"This is a powerful story of a son's loving connection to a great mother." - Iyanla Vanzant, New York Times Best-Selling author of "Peace From Broken Pieces" & host of OWN's "Iyanla Fix My Life"
"I recommend everyone read this." - Sonia Choquette, New York Times best-selling Author of The Answer Is Simple.
"Mike Brown shares how the power of love can transform lives." - Randy Davila, CEO of Hampton Roads Publishing and author of "The Gnostic Mystery"
"This beautiful book will touch your heart." - H. Ronald Hulnick, Ph.D, President, University of Santa Monica, and co-author of "Loyalty to Your Soul: The Heart of Spiritual Psychology"
"You can apply Mike's insights to yourself for your own evolution." - Peter Rengel, M.A., "Heart Meditation" Teacher & Author of Seeds of Light
"Mike Brown is a passionate man with a huge heart I whole heartedly endorse him and his work " - Rich Dutra-St John, MA MFT, Co-Founder Challenge Day & Author of Be the Hero You've been Waiting for
"It gave a great feel to the personal side of Mike Brown; people are starved for it." - Gina Villa-Grimsby, author of The Optimystic Ride
"What a much-needed reminder that we are all gifts to the world." - Kenetia Lee, speaker, author and coach, Fearless Beauty: A Woman's Guide to Living Bold, Beautiful & Free
"Going through life without this perspective is like denying a miracle." - Jay Conrad Levinson, The Father of Guerrilla Marketing, author, Guerrilla Marketing series of books
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
In "You Are a Gift to the World: Blessings from My Mom," Michael Brown reveals the spiritual connection and love between him and his mother, Beverly, and then shows how this connection helped him deal with her loss and continue to stay connected to her after her death. Through personal transformational stories, insights and questions, "You Are a Gift to the World" will create a sacred space and structure that will guide you to uncover your own answers to life's most challenging questions. Through a mother's blessings, and with shared stories, tools and insights, you will have an "experiential knowing" that you are a gift to the world in a way that will inspire and propel you towards living your life purpose with grace and ease.
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""Notes from a Dying Planet" is a concerned, passionate, and informed survey of the environmental problems facing our planet, with gems of succinct essays interspersed with the reality of daily news. Written from the perspective of a very well informed citizen with a solid scientific background, it conveys in clear language the many challenges we face, convinces us of the folly of continuing on our present course, and suggests useful steps that each of us as individuals can take toward making our planet a sustainable habitat for all species." - Jeffrey A. McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland

Internationally respected neuroscientist Paul Brown asks why we are doing so little about overpopulation, global warming and the current mass extinction. He describes how these three threats could end civilization as we know it, and possibly finish off our entire species, by the end of this century. Brown examines the biological and cultural evolution of our species, and how they influence our behavior. He describes some of the proposed solutions to problems like the energy crisis, explains why they're too narrow in scope, and proposes broader approaches. He also takes us week by week through crucial events unfolding around the globe. Written for a lay audience, "Notes from a Dying Planet" provides all the background needed for each topic.

"Paul Brown has written a book that is at once unique, scary, and exciting. It is unique because of the format, scary because the author tries to be honest with the reader, and exciting because if we all become as committed as Brown is we will reverse the environmental trends that are undermining our future." - Lester Brown, Founder and President, Earth Policy Institute, and author of "Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble."

Verbatim and Documentary Theatre in Australia has been written specifically for the NSW HSC topic on Verbatim Theatre. Focusing on the plays set for the topic-The Laramie Project; Aftershocks; Parramatta Girls; Run Rabbit Run, Minefields and Miniskirts-the book provides project and production history, commentary and analysis, reviews and audience reactions, as well as interviews with the creators of the plays: Each play is explored in its social context, and in the context of the history and range of documentary and 'real life' forms of contemporary drama.

Hanorah Martley was like any other poor girl in Ireland in the 1880s. Her dream was to one day see America, raise a family, and have the basic necessities of life-food, shelter, and clothes. In that environment, she would provide love in abundance. She went on to survive, having six children and living on a prosperous farm in the United States.

In "Orphan among the Irish: Hanorah's Story," Hanorah's great-grandson, author Paul Brown, describes her physical and emotional journey across the decades. Brown recounts the family's history from the humblest of beginnings. Hanorah grew up in the midst of poverty and famine in Ireland, a nation that was still suffering from the effects of the great potato famine. She watched as her family perished one by one. This biography tells how she overcame the challenges and became a pillar for future generations.

