"This Book" is a transformative guide, offering trusty shields of resilience against the chaos of daily life. It teaches mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral strategies backed by neuroscience to help navigate stressors such as traffic jams, noisy environments, or demanding workplaces. With interactive sections presenting relatable real-world scenarios and practical strategies, you learn how to cultivate an inner sanctuary of peace amid the tumultuous ambiance. A cutting-edge approach to se...

"Sharing Dreams Breaking Gender Boundaries" follows two young friends, Cindy and Keller, who are passionate about their unique dreams: Cindy wants to become an astronaut, while Keller aspires to be a chef. When they face challenges and discouragement from others due to societal gender norms, they support each other in overcoming these obstacles. Through the mentorship of a wise elder and with plenty of hard work, Cindy and Keller learn that no dream is too big, no goal is too distant, and ...

The Princess Who Fixed the Bridge is a heartwarming story of courage, intelligence, and breaking through gender barriers. When a storm destroys the village bridge, Princess Suri, a young girl with a secret passion for architecture, steps forward to fix it. Despite the knights’ laughter and doubt, Suri proves that strength comes not only from muscle but from knowledge, creativity, and determination. This beautifully illustrated tale empowers girls to be problem-solvers and heroes w...

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single Quote.Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread faster when they carry your message in a single line or paragraph: a Quote.To feel the impact a Quote can have, here ...

"Billy and Bella Build Together" is a heartwarming children’s book that follows the journey of two friends who challenge societal expectations to pursue their dreams. Billy aspires to be an architect, while Bella has a passion for construction. Together, they embark on a challenging project to build a treehouse, facing obstacles and skepticism from those around them. As they work together, they demonstrate the power of teamwork, resilience, and the importance of supporting one another. Thr...

Set against the glamorous backdrop of a Mercedes-Benz dealership, nestling among the butterscotch buildings in the Georgian city of Bath, where fast cars, rich men and beautiful women prevail, Dealers follows the life of Mark Coleman and his vivacious team of Mercedes-Benz sales executives as they battle through the trials and tribulations of life in the motor trade. Grossly over worked, fired for not hitting target, we watch as the team are pushed to such extremes that friendshi...

Today’s school principals are charged with the responsibility of creating learning organizations that emphasize success for all students. Framing decisions in standards that are grounded in research and best practice, this book provides a structure for learning and growth for both current and aspiring principals. Each chapter in Standards-Based Leadership: A Case Study Book for the Principalship is organized around a Texas Principal Competency Exam and related to the 2014 Texas Principal S...

From Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood and NBC’s Midnight, Texas**, the second installment in a mystery series that pulls no punches …**When Lily Bard agrees to open the gym for her sometime-boyfriend, it’s a sign of something she’s rejecte...

From Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood and NBC’s Midnight, Texas**, the first in a series of mysteries that hits as hard as its heroine …**Lily Bard has no illusions about her little town being safe, or peaceful, or full of goodness. Shakes...

From Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood and NBC’s Midnight, Texas**, the third in a series that proves death never takes a holiday …**For Lily Bard, the idea of “going home for Christmas” summons nothing but dread. She wants to stay in her r...

From Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood**, NBC’s** Midnight, Texas**, and Hallmark’s Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, the fifth in a series where horror hides in plain sight …**As Shakespeare, Arkansas’s least sociable housecleaner, Lily Bard didn’t open up to an...

Standards-Based Leadership is written specifically for superintendents and is framed within the most recent national standards: Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015. The cases provide an opportunity for superintendents, as well as those in training, to critically reflect on best-practices with real scenarios. Each chapter contains PSEL2015 standards, best practice literature, three cases, discussion questions, and additional resources. The chapters have been written by educa...