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.The early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints face intense persecution against their prophet and their new Church.

Stop complaining! Stop wishing and hoping! Stop whining! This is your answer to your life of fulfillment! This is the definitive book for those who want to take the guesswork out of living a fulfilled life. The following pages will bring together a wealth of insight and information from a cross-section of individuals, faiths, and religions extolling the virtues of and validating the process for living a life of fulfillment. Starting with being "Authentically Honest" to explaining peace as the "Intangible Tangible Power," this book succinctly lays out a realistic process for anyone to follow for achieving a life dominated by peace, success, and happiness. Part motivational, part spiritual, and part instructional, The Trifecta of Fulfillment hits all points. It covers all ground for those frustrated by books promising to reveal the "secret to happiness." The principles in this book are doable; they are understandable. There is no religious indoctrination or proselytizing in this book. The Trifecta of Fulfillment pages contains concrete, factual information that is tested and proven over centuries to aid in developing personal peace, success, and happiness. The Trifecta of Fulfillment is the definitive book and is a must-have in the library of all patrons of motivation, success, self-help, and spiritual exploration. There are now no more excuses for living in misery. Now you have the information you need to dramatically change the trajectory of your life for the better. Use it! The choice is yours.

Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Fourth Edition, provides scholarly overviews of the major areas of psychological assessment, including test development, psychometrics, testing technology and commonly used assessment measures. Includes psychological assessment for all ages, with new coverage encompassing ethnic minorities and the elderly. Assessment methodologies discussed include formal testing, interviewing and observation of behavior. The handbook also discusses assessment of different facets of personality and behavior, including intelligence, aptitude, interest, achievement, personality and psychopathology. Features new authors, heavy revisions to previous chapters, and 65% new material, including the use of assessments in forensic applications.Encompasses test development, psychometrics and assessment measuresCovers assessment for all age groupsIncludes formal testing, interviews and behavioral observation as testing measuresDetails assessments for intelligence, aptitude, achievement, personality and psychopathologyOffers new coverage of assessments used in forensic psychology and with ethnic minoritiesFeatures 65 percent new material, with 5 new chapters

About the AuthorAllen Colbert, Sr. was born and raised in Crescent City, Florida to Thomas and Annie Mae Colbert. The seventh of eleven children, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Bethune-Cookman College, now Bethune-Cookman University, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Upon graduating, Allen was employed by the IBM Corporation until the time of his retirement in April 1996.He received the baptism of the Holy Ghost in June 1975 and was called into the gospel ministry in 1978 while living in Newburgh, New York. It was there that he became one of the original members of the Mighty Traveling Echoes, a gospel singing group.As a part of his evangelistic calling, Allen loves seeing souls saved for the Lord. It is his desire to bring about a deeper awareness of the personal strength and closeness of God to the people through fasting and prayer because he understands that this is how we become more acutely aware of our spiritual standing with the Lord.Allen's first book, Power In Fasting, was published in 2006.Allen has previously served as assistant pastor of Faith Temple Holiness Church in Poughkeepsie, New York; pastor of Ridley Temple Church of God in Christ in Delray Beach, Florida; and as the associate pastor of Millgrove Church of God in Christ in Durham, North Carolina.Allen and his wife of 50 years, Jane, currently live in Gainesville, Florida where they are both active members of Williams Temple Church of God In Christ. Allen serves as an associate elder and Jane serves as a missionary, Sunday School teacher for the youth, and leader of the Sewing Circle. Allen also serves as secretary for the Central Florida Jurisdiction #1 COGIC Ordination Board and senior advisor to the jurisdiction's Men of Distinction, a men's ministry group designed to meet the spiritual needs of all men regardless of denomination or church affiliation. This well-rounded group ministers to the whole man by offering various forms of counseling including marital, financial, encouragement, prayer, education and periodic men's retreats, among other things. Allen and Jane have six children -- Allen Jr., Gerald, Yvette, Jeannette, Pricilla, and Joyce -- and have been blessed with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

"Because of God's Great Love" clearly explains how even when we were dead in our sins, God sought us out and saved us. Salvation is, from start to finish, a gift of grace.

Below the Precipice is an outstanding novel that is about a young boy who is harassed and recruited by an army unit from the Civil war era. He stumbles upon them in a modern-day parkland, because of an unfortunate incident which partially debilitates him during his pre-adolescent years. In the encroaching years, he investigates their demise and attempts to rid them by any means possible. He endures them throughout the turmoil, eventually realizing his family is what he holds dearest. Will he be saved from his visual haunts that terrorize him at every turn? Will he ever be free from the condemning, lost troupe that needs justice to rectify one dubious act of slaughter? And who else will be affected by the group's subtle pulling of drawstrings through a fiercely-brave youth? As you read, please, please see that not all that can kill you Breathes. Teal is flying.

Neil, a college sophomore, decides to stay in town for the summer and get a job. He needs a room, and the ad sounds innocent enough, "Widow with large house near campus seeks student boarder. Sex, race, unimportant." Neil discovers that Eva is no ordinary landlady. He soon realizes he might not be as mature as he'd thought after the first time she spanks him bare-bottom over her knee. When Eva starts putting him in diapers, he learns he's a lot more than just Auntie Eva's boarder.

In today's fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment, frequent feedback and "course correction" is absolutely vitalBut about the only time most managers offer employees feedback is during scheduled (and generally infrequent) performance appraisals, which tend to be stiff, formal, and whether intentionally or not adversarial, and therefore ineffective.Formula 2+2 offers a simple yet powerful approach to revolutionizing feedback conversations. It details the five secrets of effective feedback: making it timely, balanced between compliments and critiques, focused on high priority areas, supported with specific examples, and reinforced with appropriate follow-up.