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Kiss Your Ash Good-Bye!
by Joel BlockSo you want to stop smoking? Great idea! It is not an exaggeration to say that if you successfully stop smoking, it would be about the most important thing you could do for yourself these days. Stopping always provides benefits, no matter how much or how long you've smoked. If you are among the many (including me!) that have struggled with smoke cessation you will be armed with a manual that contains powerful weapons to defeat your smoking dependence. The tips and tactics in the manual are based on proven psychological strategies that work. Follow the easily applied tactics and the odds are in your favor, you have taken a critical step toward becoming smoke free.
Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye: How to Get Beyond the One Word That Stands Between You and Success
by Joseph Azelby Robert AzelbyA simple, engaging, and eminently practical guide to overcoming your weaknesses—your "Buts"—to achieve the career and personal relationships you want Imagine a workplace where all the employees are aware of the things they do—or fail to do—that prevent them from being more productive and valuable. Imagine a company where everyone speaks openly and honestly about his or her weaknesses and is committed to strengthening and overcoming them. Imagine an environment where colleagues help one another become more efficient and less disruptive by speaking the truth about what detracts from the team's efforts and objectives. Imagine a place where the firm's most talented employees know exactly what they need to do to attain a leadership position. This is no fantasy workplace: it can be your business if you listen to Joe Azelby and Bob Azelby, brothers and successful executives in their own right.Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye will help all professionals find their individual BUT—whether it's a lack of skills, a distracting behavior, or a personality quirk that interferes with achieving success. Using road-tested techniques, Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye helps you examine your BUT, understand it, manage it, cover it, and most important, shrink it. It also enables managers to help their employees discover personal weaknesses and to learn how to deliver the direct, honest feedback every worker needs and deserves.Finding your BUT can be tough medicine, but the Azelbys deliver it with a tasty spoonful of sugar. Get ready for success . . . get ready to Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye.
Kiss Your Fat Goodbye: The Ultimate Guide to Losing Weight and Building a Healthy Body for Life
by Gary NullLeading natural health expert Gary Null has devoted his life to helping people feel better about their bodies, and in this groundbreaking book he presents a surefire plan to help you lose weight--and keep it off. Based on Null's research with over a thousand volunteers and more than thirty-five years as a health educator,Kiss Your Fat Goodbye explores the science behind weight gain and provides an easy-to-follow weight-loss regimen based on all-natural nutrition, exercise, and holistic therapies. Complete with a thirty-one-day eating plan packed with delicious, low-fat recipes that can be tailored to your individual needs, Kiss Your Fat Goodbye shows you how to jump-start your metabolism and develop healthier, lifelong eating habits. You will learn how to: --Listen to your body and determine your unique dietary needs --Use detoxification as the key to weight-loss success--safely and effectively --Reduce with juice and blend a variety of slimming, health-enhancing beverages --Use the 125 recipes in the eating plan to prepare appetizing, slenderizing dishes--from breakfast to dessert --Choose vitamins and supplements that will boost your weight-loss efforts --Develop a personalized exercise regimen--and stick with it --Use stress management and self-actualization techniques to set personal goals, improve your body image, and stay positive and energized Best of all, with Kiss Your Fat Goodbye the inches and pounds you lose are secondary to what you gain: a lifetime of confidence, happiness, good eating, and good health.
Kiss and Run
by Elina FurmanYou May Be Commitment-Phobic If: You have a mile-long list of requirements for your ideal mate You go from one short-lived relationship to the next You have a habit of dating "unavailable" men You think many of your married friends have settled for less You are constantly blowing "hot" and "cold" in your relationships For years, it was the men who had the monopoly on commitment-phobia. Today, single women are the fastest-growing segment of the population, with over forty-seven million single women in this country and twenty-two million of them between the ages of twenty-five and forty-four. Whatever the reasons -- fear of divorce, increased financial independence, delayed motherhood -- more women than ever no longer feel the urgency, or the ability, to settle down. Lucky for this growing group of women, author and former commitment-phobe Elina Furman has written Kiss and Run, the first-ever book about female commitment anxiety. Filled with fun quizzes, first-person testimonials, and step-by-step action plans, Kiss and Run includes the top-five panic buttons, advice for curbing overanalysis, and tips for fixing negative commitment scripts. You'll also find the seven types of commitment-phobes, including the Nitpicker, the Serial Dater, and the Long-Distance Runner. Based on the stories of more than one hundred women, this straight-talking guide helps single women conquer commitment anxiety and say yes to love.
Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body & Ultimately Save Our World
by Josh TickellFrom Josh Tickell, one of America&’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a &“fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives&” (Wolfgang Puck). &“A must read for anyone committed to healing our bodies and our Earth&” (Deepak Chopra), Kiss the Ground explains an incredible truth: by changing our diets to a soil-nourishing, regenerative agriculture diet, we can reverse global warming, harvest healthy, abundant food, and eliminate the poisonous substances that are harming our children, pets, bodies, and ultimately our planet. This &“richly visual&” (Kirkus Reviews) look at the impact of an underappreciated but essential resource—the very ground that feeds us—features fascinating and accessible interviews with celebrity chefs, ranchers, farmers, and top scientists. Kiss the Ground teaches you how to become an agent in humanity&’s single most important and time-sensitive mission: reverse climate change and effectively save the world—all through the choices you make in how and what to eat. Also a full-length documentary executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and narrated by Woody Harrelson, &“Kiss the Ground both informs and inspires&” (Marianne Williamson, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition (Orient Express Ser.)
by Rachel Naomi RemenWith Kitchen Table Wisdom, Dr. Remen established herself as an important new voice bringing hope and healing to a difficult world. Her book spent more than three months on the New York Times bestseller list, and maintained even longer runs on the Boston, San Francisco, and Denver lists. Now she has written My Grandfather's Blessings, a work that further examines the human heart and celebrates those who serve life so beautifully, so effortlessly, so selflessly often without knowing. It was Rachel Remen's grandfather, a kabbalistic rabbi, who gave her the eyes to see that service is what heals the isolation and loneliness in us all. Service happens every day in ways we don't notice: we serve each other; life serves us; and it is discovering the place of service in ourselves that leads at last to wisdom. As Remen says, "Every life serves a purpose which is both simple and profound. We are here to grow in wisdom and to learn to love better. What this says is that there are many life paths but all life has a spiritual agenda. And all people are on a spiritual path. " These stories give us a profound sense of strength that is achieved by knowing that we belong to each other, and to life itself.
Kitchen Witch: Natural Remedies and Crafts for Home, Health, and Beauty
by Katie Haegele Nadine SchneiderCast a spell to turn your kitchen into a healthy haven. Learn about traditional healing methods, gain practical DIY skills, and extricate yourself from reliance on the toxic consumer products that we have come to take for granted. Recipes and tips cover all aspects of a natural lifestyle, from home and garden to body and mind. Simple instructions and a thorough list of tools and ingredients provides you with everything you need to get started, while the annotated bibliography steers curious readers to even more information. Simple, traditional living can connect us with our ancestors, our children, and ourselves, especially during this time of political turmoil and environmental crisis.
