Time Crisis

Contención, desempeño y agilidad.

It has been just a few short months since her Uncle Charlie’s passing, and Posey Summers is trying her hardest to keep the small antique shop she inherited from going under. Then, unexpectedly, she stumbles onto Charlie’s well-kept secret. A secret shrouded by mystery, locked deep in the dark and dingy basement of that little antique shop on Water Street. It is a secret that will lead to more trouble than she could ever have imagined. So then, why does she fail to heed the warning clearly displayed above the door? ‘Voyagers must traverse the sequence of time ever so carefully, for ...

Jere Van Dyk was on the wrong side of the border. He and three Afghan guides had crossed into the tribal areas of Pakistan, where no Westerner had ventured for years, hoping to reach the home of a local chieftain by nightfall. But then a dozen armed men in black turbans appeared over the crest of a hill.

This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerising, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day. In the days and months after 9/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the Boston Globe, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families.

A decade ago, Tim Flannery's number-one international best seller, The Weather Makers, was one of the first books to break the topic of climate change out into the general conversation. Today, Earth's climate system is fast approaching a crisis. Political leadership has not kept up, and public engagement with the issue of climate change has declined. Opinion is divided between technological optimists and pessimists who feel that catastrophe is inevitable.

The movement for a shorter workweek that once defined the labor movement in the United States was largely displaced by the new corporatist structure of organized labor in the post-New Deal era. Labor's Time examines the changes that occurred within organized labor and traces their influence on the decline of the shorter hour's movement.

Leaders have one thing in common: they come from a family. Family leadership is one of the most important concepts of life because family is the source of human ingenuity. With good family leadership, we can push for greater justice and racial equality in the United States and around the world, and maintain a more just and loving humanity.

The treatment of refugees has become one of the most devastating human rights disasters in our history. In this book, award-winning journalist Sally Hayden unfolds a staggering investigation into the migrant crisis across North Africa. This book follows the experiences of refugees, telling a range of shocking and eye-opening human stories. But it also surveys the bigger picture: the negligence of NGOs and corruption within the United Nations. The economics of the twenty-first-century slave trade and the EU’s bankrolling of Libyan militias.

Financial failure is not just about numbers or debts — it’s about the emotions, behaviors, and decisions that shape our lives during challenging times. This book delves into the causes and consequences of financial failure, offering a deep analysis of how people face losses, learn from their mistakes, and build a path to recovery.

We do not learn how to manage personal money in our schools. Actually, most people lack this knowledge and are losing money very quickly as a result. I will lead you through every important spending area and show you many tips that can help you save hundreds and thousands a year, and we may even go over some things you have never thought about. I will give you step-by-step instructions for immediate and long-term savings.

"Big intellectual relief at this time. A companion item for sunsetting civilisation" In this climate crisis that masquerades as a social, political, healthcare and ecological collapse, we are gradually moving on from the phase of delusion and false hopes that we can act, to the phase of simply observing the long overdue consequences of our toxic civilisation. But as we do, more of us wake up to the realities of our systemic failures. In this short anthology of aphorisms, I attempt to redefine, sometimes in a comical, other times in a metaphorical, but definitely in a caustic way, some of ...

When the Universe Cracks is a sweeping, multifaceted look at the role of crisis in the life of faith from an esteemed gathering of pastors, faith leaders, and experts. You’ll find honest and realistic reflections to help you navigate a present trouble or anticipate changes. Inspired by a global pandemic, these writers examine the whole history of God’s people and offer a fresh perspective for every time the universe cracks.

PRAYER STILL WORKS brings Acts 12 to life, showing how powerful prayer can pierce even the darkest prison. As Peter faces chains and certain death, the church prays without ceasing, a n d heaven responds. This i s more t h a n a story; it's a powerful reminder that prayer isn't just a plea-it's a force. Through captivating storytelling, this book reveals how prayer prepares, purifies, and paves the way for God to break in, break u s out, and bring us through. Prayer opens doors, breaks chains, and releases miracles when hope seems gone . With each page, PRAYER STILL WORKS invites readers to...

Drawing from the wisdom of celebrated authors, Tang illustrates how we can move forward through crises with compassion, vulnerability, risk-taking, and learning. With this memoir as our guide, we can lead wholeheartedly no matter what challenges come our way in the uncertain future ahead. In times of great change, Tang's story is a reminder to embrace the journey and make courageous decisions. It is an inspiring call to action for all of us in this next normal beyond the pandemic.

Con más de 200 entrevistas realizadas tanto a hombres como a mujeres, la autora desvela las problemáticas de la sexualidad a la que se enfrentan ambos géneros a partir de los 40 años.

Are you ready to embark on a spiritual journey like no other? "Last Minute Miracles" is a powerful and transformative guide that will redefine your faith and leave you awestruck by the miraculous. In the hustle and bustle of life, we often find ourselves standing at the crossroads of desperation, facing challenges that seem insurmountable. But fear not, for this book is your roadmap to experiencing the extraordinary—when all hope seems lost, and all other options have failed. Inside these pages, you'll discover: The Miracle Mandate: Unveil the divine mandate that empowers you to call ...

Maxed Out exposes the recent history and culture of debt for all of its absurdities and contradictions. The world's largest financial institutions are trolling for customers - from the nouveau riche to the poorest members of society, who counter-intuitively make for the largest profits. By turns hilarious, fascinating, and deeply disturbing, Maxed Out is ultimately one observer's answer to the question, "Why can't we get out of debt?"

Paul France asks this not as pitch for distance learning. But because part of the reason distance learning has been so challenging, Paul asserts, is that we’re replicating long-standing practices that promote dependent learning in our students. Why not use this unique moment of time to reconnect with the true purpose of teaching: to help our students become liberated learners and free thinkers? The next logical step in teachers’ months-long distance learning “journey,” Humanizing Distance Learning describes how to center humanity and equity in our process of reimagining learning.

The apostle Peter described faith as "much more precious than gold that perishes". As gold passes through purifying fire, so Peter says a man's faith must be tried in order that it "might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:7). While we address the crises in our lives that try our faith, we rarely praise God the way Job did, and we rarely submit ourselves to the purifying fire as Peter suggests.

Ten million people had been murdered. For 15 years, atrocities had been perpetrated by King Leopold II of Belgium and his Force Publique in the Congo Free State. By 1909, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle could stand it no longer and felt the need to speak out and inform the general public of exactly what was going on. This new edition of his passionate plea for action includes contemporary newspaper reports and an introduction by Tim Dalgleish. His book is a classic in the annals of genocide and remains a shocking portrayal of humanity’s "heart of darkness".