Paul O'Brien

Jim Ross

From legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross comes a candid, colorful memoir about the inner workings of the WWE and the personal crises he weathered at the height of his career. If you’ve caught a televised wrestling match anytime in the past THIRTY years, you’ve probably heard Jim Ross’s throaty Oklahoma twang. The beloved longtime announcer of WWE is already an icon to generations of wrestling fans, and he’s not slowing down, having just signed on as the announcer of the starry new wrestling venture All Elite Wrestling. In this follow-up to his bestselling memoir Slobberknocker, he dishes about not only his long career, which includes nurturing global stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and John Cena, but also about the challenges of aging and disability, his split from collaborator Vince McMahon, and the sudden death of his beloved wife, Jan. The result is a gruff, endearing, and remarkably human-scale portrait, set against the larger-than-life backdrop of professional wrestling. Ross’s ascent in WWE mirrors the rise of professional wrestling itself from a DIY sideshow to a billion-dollar business. Under the Black Hat traces all the highs and lows of that wild ride, in which Jim served not only as on-air commentator, but talent manager, payroll master, and even occasional in-ring foil to threats like Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Undertaker. While his role brought him riches and exposure Jim never dreamed of growing up in a small town in Oklahoma, he chafed against the strictures of a fickle corporate culture and what he saw as a narrow vision of what makes great wrestlers—and great story lines. When suddenly stricken with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis that makes it impossible to smile, he stared down his greatest fear—being cast out of the announcing booth for good. Picking up where Slobberknocker left off and ending on the cusp of a new career in a reimagined industry, Under the Black Hat is the triumphant tale of a country boy who made it to the top, took a few knocks, and stuck around—just where his fans like him.

My Life in the WWE and Beyond

Under the Black Hat

Paul O’Brien, founder of Tarot.Com, shares how readers can tap into their creative power, leverage synchronicities, and cultivate their sixth sense. Through a combination of effective decisions and strategic timing, readers can align with their greatest dreams. What happens when a vision of creative freedom, courageous risk-taking and good timing come together? What if you focused on what fascinates you, then mastered some skills, including a level of intuitive decision-making that helps you make the right moves at the right time? The answer is a life filled with success on your own terms. In this unique book about self-discovery and manifesting your true destiny, author Paul O'Brien distills a lifetime of business and personal adventures into an eloquently articulated process for making the best strategic decisions with an ever-improving sense of timing. His true stories of lessons learned will intrigue and delight the reader, while the presentation of skills required to make great decisions with perfect timing captivate and motivate. The author's elegant Visionary Decision Making process and philosophy clearly define the essential skills of accessing intuition when you need it most. The book shows readers how to take charge of their life and fearlessly take the risks that will that help them realize their goals and dreams to fearlessly take those risks that will grow them as a person. Intuitive Intelligence is the 2020 Silver winner of the Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) Visionary Awards. In Intuitive Intelligence, you will learn how to: - Discover what truly fascinates you and let that motivate you. Understand what turns on your creative imagination and innate desire to be of service. - Fine-tune your intuitive sense, so that you can hear its quiet voice even in the midst of chaos. - Leverage synchronicities meaningful coincidences to receive direction from the realm of Infinite Intelligence, outside the box of linear thinking. - Channel archetypes of power to, call forth your inner Hero, the Sovereign, Warrior, Magician, and Lover, and put them to work for you! - Develop intuition rituals. Learn how to use guided meditations and the I Ching (Book of Changes) as aids for cultivating and activating Intuitive Intelligence when you need it most. - Adopt visionary beliefs. Take ownership and upgrade your operating assumptions. - Execute decisions with exquisite timing, trusting in the process and yourself. Like compound interest, the more you trust intuition the easier it becomes to notice and interpret its subtle signals. - Develop perfect timing and cultivate a Synchronistic Lifestyle characterized by inspiration, joy, wisdom, and grace.

