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With a Plan for Reducing U.S. Oil Dependency

It’s never too late to top your personal best.

Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil” because of his uncanny ability to predict the direction of fuel prices, he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States, from a $2,500 investment. In the 1980s, Pickens became a household name when he executed a series of unsolicited buyout bids for undervalued oil companies, in the process reinventing the notion of shareholders’ rights. Even his failures were successful in that they forced risk-averse managers to reconsider the way they did business.

When Pickens left Mesa at age sixty-eight after a spectacular downward spiral in the company’s profits, many counted him out. Indeed, what followed for him was a painful divorce, clinical depression, a temporary inability to predict the movement of energy prices, and the loss of 90 percent of his investing capital. But Pickens was far from out.

From that personal and professional nadir, Pickens staged one of the most impressive comebacks in the industry, turning his investment fund’s remaining $3 million into $8 billion in profit in just a few years. That made him, at age seventy-seven, the world’s second-highest-paid hedge fund manager. But he wasn’t done yet. Today, Pickens is making some of the world’s most colossal energy bets. If he has his way, most of America’s cars will eventually run on natural gas, and vast swaths of the nation’s prairie land will become places where wind can be harnessed for power generation. Currently no less bold than he was decades ago when he single-handedly transformed America’s oil industry, Pickens is staking billions on the conviction that he knows what’s coming. In this book, he spells out that future in detail, not only presenting a comprehensive plan for American energy independence but also providing a fascinating glimpse into key resources such as water—yet another area where he is putting billions on the line.

From a businessman who is extraordinarily humble yet is considered one of the world’s most visionary, The First Billion Is the Hardest is both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global energy and natural-resource wars—of vital interest to anyone who has a stake in America’s future..
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Being a teenager is difficult even under idyllic circumstances.  But when bad things happen, the challenges of being a teenager can be overwhelming, leading to self-destructive behavior, eating disorders, substance abuse, and other challenges.  In addition, many teens are faced with illness, car accidents, the loss of loved ones, divorces, or other upheavals, and the obstacles to happiness can seem insurmountable.  Reading about the challenges in this book will help teens support themselves and learn about what their friends might be experiencing.

 

The first Chicken Soup for the Soul book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies.  The company went on to publish more than 150 Chicken Soup titles, selling more than 100 million copies, and becoming a household name.

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul has won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors..
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The Saturday New York Times crossword puzzle is the most challenging puzzle of the week, which is why it has gained such an eager following The most serious solvers know that actually finishing the puzzle is no small feat. Collected for the first time in a convenient and portable book form, Super Saturday has 75 puzzles sure to test not only knowledge but patience as well.
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The story of the night James Brown kept the peace in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and delivered hope with an immortal performance

Since James Brown’s death in December 2006, the Godfather of Soul has received stirring tributes from coast to coast. Yet few have addressed his contribution in the darkest hour of the civil rights movement. Telling the untold story of his historic Boston Garden concert of 1968, The Hardest Working Man also captures the magnificent achievements that made Brown a revolutionary icon of American popular culture.

Acclaimed journalist James Sullivan begins his stirring account by depicting the racially charged climate of Boston in the hours after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death. Brown’s concert was slated for cancellation as police geared up for mass retaliation. After Brown butted heads with the mayor, the show was allowed to go on—and his emotional, electric performance was broadcast live on local television. Though rioting erupted in more than a hundred U.S. cities that night, Boston remained quiet. Not only bringing to life that transforming show, James Sullivan also charts Brown’s incredible rise from poverty to self-made millionaire and the pivotal voice behind the signature anthem “Say It Loud—I’m Black and I’m Proud,” making The Hardest Working Man a tribute to an unforgettable concert and a rousing biography of a revolutionary musician..
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With warmth and clarity, Lloyd Ogilvie offers thoughtful, biblical insights to modern questions He encourages us to honestly ask God anything, because there's no question too big for him and no need too deep for him to meet..
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The hardest things God asks a woman to do are hard for everyone, everywhere, everyday But they are also the most rewarding and fulfilling The 7 Hardest Things God Asks a Woman to Do, by mother-daughter authors Kathie Reimer and Lisa Whittle, is an honest and insightful look into the liberating truth about what is required of women. By identifying the 7 things and dealing with them in a straightforward manner, women will come to to a better understanding of the freedom that comes with knowing what is required of us-and the empowerment of the Lord who guides, strengthens, and enables us to do what he asks..
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In this one-of-a-kind workbook, author and youth speaker Justin Lookadoo walks with teens through the experience of radical faith. He challenges youth to actually live out what they believe through practical steps like giving up their TV, Internet, PlayStation2 and magazines for 30 days.

The unique four-color design is eye-catching and appeals to any postmodern teen. The non-linear style is inviting and unassuming, so teens will feel that they can approach this study with confidence.

Formerly sold as "Step Off: The Hardest 30 Days of Your Life," this book has garnered tremendous positive feedback from actual teens who have survived the life-changing experience. It will be the hardest and best book a teen or youth group has ever studied together.

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Would you like to laugh cover to cover? Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, when there was a collective depression in the US, this author felt we needed something uplifting. So, he began asking thousands of people a simple question: When was the time you laughed the hardest you ever laughed in your life? The result is this book of actual, true-life, hilarious stories. The author had quite an adventure collecting people's funny stories in subways, in airports, in taxis, at parties, on airplanes, at work dinners, at conferences, in doctors' waiting rooms, in hair salons, and so on. In addition to laughing, you will: learn why you should take your skis off before going to the bathroom; learn how not to talk to a police officer; take comfort that there are people in this world who are more clueless than you; see why you really should be nicer to the people you work with; and, understand why it's not a good sign when a bird lands in your hair..
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