Palibrio okt 2011 (109 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - On a whim, San Franciscan KaraBillingsley accepted an invitation froman ex-boyfriend to visit Kona, Hawaii,in 1976. She didn't expect to fall inlove-with the island.In Island Woman, Billingsley uses acombination of prose and poetry todescribe her experiences of living inHawaii. This memoir captures theeroticism of the island-the elemental,untamed energy of feminine nature.With humor, she tells stories of herinteresting arrival on the island, ofsearching for Kona gold, of how RabbitHill got its name, and the mystery ofher mother's secret.Through her poetry selections,Billingsley pays tribute to thenature, beauty, and the sensualside of Kona, Hawaii-an island thatbecame her home.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Do you feel your life is at a crossroads or at a breaking point What's the next step In Take Charge and Change Your Life Today! author Trevor Bolin provides a roadmap for improving yourself and your life. Based on his own rags-to-riches story, Bolin discusses a host of techniques to help you achieve success, make better decisions, and reach your goals. He shows how success is based on attitude-you determine your life's outcome based on your thoughts and actions. Take Charge and Change Your Life Today! demonstrates how to ¿ change your attitude, starting today; ¿ start the process of short-term and long-term goal setting; ¿ ¿nd your 'Y' in life; ¿ make a plan; ¿ understand the importance of gratitude; ¿ realize the role vices play in your life; ¿ be con¿dent and become a winner. You have the power to choose your path, and this guide can show you the way. Accept nothing but the best for yourself and your life.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Are you unhappy with yourself Is your relationship not as satisfying as you'd like Do you repeat the same negative patterns over and over again-only to feel discouraged, stuck, anxious, or depressed Write Your Own Story can help you take charge of your life and interrupt these negative patterns. Drawing on research and over forty combined years of experience as therapists specializing in relationship issues, licensed marriage and family therapists John P. Roche, PhD, and Kathleen J. Roche, MS, provide information and insight that will give you the tools you'll need to be a happier individual and improve your relationships. To write your own story, you need to be a healthy, independent adult in charge of yourself, making the choices you want to make. Write Your Own Story shows you how you can turn your life around. In section one, the Roches discuss the thirty characteristics they have found to be associated with individuals who are psychologically and emotionally healthy. Section two explores the dynamics of selecting a partner who is emotionally and psychologically fit. This section also discusses a number of danger signals or 'red flags' that indicate a difficult partner and trouble ahead. Finally, section three presents what needs to be done to keep each self healthy and the relationship functioning at a high level over time. Today is the day you can begin to write your own story.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - At fourteen, Natalie Morgan was declared clinically dead, the victim of a brutal attack by her abusive mother's boyfriend, a man she barely knew. Even so, against all odds, Natalie was revived on that fateful night; she took full advantage of her second chance with the help of an unlikely stranger named Bernie. What she couldn't have prepared for was her extraordinary, newfound ability to hear the voices of the dead as a result of her encounter with death. Now a successful psychologist, Natalie helps at-risk kids, using her psychic ability by quietly feeding the information she receives from these deceased victims to the Sarasota Police. She has managed to put the horrific incident of her youth behind her-that is, until two local teenage girls are murdered within weeks of each other, and one of the victims contacts Natalie with disturbing information. Jake Riggs, the FBI agent assigned to the case, makes no effort to conceal his disdain for being forced to work with a psychic; however, hidden behind his dismissal of Natalie's abilities and the unexplainable coincidences in the case is a powerful attraction he cannot deny. When the case takes a too-personal turn after the killer suddenly targets Natalie, she knows that if she is to survive a second time, Jake must learn to believe the unbelievable.