Not For The Faint Of Heart

Distinguished diplomat Ambassador Wendy Sherman brings readers inside the negotiating room to show how to put diplomatic values like courage, power, and persistence to work in their own lives. Few people have sat across from the Iranians and the North Koreans at the negotiating table. Wendy Sherman has done both. During her time as the lead US negotiator of the historic Iran nuclear deal and throughout her distinguished career, Wendy Sherman has amassed tremendous expertise in the most pressing foreign policy issues of our time. Throughout her life -- from growing up in civil-rights-era Baltimore, to stints as a social worker, campaign manager, and business owner, to advising multiple presidents -- she has relied on values that have shaped her approach to work and leadership: authenticity, effective use of power and persistence, acceptance of change, and commitment to the team. Not for the Faint of Heart takes readers inside the world of international diplomacy and into the mind of one of our most effective negotiators -- often the only woman in the room. She shows why good work in her field is so hard to do, and how we can learn to apply core skills of diplomacy to the challenges in our own lives.

Not for the Faint of Heart was written from a heart of compassion with a spirit of brokenness by one who has not lost the will to fight. Within each of us, there is a fighter looking for deliverance from the monotonous, the mundane, and, most of all, from hurt and pain. It is a search for a life worth living, one that involves making a difference and finding fulfillment. The path to this life is easily found, but the Way will demand you to follow with your whole heart, never turning back. If you choose this path, your life can become a journey as each new day dawns filled with great and magnificent promises. Your courage and commitment will be challenged as you learn the mystery of a hidden strength from deep within from a reserve you never really knew. Your heart will be filled with love, joy, peace, and the assurance of hope for every tomorrow. Come, taste and see if this is what your heart has been searching for.

Masterful, hopeful stories about ordinary people taking small, bold steps into the unknown These ten compelling and delightful stories highlight ordinary people, introverts, mostly living quiet lives -- until they take the chance to leap toward small, meaningful adventure. A young woman is given a painting by Picasso by her stepfather, and she must acquire a wall to hang it on. A hippie family picks up a cello-playing hitchhiker who convinces them to get a television. And a man winds up taking his girlfriend?s son on a road trip -- an unexpected expedition for them both. Filled with a sense of hope, these stories explore the tangled bonds of family and the complex web that holds them together. Cary Fagan is an undisputed master of the short story, and Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart is a brilliant and warm collection that expands our acceptance of human frailty and our unpredictable capacity for change.

There are books you merely read. There are books you read, recommend to others and pass along. Then there are those books yu read, lay aside, jump to your feet, throw your hands in the air, and holler, "Yes!!" Food Security for the Faint of Heart is one of the latter. Robin Wheeler has managed to extract logic from hysteria, package it with a strong environmental perspective, an abundance of practical suggestions and enough good humour to make this a must-have for every soul interested in surviving whatever natural disaster comes along. Wheeler wastes no time in addressing the central theme of her book: Anything can happen so you better be prepared--and here's how. In her impressive list of "Good Things to Have in an Emergency", she catalogues essential items, including lesser touted items such as cooking oil and salt. If Wheeler has done anything by writing this book, she's pulled thr proverbial rug from under our feet when it ocmes to excuses for not eating well through any disaster. Reviewed by Linda Wegner, Country LIfe in BC Where would you find your groceries if your supermarket’s shelves were suddenly empty? The threat of earthquakes, trucker strikes, power outages, or a global market collapse makes us vulnerable like never before. With spiraling fuel prices and unstable world economies, individuals and communities are demanding more control over their food supply. Food Security for the Faint of Heart is designed to gently ease readers into a more empowered place so that shocks to our food supply can be handled confidently. As well as acquiring new skills and ideas, there are other compelling reasons to get better prepared. The local economy gains support and encouragement to expand, in turn boosting food’s taste and nutritional value, along with the health of people and ecosystems. Community support helps low-income families eat higher quality food, and the preparation provides a psychological edge in an emergency. Chapters are devoted to useful, transferable skills, including: Preserving garden food Saving freezer food during a power outage Managing through an earthquake Preparing quick herbal medicinals Foraging for wild food A humorous treatment of a sometimes threatening topic, this book will appeal to both long-time food security advocates and newcomers to the topic who are wary of it all and would prefer to avoid it. Robin Wheeler teaches traditional skills, sustenance gardening, and medicinals at Edible Landscapes (www.ediblelandscapes.ca), a nursery and teaching garden in Roberts Creek, British Columbia. She is also the author of Gardening for the Faint of Heart (New Catalyst Books).

The best of Kate McIlhagga's work in one collection. Includes poems and prayers of gathering and beginning; creation and self; Advent and Epiphany; Lent and mothering; Easter and Pentecost; pilgrimage and endings and blessings.

"Relative. Time is relative, and quite frankly, it's relatively a thief. Where has it all gone?" Emma's life has dripped on like a leaky faucet since her mother's sudden passing seven years ago. The dripping water has nearly drowned her with one constant question: was it really her fault? Her brother thinks so, her dad does not... and Emma, well, she's not quite sure. After graduating college, Emma searches for a fresh start in Myrtle Beach, SC. She builds a simple life that consists of peaceful walks on the beach, overpriced coffees, and working from home. When her lovable (but pushy) friend, Grace, unexpectedly moves in with her, she swaps these things for walking an old woman's dog, a "coincidental" meet cute, and unexpected truths uncovered from the night of her mother's death. Not for the Faint of Heart offers more than a love story, it looks at the complexities of intergenerational friendships and simply, being a human. It's a compelling story with the perfect blend of teenage drama and hopeful adulthood.

Lauren, a first-year nurse, wonders if she’s up to the challenge of her first job. After four years of nursing school and three months of job searching, she’s finally landed a position on the surgical orthopedics ward of a major Vancouver hospital. In Bridget Jones style, Lauren recounts her humiliations and triumphs as she fumbles her way through the first few days—learning the importance of choosing the right style of uniform, the impossibility of still looking presentable at the end of a shift, and the reality of dealing with patients in extreme circumstances. Will Lauren be able to find her place in this fast-paced medical world and make a new life for herself? And what of her private life? Can her relationship to her childhood sweetheart withstand the attentions of a certain sexy surgeon?