Telling the personal story of Hanorah and her zest for life, "Orphan among the Irish: Hanorah's Story" pays tribute to the hardy Irish immigrants who found their way to America to realize a better life.

Birdy the Backyard Blue Jay: Wing Adventures takes the reader sailing through the blue sky with Birdy and his friends, on all sorts of high flying winged adventures and trips. The reader will meet all of Birdy's friends that live in Birdy's White Oak Bayou Basin backyard. Birdy encounters kittens and dogs and castles and countries, as Birdy high flies all around the world with his bird bride Birdella. Come along and join Birdy on one of his Birdy encounters Birdy flies away to Scotland, Dubai, Japan and Korea in exciting adventures to towers and skyscrapers. Birdy encounters fur pests and lawn mowers, edger's and leaf blowers in his backyard. Birdy learns to live alongside the likes of Le Peep and Helmut, and to search the world for lost little Lucita birds. Birdy's friend, Barky, starts as a little seed and grows into a tall tree. Antie, Grassy and Skippy all take on adventures of their own, in their adventures into the woods. Come along and join Birdy and friends, in Birdy the Backyard Blue Jay: Wing Adventures.

Evidence from neuroscience shows that individuals and organizations are more successful when people are encouraged to take risks, explore new ideas, and channel their energies in ways that work for them. And yet many organizations are filled with bullies, vicious gossip, undermining behaviours, hijacking tactics, political jockeying for position, favouritism and other factors that instil fear and impede productivity. It is no wonder that organizations are actively looking at how they can improve and maintain the psychological health and wellbeing of their employees to the benefit of all concerned. The Fear-free Organization reveals how our new understanding of the neurobiology of the self - how the brain constructs the person - can transform for the better the way our businesses and organizations work. Academic yet accessible, The Fear-free Organization addresses head on the issue that scared people spend a lot more time plotting their survival than working productively. The book helps leaders understand the neurobiology of fear, face the damage it is doing, and replace it with building relationships, managing energy flow and fostering trust. It guides you in making your workplace one that's full of energy, not adrenalin; focused on possibility, not profit; and generates independent thinking, not obedience so you can promote the psychological wellbeing that is strongly correlated with greater energy, motivation and better cognitive function.

This book concerns the Pennsylvania state leagues of the 1880s and 1890s, some of the most interesting minor leagues in the history of baseball. The rules were changing, the world around baseball, particularly the economy, was changing and things that would seem impossible today, or from 1903 to the 1950s, were happening every year. These leagues had not only black players but also wholly black teams. They had great major leaguers--on their way up but also on the way back down. In fact, the greatest player of the age, surrounded by what would have been a major league all-star team only a few years before, played in a Pennsylvania minor league for almost a full season. The play was exciting, the players were exciting and the owners, managers and league politics were often more interesting than the games.

The Tyne Bridge, opened in 1928 by King George V, is one of Britain's most iconic structures, a Grade II* listed building. Linking Newcastle and Gateshead, this symbol of Tyneside and the region is also a monument to the Tyne's industrial past. Paul Brown's popular history explores what the bridge means to the people of North-East England, and its deep connection with their heritage. Brown recounts the story of the bridge's predecessors, from the Roman Pons Aelius-the first crossing over the Tyne-to the Victorian era. He then brings to life the individuals who built the modern bridge: Ralph Freeman, the structural engineer who also designed the Sydney Harbour Bridge; Dorothy Buchanan, the first female member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, who produced drawings and calculations; John Carr, the boatman who bravely rescued workers from the Tyne on dozens of occasions; and the scaffolder Nathaniel Collins, the only man not to survive construction of the arch, who fell from the bridge just weeks before its completion. This richly illustrated book charts the Tyne Bridge's story right to the present, exploring how it remains a North-Eastern cultural emblem, in a region that has changed almost unrecognisably since its heyday in the late 1920s.

With over 250 images, this is a highly illustrated history of the ships and operations of the Royal Navy during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. During the 70 years spanned by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Navy has changed out of all recognition. Its status as a superpower navy with worldwide bases and operations has been eclipsed, but it remains a powerful force because of its potency if not its size. Maritime history author Paul Brown takes us through each decade in turn, outlining the key events and developments, and charting the changes to the size, structure and capabilities of the Navy. Fully illustrated with over 250 colour and black and white images, this book also provides a stunning visual record of the ships and operations that featured most prominently in each decade.