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Telecom Management for Call Centers offers a practical guide to addressing the most common issues faced by telecom management in large call-centers. This handbook was written primarily for the telecom manager; the techniques described here are practical and easily applicable, focusing on the issues the telecom manager faces in his or her daily operational work.The lessons learned by the professionals in this growing field are not often documented and shared. This guide provides documentation of this practical knowledge in a single volume, presented by telecom professionals Luiz Augusto de Carvalho and Olavo Alves Jr. It offers a general view of how telecom infrastructures in large call-centers should be planned, priced, negotiated and managed. It examines call-center operations and provides guidelines for¿ cost management;¿ traffic management;¿ call-center infrastructure;¿ transport networks;¿ GSM gateways deployment;¿ billing systems and auditing;¿ dialer deployment.Carvalho and Alves also explore how to do the necessary calculations, prepare and use traffic matrixes, and map and analyze call-center traffic, including relevant case studies for all issues.Put your call center on the path to success using the advice and methods offered in Telecom Management for Call Centers.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Kari McCaffrey is no ordinary teenager. Gifted with magical abilities and determined to chart her own destiny, she chafes under the guardianship of her older brother, who has his own ideas for her future. Refusing to listen to him, Kari runs away and enrols in Greenleaf Academy, a prestigious boarding school for magical youths.As soon as she steps on the bus bound for Greenleaf-accompanied by Tala, a baby dragon, and Therem, a magical book-Kari becomes intertwined with a group of talented youths, each out to be the best. From Li Reed, trying to escape the world, to Vlad, a worn-down vampire, Kari soon learns she must fend for herself in a very uncertain world. Soon after she arrives, Kari's life becomes even more complicated. Trapped on an island, she becomes obsessed with a name-Raku-someone whose existence has been hidden.Kari is about to discover that her quest to know more about the mysterious Senya has unwittingly put not only her, but also the inhabitants of the island, in grave danger.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As the news of natural disasters, war, and economic upheavals blanket the media, the looming prospect that the end times are upon us heavily on many. For Christians, it is imperative to use Scripture to deal with these challenging days. Based on years of research and in-depth study of the Scriptures, In Evil Days presents step-by-step guidelines for living a righteous life during these last days on Earth. Baiden uses the tools of the Scripture to help Christians understand their divine call to be shining beacons of light for the lost of this world-especially during these tumultuous times.In clear, concise language, Baiden discusses how Christians should prepare to do daily battle with the evil that continues to permeate society and shows the error of those Christians who have turned to the ways of the world, thereby weakening their faith. Baiden explains how Christians should 'enter by the narrow gate' by putting their trust in Christ Jesus and his divine power alone, thus becoming victorious over sin and avoiding the calamities of the end times.As Baiden notes, 'As evil and ungodliness increase, so do God's love, mercy, and grace.' This is his message to Christians in In Evil Days.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Every story has a beginning, a journey, and an end. Author Vera Leinvebers's story begins in her beloved homeland of Latvia, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Her early childhood is filled with joy and music, but this idyllic, carefree existence is irrevocably silenced by the advancing drumbeats of war. The journey that follows proves so intense and harrowing that in order to fi nd the emotional separation necessary to face her traumatic childhood memories, Leinvebers fi lters her experiences through the eyes of a young Latvian girl called Lara.No Time to Cry tells the story of Lara's harrowing ordeal in war-ravaged Europe. It is a story about brutality, hatred, and unimaginable loss, but it is also a lasting testament to one little girl's indomitable will to survive. When she loses nearly everything she holds dear, Lara desperately clings to the all that remains-the music indelibly etched in her memory and a small, smooth stone that she retrieved from the charred remains of her former home. That small stone became her symbol of strength. If it could survive the inferno and devastation, so could she.Join Lara as a traveller on the path of her war-ravaged childhood, a path that clearly proves that no matter how much one might suffer, when the goal is to survive there is simply no time to cry.