Saturday, May 10, 2025

SLEEP FOR THE REST OF US: IMPROVING THE SLEEP LIFE OF SENIORS

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SLEEP FOR THE REST OF US:

IMPROVING THE SLEEP LIFE OF SENIORS


Sleep for the Rest of Us by Timothy H. Monk is now available from Amazon as a paperback ($14.99), Kindle book ($9.99)or Kindle Unlimited (free with subscription)
We all have a love life, a social lie, a work life, and a recreation life. We also have a sleep life. This fairly short and approachable book is about how folks over 60 (seniors) can improve their own sleep life. It was written to help older adults sleep better, because seniors are very often distressed by sleep problems. The book focusses on problems relating to falling asleep, staying asleep and maintaining alertness during the day. It aims to point out some fairly minor behavioral changes and attitude adjustments which may help improve a senior’s sleep life, as well as describing some of the underlying theory and experimental evidence that underpin them. Some of this advice runs counter to conventional wisdom which may apply to younger adults, but which may be inappropriate to the senior.








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Friday, May 9, 2025

Beyond The Ordinary Leader: The No-Suck Leadership Manifesto

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Beyond The Ordinary Leader:

The No-Suck Leadership Manifesto


Transform Your Leadership Style: Learn to Inspire, Mentor, and Motivate Your Team While Evading Common Leadership Pitfalls and Fostering Personal Growth.

In the competitive world of leadership, the difference between success and failure often hinges on the ability to inspire, mentor, and motivate your team. Beyond The Ordinary Leader: The No-Suck Leadership Manifesto is your comprehensive guide to navigating the complexities of leadership roles, assisting you in avoiding common pitfalls while fostering personal growth.

This book is not just about teaching you to become a great leader per se, but rather it aims to help you avoid being a poor one. It demystifies the concept of leadership, revealing it as more than just issuing commands and expecting compliance. Instead, it emphasizes the importance of mentorship, inspiration, and motivation in building a cohesive and productive team.

Leadership is more than just a title; it's a journey. This book guides you through this journey by highlighting the common mistakes many leaders make, such as micromanaging, confusing leadership with friendship, or perceiving their team's success as a threat. By recognizing these pitfalls, you can learn to avoid them, thereby improving your leadership style and enhancing your team's performance.

As a leader, your growth should never be at the expense of your team's development. This book underscores the importance of balancing personal growth with the responsibility of fostering successful leaders within your team. It provides practical strategies on how to ensure that as you succeed, so does your team.

Beyond The Ordinary Leader is more than just a book; it's an invaluable resource that equips you with the knowledge and skills necessary to transform your leadership style. It offers actionable insights on how to inspire, mentor, and motivate your team, thereby helping you become a leader who doesn't just lead, but one who truly makes a difference. 

Whether you're a seasoned leader seeking to refine your skills or a budding leader stepping into your role, this book is your key to becoming a more effective and impactful leader. Embark on this journey today and transform from a leader who merely exists into one who truly excels.







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Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Gun Trial: A Legal Thriller

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Powerful, gripping … a vicious battle for gun control … murder, arson, intrigue, corporate spying, media frenzy, demonstrations, riots, police gunned down … a courtroom trial tests the Second Amendment ❦ AMAZON REVIEWS: "As good as I've read in years, rivals Grisham's best." "Read this one. Drama, Pathos ... Sensational ... A Great Entertainment Bargain,” "Another superb work by the very gifted and talented Ms. Manolakas." “Page-turning suspense,” "Great read, great characters, story moves at a fast pace looking forward to next book!” “Remarkably complex novel. Through vivid characters and numerous plot twists, it explores some of the most difficult issues our nation faces." Guns fire … lives shatter. Inspired by a real case, a Yale student's tragic end triggers a deadly fight for justice against gun sellers. Fighting internal strife, a small firm trial lawyer takes on the national gun establishment and corporate oligarchs. Media wars and violence drive this legally pivotal trial testing the Second Amendment right to bear arms.



 



Awakening To Success: 5 simple steps to achieve a happier life

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Awakening To Success:

5 simple steps to achieve a happier life


Awakening to Success: Tested Secrets of Achieving Success and 5 Practices That Will Help You Become a Truly Happy Person

Are you ready to transform your life and achieve unparalleled success and happiness? In Awakening to Success, Elmira Cherniak shares the profound secrets and practical exercises that revolutionized her life and can do the same for you.

Esteemed personal growth mentor Elmira Cherniak, driven by her passion for helping others overcome life’s challenges, reveals the essential blueprint for anyone seeking a happier, more successful life. Whether you feel stuck in a lifeless routine, struggling to find your purpose, or simply yearning for more joy and abundance, this book serves as your comprehensive guide.

Highlights of Awakening to Success include:

• Proven Principles of Success.
• Mindset and Environment Mastery.
• Connecting with Your Calling.
• The Power of Forgiveness.
• Habits of Highly Successful People.
• Goal Achievement Techniques.
• Inspiring Success Stories.

Elmira’s own story of breaking free from ordinary expectations and striving for greatness will inspire and motivate you to take action. Awakening to Success isn’t just a book; it's a mentor, a motivator, and a friend guiding you every step of the way.

