Facilitation Skills for Impact is a practical, field-tested guide for community and nonprofit leaders who already show up in rooms with groups — and want to show up better.Drawing on more than two decades of public health and community development work across the Philippines, author Miel Filomeno Nora, MD, MBA distills the essential skills of effective group facilitation into a clear, immediately usable framework. From building trust in the first five minutes to na...

Teach Like Your Heart Is on Fire is a powerful call to educators who want to reignite their purpose and elevate their practice. It reminds teachers and leaders alike that great teaching is not just an act of delivery - it's an act of devotion.Blending evidence from educational research with vivid stories from real classrooms, this book bridges the gap between theory and lived experience. Drawing on insights from pedagogy, character education, and school improvement research, it show...

When DrB! (aka Dr Bongi A. Matiwaza) encountered difficulties with growing and maintaining what is essentially hair that should be growing naturally out of her scalp with a minimum of fuss, she did what any self-respecting scientist would do - she asked why? A question that led her to the key discovery that the hair care products that people with Afro hair use were never designed with their type of hair in mind, but were instead derivations of hair care products designed and developed to a...

The Martial Art of Management: The Accountability Advantage Leadership isn’t about control—it’s about accountability. In today’s fast-changing world, organizations are no longer limited by strategy, technology, or talent—they are limited by accountability. Too often, teams become trapped in cycles of blame, excuses, and avoidance, stifling progress, innovation, and trust. The Martial Art of Management: The Accountability Advantage introduces a modern, accountability-driven leadership appro...

“God’s Waiting Room, Geezer Glen, Catheter Flats, the Wrinkly Ranch . . . whatever euphemistic pet name you have for long-term care homes, the overall sentiment remains the same: it’s the last stop. But is all hope lost? Is there no joy? Shenanigans? Thefts? Laughter? Sex?”After serving in various roles for two decades in the clinical area of long-term care (LTC), Tristan Squire-Smith demystifies the daily realities of living (and working) in LTC through a collection of unvarnished...

Despite our best intentions, many of us find ourselves routinely overeating at meals, snacking mindlessly, or bingeing regularly. As emotional eaters, we turn to food for comfort, soothing, distraction, and excitement. There’s a disconnection fueling our eating, robbing years from our lives, and we know it. We’re tired of restrictive diets that lead back to overeating, and we’re ready to try something different. Therapist and life coach Julie Simon offers a new approach that addresses the ...

“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith, Rahab, the harlot, did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.” Hebrews 11:30-31 The Right Stuff Have you ever felt like your stuff wasn’t quite right, or people just looked at you with an upturned nose. There were many folks in the Bible that the world saw in one way, but God saw them and used them in a very different way. One of those...

The current work, Reasoning: The Integrative Model Plus Glossary (2026), weaves together an integrative framework for reasoning and complements the author's previous works: Critical Thinking2 - A Force Multiplier (2024) (a foray into how individuals discern, influenced by heuristics and biases, and cognitive phenomena that shape the human experience), followed by - Logical Fallacies, the Utility of Logic and Argumentation (2024) (evaluating and acting upon evidence, particularly informatio...

The first comprehensive resource for teaching spiritual leadership development in the twenty-first century—for all faith traditions.America is changing. Technology, social networking, global economics, immigration, migration and multiculturalism urge communities of faith to expand their vision of spiritual leadership and reflect on how leaders can better serve congregations and communities in the twenty-first century.In this multifaith, cross-cultural and c...

Tasha Martin has recently graduated from her local college and takes an HR job at a law firm in the city, leaving the comfort of her childhood home to embark on her adult life. A self avowed introvert, this brings about challenges as she interacts with new colleagues and faces difficulties, causing her to question her abilities.Just as she is also adjusting to life in her new apartment and meeting her neighbours—alas, more people . . . and a Corgi—she learns that one of her coworke...

"Mastering IELTS: A Practical Approach for Non-Native Speakers" is a comprehensive and invaluable ebook designed to help non-native English speakers conquer the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination. With its practical guidance, expert strategies, and extensive resources, this ebook is the ultimate companion for individuals aiming to achieve exceptional results in the IELTS exam.Created by language experts and IELTS tutors, this ebook offers a step-by-st...

Garbage Boy—a.k.a. Scarface, a.k.a. William—has had it rough his entire life. Facing off against a deadbeat dad and his mom’s abusive boyfriend, he’s had to fight every step of the way just to survive. Not only that, his family’s low social status makes him an object of ridicule and abuse among his peers and the community at large. That all begins to change when Garbage Boy meets up with Mister and Stone Pony, two mysterious men who enlist his aid in their growing sanitation enterprise. Wh...