Why would someone choose a career that terrifies her?The smiling girl in the cover photo harbors a dark secret. A graduate of the August 1970 Delta Air Lines rigorous training program, she is, in fact, terrified of flying. A traumatic flight from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, at age eight convinced her she would never take to the sky again. But her recently earned BA in psychology left little in the way of a career path without an advanced de...

Vicki Carver had seen all the carnage from what appeared to be some kind of battle and just stopped long enough to see if the big man was alive or dead like the rest of them. That large broadsword in his hand had her keep her distance. Pitching a pebble or two at his face should arouse him if he was indeed still alive.Davis Brown was thoroughly exhausted, but he couldn't ignore the small stones pelting his face. If it was more malefactors to fight he'd just have to let them do him i...

Learn how to eat well on a plant-based diet for $50/week!Eating healthy on a budget can be a challenge. Doing so on a whole-food, plant-based diet can seem almost impossible. The Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Diet Cookbook proves it's both achievable and tasty to eat vegan on a budget. Discover more than 75 healthy, inexpensive plant-based recipes that will keep your taste buds jumping, your belly full, and your grocery bill in check. Explore new favorites: ...

Are you looking for a new and meaningful way to work with your dog? Do you want to improve the lives of those who would benefit from visits with a volunteer canine “therapist”? Then think about becoming a Therapy Dog team. The 2nd edition gives you all the information you need to select, socialize and train your dog for this important and rewarding work. Learn about certification, liability, and getting started. Includes a complete course outline for teaching therapy dog classes!

"Opening it up to any random story will make you feel humbled, grateful, and best of all, not alone."—Anette Radonski, Military Spouse JD NetworkConversations are the heart of a gathering among friends.In Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life, military spouses, parents, children, and service members gather together to laugh, cry, lend perspective, and share personal stories from their military life experience. From...

Make nourishing, plant-based meals in 30 minutes or lessThe whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet brings the conventional vegan way of eating closer to nature with a focus on dishes made only with unprocessed ingredients. Harness the health benefits of this lifestyle with the 30-Minute Whole-Food Plant-Based Cookbook, where you'll find simple recipes you can get on the table in half an hour or less.Whether you're brand new to plant-based eating, a ve...

Twenty-five women (aged 30 to 80) tell stories of how they endured or navigated a variety of struggles and emerged having grown and transformed. Their desire is to share lessons learned to provide you with inspiration, hope, and encouragement.Writers describe experiences like altering limiting mindsets to recognize the value of self-care, listening, and manifesting; escaping emotionally or physically abusive environments and emerging stronger; stripping aw...

A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish has been fully revised and updated, including over 500 new entries, making it an invaluable resource for students of Spanish.Based on a new web-based corpus containing more than 2 billion words collected from 21 Spanish-speaking countries, the second edition of A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish provides the most expansive and up-to-date guidelines on Spanish vocabulary. Each entry is accompanied with an illustrative example and fu...

Truly easy plant-based recipes for busy peopleUnlock the secrets of fast, healthy plant-based meals that are simple to make and use affordable, accessible ingredients. The Super Easy Plant-Based Cookbook makes it easy to eat more whole, plant-based foods. It's packed with 100 recipes that all skip animal products, processed foods, and refined sugar, and use minimal salt and oil.Simple recipes—Explore dishes organized by five ...

Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. It's not part of a sinister stratagem in the “gay agenda.” Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal intelligence, and foster critical consciousness.Queer elementary classrooms are those where parents and educators care enough about their children to trust the human capacity...

“No other book compares…This is the book students reference during their four years at university.” – Tara Konya, Southern New Hampshire University, USALearn how fashion lines are designed, manufactured, marketed, and distributed. The book covers the full supply chain – from textiles to fashion brand production – as well as supply chain management, and competitive strategies, so that you can be su...

Using the insights provided by criminology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines, Terrorism Inside America’s Borders delivers a multi-faceted examination of the issues associated with domestic terrorism. Some of the issues explored include the similarities and differences between terrorism and other criminal activities, the roles that social institutions and social processes play in the creation and prevention of terrorism, the stages involved in the unfolding of a terrorism disast...