Make Life-Changing Decisions With Perfect Timing

Intuitive Intelligence

From legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross, this candid, colorful memoir about the inner workings of the WWE and the personal crises he weathered at the height of his career is “a must-read for wrestling fans” (Charleston Post Courier). If you’ve caught a televised wrestling match anytime in the past thirty years, you’ve probably heard Jim Ross’s throaty Oklahoma twang. The beloved longtime announcer of the WWE “has been a driving force behind a generation of wrestling fans” (Mark Cuban), and he’s not slowing down, having signed on as the announcer of the starry new wrestling venture All Elite Wrestling. In this follow-up to his bestselling memoir Slobberknocker, he dishes out about not only his long career, which includes nurturing global stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and John Cena, but also about his challenges of aging and disability, his split from collaborator Vince McMahon, and the sudden death of his beloved wife, Jan. The result is a gruff, endearing, and remarkably human-scale portrait, set against the larger than life backdrop of professional wrestling. Ross’s ascent in WWE mirrors the rise of professional wrestling itself from a DIY sideshow to a billion-dollar business. Under the Black Hat traces all the highs and lows of that wild ride, in which Jim served not only as on-air commentator, but talent manager, payroll master, and even occasional in-ring foil to threats like Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Undertaker. While his role brought him riches and exposure he had never dreamed of, he chafed against the strictures of a fickle corporate culture and what he saw as a narrow vision of what makes great wrestlers—and great story lines. When suddenly stricken with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis that makes it impossible to smile, he started down his greatest fear—being cast out of the announcing booth for good. Picking up where Slobberknocker left off and ending on the cusp of a new career in a reimagined industry, Under the Black Hat is the triumphant tale of a country boy who made it to the top, took a few knocks, and stuck around—just where his fans like him. Not only being one of the greatest wrestlers of the WWE, Ross is also “a master storyteller, and this book is the perfect forum for his forty years’ worth of tales” (Chris Jericho, former WWE champion).

1972 New York City and a dazed LENNY LONG walks away from a crash carrying someone's foot in his hand. He is also searching for the VIP passenger who has somehow disappeared from the back of his overturned van. It's the first day of his new promotion and LENNY has less than twenty minutes to deliver the missing person or a lot of people are going to get badly hurt. DANNO GARLAND is in Shea Stadium trying to avoid a riot. He's coming to the end of the most successful wrestling card of all time but he's also coming to the realisation that he might not be able to deliver his widely hyped main event. He knows there's more than just the eyes of the stadium looking at him and if LENNY doesn't arrive soon, blood is going to be sought. probably his. PROCTOR KING nervously watches the show on TV, wondering why his fuck-up of a son doesn't already have the Heavyweight Championship in his hands. Arranging this match has taken PROCTOR four years of pay-offs, double dealing and bone breaking to arrange. If all that effort has been wasted then he might just have to take him a business trip to New York. LENNY, DANNO and PROCTOR. Three men with pieces of the puzzle but none with the full picture. When they do piece it all together, the 'fake' world of professional wrestling is going to get very real. ***Blood Red Turns Dollar Green is one hell of a novel, with shades of Mario Puzo, Elmore Leonard and Michael Connelly. The action is relentless, the characters are shady and the justice is swift and final. Paul O'Brien is the real deal and a rising star in the crime arena. - Eoin Colfer, International Bestselling Author of Artemis Fowl, And Another Thing..., and Plugged***

Blood Red Turns Dollar Green

The Wrestling Biography You’ve Been Waiting For! There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that’s just not JR. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid, with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams, became “The Voice of Wrestling” to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first saw it on his grandparent’s TV. Even though the wrestling business was notoriously secretive and wary of “outsiders,” he somehow got a foot in the door to start a historic career, one where he held almost every job in the business?from putting up the ring to calling matches, from driving his blind, drunk boss towards revenge, to consoling two naked 600 pound brothers in the shower room after a rough match. With all those adventures and responsibilities, he’s also recognized as the man who built and nurtured a once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new heights, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and The Rock to name a few. Readers will finally get the opportunity to hear never-before-told stories about the politics, wackiness, and personalities of all the biggest stars. But this isn’t just a wrestling story. It’s a story about overcoming adversity and achieving your dreams, as success did not come without significant costs and unforeseen challenges to JR, including multiple bouts of severe facial paralysis called Bell’s Palsy. Currently the host of the podcast The Ross Report, any fan of wrestling?from the territory days to today?will be enthralled with stories from the road and behind the scenes. Slobberknocker is the first time Ross tells his story?and you don’t want to miss it!

