THE STORY: As Chapman describes It deals with a stuffy English motor magnate with an evil look to him, and he is married to Miss Landis. They have adopted and brought up Hardy. Hardy is a problem boy. He has failed in his law exams and he hates hi

The book contains twenty-one true stories about different kinds of predators. Some of these tales are very short; some are more lengthy and involved. There are seemingly harmless encounters initially, which take a more menacing turn. Some are of a more terrifying nature. All are true, and they served to caution this author to always take precautions, but sometimes that isnt enough.

The book is basically an account of the lives of two people from the age of 17, to mature adulthood. The many problems that were overcome. The varied ways in which difficulties of relationships were dealt with and in most cases resolved. The lifestyle of members of the military in the early part of the book, and dealing with major problems of separation over great distances such as Christmas Island, and emigration to Australia. The difficulties of first of all being married with small children and travelling the world, often at short notice, and to unstable and often dangerous countries.

Jacobi and his mom were fighting for their lives. They were rushed to the hospital after being shot by DeAundre Brown and Ty Jenkins at Jacobi and Kashais engagement party. One minute, everyone was having a great time. The next, bullets were flying everywhere, and Jacobi and his mom were the only ones hit. The ride to the hospital was nerve-racking for Kashai and Summer. They had no idea what was going to happen in the next couple of hours. The police was searching everywhere for the suspects. They had an all-point bulletin out for DeAundre, Ty, and Okee Li. They got away from the scene of the crime before the police arrived. The chief of police shut down all airports, train stations, and bus stations. He had to call in special favors from different police departments for the manpower to help look for DeAundre Brown, Okee Li, and Ty Jenkins. Kashai blamed herself for what happened that night. She knew DeAundre was obsessed with her and would not stop until he got her back, but she never thought it would come to this.

Kashai had a rough child hood her father left her and her mom when she was six years old. she overheard them arguing one day then the next day he was gone out of her life for good. After that her mom treated her like she was a stranger she put men before her. She grew up watching men belittle her mother in front of her. Most of her mom relationship was abusive and degrading. Kashai mom walked in on her boyfriend trying to fondle her daughter when she was twelve years old. Kashai tried to explain to her mom what was happening but her mom wasn’t trying to hear it. She started accusing Kashai of being too fast and she can never keep a boyfriend because of her. She believed the word of her boyfriend instead of her daughter Kashai. Ming Li decided to drop Kashai off to her grandmother house and bookstore and let her raise her because she didn’t want Kashai to ruin her life any longer. Kashai grandmother own a bookstore and her house was above it. Kashai loved going to her grandmother house during the summer she loved to read and pretend she could be whatever she wanted to be thru books. So when her mom dropped her off she didn’t mind but no matter what she still loved her mom and maybe one day her mom will come back and get her. Her grandmother raised her and always tried to provide everything Kashai needed. She told Kashai stay pure and wait for the right person to come alone and fall in love. Her grandmother died and Kashai fell in love with the first guy that showed her some attention but she found out later that De’Aundre had a mean streak in him that no one knew about. He was jealous, physical abrusive and emotional abrusive he wanted her all to himself. And treated her life she was his possession. He left Kashai stranded in Miami Beach one night and this fine looking brother Jacobi Jordan seen her crying by the Fountainbleau sign he asked her what was wrong? She looked up into those gorgeous green gray eyes he had that caring look that she never seen in De’Aundre eyes ever. She told him she had a fight with her boyfriend and he left her there without a way home she instantly fell in love with this stranger she knew nothing about. Jacobi said everything will be ok he stood there staring into those beautiful Chinese looking eyes he knew she had to be mixed her eyes was to slanted not to be. Regardless of what nationality she was he was in love with this woman at first sight.

A playbook for leaders in any walk of life, with a foreword from Richard Leider, the legendary executive-life coach and best-selling author. The world needs positive leadership more than ever. Luckily, there is a large untapped source of leaders who can change the world for the better: all of us! Since each of us constantly influences those around us, by definition, everyone is a leader, not just people with formal titles. This book will help everyone tap into the power of their influence to pursue a meaningful purpose, whether on the job, in the community, or at home. All it takes is leadership intelligence, a combination of 8 moral, social, and technical imperatives essential to our ability to positively influence others. These 8 essentials include: Aim to be Your Ideal Self Know Your Real Self Ignite Integrity and Responsibility Embrace Empathy and Compassion Decide Wisely Let Go of What You Know Achieve Meaningful Goals Empower Others Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It is liberally illustrated with compelling stories of a varied cast of characters, including the head of a skiing expedition to the North Pole, an Olympic snowboarding coach, a mountaineer leading a high-altitude Himalayan climbing team, the executive director of an innovative low-income senior housing community, and the founder of a pioneering youth basketball program for girls. Examples of “fixing it” also come from the journeys of entrepreneurs and executives in the financial services, health care, educational, travel and media industries. In addition, the book highlights insights of thought leaders such as internationally famous author and coach, Richard Leider; Stephen M. R Covey, a best-selling author and global authority on leadership; world-renowned performance psychologist and author Jim Loehr; and Richard Sheridan, best-selling author, and co-founder of the award-winning software company Menlo Innovations. Authors Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer are highly qualified to share the lessons of Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It. Both have decades of experience as corporate executives, entrepreneurs, community volunteers, business coaches, and parents. For the reader who wants down-to-earth guidance about how to be a successful leader, the book does more than just talk about the significance of leadership intelligence. It features a wealth of practical exercises and tools for developing each of the 8 leadership intelligence essentials.