Bøger af Brian Webster

When youre fourteen, its hard to be patient, especially when its your birthday. Yet for Anthony Brooks, any optimism for his future is shattered when his unemployed dad is shot dead in a robbery attempt at a local convenience store. Understandably, Anthony reacts as any kid might, with anger and withdrawal. Given an opportunity to lash out, he is drawn by some older boys into a plan to rob a neighborhood pizza parlor. Anthony is caught and threatened with juvie until, surprisingly, the pizza parlor owner, a washed up NHL hockey player, offers a compromise.Great book for all sports enthusiasts. The courage that Anthony portrays in order to overcome his obstacles and setbacks clearly shows hes a winner on and off the ice. Exciting, thrilling, feel good story. Jeff Mitchell OHLs Detroit Junior Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars General Manager of Suburban Ice, East Lansing Black Ice is a story set in the city and centered on urban issues. Its characters face adversities familiar to young people in urban settings. It captures the attention and imagination of young readers. A valuable story for educators. Michael Krystyniak YVS President/Superintendent Covenant House Academy As a former coach of an inner city hockey team in Detroit, I appreciate first-hand the adversity a young African-American player can face in a traditionally White sport. Brian Webster and Teresa Lee have depicted these struggles authentically in a very serious and entertaining way. I highly recommend Black Ice. Great hockey story! Maurice Dewey Retired Lieutenant, Detroit Fire Department Former Youth Hockey Coach

Finding the Prosperity Within is a guide for finding, understanding, and utilizing the prosperity that exists within you to create a prosperous and fulfilling life. Written as an entertaining fable and borne out of the author's own life experiences, Finding the Prosperity Within will compel you to rethink who you are and what you are capable of achieving. It will open your eyes to the many ways your environment attempts to define and limit you, and it will give you the tools you need to get in the driver's seat and take control of your own experience.If you have ever struggled to achieve success in business, in marriage, or in your personal life, and have fallen short, this book is for you. If failures and disappointments have caused you to lower your expectations of what you think you can accomplish, or caused you to believe that success will always be only a dream, this book could be a life changer.Finding the Prosperity Within follows the experiences of a talented, motivated, and accomplished young woman named Jamie who has never reached her full potential in the business world. Her life seems to be at the mercy of people and events she can't control. Failure after failure has made her believe that she will never prosper to the extent she desires-until she makes an acquaintance that changes her life and leads her to a world of prosperity she has never known.Jamie's new acquaintance, a seasoned business pro and success coach named Tim, enters her life at a pivotal time. Jamie has devoted herself for a number of years to a company that is on the verge of imploding because of poor management decisions. She and her colleagues, seeing the impending doom, develop a strategy for avoiding the disaster. But their egotistical boss, who is recognized for his management expertise despite the fact that his employees are responsible for keeping him from failing, will have none of it. He insists on steering his company toward the precipice, taking his empl

Provides the essential information for grasping the meaning, background, context, and application of all 150 Psalms. The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms is an essential reference tool for any reader of Scripture.Unlike similar Bible book companions, this guidebook is designed to sharpen your appreciation of Scripture's longest book of poetry by giving you the most vital keys to context and comprehension, including:An overview of each psalm's theme or type, as well as a note on its structure.Information on that psalm's author and any known insights into cultural, authorial, or circumstantial background.Full-color images, illustrations, and diagrams throughout.Brief reflections for additional study or devotional use.Also contains numerous charts that provide orientating data for delving into the book of Psalms at large, including definitions of the various types (messianic, prophetic, etc.) along with a quick reference list of psalms that lend themselves to being used for worship, personal meditation, or as a basis for praying the Scriptures.Ideal for use in devotions or personal Bible study, The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms, will bring the message and world of the Psalms to memorable life.

Quality patient care relies on the demonstration of competencies by nurses at all stages of their education and developing career. This book is designed to help student nurses better understand the competencies set out by the NMC and equip them to achieve and demonstrate competency as they prepare to qualify as a nurse.