At what lengths does a woman go to win at all costs?

A black swan is an unpredictable event that is beyond the normal expectations of a situation and has potentially severe consequences, but to Amara Stokes, it’s a chance to win it all. She’s an investment banker with a hunger for success and she’ll win at all costs. Especially if it means beating Benton Mathis, her tyrannical boss.

However, she second guesses her perseverance when she comes across a hopeful recruit named Karissa Copeland. The graduating college senior has a knack for investing and the hunger for success. That’s exactly what caught Amara’s eye when she hired her. But Karissa wants her heart as she falls head over heels for her boss. However, Amara won’t do anything to jeopardize her ambitions.

If she can’t have both, will Amara be willing to sacrifice her goals for Karissa? Or will her stubborn determination prevent her from a love of a lifetime? Find out and read how Amara finds the opportunity of a lifetime when a black swan falls into her lap.

(Warning: This story contains sexual scenes, suicide, drug use, sexual harassment, and other topics that may not be for all readers. The scenes are depicted in a respectful way that doesn’t disrespect people who have suffered from those causes. However, if they make you uncomfortable, this may not be the book for you. I apologize in advance).

97 Speaks is a walk through almost 100 years of an extraordinary life with all of the lessons and observations that only a writer and keen observer can offer. Babette Hughes draws directly from the wisdom and experience and drama of her long life.

It’s all there — the murder of her father when she was two years old, Prohibition, The Great Depression, World War Two, the struggles and great victories of a feminist during the fifties and tumultuous sixties, and the love, loss, and resiliency of a mother and wife.

Throughout Babette’s story we learn from her inspiring example and her “secret” of how, at the age of 97, she lives agelessly.

Why are the schools of today teaching the children of tomorrow about the world of yesterday?

The modern world boarded a supersonic train into the innovative 4.0 era, however schools were mostly left dragging far behind. Schools should not only be on the train zooming into the future – they should be the locomotive leading it!

The Future of Education is a revolutionary book which shows how similar the schools of today are to the long-ago schools of the past and offers a fascinating peek into an exciting and innovative school in the year 2050.

Hezki Arieli, an internationally renowned strategic educator, grants his readers a front-row seat to observe and experience the evolution of ‘old schools’ into Innovative, Creative, Excellent (I.C.E.) Learning Hubs. A practical, experiential, and detailed road map, presenting the rationale and action plans that will allow the education system to make a giant leap in all its components, bringing it back in the game and in line with the constantly changing, unknown world of the future.

This important book is intended for parents, educators, and anyone else who cares about the future of our children and the future of our world.