Klesh Rahit Jeevan - Novel: क्लेश रहित जीवन - कादंबरी
by Dada Bhagwanतुम्ही जीवनात होणाऱ्या क्लेशांपासून थकून गेला आहात का? आणि चकित आहात की हे नवीन क्लेश कुठून बरे उत्पन्न होतात? क्लेश रहित जीवनासाठी तुम्हाला फक्त पक्का निश्चय करायचा आहे की लोकांसोबत असलेला व्यवहार तुम्ही समताभावे पूर्ण कराल आणि तेही त्यात यश मिळेल की नाही याची चिंता केल्याशिवाय. मग एक दिवस तुम्हाला तुमच्या जीवनात नक्कीच शांती लाभेल. जर बायको-मुलांसोबत अधिक गुंतागुंतीचे कर्म असतील तर त्यांचा निकाल करण्यात जरा जास्त वेळ लागतो. जवळच्या माणसांसोबत असलेला गुंता हळूहळू संपुष्टात येतो. चिकट कर्मांचा निकाल करतेवेळी तुम्हाला अतिशय जागृत राहावे लागेल. जर तुम्ही निष्काळजीपणा आणि आळस दाखवलात तर हा सर्व गुंता सोडवण्यात तुम्हाला अपयश मिळेल. जर कोणी तुम्हाला कटू शब्द बोलला आणि त्यावर तुमचीही जर कटू वाणी निघाली तरीही तुमच्या बाहेरील व्यवहार इतका महत्वपूर्ण नाही कारण तुमची घृणा समाप्त झाली आहे आणि तुम्ही समभावे निकाल करण्याचा दृढ निश्चय केलेला आहे. बदला घेण्याच्या सर्व भावनांपासून मुक्त होण्यासाठी तुम्हाला परम पूज्य दादाश्रींकडे येऊन ज्ञान घेतले पाहिजे. मी तुम्हाला मुक्त होण्याचा रस्ता दाखवेल. जीवनात थकलेली माणसे मृत्यूला का कवटाळतात? याचे कारण ते जीवनातील ताण-तनावाचा सामना करु शकत नाही. इतक्या अधिक ताण-तनावात तुम्ही किती दिवस जगू शकाल? किड्या-मुंग्याप्रमाणे आजचा मनुष्य निरंतर त्रासलेला आहे. मनुष्य जीवन मिळाल्यानंतरही कोणी दु:खी का असावे? संपूर्ण जग दु:खातच आहे आणि जो दु:खात नाही तो काल्पनिक सुखात हरवलेला आहे. या दोन टोकांमध्ये जीवत झुलत आहे. आत्मज्ञान प्राप्त झाल्यानंतर तुम्ही सर्व कल्पना आणि दु:खांपासून मुक्त व्हाल. दादाश्रींच्या या पुस्तकात क्लेश रहित जीवन जगण्याच्या चाव्या आणि योग्य समज देण्यात आली आहे.
Klesh Vinanu Jivan: ક્લેશ વિનાનું જીવન
by Dada Bhagwanશું તમે જીવનમાં થતી અથડામણો થી કંટાળી ગયા છો? શું તમને અચરજ થાય છે કે અથડામણો કેમ થતી હશે? પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી કહે છે, “આત્મજ્ઞાન એ બધી અથડામણો થી મુક્તિ મેળવવાની ચાવી છે” “હવે તમારે બદલો લેવાની ભાવનાથી મુક્ત થવાનું છે, એ માટે તમે પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી (આધ્યાત્મિક વિજ્ઞાની ) પાસે આવો અને આત્મજ્ઞાન મેળવો તો તમે મુક્ત થશો. તમારે બધા વેરથી આ જ ભવમાં મુક્ત થવાનું છે અને હું તમને તેનો રસ્તો બતાવીશ. મનુષ્યનું જીવન આજે જંતુ જેવું થઇ ગયું છે. તેઓ સતત માનસિક દુઃખમાં છે. મનુષ્ય તરીકે જન્મ થયા પછી શા માટે માનસિક સંતાપ હોવો જોઈએ? આખું જગત ભઠ્ઠીમાં બફાઈ રહેલા શક્કરિયાની અવસ્થામાં છે, અને જો સંતાપ નથી, તો ત્યાં ભ્રાંતિ (મોહ)ની અવસ્થા વર્તે છે. આ પુસ્તકમાં પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી (આધ્યાત્મિક વિજ્ઞાની)નું, અથડામણ વિનાનું જીવન જીવવાની સમજણ, એની રીત, એનું મહત્વ રજુ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે.
