In Xander Rides his Bike, the story revolves around Xander's experience of receiving a new bike from his parents and his journey of learning how to ride it. Despite falling and crashing his bike a few times, Xander learns the value of not giving up and how to achieve his goals without giving up.

This book is designed to be helpful to anyone who wants to formalize their direct investments, improve their deal flow, or have a virtual or single family office which typically starts at $15M-$30M on net worth, but if you are a centimillionaire ($100M+), this is the only book every written really focused squarely on your needs. All of my clients are 1st or 2nd generation families, most are entrepreneurial, and all have some desire to improve their direct investments into operating businesses and real estate assets. After meeting over 2,000 family offices in person, speaking at 250+ events and signing agreements with over 30 families worth $100M+ over the last 12 years I have seen that those newly liquid or ultra-wealthy make almost all of the same mistakes. I have also seen that there are gaps in almost every single family office that are fundamental, costly, and easily avoided through models, processes, systems, tools, and guidance.

Phoenix House explores how thoughtful design can result in a more sustainable House built within the Sonoran Desert. The resulting Phoenix House gives its occupants an enhanced lifestyle option other than currently available for the average home buyer of the region.

A study of theatre and sovereignty that situates Shakespeare's plays in the contraflow between two absolutisms of early modern England: the aesthetic and the political

A comprehensive rereading of Shakespeare's plays in light of current debates about free speech and toleration.

Rest Easy-Tonight -with This Life-Changing Book

When you open this expanded version of Sleep: No More Sleepless Nights, you'll discover a wealth of simple sleep. Inside, Richard Wilson describes the foundations of sleep and how to create a perfect sleep environment. With Richard's easy-to-understand dos and don'ts, you can create the sleep habits you've always wanted - and get the rest you deserve.

When you learn to sleep easy, you'll enjoy:

• More energy for your daily tasks
• Improved health and wellness
• Weight loss from balanced ghrelin/leptin levels
• A lower risk of diabetes (proper sleep can reduce insulin resistance)
• Better memory and focus for work, play, and family
• Increased emotional balance/control (tired people sure are cranky )
• Improved immune response, fewer colds, and decreased allergic reactions
• Better reaction times on the road (driving tired can be as dangerous as driving drunk )

... and an end to insomnia

In Sleep, Richard Wilson describes common sleep disorders and the connections between stress and poor sleep. The less you sleep, the harder it is to deal with stress - and the more you stress, the harder it is to sleep

With Richard's potent and easy-to-understand sleep hacks, you can understand your sleep stages and take charge of your circadian rhythm. You'll end insomnia, snoring, stress, and anxiety with his amazing sleep cheats and positive, practical advice.

Richard even explains the mysterious relationship between sleep and dreams

Don't spend another night tossing and turning -get your copy of Sleep right away. You deserve healthy and happy sleep - tonight and every night

In Worldly Shakespeare Richard Wilson proposes that the universalism proclaimed in the name of Shakespeare's playhouse was tempered by his own worldliness, the performative idea that runs through his plays, that if 'All the world's a stage', then 'all the men and women in it' are 'merely players'.
Situating this playacting in the context of current concerns about the difference between globalization and mondialisation, the book considers how this drama offers itself as a model for a planet governed not according to universal toleration, but the right to offend: 'But with good will'. For when he asks us to think we 'have but slumbered' throughout his offensive plays, Wilson suggests, Shakespeare is presenting a drama without catharsis, which anticipates post-structuralist thinkers like Jacques Rancière and Slavoj Zizek, who insist the essence of democracy is dissent, and 'the presence of two worlds in one'.
Living out his scenario of the guest who destroys the host, by welcoming the religious terrorist, paranoid queen, veiled woman, papist diehard, or puritan fundamentalist into his play-world, Worldly Shakespeare concludes, the dramatist instead provides a pretext for our globalized communities in a time of Facebook and fatwa, as we also come to depend on the right to offend 'with our good will'.

Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel is Wide Open Planet by a well-known legend of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, L. Sprague de Camp. When Felix Borel landed on the planet Krishna, it was with one thought only-to pull off the biggest scam of his long career as a planet-hopping con artist. This time he had set his sights on the treasury of the Republic of Mikardand-a backwards, often violent kingdom that held lots and lots of gold in its treasury. After gaining a hero's status with his lucky slaying of a notorious river pirate, it seemed that pulling off his scheme was going to be almost too easy. Indeed, Borel had the local higher-ups eating out of his hand, seemingly ready to give him nearly anything he wanted. But then Felix Borel met the Lady Zerdai, a gorgeous Krishnan female, who fell head-over-heels in love with the conniving Earthman. Unfortunately for Borel, her affections soon landed him in an arena facing a well-armed foe intent on slitting his throat The second novel is And Then The Town Took Off by award winning author Richard Wilson. The town of Superior, Ohio, certainly was living up to its name In what was undoubtedly the most spectacular feat of the century, it simply picked itself up one night and rose two full miles above Earth Radio messages stated simply that Superior had seceded from Earth. But Don Cort, stranded on that rising town, was beginning to suspect that nothing was simple about Superior except its citizens. Calmly they accepted their rise in the world as being due to one of their local townspeople, a crackpot professor. But after a couple of weeks of floating around, it began to be obvious that the professor had no idea how to get them down. So then it was up to Cort: either find a way to anchor Superior, or spend the rest of his days on the smallest-and the nuttiest-planet in the galaxy

Armchair fiction presents extra large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. 30 Day Wonder is a great tale in which Aliens comically invade Earth, written by science fiction specialist, Richard Wilson The story revolves around a reporter-a good one-who's an average guy with a sense of humor and reasonable views about the rights of his fellow man. Maybe that's why the Monolithians picked him to head up their public-relations program. After all, they had to reach a lot of average people and even though they were invulnerable, they couldn't afford to take chances. Because they had a message, and EVERYBODY had to be convinced. So he didn't have any choice in the matter...That's where the system went wrong...no choice. Act peaceful. Love thy neighbor. Obey the law. Why, people could go mad living that way. And many would.

In this volume, Wilson asks why Shakespeare remained so enigmatic about his religious beliefs, and demonstrates how he constructed a self-concealing theatre of darkness, deferral, evasion and disguise. This will be essential reading for all Shakespearean scholars, especially those with an interest in the Bard's Catholic connections.

Across Guatemala, Mayan peoples are struggling to recover from decades of cataclysmic upheaval--religious conversions, civil war, displacement, military repression. Richard Wilson carried out long-term research with Q'eqchi'-speaking Mayas in the province of Alta Verapaz to ascertain how these events affected social organization and identity. He finds that their rituals of fertility and healing--abandoned in the 1970s during Catholic and Protestant evangelizations--have been reinvented by an ethnic revivalist movement led by Catholic lay activists, who seek to renovate the earth cult in order to create a new pan-Q'eqchi' ethnic identity.

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up to deal with the human rights violations of apartheid. However, the TRC's restorative justice approach did not always serve the needs of communities at a local level. Based on extended anthropological fieldwork, this book illustrates the impact of the TRC in urban African communities in Johannesburg. It argues that the TRC had little effect on popular ideas of justice as retribution. This provocative study deepens our understanding of post-apartheid South Africa and the use of human rights discourse.

Richard Wilson remains best-known for his satirical science fiction novels, including Those Idiots from Earth and Girls from Planet 5. And Then the Town Took Off originally appeared as half of an Ace Double novel.

Struggling with depression brought on by the death of his wife's long battle with breast cancer and his retirement from a life-long career as an executive in the telecommunications industry, Richard reaches out for help to build a new life. Help was just a click away. Using the internet, he found a loving companion in Rhett; a three month old Border collie. With Rhett by his side, his life begins anew, leaving behind the daily pressures of finding his new path in life. With Rhett and camera in tow, Richard finds his new found passion for sheepdog trialing and photography. Come along with Richard as he shares his beautiful imagery that details the athleticism, grace, and strength of this keen and intelligent dog; their passion and love of life and a nature to please.

Bereavement is what happens to you; grief is what you feel; mourning is what you do.

Dr Wilson was one of the first clinicians to identify and discuss the trauma of bereavement on children and families. He is internationally known for his concept of 'Whirlpool of Grief and The River of Life' and 'Dream Babies'. This book records his experiences having met hundreds of children and families and what he learned from what they told him.

The book highlights what children know about death and aims to answer many questions such as, why do children die and what are children's concepts of what happens when you are dead? Is God a Mole? says one child having seen the empty grave in the ground. The book explores the differences between how people grieve. What can friends and family say or do which can be helpful and what is considered unhelpful? How do parents and families react and what does the future hold? Is there anything a bystander can do to make it better and what approach should professionals take?

