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  Threshold of Faith - One man's...

  Vern Anderson, Richard Doebler

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  THRESHOLD OF FAITH is the story of Vern Anderson’s lifelong journey of discovery and blessing. From his family’s farm in Western Minnesota where he was rooted in the hardworking values of his immigrant Scandinavian heritage, Vern’s journey took him to the high-stakes world of American business. Along the way, Vern learned he could not confine God to traditional Sunday-morning religion. As Vern poured himself into the company he helped start, he came to see God at work daily. His faith grew even as he wrestled with doubts, questions, and uncertainties. Those day-to-day struggles, however, prepared Vern to step over the threshold of faith. This is also a story of a company launched by faith. From its humble beginnings in a small shop in a small town, Douglas Machine grew to employ more than 700 who design and build one-of-a-kind packaging machines, now found in over 30 countries. Along with his cousin, Bud Thoen, and his brother, Paul, Vern watched God regularly guide their decisions, impact people — and even fix troublesome machines! Impossibilities became possible as they invited God into their workplace. Threshold of Faith tells of a God who is “always there” — at home, at school, and even at work. Let this book entertain and inspire you with the faith to step over the threshold and into God’s best for you.

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  The Old Portrait - A Victorian...

  Hume Nisbet

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  Alone in his garrett on Christmas Eve, an artist uncovers a beautiful but disturbing portrait with strange powers.The Old Portrait is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known.

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  The Spanx Story - What's...

  Charlie Wetzel, Stephanie Wetzel

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  What can you learn from one of the most successful companies in the world? The Spanx Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled entrepreneur Sara Blakely to dominate the shapewear industry and become a billionaire. 
  Sara Blakely had a problem. She had a beautiful pair of white designer pants hanging in her closet just calling out to her to wear them, even though they accented her least favorite feature: cellulite. After searching high and low for a solution and coming up empty, an idea was born: Spanx. 
  The Spanx Story chronicles Sara’s journey from long nights researching patent and trademark law, to years of cold shoulders she received from the titans of the pantyhose industry, to the cold call that led to the shelves of Nieman Marcus. It was a long road of incredible hard work and determination that led Spanx to become the iconic brand it is today. 
  Through Sara’s story, you will learn:How to develop an idea and turn it into a business.How to start a company with very little capital by thinking outside of the box and dedicating every spare moment to your goal.How to recognize when it’s better to hire a CEO than to be the CEO.How to stay the course and continue to believe in your idea, despite naysayers and going against an industry resistant to innovation. 
  The Spanx Story educates and inspires entrepreneurs and innovators to find the problem for their solutions and persevere through the hard work that goes into building a billion-dollar company.

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  Diving Stations - The Story of...

  Peter Dornan

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  Diving Stations is the inspiring story of Captain George Hunts career.  Born in Uganda and then educated in Glasgow, he was determined to join the Navy and at 13 years old he entered HMS Conway.His prewar years saw him serving worldwide.  In 1939, on the outbreak of war he was already serving in submarines.  Over the next six years he was rammed twice, sunk once and had hundred of depth charges dropped around him.  He gave more than he got!  While in command of the Unity Class Submarine Ultor—mainly in the Mediterranean—he and his crew accounted for an astonishing 20 enemy vessels sunk by torpedo and 8 by gunfire as well as damaging another 4 ships.  His fifteenth mission was described by the Admiralty as unsurpassed in the Annals of the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla.After the War George continued his distinguished naval career becoming Senior Naval Officer West Indies (SNOWI).  He emigrated to Australia where he lives today.

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  Steve Jobs - A Day in His Life...

  Deaver Brown

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  Steve Jobs visited the author in the 1970s to find out what it was like to be an entrepreneur. It was still a pre-tech age with computer companies being like other corporations of the era, complete with suits and ties. Steve was the new wave; he sought out the author because his company was different than the old line companies but not what Steve imagined. The conversations were scintillating and imaginative. The author acts the role of Boswell with Dr. Johnson, Steve Jobs. The author also lists the 14 rules of Steve Jobs. As the author says, this is a Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio moment, never to be repeated.

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  The Unruly Life of Woody Allen

  Marion Meade

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  “A psychologically nuanced, tough-minded portrait” of the New York filmmaker and his relationships with Mia Farrow and Soon-Yi Previn (Publishers Weekly). Writer, director, actor, humorist. Woody Allen stands as one of our era’s most celebrated artists. Starting in the 1950s, Allen began crafting a larger‑than‑life neurotic persona that has since entertained and enlightened millions. In his films, widely thought to be autobiographical explorations of his own comic fears and fixations, Allen carefully controlled the public’s view of him as a lovable scamp. But that all came crashing down the day Mia Farrow found a Polaroid on her mantle. What followed was a flurry of sensational headlines and legal battles. His relationship with Soon‑Yi Previn, thirty-four years his junior and the step‑daughter of his longtime girlfriend, caused shockwaves in the public’s perception of the director, yet few biographers and journalists have explored what happened and why. In this, the first deep investigation of Allen’s life and the events surrounding his split with Farrow, biographer Marion Meade tracks down dozens of friends, actors, neighbors, and film historians. They open up with insights and details rare in the world of wealth and celebrity. What results is a fascinating portrait of a flawed genius, as adept at constructing his own image as he is at crafting films. Rereleased and updated, this is an unauthorized biography that neither Woody Allen’s fans nor his detractors will be able to put down. The revised and updated edition was reviewed in the Wall Street Journal in 2013 by Carl Rollyson, in a roundup of the five best Hollywood biographies.

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