Klesh rahit jivan: क्लेश रहित जीवन
by Dada Bhagwanक्या आप जीवन में उठनेवाले क्लेशों से थक चुके हो और हैरान हो कि नए क्लेश कहाँ से उत्पन्न हो जाते हैं ? क्लेश रहित जीवन के लिए आपको केवल पक्का निश्चय करना है कि आप लोगों के साथ सारा व्यवहार समभाव से निपटाओगे बिना सफलता की चिंता किये बिगैर | फिर एक दिन जीवन में शांति आकर ही रहेगी। यदि बीवी-बच्चों के साथ बहुत उलझे हुए कर्म हों तो निकाल करने में अधिक समय लग जाता है। करीबी लोगों के साथ उलझने क्रमशः ही समाप्त होती हैं। चिकने कर्मों का निकाल करते वक्त आपको अत्यंत जागृत रहना होगा। अगर आपने लापरवाही और सुस्ती दिखाई तो इन मामलों को सुलझाने में असफल होंगे। यदि कोई आपको कटु वाणी बोल दे और आपकी भी कटु वाणी निकल जाए, तो आपके बाहरी व्यवहार का कोई महत्व नहीं, क्योंकि आपकी घृणा समाप्त हो चुकी है और आपने समभाव से निकाल का दृढ़ निश्चय कर रखा है। “प्रतिशोध के सभी भावनाओं से मुक्त होने के लिए आपको परम पूज्य दादाश्री के पास आकर ज्ञान ले लेना चाहिए। मैं आपको इसी जीवन में प्रतिशोध की सभी भावनाओं से मुक्त होने का रास्ता दिखाऊँगा। जीवन से थके हुए लोग मृत्यु क्यों ढूँढते हैं? ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि वे जीवन के तनाव का सामना नहीं कर पाते। इतने अधिक दबाव में आप कितने दिन जीवित रह सकते हो ? कीड़े-मकोडों की तरह, आज का मनुष्य निरंतर संताप में है। मनुष्य का जीवन मिलने के बाद किसी को कोई दुःख क्यों हो? सारा संसार संताप में है और जो संताप में नहीं है, वे काल्पनिक सुखों में खोए हुए हैं। इन दोनों छोरों के बीच संसार झूल रहा हैं। आत्मज्ञानी होने के बाद, आप सभी कल्पनाओं और वेदनाओं से मुक्त हो जाओगे।’’ दादाश्री की इस पुस्तक में क्लेश रहित जीवन जीने की चाबियाँ और समझ दी गई हैं।
Knifty Knitter 2
by Provo CraftThis short guide offers easy to follow instructions for learning how to knit using the "Knifty Knitter" loom set. Instructions include patterns, stitches and suggestions for improvement. The instructions work well on any round loom, and this type of knitting is reminiscent of crochet. Bookshare also offers other pattern books for round loom projects. As a visually impaired person, it is suggested to use your fingers and not the loom tool to lift loops over the peg.
Knit Together: Discover God's Pattern for Your Life
by Debbie MacomberDebbie Macomber calls KNIT TOGETHERthe project of her heart.Whenever she speaks, her theme issimple: don't be afraid to dream. Godcreated us for a reason, and when wecome to recognize our deepest longing,we can discover His plan for ourlives. Full of encouragement anddivine empowerment for women,the book centers around the Bible'sassurance that God knits each one ofus together in our mother's womb.Debbie deftly weaves her own storythroughout the book, using the knittingtheme of her most recent bestsellers to create metaphorsthat explore God's handiwork in creating us for a purpose.
Knit Yourself Calm: A Creative Path to Managing Stress
by Lynne RoweKnitting is a relaxing and therapeutic pastime, and this winning combination focuses on mindfulness and the perfect stress-busting knitting projects. Whether you choose a portable project to knit on the go, a group project to do with friends, or one that introduces new skills to stimulate a creative mind, this book is the perfect path to keeping calm. The book is aimed at beginners as well as more advanced knitters, but does not include anything more complex than basic knit and purl stitches, increasing, decreasing and some simple colourwork. Lynne Rowe covers the essential techniques at the start of the book, followed by projects that have been specifically designed for mindfulness. The projects themselves are split into five sections: Quick and Easy, Portable, Group, Big, and New Skills. Within these sections, you can choose to make things such as a wash cloth, a hat, a blanket, a shawl and an evening bag, amongst others. Every single one has been designed to promote calm and mindfulness and all the projects are beautifully photographed with clear and simple knitting patterns. The Introduction is written by Betsan Corkhill, an experienced healthcare professional who founded the community interest company stitchlinks.com in 2005. It has grown into a global online community for those who enjoy the therapeutic benefits of craft, and in particular, knitting. Betsan has also advised on the projects included in the book and repetitive techniques to promote a calm state. The five sections have different ways of promoting calm and the feelgood factor: Quick and Easy: the projects in this section are designed for when you when you feel like a quick fix to raise your mood. Use your favourite colours and textures to enhance the benefits of the rhythmic movements and the feelgood effects. The feeling of success you experience will motivate and inspire you. Portable: These smaller