My adopted parents told me that a policeman found me on a street corner in Tokyo, Japan, and that I told him I was waiting for my mama to come back to get me. I don’t know how long he waited with me on that corner, but I ended up in a Catholic-run orphanage and never saw Mama again. Wonderment (as expected) has been present throughout my life: when I joined the navy and couldn’t provide a birth certificate and every time I see a new doctor and they ask about my family medical history. Ever...

Rob Wright's Last Wishes is eclectic and delves into mining grit and lifestyle as fluently as it does into spiritual hopes and despairs, or the mind's lucidity and aberrations. Well-traveled in time and place, Last Wishes' culturally diverse characters and scenes--framed in Philadelphia, Fort Meyers, Manhattan, São Paulo, Kowloon, Majdanek, or elsewhere--are memorable or miserable. Accounts of ghosts and hauntings, imagined or real, include heart-stopping witness narratives of the Holocaus...

Get the guidance you need to help your child—and help yourself!—experience full, lasting relationships.Most parents today understand brokenness and loneliness when it comes to relationships. Then comes the need to teach relationship skills to their children! Having experienced isolation and loneliness on their own, parents can be terribly aware of how much their own children need and long for relationships.The Relationally-Intelligent Child teaches...

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.The Prin...

Unlock Your Resilience Potential! Life is a rollercoaster, filled with twists, turns, and unexpected drops. But amidst the chaos, there's a superpower within you – RESILIENCE.Imagine having the ability to bounce back stronger, no matter how hard life's punches land. That superpower is REAL, and it's YOURS for the taking.️ Embrace the Unpredictable! ️In today's world, uncertainty is the new normal. That's why "R...

Exam board: EduqasLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed by EduqasHelp every student to achieve their best, with bespoke support for Eduqas GCSE History from the leading History publisher for secondary schools.Structured around the key questions in the 2016 specification, this book:Develops in-depth subject knowledge through clear and d...

Anthony Wright had a shot at making the NFL as a running back in the early 1990s. But his hopes and dreams were shattered when in 1991, he returned home to Philadelphia and was charged with capital murder—accused of raping and killing an elderly woman. Attorneys Peter Neufeld, Nina Morrison, Sam Silver, and Rebecca Lacer (all lawyers of the Innocence Project) believed in his innocence. DNA testing exonerated him of the vicious crime, and a second jury acquitted him of all charges. He walke...

As most of us have discovered, embarrassing bad boat handling moments happen when we are in a harbour or marina. Without fail there will always be an audience of fellow boaters (and your crew!) who, while initially sympathetic, are unlikely ever to let you forget it!Most boaters agree that "take offs and landings" are the most difficult and stressful areas of boating but that once the general principles and rules are mastered, you are soon able to safely and confidently deal with m...

Gary Wright's hit song is reimagined as a fantastical picture book to delight dreamers of all ages."Strongly recommended . . . A bedtime classic in the making, Dream Weaver provides the perfect opportunity for parents to share this timeless song and will surely spark the imaginations of young and old alike." — Midwest Book Review"Oo-hoo dream weaverI believe you can get me through the nightOo-...

All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary science.The essential subject knowledge text for primary science. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. This comprehensive text, covering the whole primary curriculum, includes interactive tasks, self-assessment questions and links to other resources in all chapters.Primary science matters.This 10th edition includes links to the ...

This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it. The authors provide insights into the realities and challenges of social research that will guide students, activists, practitioners, policymakers, and service providers, as well as both novice...

Unlock Your Resilience Potential! Life is a rollercoaster, filled with twists, turns, and unexpected drops. But amidst the chaos, there's a superpower within you – RESILIENCE.Imagine having the ability to bounce back stronger, no matter how hard life's punches land. That superpower is REAL, and it's YOURS for the taking.️ Embrace the Unpredictable! ️In today's world, uncertainty is the new no...