Download or read book Listen Like You Mean It written by Ximena Vengoechea and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Full of revealing, instantly applicable ideas for leveraging your strengths and overcoming your weaknesses.” —Adam Grant, author of Think Again and Originals, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife For many of us, listening is simply something we do on autopilot. We hear just enough of what others say to get our work done, maintain friendships, and be polite with our neighbors. But we miss crucial opportunities to go deeper—to give and receive honest feedback, to make connections that will endure for the long haul, and to discover who people truly are at their core. Fortunately, listening can be improved—and Ximena Vengoechea can show you how. In Listen Like You Mean It, she offers an essential listening guide for our times, revealing tried-and-true strategies honed in her own research sessions and drawn from interviews with marriage counselors, podcast hosts, life coaches, journalists, filmmakers, and other listening experts. Through Vengoechea’s set of scripts, key questions, exercises, and illustrations, you’ll learn to: • Quickly build rapport with strangers • Ask the right questions to deepen a conversation • Pause at the right time to encourage vulnerability • Navigate a conversation that’s gone off the rails Now more than ever, we need to feel heard, connected, and understood in a world that keeps turning up the volume. Warm, funny, and immensely practical, this book shows you how.

Download or read book The Mixed Up Monster written by Ximena Hastings and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hank gets more than he wished for in this hilarious Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on an episode of the hit Disney Channel show Hotel Transylvania: The Series. Mavis’s friend Hank has a problem. He is a Frankenstein monster, which means that his body comes apart in pieces. His friends think it is hilarious, but Hank is tired of being a monster and wishes he was normal. Mavis tries to help him make his wish come true, but turns him into a human by mistake! Everyone at Hotel Transylvania is terrified of humans! If she can’t find a way to turn him back into a monster—and fast—he’ll have to leave the hotel and will be stuck as a human...forever! This paperback edition includes two sheets of spooky stickers! ™ & © 2019 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Download or read book Woven in Moonlight written by Isabel Ibañez and published by Page Street YA. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time! A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history. “A vibrant feast of a book.” – Margaret Rogerson, NYT bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens “Pure magic.” – Shelby Mahurin, NYT bestselling author of Serpent & Dove “A wholly unique book for the YA shelf.” – Adrienne Young, NYT bestselling author of Sky in the Deep “A spellbinding, vivid debut.” – Rebecca Ross, author of Queen's Rising Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena’s motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight. When Atoc demands the real Condesa’s hand in marriage, it’s Ximena’s duty to go in her stead. She relishes the chance, as Illustrian spies have reported that Atoc’s no longer carrying his deadly relic. If Ximena can find it, she can return the true aristócrata to their rightful place. She hunts for the relic, using her weaving ability to hide messages in tapestries for the resistance. But when a masked vigilante, a warm-hearted princesa, and a thoughtful healer challenge Ximena, her mission becomes more complicated. There could be a way to overthrow the usurper without starting another war, but only if Ximena turns her back on revenge—and her Condesa.

Download or read book When Snoopy Met Woodstock written by Charles M. Schulz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on the new Apple TV series, The Snoopy Show! Learn how Snoopy and Woodstock met and became best friends in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read guaranteed to make readers smile! © 2021 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Download or read book Bat Flap Fever written by and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for a thrilling good time in this laugh-out-loud Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on an episode of the hit Disney Channel show Hotel Transylvania: The Series. Mavis is horrified when her dad Drac names a pair of bat wings after her! She decides to toss them out of the castle window. But what will happen when a human finds them? ™ & © 2020 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Download or read book Mental Health Atmospheres Video Games written by Jimena Aguilar Rodríguez and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaming has never been disconnected from reality. When we engage with ever more lavish virtual worlds, something happens to us. The game imposes itself on us and influences how we feel about it, the world, and ourselves. How do games accomplish this and to what end? The contributors explore the video game as an atmospheric medium of hitherto unimagined potential. Is the medium too powerful, too influential? A danger to our mental health or an ally through even the darkest of times? This volume compiles papers from the Young Academics Workshop at the Clash of Realities conferences of 2019 and 2020 to provide answers to these questions.

Download or read book Games and Rules written by Beat Suter and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2019-03-31 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a »Magic Circle«, whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games. This anthology contains individual essays by experts and authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world - among them Miguel Sicart and Carlo Fabricatore.