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Mary Bouton can hardly believe anyone would want to live in a town without churches or God. But James, her young physician husband, is enthusiastic about Liberal, a new community being built in southwest Missouri. He sees an opportunity to start a medical practice, but Mary and their daughter, Bertha, are less than excited to leave the only home they have ever known.Even so, in a matter of weeks, the Bouton family is on their way to Liberal-a town that greets Christians at the depot with a sign that instructs them to get back on the train and separates Christians and 'free thinkers' with a barbed wire fence. The years pass, and the Boutons immerse themselves in daily life in their new home.Then, tragedy strikes; their son, Claude, becomes the ¿rst person to be buried in Liberal, a town now labeled an atheist, in¿del community. As they helplessly watch their daughter, Bertha, blame herself for Claude's death and searches endlessly for answers, the Boutons hope that one day, they can live in a peaceful community that embraces the goodness of God.No God, No Hell, No Churches, No Saloons is a compelling historical tale of love, family bonds, and the determination of a family to succeed in a town undergoing great change. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Author Judy Magnussen's spiritual journey began when she was twenty-two-years-old. Waking from a deep sleep, she saw her deceased father appear in the doorway with a white aura surrounding him. She knew it was real, and she knew it was important. In Healing Messages of Love from the Spirit World, Magnussen reveals the details of her spiritual awakening and narrates stories that show how communication from the spirit world has helped her heal, gain new strengths, and achieve inner peace. This memoir shares the results of Magnussen's automatic writings-writings that occur when information comes through the hands from our higher selves or from the other side. In addition to communicating with people who have passed to the other side, Healing Messages of Love from the Spirit World tells about the many symbolic messages she has received and communicates how discovering her native ancestry was instrumental in the path of her spiritual journey.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Fire Gate Poems: A Journey of Spiritual Healing presents a collection of poems and images that mark author Henry C. Finney's journey from grief to healing following the death of his son. Writing poetry and Zen meditation contributed greatly to his recovery from the unthinkable-the loss of a child. The verses and illustrations provide glimpses of the landscape he traversed during this journey-its darkest jungles of grief, its rolling hills of recovery, and finally its brilliant vistas of love and happiness. After a few verses from earlier years ('origins'), the poems articulate stages of Finney's return to life. They begin with reactions to the tragedy ('abyss'), continue with poems of 'return' and 'renewal,' and conclude with verses of 'wonder.' His poetic images are enhanced by black-and-white renditions of his drawings, paintings, prints, and photographs.Finney's poems sing of life's mysteries, sorrows, and beauty; his art celebrates the world. His work demonstrates the healing powers of writing and art.The Lives of GrassesRecovering from my deep frozen winterI wander nowamid a sea of grassesof new-grown wild flowerswhere just last week (I've lost track) snow lay deep.No path remains.Despite your absencesummer has secretly returned.No pretending winter losses any more.I re-awakenlike this fieldwhose sea of waving tasselsswishing, aromatic .…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - While they were growing up, Mary and her twin sister, Krisi, could not have been more different. Krisi craved adventure; Mary liked planting her feet firmly on the ground. As they became women, their inherent differences led them in separate directions. When Krisi became pregnant and suddenly asked Mary to raise her son, Mary couldn't refuse her sister's appeal for help, but soon the sisters lost touch. After two years of not hearing from Krisi, Mary learns that Krisi may be dead and that she may be a victim of murder. Mary refuses to believe it, for somewhere deep inside her, she feels certain that Krisi is still alive. After acquiring this shocking information, Mary focuses on raising Jordie, Krisi's son, and tries to move on. But when her house is inexplicably ransacked, Mary begins to sense that someone is seeking her attention. When she sees the message scrawled on her wall, warning her to leave her house, she has no choice but to temporarily return to her childhood home, even though it holds unpleasant memories.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - More than 207,000 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2010. These are women with families and friends, careers and hobbies, and joys and challenges. In MARGINAL, author Susie Werle Larkin explores the world of breast cancer victims and their loved ones.A collection of ¿rst-person, ¿ctional narratives, MARGINAL follows members of a weekly breast cancer support group as they express their struggles, explore their emotions, reveal their souls, describe their past choices, and clear their consciences. The group is composed of a diverse range of people with varied backgrounds and experiences. Winnie learns that spending time with loved ones is more important than material possessions. Billy, who owns a mechanic's shop, realizes he may have to divorce his wife, süering from breast cancer, so he doesn't lose everything in order to pay the medical bills. John and his wife, who was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, consider a stem cell transplant.Told through the eyes of caregivers, MARGINAL shows how breast cancer changes the scope of lives. The beliefs of yesterday may not be the beliefs of today, and with one pull of the right piece of string, the tapestry of people's lives can begin to unravel.