A young Irish sailor cast adrift in the sea. A mermaid princess and Irish luck save him from drowning. This adventurous tale owes its inspiration to stories Mike Mirabella heard as a little boy. His sizeable Italian clan swapped such stories during family dinners at the kitchen table.
"My grandpa and uncles would tell tales of fishing the waters off the coast of California and up through the inland passages of Alaska. I recall Grandpa Angelo telling of the scary times, when he was a cabin boy of 12 and was captured by pirates while working on the tall ships”.
And then there was the never-ending argument between my grandpa and Uncle Cam: “What was that strange creature they caught off the coast of Alaska; a mermaid or a merman?" I was (and still am) that wee lad in our story, sitting wide-eyed, half-believing, yet never tiring of hearing those wonder-filled stories told by those salty, old jacks."
Using the rhyming style of a pirate in an Irish pub, our sailor spins his yarn about seeing the slap of a mermaid's tail during a mighty storm. "On the Luck of an Irish Sailor" is a beautiful tale of adventure on the high seas. In a story that's been passed down for generations, author Mike Mirabella takes us on a magical experience deep beneath the ocean.
Could it have happened? Did it happen? Folklore - that's the feeling sparked by the illustrations by illustrator Amy O'Hanlon. She uses hues of blues, grays, and browns to depict the fierce storm accurately. On other pages, O'Hanlon uses beige and brown tones to create the illusion of an older picture book-like classic story that's been around for years. Enjoy the bonus song sheets and sing along with this ‘mostly’ true story of adventure and redemption, in "On the Luck of an Irish Sailor."
Sometimes you must believe in yourself and your dream. And in thousand-year-old prophecies. The Song of Teaching has been sung. The people of Lrakira and Teramar have discovered they are not who they thought they were and begin to embrace their shared identity. While all the others are awash in self-discovery and sharing, Renloret is faced with the monumental task of deciphering the clues to the hidden location of their shared home planet from millennial-old cave paintings and tapestries. If his calculations are off by even a smudge or a thread, the foretold Reunion will not happen and the people of two planets will never know their true origins or their possible future. Will he succeed? And will he overcome his doubts and fears about himself so he can become who he is destined to be?
How to Master the Art of Being the Worst Salesperson: Funny Failings to Future Success is a humorous yet insightful collection of true, laugh-out-loud business stories that expose the unfortunate (and often cringe-worthy) realities of poor sales practices. Featuring contributions from senior executives at Fortune 50 companies, this book illustrates how misguided sales and leadership decisions can lead to disastrous outcomes for both the individual and the company. But don't worry-it's not all doom and gloom! The author lightheartedly shows how understanding and correcting those mistakes can lead to extraordinary success.
The book kicks off with fifteen hilariously painful and humbling true stories, serving as a reminder that laughter is often the best way to learn from failure. In the later chapters, you'll find practical, action-oriented techniques and insights that can be immediately applied-whether you're part of a massive sales team or a solopreneur. The ultimate challenge for readers: honestly reflect on these stories, recognize where your own sales or leadership practices could improve, and turn those cringe-worthy moments into powerful success.
You loved hard. You stayed too long. You gave more than you had– and called it devotion. And when it fell apart, you didn't just lose him. You lost yourself. Your judgement. Your instincts. Your ability to trust that you even know what love is anymore. This book is for the woman who is done– but still doesn’t understand why she keeps ending up here. The Feminist Code exposes the invisible programming that taught you to over-give, over-stay, and shrink yourself in the name of being chosen. It isn’t just about relationships. It’s about every room you’ve walked into and made yourself smaller. Every boundary you swallowed. Every time you confused being needed with being loved. It’s about becoming the woman who will never lose herself again. If love has left you questioning your worth, your judgement, or your power– this book will show you exactly what went wrong. And how to make sure it never happens again.
Let Go, Trust God, Become Who You Were Meant To Be is not a step-by-step guide to fixing your life—it’s a gentle companion for the seasons when nothing makes sense. In these pages, Rebecca Simon offers soulful reflections for anyone sitting in the in-between: between heartbreak and healing, between longing and fulfillment, between who you were and who you're becoming. Written with softness and spiritual depth, this book is for those still praying for clarity, still carrying unanswered questions, still trying to hold it all together. It’s for the one learning to let go—not just of people, but of timelines, expectations, and everything that once defined their worth. With every chapter, you'll be reminded that you haven’t missed your moment, you haven’t been forgotten, and even now—especially now—God is still with you. You're not falling apart. You’re being remade.
**This is a Pre-Order for the audiobook, which will be available soon**
San Francisco, Spring of 1900: Charmian Kittredge is an ambitious woman of twenty-nine, single, and unafraid to challenge the conventions of polite society. Her life will be forever changed when she accompanies her literary editor aunt to a luncheon to meet a young writer, Jack London, fresh from the Klondike and ready for fame. They experience instant chemistry.
