This popular book describes in detail a stage manager's job. It provides those just starting out in the profession with a solid grounding in theatre stage management practices and procedures. The disciplines of lighting, set design and sound are discussed but the main focus is the management of these elements and the processes and scheduling that go together to provide effective results.Chronologically following the production of a play, the book starts with pre-production planning...

Stress is a part of life—but it doesn’t have to take over your life. With this guide, you’ll develop the skills needed to help you manage difficult emotions, cultivate self-compassion, adopt positive physical and emotional habits, build resilience, and connect with your true values.Everyone experiences stress. From the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we finally settle into bed at night, our days are packed with stressful moments—some big and...

Jacob Carter:I escaped Admiral Ash’s experiment. He wants me back.Now Sage and I are running through a country wired for surveillance, where drones sweep the sky, cameras watch every street, and Ash’s power reaches farther every day. He wants what the experiment made me—my altered blood, connection to the spirit, and whatever he thinks he can turn into a weapon.Staying ahead of Ash would be easier if the danger were only here.It isn’t.

The book blends fact and fiction, creating a compelling narrative of Campbell's life. It recounts his early years in Scotland, his unique ability to "hear" supernatural voices despite his physical disabilities, and his rise to fame in London society as a fortune teller. Through a series of entertaining anecdotes and adventures, the book explores Campbell’s predictions, many of which were sought after by members of the aristocracy and even royalty. The narrative also highlights his dealings...

Jacob Carter built his life around one vow: never be helpless again.As a Navy SEAL, fear is buried under discipline, muscle, and mission. He runs toward danger, protects the weak, and survives what breaks other men.Then an admiral forces him into Project 157.The experiment tears him through the hull of a weaponless ship and strips away everything he mistook for strength. Jacob wakes in a spiritual dimension where none of his training can save him.

"From Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott Bond" by Daniel Arthur Rudd, Theophilus Bond is an inspirational and heart-wrenching tale of a man who managed to move up in life from the horrors of slavery to wealth and self-actualization. Scott Bond rose from being born a slave in Madison County, Mississippi, in the early 1850s to wealth and status as a farmer, merchant, and business entre-preneur in Madison, Arkansas, by the early 1900s.

Meet a spirited toddler with one mission: to stay pants-free-no matter what Mom and Dad try. From wild wiggles to surprise escapes, The No Pants Dance is a playful children's book that turns an everyday challenge into a fun-filled family celebration!When one determined little dancer decides that pants just aren't part of the plan, chaos and laughter ensue. Through catchy rhymes, vibrant illustrations, and a relatable toddler showdown with ...

In Mr. and Mrs. Witch, the new novel from bestselling author Gwenda Bond, a couple discovers at the altar the surprising secret identities they’ve kept from each other.Savannah Wilde is a witch, a powerful one, and a member of C.R.O.N.E, an organization for hire that deals with supernatural threats using their magic. Following a whirlwind romance that surprised her friends and family, Savvy is all set to marry the love of her life when she notices her bridal party and her mom are f...

Instructors across higher education require inspiring and practical resources for creating, adapting to, and enhancing, online teaching and learning spaces. Faculty need to build collaborative, equitable and trusting online learning communities. This edited volume examines the experiences that interdisciplinary and global feminist educators have had—both their successes and their challenges—in infusing feminist pedagogical tenets into their online teaching and learning practices. Contribut...

A very engaging, imaginative, and descriptive story that draws you into the action from the start. It has parallels to life and is an enjoyable read.In this fast-moving, science fiction fantasy, an everyday kid of our Earth finds himself abruptly immersed in a conflict raging in an unsuspected alternative universe. His personal limitations, the pressure of war, his trial for love in an alien world, and the overwhelming new Reality, confront him with the ve...

"An action packed, must read novel ... " - WASHINGTON TIMESWhen a beautiful journalist drowns mysteriously off Waikiki, former Special Forces veteran Pono Hawkins, now a well-known surfer and international surfing correspondent, quickly gets caught up in trying to solve her death. What he learns soon targets him for murder or life in prison as a cabal of powerful energy corporations, foreign killers and crooked politicians focuses the blame on him....

First Prize for Fiction -- 2015 New England Book Festival. . . cold, rugged Maine becomes a hot bed of intrigue, murder, and greed, making it difficult for the residents, who love the land and this beautiful state, to continue to live the lives that they have chosen. Pono Hawkins returns to rescue his Special Forces buddy who is wrongly accused of murdering a prominent environmentalist Ronnie Dalt.Unknown killers stalk Pono as he tries to unravel Ronnie's d...