That of which is from the beginning, that we have heard and have seen with our eyes and have touched with our hands, this we proclaim the Word of Life. And, as we venture, so does a better understanding for some, but not all. In our world, some things we come to understand, and some we simply do not. Win, lose, or draw, something is given, and something is taken away. I have witnessed and have seen a great deal since coming into this world. Many impressions made, many given, many taken, and many an opportunity or story-line missed or not put into perspective for most. You become a mistaken Identity to some while you search for yourself. We all have our truth to tell, from our own perspectives... Welcome Please Come Along for The Ride
In a world full of corruption and fornicated standards, through our own life encounters and everyday circumstances that have been laid out for us, we often lose sight of what matters, or the gist of it all. Many become victims on their journey, some fall prey, some find their way to the light. As miraculous as it is, every aspect of our world is controlled and programmed for us. There is an endless array of outcomes with a predetermined beneficiary. All we have to do is open our eyes and see it for what it is "...I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties... For when I am weak, then I am strong".
As we venture through this world called Life, there are things you may never come to understand. I have discovered and witnessed more than my fair share, and I have been consumed, just as many of us are. Hope has nothing to do with surviving or obtaining a better place. Hope is an illusion. There is destiny, fate, and karma. There is also much that we must step up and do, to gain a better understanding, and to manage the wrong. The irony of Love, is that it guarantees some degree of anger, fear, and criticism. In the act of loving someone, you will arm them against you Love is a kind of Military Service. Where there is love, there is Pain You can win this war
Nancy is emotional. And drunk. Again. Sidney is challenged. And confused. Again. With friendship renewed, a year of their lives is captured through their email exchange. They confide in each other over their insecurities and frustrations about life and love. They share their wisdom and emotional thoughts. Sidney gets excited about Kylie. Nancy ponders about a new job. Sidney adores her sexy left eyebrow. Nancy drinks. Featuring the escapades of a grubby old towel, a collapsed ceiling and a fluffy damp flannel, each email exchange begins with an ambiguous song lyric and ends with a stupid person sign-off. It is a story full of drivel and dribble. A bit like Sidney really.
Nobody has seen or done it all, but Jon Sundra has come as close as anyone. He wrote his first article in 1966, and by the early 1970s had risen to prominence at a time when the Golden Era of American outdoor writers was in full swing. The next thirty-plus years was a time he and his colleagues were routinely invited by Remington, Winchester, Weatherby, and Ruger—and by many foreign gun manufacturers as well—to all-expense-paid jaunts to hunt and visit factories all over the world. It was a time long before the Internet, cable TV, and blogging drastically diluted what had been a very exclusive world, a time when a select handful of men—characters, actually—gathered in venues where little business was accomplished but a helluva lot of good food was consumed and adult beverages quaffed. Sometimes even a few gun-related things were discussed! During this period Jon met all the greats of the shooting and hunting world, and this book gives us an unvarnished look at some of the characters of that regrettably gone era. Jon is still active today, after having undertaken over a hundred hunting trips on five continents, not counting those in the States. This book is primarily not a description of those hunts, but rather a funny, very descriptive picture of an era in which gunwriters were kings of their domain and had egos to match. Jon cavorted with Elmer Keith, Jack O'Connor, Warren Page, Slim Pickens, Charlie Askins, Bill Jordan, Skeeter Skelton, Bob Milek, John Wooters, George Nonte, Jack Lewis, and others, and he has amusing stories to tell of these giants of the gunwriting world. Many of these men got to see Europe, South America, or Africa for the first time because Jon invited them on behalf of his consulting clients. Some of Jon's exploits found him in South America where he discovered some long-forgotten bottles of priceless French wine in an out-of-the-way cantina. He even reveals his criminal past, and how, along with Bob Milek, was almost thrown off a train in Finland. Jon is surely the only gunwriter who owns and drives Lamborghinis, and there's even a chapter on his sporting cars and his sports car races. He travels to Europe two or three times a year on his own nickel on trips having nothing to do with guns or hunting. Today he still writes as field editor for Safari magazine, and is a regular contributor to Rifle Shooter, Gun Digest, and Ballistic magazines. If anyone has ever had a colorful life, surely it's Jon Sundra.
Elizabeth Anscombe’s 1958 essay “Modern Moral Philosophy” is a cutting intervention in modern philosophy that shows the full power of good evaluative and analytical critical thinking skills. Though only 16 pages long, Anscombe’s paper set out to do nothing less than reform the entire field of modern moral philosophy – something that could only be done by carefully examining the existing arguments of the giants of the field. To do this, she deployed the central skills of evaluation and analysis. In critical thinking, analysis helps understand the sequence and features of arguments: it asks what reasons these arguments produce, what implicit reasons and assumptions they rely on, what conclusions they arrive at. Evaluation involves judging whether or not the arguments are strong enough to sustain their conclusions: it asks how acceptable, adequate, and relevant the reasons given are, and whether or not the conclusions drawn from them are really valid. In “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Anscombe dispassionately turns these skills on figures that have dominated moral philosophy since the 18th-century, revealing the underlying assumptions of their work, their weaknesses and strengths, and showing that in many ways the supposed differences between their arguments are actually negligible. A brilliantly incisive piece, “Modern Moral Philosophy” radically affected its field, remaining required – and controversial – reading today.