Jack is charmed to discover that Charmian’s intellect is as compelling as her beauty, and the attraction builds with each encounter, culminating in an invitation to a picnic date—one that Jack will break with the barest of notes announcing his marriage to another.
Yet social circles conspire to bring them back together, and the pair discover that time has done nothing to quell the attraction they feel. Charmian chooses to be in Jack’s life no matter the consequences—becoming his friend, confidante, editor, lover—and eventually The Second Mrs. London.
**This is a pre-order for the audiobook, which will be available soon**
Is "old age" actually overmedication? Dr. David Lee helps you spot the "Prescribing Cascade" to save your parent from a chemical fog. The essential toolkit for every advocate and family caregiver.
An international mystery. A group of thieves working out of New York, Amsterdam and Paris set in motion a complex art forgery and theft project. Initially they are highly successful, that is until one member is overcome by greed and the promise of a quick buck, not necessarily shared with his partners.
This greedy departure from a proven method of operation suddenly goes oh, so wrong. People die, partnerships are threatened and the entire mess lands in the collective laps of the San Francisco Police Department's Homicide Bureau.
Inspectors O'Neill, Donnelly, Gibson and Sullivan are now responsible for solving a homicide that will lead them far outside their normal comfort zone. International crime, art forgery and murder, a lethal combination that will test the investigative skills of the Inspectors.
From Butch Meily, trusted public relations strategist to Reginald Lewis, the history-making African American Mergers & Acquisitions dealmaker, comes an eye-opening business narrative. "From Manila to Wall Street" tells two stories: the first includes daring corporate takeovers, an exorbitant global lifestyle, and the fatal brain tumor that claimed Lewis’s life at age 50. Lewis struggled to reach the top, only to see his attempt to become the first African American-controlled company listed on the New York Stock Exchange fail and his Hamptons mansion burn to the ground. The second story is that of a young Filipino immigrant at Lewis’s side. Meily reaches the highest tier of corporate public relations in New York, making a million dollars in one year. Yet, after his wife leaves him, Meily discovers that power, glory, and riches can bring loneliness and isolation. He began his relationship with Lewis as an employee and became his closest adviser and first-hand witness to the tormented, solitary man behind the image of a wildly successful takeover king.
A Deep Spiritual and Psychological Exploration of Yoga's Ethical Principles
Living Love is a penetrating and therapeutic guidebook for transformation in daily life, spiritual awakening,
and self-healing. Its wisdom helps you to access meditative wholeness, as well as relate better to yourself
and to the world around you, leading to greater happiness, mental balance, and well-being.
Ideal for Yoga Students, Yoga Teacher Trainings and Yoga Therapy Trainings
Delving into the first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga, given in Patanjali’s classic Yoga Sutras, Living
Love makes these foundational practices of yoga alive in your life, helping you to:
• Live in integrity
• Have compassion for yourself and others
• Heal emotional wounds, sadness, and anxiety
• Develop habits and behaviors that will support your well-being
• Lead a value-based life for spiritual awakening and self-realization
Practical exercises are included at the end of the book to help you put it all into action.
The practices of Yama and Niyama are yoga’s method for purifying our minds by changing our attitudes
and behaviors, allowing more subtle spiritual awareness to awaken within us. We are constantly
bombarded by various experiences in life that can be disruptive. This system of practices helps us cope
with life’s difficulties and live authentically, with equanimity, and in deep spiritual connection to the Infinite.
Blacklisted into the trash. Gil Klanz is a sixteen-year-old in the asteroid belt. He's about to graduate from Belt Corporation high school and he's secured the corporation appointment to the Earth Federation Naval Academy on the Moon. But all his dreams collapse when a prank involving 300 kilos of dessert gelatin, a swimming pool, and his school principal goes terribly wrong. Gil and his mother are black listed by the Belt Corporation. He has to make his way outside the company and becomes involved in an independence movement and the revolt against the greedy Corporation.
- Restore Me! dives right into the matter from the first page: Who cares for the one who gives care? You may be caught in the complex place of taking care of a congregation, a group of people, or even one while dealing with your own personal issues.
- You may be wondering why you feel empty, fatigued, not relevant to society, yet feeling the need to appear strong to others. Restore me! gives you the opportunity to honestly assess your life from the inside, not as others see you, but as you see yourself without the masks. It brings you face to face with the reality of the dichotomy between your internal struggles and your external successes, and then offers keys to breaking you free of the cage you may find yourself in.
- Through these dynamic pages Dr. Agbenoto has one-on-one sessions with you in the privacy of your home. She gives you the opportunity to identify and confront problems, prays with you, and empowers you to take the necessary next steps. Restore me! leaves you challenged, renewed in restorative hope and refreshed. Pick up your copy and begin your journey of restoration!