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Climb into My Mind is a book jam-packed with poems, essays, and short stories. The topics addressed are those that pertain to school life, political and social issues, family and love. Meandering through the maze that is my mind I present a different perspective on how I, as a teenager, look at the way situations unfold and how they affect me. This is not quite a typical book, yet it is easy to relate to as you find comfort in knowing that you are not alone in the world. The section, What I See in the Mirror, is an introspection of my deepest feelings. Undoubtedly, we all experience bad and depressing times in our lives. We often feel as if no one understands what we are going through, but I hope the poem themes in this section will create a connection with you. While some of the poems tackle both pleasant and unpleasant experiences, the stories introduce you to new characters, which bring an imaginative and lively angle to the world around us with a bit of a twist. A few of the stories and poems are funny, whereas others are more serious as they deal with political events and social awareness bringing different perspectives to controversial topics such as gay marriage and teen pregnancy. My hope is that this book comforts, intrigues, captivates, and amuses you. So what are you waiting for, grab a ladder and climb into my mind. My Voice I feel the tattoos on my back sting, but I know that one more scar wouldn't change the memory it has left behind. With no reason to live, I feel ready to take that final step. I rise from my spot and give my fingers a break. I glance down at the tobacco leaves I have picked, knowing I am not allowed to stop. But why should I care I have no voice, I serve no purpose. I am just a slave. I stand still looking in his eyes full of hate. He whips out his weapon as I begin to walk away from my work area. I never turn my head as he yells for me to turn back. I keep marching at a steady pace until I see beyond the fields a man of my kind with a voice -- a voice that is strong, that is making others listen; a voice that has power, and speaks only for change. This makes me turn around and sit back down, knowing my voice won't take long to be heard.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A coach is part teacher, part parent, part student, part mentor, and part guru. He must possess a stern hand and a comforting touch-and the wisdom to discern when each is needed. Each decision he makes is a part of a perilous high wire act that can propel a team forward or send a season tumbling downward. But when does a coach truly become a coach Is it after some athletic director looks across the desk, offers his hand, and says, 'Congratulations, you've got the job ' Is it after that first win That first championship Or is it when all those nagging questions in the back of the mind finally stop nagging Scott Illiano, head baseball coach of the West Essex High School Knights, chronicles his incredible journey from waiter in a chain restaurant to championship coach in Our Time. Discover how an unproven coach and a patchwork group of underdogs battle injuries, biting cold temperatures, and fierce competition in their quest to win the Greater Newark Tournament, the oldest and most prestigious baseball tournament in the state of New Jersey. Fifteen kids and four coaches share a dream and a whole lot of heart. Through their journey, in victory and defeat, struggle and success, readers will find out when a coach becomes a coach.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ava Fisher is a flamboyant flake. Kenny Summers is a recent high school graduate. Luvon Ramsey is a junk dealer. Marie Elrod is a handicapped sixteen year old. Their mutual error is saying 'Hello' to a very charming psychopath. Each ends up strangled and holding onto a Teddy Bear with a knife in its back.The serial killer is hidden in plain sight and has his focus on Olivia Haines, an English teacher at Fairfield High School in West Los Angeles. She considers herself a stranger to these murders until one day someone leaves her an unusual calling card-a strangled cat dangling in her classroom. She is suddenly aware she is being scheduled as murder victim number five.Olivia is rapidly convinced she is in a life and death struggle between the killer and herself and one of them will not survive. Using every teaching skill she possesses, she wages an all out battle for survival against a very lethal psychopath.If you like Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, you'll certainly relish Olivia Haines in Teddy Bear Murders.