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  Released officially today:   The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired  by Kelly James. And, already, it is #3 among Amazon's hot new releases in business and professional humor. Description: You're 52. Divorced. Single mom to a teenaged son and a tween daughter. Happily self-employed but worried about the cost of health insurance, the inevitable impact of perimenopause on your body, and whether you should keep dating a sexy plumber who's sweet and funny but lives an hour away and doesn't seem that into you. So, after 22 years of fulltime freelancing, you take a day job as a tiny, creaky cog in the corporate American machine where you're decades older than most of your coworkers - and you write about it. The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired: A Year in Corporate America is an entertaining, midlife memoir that shares what (and what not) to do when you make that corporate leap. For more posts about Kelly James and her book, click  HERE . Follow  MSI Press  on...

Good Blood  is now really, truly, fully released, with images and all at online sellers. It was planned for release on May 7. It was released by the publisher on May 7, but due to some communication issues between Amazon and the wholesaler, copies were not available until just now. But we will celebrate, anyway. Two releases! We can handle that! Can you? It's a great book -- the awards for the first edition say so, and the fans say so. Book description: When she was a child, her father said he had "good blood" and that is why he and his wife survived and healed from the Holocaust. The author searched for the meaning and significance of her father's words over two continents and through four generations. Her journey uncovered a unique voice of wisdom revealing mysteries of the healing powers within us and the existence of light in every situation that helps us overcome and transcend any obstacle. This book is a quest into the depth of the human spirit. It is a rich fam...

  MSI is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of Good Blood: A Journey of Healing , on May 7, 2024 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day). Description: When she was a child, her father said that he had “good blood” and it was why he and his wife survived and healed from the Holocaust. The author searched for the meaning and significance of her father’s words over two continents and through four generations. Her journey uncovered a unique voice of wisdom revealing mysteries of the healing powers within us and the existence of light in every situation that helps us overcome and transcend any obstacle. This book is a quest into the depth of the human spirit. It is a rich family memoir, being deeply personal, sharing pain and joy and fear and forgiveness. It encompasses the themes of life and a topic in common with every reader: complicated family relationships. Awards won by the first edition: Paris Book Festival, Runner-Up, Spiritual/Religious Category Hollywood B...

  Joining our other volumes of this journal -- as well as our other respected foreign language books -- is Volume 8 of the   Journal for Distinguished Language Studies . Volume 8 covers 2021-2022. The purpose of the  Journal for Distinguished Language Studies  (ISSN 1547-7819) is to provide a forum for exchanging information about teaching to and reaching near-native foreign language proficiency for teachers, learners, and professional language users. Areas of interest include research, theory, and practical application. The  Journal for Distinguished Language Studies  has been published annually since 2003. In the early years, the  Journal for Distinguished Language Studies  was published by the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers, which closed in 2010. The current issues are published by MSI Press LLC in Hollister, California. JDLS is available on Amazon . It can also be purchased at 25% discount from the MSI Press webstore , using coupo...

  Learning to Feel was released today.  Understanding the complexities of human behavior and emotional response is no real help when it comes to experiencing feelings. In fact, having studied psychology and emotions as a career got in the way. In order to reconnect to his feelings-or what might be called the experience of the emotional experience-the author had to peel back layer upon layer to unlock the many places where his emotive process had been stuck.  Learning to Feel  may be one person's journey in emotional discovery, but it serves as a set of trail blazes through the dark forest of discovery for others to follow. Each chapter concludes with provocative questions for the reader's own self-exploration. On its first day, Learning to Feel appears as #12 on Amazon's Hot New Releases in Biographies of Social Scientists and Psychologists. Also #23 in Kindle! Read reviews from US Review of Books, Readers' Favorites, and Literary Titan HERE . Kris is the co-autho...

