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Patty McNeal isn't sure of much in life except that she wants to help turn the house her mother just bought into a bed and breakfast and create a happy life for her baby, who is due soon. Theresa Garland is working as a foreman for her father's construction company. He assigns her a job working for Patty McNeal's mother. The two young women are on different paths that converge. They will have to get over the pain from the past caused by other people and their fears of the future to build a life together.

At a time 79 percent of employees quit their jobs because they don't feel appreciated at their workplace, Building Corporate Soul sets out to transform the performance and value of organizations - and to make soulless companies a thing of the past.

Welcome to the world of 3D printing, where fantasy becomes a tangible reality! "Building The Future" invites you on an immersive journey to explore this groundbreaking technology. This cutting-edge eBook elucidates the ins and outs of 3D printing, bringing each concept to life through engaging text for the tech enthusiasts, dreamers and innovators. Our introductory chapter ensures you grasp the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, laying the groundwork. Next, we plunge into the riveting depths of 3D technology, exploring its underlying science and various types with ease and clarity. Our ...

Building your own retaining wall may seem like a huge task, but it doesn't have to be. My book breaks down the entire process into manageable pieces and guides you through each step of the construction. I cover everything from the initial planning, to getting supplies, digging the trenches, and laying the stones. I have included a full materials list, explanations, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting tips, and over 50 full-color photos.

The Isometric Warrior Training Guide is your blueprint for forging unshakable strength, explosive power, and inner mastery—using nothing but your own body, breath, and will. Rooted in the timeless methods of Shaolin monks, yoga masters, and oldtime strongmen, this guide fuses ancient isometric holds with modern breathwork, martial structure, and mental discipline. Inside, you’ll discover: – 10 core isometric exercises with vintage-style illustrations – A progressive 6-week warrior training program – Breath control protocols to amplify power and calm – Application drills for ...

How will AI evolve and what major innovations are on the horizon? What will its impact be on the job market, economy, and society? What is the path toward human-level machine intelligence? What should we be concerned about as artificial intelligence advances? Architects of Intelligence contains a series of in-depth, one-to-one interviews where New York Times best-selling author Martin Ford uncovers the truth behind these questions from some of the brightest minds in the artificial intelligence community.

>>>Book endorsed by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and Modern Salon magazine. Includes all start-up costs and actual floor plans that you can modify to suit your own location broken down to the penny. Why make the mistakes other salon owners have in the past. Do you trust your contractor, are you paying to much for salon equipment? Is your contractor over charging you for installation, flooring, lighting, and plumbing? Will you run out of money before you open your salons doors? Follow the easy steps and actual floor plans that break down every expense you will encounter. Five-...

Are you struggling with emotional distance in your relationship? Do you feel like every time you reach out, your partner pulls away? Is loving someone who fears closeness leaving you feeling alone and misunderstood? Loving someone with a dismissive avoidant attachment style can feel like a constant push and pull. One moment, you're close enough to feel their heart; the next, they're far away, hidden behind walls of independence. You might wonder why they withdraw when things get too close or why they shut down just when you feel a breakthrough. It’s like trying to warm your hands over a ...

A modern day classic, The Richest Man in Babylon dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. These famous "Babylonian parables" offer an understanding of - and solution to - a lifetime's worth of personal financial problems, and hold the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and earning more money.

Whatever sport you coach, building a successful sports program can be an enormous, sometimes daunting, task filled with many responsibilities and demands. Questions and decisions wait around every corner, often pulling a coach away from long-term considerations. How can you build a program when daily challenges require your attention? In reality, those daily challenges form some of the building blocks and foundations to any program. As a coach, you have the opportunity every day to showcase your critical thinking, creativity, player-management skills, philosophy, integrity, and character ...

The self is the ultimate subject. It thinks, perceives, imagines, creates, feels, and identifies. Yet we can see it no more than we can see the brain. We understand it through metaphor, rather than direct observation. A useful concept for talking about it is sense of self. An impression of the subjective, sense of self is not a mirror reflection of a physical object; rather, it’s the experience of what it’s like to be you. Self-building is an expansion and deepening of the sense of self. It’s a continuous, fluid process. Human beings are never stagnant; we either grow or deteriorate. ...

We want to raise well-rounded human beings—we're just not quite sure how best to do it. Confounded by rapidly changing gender norms, today's parents are attempting to raise kind, compassionate, emotionally sensitive boys in a society that simultaneously rewards stereotypical masculinity and is increasingly hostile to boys. Written by an in-the-trenches #boymom who intimately understands male development and the challenges currently facing boys and their families, Building Boys offers ten rules that parents can use to guide their parenting choices throughout their sons' lives.

An easy to read practical guide that takes the reader through the whys, whats, and who in the construction industry, providing invaluable tips and insights to both new entrants to construction as well as those with year's of experience. Construction is desperate for good, experienced, skilled and dedicated supervisors and foremen. Construction needs you. Being a construction supervisor or foreman is challenging, it’s hard work, but it’s also rewarding watching projects take shape under your watch. A supervisor’s job is never boring – every day is different, every construction ...

A brand's meaning—how it resonates in the public heart and mind—is a company's most valuable competitive advantage. Yet, few companies really know how brand meaning works, how to manage it, and how to use brand meaning strategically. This groundbreaking book provides the illusive and compelling answer. Using studies drawn from the experiences of Nike, Marlboro, Ivory, and other powerhouse brands, the authors show that the most successful brands are those that most effectively correspond to fundamental patterns in the unconscious mind known as archetypes.

Naruto: The Child of Prophecy In a world shaped by legendary shinobi, hidden villages, and powerful forces, one boy's destiny holds the key to the future. Born as an orphan and shunned by his village, Naruto Uzumaki harbors the immense power of the Nine-Tails, a fearsome beast sealed within him at birth. Yet despite the darkness that surrounds him, Naruto's unyielding spirit and dream of becoming the Hokage, the strongest ninja in the Hidden Leaf Village, push him to overcome every obstacle.

Building Relationships, First Steps focuses on issues related to developing effective partnerships. The more you give, the more you receive out of a relationship. Being a good partner requires development, caring and love.

When it comes to learning a new language, studies have actually found that memorizing words doesn't work in the long term. But then, why does the traditional education system still follow this gut-wrenching pattern of memorizing words when it only sets students up for failure? As we keep looking for an answer to that question, it’s time for you to try a new approach - one that will finally stick...

Bill Belichick is one of the titans of today's game of football. Now, sports commentator and best-selling author Michael Holley follows three NFL teams - the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Atlanta Falcons - from training camp 2010 through the Super Bowl and into the April draft, opening a new window into Belichick's influence on the game. This one-of-a-kind exploration takes football fans behind the scenes of the most popular sport in America, with unprecedented insider access to the head coaches, scouts, trainers, and players.

George S. Clason se vale de los conocimientos sobre economía y finanzas de los antiguos babilonios para dar forma a una guía para generar riqueza. De manera amena, ahonda en las que llama “las 7 reglas para la adquisición de bienes”. Considerado un clásico contemporáneo en temas como el ahorro y la planificación financiera, es un libro que dejará una huella profunda en quien se acerque a él.

Ever since he got married, author and pastor Scott LaPierre has supported his family on a single salary while remaining debt-free. He’s witnessed the stress that accompanies financial insecurity, yet he’s learned firsthand that even those with a limited income can eliminate monetary worries when they abide by biblical principles.