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Portside Peril Millie Sanders has settled into her new position as assistant cruise director of the Siren of the Seas and is loving every minute of the adventure and excitement. A fresh wave of passengers have just boarded, and as the deck party gets into full swing, a frantic cry of man overboard is shouted over the loudspeakers.
The mystery deepens and the list of suspects grows when Millie discovers some of the friends who boarded with the young couple may have had reason to push him over, and that is just the beginning! Loyal to a fault, she agrees but almost immediately regrets her decision. Meanwhile, several crewmembers have become violently ill and possibly on the verge of death after eating food prepared from the galley kitchen, operated by her best friend, Annette Delacroix. It soon becomes clear that someone is out to sabotage her friend and may be willing to go as far as murder.
Christian Fiction , Christian Mystery , cozy mysteries Tags: Paperback - Buy Now. Makes me so thankful I have God in my heart. When they were taking Cassie, shot the dog, did an illegal search I wanted to reach into my kindle and strangle those "people of authority". I missed a little out of being really good. May 15, Steve Hudson rated it it was amazing. I read this as a believer, As a man, a Christian and a believer. The author has truly done something to bring his readers closer to God, and has used his talents to bring light to those in darkness. Take a moment to read this, to study this, and to believe.
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Women don't take a backseat either. I can't wait to read "Days of Elijah" sequel. Aug 25, Mary Ann rated it it was amazing Shelves: Neither politics nor finance is a subject in which I have depth of knowledge. Even if you disagree with the interpretation of the Bible you will be given plenty of food for thought. This is a subject that has been in my thoughts for years.
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Very Believable I like this story because it refers to Scripture to support the plot. It was an inspiring story and full of survival information.
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Eye opener, I know this wasn't exactly scripture, however it was wonderful of the coming break down of the Church and American. It's amazing how this book has discuss what is actually going on now! Jesus Christ is coming. Sep 16, Julie Holdsworth rated it really liked it.
Fascinating Think about the end times in a new way. This trilogy will challenge you in ways you've never been challenged regarding Biblical prophesies about the end times. What is God telling you?
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Im still reading this book. So far I'm not impressed. I'll keep reading but will probably get rid of the audio. Maybe I'll like it better. Sep 15, Diane Thompson rated it it was amazing. Well done The story was biblical, informative and captivating. Had a hard time putting these books down. So much truth about the world condition and a very good chance most of what has been written as fiction, will be what actually happens in the very near future. Dec 15, Deanna Shirlock rated it it was amazing. Exciting, sadly relevant and timely. Scripture is woven in without slowing down the story. The characters are real — they have questions and fears.
In the 20th century, " Carnegie 's remarkable success as a self-help author" [9] further developed the genre with How to Win Friends and Influence People in Having failed in several careers, Carnegie became fascinated with success and its link to self-confidence , and his books have since sold over 50 million copies. In the final third of the 20th century, "the tremendous growth in self-help publishing The conservative turn of the neoliberal decades also meant a decline in traditional political activism, and increasing "social isolation; Twelve-Step recovery groups were one context in which individuals sought a sense of community Indeed, "some social theorist [ sic ] have argued that the lateth century preoccupation with the self serves as a tool of social control: Within the context of the market, group and corporate attempts to aid the "seeker" have moved into the "self-help" marketplace, with Large Group Awareness Trainings , LGATs [17] and psychotherapy systems represented.
These offer more-or-less prepackaged solutions to instruct people seeking their own individual betterment, [ citation needed ] just as "the literature of self-improvement directs the reader to familiar frameworks A subgenre of self-help book series also exists: At the start of the 21st century, "the self-improvement industry, inclusive of books, seminars, audio and video products, and personal coaching, [was] said to constitute a 2. By , research firm Marketdata estimated the "self-improvement" market in the U.
Self-help and mutual-help are very different from—though they may complement—service delivery by professionals: Conflicts can and do arise on that interface, however, with some professionals considering that "the twelve-step approach encourages a kind of contemporary version of 19th-century amateurism or enthusiasm in which self-examination and very general social observations are enough to draw rather large conclusions.
The rise of self-help culture has inevitably led to boundary disputes with other approaches and disciplines. Some would object to their classification as "self-help" literature, as with " Deborah Tannen 's denial of the self-help role of her books" so as to maintain her academic credibility, aware of the danger that "writing a book that becomes a popular success Placebo effects can never be wholly discounted. Thus careful studies of "the power of subliminal self-help tapes But that's not what the participants thought.
No wonder people keep buying subliminal tape: People need haircuts, massage, dentistry, wigs and glasses, sociology and surgery, as well as love and advice. Some psychologists advocate a positive psychology , and explicitly embrace an empirical self-help philosophy; "the role of positive psychology is to become a bridge between the ivory tower and the main street—between the rigor of academe and the fun of the self-help movement. The division of focus and methodologies has produced several subfields, in particular: This includes the intentional training of new patterns of thought and feeling.
As business strategy communicator Don Tapscott puts it, "The design industry is something done to us. I'm proposing we each become designers. But I suppose 'I love the way she thinks' could take on new meaning.
Both self-talk, the propensity to engage in verbal or mental self-directed conversation and thought, and social support can be used as instruments of self-improvement, often by empowering, action-promoting messages. Psychologists have designed series of experiments that are intended to shed light into how self-talk can result in self-improvement. When you need to finish a difficult task and you are not willing to do something to finish this task, trying to write a few sentence or goals imaging what your friends have told you gives you more motivational resources comparing to you write to yourself.
Additionally, these self-help behaviors also demonstrate noticeable self-regulatory effects through the process of social interactions, regardless of their dispositional vulnerability to social anxiety. Scholars have targeted self-help claims as misleading and incorrect.