New Releases by Kevin Brown

Breaking the Self-Confidence Giant Code Self-Confidence Giant presents: 10 Principles for Transformational Self-Confidence: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs and Business Executives, a system of principles and strategies that produce Personal Development, Peak Performance and Goal Achievement. It is the skillset and competence of completing goals on a consistent basis that equates to personal-development, peak-performance and goal-achievement. Self-Confidence is a tool of success? The first phase in developing self-confidence is having a vision, a mission and a purpose. Your first primary function is to have faith in God, then believe in yourself. You must also possess the ability to think forward and follow through despite roadblocks along the way. As former basketball coach Phil Jackson put it, "I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you''re doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly, your leaders, to believe in what you''re trying to accomplish on the basketball floor." Vision, Mission, and Purpose is the first Phase of Confidence There can be no supplement for genuine self-confidence and there is nothing more credible than assurance. However, it is a myth that most people understand they have strength when it comes to confidence. Most people don''t know how to get or keep confidence. For instance, as a life coach and personal trainer I see people asking me to confirm them all the time. I work with people who have confidence with making million dollar deals every day, but are shy at parties. I see others who are confident when asking someone on a date, but may be nervous at a job interview. Understanding Your Strengths Competence, strangely enough, bears little relationship to confidence. The fact that you do your job extremely well does not, by itself, ensure that you are also confident of your abilities. It is only when you are aware of your competence that you become confident. One of the key strengths that we will talk about later is the ability to persevere when things get tough. Life is great when everything is going well, but what will be our actions when things become difficult? People at the top persevere with Self-Confidence all the time I''d like to give some tips to raise your confidence. First, think of past successes that helped you drive development and improved performance in a project. Secondly, physical health: Regular exercise makes your immune system strong and well equipped to fight various diseases and infections. As you remain disease free, there is a sense of self-importance. Third, keep your focus. Don''t get side tracked with life. Confidence is tied to goals. When you complete your goals you''re focused. When you are all over the place with your life, your confidence is down and your goals are not being accomplished. Finally, embrace the process of success and failure, it''s worth it. Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore, where she said she faced sexism and harassment. But Winfrey rebounded and became the undisputed queen of television talk shows before amassing a media empire. Today she is worth an estimated $2.9 billion, according to Forbes. There was a study done at Manchester Business School in the U.K., which found that male business students thought they deserved to earn $80,000 a year, while women thought they deserved only $60,000. Women have less faith in their earnings vs. men. Women effectively believe they are 25% less valuable than men. Don''t underestimate yourself. Oprah didn''t allow someone else to determine her value, and neither should you.

Most ethnographers don t achieve what Kevin Brown did while conducting their research: in his two years spent at a karaoke bar near Denver, Colorado, he went from barely able to carry a tune to someone whom other karaoke patrons requested to sing. Along the way, he learned everything you might ever want to know about karaoke and the people who enjoy it. The result is "Karaoke Idols," a close ethnography of life at a karaoke bar that reveals just what we re doing when we take up the mic and how we shape our identities, especially in terms of gender, ethnicity, and class, through performances in everyday life. Marrying a comprehensive introduction to the history of public singing and karaoke with a rich analysis of karaoke performers and the community that their shared performances generate, "Karaoke Idols" is a book for both the casual reader and the scholar, and a fascinating exploration of our urge to perform and the intersection of technology and culture that makes it so seductively easy to do so."

Using the structure of the liturgical calendar and the lives of the saints for inspiration, Kevin Brown explores not only faith, but subjects ranging from love to childhood and from grammar to grace. The saints'' backgrounds serve as metaphors for our lives today, as we struggle with our mortality and our morality. In these poems, Brown is able to laugh at himself and his failings while reminding us of our own. He points out where our various approaches to faith make us better people and where we fail to follow what we tell others to do. In these poems, the miraculous becomes ordinary even as ordinary events and people are imbued with the sacred, granting readers hope for themselves and for the world.

Hard Knocks High is a Young Adult Urban Fiction series that features African American and Latino characters. These books are written for Grade 9 and up. Hard Knocks High is the most notorious high school in the Bronx, where the streets and the classroom collide. Project Windows is the first book in the Hard Knocks High series which features sixteen year old, high school sophomore Tafari King. As a sheltered, bible-studying teen, when inside of his strict single-parent apartment, and a menacing thug when on the rugged Bronx streets, Tafari King struggles to live a double life. On one side: his overprotective mother, who is unaware that her son is the most feared young thug on the streets; his caring girlfriend, who opposes his new found life style; a devoted teacher who warns Tafari of the unseen traps in the streets; and a budding rap career that may offer a way out. On the other side: an intoxicating freedom of a life in which reputation is all that matters, of living the lyrics, of his corner boys'' crew, thugs, and ghetto star-struck girls all whom Tafari has fooled with his fabricated thug persona. Just when things couldn''t get any worse, an old enemy resolves to reclaim dominance over Tafari while a new threat seeks to remove him from the equation entirely. With his life on the line, a gang initiation looming, and time running out, Tafari needs to make a choice before it''s too late.