If you're ready to awaken to your true success and live a life full of purpose, joy, and prosperity, this book offers the tools, insights, and encouragement you need. With Elmira’s guidance, unlock the potential within you and embark on a transformational journey today.

Are you prepared to make a lasting change and achieve the life you’ve always dreamed of? Begin your journey with Awakening to Success now!





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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

The Power of Believing in God: And Other Stories to Stimulate Your Imagination

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The Power of Believing in God:

And Other Stories to Stimulate Your Imagination


The author is a regular American who wanted to delve into why he is a Christian and believes in God. The author's parents had the foresight to get him into a Sunday School class when quite young growing up in Nebraska and to stress the belief in God. Regular church attendance was always stressed.
The idea for this book was a desire as a regular Christian church goer to explore his Christian beliefs more actively. So, this must be made abundantly clear he is not a pastor, nor has had any training or education in preaching the Gospel. This little book then is just his personal witness and testimony to the power of believing in God and prayer.
The author is also a former junior high school teacher and a former university professor, his last Air Force \assignment was as a professor at the USAF Air War College locating in Montgomery, Alabama.



 


The Undivided Flame: RECLAIMING YOUR COSMIC INHERITANCE IN A FRACTURED WORLD

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The Undivided Flame:

RECLAIMING YOUR COSMIC INHERITANCE IN A FRACTURED WORLD


THERE IS A FLAME WITHIN YOU THAT HAS NEVER BEEN EXTINGUISHED.

In a world of manufactured shadows and artificial separation, the eternal truth of your undivided nature awaits rediscovery. This body of work guides you beyond the illusions of a fragmented reality into the direct experience of consciousness itself—the foundation from which all experience arises.

The Undivided Flame illuminates the profound understanding found at the intersection of ancient wisdom traditions, quantum physics, and direct spiritual revelation: the apparently solid world of separate objects and independent selves is an illusion. Behind the appearance of multiplicity lies an undivided wholeness that dreams this world into being through and as you.

A Warning and a Promise: 
This is not a casual read. Its pages will challenge your fundamental assumptions about reality, identity, and perception. The journey requires a willingness to question everything you believe you know. Yet here lies its transformative power. Those who complete this journey will discover that the self they thought they were dissolves into something far more expansive and interconnected. The anxiety and fragmentation of modern life give way to a profound inner peace that transcends circumstances. Your capacity to heal from trauma, overcome fear, and discover genuine spiritual growth becomes natural rather than effortful.

For Seekers at Any Stage: 
Whether you're beginning your spiritual journey with questions about meditation and mindfulness practices, or seeking deeper healing from emotional wounds and existential anxiety, this book meets you precisely where you are. The daily mindfulness practices build toward a sustainable transformation that permeates every aspect of your life—from mundane activities to your deepest sense of purpose and meaning. The path to finding inner peace becomes clear as your perception shifts from fragmentation to wholeness.

Through a carefully sequenced journey, this book offers both insight and practical guidance for:

  • Dismantling the distortions that cloud your perception
  • Remembering your cosmic origin beyond the personal self
  • Purifying your perceptual field from conditioned patterns
  • Embodying presence that transcends thought
  • Creating consciously from aligned awareness
  • Extending your awakening into our collective reality


This revolutionary understanding transforms human experience when fully embodied. As systems built upon separation reach their inevitable conclusion, The Undivided Flame offers a timely pathway to personal liberation and collective transformation.

Will You Accept the Invitation? 
This book exists as both mirror and doorway—reflecting your current state while opening pathways to expanded consciousness. Finding your authentic life purpose becomes not another quest but the natural expression of your undivided nature. The journey toward self-realization unfolds not through accumulating more knowledge, but through recognizing what has always been present beneath the surface of ordinary awareness.

Your awakening matters—not only for your individual freedom but for our shared emergence into a new paradigm aligned with our true nature.

About the AuthorA.W. Akening has devoted decades to the exploration of consciousness, studying wisdom keepers across traditions while maintaining a rigorous practice of direct inquiry. Drawing from an extensive background in comparative religion, quantum physics, and contemplative disciplines, Akening synthesizes diverse streams of knowledge into a unified understanding that transcends dogmatic boundaries. This work represents the culmination of a lifelong journey dedicated to illuminating the undivided nature of reality through both scholarly research and lived experience.






Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Lake of Clouds: A New Type of Fantasy Adventure

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Lake of Clouds:

A New Type of Fantasy Adventure


Headstrong Galia lives under the Lake of Clouds, enduring adults who don’t believe in her, the loneliness of being an orphan, and even the town’s bully.

But Galia is determined to reach the fabled City above the Lake of Clouds, and now she may have proof of its existence.

However, someone is actively hiding the truth, and Galia isn’t sure whom to trust. With an unlikely ally and the discovery from the clouds, Galia must navigate secrets, survive betrayals, and try to reach the City above the Lake of Clouds





SLEEP FOR THE REST OF US: IMPROVING THE SLEEP LIFE OF SENIORS

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