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - It is 1962, and the US Army Special Forces is expanding to confront the communist challenge in Southeast Asia. Sergeant Jake Campbell has come a long way from the sharecropper's house he grew up in near Nickelsville, Virginia. Just three years ago, he and a friend hitched a ride to Kingsport, Tennessee, and joined the army. Now he is headed for training camp in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, unaware that he is about to undergo the biggest challenge of his life.Campbell immediately immerses himself in the Special Forces training group, anxious to prove himself. He is expecting a tough road ahead lined with mental and physical challenges, but soon finds that he must also face bigotry and class discrimination. Regardless, Campbell persists through pain, sweat, and blood and soon earns a coveted spot with the Green Berets. Ordered on a mission with First Sergeant William Booth-a man who has no love for Campbell-to Laos to train Hmong soldiers to fight the CIA's secret war, Campbell's idealistic view of the world is turned upside down as he witnesses the ugly underbelly of unfettered power, corruption, and injustice.In this fast-paced, action-packed military thriller, one soldier must fight for his life in the steamy Vietnamese jungles amidst murder, conspiracy, and a superior who harbors a secret that, if revealed, will ruin him forever.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - When people are searching for direction or meaning in their life, they say that they are looking for 'a road to follow.'In the spring of 1994, author Michael Herman was searching for a new road. Dissatisfied with his job and feeling unsuccessful, Michael began what some people considered unthinkable. Under the watchful eyes of a small crowd of friends and onlookers, he embarked on a 127-day solo sea kayak expedition of the Great Lakes. His goal was simple: to raise money and support for the cancer society by kayaking Canada's biggest lakes.Beginning in Thunder Bay, Ontario, as the ice was melting on Lake Superior, his trip included more than the physical landscape he traversed. Put to the test by open-water crossings, ferocious storms, illness, betrayal, and self doubt, Michael's journey is nothing less than extraordinary.Part memoir, part adventure, and part love story, No Roads to Follow shares one man's 3,200-kilometer expedition across the Great Lakes and his journey inward as he learns to define the measure of personal success.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - How It Was and Is For Me chronicles the life of author Judy Walters. At the book's beginning, she is 6 weeks old and living in a travel trailer in Arkansas about to move on to another town in another state where her alcoholic mother and father can find work. This is just one of the patterns that keeps repeating itself over and over again.Throughout the book, Judy details the struggles she endures growing up in an alcoholic family. She also shares about the tragic loss of one of her own sons to the disease of alcoholism as well as the poignant memories of she and her brother, Casey and half sister, Ruthann, building sand forts in Arizona. Judy's life is a testament to the fact that patterns keep reemerging, but can also be broken as after years of chaos, abandonment and basic survival as a child, to marriage, divorce and loss in adulthood, Judy sets out on a path to break free of the chains of the past and find the beauty, joy and love life holds in the form of children, grandchildren, spouse, family and of course, dogs.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Love Revolution presents a collection of poems by Robert Tinajero. Divided into five sections (three major and two smaller), Tinajero's verses explore a wide range of topics, situations, and emotions, particularly focusing on various types of love.Some excerpts from poems:this is my apology poemGodi'm sorry for having written so many poemsand so few praising youthe love-armies assembledbut i did not enlisti'm tired of soft poems todayi want my words tojump up and stab a racist copput on glovessweat and bruise and bleedhelp a migrant pick a thorny cropso what kind of bullets are you putting in your gunamerica if i'm hanging aroundthe wrong ol' towni'm a spic<brcan i be american i'm trying to put into wordsthe poetry that drips from your bodymay God bless mewith my ownnancy Reaganmaybe everywhereis in the middle of nowheremaybe it's all just physicswhat streetwill be the last onemy casket rolls throughpero la realidad esel amor no es únicamente la bellezalos eróticos fuegos en los cielos estrellados de Neruda¿qué sabía yode la viscosidad del amor.