For the first time collected together, the best weird fiction from Morpheus Tales, the UK''s most controversial weird fiction magazine! Only the very best weird fiction has been hand-picked from the Morpheus Tales archives to create the third collected volume of the magazine Christopher Fowler calls "edgy and dark". Featuring fiction by Simon Addams, Barbra Annino, Richard Farren Barber, David Brookes, Eric S. Brown, Kevin Brown, Tom Cardamone, Lee Collins, Nicholas Day, Thomas Henry Dylan, Paul Eckert, Craig Hallam, Andrew Hook, Adrian Ludens, David McGillveray, Christian McPhate, Colin Meldrum, Andrew Morris, Aaron Polson, John M. Radosta, Willie Smith, Alan Spencer, Wayne Summers, Lennart Svensson, Kevin Wallis. Established horror best-sellers rub shoulders with rising stars and newcomers in this diverse collection of short weird fiction.

Not content to just say "no," Kevin Brown sets about to give us a positive view of godly relationships. What does the Bible suggest about the way we should go about finding a partner? How should children and young people behave? What are the responsibilities of parents? Kevin Brown believes there are positive principles we can learn from scripture. He also believes these principles will lead us to greater joy, deeper love, and a closer relationship with God. This will, in turn, bring us into a closer relationship with one another. Who knew that purity could be this much fun?

Kevin B. Brown was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He experienced criminal activity at the age of ten. He used to steal anything that wasn''t nailed down. He dropped out of school in the 9th grade. He committed his life to crime, selling drugs, robbing, club bopping, whore hopping, carrying pistols, ripping and running the streets, in and out of juvenile shelter and county jails. His first time in the back of a police car was at the age of eleven. He has been arrested 19 times, charged with 30 separate crimes, and by the age of 21, convicted of 8 felonies. Following the plan of Satan landed him in prison with two life sentences and 60 years. It was in prison where God got his attention and changed his life. God used jail to deliver him from hell. In prison he started preaching Jesus and Jesus crucified. So many souls have been saved, delivered and made free. He has earned many certificates in prison. He received his G.E.D. and got his credentials in fashion merchandising from The Professional Career Development Institute. God has called him to minister to the troubled youth, drug addicts, alcoholics, prostitutes and gangsters (the lost). Kevin Brown is an author, pastor, motivational speaker, counselor, entrepreneur, husband and a father. He''s a fashion designer and an investor. He loves to invest in the stock market. He have five different clothing lines. Two of them are Christian clothing lines coming out soon and one of them is strictly for women. He started a clothing line called, "WHATSINEM." His wife, Vanessa Brown, is his biggest supporter and partner. Kevin Brown is currently still in prison waiting for God to deliver him. It will not be long now. He''s happily married to his wife, Vanessa Brown, and he enjoys spending as much time as possible with her. If you would like to invest or be a partner with us in these Christian clothing lines please email my wife at [email protected]

From the early nineteenth century onwards, literally millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported to Australia, had no choice; others like the indentured Indian and Chinese labourers had almost no alternative; but the vast majority were driven to escape war, famine or grinding poverty in Europe by seeking a new life abroad. Whatever their circumstances and wherever their destination, the one experience they all shared in common was the sea voyage. This book is centred on the rite of passage that marked the transition from one life to the other, tracing the story of the emigrant, through a fresh look at original sources and first-hand accounts, from the decision to emigrate, the journey to the port and the voyage itself, to arrival in the new world. It describes the emigrant trade, the differing conditions on board sailing ships and steamers, convict and coolie ships, and the perils of overcrowding, epidemics, fire, shipwreck and even cannibalism. It also investigates the varied receptions emigrants were likely to face u0096 not necessarily the welcome promised the u0091homeless, tempest-tostu0092 by the Statue of Liberty. This unprecedented population shift left few European families untouched by emigration, while the present-day populations of the Americas and Australasia are dominated by the descendants of those who made the journey. This gives the emigrantsu0092 story a universal interest.

From the moment it was first published, Facility Management became the ultimate reference for facility and design professionals who want to create a productive workplace that corresponds to the short- and long-term goals of their corporation. This Second Edition provides complete, fully up-to-date information and guidance on the evolving facility management profession that will help facility professionals and their service providers meet and exceed these goals.

