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Julie Wright, Heather Turgeon

A research-based guide to helping children do what comes naturally — sleep through the night.Many parents feel pressured to ‘train’ babies and young children to sleep. Sometimes hours are spent rocking, singing, and coaxing. But kids don’t need to be trained — they’re built to sleep.Over time, all that cajoling can have the opposite effect to what is desired. Problems can arise when parents (with the best of intentions) overhelp or ‘helicopter parent’ at ni...

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Heather Wright

All writers have those days when inspiration just seems to fly out the window—when the blank screen becomes a sadly accurate reflection of the sorry state of your imagination and you start your fourth game of FreeCell in ten minutes. Or you have a day when the current writing project just sits there like an ugly pile of February slush—all memories of the lovely white snow it started out as are gone, and all it's good for is creeping in that one small hole in your boots and making your life...

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Heather Wright

A sequel to 201 Writing Prompts, Writing Prompts and More offers writing prompts plus lots of other routes to creativity and getting your words on the page. Four chapters of the book hold 100 new writing prompts and the remaining seven chapters invite you to explore multiple ways into stories or give you ideas to help break through writer's block.Writing prompts can inspire us with words and questions and, sometimes, photographs, but there are other sources that we can tap into to ...

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Wright Heather

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Oil burner repairers job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a muc...

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Heather Wright

This book is your quick guide to writing better emails. Ten short chapters outline the strategies you need for writing emails that get the responses you want and mark you as a professional. People spend a lot of time on their computers or smartphones communicating for fun. Facebook, Twitter, and instant messaging have made us very fond of short forms, acronyms and multiple punctuation marks!!! But business writing is different.Writing for business has two purposes: 1) to make your c...

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Heather Wright

Bad grammar and poor writing can cost you money and a better job. The practical tips in this book will help you overcome the more common grammar and writing errors that can get in the way of your making a professional impression on your clients and your employers.Written by Heather Wright, a busy freelancer and part-time communications instructor, this book offers you the information you need based on Heather's years of working in various office environments, teaching business comm...

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Heather Wright

This book is your quick guide to telephone skills. In five short lessons, you'll have the skills you need to be the best ambassador you can be for your own company or for your employer's through your ability to communicate over the phone.The five quick steps in this book will help you refine your telephone skills to your benefit and to your company's. This book is short because you are also busy. You don't have the time to muddle through a large text. You need quick fixes fast. Read...

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Heather Wright

How do I begin my novel? How do I write convincing dialogue? Where can I get an idea for a story? How do I keep motivated?If youre a young writer, answers to these questions and more can be found in Writing Fiction: A Hands-On Guide for Teens. Written by a writer for writers, this book was created just for you by someone who believes in young writers and who also likes to have some fun along the way. Heres a sample of what youll find inside.Stuck for a Story Idea?

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Heather Wright

This book is your quick guide to better presentations. In ten short chapters, you'll have the strategies you need to create viewer-friendly presentations and to develop the speaking skills you need to mark you as a professional.Like every other form of business communication, presentations have two purposes:to make your company look good.to make you look good.This book will refer to PowerPoint® presentations but you can extrapolate the guidelines to an...

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George R. Faller, Heather Wright

Learn how to understand and use stress for positive change. With up-to-date analysis, real-life examples and spiritual practices, this book explores the effects of stress and ways to honor its symptoms. Rather than being limited by a perspective of distress, you can use stress as a catalyst for growth in all areas of life.

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Heather Price Wright

Dive deep into financial literacy with this social studies book that teaches students everything they need to know about personal finances and how to save money. It features primary sources that pique students’ curiosity about the subject while giving them meaningful insights and personal connections. This 32-page book includes text features that help students increase reading comprehension and their understanding of the subject. Packed with interesting facts, sidebars, and essential vocab...

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Heather Price Wright

Mia and Jayden have been BFFs forever. But when Mia joins a clique of popular girls and Jayden befriends a bullied student named Joshua, their friendship is put to the test. When the clique tries to pull a cruel prank on Joshua, will Jayden stick up for his new friend? Especially appealing to reluctant readers, this short, 32-page chapter book explores the theme of bullying. With full-color illustrations and a compelling story, this fiction book will capture the attention of kids who enjoy...