A set of tools for mastering the one skill standing between us and success: the ability to ask for the things we need to succeed.Imagine you’re on a deadline for a big project, and feeling overwhelmed. Or you're looking for a job, but can't seem to get your foot in the door. Or you're dying for tickets to a sold out concert, and all your leads have gone cold.What do these problems have in common? They can all be solved simply by reaching out to a colleague,...

Comtort is a fictional story and word. The word Comtort is communication lawsuit or tort. The basic theme is the proper way for a church to discipline its membership. It begins twenty-five years previous to the primary action set in 2012, which is 1987. For the sake of brevity I removed the PRELUDE. I may, if sales warrant, publish it under The Contract and the Youth Pastor. This introduces Henry Zimmerman and explains why women informed of the contract become his Slave after accepting his...

A set of tools for mastering the one skill standing between us and success: the ability to ask for the things we need to succeed.Imagine you’re on a deadline for a big project, and feeling overwhelmed. Or you're looking for a job, but can't seem to get your foot in the door. Or you're dying for tickets to a sold out concert, and all your leads have gone cold.What do these problems have in common? They can all be solved simply by reaching out to a colleague,...

First, this book is unique in subject. Dr. Wayne Baker is reporting a surprising truth about Americans: We are united by 10 Core Values. This truth is empowering because it enables us to rise above and see beyond political polarization, Washington gridlock, the imagery of Red/Blue states, and the rhetoric of culture wars and class warfare. In these pages, Dr. Baker shows how Americans agree on a surprising number of principles, based on years of nonpartisan, scientifically balanced polling...

8th edition of the world’s leading textbook on bilingual education and bilingualism.The eighth edition of this bestselling textbook has been revised and updated to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in an everchanging world. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism and multilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition inclu...

Born to an Ontario farm family in the post-war baby boom, Wayne Baker was an original from the get-go. Already a fluent reader of Treasure Island and many other books by the time he started school, he was soon bored in his one-room classroom, excelling each year despite increasingly erratic attendance. High school and university careers would follow a similar pattern of high achievement coupled with a skeptical attitude, a fondness for practical jokes and sports, a willingness to play the sys...

Developing good health habits, selecting the right foods, getting enough exercise, and managing stress are important. But did you know that a Christian mans wise health choices hold benefits beyond the physical? They can lead to a lifestyle that supports spiritual values and lends strength for the faith journey. Mark 12:30 teaches, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all of your mind and with all of your strength. In The Strong Temple: A Mans Guide to...

Welcome to The Strong Temple: A Woman’s Guide to Developing Physical and Spiritual Health! In a busy world of fast food, heavy traffic, and sedentary jobs, today’s Christian woman can easily allow poor habits to lower her personal wellness and rob her of the physical energy needed to meet life’s challenges and fulfill her role in carrying out Christ’s Great Commission. Author Kathryn Baker calls readers to incorporate exercise and healthful eating into daily routines, and she shows them ho...

There's nothing I enjoy more than entering a fictional world over which an author demonstrates complete mastery. That's exactly what Wayne Harrison offers his lucky readers in The Spark and the Drive." -- Richard Russo, bestselling author of Empire Falls " Gorgeous and grittily poetic. The Spark and the Drive has all the horsepower and headlong beauty of the extraordinary machines at its center." -- Ann Packer, bestselling author of Songs Without Words " This novel vividly renders the cult...