Dealing with Divas will help you . . .Remain calm, cool, and focused when dealing with difficult peopleReach your goals with easeUnderstand how other people tick and what motivates themImprove relationships in your business or organizationBetter guide your team to successIn a world where having productive relationships and effective communication means the difference between success and absolute failure, you need tools that will help you remain c...

That there is a divide between research and practice is a common lament across policy-oriented disciplines, and education is no exception. Rhetoric abounds about the role research plays (or does not play) in the improvement of schools and classrooms, and policy makers push solutions that are rooted in assumptions about the way that research should influence practice. Yet few people have studied the relationship between research and practice empirically. This book presents findings...

Across forgotten mountains, cursed rivers, haunted forests, and ancient ruins, something waits in the dark.Dark Tales from the Outside gathers a wide range of horror voices from around the world, each exploring legends, folklore, monsters, ghosts, and the hidden fears lurking just beyond the edge of human understanding. From Appalachian nightmares and Japanese yōkai to ancient prophecies and eldritch terrors, these stories cross cultures and borders while embracing the many faces o...

Spooky tales from these fabulous authorsRob GrimoireDiana ParrillaM. Lee GoodsonSara Jordan-HeintzJordan KocevskiMary Jo RabePaige L. ChristieMike RusetskyRoss BaxterBrian MacDonaldBeverle Graves MyersRob NisbetDavid HornAlex TuckerMichael D. BurnsideJaimie CapelinKelly ZimmerJen JanetLaura J Kelly

An anthology that asks, “What does it mean to be church where Black lives matter?”Prophetic imagination would have us see a future in which all Christians would be free of the soul-warping belief and practice of racism. This collection of reflections is an incisive look into that future today. It explains why preaching about race is important in the elimination of racism in the church and society, and how preaching has the ability to transform hearts. While program...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Clinical Image-Based Procedures, CLIP 2023, the First MICCAI Workshop on Fairness of AI in Medical Imaging, FAIMI 2023, and the Second MICCAI Workshop on the Ethical and Philosophical Issues in Medical Imaging, EPIMI 2023, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2023, in October 2023.CLIP 2023 accepted 5 full papers and 3 short papers form 8 submissions received. It focuses on holistic patient models for p...

Humor macht das Leben leichter, gerade in Situationen, in denen einem schon mal das Lachen vergehen kann. Denn durch Humor gewinnen wir Abstand, wechseln die Perspektive und merken, dass wir die meisten Dinge gar nicht so schrecklich ernst nehmen müssen.Doch wie funktioniert Humor? Welcher Humor passt zu wem? Wie platziert man echte Pointen? Wie entdeckt man sein komisches Potenzial? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantwortet Band 4 der Top Speakers Edition. Unter Federführung von ...