On the cusp of sixty, after a lifetime of supporting the aspirations of others, would-be artist Tina Gabler is feeling a sense of urgency to take her own ambitions seriously and put her creative talents to the test. Temporarily unattached, Tina takes a position with former prime-time news anchor, Peter Bright at his home in the Thousand Islands. Aging and frail, Peter is trying to finish a book about the decline of objectivity in photojournalism—a meticulously documented exposé of iconic but staged photographs that defined “reality” for an increasingly lazy and credulous public that, Peter believes, demands stories more than facts.

As Peter’s research assistant, Tina tracks down not just the provenance of his photos, but also the unidentified child in a Roman Vishniac photograph and Peter’s estranged daughter, a Cree girl he adopted during the notorious “Sixties Scoop” in Canada. But in trying to create happy endings for other people’s children, she must reexamine her relationship with her own father, and the quest for collective versus personal achievement that has brought her to this unsettled moment.

Funny, searching, and gorgeously written, Burning and Dodging entertains as it reveals how the stories we construct about others support the stories we tell about ourselves.

You might want to take control of your health, spend more quality time with your family, and develop your leadership skills so you can confidently help others, but you’re unsure how to do that with all the stress from your career and the demand on your time. You might feel like you’re constantly stuck in your head, beating yourself up or feeling like an imposter, which causes you to feel overwhelmed and lack self-confidence. Or maybe you want to be an exceptional leader at both work and home so you can make the kind of impact you really want to make. If so, you sound very much like I did. I wanted to not only feel successful, I wanted to be significant. Not just at work or home, but both. “Create a legacy” sort of thing…. But I was messing it all up. Sound like you too?

If so, chances are you’re asking yourself if that’s even possible for you. I want you to know this is not the way it needs to be, and it is possible for you. This book was created after helping thousands of others in our crazy career turn it around, just like it helped me. Discover the framework we used to get into incredible shape, connect better with our family, develop our leadership, and manage our time without taking away from the other important areas of our lives. Dive in, it’s time for you to get some help and become a MASTER at self-coaching too.

To best serve others and achieve our goals, we must maximize our capacity to do work on our surroundings and influence others. DeltaU is a guide to build yourself up and increase your internal energy. Create a change in you!

Many of us constantly struggle with stagnation without understanding why. DeltaU uses the laws of nature to help explain why we often fail to accomplish our goals. Combining personal stories, modern personal development, and fundamental science, DeltaU provides strategies to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of success, well-being, and fulfillment.

If you are interested in personal development, DeltaU will offer a unique approach that you have not seen before to transform into a high performing individual that aspires to grow. If you are interested in science, DeltaU will provide you with novel strategies to use that knowledge to better your life. By integrating the world’s of personal development and the fundamentals of scientific knowledge, readers will be inspired to grow and excel in these areas.

In this enlightening collection, seven stories come together to create a collage of modern Israeli life. In each, men and women face the struggles of a budding new society.

The stories highlight social conflicts such as those between youth and adulthood, locals and immigrants, liberalism and conservatism.

Together, these down-to-earth, relatable tales are woven into the story of a society in a constant state of change, facing struggles within and without.

The characters represent modern human civilization for better or worse – openly revealing the good and the bad, the past and the future, and the heart’s deepest desires.

Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over the entire town of Mudbug, Louisiana.

Unfortunately, death doesn’t slow down Helena one bit.

DEA Agent Luc LeJeune is wondering what his undercover assignment investigating the sexy scientist has gotten him into – especially as it seems someone wants her dead. Keeping his secrets while protecting Maryse proves to be easier than fighting his attraction for the brainy beauty.