My Life in Wrestling

Slobberknocker

In this breakthrough book, the Founder and CEO of Tarot.com -- the world's leading website for Astrology, Tarot and authentic divination that provides content for AOL, Google, MySpace, Belief.net and many others -- reveals the truth behind these sacred systems and how they can be used to create a better life through better thinking.What is divination? Many assume that divination is fortune-telling, but according to O'Brien's Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God, this is not the half of it. He explains how authentic divination systems work and how they are actually a form of two-way communication, with the seeker receiving feedback that is meaningful and helpful in the present moment. Insights include: how to differentiate between authentic divination and fortune-telling; learning to make decisions that logic can't handle; reducing stress around life's changes; better managing sensitive relationships and social situations; developing superior timing; accessing creative insight and intuition; and achieving well-rounded personal success The book not only explains how divination systems work according to the psychological research of depth psychologist Carl Jung, it also details the history of the five classical divination systems, the opposition of the church, the role that divination played has played throughout history, and the use of divination systems in modern life.

Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God

Divination

How did Benito Mussolini come to fascism? Standard accounts of the dictator have failed to explain satisfactorily the transition from his pre-World War I 'socialism' to his post-war fascism. This controversial new book is the first to examine closely Mussolini's political trajectory during the Great War as evidenced in his journalistic writings, speeches and war diary, as well as some previously unexamined archive material. The author argues that the 1914-18 conflict provided the catalyst for Mussolini to clarify his deep-rooted nationalist tendencies. He demonstrates that Mussolini's interventionism was already anti-socialist and anti-democratic in the early autumn of 1914 and shows how in and through the experience of the conflict the future duce fine-tuned his authoritarian and totalitarian vision of Italy in a state of permanent mobilization for war. Providing a radical new interpretation of one of the most important dictators of the twentieth century, Mussolini in the First World War will appeal to anyone who wants to learn more about the roots of fascism in modern Europe.

The Journalist, the Soldier, the Fascist

Mussolini in the First World War

They were sent over here to break the people and they were a far more dangerous force than the Black and Tans. - Commandant Tom BarryIn 1919, Ireland was plunged into a brutal guerrilla war. Although unconventional warfare made the British government uncomfortable, senior politicians realised a specialist unit was needed to fight the insurgency. In July 1920, a paramilitary corps of former soldiers was deployed in a supportive role to the police. Trained for swift, surgical assaults and sent into a war zone with little or no understanding of the conflict or the locals, the Auxiliary Division of the RIC trailed a wake of death, hatred and destruction in incidents such as the Burning of Cork, the Limerick Curfew Murders and the Battle of Brunswick Street.Inaccurate reporting and IRA propaganda also influenced the impression of these soldiers as bogeymen. As long as operations and personnel records remain unexamined, their legacy will be mired in hearsay.Drawing on archival material from the bloody annals of British imperial policy, Paul O'Brien reconstructs the actions of the Auxiliaries, providing a balanced examination of their origins and operations, without glossing over the brutal details. By capturing key insights from their manoeuvres, he gives a controversial account of a side of the War of Independence rarely studied from an Irish perspective.

