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Author
Publisher
Treasure Line Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"How would you feel if you woke up to discover that your seemingly healthy fifty-six-year-old husband was dead? Crossing the Minefield is the inspirational story of one woman's gut wrenching journey following a cold November morning that changed her life forever. The author takes a more intimate look at the usual stages of grief, including anger, confusion, depression, guilt and acceptance. Issues that are rarely covered in grief books, like widow...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A personal trainer and fitness addict who had never been overweight recounts his six-month foray into the common American diet of fast food and refined, processed snacks during which he gained seventy-five pounds, and reveals how he got back down to a healthy weight.
Author
Publisher
Currency Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Challenging the mean-spirited "me or you" mentality, THE POWER OF NICE shows that "nice" companies have lower employee turnover, lower recruitment costs, and higher productivity. In todays complex and interconnected world, companies and people with a reputation for cooperation and fair play forge the kind of relationships that lead to bigger and better opportunities, both in business and in life. Kaplan Thaler and Koval illustrate the power of their...
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, the new edition of the best-selling sport and exercise psychology book on the market, continues to provide a thorough introduction to the key concepts in the field. It provides students and new practitioners with a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology, bridges the gap between research and practice, conveys principles of professional practice, and captures the excitement...
88) The secret
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life -- money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The immediacy of Richard Louv's message in Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder galvanized an international movement to reconnect children with nature. Now, in The Nature Principle, Louv reaches even further with a powerful call to action for the rest of us.Our society, says Louv, has developed such an outsized faith in technology that we have yet to fully realize or even adequately study how human capacities are...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"'New York Times' bestselling author, explorer, journalist, and geologist Simon Winchester who's been shaken by earthquakes in New Zealand, skied through Greenland to help prove the theory of plate tectonics, and even charred the soles of his boots climbing a volcano looks at the science, technology, and societal impact of these inter-connected natural phenomena"--
Author
Publisher
T. Nelson
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Where can a person go to learn how to become a better team player? Your choices are definitely limited. John C. Maxwell takes the pain out of knowing what makes a team tick. If you want to have a better team, you have to develop better players. Great team players, like great teams, are formed from the inside out. The qualities Maxwell teaches quickly take you to the heart of teamwork. Anybody can understand them and apply them -- whether at home,...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Parents who suffer the death of a child are overwhelmed, often immobilized by the depth and scope of their grief. When a Child Dies is written in a simple, straightforward manner, offering information, comfort and hope for those who believe that none is possible. Claire Aagaard has written this book from a unique perspective-that of a professional grief counselor and as a parent with her own history of child loss. It is an honest yet gentle guide,...
Author
Series
Natural hazard research working paper volume 14
Publisher
[Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado]
Pub. Date
1970.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Explains the principles of illustration composition, explaining how viewers see shapes and unconsciously interpret colors and movement; demonstrates these principles through sample pictures showing the process of illustrating "Little Red Riding Hood."