The irrepressible authors of I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper are back to dish about the trials—and triumphs—of midlife.Delivered in the voice of a close friend, this clever and insightful guide from Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile takes women through the new and sometimes challenging phase of middle age. Whether married, single, widowed, divorced, with children or without, at some point women inevitably ask the question, "What's next?" Here, they will...

The Music Major MythWhat Students Think, What Actually Happens, and How to Succeed When It CountsWhat does it really mean to major in music?For many high school students, the decision feels natural. You've spent years in rehearsals, performances, and lessons. You've been told you're good. You love what you do. So the next step-studying music in college-seems like the obvious choice.But the reality is more complex than most students ...

This irreverent and insightful guide explores how couples with kids can be more than just coparents—with personal stories from women across the country.Authors Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile brought sweet relief to moms with their first book, I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. Here they return with a frank yet encouraging look at marriage post-tots. They set out to discover if parenthood is truly incompatible with conjugal bliss—and if so, how to ch...

Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile conducted interviews with hundreds of mothers while researching their best-selling book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. It didn't take long before these moms began to reveal their Dirty Little Secrets—surprising, thought-provoking, guilty confessions they hadn't told anyone else. Cringe-worthy moments ("I bit my daughter's finger trying to steal a bite of her cookie.") meet real insights ("I love my kids but I didn't always. It took time t...

What if dating didn’t have to be exhausting? What if putting yourself out there felt energizing rather than demoralizing? What if you knew the love of your life was waiting for you right now?Dating coach Amy Nobile Messing has seen it all. The horror stories of ghosting. The "perfect-on-paper" matches with zero chemistry. The exhilarating connection that fizzles. And she understands, both from her clients and her own experience, the time suck involved in modern dat...

This book introduces social network fundamentals in the fashion domain. It addresses the creation of social media marketing plans, highlighting strategic approaches that allow fashion brands to differentiate themselves in the ephemeral and challenging fashion context.Through a variety of academic and professional sources and by sharing the results of their own research, the authors present research methodologies, including netnography, visual, sentiment and argumentation analysis, ...

What happens after the standing ovation?Six months after the acclaimed premiere of Resonance, band director Michael Grant and former student Lena Ramirez are still untangling the threads of Evelyn Vance's story. Their relationship is stronger, the music program steadier-but a new composition threatens to unravel everything they've rebuilt.As Michael balances a growing sense of responsibility with the weight of an unfinished legacy, Lena finds herse...

What if Jesus Christ came back today - would you recognize Him?In JESUS STAYED: Experience The Chicago Encounter, author Robert Nobile invites readers into a powerful, modern-day story that asks one unforgettable question: What would happen if Jesus walked into our lives right now, in our homes, our cities, and our everyday routines?Set on the west side of Chicago, this deeply moving and faith-filled narrative begins with a simple knock on the door. A humbl...

In a quiet Pennsylvania town, music lingers in the walls of a high school band room-and in the hearts of those who refuse to forget.Michael Grant, a dedicated but weary band director, is struggling to find purpose after the death of his mentor, Ed Longwell. When he discovers a dusty clarinet case and an unfinished manuscript marked only with the initials "E.V." in Ed's old office, a long-buried mystery begins to unfold-one that echoes with loss, memory, and something unfinished.

In the quiet town of Franklin, the band room is alive again-and so is the life Michael Grant thought he had finally put back together. With the marching band revived, his upcoming winter wedding to Lena on the horizon, and a long-dormant legacy humming beneath the surface, everything feels cautiously hopeful.Then Cadence Monroe arrives.Fourteen, guarded, and carrying more silence than sound, Cadence has been placed in foster care and enrolled in Franklin High with little mo...

This book explores the intersections of negligence law in the context of public schooling and school policy. Today’s schools face challenges that could easily, and even unintentionally, create a climate for an increase in negligence-based lawsuits. Vacillating laws and societal expectations force administrators to adjust to changing education paradigms as our traditional model of schooling responds to previously unimagined realities. There is no shortage of public policy demanding administ...

Keys to School leadership provides a challenging and timely review of the fundamental principles underpinning leadership success in schools today. The authors apply a fresh, innovative and contemporary approach to the meaning of school leadership, the notion of team leadership and the implications for practice. They engage with emerging issues and anticipate future trends, challenging readers to reflect on their understanding and practice of leadership.Each chapter contains practic...