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A cross-section of five frontline leaders in the controversial emerging church movement shed informative light on their beliefs and basic message to help us understand whether it’s all about new methods or a new message or both.

Halloween has always been a huge deal in Buford, Georgia. The whole town really gets behind decorating and celebrating the spirit of Halloween. For Emily and her family, it always meant more. From competing in the home decorating contest, to being sure to attend all the city’s festivities. Halloween and horror were a way of life for Emily’s artistic family growing up. But over the years, Emily began to notice that Halloween started to change.

Slow down, it starts with hygge! The world is unhappy and depressing. If you could be happy, and make others happier, would you do it? Whether you are trying to step away from the madness of city life, or want a better relationship with your friends and family, you need to slow down to get it right. There is a simple solution - The Art of Hygge. John Ward explains in detail how to use the simple things in life to transform your person, health, relationship, and life. It is a lifestyle change that catapults you into another realm of warmth and coziness.

Faith and Luke Carraday have it all. After taking his inheritance from his father's stable, lucrative business to invest in a successful hedge fund with the Michov Brothers, Luke is on the fast track as a rising young executive. And Faith, a beautiful singer turned socialite, is settling comfortably into her role as his wife. When rumors of the Michovs' involvement in a Ponzi scheme reach Faith, she turns to Luke for confirmation, and he assures her that all is well.

At the end of your life, will you be able to say you squeezed out all the gusto and good you were created for? Deep inside all of us is the relentless knowledge that we were created for greatness, yet years can pass, and all our efforts don't add up to what we envisioned life would bring. Author, pastor, and evangelist Craig Walker challenges you to forget the mediocre and dream again. It's time to answer the high calling within you! It's time to unlock your potential as never before! Craig witnessed nearly 800,000 decisions for Christ in 22 months by utilizing today's internet technology. ...

Christmas is the most magical time of the year. Between the decorations, the movies, and the fun family traditions, you can truly feel the Christmas spirit. While visiting a local Christmas store, things seem to take a terrifying turn when Kelsey notices the store owner, Madame Trudeau, performing a strange ritual over the trio of elf dolls her younger brother Colby picked out.

Reveal the secrets of less learning and more action. Would you like to do more in less time? Do you know how powerful your brain really is and how much information it can handle? What about a guide that would teach you how to empower your brain for maximum productivity and outstanding results? This audiobook will help you to reveal your brain’s true potential for maximum benefits in any life situation.

For 40 million Americans, living with an anxiety disorder is just another part of life. Left untreated, poor mental health can cause irreparable damage to an individual’s emotional wellbeing and physical health. Letting Go of Anxiety provides a wholistic approach to treating and reducing anxiety, with a compassionate blend of practical strategies and therapeutic advice.

While literacy is taken for granted in modern society, there’s another essential aspect of communication that is often overlooked: social intelligence. Without it, our personal and professional relationships suffer shallowness and often fizzle out. Networking, romance, and friendships are all incredibly challenging without a healthy level of social awareness. Unlike learning to read, however, many of us don’t become socially “literate” until far later in life; and even then, the journey towards true social intelligence is usually characterized by trial and error.

Do you want to be known as charismatic, intelligent, and charming? Do you want the secret to effortless relationships, razor-sharp focus, and high-level organization? The answer is social intelligence - a complex and varied skill set that affects every interaction you have ever and will ever have. Drawing on behavioral science and developmental psychology, this powerful resource addresses the many facets of social intelligence and gives you actionable steps to start cultivating these skills today!

What has been missing from the daring tales of fairy tale heroes is quite simply some heft. In Burly Tales, Lambda Literary Award-winning editor Steve Berman has gathered a dozen stories of whimsy and romance that feature gay men with plenty of curves and fur. Run away with us to enchanted woods, where the cubs and bears are not going to eat you (not without informed, enthusiastic consent), where no one will judge if you take up residence in a house with seven bearded men and only one bed.

No one likes to be lazy. Laziness is self-defeating and progress-hindering. It’s a complete success killer. But people choose to lose every day when they give in to laziness rather than fight it. Laziness is destructive and can often lead to depression and self-loathing. In order to achieve greatness, we must learn how to circumvent laziness and live a motivated life. Greatness calls for inclination for being proactive, inspiration, determination, and a perpetual zest for life.

Relationships are integral to our work and personal lives, yet so many of us struggle with the development and sustenance of positive connections with others. Now, based on behavioral science and developmental psychology, these two comprehensive publications explore an often-overlooked societal skill: social and emotional intelligence.

For many overthinkers, the constant cacophony of thoughts that pervade their everyday life is “normal”. But what if there was a way to slow down the steady stream of internal chatter, and free up your mind for more essential processes? What would your life look like if you had the mental freedom to approach life confidently and purposefully? Stop Overthinking contains tips, tricks, and psychology-based strategies that will help you recognize classic overthinking patterns, take charge of your own mind, and combat negative thinking by rewiring your brain!

When Scareville, a store specializing in the sale of all things creepy and unusual opens in a former funeral home in the sleepy town of Lakewood, Ohio, the whole town goes insane with anticipation. Mason and his friends are avid horror and Halloween enthusiasts and are eager to see what it’s all about. They quickly begin to realize there is something very wrong with the store owner, Mr. Enstrom. Shrouded in fear, mystery, and strange occurrences, Mason and his friends embark on a mission to find out the sinister truth about Mr. Enstrom and Scareville.

I first found out about Minimalism about seven years ago. At that time, I wasn’t financially secure or confident at all. Generally speaking, my life was a complete mess. And it wasn’t changing much until one day when I ran into my old friend from high school. We sat down and had a conversation. We were talking about good old times, careers, family, and so on. And he began telling me this story about Minimalism and how it has changed his life in less than one year.

Throughout this audiobook, I will share with you my personal experience and what I have learned over the years from the most successful people I met and how you can implement them, as well, and start living a life full of happiness, love, and fulfillment! If you got value from the three habits I mentioned above, you are definitely going to enjoy the rest of the book!

Human Relationships cept that we live in a connected society – relationships are integral to our work and personal lives, and in the age of technology we are connected like never before. Yet, so many of us struggle with the development and sustenance of positive relationships. Human Relationships unravels the complexities of our day-to-day, workplace and long-term interactions, and explains these sometimes bewildering experiences within the context of behavioral science and developmental psychology.

A new mix of strange characters and weird events brings Jake and Helen together again - this time they are further along the way to understanding the true power of The Philosopher's Stone: life eternal. Yet, others seek it too...

Tommy’s 13th birthday is coming up. Much to his dismay, his parents are taking him on a trip from Kansas City to Mt. Hope, Kansas to spend his big day with his grandparents. Having spent a lot of time in Mt. Hope growing up, Tommy didn’t want to spend his most important birthday in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Something felt very different about this trip, however. Frightening experiences and strange sightings cause Tommy to wonder if there were monsters now roaming in this once sleepy small town. He would soon find out the nightmarish answer to his question.