Jean De La Cruz is a man who, on the surface, appears to be no more than an ordinary man. However, underneath his docile and easygoing demeanor lies a life story rife with conflict and pain. Abducted at birth, Jean had spent a majority of his life as a member of an association of assassins. Known only as an operative of "The Guild", Jean is successfully cultivated into a cold-hearted, cynically tactical killer. Despite his cynicism, however: Jean is still intent on discovering the truth behind the meaning of the very essence of humanity. Upon discovering three orphaned children, he takes it upon himself to care for them and abandons his organization. In return for providing for them: He eventually learns from the children the value of the lives of the people of the world, his own, as well as the absolute importance of the essence of the human race which is so callously thrown away. As the subjugation of the outside world comes to bear down on him and his new found family: Jean takes up arms once more.

Jesus is the epitome of what leadership is all about. Amongst other things, Jesus defines service, love, empathy, humility, doing the right thing, being THE example, being a person of character, and being people and mission focused. He is the Perfect Model of leadership and one we should all aspire to emulate. I realize no one can measure up to the perfectness of Jesus or do the supernatural things He did but please take these lessons at face value. Through Jesus’ day-to-day actions and supernatural behaviors there are terrific leadership gems we can all learn from. I love the study of leadership, have been doing it for almost 34 years, and expect to do it my whole life. Leadership fascinates me and the more I study it the more I validate how critical it is to teams, organizations, our nation, and our church. My life’s purpose is to Positively Influence Lives. This is done primarily through leadership. My measure of success with this project is expose readers to God’s Word, expose readers to some leadership lessons, and enable readers to build upon their leadership knowledge.

Destiny, the main character, is a compelling woman that has an alluring desire for writing. Her memoir, The Epitome of Truth was inspired by her present inner goals and her childhood memories. The messages in her memoir is written to be entertaining, informative, relatable, and easy to readthis way readers dont skip pages to get to the end. This book is vital although it does reveal unfortunate things like death, failure, betrayal, and setbacks. The one message she would like to reveal in Epitome of Truth is the effect of self discovery---the effect of knowing your background, your weaknesses, and strengths are all a part of your individual truth. Destiny has made visuals from her life to fit in words and stories for others to adhere the common knowledge to never let another person hold the pen to create your life! Life is about creating your own truth and living your life the wisest way possible.

Foster homes, murders, a bank robbery, gang banging, drug dealing and Federal Prison were all determining factors that created what Chicago came to know as "21." Amidst the chaos, take a look into a portion of the Federal Prison System rarely seen by the public and the amazing story of one man who has defied all odds by transforming himself and those around him.

Born into the cruel and unforgiving streets of the Cornton. Young Ryan overcame adversity, overcame the slums, overcame the norm and overcame life. In this book, Reynolds reveals how he leaped over all obstacles. How he scrapped for survival, how he destroyed legends and smashed records, how he outwitted all people and how, when he stood face to face with god, he told him "I believe you are in my seat." So don't go anywhere, because like all men of myth and legend, Reynolds strives for the betterment of humanity. For the first time, Reynolds reveals the secrets behind the birth of the one, the only: 'ragreynolds'. Colonel Sanders brought us delicious fried chicken, Jesus brought us party tricks, and now Ryan A.G. Reynolds brings you the VIP pass to perfection. Ryan Reynolds is a great poet, savior, leader, actor, director, editor, icon, idol, motivator, doctor, scientist, debater, politician, inspiration, geologist, historian, role model, human being, and now; author. He is the author of this book and he longs for the betterment of all people. If you follow his advice and implement his ways and strategies detailed in this book into your life, you will find that your life's length and quality shall vastly improve at a rapid pace. 'ragreynolds' is a fictional character and egotistical being. Defy this deity if you wish to die a slow and painful death.

The brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that the planets move not in circular but elliptical orbits, that their speed is greatest when nearest the sun, and that the sun and planets form an integrated system. This volume contains two of his most important works: The Epitome of Copernican Astronomy (books 4 and 5 of which are translated here) is a textbook of Copernican science, remarkable for the prominence given to physical astronomy and for the extension to the Jovian system of the laws recently discovered to regulate the motions of the Planets. Harmonies of the World (book 5 of which is translated here) expounds an elaborate system of celestial harmonies depending on the varying velocities of the planets.