  Mental Health Mayda y: A Firefighter’s Survival Guide From Recruit Through Retirement An inspiring reflection back on the journey of a firefighter, and a look toward the future of mental health care for emergency service professionals. “These are the real horrors brought on by the trade that so many of us revere…Some firefighters will not be fazed by these atrocities. They will simply go on with life and continue to be quite well adjusted. Others will act out in various ways…Our goal as counselors is to rest assured that all members go home to their families and have a happy, healthy, well-adjusted life. But, it needs to be recognized that the amount of horrors that firefighters see every day is astronomical. It is they that must harbor these scenes and simply move on to the next call.” -excerpt from Mental Health Mayday When you envision a firefighter, you may picture the perfectly chiseled men and stunning women you see on programs like Chicago Fire. Firefighters are eve...

  Just released: the hard cover edition of   Practices That Work by Thomas Garza.   See more information about this book HERE .                                         Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  MSI Press is happy to announce the release of the e-book version of Practices That Work   (Thomas Garza). The paperback edition was released in October 2021. To read posts about this book, including excerpts, and its author, click HERE .

  MSI Press is happy to report the release of  Typhoon Honey  (Kirrell & Sjogren) as an e-book. The paperback version was released in December 2021. Congratulations to the two authors! To read posts about this book, including excerpts, and its authors, click HERE .

  The anticipation has been building, and the pre-orders have been coming in -- until today. Today, Typhoon Honey: The Only Way Out Is Through by Kris Girrell and Candace Sjogren was released! We expect great things of this book! Book description: Starting with a foundation of understanding how we, as physical and psychological beings actually function, Typhoon Honey lays out a path toward becoming the sole and undisputed author of one's life - called "being the source." The authors explain, with ample case examples and exercises, how to - release limiting self-concepts; - understand what reality is and isn't; and - become totally and powerfully accountable in determining your future. A tour de force in transformational technologies, pulling back the curtain on how those techniques actually work, Typhoon Honey is a must read for anyone who desires to step up to a new level of life and living. To purchase the book, click HERE . For more posts about the authors and t...

  Available right now on preorder from Amazon : Book description: The many and varied demands of the digital age require cadres of professionals capable of collaborating effectively and engaging globally in the world's languages and cultures. This volume represents a collection of classroom- and field-tested practices used to prepare global professions to the highest standards of proficiency in their languages in order to meet these global challenges. Culled from faculty of government, private, and state educational programs, these "practices that work" offer the language practitioner a selection of "recipes" for helping language learners attain near-native professional proficiency. The techniques and practices offered in these pages can be incorporated and used in virtually any curriculum or learning environment and are highly learner centered. The path to native-like proficiency in world languages can be demanding, but this volume can help make it more product...

  Released this week: Arthur Ravelberger's book, A Theology for Everyone Else . If God exists and is good, why is there evil?" Avoiding such questions underlies the spiritual emptiness and anxiety in today's world. A Theology for the Rest of Us explores how to approach the divine through Eastern and Western religious traditions--without dogma; challenging readers to "Be ye lamps unto yourselves." AVAILABLE AT THE MSI PRESS  WEBSTORE ! ALL PERTINENT DISCOUNTS APPLY! (USE COUPON CODE FF25 FOR 25% DISCOUNT) Also available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, other online sellers, and retailers.

Proudly announcing the release of  God Speaks into Darkness , the third book in our pandemic series -- a set of books dedicated to helping people make it safely (mentally and physically) through the pandemic. These books are written by experts in their fields, who are also authors by their own right of other MSI Press books, and  information about new books to be released in this series can be found on the  MSI Press home page . In God Speaks into Darkness,  brief devotionals speak to the enormous challenges facing our world today. So many of you are grieving loss of loved ones, or risking your life daily to help others, or facing  loss of your livelihood, financial ruin or uncertainty. The  Psalms and teachings of Jesus offer treasures of hope for today and promises us a brighter tomorrow. You will find in  these meditations that God wants to comfort his own and then use us to help and bless one another. Bennett Easterling has authored two ot...