The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch teaches us how to become a more inspired person and leader and how to be the change the world needs for a brighter future. It is a brilliant work that helps leaders overhaul stale concepts such as mission, vision and values statements, personal leadership, coaching practices, and rethink our entire model of leadership by focusing on inspiration.
Have you ever read a magazine article and thought: "I could write as well as that?" Ever wondered what it takes to see your writing in print and be paid for it? If you're an aspiring writer who wants to know the secrets of getting your work published in magazines, this book will show you step-by-step. It will teach you how to: * Turn your passion into magazine articles that sell. * Break through blocks to your creativity. * Identify magazines interested in printing the stories you want to tell. * Use your gift of writing to contribute to thousands of people. * Find an endless supply of ideas for articles. * Get paid for every magazine article you write and sell the same idea many different times. * Turn your hobbies and other interests into a moneymaking pastime or a full-time career. * Get magazine editors to pay more money for your articles. * Use your writing talents to promote your business while also getting paid for the writing.
Inspired by the psychology of Carl Jung and Eastern spirituality, empowers women to let go of their past, express their brilliance and become their True Self.
First time author Brenden Horned debuts with this heart wrenching story of first love found and lost. Told from the male perspective, complete with playlists and photos, this tale will leave your heart hurting. Do you remember those first feelings of all consuming love and desire? What about that first loss that never completely healed, yet has always been there to define what you are looking for....your true spark. Blonde haired, blue eyed Desmond Clermont had a plan to be the best he could possibly be. He wanted to be the leading man every girl desired. He started with the basics. His clothes, his interests, his mannerisms. He knew he had to be exceptional. Then one morning it all changed. With the ring of his phone she redefined everything. She became his focus, his desire, his world. It was as if she cast a spell and became the very blood that pumped through his veins. She was everything he wanted, she was perfect. She became his addiction. Two years later yet another call leaves Desmond heartbroken and feeling incomplete. "Was I not everything she wanted in a man? Was I dreaming when she said she loved me? The one person who knew me decided I wasn't enough. What does that say about me?"
The association between our ancestors and fire, somewhere around six to four million years ago, had a tremendous impact on human evolution, transforming our earliest human ancestor, a being communicating without speech but with insight, reason, manual dexterity, highly developed social organization, and the capability of experimenting with this new technology. As it first associated with and then began to tame fire, this extraordinary being began to distance itself from its primate relatives, taking a path that would alter its environment, physiology, and self-image. Based on her extensive research with nonhuman primates, anthropologist Frances Burton details the stages of the conquest of fire and the systems it affected. Her study examines the natural occurrence of fire and describes the effects light has on human physiology. She constructs possible variations of our earliest human ancestor and its way of life, utilizing archaeological and anthropological evidence of the earliest human-controlled fires to explore the profound physical and biological impacts fire had on human evolution.
A Richly Illustrated Guide to Making Fire Without a Lighter If you ask outdoorsman Daniel Hume for the fastest, most practical way to start a fire, he’ll tell you: Use a match. But he probably won’t stop there. For Hume, conjuring flame is an art form, and seeking out the old ways is a passion that has led him the world over. Fire Making is your guide to techniques Hume has learned firsthand—from the San people in Namibia, the Mangyan of the Philippines, and other masters. You’ll fall in love with the craft of coaxing spark into flame using only handmade tools. Learn about: The bow drill, the fire plow, and other traditional fire–starters Every type of tinder, from birch bark to fungus Overcoming strong winds, freezing cold, and other challenges Plus modern fire–making hacks, such as using foil and a battery. Hume’s crystal clear steps, all helpfully illustrated, make it easy to start and maintain the perfect fire for any need—from quickly boiling a pot of water, to setting up camp . . . to the sheer joy of seeing your efforts rewarded with a blaze of warmth and light.
Part of the first generation to be conceived in deep space, fifteen-year-old Waverly is expected to marry young and have children to populate a new planet, but a violent betrayal by the dogmatic leader of their sister ship could have devastating consequences.
I draw kickass superheroes. I never thought I was one.To me, the stories that unfolded on the pages of my webcomic have always been way more awesome than real life-right up until the day an evil bad Assassin's Creed cosplay dude showed up and tried to erase my existence.I fought back-and caught on fire. Like, legit fire that turned purple and not only scared off the creepy evil bad, but brought a hot, OMG hawt fire elemental to my door to whisk me off to some mysterious academy. Did I mention hot? Did I mention he brought hawt friends?Did I mention a mysterious academy?Turns out I'm an elemental with the power to control elements with my mind, and there's an Academy of Elements that can teach me how to hone my craft. Crazy, right? Even crazier, a secret academy of elemental wizards known as the Council handpicked me to save our kind from some seriously dark sorcerers determined to destroy our world. No pressure.At least I have my quad squad-four OMG hawt elementals-by my side. If I have to literally save the world from annihilation, why not do it in style by pairing with them-in every sense of the word?Welcome to Clearwater Academy...it's time to draw your weapons.**Spark of Fire is book one in a four-book, university-age paranormal academy series. In this why choose story, get ready for a snarky heroine, four hawt guys that push every one of her boundaries, and an evil bad that'll stop at nothing to destroy her.**
In the thrilling conclusion to Amy Kathleen Ryan's Sky Chasers series, Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on-board the New Horizon—and take down their enemies before it's too late Waverly and the other members of the Empyrean have been scattered, and their home ship destroyed. Their mission to rescue their parents didn't go as planned, and now they're at an even greater disadvantage: trapped with their enemies on the New Horizon, trying to find a way to survive. Kieran has been pulled under Anne Mather's wing, but is she really trying to make peace, or just using Kieran to build her own power? Meanwhile, Waverly is taken in by a mysterious old man who wants to help her bring Anne Mather down—but the more Waverly cooperates with him, the more dangerous her position is, and the more at odds with Kieran she becomes. Seth's situation is even worse. After setting out from the Empyrean on his own, with only a vague strategy to guide him, he is a fugitive aboard the New Horizon. He's doing what he can to challenge the power of Anne Mather, but he's badly hurt, and getting sicker. All the while, unknown to him, the terrorist Jacob is making plans of his own. Will Seth ever see Waverly again? Will his health hold out long enough to help her topple their enemies? And will Waverly find a way to unite with her friends before they all fall? Nothing is sure and every moment is a risk in Flame, the explosive finale of the Sky Chasers series.
From bestselling author Katherine Lasky comes the first book in WOLVES OF THE BEYOND, a stunning new spinoff from her legendary owl series, Guardians of Ga'hoole.A wolf mother has given birth, but the warm bundle snuffling next to her brings only anguish. The pup, otherwise healthy, has a twisted leg, and the mother knows what the harsh code of the pack demands. Her pup will be taken from her and abandoned on a desolate hill. The pack cannot have weakness - the wolf mother knows that her pup is condemned to die.But alone in the wilderness, the pup, Faolan, does not perish. This his story - a story of survival, of courage, and of love triumphant. This is Faolan's story, the wolf pup who rose up to change forevever the Wolves of the Beyond.