A young Irish sailor cast adrift in the sea. A mermaid princess and Irish luck save him from drowning. This adventurous tale owes its inspiration to stories Mike Mirabella heard as a little boy. His sizeable Italian clan swapped such stories during family dinners at the kitchen table. "My grandpa and uncles would tell tales of fishing the waters off the coast of California and up through the inland passages of Alaska. I recall Grandpa Angelo telling of the scary times, when he was a cabin boy of 12 and was captured by pirates while working on the tall ships”. And then there was the never-ending argument between my grandpa and Uncle Cam: “What was that strange creature they caught off the coast of Alaska; a mermaid or a merman?" I was (and still am) that wee lad in our story, sitting wide-eyed, half-believing, yet never tiring of hearing those wonder-filled stories told by those salty, old jacks." Using the rhyming style of a pirate in an Irish pub, our sailor spins his yarn about seeing the slap of a mermaid's tail during a mighty storm. "On the Luck of an Irish Sailor" is a beautiful tale of adventure on the high seas. In a story that's been passed down for generations, author Mike Mirabella takes us on a magical experience deep beneath the ocean. Could it have happened? Did it happen? Folklore - that's the feeling sparked by the illustrations by illustrator Amy O'Hanlon. She uses hues of blues, grays, and browns to depict the fierce storm accurately. On other pages, O'Hanlon uses beige and brown tones to create the illusion of an older picture book-like classic story that's been around for years. Enjoy the bonus song sheets and sing along with this ‘mostly’ true story of adventure and redemption, in "On the Luck of an Irish Sailor."
Sometimes you must believe in yourself and your dream. And in thousand-year-old prophecies. The Song of Teaching has been sung. The people of Lrakira and Teramar have discovered they are not who they thought they were and begin to embrace their shared identity. While all the others are awash in self-discovery and sharing, Renloret is faced with the monumental task of deciphering the clues to the hidden location of their shared home planet from millennial-old cave paintings and tapestries. If his calculations are off by even a smudge or a thread, the foretold Reunion will not happen and the people of two planets will never know their true origins or their possible future. Will he succeed? And will he overcome his doubts and fears about himself so he can become who he is destined to be?
How to Master the Art of Being the Worst Salesperson: Funny Failings to Future Success is a humorous yet insightful collection of true, laugh-out-loud business stories that expose the unfortunate (and often cringe-worthy) realities of poor sales practices. Featuring contributions from senior executives at Fortune 50 companies, this book illustrates how misguided sales and leadership decisions can lead to disastrous outcomes for both the individual and the company. But don't worry-it's not all doom and gloom! The author lightheartedly shows how understanding and correcting those mistakes can lead to extraordinary success. The book kicks off with fifteen hilariously painful and humbling true stories, serving as a reminder that laughter is often the best way to learn from failure. In the later chapters, you'll find practical, action-oriented techniques and insights that can be immediately applied-whether you're part of a massive sales team or a solopreneur. The ultimate challenge for readers: honestly reflect on these stories, recognize where your own sales or leadership practices could improve, and turn those cringe-worthy moments into powerful success.
You loved hard. You stayed too long. You gave more than you had– and called it devotion. And when it fell apart, you didn't just lose him. You lost yourself. Your judgement. Your instincts. Your ability to trust that you even know what love is anymore. This book is for the woman who is done– but still doesn’t understand why she keeps ending up here. The Feminist Code exposes the invisible programming that taught you to over-give, over-stay, and shrink yourself in the name of being chosen. It isn’t just about relationships. It’s about every room you’ve walked into and made yourself smaller. Every boundary you swallowed. Every time you confused being needed with being loved. It’s about becoming the woman who will never lose herself again. If love has left you questioning your worth, your judgement, or your power– this book will show you exactly what went wrong. And how to make sure it never happens again.
Let Go, Trust God, Become Who You Were Meant To Be is not a step-by-step guide to fixing your life—it’s a gentle companion for the seasons when nothing makes sense. In these pages, Rebecca Simon offers soulful reflections for anyone sitting in the in-between: between heartbreak and healing, between longing and fulfillment, between who you were and who you're becoming. Written with softness and spiritual depth, this book is for those still praying for clarity, still carrying unanswered questions, still trying to hold it all together. It’s for the one learning to let go—not just of people, but of timelines, expectations, and everything that once defined their worth. With every chapter, you'll be reminded that you haven’t missed your moment, you haven’t been forgotten, and even now—especially now—God is still with you. You're not falling apart. You’re being remade.
