We've all had that moment. A feedback conversation that left us confused, frustrated, defensive, or silently thinking, "WTF-What The Feedback?!"Whether you're a leader, manager, team member, or individual contributor, feedback can feel intimidating. It can trigger fear, spark emotion, and shake even the most confident professional. And yet... Feedback is the single most powerful accelerator of growth, trust, and performance in the workplace. In WTF? What The Feedback, workplace med...

This is the story of THE LEAGUE OF PICKLEMAKERSBen: who began it all by sneaking in one night and filling homeroom with ball-pit balls.Frank: who figured out that an official club, say a pickle-making club, could receive funding from the PTA.Oliver: Who once convinced half of the class that his real parents had found him and he was going to live in a submarine.Bean: Who wasn't exactly invited, but her parents own a costume shop, which comes in handy if ...

**"With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one's true self." --Kirby Larson, author of the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Hattie Big Sky and the Audacity Jones seriesA quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. For fans of Lemons by Melissa Savage, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Far...

We've all had that moment.A feedback conversation that left us confused, frustrated, defensive, or silently thinking, "WTF-What The Feedback?!" Whether you're a leader, manager, team member, or individual contributor, feedback can feel intimidating. It can trigger fear, spark emotion, and shake even the most confident professional. And yet... Feedback is the single most powerful accelerator of growth, trust, and performance in the workplace.In WTF? What The Feedback

There is a complex and contested terrain of cultural heritage in the library, archive and museum context. Information Literacy and Cultural Heritage explores this landscape and covers perspectives from museums, archives and libraries, highlighting the role of memory and contested history in the collection, description and presentation of cultural heritage. The book argues that the convergence of libraries, archives and museums in digital preservation should be extended to include the devel...

**"With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one's true self." --Kirby Larson, author of the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Hattie Big Sky and the Audacity Jones seriesA quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. For fans of Lemons by Melissa Savage, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Far...

The Illinois River is one of the most beloved and utilized rivers in the state. The natural benefits derived from the river support ecosystems and economies, while providing rich context for the region’s cultural heritage and nourishment for the soul. Unfortunately, the river is at risk. This book aims to shine a bright light on the Illinois River and all the river provides with the goal of inspiring the public to make better-informed decisions about their precious natural resource for the...

Navigating foster care can be overwhelming for everyone. There are thousands of books offering professional opinions on how to be a good foster carer and provide therapeutic support for children in care, but what about asking the young people who've been there?This essential guide brings the voices of care-experienced authors to the forefront, sharing their first-hand knowledge and advice for making a real difference. From big-picture concepts like understanding healthy relationshi...

The concept of “fandom” has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches explores the elements of the sports fan that have markedly changed since the turn of the century. Inherent within these investigations is the role of communication in a multitude of forms (mediated, relational, etc.) as the prototypical sports fan has most heavily shifted within this d...

Transform your teacher teams into the driving force of student success and collaboration with this practical, action-driven guide. A companion to Learning by Doing, this handbook delivers 15 essential actions that highly effective teams use to strengthen collaboration, clarify student learning goals, use assessments as powerful learning tools, and ensure every student gets the time and support they need to learn at high levels. This easy-to-read, conversational book provides the tools, str...

In the early days of video games, digital worlds were rigid, pre-animated, and entirely predictable. A falling object didn't actually fall; it merely played a pre-recorded sequence of frames. The illusion of reality shattered the moment a player pushed against the boundaries. Then, a few lines of complex mathematics introduced something revolutionary: actual gravity. Gravity in the Machine chronicles the invention of the physics engine, focusing on the Havok software that permanently rewir...

Help visitors become members· Recognize what prevents visitors from feeling welcome· Discover methods to welcome new members into your church· Identify how you and your church can grow in hospitalityIn Becoming a Friendlier Church, Matthew D. Kim calls attention to the crisis of unfriendliness that prevents many churches from welcoming new people into their community. Using concrete examples, Kim shows how even churche...