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In his second book, Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain, James B. Golden introduces the world to Curtis Brown, a troubled teen struggling with growing up Black and male in America. The collection was composed over several seasons that Golden worked in a rehabilitation setting with boys like Curtis. The poems speak of the emotional warfare many young men experience beneath their rough exterior. Golden sprinkled these poems with vulnerability, while remaining expressly frank about depression, hopelessness, fatherlessness, abandonment and rape. His voice is poignantly explicit and stripped of sweetener, but understanding and stimulating as well.With titles like 'The Night You Had Sex With My Journal', 'Rotten Diamonds On Th e Inside', and 'Letter No. 5 To An Absent Mother', he gives us grand images and comic relief. Welcome to the world of Curtis Brown.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Jerry noticed that he was not in a mental fog any longer. In fact, it was like he had not taken a drink at all. The reality of all of this had sobered him up. There seemed to be a lot of noise coming from about two hundred yards away by some rocks. Jerry started to move in the direction of the rocks. There were a lot of lights and people around the edge of the rocks, and as Jerry got closer, he still could not see everything, but he could hear some whistling or high-pitched screaming. Jerry didn't understand until he got much closer and could see three or four dolphins caught in a small pool of water-too small, in fact, for them to survive, and the people around were talking and pointing their flashlights at them. Once Jerry reached them, he asked, 'Does anyone know just what has caused the water to recede ' Just then an older man answered, 'Well, I don't know for sure, but the news says that the entire west coast is just like this, and no one seems to know why.'.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - At first glance, this is the story of a middle-class family living in a small town in middle America. Author S. R. Roix's children were growing up well, his wife had a secure job that she enjoyed, and he worked in a trade at which he excelled. Life was good; they had no complaints-until the day it all began to unravel. When his beloved wife, the mother of their four children, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma at the age of thirty-eight, everything changed. Sixteen months later, she lost her battle. Even in heartbreak and grief, Roix learned to have complete trust in the one who loves him the most-his 'Papa' God. Out of the ruins of his life grew an unquenchable thirst to know who God was, and, in the process, Roix also came to learn who he was. What he learned on his journey is that hope triumphs over every obstacle. He learned that in faith, there is no amount of suffering that cannot be overcome by the amazing love God is willing to pour out. This is their story, and it can also be yours. Whatever challenges you face-grief, rejection, fear, financial ruin, abuse, and more-there is hope. His deep wish for you is to experience how close your 'Papa' is, even in the darkest night. There is life after heartache.There is a reason to live.There is always hope.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - It's been two years: the grandkids are growing, and there is a new addition to the family: 'Ravishing Rhea'! Nana and Papa are now blessed to witness (and occasionally assist with) the growth and development of six grandkids: three boys, and three girls.But the world is also changing: there are new challenges, as families must cope with increased financial pressures, juggling work and school schedules, and even temporary separations, not to mention dealing with the normal difficulties experienced by young people as they are growing up.In addition to playing sports, video games, celebrating birthdays, participating in Spelling Bees, making movies, and doing homework, the kids keep Papa and Nana busy trying to answer questions such as, 'What kind of pet should I get '; 'How long does the moon stay full '; 'Are all ladybugs girls '; 'How come we don't get presents for all the Twelve Days of Christmas ' and of course, 'Are vampires real 'Whether they're walking to the park, building 'special projects' for school, preparing for Halloween, or revising their Christmas lists for the sixth time, the kids both grow and learn, as well as help the adults around them to appreciate and celebrate the joy, wonder, and beauty of children-living in a new, and exciting world.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Much has been written about the legendary times of John Marshall, the longest serving chief justice in Supreme Court history, but little is known about the love of his life, his 'dearest Polly'. Polly was shy and retiring and stayed in the background, but she was known as his closest confidant and advisor. This book show how the enduring love that began during the Revolutionary War when Polly was only fourteen lasted and strengtened despite the turbulant times they faced both in war and peace. Their life together mirrors the time when Richmond, the new capital of Virginia, grew from a primitive village to a thriving port city, and the early bungalows, built to house legislators when the capital moved to Richmond during the war, were replaced by 'plantations-in-town'. This book gives a rich and