David Robinson
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From its source in New Hampshire's White Mountains to its mouth at Saco-Biddeford, the Saco River draws visitors and residents alike to swim, fish, canoe, and white-water kayak. The Saco brought tourists to the White Mountains and influenced the development of both large and small towns, shaping their history and creating bustling centers of industry. The Saco River documents the river through postcards from 1905 to the 1940s, when mills dominated...
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Soul Mentoring draws upon the wisdom of Gregory the Great (540-604) from his Pastoral Care, one of the most widely read books on mentoring from the ancient world. Those who walk in Gregory's steps will discover practical guidance for the journey into mentoring, including the formation of a mentor's soul, and wisdom in learning to care for others. Gregory describes mentoring as the "art of arts," the highest creative endeavor we share together. Gregory...
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Why does a blonde commit suicide off a bridge in Luxembourg? Whose telephone number is on a pink piece of crumpled paper? Who is the girl in the porn film? Jason Evans seeks the solution whilst on holiday visiting his brother Shaun in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Undercover Detective Ernie Meyer and his assistant Gendarms Tammy Hammer are hot on the trail. What is the meaning of an unusual tattoo? Who is the old man in a nursing home in Berlin?...
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The Sacred Art of Marriage explores married life as an art studio with fifty-two tools to creatively craft your spiritual life together. Drawing upon the fourth chapter of The Rule of St. Benedict, this book offers married couples fifty-two weeks of spiritual practices and ancient wisdom to deepen your marriage. Newlywed couples planning and preparing for married life will encounter in this book a variety of creative plans and patterns to put into...
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Ancient Paths offers personal and practical insights into "The Rule of St. Benedict", an ancient guidebook for Christian formation in community. Drawing upon centuries of Benedictine spirituality and monastic spiritual practices, Ancient Paths presents a five-fold approach to spiritual formation in community. While Benedict wrote his guidebook for monks living in the early sixth century, Ancient Paths presents Benedict's perspectives and principles...
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In Burlington Volume II, authors Mary Ann DiSpirito and David Robinson continue the detailed look at this intriguing Vermont city. Discovered by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, the next few centuries saw Burlington evolve from a wilderness to a small settlement, and eventually, flourish into Vermont's largest city. Situated on the shores of Lake Champlain, Burlington's waterfront area became the early center of commerce in the late eighteenth century...
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My journey begins in Holmfirth Yorkshire and ends in Cleethorpes on the 30th anniversary of the Christian Charity, CARE LTD. which I was privilege to set up supported by others. The scenery is made up of the hilarious and unforgettable characters, the humorous, sad and tragic incidents, and the many coincidences which can only be "God incidences". We travel from Holmfirth to Sleaford in Lincolnshire, and then to Grimsby as Prudential Superintendent.
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8) The Substance of Leadership: A Practical Framework for Effectively Leading a High-Performing Team
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The Substance of Leadership is a concise and practical guide that teaches you how to lead a high-performing team. Based on more than three decades of experience with high-performing teams operating in high-pressure environments from aircraft carriers to combat to TOPGUN to the business world, David Robinson takes you on an experiential journey distilling the complexities of leadership into a simple, enduring framework that will maximize your leadership...
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A personal invitation to walk with God through of the great classics of Christian spirituality. This book of daily devotions is based upon The Cloud of Unknowing. In this edition Robinson sought to remain as true as possible to the voice of this medieval classic. Cloud Devotion follows the original Middle English text sentence by sentence, with Robinson's own translation and paraphrase, divided work into 366 small portions, with a Scripture passage...
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Can food heal some of the most complex medical conditions? My Unremarkable Brain: A Fat-Fueled Adventure into the World of Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet is a hilarious and inspiring book, where serial dieter and middle-aged "fathlete" David Robinson takes readers on a ride into the strange and surprising world of American health culture.
At the age of forty, after living for over a decade with epilepsy, David decided to put his brain to the task...
11) Winning the Ship
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College recruitment can be very messy, and many conversations go on behind closed doors that students and families never learn about. Student-athletes are not recruited to play a sport; they are recruited to fill a role. One coach may see a recruit as a major contributor to their conference championship aspirations, and another may see that same athlete as a glorified backup-an insurance policy if the athletes they are investing most of their energy...
12) Unplayable Lie
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When Eddie Bennett began playing golf as a way to bond with his father, he quickly displayed a rare talent for the game. After a long and at times tragic road to the PGA Tour, all of the hard work appears to have paid off when it appeared as if Eddie would be a sure candidate for Rookie of the Year. Then Eddie sees something he should not have seen on the back nine of the Congressional Country Club. During a practice round for his first U.S. Open,...
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The most important color in the workplace is not black or white, but green. A companys employment decisions should be based on the bottom line, not on an employees skin color, gender, age, ethnicity, or other discriminatory category. Businesses shouldnt care if an employee is black, white, brown, red, or some other color; they should care how well they perform their job. In Workplace Discrimination Prevention Manual, author and attorney David A. Robinson...
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Tropical Scandal: A Pancho McMartin Legal Thriller is a wild ride from start to finish; once you pick it up, you don't want to put it back down.
Tropical Scandal is the fifth installment in David Myles Robinson's series of Pancho McMartin legal thrillers. Based somewhat on bizarrely true events, this thrilling sequel is a tale of conspiracy, corruption, and murder. Shortly after the events of Tropical Deception, Pancho is approached by a washed up,...
15) Tropical Lies
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Pancho McMartin, Honolulu's colorful, unpredictable and successful criminal defense attorney will soon take on a client charged with the most brutal, high profile murder in Hawaii's history. Pancho's client is a former mercenary, accused of the brutal murder of the man who was once Honolulu's most sought-after investment counselor. As the case unfolds and the lies are exposed, the evidence against Pancho's client is overwhelming and Pancho, now desperate,...
16) Burlington
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Nestled on the shores of Lake Champlain, with views of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains, Burlington, Vermont has attracted visitors and residents alike since the late eighteenth century. Lumber, textiles, shipping, the railroad, and higher education contributed to its growth, creating a city with a unique personality. Burlington's story is about community and people; sometimes poignant, often eccentric, but always intriguing. More than 200 photographs...
17) Words Kill
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Famed reporter Russell Blaze is dead. It appears to be an accident, but after Russ's funeral, his son, Cody, finds a letter in which his father explains that the death may have been murder. It directs Cody to Russ's unfinished memoir for clues as to what may have happened. The opening words are: On the night of October 26, 1968, I uttered a sentence that would haunt me for the rest of my life. The sentence was, "Someone should kill that motherfucker."
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A “mystical understanding of the game” made Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels a New York City basketball legend by the age of 16. Christened the “next Magic Johnson”, his career effectively ended at age 21 after being shot 3 times in the chest after a tussle over {dollar}8 of cocaine. THE LEGEND OF SWEE' PEA follows the twists and turns of fortune in the life of a basketball prodigy: his dramatic downfall, miraculous comeback, and, finally, the bittersweet...
20) Sydney White
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When tomboy Sydney is banished from the most popular sorority on campus, she is taken in by seven socially challenged but endearing guys. With the help of her new friends, Sydney stands up for outcasts everywhere and takes on the reigning campus queen in a popularity showdown. Now, Sydney wants to win the heart of gorgeous frat guy Tyler Prince.