Sawyer’s not athletic, but he’s elastic! To impress a girl, this sixth-grade shape-shifter joins every team he can . . . even if it means becoming the ball! With help from his sports-star sister, Sawyer takes on football, baseball, and soccer—one transformation at a time. But after a few too many tackles, he starts to wonder: Is the pain really worth the gain?

It’s the shiftiest day of the year: Halloween! Unfortunately, Sawyer can’t decide on just one costume. Fortunately, he doesn’t have to! This sixth-grade shape-shifter uses his superpowers to change into dozens of different costumes, snagging another round of full-size candy bars with every costume switch. Until that is, Sawyer and friends come upon a real-life haunted house! Will Sawyer be a knight in shining armor or turn into a shivering scaredy-cat?

Wearing the "C" insignia on the uniform—a badge of honor reserved for team captains—is professional hockey's highest honor, and this study discusses how many of the NHL's all-time greatest players were captains. This exciting new book—an entertaining and enlightening blend of hockey stories and leadership lessons—reveals the secrets of hockey's greatest captains by asking questions such as What does it take to lead a team to championship? What are the keys to overcoming unexpected adve...

Alcohol Abuse (problem drinkers) and Alcoholism (drinking problems) constitute the top public health and public safety issues in America, to the tune of $220 billion in costs per year. Alcohol overuse is our number one killer and is behind more illness and ER visits than any other aspect of our society including cancer and obesity. As more people join your insurance pool this decade with health insurance reform, the amounts people drink and how they get help if they need it ARE your busine...

Even though concern about and interest in technology transfer have existed since the 1950s, it has become of increasing importance to lesser-developed and developing countries since the 1970s. The transfer of technology in general, and in particular the transfer of technical knowledge, lies at the heart of the North-South debate. There is an abundance of literature on technology transfer in almost every field of interest--policy, practice, applied case studies, and general recommendations-...

An American morphine crisis in the 1860, cocaine in the 1890s, heroin in the 1910s, methamphetamines in the 1950s, another heroin crisis in the 1970s, back to cocaine in he 1980s, another trip back to meth in the 2000s, and a prediction for a return to meth and cocaine again after the current opioid crisis ebbs. Drugmakers, dope dealers and physicians didn't incubate crisis after crisis. Their hands aren't clean, but they're not as dirty as the public perceives. The public misinterpretatio...

It is early 1912 when teenage newlyweds Ian and Glynnis McLean decide to immigrate from Ireland to San Francisco. Slated to depart as first-class passengers on an American-owned ship, their plans suddenly change when that voyage is canceled due to a coal strike. After the McLeans trade in their tickets for second-class accommodations aboard the Titanic, they unknowingly transform the course of their lives forever. Only one of them survives that frigid April night. In her possession is her ...

Nine out of ten people who quit drinking relapse at least once. Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud shows why its not just once without pithy slogans or trademarked solutions. From the author of What the Early Worm Gets, a startling book defi ning Alcoholism, heres a book explaining how and why relapse happens, how to hold it at bay and why every American should care. Sobriety is a state of illness and its symptoms, left untreated, lead directly to lapse. Addressing the Symptoms of Sobriety is...

The history of implementing ERP systems has shown that leaving the fate of your Enterprise Resource Planning project in the hands of software consultants and vendors may only create a false sense of security. Regardless of all the right intentions, software consultants are not all-knowing, have a limited ability to control the keys to project success, and are often the beneficiaries of cost overruns. When it comes to software vendors, their sales people will be long gone when it comes time...

Sawyer is bored with his usual video games—so he turns into a game cartridge and makes his own! When his friends play, Sawyer is the star, but things take a turn when he discovers an arcade owner is cheating kids by rigging the games. Can Sawyer shape-shift his way to justice and save the arcade? Full of epic battles and fast-paced action, this graphic novel is perfect for reluctant or struggling readers.

When Sawyer’s friend Chris has a gadget confiscated by the principal, Sawyer uses his shape-shifting powers to sneak into the confiscation room and get it back. But this sixth-grade shape-shifter uncovers something bigger—a secret stash of confiscated items the principal is selling online! Now Sawyer must use his shape-shifting skills to expose the truth without getting caught. Full of laugh-out-loud humor and fast-paced action, this graphic novel is perfect for reluctant or struggling rea...

Sawyer’s plan to help his sister Stacey conquer her fear of spiders backfires when he shape-shifts into one—only to get chased by the family cat and nearly squashed! Things get even wilder when he turns into a dog and is mistaken for a stray. Captured by the dogcatcher, Sawyer must think fast (and shift even faster) to free himself and a group of caged pups. Can Sawyer use his powers to save the day, or is he stuck in the doghouse for good? With hilarious twists, vibrant illustrations, and...