You live in a world of god-awful sequels. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Blues Brothers 2000. Scary Movie 2. It''s rough out there.But have no fear-here''s one sequel that hasn''t been drained of life by roving hordes of soulless studio execs. Pulp Ink 2''s got beautiful killers, visions of the apocalypse, blood-thirsty rats, and one severed arm on a quest for revenge. No half-assed reboots here, just some of the finest writing in crime and horror today.Featuring stories by Kevin Brown, Mike Miner, Eric Beetner, Heath Lowrance, Matthew C. Funk, Richard Godwin, Cindy Rosmus, Christopher Black, Andrez Bergen, James Everington, W. D. County, Julia Madeleine, Kieran Shea, Joe Clifford, Katherine Tomlinson, R. Thomas Brown, Court Merrigan, BV Lawson, and Patti Abbott. Edited by Nigel Bird and Chris Rhatigan.Praise for Pulp Ink"It''s varied, it''s wild and it''s not for the faint hearted... An addictive collection." - Benoit Lelievre of Dead End Follies "This anthology shone so brightly that I felt I had to wear shades when reading it... This is up there with the best of them and possibly my most enjoyable read this year." - Darren Sant of Daz''s Short Book Reviews"Murder and madness, sex and seduction, revenge and redemption, Pulp Ink has a little bit of everything going on." - Elizabeth White of Book Reviews by Elizabeth A. White

Like many young Christians, Kevin Brown had what he believed to be a strong faith, one that provided answers to all the questions he had and might encounter. He even attended a Christian college and considered becoming a youth minister. While there, though, he began having doubts about his faith, began asking questions that came from discussions both in and out of the classroom--questions he couldn''t find answers to. When the church told him he shouldn''t be asking those questions, he left the church and his faith behind. He kept asking questions, though, and kept looking for a faith that would allow him to have questions and doubts, yet still believe. What he found may offer an answer to the religious divide in our society--one that separates evangelical from progressive Christians, one that separates sacred from secular. In this memoir, Brown describes his spiritual journey from his first faith to the loss of faith to the way he found back to a Christianity where he can ask those questions, a different way than he knew before. He still has questions and doubts, but he also has faith, in spite of and because of those questions and doubts.

“A fascinating and wide-ranging history of health, hygiene, and the sea. This is a great narrative of an important but often hidden aspect of seafaring.” —Ausmarine When European sailors began to explore the rest of the world, the problem of keeping healthy on such long voyages became acute. Malnourishment and crowded conditions bred disease, but they also carried epidemics that decimated the indigenous populations they encountered and brought back new diseases like syphilis. As navies developed, the well-being of crews became a dominant factor in the success of naval operations, so it is no surprise that the Royal Navy led the way in shipboard medical provision, and sponsored many of the advances in diet and hygiene which by the Napoleonic Wars gave its fleets a significant advantage over all its enemies. These improvements trickled down to the merchant service, but the book also looks at two particularly harsh maritime environments, the slave trade and emigrant ships, both of which required special medical arrangements. Eventually, the struggle to improve the fitness of seamen became a national concern, manifest in a series of far-reaching and sometimes bizarre public health measures, generally directed against the effects of drunkenness and the pox. In this way, as in many others, an attempt to address the specific needs of the seafarer developed wider implications for society as a whole. It also produced scientific breakthroughs that were a universal benefit, so far from being a narrow study of medicine at sea, this book provides a fascinating picture of social improvement. “The topics are intriguing, the research is thorough, and the book is a captivating read.” —Nautical Research Journal

Most of us today would agree that the children of this new millennium are growing up in a world that is filled with pitfalls and treacherous paths that previous generations have not had to negotiate. How do we prepare these children to not only survive these paths but be victorious? Father, former youth pastor, and now church pastor, Kevin Brown shares the vision he has been given for teaching about and expecting from our children an involved, discipled way of life. He believes "The Christian faith depends upon the transfer of the gospel from one generation to the next." Rite of Passage in the Home and Church describes, not a "program," but instead a family''s commitment to making a change in priorities that will impact them for generations to come. Pastor Kevin says, "The family has been fractured and splintered by the culture and this segregation of family by age has been brought to the church." At his home church, the family worships together. There is no children''s church, no youth services...just the family of God worshiping together as indicated in Scripture. Kevin believes the only hope for our culture is the church and the only hope for the church is the restoration of the family. This book will be of value to you individually, but is designed for use in a church community for best results.

Winner of the 2011 Split Oak Press Chapbook Prize.