The creators behind the legends of Spider-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more were hardly overnight successes. Read the collected biographies of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and William M. Marston, the creative forces behind the superheroes that started a revolution in graphic fiction storytelling. First time in print
NEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series. Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds. If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results. Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to: * Boost team performance through mutual accountability * Motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects * Increase your teams' emotional intelligence * Prevent decision deadlock * Extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars * Fight constructively with top-management colleagues Looking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review? Check out these titles in the popular series: HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication HBR's 10 Must Reads on Collaboration HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds. If you read nothing else on building better teams, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results. Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to: Boost team performance through mutual accountabilityMotivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projectsIncrease your teams’ emotional intelligencePrevent decision deadlockExtract results from a bunch of touchy superstarsFight constructively with top-management colleagues
An inspiring story with lessons on teamwork—written for kids, but valuable to everyone Adapted from Jon Gordon’s bestseller The Hard Hat, The Hard Hat for Kids is an inspiring story that teaches children how to be a great teammate. An engaging tale that resonates with all children, the 10 Ways to be a Great Teammate and the “We before Me” philosophy, make this book an enjoyable read and an invaluable teaching tool for coaches, teachers, and parents. The Hard Hat for Kids presents practical insights and life-changing lessons that are immediately applicable to everyday situations, giving kids—and adults—a new outlook on cooperation, friendship, and the selfless nature of true teamwork. Mickey is a spunky talented basketball lover who has always dreamed about playing on her school’s team. On the first day of practice, she learns of a special award given to the best teammate—and soon discovers that there is a big difference between being the best player and being the best teammate. What follows is an unforgettable story about selflessness, loyalty, hard work, and compassion, and a clear lesson on putting the team first. Author Jon Gordon is a renowned storyteller with a knack for making life lessons stick. For this book he has teamed up with Dr. Lauren Gallagher, a school psychologist and mental skills coach who shares her passion for bringing valuable lessons to children in a way that is fun and educational. Fittingly, Dr. Gallagher is also the wife of Jon’s college lacrosse teammate at Cornell University where the Hard Hat tradition began. This book continues Jon’s unique way of merging everyday wisdom with practical advice to make you better at everything that you do. The Hard Hat for Kids tells a moving story of teamwork and friendship which is sure to be enjoyed by families, sports teams, and classrooms of children everywhere.
Three tales of terror combined for the first time...Jo M. Thomas provides a future diary that foretells of a family tragedy which hasn't happened yet. Michael S. Collins gives us a killer dead fisherman wrecking havoc on a pleasure cruise down the River Clyde. Jon Arnold solves the Brexit issue by going all Dario Argento. Other Side Books prevents a tribute to the old Hammer Horror portmanteau films.Standing by the door, dripping water across the floor of the loos, was Grant, beckoning over to the former trawler man."But you're dead " said Larsson.The Captain took a step forward. Larsson looked away from his face."You shouldn't be here " said Larsson. "Ghosts don't exist "The Captain took another step forward. Larsson thought of his family, back in Vyborg. "Stop it " said Larsson. "Go away. I'm warning you. People know I'm here."The Captain took another step forward.In the loos, no one can hear you scream, if something can play tricks on peoples hearing. Larsson screamed, but all William and Andy could hear, waiting by the bar, was the sound of a barking dog, down the street. Moreover, the more Larsson screamed, the more all they could hear was the dog.After ten minutes, William became concerned that the 'fishing chap' hadn't returned from the loos. However, he assumed, as you would, that Larsson had merely taken the free drink and done a runner. Therefore, William had another drink, and wandered off home to say good morning to his wife. It was five minutes after William left, that the local priest popped in for his gin and tonic, and excused him to go to the toilet, and shrieked upon seeing the bloodless, quite dead, body of the Scandinavian trawler man. Death didn't come to the village that often, murder less so, and yet another Alistair crewmember was gone. Michael S. Collins was born in a building since demolished in a universe thankfully still standing. Getting older by the day, he has been writing for a decade, and was formerly a Fortean Times book reviewer. Michael lives in Glasgow and edits Other Side Books, but has no pet llama...yet.Jon Arnold was the co-editor of Shooty Dog Thing: 2th and Claw. His work has appeared in books including Shooty Dog Thing, both Outside In volumes, Time Unincorporated 3, the You and Who series, Shelf Life, The Twelve Doctors of Christmas, Terrors of the Theatre Diabolique as well as in innumerable fanzines and on websites such as The Two Unfortunates and Winterwind Productions. He's also an occasional contributor to the Reality Bomb podcast. I think he might be a Doctor Who fan, but he rarely mentions this. Current projects include his proofreading business and collaborating on radio scripts. Jon previously wrote a book on Euro 2016 for Other Side Books, and contributed to The Second Christmas Book of Ghosts.When not being an acclaimed fantasy writer, Jo M. Thomas is a fencer with the Academie Glorianna. Her previous novels include The Knight's Daughter, 25 Ways to Kill A Werewolf, A Pack of Lies and Fool If You Think It's Over. She was also a contributor to The Second Christmas Book of Ghosts, and is currently writing her second novel for Other Side Books.
