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Work Life Balancing

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          Why You Need  Work Life Balancing  in Your Life (Like, Yesterday) Are you tired of feeling like your work laptop has a tighter grip on your soul than your partner does? Do you ever wonder if you’re  actually  living life, or just surviving from deadline to deadline with a coffee IV drip? If so, it’s time to pick up  Work Life Balancing: Why You Need It, Why You Should Want It, and Why It's Your Right  by Rob Alex, Ph.D.—the ultimate guide to reclaiming your sanity, your time, and maybe even your weekends. The Problem: Life Out of Whack Most of us know the struggle: Work emails at midnight. That guilty feeling when you say no to yet another “urgent” request. Wondering if balance is just some mythical creature like Bigfoot or a stress-free Monday. But here’s the truth:  work-life balance isn’t a luxury—it’s your right.  And Dr. Rob Alex is here to show you how to achieve it without selling all your belongings and m...

The Witness

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          The Witness I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU COULD SEE HIM. Maren Voss takes things out of rooms for a living. From a spare bedroom in Van Nuys she lassoes laundry baskets and single running shoes out of real-estate photos, until each house looks like nobody was ever sad there. In a rental in Glendale, in the middle of June, she takes out a long wool coat hanging on the back of a door. Her sister Nat sat in their mother's hospital room for five weeks. Maren came twice, and the second time she left at four in the afternoon for a delivery. She still hasn't called Nat back. On the drive home she stops at an empty red light. Across the road, in a bank drive-through, a man is standing with his arms at his sides. The clearance bar crosses him at the chest. It reads  8 FT 6 IN . He is looking at her. "Looking's free," a stranger tells her through the glass. His face is the one Nat wore in that room, sorry and settled in to stay until it's over. Book one of a...

Every Author Needs the Author Octopus Shirt (And Here's Why)

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  Every Author Needs the Author Octopus Shirt (And Here's Why) Let's be honest... Writing a book is one of the few jobs where you're expected to be an author, editor, proofreader, marketer, social media manager, graphic designer, accountant, customer service representative, website developer, public speaker, podcaster, email marketer, and somehow still find time to actually write. If you've ever thought,  "I wish I had eight arms,"  congratulations... You're officially an author. That's exactly why the  Author Octopus Shirt  exists. Because Writing the Book Is Only the Beginning Many people think an author's job ends when they type "The End." Experienced authors know that's actually when the real work begins. Now you need to: Edit your manuscript. Format it. Design a cover. Upload it to retailers. Build a website. Run social media. Schedule promotions. Answer emails. Record podcasts. Create videos. Attend book signings. And somehow st...

Chow Chow: The Little Lion Puppy – Book 1: The Mystery of the Missing Home

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  Chow Chow: The Little Lion Puppy – Book 1: The Mystery of the Missing Home Meet Dea, an adorable blue Chow Chow puppy with a BIG heart and a nose for adventure! When Dea finds herself in a strange new home, everything feels unfamiliar. Where is her family? Why has her world suddenly changed? And will she ever feel safe again? With the help of Rocky, a gentle and loyal friend, Dea begins a heartwarming journey filled with surprises, friendship, courage and a little humour. Inspired by the author’s real Chow Chow dogs, this beautifully illustrated children’s chapter book is perfect for readers aged 6–10. But Dea’s adventure is only beginning! This is the first book in a five-book series, with more exciting adventures to come. More from Dea! Discover Dea’s Colouring & Activity Book, packed with creative fun for young animal lovers. Children can also join the COLOUR DEA & WIN Christmas Competition for a chance to win a signed hardback book! Explore Dea’s books, the ...

Struggles of Surreal Experiences

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        Struggles of Surreal Experiences Neena " is an inspiring, courageous hispanic woman, who's life endured a lifetime of struggles. She had to hit rock bottom to finally learn her life needed to change. She had to learn how to accept love by learning of herself first. When you are raised in a hispanic culture there are certain beliefs. One of them is NOT recognizing or accepting molestation, depression. & mental disorders. The world we live in today is not the same we lived decades ago. Today the acknowledgment and understanding of these illnesses have a great impact on survivors. "Neena" many will relate, while others will hate. It is a story of an individual's ups and downs. Neena has a way of capturing your heart with ways you want to fight for her and with her. She is a fighter, a hidden spiritual warrior who just needed to find this of herself in order to stand where she does today. Click here to get Struggles of Surreal Experiences on Amazon  ...

Undo Me

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  Undo Me At twenty-three, Emilia returns to the small town she once tried to escape, determined to begin again. With a new apartment, a place at City University, and dreams of becoming a writer, she is ready to take control of her future. Then she meets Leon. Dark, magnetic, and infuriatingly guarded, Leon is more than Emilia's across-the-hall neighbour. He is also her college project partner and the one man who refuses to be charmed by her beauty. Their attraction is immediate, their clashes electric, and staying away from each other soon becomes impossible. But there is something unsettlingly familiar about Leon. Behind his cold smiles and wounded eyes lies a truth he refuses to reveal-a secret rooted in their shared past that Emilia no longer remembers. As desire deepens into love, Leon's silence threatens to poison everything between them. Because some wounds never truly disappear, and when the past finally resurfaces, Emilia must decide whether their love was ever real-or...

Operational Integrity in Action: A Plant Turnaround Story Using the 3P Diagnostic System (Operational Integrity Series Book 2)

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        Operational Integrity in Action: A Plant Turnaround Story Using the 3P Diagnostic System (Operational Integrity Series Book 2) Operational Integrity in Action: A Plant Turnaround Story Using the 3P Diagnostic System takes readers inside a struggling manufacturing plant where safety concerns, recurring defects, rework, missed schedules, downtime, weak handoffs, and low morale have become part of daily operations. When Plant Manager Daniel Mercer steps into Ridgeway Trailer Manufacturing, he quickly sees that the problems are not isolated. They are connected symptoms of a deeper operating-system failure. Using the principles of the 3P Diagnostic System — People, Process, and Product — Daniel begins looking beyond blame, workarounds, and familiar explanations to uncover the structural conditions allowing problems to repeat. Through realistic shop-floor situations, leadership challenges, and a developing plant turnaround, readers see how concepts from Operatio...