Bøger af Phil Lowe

In your mind, have you ever compared the difference between the many versions of God created by religions around the world and the one God of creation? If not, let the snake and apple seed take you on a journey through old religious dogma that has for thousands of years brought war and conflict into the world. Through poetic words explore the Creator's world where you will find recipes for baking apple pies that will bring food to soul as it works its way along the path to enlightenment. Fishing for Snakes and Baking Apple Pies is a book of poems that compares what millions hold to be the absolute Word of God to the Creator's words written throughout Nature. Riding along with the snake and apple seed could bring a fresh new viewpoint to your thinking.

Lance Wright never expected to become district attorney for Madre County. It was nearly a sure thing that the rampant corruption in the California county would prevent the morally upright Lance from winning the election. In a shocking turn of events, Lance's clean campaign wins the day. While Lance's wife, Sandy, and sons, Brian and Gabe, are thrilled, Lance knows that this isn't entirely good news. Lance attracts the everlasting ire of Sheriff Ben Rhodes, a man who rules Madre County with an iron fist and who has bribed or intimidated nearly every local official into going along with his schemes. On opening day of trout season, Lance takes seven-year-old Brian along on a fishing trip. The two accidentally witness one of Ben's violent acts, and the villainous sheriff decides to shut both of them up for good! In this modern thriller, a classic battle for good and evil plays out in the mountainous California countryside. Greed, gold, and more inspire dark decisions and brutal actions. When he was elected, Lance vowed to serve the people, but he may end up giving up his life for them in the battle for Madre County's soul.

Tired of being a square peg in a round hole? The extensive self-searching questionnaire in this book can help you to find a framework to identify and make the most of your particular talents, and answer questions about which kind of work might best suit your individual needs. Dumping what makes us unhappy only works if what it is replaced with is matched to our true preferences - otherwise we are jumping from the frying-pan into the fire. The straight choice - find activities which match your preferences, or work on using the preferences which match your activities - is what is tackled in this book. This redesigned edition of Individual Excellence makes it easier for you to plot a path which you might find to be more satisfying to travel.