The Auxiliaries in Ireland’s War of Independence

Havoc

Latin and Greek Roots for Beginners

Roots of English

The Advanced Vocabulary Building from Latin Roots

Book of Roots

P John Thomas

The field of nanoscience continues to grow at an impressive rate, with over 10,000 new articles a year contributing to a literature of more than half a million citations. Such a vast landscape of material requires careful searching to discover the most important discoveries. The introduction of the newest Specialist Periodical Report by the Royal Society of Chemistry: Nanoscience, provides a critical and comprehensive assesment of the most recent research and opinion. With contributions from across the globe, this new series ensures readers will be well-versed in the latest research and methodologies. Some chapters will also present a special focus in emerging countries working in the field, such as India and China. Anyone practicing in any nano-allied field, or wishing to enter the nano-world will benefit from the comprehensive resource, which will be published annually.

Nanoscience

Provides history of classical divination systems and explains their place in religion and culture.

Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God

The true story of the bloodiest battle of the 1916 rising. Over the course of a single day, Wednesday 26 April, a small band of Volunteers killed or wounded 240 British soldiers before they were overpowered and defeated.

1916 & the Battle for Mount Street Bridge

Blood on the Streets

What happens when a longing for creative freedom, perseverance and good timing come together? What if you focused on what fascinates you, then mastered some skills, including the art of making the right moves at the right time? The answer is a life filled with greater joy, contentment, creativity, and wisdom. In this unique book about discovering and living out one's destiny author Paul O'Brien distills a lifetime of business and personal challenges, risk-taking, adventure, and trial-and-error into an eloquently articulated process for making the best strategic decisions with an ever-improving sense of timing. His true stories of lessons learned will intrigue and delight the reader, while the presentation of the skills required to become a visionary decision maker captivate and motivate. The author's elegant Visionary Decision Making process and philosophy clearly defines the essential skills of intuition-driven decision-making and teaches readers how to take charge of their life and make better decisions that move them toward the realization of their goals or dreams. In Great Decisions, Perfect Timing, you will learn how to: Better know thyself. Discover what fascinates you and let that motivate you. Understand what turns on your creative imagination or desire to be of service. Fine-tune your intuitive antenna. Create the space for intuitive insights to be received by turning down the noise of the five senses allowing for the perception of subtle, synchronistic signals. Leverage synchronicities to effect change within yourself. A synchronistic happening is a unique opportunity to receive information from the ever-present realm of Infinite Intelligence, beyond the box of linear thinking. Channel archetypes of power. Call forth your inner Hero, the Sovereign, the Warrior, the Magician, the Lover and put them to work! Develop intuition rituals. Learn how to use guided meditations and the I Ching (Book of Changes) as aids for cultivating and activating Intuitive Intelligence when you need it most. Adopt visionary beliefs. Own and always be upgrading your operating assumptions (beliefs). Execute your decisions with patient timing, trusting in the process and yourself. Perseverance furthers and mastery is the reward. Like compound interest, the more you trust intuition the easier it gets to notice and interpret those unique moments. These skills are a road map for creating what the author calls the Synchronistic Lifestyle - the ability to download creative power and inspiration from Infinite Intelligence to give rise to greater joy, contentment, wisdom and grace. It begins with awareness and attitude, and ends with decision-making and executed action. You are your own leader. A positive attitude and the belief that there are no accidents-supported by an activated intuition-will help you ensure a much smoother and more joyful path toward your unique personal destiny."

Cultivating Intuitive Intelligence

Great Decisions, Perfect Timing

Is it actually possible? …that we might emerge from this pandemic with a peaceful global power switch from those who have too much to those who don't have enough? With billionaires able to decide the fate of nations, private corporations more powerful and less accountable than ever, and political autocrats around the world shaking our confidence in democratic institutions, power resides in all the wrong places. And so our world is in crisis. In such moments, activists find opportunities. Not to restore the pre-crises order, but to transform it. Paul O’Brien argues that progressive activists may never have a better opportunity to rewrite economic rules, systems and outcomes in favor of those who don't have enough. His book offers practical action steps for activists who want to drive a power switch that overcomes extreme inequalities in our world.