projects are even more portable, so keep one in your bag at all times. Use it to manage stress on the go, on your commute to work, in your lunch break, when travelling or at any other time when life is getting a bit much and you need to feel calm. Group: Getting together with friends to knit, chat and laugh over a cuppa is one of life’s joys. Supportive friends help us to live longer, healthier, happier lives so why not combine the calming nature of knitting with the support of being with friends? It’s a powerful way to switch off your stress fight-or-flight response and switch on a bit of fun, play and laughter. Big: It’s a lovely cosy feeling to sit quietly at home with your Big project on your lap, keeping you warm as you knit. Let it be your constant friend, the one you turn to to find calm and consistency when the world around you feels a bit frantic. As you get into the flow of the pattern, its familiarity will enable you to settle into a soothing rhythm whenever you need to knit yourself calm. New Skills: Learning new skills on a regular basis is essential for nurturing a healthy brain, opening new neural pathways and even encouraging the growth of new brain cells right into old age. This section focuses on a range of new skills to encourage you to experiment with different stitch patterns and combinations of colour and textures. They are designed specifically to stimulate your creative mind. Whatever your skill level, there are plenty of projects in this book to help you achieve calm, bust those stress levels and enjoy a pastime which is creative, fun and produces beautiful projects to wear, or for the home.
Knit the Sky: Cultivate Your Creativity with a Playful Way of Knitting
by Lea RedmondRecord the beauty, emotions, and experiences of everyday life — not in your journal but with your knitting needles! Author Lea Redmond offers 32 enchanting projects that will inspire you to create beautiful finished pieces full of personal meaning and memories. Stock up on shades of blue, gray, and white and knit one strip of a scarf each day for a year, using the color that matches the sky on that day. When you’re done, you’ll have a unique memento of your year better than anything you can keep in a scrapbook. Or when you’re traveling, knit postcard-size swatches at each place you visit, using the colors you see around you. When the trip is over, piece the swatches together into a throw or scarf that will remind you of your journey every time you use it. Or knit a height-chart scarf for a beloved baby, starting with her length at birth and adding inches each year until you have the perfect gift for her 18th birthday. These are knitting projects like no other, resulting in one-of-a-kind heirlooms that tell a story only you can tell. Redmond provides instructions for all the stitches and techniques you need, as well as required patterns.
KnitLit
by Linda Roghaar Molly WolfWhether you're a dedicated knitter who bestows lovingly crafted gifts upon family and friends at every possible occasion, a sometimes knitter with a bag of fully conceived but half-completed projects, or a newcomer who has recently taken up the needles with great gusto, you know the rewards that this hobby can bring. You may also know that knitting as a hobby can verge on obsession--be it the compulsive purchasing of stunning hand-spun wool, the desire to rip out nearly finished sweaters because you dropped a stitch, or the need to knit wherever, whenever, or however you can. Most important, though, knitting offers a camaraderie, a society of women and men who converse in a language all their own, flock to yarn stores with religious devotion, and can recite the time and place where they first learned to purl. These feelings are what KnitLit is all about. In this charming collection of stories, essays, anecdotes, and recollections, knitters of every "color" celebrate their hobby and share with you the joy it brings into their lives.From the touching tale of a caring woman whose hand-knit dolls bring security to young hospital patients, to the hilarious story of a woman scorned who sends her ex-boyfriend a scarf knit with wolf hair only to have it torn to shreds by his dogs, to the moving recollection of a man whose grandmother's dying wish was to knit all the wool in her knitting stash, to the finely wrought account of a man who keeps alive the memories of his companions and friends who have succumbed to AIDS by wearing the sweaters they left behind, KnitLit is a gift from knitters to knitters--crafted with as much love and care as an afghan or a wool scarf. Wrap yourself in KnitLit, and be inspired.From the Trade Paperback edition.
