In Nothing by Chance, Richard Bach shares the adventure of one magical summer he spent as an old-fashioned barnstormer flying an antique biplane. The journey is another soaring adventure of wonder and insight from the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Your struggling teenager is going to a residential or wilderness treatment program. Their addictions, learning disabilities, or emotional/behavioral issues have brought you to a moment of decision. Heartsick, anxious, and exhausted, questions bounce endlessly around your mind, “Will this work? Was this really necessary? Will she ever forgive me? Can we handle him at home when the time comes?” Dr. Tim Thayne delivers the answers in his groundbreaking book Not by Chance. As an owner/therapist of wilderness and residential programs, Thayne was frustrated when young people made monumental progress, only to return home where things quickly unraveled. His mission became to vastly improve long-term success by crafting and proving a model to coach parents on their power to lead out through full engagement during treatment and management of the transition home. Not by Chance engages readers through solid research, simple exercises, and captivating stories taken from Thayne’s own life and the living rooms of hundreds of American homes. This book serves up concrete tools, hope, confidence, and stamina for families, professionals and mentors. Topics include: • Why good programs work • How to boost—not undermine—treatment • Nine dangers waiting after discharge • How to identify natural mentors for your teen • What to do when the testing begins • When and how to grant back privileges and freedoms • How to ease your young adult’s transition from treatment to independent living • When you know you’ve succeeded If you are even considering out-of-home treatment for your teen, do not gamble with the outcomes. Not by Chance should claim its rightful place on your nightstand.

NOTHING HAPPENS BY CHANCE (SEVEN RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING) What's important to you right now? Would you like to have more money, a better job, an improved love life, or greater peace of mind? Would you like it now? And what about improved health? Is that important? Can you put a name to that elusive something that you think will bring you more happiness or fulfilment? Would you like to know more? NOTHING HAPPENS BY CHANCE gives the answers to all these questions in seven easy-to-read chapters. It shows you how to take control and to be in the driver's seat of your life. There's a basic law of life that we need to be aware of. Some people call it cause and effect, others call it the law of attraction but, regardless of what you call it, it's always available to use. How does it work? How do we use it? That's what NOTHING HAPPENS BY CHANCE IS ALL ABOUT. Read it now. Your life will never be the same.

In Search of Significance Thirty-year-old Brandon Jones arrives at his parents’ doorstep burned out, jobless, and now fiancée-less. Ellen and Guy can provide a place for him to stay only until he figures out what to do with his life. When he takes a temporary job at a summer camp for disadvantaged kids, Brandon begins a turbulent relationship with a biracial adolescent named Caedmon. Somewhere in the midst of the chaos—caused by Caedmon’s disappearance just before a hurricane is predicted to hit Seaport, and by a group of racists who will not stop at arson or murder—Brandon begins to see that the pieces of his life are not by chance. If he has discovered his life’s purpose, can he live it? “Life is pointless. And if there’s a God, He’s asleep on the job.” Brandon Jones didn’t know what he expected from the homeless man he met on the way out of town. Certainly not the angry words that haunted him. But then, nothing happened the way he expected. Not his promising career, not his engagement to the “perfect” woman. All his certainty that God had plans for him, that he was meant to do something important—something significant—had amounted to a big fat zero. And now, here he was, thirty years old, no job, no fiancée. Living with his parents. Maybe the homeless guy was right. Then again…maybe not. Maybe Brandon has returned to Seaport for a reason. To face down a brewing disaster, steeped in hate crimes and danger. To survive against all odds. To learn, once and for all, that “many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Story Behind the Book “I am continually blessed by how many readers express their appreciation for the God-given talent that enables me to write novels, but I’m more amazed that so many of them feel as though they haven’t been gifted with anything. My goal in writing Not By Chance was to show that God’s purpose for every life is in place before we are born. Based on Proverbs 19:21 , ‘Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the L ord’s purpose that prevails,’ I sought to create unforgettable characters who challenge each reader’s understanding of their purpose in life. Ultimately, I want to point them to the Creator with the Master plan.” —Kathy Herman

'Sparklingly funny' Wired Magazine '[Nwaubani] not merely explores a side of modern existence that touches millions every day, but does so with wit, warmth and insight' Independent 'Beautifully written' Sunday Herald Kingsley is fresh out of university, eager to find an engineering job so he can support his family and marry the girl of his dreams. Being the opara of the family, he is entitled to certain privileges - a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation. But times are hard in Nigeria and jobs are not easy to come by. For much of his young life, Kingsley believed that education was everything, that through wisdom, all things were possible. But when a tragedy befalls his family, Kingsley learns the hardest lesson of all: education may be the language of success in his country, but it is money that does the talking. In desperation he turns to his uncle, Boniface-aka Cash Daddy-an exuberant character who suffers from elephantiasis of the pocket. He is also rumoured to run a successful empire of email scams. But he can help. With Cash Daddy's intervention, Kingsley and his family can be as safe as a tortoise under its shell. It is up to Kingsley now, to reconcile his passion for knowledge with his hunger for money, to fully assume his role of first son. But can he do it without being drawn into this outlandish milieu?

Forget about what you've missed in the past. You can't fix that, but you can fix today and you can fix tomorrow. Every single chapter of Leave Nothing to Chance will shape your life into the success you have always dreamed of. Regardless of how you define the details of leading a "successful life," your underlying goal is to own your time so that you can pursue your goals and focus on the things that make you happy; happiness being the ultimate goal for us all.Over the years we've had the pleasure of working with thousands of people. Whether their vision of success included sitting behind a desk in a corner office or being able to take an extra vacation every year, control and freedom always played a big part in an individual's definition of leading a successful life.You know what you want, you just aren't sure how to get there. Even if we don't know you personally, our guess is that you already know this. That's why you need to read Leave Nothing to Chance.

Everybody knows everything in Valley Oaks, population 1947. And that puts Dr. Gina Philips at a distinct disadvantage when she arrives from Southern California for her favorite cousin's wedding. Had Gina really thought four weeks in the Midwest would help her recover from a failed relationship, a lost job, and a serious injury? On top of all that, Gina's mother unexpectedly reveals a secret that forever changes how Gina views her family.

So near… Yet so far… Life had not been easy for Henrietta Cowper, but she hoped to improve her lot. Then, shortly after she met consultant neurosurgeon Adam Ross-Pit, Henrietta fell seriously ill—and her small world changed forever. She had him to thank for her new job, and she was very grateful…and perhaps a little in love. But he didn't need to know that—even if he did continue to come to her rescue!

"An exploration of deep spiritual and philosophical issues through the eyes of a pilot"--Provided by publisher.

A daring but meticulously planned mid-morning bank robbery has the potential to become the stuff of legend according to its lead architect, Vincent Grier. He and his assembled team have left nothing to chance. However, as the events at the First National Bank unfold, the plan unravels in the most disastrous ways for those ensnared in its web. Several characters move into the central story to put their own indelible imprint on that fateful morning. A reluctant thief, brought into the group through coercion and control, a high school teacher closing in on two long buried dreams, an overindulged security officer with fleeting delusions of grandeur, an abused housewife weary of living a lie, a college student with a catastrophic sense of loyalty, a police chief with a desperate need to improve his reputation and a tenaciously ambitious reporter ready to take her shot at the limelight. These characters move together as the events of the robbery unfold, each playing a part in what will become the most notoriously infamous heist ever recorded in human history.