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If someone had told me in 2008 that the single most time-consuming issue facing me as one of the newest of America’s three thousand-and-eighty-one sheriffs would be mental health, I would have laughed. I was the SWAT team leader. I was a drug education officer on patrol and a street-level narcotics interdiction officer for a larger (by Iowa standards) sheriff’s office. I would do the occasional court-ordered, emergency mental health committal and the random transport from one health care facility to another mental health facility on a judge’s order from time to time.

Managing the demands of a hectic lifestyle, be it juggling career demands, running a business, or raising a family, can leave you feeling worn out and stressed. Chronic stress comes with many health problems like insomnia and chronic aches that can affect your quality of life. That’s why we created this book–to help you take control of your mental health and develop simple but effective strategies for managing the stresses of daily life.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Top 10 Most Effective Productivity Hacks and Secrets and learn about creating a more productive and successful life.

This practical, no-nonsense guide to bold leadership offers strategic, research-based, actionable methods that leaders of all levels can implement, including, motivating peak performance and results.

Gaz is going to the Spooky School for Monsters! Follow Gaz's hilarious farting story where his constant tooting at Spooky School leaves him feeling like he has a big disadvantage compared to his friends. But maybe there is a way to turn it into his biggest advantage instead? Find out by listening to Gaz experience Spooky School in his own toot-tastic way!

In the book Finding Your Purpose In Life, author Vincent Santiago provides simple yet effective strategies to assist you in discovering who you are, your passions, and your life purpose. In addition, Finding Your Purpose In Life provides a system that can possibly shed years off the process of discovering who you are through practical application of the tips listed in this book. It is his desire to share with you the possibilities that can come when you discover your life's purpose.

My name is Teddy, and I’m in the sixth grade. It’s my first day at a different school, and so far, the only person I know is Zane, the school bully. I was just your everyday kid trying to stay off everyone’s radar, but when I met my new best friend, Bud Wiper, everything changed.

Men of War is a book of essays, where fact is often intertwined with fiction. Inside you will find stories about loss, a joke that Bradley doesn’t understand, the afterlife, an amusement park injury, a beloved toy set free, how the rich choose to spend their free time, and how drinking alcohol and the internet don’t mix.

From out of a terrible tragedy, can those affected by the blindsiding turn of events grow from the experience? That’s what Ethan, a high school sophomore, who surrounds himself with acquaintances has to figure out. Will he break free from his predestined place in life? And get away from his desolate town?