You can't know what you don't know - LISTEN.

The book is illustrated with drawings portraying how children perceive death.

WHAT WILL BE HISTORY'S NEXT GREAT EVENT?AS WE READ the 16th chapter of the book of Revelation we will notice 'such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth' that swallows up the great assembled armies of the world at Armageddon. This event is the one and only 'great day of God Almighty'.Paralleling the Exodus of Moses, the next great event will be a worldwide Exodus event, otherwise known as the millennium.The millennium will culminate in the Battle of Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38-39, Revelation 20:7-10) and, with everyone expecting the second advent of Christ, the Antichrist will appear as a Messianic figure and deceive many. But as 'a thief in the night' Christ will gloriously return on that last day, in resurrection power, where death itself will be swallowed up in total victory - Hallelujah The Quest for Millennial Hope is more than another eschatological commentary on the Book of Revelation. It is rather a treatment of Revelation as an apologetic of the old historicist post-millennial view - the original Protestant or reformed perspective.THIS HOPE-FILLED PERSPECTIVE IS OUR QUEST - A QUEST THAT LEADS US INTO THE CONSUMMATION OF THE EVER-GROWING KINGDOM OF GOD.Richard Wilson is a Presbyterian Minister, a calling that has taken him and his family across Australia and into many parts of the world. Richard currently serves as Pastoral Coordinator for the Indian Reformed Fellowship - Australia (IRFA), a fellowship which mobilises local churches in global mission and evangelism. IRFA has taken Richard on a 'circuit of ministry', serving churches across the Indian subcontinent. Whether he is preaching, teaching, visiting homes or offering pastoral care, Richard's quest has always been in the pursuit of God. He lives in Brisbane, Australia with his wife.

Dateline: Mars, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Praise for previous editions:

...accessible...this book is an excellent addition to collections serving general readers, high schools, and undergraduates.-American Reference Books Annual

This readable volume is recommended for high-school, public, and undergraduate libraries...-Booklist

...[an] outstanding reference tool...Biographical dictionaries abound, in political science as in other fields...[but] Wilson's work is more accessible, benefitting from his straightforward approach and simpler organization...Highly recommended.-Choice

Recommended.-Library Media Connection

...an authoritative and readable guide...serves as a helpful resource for high school, college, and public libraries...-Christian Library Journal

American Political Leaders, Third Edition contains 286 biographical profiles of men and women in the United States who have demonstrated their political leadership primarily by being elected, nominated, or appointed to significant political offices in the United States or by having attained some special prominence associated with political leadership. This reference work provides students and general readers with a concise, readable guide to present and past leaders in U.S. politics.

Included in this book are presidents, vice presidents, major party candidates for president, significant third-party candidates, important Supreme Court justices, Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives, senators, representatives, cabinet officers, significant agency heads, and diplomats. Since much of U.S. political leadership involves the representation of successive waves of new groups within the U.S. political system, special care has been taken to include the contributions of women, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Americans who represented earlier waves of immigrants to the United States.

Profiles include:

• John Adams: president, vice president, diplomat, Revolutionary leader, author
• Amy Coney Barrett: justice of the Supreme Court
• Pete Buttigieg: secretary of transportation; candidate for president
• Andrew Cuomo: governor of New York
• Jefferson Davis: secretary of war, senator, representative, president of the Confederate States of America
• Kamala Harris: senator; vice president
• John Lewis: civil rights activist; representative
• Gavin Newsom: governor of California
• Barack Obama: senator, president
• Sonia Sotomayor: associate justice of the Supreme Court
• Elizabeth Warren: senator; candidate for president

Sufi Campfire Stories is a short, eclectic collection of anecdotes by average seekers from all walks of life in their pursuit of wisdom teaching. Some accounts were the result of long, determined searches lasting many years. Others are from those who had unexpected encounters or made wrong turns finding their way though the labyrinth of pathless path. The tales include a wide range of figures: Sufis, Tibetan Rimpoches, raconteurs, Krishnamurti, the specter of Castaneda, to the famous psychic Peter Hurkos. These are honest field reports and reflections shared by ordinary folks. Whether they were in groups, tracking down teachers, between schools, or eschewing quick, shiny things in the new age marketplace, we follow them as they stumble along in their quest. Such varied and unique accounts illustrate that there are as many ways as there are hearts of men. Join us for a few stories around the Sufi campfire!