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Diamonds on the Water is a beautiful, enchanting, yetheartbreaking love story. Growing up in the hills of West Virginia during the Great Depression, 15-year-old Annie is forced to quit school and take onthe role of caregiver. To help her parents and seven siblings, shemoves to the city to earn money. Annie lives with her aunt while helping care for her sick uncle. Even though she is able to aid herfamily financially, she continues to feel guilty about themstruggling back home. Life with her wealthy aunt and uncle exposes her to a more majestic side of life. Annie goes back to school to finish hereducation, inherits her uncle's sailboat, meets a young man named Michael, and experiences a period of hopeful triumph. Anniefulfills her childhood dreams of sailing, finding God's handiworkwhen she discovers Diamonds on the Water. After tragedy strikes Annie's family back in West Virginia, she isagain plunged into the caregiver role by taking responsibility forher siblings. The loss of loved ones haunts Annie's happiness andtakes a toll on her sanity. Will this selfless young girl ever findher happy ending?

"In 2008, over two million Americans lost their jobs. In 2009, that number is expected to be even higher as experts predict the unemployment rate to soar above 10%." Those are the dire statistics author and executive Max Mohamed writes in his book, Dodge the Bullet-How to Take Your Name off the Next Layoff List. Knowing what to do, how to prepare and, more importantly, how to dodge the "layoff bullet" is imperative to your career and financial future. Mohamed gives the reader expert advice on how to do so based on his experience as a senior executive during a time when he was one of those superiors who had the unfortunate responsibility to end an employee's career. What factors are taken into consideration by upper-level management who must decide which of their employees to lay off? Mohamed's easy-to-understand narration spells out every trick to use in order to avoid adding your name to the unemployment statistics. His unique approach uses "battlefield" techniques-know how to survive the "snipers," where they are, and what they're looking for. This indispensable book is a must-read for anyone who wants to avoid becoming another statistic during our nation's troubled economic climate.Author Bio:Max Mohamed has written for the New York City Tribune and several quarterlies, including the International Freedom Review. Mr. Mohamed is a geologist with an independent oiland gas exploration company and is currently writinghis second nonfiction book.He lives in Texas.