Download or read book Snoopy First Beagle on the Moon written by Charles M. Schulz and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snoopy is traveling to space with NASA in this special Level 2 Ready-to-Read that’s perfect for every Peanuts fan! Snoopy wants to be the first beagle on the moon, so he grabs his red scarf, a space helmet, and lots and lots of dog treats. Then it’s time for lift-off! Come join Snoopy and the Peanuts gang in this book that celebrates a collaboration between Peanuts and NASA. A special section at the back of the book includes nonfiction facts about the moon! © 2019 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Download or read book Think of a Number written by John Verdon and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Dave Gurney series, Think of a Number is a heart-pounding game of cat and mouse that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as its pace accelerates Threatening letters arrive in the mail over a period of weeks, ending with a simple declaration: “Think of any number . . . picture it . . . now see how well I know your secrets.” Those who comply find that the letter writer has predicted their random choice exactly. But when oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle quickly ignite into a massive serial murder investigation, police are confronted with a baffling killer, one who is fond of rhymes filled with threats and warnings, whose attention to detail is unprecedented, and who has an uncanny knack for disappearing into thin air. Brought in as an investigative consultant, Dave Gurney, a recently retired NYPD homicide investigator, soon accomplishes deductive breakthroughs that leave local police in awe. Yet, even as he matches wits with his seemingly clairvoyant opponent, Gurney’s tragedy-marred past rises up to haunt him, his marriage approaches a dangerous precipice, and he wonders if he’s met an adversary who can’t be stopped. A work that defies easy labels—at once a propulsive masterpiece of suspense and an absorbing immersion in the lives of characters so real we seem to hear their heartbeats—Think of a Number is a novel you’ll not soon forget.

Download or read book Valencia and Murcia written by Albert Frederick Calvert and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve of the pages have been made into envelopes and contain letters and other written material which help tell the story of the postman's delivery route one particular day.

Download or read book The Map from Here to There written by Emery Lord and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Map from Here to There is an unforgettable story of identity and the companion novel to the stellar The Start of Me and You, which was a Zoella Book Club pick for WHSmith. It's senior year, and Paige Hancock is finally living her best life. She has a fun summer job, great friends, and a super charming boyfriend who totally gets her. But senior year also means big decisions. Feeling the weight of 'the rest of her life' Paige starts to panic. Everything is exactly how she always wanted it to be – how can she leave it all behind next year? In her head, she knows there is so much more to life after high school. But in her heart, is it so terrible to want everything to stay the same forever? Emery Lord's signature storytelling shines with lovable characters and heartfelt exploration of life's most important questions. There will be break-ups, make-ups, a road trip, and even a wedding. Through it all, can Paige figure out what happens in the after part of happily ever after? Fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon should look no further than this unforgettable story of friendship and connection.

Download or read book Nest Friends written by Charles M. Schulz and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snoopy and Woodstock become roommates in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on the new Apple TV series, The Snoopy Show! Snoopy accidentally smashes Woodstock’s nest and feels terrible. But then he has a great idea—Woodstock can move into Snoopy’s doghouse and live with him! After all, they’re best friends; what could possibly go wrong? © 2021 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Download or read book Let s Go to the Library written by Charles M. Schulz and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peanuts gang helps Sally celebrate getting her first library card in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read! Sally is so excited—she is going to the library to get her very first library card. And of course her brother Charlie Brown and Sweet Babboo Linus are there with her to celebrate this big day! © 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Download or read book Mary Reilly written by Valerie Martin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of the bestselling Italian Fever and award-winning Property, comes a fresh twist on the classic Jekyll and Hyde story, a novel told from the perspective of Dr. Jekyll's dutiful and intelligent housemaid. "Part psychological novel, part social history, part eerie horror tale ... dark and moving and powerful." —The Washington Post Faithfully weaving in details from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, Martin introduces an original and captivating character: Mary is a survivor—scarred but still strong—familiar with evil, yet brimming with devotion and love. As a bond grows between Mary and her tortured employer, she is sent on errands to unsavory districts of London and entrusted with secrets she would rather not know. Unable to confront her hideous suspicions about Dr. Jekyll, Mary ultimately proves the lengths to which she'll go to protect him. Through her astute reflections, we hear the rest of the classic Jekyll and Hyde story, and this familiar tale is made more terrifying than we remember it, more complex than we imagined possible.

Download or read book 101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die written by Jet Tila and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrity chef, Asian cooking expert and TV personality Jet Tila has compiled the best-of-the-best 101 Eastern recipes that every home cook needs to try before they die! The dishes are authentic yet unique to Jet--drawn from his varied cooking experience, unique heritage and travels. The dishes are also approachable--with simplified techniques, weeknight-friendly total cook times and ingredients commonly found in most urban grocery stores today.

Download or read book Far Out Fairy Tales written by Louise Simonson and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Classic tales with modern twists"--Cover.

Download or read book Ready Set Scream written by and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mavis gets ready for the annual scream contest in this fang-tastic Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on an episode of the hit Disney Channel show Hotel Transylvania: The Series. It is the spookiest day of the year…Scream Day! Monsters are coming from all over Transylvania to see who’s the scariest monster of all. Of course, Drac and Aunt Lydia expect Mavis to enter the contest. The problem is, Mavis doesn’t want to scare anyone! ™ & © 2020 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All Rights Reserved.