Set in the late 1970''s, Author Kevin "Coach" Brown''s novel From Ghetto to Greatness is a masterpiece of storytelling that grabs your attention from the very beginning. Once you are pulled into the protagonist''s Jerome Green''s world, you are whisked away with him through the perils of teenage drug addiction and living life with no parental guidance. You will be pulling for Jerome all the way. The plot is fresh and intriguing; as opposed to the trite storyline of "I sold drugs, I was in a gang, I went to jail, and now I want to save the world." The result of this brand new approach to urban literature is a book that is absolutly a must read for all. It''s just a wonderful story that will inspire you. It will make you laugh and sometimes want to cry. Brown paints his characters brilliantly as they all come to life and have a cumulative effect on Jerome Green''s unsure future. https: //plus.google.com/u/0/112784885105448939871/

The Oxford American Handbook of Pulmonary Medicine is an essential quick reference guide to all the major respiratory symptoms and diseases. Each topic is covered in a consistent format including practical tips for both inpatient and outpatient care settings. The handbook features a section on practical procedures plus useful pages on lung and bronchial anatomy, CT anatomy, lung function, and blood gas nomograms. Edited and written by pulmonologists from the respected National Jewish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and residents, as well as a useful reference for practitioners. The Oxford American Handbook of Pulmonary Medicine is the indispensable, evidence-based source on the subject.

The twentieth century saw two world wars and many other conflicts characterised by technological change and severity of casualties. Medicine has adapted quickly to deal with such challenges and new medical innovations in the military field have had advantages in civil medicine. There has thus been interplay between war and medicine that has not only been confined to the armed forces and military medicine, but which has impacted on health and medicine for us all. These themes will be examined from the Boer War to the dawn of a new century, and a ''war against terror;'' the experiences of individuals as doctors, nurses and patients, are highlighted, with personal, sometimes graphic, first-hand accounts bringing home the realities of medical treatment in wartime.

"Examines how five novelists have taken ideas from legends and apocryphal writings and reshaped them to fit a contemporary audience and to portray major Christian figures in a way that confronts our longheld beliefs and provides insight into the ways we approach religion"--Provided by publisher.

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in Houston, Texas, houses one of the world''s great collections of American furniture, paintings and decorative arts. The collection is displayed in the historic residence of Texas philanthropist Ima Hogg (1882-1975). In

From almost the time when man first discovered the pleasures of sin, he has also experienced the torments of the Pox. Drawing on references from art and literature, stories of famous sufferers and medical documents, this book presents the history of syphilis and gonorrhoea, and their treatment, from the Renaissance to the antibiotic age.

Penicillin revolutionized healthcare and turned the modest, self-effacing Alexander Fleming into a world hero. This book tells the story of the man and his discovery set against a background of the transformation of medical research from 19th-century individualism through to teamwork and modern-day international big business.

Understand and develop an IP telephony strategy that saves money and provides new services and network efficiencies. Readers will learn the difference between IP Telephony (IPT) and voice over IP (VoIP) and discover what this difference means in business applications.

The Nurse In The Purse is about a little girl named Molly who gets a surprise for her fifth birthday! Her birthday wish was for a new purse. Inside the purse she finds a magical doll Nurse who comes to life. Maria the Nurse is not just a friend to Molly, but one who teaches Molly first-aid, safety, and how to help others. Through the adventures of The Nurse In The Purse, a young girl is able to teach her friends what she has learned. Through the years of caring for sick children in hospitals and schools, I had the burning desire to do something special for them. My goal was to make children laugh and learn at the same time. The Nurse In The Purse is the production—the creation of fulfilling that dream. I wanted to follow the footsteps of my greatest admirer of children''s books, Dr. Seuss. If I could see just one child laugh, enjoy, and learn from this book, then my goal was achieved. This book was written for ages four and up. It''s easy and fun to read through the use of rhyme. The Nurse In The Purse can make a child laugh, and is educational.

This Colour Handbook reviews the natural predators, parasites and pathogens used to control pest populations and analyses their characteristics and practical applications. It is designed to enable the reader to anticipate, recognise and resolve specific problems of pest management. Intended as a concise accessible reference to the field, this book will be of interest to a broad spectrum of academic, professional and lay readers; the growers and the consultants advising them, students in horticulture and crop science and scientists in a broad range of related disciplines. ∗ Superb, detailed colour photographs and line drawings of predator, parasite and pest species. ∗ Accessible, practical format. ∗ Covers all the major commercial planting environments; Arable, Orchard, Glasshouse and Ornamental (parks and gardens). ∗ Unique world wide coverage. ∗ Comperhensively corss–referenced by crop, pest, and pest control species (parasites and predators).

This handbook is an invaluable resource for students in a communication course with a service-learning component. The handbook provides guidelines for connecting service learning work with classroom concepts and advice for working effectively with agencies and organizations. It also provides model forms and reports and a directory of online resources.