graphic picture of life in the new United States and of events impacting the lives of those dominant people who determined the nation's future during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - There once were two spirited teachers Who reminisced and talked like preachers. They gave up the small chatter And wrote something of matter . The daily life of a teacher must be full of challenges, excitement, and joy, right But in reality, it might be full of more gaffes, goofs, and laughs than we ever imagined. In Education: Roast & Toast, two seasoned educators inspired by the humor of sixty-plus years of experience share a collection of humorous, slightly embellished anecdotes that reveal an intriguing behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it is really like to be a teacher. Through their tongue-in-cheek exploration of the comical adventures, unpredictable mishaps, and baffling challenges that teachers encounter on a daily basis, Diane Martin and Linda Thomas allow educators to be seen as they are-eccentric, imperfect, and vulnerable, despite their degrees, knowledge, and experience. While taking a playful look at the backward evolution of education, Martin and Thomas teach other educators, administrators, and even students the art of laughing at themselves without losing sight of the seriousness of the profession. This collection of foibles reveals the often humorous interactions among students, teachers, and administrators. It reinforces the notion that simple communication really can be stifl ed by misinterpretation.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Mike Douglas is a decent guy who's always worked hard and tried to do the right thing. His business, Interstate Motorcycles, a small motorcycle dealership in the rural Midwest, has been hit hard by the Wall Street financial collapse and subsequent deep recession. He and his wife, Lori, have been playing a high-interest shell game trying to keep their business alive and their creditors paid while watching their revenues decline and every other aspect of their work and their lives unravel.Almost out of options, running out of time, and now in the winter, typically the slowest time of the year for the business, Mike is propositioned by an outlaw motorcycle club to fence stolen motorcycle parts through his store, bringing in much-needed cash. When all else, even prayer, seems to have failed him, Mike joins the club's scheme-and soon finds himself involved in much more than he bargained for.Unable to withdraw from the trap, Interstate Motorcycles finds itself involved in drug sales, weapon shipments, sex slaves, and murder. Mike's business-and his life-are at stake as Christmas nears and 2009 draws to an end. It will take a miracle for the Douglas family to survive.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Meet Dean A. A. Poyadue. Dean is many things to many people-a son, a husband, a college student, and an employee. He is also a man living with Down syndrome. Just Call Me Dean is his remarkable story, which he tells with a little help from his mom, Florene. Dean's innocence and wisdom will capture your heart as he takes you on a journey through the key events of his life, from early childhood to the present. Discover how, with a can-do attitude and the help of his family, Dean has conquered life's milestones-college, employment, marriage, independence, and more. Full of inspiration of anyone whose life is touched by someone with special needs, Just Call Me Dean seeks to help professionals enhance their empathy and skills. Parents of special needs can broaden their expectations for their own children as they learn of Dean's accomplishments. Finally, Dean's story can help educate the general public about the millions of Americans living with disabilities. Dean challenges us to seek out life's adventures. Are you up for the challenge.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Little People were a happy and peaceful clan who lived in the crater of a wonderful volcano. There, they were surrounded by their favorite smells-sweet sulfur, in particular-and were always warm and comfortable. It was safe there, too, because the predators stayed away, which was very important for the Little People, each of them no more than twelve inches tall. Then, one terrible day, things begin to go wrong. The hiss of steam in their happy home comes less and less. The sweet sulfur fades, growing weaker by the day. Their volcano is dying; soon, it will no longer be a safe, warm, comfortable place to call home. The Little People are forced to flee, and they find themselves in a Maine mill town, lost and afraid. How will they survive Who will come to their aid in this strange, new land Luckily, two curious kids, Timothy and Xandre, discover the Little People and befriend the strange clan. With the help of their new friends-plus a helpful grandma and a friendly dog-the Little People might be safe after all, despite the absence of sulfur and heat. At a chaotic town meeting, the fates of the Little People will be ultimately decided.…