The first authorized companion to the Emmy Award-winning medical drama House, M.D., starring Hugh Laurie, House M.D: The Official Guide to the Hit Medical Drama features full backstage access to the cast and crew of the popular television series, with an Introduction by Hugh Laurie.

What Makes a Leader?“Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it but I’ll be damned if I can define it.” –General George S. PattonLeadership is often daunting. Because every situation is different, there is no foolproof, one-size-fits-all approach to learning the ropes. Instead there are a dizzying number of competing ideas and theories which you may find contradictory. The Leader’s Mentor offers a guide through the maze … and also...

What inspires a person to create? How does an artist see the world? What happens during a "eureka moment?" How does an artist find self-discipline? The Artist's Mentor is for those of us who want to create art but do not know how to begin. Drawing on interviews and autobiographical writings of more than 100 famous painters, photographers, sculptors, and film and video artists, Jackman gets to the heart of what makes art. Here, Michelangelo Brungardt, Frida Kahlo, Jean Renoir, Andy...

Here is the official companion to cable television's most challenging food fight. Food Network Star: The Official Insider's Guide to America's Hottest Food Show is your all-access, behind-the-scenes pass to Food Network's highest rated series ever—where intense tests of talent and exciting guest stars steer a handful of finalists towards the ultimate dream job: his or her own Food Network show. Food Network Star: The Official Insider's Guide to America's Hottest Food Show...

“Ian Jackman had the fool-hearty courage to set out armed with the two most dangerous tools for traveling in America, an inquiring mind and a hungry stomach. He lived to tell the tale with wit and charm.” — Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of The Big Oyster and CodIan Jackman believes that life is too short to deny yourself our nation's true culinary treasures. Guided by food experts throughout the land, he travels from east to west—from small t...

Earth has changed while they were in space . . . but so has Anna.After centuries of survival aboard the Selene space station in the shadow of Saturn, a forgotten group of humans has evolved in ways Earth could never imagine. As communication from their home planet has been dormant for decades—and as their own colony is on the verge of collapse—they send a small group headed by their youthful leader Anna as emissaries on a desperate mission to ensure their survival....

The innovative Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model for dementia care has recently been updated, leading to new advances in the field. This revised second edition guide to assessment and treatment of behaviours that challenge associated with dementia includes these latest developments along with new sections on what have traditionally been considered controversial topics.The new chapters cover issues including:- End of life care- Use of therapeutic dolls- Lies...

Earth has changed while they were in space . . . but so has Anna.After centuries of survival aboard the Selene space station in the shadow of Saturn, a forgotten group of humans has evolved in ways Earth could never imagine. As communication from their home planet has been dormant for decades—and as their own colony is on the verge of collapse—they send a small group headed by their youthful leader Anna as emissaries on a desperate mission to ensure their survival....

Explore the uncharted territory of mid-career educational leadership with Becoming an Engaged Educational Leader: Navigating Mid-Career Growth and Development. This book addresses the notable gap in educational leadership literature, focusing on the pivotal but often overlooked mid-career phase. It does not aim to be the ultimate guide but serves as a catalyst to stimulate critical thinking, dialogue, and action among educational leaders.Mid-career leadership is a phase where exper...

The Early Years of Leadership: The Journey Begins is distinctive for many reasons, chief among which is a strong commitment to honoring practitioners’ stories and empirical research. The chapters in this volume also represent the work of scholars and school practitioners from the global north and south. The fusion of diverse international perspectives allows for greater identification of local and global commonalities and trends that would provide aspiring and novice school principals with...