**This is a Pre-Order for the audiobook, which will be available soon** San Francisco, Spring of 1900: Charmian Kittredge is an ambitious woman of twenty-nine, single, and unafraid to challenge the conventions of polite society. Her life will be forever changed when she accompanies her literary editor aunt to a luncheon to meet a young writer, Jack London, fresh from the Klondike and ready for fame. They experience instant chemistry. Jack is charmed to discover that Charmian’s intellect is as compelling as her beauty, and the attraction builds with each encounter, culminating in an invitation to a picnic date—one that Jack will break with the barest of notes announcing his marriage to another. Yet social circles conspire to bring them back together, and the pair discover that time has done nothing to quell the attraction they feel. Charmian chooses to be in Jack’s life no matter the consequences—becoming his friend, confidante, editor, lover—and eventually The Second Mrs. London.
**This is a pre-order for the audiobook, which will be available soon** Is "old age" actually overmedication? Dr. David Lee helps you spot the "Prescribing Cascade" to save your parent from a chemical fog. The essential toolkit for every advocate and family caregiver.
An international mystery. A group of thieves working out of New York, Amsterdam and Paris set in motion a complex art forgery and theft project. Initially they are highly successful, that is until one member is overcome by greed and the promise of a quick buck, not necessarily shared with his partners. This greedy departure from a proven method of operation suddenly goes oh, so wrong. People die, partnerships are threatened and the entire mess lands in the collective laps of the San Francisco Police Department's Homicide Bureau. Inspectors O'Neill, Donnelly, Gibson and Sullivan are now responsible for solving a homicide that will lead them far outside their normal comfort zone. International crime, art forgery and murder, a lethal combination that will test the investigative skills of the Inspectors.
From Butch Meily, trusted public relations strategist to Reginald Lewis, the history-making African American Mergers & Acquisitions dealmaker, comes an eye-opening business narrative. "From Manila to Wall Street" tells two stories: the first includes daring corporate takeovers, an exorbitant global lifestyle, and the fatal brain tumor that claimed Lewis’s life at age 50. Lewis struggled to reach the top, only to see his attempt to become the first African American-controlled company listed on the New York Stock Exchange fail and his Hamptons mansion burn to the ground. The second story is that of a young Filipino immigrant at Lewis’s side. Meily reaches the highest tier of corporate public relations in New York, making a million dollars in one year. Yet, after his wife leaves him, Meily discovers that power, glory, and riches can bring loneliness and isolation. He began his relationship with Lewis as an employee and became his closest adviser and first-hand witness to the tormented, solitary man behind the image of a wildly successful takeover king.
A Deep Spiritual and Psychological Exploration of Yoga's Ethical Principles Living Love is a penetrating and therapeutic guidebook for transformation in daily life, spiritual awakening, and self-healing. Its wisdom helps you to access meditative wholeness, as well as relate better to yourself and to the world around you, leading to greater happiness, mental balance, and well-being. Ideal for Yoga Students, Yoga Teacher Trainings and Yoga Therapy Trainings Delving into the first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga, given in Patanjali’s classic Yoga Sutras, Living Love makes these foundational practices of yoga alive in your life, helping you to: • Live in integrity • Have compassion for yourself and others • Heal emotional wounds, sadness, and anxiety • Develop habits and behaviors that will support your well-being • Lead a value-based life for spiritual awakening and self-realization Practical exercises are included at the end of the book to help you put it all into action. The practices of Yama and Niyama are yoga’s method for purifying our minds by changing our attitudes and behaviors, allowing more subtle spiritual awareness to awaken within us. We are constantly bombarded by various experiences in life that can be disruptive. This system of practices helps us cope with life’s difficulties and live authentically, with equanimity, and in deep spiritual connection to the Infinite.
Blacklisted into the trash. Gil Klanz is a sixteen-year-old in the asteroid belt. He's about to graduate from Belt Corporation high school and he's secured the corporation appointment to the Earth Federation Naval Academy on the Moon. But all his dreams collapse when a prank involving 300 kilos of dessert gelatin, a swimming pool, and his school principal goes terribly wrong. Gil and his mother are black listed by the Belt Corporation. He has to make his way outside the company and becomes involved in an independence movement and the revolt against the greedy Corporation.
- Restore Me! dives right into the matter from the first page: Who cares for the one who gives care? You may be caught in the complex place of taking care of a congregation, a group of people, or even one while dealing with your own personal issues. - You may be wondering why you feel empty, fatigued, not relevant to society, yet feeling the need to appear strong to others. Restore me! gives you the opportunity to honestly assess your life from the inside, not as others see you, but as you see yourself without the masks. It brings you face to face with the reality of the dichotomy between your internal struggles and your external successes, and then offers keys to breaking you free of the cage you may find yourself in. - Through these dynamic pages Dr. Agbenoto has one-on-one sessions with you in the privacy of your home. She gives you the opportunity to identify and confront problems, prays with you, and empowers you to take the necessary next steps. Restore me! leaves you challenged, renewed in restorative hope and refreshed. Pick up your copy and begin your journey of restoration!
