Modern Day

This isn't your average restaurant business book. Burns fearlessly dives headfirst into the brutal truth of what's been holding restaurants back from greatness. No more sugar-coating or industry double-speak–it's time for a savage wake-up call!

A modern romantic comedy about a piece of antique jewelry that can break a heart, save a business, and bring love. Darian Laird's girlfriend just broke up with him by text. Rough. This isn’t the worst of it. It wasn't his fault that he had to come back to London to run Laird's Custom Jewelers after his father became ill. This forces him to leave his dreams of owning his own business in the rear-view mirror. He orders his jewelry designer, Kassidy, to meltdown the antique engagement ring he'd bought for his ex and make it into something to help save the business. Kassidy and Darian have ...

With the cyclone season fast approaching, Alone Australia contestant and solo adventurer Mike Atkinson sets sail on an extraordinary 1500-kilometre journey to the northern tip of Australia. His aim is to live entirely off the land and sea.

Green Witch Handbook is a complete 4-in-1 guide for modern witches seeking to connect with nature, harness herbal magick, and create everyday rituals for wellness and spiritual balance.

Historically, IT in many companies has had a reputation for being slow, expensive, and risk-averse. With the pace of business today, these practices must change quickly if companies are to thrive. This audiobook contains fascinating stories from the author's years at Microsoft that will help you modernize and change your IT team to accelerate your business, plus 100 short, practical, specific ways to improve business velocity in today‘s IT culture.

Unlock the magic of algorithms and harness the power of mathematics to solve everyday challenges with "21st Century Alchemy: How To Utilize Math To Create Algorithms And Solve Everyday Challenges Like A Modern Day Wizard". This groundbreaking book takes you on a captivating journey through the realms of algorithmic alchemy, revealing the secrets of transforming raw data and complex problems into elegant solutions and revolutionary innovations. In a world driven by technology, algorithms have become the invisible threads that weave the fabric of our digital lives. From optimizing personal ...

Are you tired of swiping left and right on dating apps with little to show for it? Enter The Dating App Confessions - a collection of short stories featuring dating app users who have gone through some wild, scary, and unique experiences that will leave you laughing, crying, and cheering them on. Follow the journey of these diverse characters as they navigate the ups and downs of modern dating. From the shy introvert who finds love in the most unexpected way, to the bold and adventurous who take risks for love, each character has their own unique story to tell. And the best part? Each ...

In her first published work, A Modern Day Black Woman's Book of Poetry, Volume 1: Two Decades of Growth and Change, Shamar Starks-Ward shares heart, soul, experiences, and changing points of view with her cherished listeners. These poems are an unapologetic collection from the ink pin of a Black woman that range from the immature perspective of an 18-year-old with an old soul to a mature 42-year-old that has weathered many storms, joys, pains, loss, and gains.

If you're a lover of history and have a passion for preserving the past, then our new eBook, "Saving History," is the perfect read for you! With a comprehensive guide to historic preservation, this eBook covers everything from the early history of religious architecture to contemporary techniques in preserving historic structures. Take a deep dive into the niche focus of preserving religious buildings with case studies on the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the seismic retrofit of St. Vibiana Cathedral in Los Angeles. Learn about the impact of politics and religion on preservation, ...

His angelic beauty is frightening, and I want no part of it. I’m trapped by him now in a dark place, and I can’t escape. I vowed to bring him down, and I won’t rest until I do.

Oh, Florida! To some people it's a paradise. To others it's a punch line. As Oh, Florida! shows, it's both of these, and, more important, it's a Petri dish, producing trends that end up influencing the rest of the country. Without Florida there would be no NASCAR, no Bettie Page pinups, no Glenn Beck radio rants, no USA Today, no "Stand Your Ground" - you get the idea.

Here's the deal. You have tried various methods to understand how the world around you works in order to live a fair life with safety and happiness, but sometimes, you still feel insecure about making important decisions. You would like to gain more awareness and wisdom to make the right decision and make your life better and happier.

Follow the Leader is a modern day parable for the modern day church filled with important lessons for todays Christian.

If you want to start hiking as an older adult or you hiked as a youth and are just getting back onto the trails, you’ll quickly discover that the hiking gear and skills used by today’s hikers have changed significantly in the past 20 years. From lightweight gear, footwear, and clothing to advances in GPS navigation and satellite communications, nearly every aspect of the hiking experience has been transformed, making hiking more accessible than ever for older adults. Written by Philip Werner, the founder of the highly acclaimed hiking website SectionHiker.com, Hiking Over 60 will bring ...

Witch, Heal Thyself ✨🔮 A Modern Witch’s Guide to Magickal & Practical Healing When Heidi’s world collided with a reckless driver, she thought her biggest battle would be recovering from the crash. She never expected the journey to unearth deeper wounds—physical, emotional, and spiritual—that had been waiting for her attention all along. But healing isn’t just about time or treatment. It’s about intention, transformation, and knowing when to surrender to forces greater than yourself. With the help of Buer, Stolas, and Marbas, a circle of healing magick, and an unexpected ...

Tucked away between the pages of Nehemiah and Job is the intriguing story of Esther, a young orphan girl who suddenly finds herself in a beauty contest to become the next queen of Persia. It has all of the ingredients of a delightful fairy tale, yet reveals important truths from God's Word. What would the story of Esther look like today? What relevant issues would Esther face in today's culture? How would God use her for a time such as this? Meet Estella, a modern-day Esther. Orphaned at a young age, she is taken in by a devoted uncle who raises her to love and trust the Lord. Her faith is ...

Precariously positioned between China and India, Burma's population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster, and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest, hopes soared. As historian, former diplomat, and presidential advisor, Thant Myint-U saw the cracks forming. In this insider's diagnosis of a country at a breaking point, he dissects all of the elements that came together to challenge the incipient democracy.

CRIMSON STRIKE is a gripping modern techno-thriller where past and future collide in a high-stakes battle for control of Vietnam. As a Chinese invasion force crosses the northern border into Vietnam, U.S. Marine Captain Jack Monroe and Vietnamese Captain Nguyen Bao hold the line at Lang Son. Bao, a seasoned officer and son of an NVA hero, is determined to protect his homeland. Monroe, leading an elite team of Raiders, fights alongside him, forging an unlikely brotherhood in the chaos of war. In the past they would have been blood enemies, but now they are allies. While tanks thunder through...

His Majesty’s Prison BlackRock is where Evil is sent to die. None of the killers imprisoned on the island prison, 30 miles off the coast of Scotland, will ever leave. When Scottish billionaire, social philanthropist, and prison reformer, Ethan Mackay, is murdered during a VIP visit to the island, it becomes dangerously clear that not all the murderers are behind bars. Cut off from the mainland during a ferocious winter storm, the rest of the VIP tour take refuge in the Governor’s residence and patiently wait for the storm to pass. But what secrets lurk beneath the surface? What ...

Trade allows us to sell what we produce at home and purchase what we don’t. It lowers prices and gives us greater variety and innovation. Yet understanding our place in the global trade network is rarely simple. Trade has become an easy excuse for struggling economies, a scapegoat for our failures to adapt to a changing world, and - for many Americans on both the right and the left - nothing short of a four-letter word. But as Fred P. Hochberg reminds us, trade is easier to understand than we commonly think.