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1) Greenlights
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"Drawing on the Academy Award-winning actor's journals and diaries from the last 40 years, this book presents a uniquely McConaughey approach to achieving success and satisfaction"--
"I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five." McConaughey sat down with those diaries. He found lessons he learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions,...
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Green Light is about finding out the will of the Lord. We find that out step-by-step walking with Him. We cannot get green lights before we are on the road. At the lights, we are told what to do. When we get to life's intersections whether it's decision-making, career, business, or relationships, He tells us what to do.
In this book of Prayers, you will find:
• Inspirational Short Stories and Exhortations to Uplift You,
• Prayers for Difficult...
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What Makes You See Red?
The red light in TV means you're on-go!
A red light in your life is a warning-stop!
But what if you could turn these red-light moments into encounters with God, insights on deeper faith, and motivation to go forward and thrive.
Learn to redefine red when:
• You're dreaming
• You're afraid
• You're lost
• You're stuck
• You're weak
With highlights from her intriguing career as a broadcast journalist, along with...
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Disclaimer: This is not the official book, but a summary & it does not accompany the official book.
"Delve into the fascinating life of Matthew McConaughey with our summary guide to 'Greenlights.' Uncover the layers behind the actor's intriguing philosophy of life, condensed into digestible takeaways and compelling stories.
In this concise overview of 'Greenlights,' we encapsulate McConaughey's life journey, from his modest Texan upbringing to his...
5) The Pulse
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A virus kills billions worldwide. A new viral threat looms. Can a pair of grieving sons and their former Black-Ops father stop a terrorist group?
Alex and Danny have been training with their former Black-Ops father, Dean since the "Pulse" was set loose on the world five years ago. A terrorist group wants to destroy the remaining governments and military with a new virus. The US Army calls on their father and Alex and Danny to stop the terrorists...
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I've been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me.
Recently,...
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Toby Peters mysteries volume 2
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In this "marvelously entertaining" mystery, a hard-boiled Hollywood private eye investigates a murdered Munchkin on the set of The Wizard of Oz (Newsday).
A year after The Wizard of Oz's smash success, the yellow brick road is crumbling. The famous sets have been left standing on a soundstage in the depths of the MGM back lot in case the studio greenlights a sequel. But that doesn't explain what Judy Garland is doing there-or why she finds a...
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Task Force Epsilon volume 1
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THE ULTIMATE PATRIOT MISSION
The plane carrying the Secretary of Defense is blown out of the sky. The Defense Intelligence Agency greenlights an unprecedented response-Operation: Sandblast.
Pentagon Covert Ops runner Bridget Davenport, must find someone to infiltrate the Taliban, get to the terrorist mastermind, and at all costs stop his plan for an attack more destructive than 9/11. Bridget finds young California-raised Afghan-American Lieutenant...
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"From praising dictators to alienating allies, Trump has made chaos his calling card. Has his strategy caused more problems than it solved?"--
Nixon tried it first. Hoping to make communist bloc countries uneasy and thus unstable, Nixon let them think he was just crazy enough to nuke them. He called this "the madman theory." Trump has employed his own "madman theory," sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. He praises Kim Jong-un, admires and...
10) Treason
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Trident deception volume 5
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In Rick Campbell's newest thriller, a military coup in Russia leads to a swift invasion of former Soviet territories--while the U.S. has been rendered powerless to respond. In Russia, the military is anxious to assert its military strength and regain its role as a superpower. The Russian President refuses to greenlight a bold plan to disable American strategic nuclear capability and retake Ukraine and the Baltic States, fearing the potential consequences...
11) Dirty Secret
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Agent: Kennedy Barnes Target: Phoenix 'Nix' Ash Crimes: Hacker and Heartbreaker Mission: Get Close and Survive After living her life in the shadows as the daughter of a congressman's secret affair, Kennedy Barnes joins 'Project Greenlight' — a clandestine intelligence organization. She's out to prove she's more than her father's dirty secret. One of her first assignments is simple. Get close to Phoenix Ash, collect enough evidence to put him away...
12) The Mauler
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Armor that gallops.
That's what the lieutenant called it. But he's wrong. It can be killed. There's always a chink in the armor, even if it's been impossible to find so far.
Sergeant Ryan's forced optimism hasn't been contagious, at least not since their aircraft crashed under mysterious circumstances. They had to scrap their mission of finding the missing explorers who were supposed to greenlight colonization on the alien planet. Even before being...
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From the moment you walk into a room, you have no longer than ninety seconds to sell yourself and your ideas. Former MGM creative director Palmer shows how to make a lasting impression on decision makers and move a plan or project forward.--From publisher description.
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In Today's Superpower - Building Networks: 7 Mindsets Principles to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World, Mikel Mangold explores the intersection between the new startup and multistakeholder economy, mindset and networks.
Change happens when people with a collaborative and ecosystem mindset are plugged into the right networks. This book discusses seven mindset principles enabling the reader to thrive in the startup and multi-stakeholder economy by building...
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A historic, sweeping memoir from United States Senator Patrick Leahy, currently the chamber's longest-serving senator and President Pro Tempore.
In his landmark memoir The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy looks back on a life lived on the front lines of American politics. As the senior-most member and de facto dean of the chamber, Senator Leahy has been a key author of the American story. Leahy established himself as a moral leader and liberal pioneer over...
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