Over the past six decades, Ali Perry-Davies has learned many lessons about how trauma can impact our lives and what we can do to to bring balance and joy and thrive in a world that suggests surviving is enough. In this book, she shares her own history with trauma and the long and winding path she has taken toward healing. Ali's studies have taken her deeper into understanding the science behind how trauma impacts our bodies and how creativity can bring healing. Years of study about minds, ...

True Tales from the Palmetto State’s Past—from the ghostly Gray Man to the return of the H. L. HunleyMuch has happened in South Carolina throughout its checkered history, and the myriad of significant events and fascinating repercussions surrounding them have been described by writers of every stripe for at least three hundred years. It Happened in South Carolina goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that h...

Insiders' Guide to Charlestonis the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this charming southern city. Written by locals (and true insiders), it offers a personal and practical perspective of Charleston and its surrounding environs. With over two-million books sold, Insiders’ Guides are the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information making them an indispensable guide for travelers and residents alike.

Charleston attracts millions of visitors with its history charm and its blend of culture, art, and preservation. This guide takes the readers on historical tours based on periods of history.

Historic South Carolina: A Tour of the State's Top National Landmarks is a carefully curated travel guide, written by a local historian, featuring the most intriguing and significant of the state's nationally recognized historic landmarks. This guide provides interesting anecdotes and color photography of famous manors and plantation houses, centuries-old churches and chapels, and beautiful marshlands of the Low Country. Tour the Palmetto State and travel back in time with Historic South C...

More than Petticoats: Remarkable South Carolina Women celebrates the women who shaped the Palmetto State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.

Tired of the same old tourist traps?Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, South Carolina Off the Beaten Path shows you the Palmetto State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed.Explore the wildlife refuge at Hobcaw Barony for an in-depth look at everything from butterflies to oystersTour the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway for breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Moun...

The definitive collection of South Carolina's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for South Carolina residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

Coaching Teachers and Leaders to GreatnessResearch shows that coaching is the best way to bring about robust change in both instructional and leadership practices. Coaching becomes evocative when it is a person-centered, strengths-based model grounded in adult learning theory, focused on growth.Designed as a companion to both Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time, 2nd Edition and Evoking Greatness: Coaching to Bring Out the Bes...

In the ethereal realm of dawn's embrace, where shadows dance and dreams take flight, Algernon Charles Swinburne's "Songs Before Sunrise" emerges as a symphony of passion, rebellion, and unyielding spirit. This collection of lyrical masterpieces, penned in the twilight of the Victorian era, ignites a fire within the soul, challenging societal norms and celebrating the transformative power of love and freedom. Prepare to be swept away by Swinburne's intoxicating language and the raw emotions...

As Civil War between the Republic and the Separatists rages across the galaxy, nowhere is the fighting more fierce than on the swamp world of Drongar, where a beleaguered mobile hospital unit wages a never-ending war of its own . . .A surgeon who covers his despair with wise-cracks; another who faces death and misery head-on, venting his emotions through beautiful music . . . A nurse with her heart in her work and her eye on a doctor . . . A Jedi Padawan on a heali...

While the Clone Wars wreak havoc throughout the galaxy, the situation on the far world of Drongar is desperate, as Republic forces engage in a fierce fight with the Separatists. . . .The threatened enemy offensive begins as the Separatists employ legions of droids into their attack. Even with reinforcements, the flesh and blood of the Republic forces are just no match for battle droids’ durasteel. Nowhere is this point more painfully clear than in the stea...