KnitLit Too: Stories from Sheep to Shawl ... And More Writing About Knitting
by Linda Roghaar Molly WolfKnitters are a breed unto themselves. They speak their own language, and they harbor a passion for their craft that takes a strong hold, blocking out troubles and worry, whenever they pick up the needles. But knitters are not exclusionary—all are welcome into the warm circle once you appreciate the beauty of hand-spun and dyed yarn, the sense of focus that comes with starting a new project, and the joy of creating something beautiful to share with a loved one. In their first book,KnitLit: Sweaters and Their Stories, Linda Roghaar and Molly Wolf brought together a heaping stash of stories by knitters and for knitters that spoke to the power of knitting in people’s lives. Now, without a single dropped stitch, here isKnitLit Too: Stories from Sheep to Shawl. Featuring another rich array of contributors,KnitLit Tooincludes folksinger Christine Lavin and writers Perri Klass, Lesléa Newman, and Suzanne Strempek Shea. Featured as well are stories by a third-grader who picks up the needles for the first time, a mother waiting to wrap her soon-to-be-adopted child in the blanket she made for him, a sister upstaged by her Merchant Marine brother who just so happens to be a natural knitter, a man who is forced to admit to the new woman in his life that, yes, he knows how to knit, and a young girl living with her mother in a battered women’s shelter who is brought back from the brink when she learns to knit. Rounding out these heartwarming true tales are original poetry, meditations, fiction, and even a mystery, all about knitting. KnitLit Too features more than 70 pieces, some sweet and touching, others inspirational or hilarious, and all woven together by the dedication and devotion that knitters feel for a cherished hobby that is for many a way of life.
Knitting the Threads of Time
by Nora MurphyIn an era of global warming, war, escalating expenses, declining income, and drugs and violence in schools, many mothers feel they have little control over their families or their worlds. Nora Murphy eloquently demonstrates that many women do control one tiny thing: their next stitch. While tracing the frustrations and joys of knitting a sweater for her son through the course of one cold, dark Minnesota winter, Murphy eloquently brings to life the traditions and cultures of women from many backgrounds, including Hmong, American Indian, Mexican, African, and Irish. Murphy's personal stories -- about her struggles to understand esoteric knitting patterns, her help from the shaman of the knit shop, and her challenges sticking with an often vexing project -- will appeal to knitters as well as everyone else who has labored to create something from scratch.
Knitting with the Knifty Knitter
by Provo CraftThis book provides an introduction to the Knifty Knitter, a round loom used to knit garments from blankets to sweaters, to stockings and much more. Provides basic instructions on knitting a circle, knitting a panel, taking pieces off the loom, finishing a piece, and provides patterns for scarves, hats, Christmas stockings, golf club covers, coats, a beach bag, and much more. Also explains simple and double crochet. Other round loom pattern books are available from Bookshare.
Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom
by Louise SloanKnock Yourself Up has the kind of straight-up answers you won't find anywhere else, to questions like: When do I decide it's time to go it alone? Can I afford it? Is it fair to my child? How do I tell my parents? How do I tell my dates? Have I gone totally crazy? If I do this, will I ever have sex-or a life-again? This honest, entertaining, and informative book gives a unique inside look at a growing trend. It is a must-read for any single woman who might want kids someday.
Knock and the Door Will Open
by Jeffrey A. WandsSuccessful psychic medium Jeffrey Wands invites you to embark on a wondrous journey of discovery and harness the power within. Jeffrey believes that each of us is a giant treasure chest waiting to be filled with the gifts that we've been given, but most of us have not summoned the courage to open ourselves up to discover our personal treasures. When you are brave enough, you can change your mind and change your life. Here, Jeffrey breaks the process down into six simple, easy-to-follow keys: Key #1: Evaluate YourselfKey #2: Gather Your Soul MatesKey #3: Make Sure Your Home Is Your CastleKey #4: Bring More Prosperity into Your LifeKey #5: Seek More Spiritual StrengthKey #6: Maintain Your Emotional and Physical HealthThese six keys will allow you to dig deep inside, to look at every aspect of your life, and to achieve your greatest potential.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
by Katy ButlerAn exquisitely written, expertly reported memoir and exposé of modern medicine that leads the way to more humane, less invasive end-of-life care--based on the author's acclaimed New York Times Magazine piece. This is the story of one daughter's struggle to allow her parents the peaceful, natural deaths they wanted--and to investigate the larger forces in medicine that stood in the way. When doctors refused to disable the pacemaker that caused her eighty-four-year-old father's heart to outlive his brain, Katy Butler, an award-winning science writer, embarked on a quest to understand why modern medicine was depriving him of a humane, timely death. After his lingering death, Katy's mother, nearly broken by years of nonstop caregiving, defied her doctors, refused open-heart surgery, and insisted on facing death the old-fashioned way: bravely, lucidly, and head on. Against this backdrop of familial love, wrenching moral choices, and redemption, Knocking on Heaven's Door celebrates the inventors of the 1950s who cobbled together lifesaving machines like the pacemaker--and it exposes the tangled marriage of technology, medicine, and commerce that gave us a modern way of death: more painful, expensive, and prolonged than ever before. Caring for declining parents is a reality facing millions who may someday tell a doctor: "Let my parent go." A riveting exploration of the forgotten art of dying, Knocking on Heaven's Door empowers readers to create new rites of passage to the "Good Deaths" our ancestors so prized. Like Jessica Mitford's The American Way of Death and How We Die by Sherwin Nuland, it is sure to cause controversy and open minds.
