From Lifetime Career Achievement Rita Award winner, USA Today bestseller, and NAACP Image Award Nominee, a story from Beverly Jenkins’s acclaimed Blessings Series... This novella—taking place after A Wish and a Prayer and before Heart of Gold —shares the inside story of fan-favorite, Crystal Chambers Brown’s adventures as a runaway. A safe, stable life should be the everything that teenaged Crystal ever wanted; but though she knows she should count her blessings, part of her wants to scream at all the rules! She loves her new life and family...but she misses her friends and being free. People say you can never go back home, but Crystal thinks they’re wrong, and heads back to Dallas, to see what she left behind. But on the way, Crystal learns some home truths about the real meaning of home. Sometimes a journey backwards moves you forward... *Includes a new bonus short story, Transformation.*
In this gripping first-person account, former Olympian Eric LeMarque recounts a harrowing tale of survival—of eight days in the frozen wilderness, of losing his legs to frostbite, and coming face-to-face with death.
This book leads you from software process hell to successful software development by practical examples and useful samples." —Basaki Satoshi, Schlumberger "A very powerful message, delivered in a variety of ways to touch the motivation ...
Provides accessible descriptions of principles of x-ray crystallography, built on simple foundations for anyone with a basic science background Leads the reader through clear, thorough, unintimidating explanations of the mathematics behind ...
In this book, you'll find the tools, the techniques, and, just as importantly, the unflinching confidence to influence people decisively - both at work and at home.
In Crystal Clear, Richard Thompson relates the story of the quartz crystal in World War II, from its early days as a curiosity for amateur radio enthusiasts, to its use by the United States Armed Forces.
Crystal Clear: Vintage American Crystal Sets, Crystal Detectors, and Crystals
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Crystal Clear, by the learned and realized Tibetan Master Thrangu Rinpoche, is a companion volume to the classic medi¬tation manual--Clarifying the Natural State.
“ You didn't touch all the bases . " On the other hand , if the umpire says , “ Safe , ” you are safe ! They can run around like a bunch of bumblebees , pick up dirt and throw it , spit on the ground , jump around and do flips ; but the ...
ABUNDANCE Made Crystal Clear! A New Start for a NEW YOU! by Dawn Crystal is the sixth in her series of books about breaking free of the toxic energies that keep you from achieving your most fulfilling life possible.