How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality

Power Switch

In Dublin, Ireland, the 1916 Easter Rising was about much more than the rebel forces occupying the city's General Post Office. Around the city, many volunteers and British soldiers were wounded or killed fighting in vicious urban warfare. One of the many forgotten combat struggles centered on North King Street and the Four Courts. In this brilliant new book, author Paul O'Brien revisits that conflict. Delving deep into the archives and the testimony of those involved, Crossfire brings to life a desperate struggle between mismatched forces, one that forced rebels to learn new ways of fighting. This gripping military history book is in turn exciting and tragic, and exposes the often forgotten stories of the 1916 Rising. (Series: 1916 In Focus)

The Battle of the Four Courts, 1916

Crossfire

Jaap M. J. den Toonder

Patrick R. Onck

This book gives an overview of the research field of artificial cilia, a novel technology for controlling and sensing fluid flow at microscopic scales. This field is inspired by nature, namely by naturally occurring cilia which are tiny hairs covering biological cells and that are used already for over a billion years by nature to generate and sense fluid flow. The research field started less than a decade ago and has grown fast in recent years, since it offers very interesting options for flow control in lab-on-a-chip devices.

Artificial Cilia

If you have struggled with an addictive sin, or are trying to help someone that does, then you know that these sins have great potential to enslave. This book offers various keys to unlock the enslaving shackles. However, understand, there is no master key, only a Master Unlocker. This book strives to be real and practical. It strives to keep the heart and power of the gospel at the forefront. It incorporates modern-day examples, poetry, and action steps. It is researched and nuanced but not scholarly. The chapters and book are intentionally short so it's not intimidating to pick up and read. This book is written by someone that has fought the gospel-centered war and has experienced much victory by the grace of God and yet knows scars are real and the battle is never over. The book also shows that the author has fought alongside many comrades, both helping and receiving help. In short, the book is real about war and offers help in our continued gospel-centered war. ***** "As the title of this book makes clear, a gospel-centered approach is, in the long run, the only effective way to combat sin and addiction. Any resource, like this one by Paul O'Brien, which helps us fight our sinful compulsions by means of the gospel of Jesus Christ is one I recommend." -Dr. Donald S. Whitney, professor of biblical spirituality and associate dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and author or Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life and Praying the Bible. ***** "Gospel-Centered War is for those who struggle with life-dominating sin and for those who counsel them. Instead of simply addressing behavior modification, Paul O'Brien gets to the heart of the matter. This book addresses the issues that provide freedom from destructive, self-defeating behaviors by helping the reader understand how God can change their heart and passions. Read it, devour it, and then be changed from the inside out." -Pastor Mike Wilson, Lincoln Heights Baptist Church, Mansfield, Ohio ***** "Paul is a genuine man of faith who has dedicated his life to Jesus and his calling. As a former heroin addict who was mentored by Paul, I had the privilege to witness his passion for Christ and his desire to help people through God's word. This book shows that same passion." -Ricky Upton, Louisville, KY

Finding Freedom from Enslaving Sin

Gospel-Centered War

Wayne Fitzgerald

In the spring of 1980, the Irish Department of Defence sanctioned the establishment of a new unit within the Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) came into being. In the decades that followed, its soldiers have been deployed on active service at home and abroad, generally without the knowledge of the wider public. The ARW is made up of seasoned men from across the island, who are selected through tough competition. Only the best of the best make it through and are trained in an extraordinary range of specialist skills. Being one of these elite operators takes more than simply being a skilled soldier – it means believing you are the best. Shadow Warriors tells the story behind the creation of the ARW, from its origins in specialist counter-terrorism training in the late 1960s and the preparation of small unconventional units in the 1970s to the formation of the ARW itself in 1980 and its subsequent history. The first and only authoritative account in the public domain of this specialist unit, authors Paul O’Brien and Sergeant Wayne Fitzgerald have been granted access to the closed and clandestine world of Ireland’s Special Forces, who train hard, fight harder and face unconventional types of warfare, yet prefer to stay out of the limelight.

Paul O'Brien

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