Knockout Entrepreneur
by Ken Abraham George ForemanTwo-time heavyweight champion of the world and record-busting businessman George Foreman has spent his career challenging prevailing conceptions of success and achievement. In this book, he’s stepping into the ring as a coach to teach entrepreneurs the knockout business secrets that lead to extraordinary levels of success. You’ll learn how to focus on smart growth, fearlessly seize opportunities, and build an organization of significance. Knockout Entrepreneur does this by showing what it means to truly live out a new way of doing business--to be an idea wrangler and visionary who uses God-given imagination; someone who never gives up, gives in, or backs down from the hard work necessary to make it; an encourager, risk-taker, mentor, and giver in a world that often reflects the opposite; someone with integrity and generosity who doesn’t strive for titles and possessions; an amasser of wisdom over wealth. By equipping you with these principles and with strategies to help you embody them every day, Foreman provides the tools needed to come out swinging in the business world while also instilling the intrinsic knowledge that the greatest ROI is found in faith, family, and community. Backed with plenty of the author’s engaging personal stories, contemporary accounts of success, timeless wisdom, and leading questions, Knockout Entrepreneur is packed full of everything you need to put your knockout career--and life--plan into action.
Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz
by Diane DiRestaCalled the Bible of Public speaking, Knockout Presentations is a &“seminar in a book&” that reduces fear and gives speakers the steps to craft and deliver a talk that will make them a knockout on the platform! It&’s the next best thing to having Diane DiResta there to teach in person. DiResta provides all the fundamentals without the fluff. Speakers learn what confidence looks like, sounds like, and how to speak the language of confidence, reduce preparation time, craft a compelling talk, size up an audience, overcome fear, and master questions and answers. The Dos and Don&’ts at the end of each chapter help speakers review and remember the principles even after putting them into practice. Speaking is the new competitive advantage and Knockout Presentations gives speakers tools and techniques, templates, and resources to improve their skills.
Know Doubt: Embracing Uncertainty in Your Faith
by John OrtbergIn this refreshingly candid look at what it takes to live a life of faith, John Ortberg takes an honest look at the misgivings and uncertainties that often shake our beliefs as we navigate through the highs and lows of life. Reflecting on his own bouts with doubt and uncertainty, Ortberg shares with readers his discovery that, rather than being a contradiction in terms, doubt and faith may be very much a part of each other. He challenges readers to consider how doubt can motivate us to study and learn, how questioning expands our understanding, and how uncertainty can lead to trust. These challenges point us toward the relief of being totally honest. The right kind of doubt can be a gift—an action-generating truth that actually allows us to deepen our faith and intimacy with God. Written to challenge, comfort, and inspire readers, Know Doubt reveals uncertainty as a cause for celebration.
Know It All
by Marsha Kranes Fred Worth Steve TemeriusThe Definitive Collection for Die-hard Trivia Buffs (and the Rest of Us Who Think We Know a Thing or Two). 5087 questions and answers on: Language * Art, Comics and Literature * Presidential Trivia * The World * Television and Radio * Sports and Games * War and the Military * America-Past and Present * Religion, The Bible and Mythology * Music and Theater * Science, Nature and Medicine * The Cinema * Food * Business, Advertising and Inventions * Miscellaneous.