Champions . . . Plus

by Gary DeVaul, Mark Thallander August 3, 2003. A summer thunderstorm pursued Mark Thallander as he drove from Massachusetts to Maine after playing the organ for a morning church service in Worcester. Dinner awaited him, but Mark never arrived. The car hydroplaned at the exit from the turnpike, just minutes from his destination. A deafening silence [...]

Postcards and Pearls

by Gina Greenlee Journey with Gina Greenlee and other women travelers as they share 118 "postcards" filled with life lessons learned while traveling on their own. Whether they drove to New Jersey, hopped a freighter to Bora Bora, or biked across Alaska, women from age 20 to 72 discover the joy of honoring their own rhythms, [...]

Life – Enjoy the Ride

by Lee Monday Ph. D. Do you find yourself "stuck" in relationships that are not satisfying? Are you in a work position that is no longer fulfilling? Do you feel anxious about choices that you need to make? Do you live in the past or are you worrying about the future? The story in this [...]

The Mens Group Manual

by Clyde Henry Re-establishing the Men's Hunt in Contemporary Society In the hundred-thousand years of human existence before men were reduced to civilians in mega-cultures, we lived in traditional groups of 18 to 36 people. Within that group half were women and a third were children. The remaining six to twelve were men. They gathered in [...]

What Your Employer Meant to Tell You When They Made You a Manager

by Fred Rogan The second edition of "What Your Employer Meant to Tell You When They Made You a Manager" is intended to help managers to understand how they should think and behave in their role as a manager and how they can be successful in getting their employees to be more engaged in their jobs. [...]

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Minestrone for the Mobster’s Soul

Sport for Life

Warrior Inspiration

Cheaper Than Therapy: The Lesson of the Paper Clips

The Faithful Manager

Champions . . . Plus

Postcards and Pearls

Life – Enjoy the Ride

What Your Employer Meant to Tell You When They Made You a Manager

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